Early Saturday morning greeting to the Flea Market Funk Family. I’ve just barely got my morning cup of Tanzanian Peaberry down (I need some strong coffee today!), but I had to get a little recap and some photos up from last night’s Asbury Park 45 Sessions. As always, the Funk and Soul were represented lovely by all of our resident DJs (sans Jack the Ripper unfortunately who was out on sabbatical). We had a strong Northern Soul set from Jay Boxcar, followed by Connie T. Empress and her Johhny Jones and the King Casuals cover of “Purple Haze” (which drove the trainspotters wild), Funky 16 Corners who lit the tables on fire, Special Guest DJ Bluewater, who killed it with the heaviest set of the night, yours truly serving up some tasty treats, M.Fasis, who always brings some dancefloor and sample based heat, and the closer, DJ Prime, who had ’em slurping to funk, grooving to some rock steady, and taunted the crowd by pulling a Keb Darge and saying: “F**k it, I’m flipping this record over and playing this break, I don’t care!”. The crowd loved it. This was a really strong showing from the DJS and of course the crowd, which danced and moved all night long. Below are some photos of the night, my set list, and for everyone’s set list, visit Funky 16 Corners sometime over the weekend, as I’m sure they’re be filtering in as people recover. I’ll have a special Mother’s Day for you this weekend record, so until then, Keep Diggin’!

DJ Prestige 05.011.07 Asbury Park 45 Sessions Set List:

Funkadelic – Music For my Mother/ Westbound
The 8th Day – She’s Not Just Another Woman/ Invictus
The Meters – Hey! Last Minute/ Josie
Calvin Arnold – Funky Way/ Venture
The House Band – Givin’ Up Food For Funk/ Dynamite Soul
Joe Tex – Papa Was Too/ Dial
Sammy Gordon & the Hip Huggers – Breezin’/ Archives
Booker T. and the M.G.’s – Soul Clap ’69/ Stax
The Mohawks – Pepsi/ Sir JJ
The People’s Choice – Big Ladies Man/ Phil L.A. of Soul
The Boys in the Band – Sumptin Heavy/ Spring
Chambers Brothers – Funky/ Columbia
The Continental Four – Escape from Planet Earth/ Jaywalking
Otis and Carla – Tramp/ Stax
Jackie Lee – The Chicken/ Uni
Kool and the Gang – Funky Man/ De-Lite
Willie and the Mighty Magnificents – Funky (8) Corners Part 1/ All Platinum
Bob and Earl – Harlem Shuffle/ Marc
Willie Cobb – You Don’t Love Me/ Dee Jay
Double Trouble – People Are Changing/ Sure Shot
J.J. Jackson – I Dig Girls/ Calla
Skip Jackson and the Natural Experience – Microwave Boogie/ Catamount
The Interpretations – Soul Affection/ Bell
Panic Buttons – O-Wow/ Chalom
Cliff Nobles & Co. – The Horse/ Phil L.A. of Soul
Breakout – Planet Rock Part 1/ Melting Pot Music

Now the photos:
Yours Truly Repping Flea Market Funk

Connie T. Empress driving the kids wild!

Funky 16 Corners showing us how it’s done.

Jay Boxcar brings the Northern Soul

DJ Bluewater shaking the walls with his selections.

M.Fasis spins a what we call funk-ay stuff.

DJ Prime repping Prime Cuts Ltd. He was a funk machine. Who knew he had mic skills?

Dionne always out and about.

Some late night dancefloor shots.