Playlist for RtP Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Trocadero Transfer

[Cdnbob]

Sounds like it was a great party. I could slap myself now for not coming - funny thing is my partner and I talked about going about month earlier and I had vacation time the week after. Guess I'll have to make sure I come to #7 - btw, any plans for #7 yet? And where will we be able to purchase copies the CD set when its finally released?
Cheers

[SandraDee]

Wow, phillygroove's comments say it all & so well! I'm not as good with words but I'd just like to thank Keefe & everyone else involved for making it a night I won't forget in a hurry. Many of my all-time faves were played & how appropriate to play Trocadero Bleu Citron by Alec C! It's taken me 'til now to recover from all that dancing. I had a sore throat & could hardly talk for the rest of my holiday (some would say that's a blessing!) after all the singing & screaming I was doing & when I left to walk back to my hotel I couldn't feel my legs walking up Ellis Street! (I found someone else to feel them! Only kidding.) After a couple of hours the place was packed out & I'm sorry if I stepped on peoples' toes (especially when I was leaping about to Magnifique!); Keefe I can see you having to get a bigger venue for these RTPs!
This is the first time I've heard most of these tracks actually in a club environment; when I heard Gino Soccio, Sharon Browne & Love Deluxe I thought my plane crashed & I'd gone to heaven & the music just got better from there. I got back to the UK & horrible reality yesterday & it all feels like a surreal dream now.
P.S. There were quite a few very sexy men about too.

[SandraDee]

Little odd memories keep coming back to me in my jet-lagged stupor: the thunderous reactions to Claudja Barry, the Cerrone medley & Diana's Love Hangover, & when the instrumental bit of Make That Feeling Come Again was playing a bloke stormed off the dancefloor in disgust saying he hated it (the only negative reaction I saw all night I hasten to add) & he didn't look like Quinny so it mustn't have been him!

[SandraDee]

'Whatcha Gonna Do About It' by Rozalin Woods is one on the playlist I haven't got so the next day I found a 12" copy in Recycled Records in the Haight area. Yet another of those under-rated tracks from '79.

[keefelc]

Oh Sandy, good to hear you made it home safe and sound. Many THANKS to you for making the journey to Troc's 30th anniversary!!! I didn't know you arrived so early in the evening. Wish I had found you because Jerry Bonham, Barry Walters, our producers Chris and Richard, all wanted to meet you. However, now we know you were much too busy having fun on the dancefloor! Quite understandable!

How many boxes of records and CDs did you bring with you on the plane ride home???

Remicks, I'm glad you remember Barbra's "Promises" - one of my favorite cuts from one of my favorite of her albums! I was so happy when Jerry sneaked this tune in!

Bob, the 8 CD set of the soundtrack, which is TEN (I don't know why I wrote 9 hours earlier in this thread) hours in length, will most likely be available via Medium Rare Music again. Jerry estimated they should be ready in about 4 to 6 weeks!

I'm almost ready to post Part Two of my recap. Just need to check it for spelling errors.

[keefelc]

Part Two of my recap:

Once we had the theme for RtP 6, the creative juices really started to pour into the minds of our producers, our lighting people and Jerry Bonham! They knew they wanted to a sense of CELEBRATION to as many elements of the Party as possible. That was what we hoped would be reflected in the music, the lights and all the special flourishes that would be peppered throughout the evening.

Jerry knew he wanted his musical choices to celebrate the favorites of the Troc while tying the music together with a warm and exciting emotional ribbon. No problem for a man with his musical talents! However, as is his norm, Jerry did his homework to put together a set that would accurately represent the music played at Trocadero during it’s heyday.

Our lighting team knew they wanted to light the club so that the lights would celebrate the infamous light shows at the Trocadero. Our producers were ecstatic when they visited the Glas Kat and found that the club had installed a new elaborate lighting tressel up on the ceiling. With this incredible new lighting equipment in place, they could now use their budget to invest in additional enhancements to really bring back the Troc sparkle!

The team almost immediately decided they wanted three arc lamps in operation this year, just like how it was at Trocadero. Chris, who was part of Trocadero’s original lighting team, would make a return engagement as part of the our arc lamp team. I can tell you he was excited about the magic that could be created!

At prior RtPs, people have asked if they could have birthday parties in the club during the events. RtP 6 was no exception – one of our major sponsors wanted to celebrate his 50th during Troc’s 30th. How could we say no to such a milestone plus it would add to the overall sense of a celebration going on at the club!

We thought that would be enough. However, our producers then received a very special request from a couple who met at last year’s party and fell in love. They wanted to have a commitment ceremony at RtP 6! How romantic!

So, those of you attending may have noticed an elaborately decorated table in the lobby of the club with somebody’s Mom passing out cookies decorated with a couple’s photo. That was their way of celebrating their momentous occasion with everybody who came to RtP 6!

As in the past, this RtP was a fundraiser for Under One Roof, an organization which generates unrestricted funds for agencies that provide HIV/AIDS education and support services. At last year’s RtP, they set up, for the very first time, a table in the club’s lobby to pass out information about UOR. They had a very successful and fun evening and they wanted to participate in the celebration of Troc’s 30th.

We came up with a terrific idea that they would pass out faux pearl necklaces to the first 500 guests visiting their table. Of course, they hoped that people would also pick up info about their store and possibly leave a donation. I saw tons of people with pearl necklaces on the dancefloor that night, so I truly hope that was a sign they were successful!

NEXT: The party begins!

[phillygroove]

Hi Keefe,

Oh yes - those pearls!!!!!! I donated/supported and got me a set alright! I was lucky enough to be handed a limited edition 'mirrorball set' for my contribution. The fact I travelled half way across the globe also meant I ended up with some white pearls - so I handed another dollar over again, it was for an excellent cause afterall.

I am SOOOOO glad I have those pearls!!!! I am currently shopping for a frame and glass case to put those and my lovely white leather hot shorts in that I wore on the night. Thank you for that magical touch of faux jewellery for the evening, it was a nice sparkling finish to the night.

Another story about those pearls if I may add - on my return home on the airplane, i was flicking through the inflight entertainment and came across a documentary on New Orleans Mardi Gras so I decided to watch it. The documentary focused on the history of the beads handed out at Mardi Gras (which included the same pearls we shared at Troc), the manufacturing process and a 'behind the scenes' insight to what the pearls/beads meant to those involved in manufacturing and receiving them. The documentary was quite an eye opener and often sad in parts - which resulted in me crying on the plane, after analysing what i just watched, I felt releived that WE AT THE TROCADERO THAT NIGHT were able to take and use the pearls for a positive cause and bring new hope into this world for a brighter future - to symbolize hope and care for one another with them. Thank you for turning the pearl manufacturing process into a positive and useful cause - I am honoured to own them!

Still glowing with disco glitter from that night too by the way.

[SandraDee]

Originally Posted by keefelc

Wish I had found you because Jerry Bonham, Barry Walters, our producers Chris and Richard, all wanted to meet you.

Tell them I'm quite shy & retiring really!

[SandraDee]

Originally Posted by keefelc

How many boxes of records and CDs did you bring with you on the plane ride home???

Dozens! It's a wonder the plane could take off under the weight. The 2nd hand record stores in S.F. are alot cheaper then here in the UK & the quality is better too. It was a shame to see some of the places I bought stuff in 2000 have closed down but I found a couple of new ones including 'Grooves' on Market Street where I got Ullanda McCullough, Dante's Inferno & Ritchie Family LPs for only 2 dollars each!

[Discovery]

Incredible how Jerry mixes Love Hangover into Running Away!

Loved the midnight balloon drop. Great pic at www.remembertheparty.com

You guys should throw a New Years Eve party!

[remicks]

Originally Posted by Discovery

Incredible how Jerry mixes Love Hangover into Running Away!

Loved the midnight balloon drop. Great pic at www.remembertheparty.com

You guys should throw a New Years Eve party!

This is an amazing image. Had to bring it over for all to see .



just beautiful ...evokes so much .... almost spiritual ....



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*****

[JussiK]

That image looks...it looks like...words fail me.

Why did they build this Trocadero thing in California, so very far away from anything? Bloody 14+ hours flight and I got restless feet. Next year, bring the music to Europe, PLEASE!

[Ian Rose]

WOW!!!!!

I remember hearing about the "Troc" growing up, I was too young.....

When's the next Remember party? I'm soooooooooo homecoming for that.

[SandraDee]

Originally Posted by JussiK

Why did they build this Trocadero thing in California, so very far away from anything? Bloody 14+ hours flight and I got restless feet. Next year, bring the music to Europe, PLEASE!

Were you there Jussi? Don't tell me I was rubbing shoulders with another person & never spoke to them?!

[keefelc]

I love that this year we're hearing from others about their experiences from our latest Remember the Party event! Sandy and Phillip, I wish we could have spent time after the party to talk but at least we have the Forum here at DiscoMusic! Thank goodness!!

Remicks, thanks for bringing the wonderful photo over here for the gang to see! There's a magical story behind our incredible photographer that I'll tell you about a little later. More of his images are coming soon to the www.remembertheparty.com website.

Sandy, can you believe I've never been into Grooves? I love the artwork and colored vinyl on their storefront, but parking around the area is atrocious, just like Amoeba on Haight Street, so I haven't made the effort!

And Jussi, were you there but shy like Sandy???

Ian, we are now tossing ideas around for RtP 7. So cross your fingers and hope that it will happen. In the meantime, if you would like to learn more about Trocadero, I invite you to check out the RtP website, which is constantly growing!

Finally, here's Chapter Three of my recap.

Previously, I mentioned I felt much calmer in the hours leading up to the party than ever before. Not that there weren’t our share of pre-opening dramas. For example, Jerry called me from the club before I left the house to find out if I had an extra set of RCA jacks, a power thing for a computer and a set of allen wrenches??? Huh??! Something had told me earlier in the month to pick up a extra set of audio jacks (which Jerry needed for one of the three professional DJ CD players he used during the evening). However, I could not figure out what they needed for the computer and the only allen wrench I owned was from some cabinet I bought and had to assemble! Thankfully, the people who needed these items were able to find them from other sources.

Then when I arrived at the club, we found the owner had one of his crew start painting the lobby walls. What’s worst is that most of the painting was right next to the DJ booth, which we needed access to set up. As I unloaded the carload of stuff that I brought for the party, I kept getting in the way of the painter and I kept apologizing. Then, it suddenly dawned on me, why am I apologizing? This guy is in my way! We only had a few hours to set up and he’s in the process of painting the club??!

Remarkably, we were able to get everything done without getting a drop of paint on us. Also, most importantly, the paint was completely dry within an hour. We needed to post a giant size edition of the poster for this party (featuring our mirror ball hunk, Aaron! ) on the wall, a poster which was so popular that it was stolen towards the end of the evening! Our producers also had made color copies of the incredible Proclamation from the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, declaring October 7, 2007 as Remember the Party Day. Of course, we had to plaster the club’s walls with copies of that Proclamation.

An official from the City was scheduled to make an appearance to formally give our producers the Proclamation. She was scheduled to arrive around 5:30 pm (of course she wasn't on time!). We kept wishing that Mayor Newsom would make a surprise appearance. After all, he was running for reelection and the LGBT community was a big part of his support!

Soon the club was buzzing with activity as people showed up to help set up or to set up their booths in the lobby. Then around 5:30, I noticed people were starting to get in line for the party! About this time, the club’s sound engineer finally arrived to hook up our CD recorders which we needed to record the evening’s soundtrack. Gordon quickly hooked everything up and started testing everything. He then told me, whatever you do, do not bump into this amp! If you do, your recording might end up with a buzzing noise in the right channel! Aaarrggh! Just what I needed, something else to worry about. Fortunately, that amp turned out to be a source of humor for us throughout the evening!

Finally, everything was set and we were ready to go as the clock chimed 6 pm! The magic started as Jerry gently filled the room with Idris Muhammad’s “Prelude To Love.” Jerry then greeted the line of people coming into the club with the message that we were all “Back Together Again” at the venerable Trocadero Transfer! As Roberta and Donny sang, “Younger and wiser/ Time has shown the way/ We’ve come full circle/ To stay,” I thought about those perfect lyrics. 30 years later and the magic of the Trocadero Transfer was back! How could such a joyful and lovely experience ever go away?

“Love will last forever (Forever)

We can make it real (Got to be real)

Say you’ll leave me never (No, no, never)

We can truly feel (What you feel)
I feel like you
Back together”