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The Fun House

  • New York
  • Jellybean's club. 'Stone Fox Chase' by Area Code 605 was a popular track there. Somehow, the Funhouse is connected to electro and the sound of people like Arthur Baker
    The true spirit of NYC underground club night life was alive in the Funhouse. At any given Saturday night there would be in excess of 3000+ people in there from all over the city and NJ. The music was named "Electro" but was actually early freestyle mixed with R 'n' B type disco. Early NYC house tunes like "Set it Off", "Crash Goes Love" and "Music is the answer" were also part of Jellybeans diverse playlist. Some of my favorite "Electro" songs included, "Like Honey to a Bee", "To be Real" and "The Mexican" were played. Jellybean also hit "Ol Skool" regularly. Some of my favorite Funhouse "ol skool" included "Martin Circus", "Give it up and Turn it Loose", "Melting Pot", the original "Mexican", and "Dancing in Outerspace". Of course there were other parties that came close in the late 80's, but the Funhouse will always be legendary in my mind! -- Nestor of the deephousepage.com
  • http://www.disco-disco.com/clubs/funhouse.html
    From: "JOSEPH LACHIANA" 
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    Subject: can u help? 
    Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 11:24:07 -0400 
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    What can I say?........Meta Vibes iz awesome!!!......Great info.........
    I am glad to see that there is someone out there preserving the dance community.
    My name is Joseph Lachiana a/k/a Dj Joey Ghost. I am thirtysix years of age......
    I've been around. My nineteen year dj career includes some nyc work.
    Level 10 (The Top Floor) on west 26th street, Roseland back in 88 / 89, and the
    grand re-opening of the legendary Funhouse to name a few.
    Getting these nyc gigs changed my life.......but still looking for my place in the BIZ.
    Freddy Bastone (an overlooked nyc dj from danceteria) gave me my "in" at Level 10............I auditioned and wuz the priveleged resident dj at nyc's Roseland in late 88, early 89 (between "baby j" and john "gungie" rivera) and while a student at CMA...... i heard of open auditions held at the old Funhouse (which was called Hearthrob at the time) for a grand re opening try at the Funhouse. I won that spot
    but the promotion never took off.................????????? how could that early 80's funhouse muzik not have a following?............
    I am stuck in the Funhouse still!........... cant get the vibe out of me.........im lookin to promote and dj a nite of old hard funhouse muzik....and there's plenty of it.can u help?
    My songlist includes (please ctitique-if u have time)
    disco circus-martin circus
    key west- kasso
    bostich- yello
    give it up or turn it loose- james brown
    walkin on sunshine- eddy grant
    dancin in outerspace- atmosphere
    dont go loose it baby- hugh masekela
    stone fox chase- area code 605 
    home computer/ its more fun to compute/ numbers/ trans europe exp-kraftwerk
    action 78- erotic drum band
    melting pot- booker t and the mg'z
    soul makossa- manu dibango
    dirty talk- klein and mbo
    for the same man- b beat girlz
    do what u wanna do- t connection
    jingo- candido
    together forever- exodus
    woman- barabbas
    double journey- powerline
    go bang- dinosaur l
    you dont know- serious intention
    the mexican- bombers
    galaxy- war
    beat box- art of noise
    e2 e4
    beat the cElock- sparks
    pow wow- corey daye
    dance forever- gaucho
    magnificent dance- clash
    mafoombay- culture vibe
    bellhead- liquid liquid
    hip hop be bop- man parrish
    slack- slack
    dont turn your back on me- frontline orchestra
    love is the message- mfsb
    spasticus- ian dury
    plane love (dub)- jeffrey osborne
    come let me love you (dub)- jeanette lady day
    just begun- jimmy castor
    now that we found love/ try jah love- third world......................
    ..........these and more were the Funhouse...................
    the Funhouse with john JELLYBEAN benitez (the greatest dj of all time!!!!)
    I would like to express this music somewhere.....anywhere....i will travel anywhere
    to accomplish this! and i cannot find myself untill i do. I've tried contacting Jellybean,,,,,,,,,but itz impossible..please , if u can ... help!! ALL my records are in tact and there iz plenty more other than the list i furnished u.........
    please respond and tell me.....
    if u had to classify my taste of music(from the list) what type is it?
    is there a crowd for it? if so...where? please respond...... and if u have room in your company i'd honor the opportunity..........still trapped inside the FUNHOUSE......
    sincerely.......joey ghost
    wax@bestweb.net
     

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