tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136555592012-01-27T07:36:47.928-05:00Hi. I'm DJ Soul Sister from New Orleans. Some have called me the queen of the rare groove DJs, others call me crazy. Either way, I'm excited to share my thoughts on records, music, 45s, LPs, 12"es, you get the point. Oh yeah, I may talk about myself too. (As of a few weeks ago, all posts are related to Hurricane Katrina-esque ramblings.)djsoulsisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755503551951556106noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13655559.post-1130199322326607302005-10-24T20:14:00.000-04:002005-10-24T20:15:22.336-04:00

Hi y'all. Here's a quickie update.I hope everyone is well. Thanks to everyone who has checked in or let me know how you are doing. Internet access is very limited these days, so please forgive me if I have not replied yet. You are in my thoughts and I hope to see you or chat with you soon. So here's what's up. I am still in New York until the weekend. I am not going to D.C. I am actually

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A NEW FUNKY PARTY JUST ANNOUNCED - Live from NY again- Friday, Oct. 14, 2005 @ Royale in Brooklyn DJ Soul Sister's Soul Survivor Party Part II - the Brooklyn Edition (and Soul Sister's farewell NY party?) w/DJ Soul Sister, New Orleans + a crew of New Orleans evacuee party freaks! featuring seriously funked up, NY inspired breaks, dance floor & rare groove madness & funky old school hip hop for my

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Thanks to ALL the NY/NO crew that represented HARD at my first ever right on party situation in NY a couple weeks ago. We turned that party out until 4am and even then didn't want to stop. I also had a great time spinning at a special Katrina benefit set up by some Columbia U students last night. I partied with P-Funk on Friday and went record shopping with old school hip hop pioneer

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Well, hello there! I'm writing from a cozy little cybercafe in DC which, I swear, if I was forced to leave New Orleans forever, I would make DC my home. It reminds me of New Orleans so much, and it's very easy to navigate. I love it here.NY is cool too, but it's taken be some time to get used to the subways and rushed pace. Plus, there are people, people, people everywhere. And it's sooooo

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Well, in a few hours I'll be on a plane headed to New York and headed to normalcy. After 3 weeks of emotional and physical hell, I am looking forward to a little of that. I hope this doesn't sound selfish, but once I touch down in NYC I'm going to party like it's 1999! I don't have time to type much on this post, and am not sure how much posting I'll be doing while I'm up there (I'll try to as

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DJ Soul Sister's Soul Survivor Party w/DJ Soul Sister, New Orleans, + TBA guest DJ, New York"spinning seriously funked up dance floor madness for my fellow survivors and our new NY friends"@BellyFriday, September 23, 200510pm-4am155 Rivington St. (Lower East Side)between Suffolk and Clinton Sts.New York, New York212-533-1810Subway StopsF to Delancey St. or Second Ave.djsoulsister.comTell your

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"Please, treasure your loved ones. Be prepared for disaster. Know yourself. Know who you are capable of becoming."-- from San Diego City Beat blog post, "Escape from Superdome," written by Paul Harris, 49. Read full story here.

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Friends,I'm starting to look up a little these days. I'm happy for others that in most places, wherever they may be, people are really opening their hearts to help out. I'm happy for myself that most of my record collection was spared the wrath of Katrina, even if my car and computer bit the dust. Most of my friends and co-workers are accounted for. People want to help me recover music and DJ

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Well, the time both you and I have been waiting for finally happened yesterday. I went home to New Orleans.Following the lead of my aunt who "snuck" into the city the previous day, my family and I decided that we were going to check things out, see what was left of home. Keep in mind that New Orleans residents haven't been given the official OK to go back. And now I know why. The first thing

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So, I'm up late once again, browsing the Internet. My nerves have calmed considerably thanks to the sounds provided by Creation Steppin Radio (roots reggae). I have reserved my ticket to New York and plan to be there September 21-October 6. I am a happy camper. My aunt went to New Orleans today. She didn't care that civilians aren't officially being allowed back in yet. She went anyway. And

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Dear Fellow DJs, Collectors, Promoters & Fans of Rare Groove, Deep Funk, Old School Funk, Old School Hip Hop, Underground Disco, Afro Funk, and Soul Jazz Music & Culture: First thing first - Thanks for your concern for my community and the citizens of New Orleans and all affected by Hurricane Katrina. No one anticipated the catastrophe that we were dealt, but we will get through it thanks

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Kindness of strangers and friends continues to lift my spirits during these dark and uncertain days for all New Orleanians and others affected by Katrina. Check this out:-Matthew Bruce of KLSU has offered to assist me in setting up a DJ party in Baton Rouge and doing a guest spot on his radio show. -Ross Frohn of Seattle has informed me that he was sending old tapes of my shows to WFMU in New

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My God . . . Click here for video.

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Well it's 11:30pm as I write this, only a half hour before the end of my 30th birthday. I didn't celebrate. I had no appetite. My family "surprised" me with cake and ice cream, neither of which I was in the mood for. I slept most of the day because there was nothing else to do. Don't forget, I am in a country town in the middle of nowhere. The front door faces the levee and the back door

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I saw this posted elsewhere -"Type "failure" into Google and you get...The biography of president bush from the official White House web site.Too Funny!"

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Today, I spoke with my cousin, one of New Orleans' finest police officers. After hearing her stories and getting her opinions, I am again not certain that I can go back to New Orleans. Evacuees and displaced citizens are being treated like kings and queens everywhere but in Louisiana. Discrimination and racial profiling are worse than ever. Ask my uncle's friend, whose phone hotel

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Ass! And to think I went, paid to see Hustle & Flow 4 times!!! Forward to everybody! From the Electronic Urban Report - http://www.eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=22232AN OPEN LETTER TO TERRENCE HOWARD: Essayist/author says actor's 'Flow' on Katrina victims is 'offensively misinformed.'"Dear Mr. Howard: On Monday evening, September 5th--Labor Day--while attempting to channel-surf myself a reprieve

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There is nothing good about this Hurricane Katrina mess, but if I could say that anything positive has come out of it, it is knowing that people, friends & strangers, have been concerned about my well-being.Here are just a couple of these instances of kindness that I'd like to share:-An associate with George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars (who I was known to have been associated with for a few

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I get crazier and crazier by the day in this house in the middle of nowhere, waiting for Katrina to - to just stop. Yeah, thank goodness I have a safe place to sleep at night with food and water and Internet access, air conditioning, lights, the whole 9. But I don't have music. Haven't had it since the day I had to leave New Orleans.Not hearing any is seriously making me turn coco loco. You

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Peace. I got this from a friend of a friend today: "From: Lisa Moore Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 10:13:40 -0700 (PDT)Subject: [fireandink] a survivor's story: Katrina in New Orleansi heard from my aunt last night that my cousin Denisemade it out of New Orleans; she's at her brother's inBaton Rouge. from what she told me:her mother, a licensed practical nurse, was called into work on Sunday night at

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Hello, friends.Last night, as I surfed the internet to read more about my dying city (and to keep myself busy here in the middle of nowhere, Louisiana), I came across this story - New Orleans Police Chief Defends His Force. When I heard (and saw) N.O. Police Chief Eddie Compass describe his cops staying to save our city, amongst snipers, infected waters, no food or water or ammunition, no lights

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As a Hurricane Evacuee/Survivor today I am thankful for (in no particular order) - 1) My Shower Last Night - I have never in my life been so thankful for the opportunity to bathe. Luckily, when we were out of power from Sunday night - Friday evening, water stayed on here in St. James, LA. It was not hot water, but it was water. Besides, when you've been dripping sweat for 24 hours because you

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Hi, friends. Here's a more lighthearted story for you, during this disastrous time. As I've mentioned, I evacuated with one small suitcase of clothes, some toiletries and 2 pairs of shoes, as well as 2 bags of records. People who don't know me very well think I'm crazy to have lugged LPs with me. But you know me well enough to know that music is my life. Saturday night before Katrina, I

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Hello, friends. It's the Sunday after Katrina. I am safe at my uncle's home in St. James, LA, about 1 hour from Baton Rouge. I am safe here with some family and, though we were without power, light & air conditioning from Sunday-Friday, the fact that we were in a comfortable home with clean, running (cold) water made me feel like I was in a mansion. And the fact that I have internet access

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Hi, friends in New Orleans. My thoughts are with you and your family and friends during this scary time as we wait to see what Hurricane Katrina has in store for us. Normally I ride these things out (I was in so much denial that I DJ'd at the Blue Nile on Saturday night - for all of 2 hours b/c no one showed up except some party-minded essential city personnel! LOL!), but not this time. I am

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