Troc Party

[nrgbeat]

Did any of you manly men go to the Troc Party last week?

What did Robbie play? Was it as good or better than the first?

[NickNack]

Yeah. I've waited all week for a "review". Did the party go off as planned or what? Surprised the attendees have been so quiet this time around. Spill the dirt people! :D

[Discovery]

Best party ever!!!
Here are just a few of the wonderful songs:

I'd like to get closer
Do me good
I'm so into you
Inch by Inch
I feel love
Follow me
I just wanna wanna
High on your love
I wanna rock you
You know how to love me
I've got the next dance
Hills of Katmandu
Souvenirs
Don't stop the train
I got the feeling
Keep on holding on
The Visitors
You make me feel mighty real
Lotta Love
Sweet summer suite
Without your love
Fly to high
The glow of love
Dancer
Never knew love like this before
Earth can be just like heaven
Hold on to my love
Where the happy people go
Remember
Main Event/Fight
Rumour has it
I love you
Happily ever after
Just us
Searching
Working my way back to you/Forgive me girl
Could we start again
Native New Yorker
Party boys
MacArthur Park
Heaven Knows

...and countless others!!! Please add to the list.

When is the next party?

[NickNack]

Niiice... Was "Inch by Inch" the vocal or instrumental? Just curious ...

I'm also seeing some 'lower energy level' pieces: Just Us, Glow of Love, Native New Yorker. Glad he got to play around with you guys a little. Not a 'sleaze event', just a taste. :D

[Discovery]

"Inch by Inch" had vocals. The entire party was officially recorded, so everyone will be able to purchase the soundtrack from Robbie if they would like. The songs listed above are in completely random order, and there were many more wonderful songs. Please add to the list. When is the next party?

NickNack, nrgbeat, and everyone, what other songs might you like to hear or play at a future party of this type?

[nrgbeat]

I'm disappointed that some of those that attended haven't shared their experience. The last time it seemed people were more enthusiastic about discussing the event.

Maybe it's like class reunions, everyone goes to the first one, but then gradually loses interest.

[markydefad]

Uh, I didn't attend, so I have no review. Maybe Keefe will post something?

[keefelc]

Damn! I just wrote up a long reply and I accidentally deleted it! :evil:

Let's see if I can remember what I wrote.

First, sorry for the delay posting a review. I've been really busy at work trying to catch up from the few days I took off after the party (my aching legs needed it!).

The highlight of the evening was meeting for the first time Discovery, Pizzazz and SFBeary! I think those three were on the dancefloor for most of the evening. Oh to have that kind of energy again!

Anyway, another great crowd of people. Plus, the look of the dance floor! This time a dazzling cluster of six mirror balls and a fabulous fiber optic curtain covering one wall of the stage area! Also, alot of people with cameras and camcorders. The producers are in the process of putting them all together to post on the RTP website.

Also, I mentioned to Carla, who worked the arc lamp at these parties and at Trocadero back in the 80s, that I sprinkled almost all of a five pound bag of cornmeal on the dancefloor in April! Her eyes grew wide as she told me they used to only put down about a cup (!) of cornmeal for the whole night! :o Oops! Some evil child took a photo of me sprinkling the cornmeal on the floor. That picture better not show up on the website! :x :lol:

Anyway, the most important part, Robbie Leslie's music! Well, the first couple of dance songs will give you an idea of the joy we were about to experience. Robbie's windup set started with:

Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me
Evelyn Champagne King - I Don't Know If It's Right
Change - The Glow of Love
George Benson - Love x Love

Do I need to tell you I was in Seventh Heaven? Then, he added, among others, Nicolette Larson's "Lotta Love," Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "The Love I Lost" and the Intruders, "I'll Always Love My Mama," and Dionne Warwick's "Take It From Me." Nicolette and Dionne's songs were unexpected delights!

Robbie then picked up the pace. Here are some of the highlights that I could remember:

John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - Love Magic
Debbie Jacobs - High On Your Love"
Rinder & Lewis - Willie & The Hand Jive
Giorgio Moroder - I Wanna Rock You
Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance
The Originals - Down To Love Town (!!)
Deniece Williams - I've Got The Next Dance
Two Tons O' Fun - I Got The Feeling

At this point, I heard somebody with a great voice singing along with Martha and Izora. It was Paul Parker, along with his partner Ken (who remembered me from Aloha Records - what a surprise!), dancing and singing right by us!! JeffH and Discovery can verify this tidbit of info!

RL then mixed out of "oooooo I got the feeling, oooooo" into Donna singing the ooooooo's in "I Feel Love" - such a smooth & clever mix! The set continued with (again only a partial list):

Gino Soccio - Remember
Foxy - Party Boys (this song was poignant because the Mike Lewis Disconet remix includes several Trocadero DJs like Mike, Trip Ringwald and Craig Morey talking in the background while they were high on acid! :D )
Paul Parker - Encore! (Recorded just for this party!)
Abba - The Visitors

When you thought the music couldn't get any better, Robbie sent the crowd through the roof when he mixed into Donna Summer's "Rumour Has It"! Wow! The cheer that went through the crowd. Then, RL played the entire 3 song medley (I Love You and Happily Ever After). Wow!

Another highlight of the evening happened when RL played his signature song, Jimmy Ruffin's "Hold On To My Love." A banner was unfurled from one of the upstairs bannister which proclaimed love to Robbie from his Trocadero family. Once again the crowd went crazy with their cheering and applause! Does this kind of stuff ever happen with today's DJs???

Other delightful surprises RL played:
Technique - Can We Try Again
Vera - Take Me To The Bridge
Front Page - Love Insurance (Sharon Redd sounded so good on a terrific sound system!)
Dan Hartman - Countdown/ This Is It
Cerrone - Trippin' On The Moon
Tantra - Hills of Katmandu
Change - Searching
Janis Ian - Fly Too High (I found out how many people love this song when they were commenting how surprised and happy they were to hear it again!)
Marlena Shaw - Touch Me In The Morning (one of many songs that RL remixed)
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices (I was surprised how well this tune mixed with Marlena - who knew???)

Robbie then started his morning music in full force. The set included:
Sharon Ridley - Changin'
Faith Hope & Charity - Don't Pity Me
Pointer Sisters - Someday We'll Be Together
Linda Clifford - I Just Wanna Wanna
Thelma Houston - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Odyssey - Native New Yorker
Two Tons O' Fun - Just Us
Womack & Womack - Baby I'm Scared Of You

All too soon it was time for the party to end. However, the club kindly let Robbie go past the 2:30 am closing time for one final classic, The Trammps "That's Where The Happy People Go". As the house lights went up, the smiles on the audience proved the song right!

Another magical party! I sure hope there will be more!!

[nrgbeat]

I read that Robbie is going to do an east coast oldies party called Souvenirs.

[markydefad]

Great description of the party, Keefe!!! I feel like I was there--even though I wasn't!!! :cry:

Now, fess up....was the resurrection of that Nicolette Larson chestnut your idea or Robbie's? That sounds --TOO YOU. :D

[keefelc]

Mark, we were all wishing you would make a surprise appearance!

As for Robbie's set, he seems to love the same stuff that we do. I was amazed at how many songs he played that we had hoped to hear! So, he came up with Lotta Love on his own, much to my delight.

Jeff and Pizzazz are finally home. Hopefully they'll be able to dig their ways out of their in baskets at work and relay their stories of the evening sometime soon.

[nrgbeat]

Keefe, you did an excellent job telling us about this party.

It's great that people still want to hear this type of music.

[Jeff H]

Keefe! How could you neglect to mention that Robbie also played a remix of "Xanadu," complete with snippets of dialogue from the camp classic film??!

And what's with the comment about Jeff "finally" going home??! I didn't think SF was that eager to get rid of me! :lol:

I'll try to post additional comments about this truly fabulous party when I get a chance, but right now I'm still trying to catch up on all the work that went undone for the two weeks I was in SF.

[keefelc]

Well Jeff, I had to leave some stuff for you and the others to write about the Party!

Also, I did word that sentence (with "finally") poorly. Sorry about that! Now you know SF eagerly awaits the next visit by you & Bob!! :D When your upcoming visit makes the newletter for The Edge, you know you've made it, baby! :lol:

NRG, you'll be happy to know the RTP parties are produced by people that LOVE this era of music! Lots of great memories associated with the music. I think that feeling carried through to the people that attended both parties, and I think that's what makes these parties so special.

[Jeff H]

Something else I wanted to mention: I was thrilled to hear "The Main Event," but after the slow intro (actually the ballad version from the movie soundtrack), Robbie mixed into an instrumental version!!! :o

Keefe explained to me that the instrumental version is apparently very rare, and that maybe Robbie thought he was giving us a real treat. But come on--since we had to suffer through Amanda Lear croaking her way through "Follow Me" yet again, :evil: think how great it would have been to hear Barbra's voice filling the room!

Not that there wasn't singing: Everyone else dancing near me seemed to know every word too.