Walter Charles
Meet Walter, the newest addition to the Charles clan. I adopted Walter from the local SPCA in Monroe, CT. He is approximately 2 years, but we don’t know for sure. He’s a Sato, which is apparently a Puerto Rican term, meaning “street dog”. I’m not sure what exactly he is, but he appears to be a good ‘ol fashioned mutt. He is 42 pounds, and all brown except for a white chest and paws that are spotted. He’s also a big softie with a great heart. He’s much more well behaved then I was expecting, but we got a few thing to work on. He’s super cool, and everybody loves him.
There are lots of dogs out there in need of good homes. All the animals I’ve ever had were adopted. If you are thinking about getting a pet, adopt. Give a poor animal a good home. It’ll boost your karma a few points. More picture after the jump.
DanceCast Episode 29
This mix is Mike Charles’ fifth for KISS 95.7 out of Hartford, CT
This one originally aired 04/18/09 on Randy Boyer’s BUZZ radio. Its mainly progressive house and is probably full of more “new” tracks than anything I’ve done in a long time.
Duration: 50:55
1. Take The E-Train / Tigerskin
2. Teleskop / Alter Breed
3. Shnorkel [Dousk Remix] / Ido Ophir & Miki Litvak
4. Lilith [Jerome Isma-Ae Remix] / Gai Barone
5. Wake Turbulence / Koen Groeneveld
6. Surface Reborn (Quivver Remix) / Jay Lumen Feat Panoptic
7. With Me Or Against Me (Tocadisco’s Instrumental Mix) / D. Ramirez
8. Yin / Wolfgang Gartner & Francis Preve
So according to the AP, CNN, and a whole slew of others, California is bankrupt and apparently screwed. Being from Connecticut, I don’t always understand what going on out on the left coast [oh ya I said left coast, I’m old school baby] but this is just wild. Apparently voters there shot down 5 of 6 measures designed to reduced the 21 billion dollar deficit. Of course even if all 6 passed, it would have only shrunken the deficit to 15 billion so big f*n deal right? The one that passed was a measure which bars state officials from getting a raise when there is a deficit. Good for you California voters!
How does a state so big that if it were a country it would have the world eight largest economy go bankrupt? After the jump are some highlights I think we need to discuss:
DJ Bites Headphones in Half!
On Saturday, April 25th, 2009 Room 960 in Hartford, CT played host to the annual club event known as the White Party. For one night, club-goers get dressed in white from head to toe and gather to dance to the music of Randy Boyer, Kristina Sky, and Mike Charles. Mike kicked off the night with a 2 1/2 hour set that slowly rose to a boil, before cooling to a simmer and handing the decks off to Mr. Boyer. It was during the boiling point of his set that madman Mike Charles chose to further instigate the already anxious dancefloor by biting his headphones in half [pictured above] right at the peak of one of his signature house tracks. The crowd responded with frenzied excitement after witnessing the sacrifice to the dance gods and the tone was set for evening. Mike had to finish his set using Randy’s headphones which met a much more humane end. After the night had ended Randy headphones were released back into the wild.
Ever wonder what would happen if your healthy obsession for bean bag chairs were to collide were to collide with your love of sexy legs and desire for upscale furnishings? Oh that’s right, straight from our “I guess it had to happen eventually” desk it’s the Sumo Lounge, an online retailer selling only the highest quality bean bag chairs [hot girl not included].
If you ever though I need a bean bag chair, but I want the Cadillac model, and lets say you just happened to win $400 dollars on a scratch-off lottery ticket yesterday, then this is the website for you.
Oh and btw, I’m pretty sure when T.S. Eliot said “This is the way the world ends” I’m pretty sure he was referring to things like high-end bean bag chairs and the cult of the snuggie.
In Case You Were Wondering…
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WTF? Here is a hint.
It figures that I just posted a list of my DJ gear last week. Here is what basically happened. I bought a pair of Denon DN-HP 1000 headphones for $150 about 15 or 16 months ago [remember that number for later] to replace a set of old worn out Sony MDR-V700 headphones. After years of use, the Sony’s were starting to crack and the sound quality was deteriorating.
Shortly after I got the Denon’s there was a problem with the wire near the plug and I would have to wiggle it to get sound in both ear cups. I found a good spot in the connection and then electrical taped the sh*t out of it to hold the wire in place. Problem averted, but unfortunately it was only the first of many. Read on to find out what else happened, see more pictures, and find out what Denon told me when I contacted them.
DanceCast Episode 28
Episode 28 is out now. Its Mike Charles live from the University of Rhode Island.
This is a Dubstep set of mine that was recorded live on 04/04/09. Its something different then what you are used to hearing from the Charles, and I think you are really gonna like it. Head over to the DanceCast page to subscribe or download.
Duration: 67:47
1. Green Disorder / Cardopusher
2. Low End Legacy / Cardopusher
3. Crunked Up / Benga
4. Madina [Dubstep Remix] / Farace
5. Stinging Nettle / Sinden & The Count
6. The Cauldron / Zed Bias & Sidestepper
7. Fall [Dub Step Mix] / Tech Itch feat. Anne Rani
8. Black Gold (Marlow Vocal Remix) / Stereo MCs
9. Duke St Dub [Original Mix] / Sully
10. So Many Faces (Vip Mix) / Von D
11. Temple Ball / Gravious
12. Bruce And The Biscuits / Hatcha vs Kromestar
13. 1919 / Hatcha vs Kromestar
14. She Made It Easy [Pacheko Remix] / Kotchy
15. Split Second [Scuba Remix] / Mayhem
16. None Odem / Panzar
17. Afeks / Skream
18. Nine Samurai / Kode 9 & The Space Ape
19. Bodies / Kode 9 & The Space Ape
20. Woodblock / LD
21. Mosaix / Pangaea
Its Just the Flu… Relax
Lock your doors, wash your hands, close every school in Texas, and slaughter your Egyptian Pigs, the Swine Flu is coming. Thats right kids, from the same creative minds that brought you Bird Flu and Sars comes the newest reason to seal yourself in a hermetic bubble. Why I don’t buy stock in those companies that make those sh*tty flu vaccines, and are wrong about which “strain” of the flu will hit this winter 50% of the time, I’ll never know. Every time one of these things pops up someone is making a TON of money.
Alright, on a serious note; by most estimates there are at least 300 million people living in the United States. There are currently something like 100 confirmed swine flu cases. I had to greatly exaggerate the red portion of this graph just to make it visible. If this graph had been accurate, you would have just seen a solid blue circle. To put it into perspective the current amount of the US population that has swine flu is 0.0000364%. This is not a pandemic, heck this doesn’t even meet the definition of an epidemic. Lets all relax a little and not let the 24 hour news networks stir everyone up into a frenzy.
Oh btw, thanks Mexico, you are the best beard America could ever ask for.