Getting ready to DJ a wedding. Neither snow nor rain not sleet nor hail...

DJ Kool Herc needs your help!

For those who don't know who he is, DJ Kool Herc was the first DJ to just play the break portion of a record, and he developed a method of extending that break by cueing up another copy of that same record, and going back and forth between the two, essentially looping the break of that song, thus creating the music genre called hip hop. He has never released an album of his own. As the story is told, he had some sort of altercation at a dance party, and gave up DJing for a while. Read more about Kool Herc here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Kool_Herc

Back to life (more important than music but sometimes they seem like they are one in the same), DJ Kool Herc is currently hospitalized, suffering from kidney stones, and he needs surgery. He does not have medical insurance, nor does he have a lot of money. Anyone who wishes to donate to his medical fund can do so via paypal.com. Just send the funds to his sister Cindy @ cindycampbell1@aol.com, or by mailing a check to Kool Herc Productions at P.O. Box 20472 Huntington Station, NY 11746

If you want to know what is really bothering me by this, follow this link: http://www.ology.com/music/real-tragedy-hip-hop%E2%80%99s-millionaires-arent-helping-dj-kool-herc

Some of these guys are making literally millions per year, yet they have no respect for the man who started it all.

-Peace

NoodleCast 05 - Mix Master Mike @ The Whiskey Bar PDX

We got there early and got to meet the man himself! And then he dropped a killer set. What a night!

NoodleCast 04 - Mike & Emily's Wedding

I DJed a wedding in Randle last weekend. It was so much fun. Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ward. Your family and friends love you so much. That was very evident to me. I wish you happiness and success and a fulfilling life together.

-DJ Noodle

NoodleCast 03

I DJed last night for White Pass High School Prom. Check out that Cha Cha Slide! I think everyone there was on the floor for that one.

NoodleCast 02

I DJed for the Morton Athletics Fundraiser Dance and Game Night on Friday, March 13th. It was great! Check out the synchronized Macarena!

Happy New Year! / MARC All-Ages NYE Dance Party

The party went great, especially for the first time they ever did one. We could have used a few more people, so remember for next New Years, come to Mossyrock.

I spun mostly family-friendly rock and dance music. Miley Cyrus, Jonas Bros., and of course, my 80s and 90s rock and hip hop follows me wherever I go. My Behringer PA was awesome, and my lighting rig held it's own in the grange room.

My favorite tracks of the night? Mix-a-Lot's Jump On It was cool. A few kids there knew the dance and had a good time teaching it to others. I also liked RUN-DMC's It's Tricky. Good old school is always appropriate.

So, here's to a new year. Everyone have a safe and happy 2010. My resolution is to live a little healthier, upgrade my lighting system, and to keep practicing mixing and scratching.

-Peace