YOU CAN FIND ME DJING AT THESE FABULOUS EVENTS... COME AND SAY HI!
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Music, fashion, design, history, literature, photography, art from the 1930s, 1940s and the 1950s.
Music
most music styles from the 1930s, 1940s and the 1950s, rock n roll, rockabilly, hillbilly, hawaiian, calypso, big band swing, small groups, doo wop, gospel, rhythm n blues, crooners, WANT SOME NAMES:
Ricky Nelson,Elvis Presley, Billy Haley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Ruth Brown, Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Turner, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonna Carr, Billy Fury, Don Lang, Marty Wilde, Cliff, The Shadows,Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Ken Mackintosh, Harry Roy, Will Bradley,
Movies
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (oh the power of perseverance!) SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHER (7 gorgeous men who can dance - especially Russ Tamblyn and Howard Keels voice), HAIRSPRAY - (kitsch, great music, dancing, style and the unlikely heroine gets the gorgeous guy) and finally- RIO BRAVO (Ultimate western - John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson - pure heaven)
Television
Gave up on tv a looooooooong time ago - too many repeats, housebuying, antique buy and sell and reality programmes. When I did watch I prefered comedies (My Name is Earl, Dad's Army, The Simpsons to name just three....)
Books
Don't have a lot of time these days to read but when I do I like autobiographies (Shelley Winters had the best! Lana Turner - close second)
My favorite book is OF MICE AND MEN and am trying to make it through the works of John Steinbeck, closely followed by Charles Dickens....
Well you might have figured I'm not anywhere near 64 years old or whatever age myspace has said I am, but hey! why does that matter?!
I have a life long love of the music and films from the 1930s - 1950s and I love to dance.
Since 1998 I have been working as a SPECIALIST DJ playing stompin' dance music from the 1930s to the 1950s,
Since 2003 I have been behind the ORGANISING and hosting of HOSTING HULA BOOGIE vintage music n dance nights, held at the fabulous SOUTH LONDON PACIFIC TIKI BAR in South London - which to me IS heaven
WWW.HULABOOGIE.CO.UK
I have also been lucky enough to have been invited to DJ and perform regularly some of the best vintage music events in the UK and INTERNATIONALLY:
BURLESQUE SHOWS: Flash Monkey @ Cafe de Paris, Hurly Burly Show@Soho Revue Bar), What Katie Did Fashion Show.
as well as regularly in Europe:
INTERNATIONALLY
BALAJO - Paris, LA GUINGUETTE Sur La Marne, France, BROC N ROLL - Paris, SWING NIGHT @ CLARCHENS BALHAUS - Berlin, GLORIA THEATRE, Cologne,
WEEKENDERS/FESTIVALS:,
TEAR IT UP Festival Croatia.
ROCKIN' BALLROOM BOP WEEKENDER, Leipzeg, Germany
SWING IT AGAIN BABY! WEEKEND, Leipzeg, Germany.
RHYTHM RIOT, Camber Sands, UK (Hukilau with Tiki Marauders)
RETRO RHYTHM FESTIVAL, France
RHYTHM & SWINGHEART WEEKENDER - Davos, Switzerland.
*When I'm not in the DJ booth, I'm probably teaching someone to JIVE
- or TO do the HUKILAU HULA DANCE,(Every MONTH at HULA BOOGIE! - the first and only place in UK to regularly teach a hula dance). (Take a look at the video clips here of the show I put together for Rhythm Riot 2008 featuring live music from Tiki Marauders and dance assistance from Hurly Burly Girls and Hula Boogie Sailors!
I have also taug The Hukilau all round Europe and England since 2002 (Davos - Switzerland, Treviso - Italy, Senigallia - Italy, London Luau -London,Leipzeg, Germany, )
I ALSO RUN AN ONLINE SHOP WHICH SPECIALISES IN HANDMADE REPRODUCTION FASHION ACCESSORIES (particularly snoods)INSPIRED BY THE 1930s 1940s and 1950s
CURRENTLY OFFLINE BUT WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY
I previously organised vintage themed club nights:
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1998 - ): Big Quarterly dress up swing music night with unique bands and with the best DJs from abroad given their first London gigs incl: Swingin' Swanee (Germany) Turky (France) GW Queen of Vinyl (Switerland) Herb's Shuffle Deluxe, Hans (Holland)
SHANGHAI LILS(1998 - 2004): Monthly vintage music dance night
I also organised a series of vintage markets at South London Pacific.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, I REALLY LIKE THIS VINTAGE STUFF!
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone
* with similar interests,
* old friends,
* bands with the 1930s to 1950s spirit and sound music policy! - demos and promo cds can be sent to
HULA BOOGIE!, c/o South London Pacific, 340 Kennington Road, London SE11 4LD UK
* anyone who I might have seen around at clubs or weekenders and never got around to saying hello.
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* ANYONE INTERESTED IN HAVING ME
DJ
TEACH
OR
PERFORM AT THEIR EVENT!
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO POTENTIAL MYSPACE FRIENDS:
Please read my profile before you add me - if your profile does not show common interests you will NOT be added
NOTICE TO BANDS
If you do not fit with my musical interests DO NOT ADD ME.
I don't need my profile to say I have a million 'friends' so if we have nothing in common, unless you can convince me otherwise, please don't ask for me to add you - I'm not creating a 'collection' ( if I did I would only sell you on Ebay!)
Purely pleasure and part of a little tour which took in Prague, Venice, Lausanne, Montpellier and Alaigne. Flying back today I had to wear nearly every item of clothing in my suit case to avoid paying the extra charges so I know full well the stupidity of Ryanair’s policies!
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! All being well I should be at Shugapush on Saturday. See you down there?
