It's been 25 years since this rocked:Let the reminiscing begin

**P-Flipp** · 12-09-2009, 05:05 PM

Dec '84

**JMJ** · 12-09-2009, 05:09 PM

NYC classic. Dud in Chicago......JMJ

**EddieW8** · 12-09-2009, 05:10 PM

Even though I was a Garage member, my best memory of this song is at the Clubhouse in D.C. If Larry wasn't playing, we'd form a caravan and drive down or just hop on Greyhound or Amtrak. Tito was fierce.

**bigshawn** · 12-09-2009, 05:13 PM

Used to break dance like a muther to this

**Mike Barnes** · 12-09-2009, 05:35 PM

P-Flipp, Strafe's from Red Hook Projects in Brooklyn(If i remember Correctly, Strafe used to rest in the same building with Kenny Carpenter, During the 70's,80's), Strafe's also mad crew with Cozmo-D from Brooklyn('Who made the plate, 'Jam On It', By Nucleus, During the

Early 80's, Eddie Chebba used to run, 'Set it off', Mad hard at Broadway International(145thst and Broadway in Harlem, During the late 70's to mid 80's), The Harlequin Four's version is very nice too(Featuring, Barbara Tucker on lead vocals in 1986(Produced by Willie Daniels).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

**P-Flipp** · 12-09-2009, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Barnes

P-Flipp, Strafe's from Red Hook Projects in Brooklyn(If i remember Correctly, Strafe used to rest in the same building with Kenny Carpenter, During the 70's,80's), Strafe's also mad crew with Cozmo-D from Brooklyn('Who made the plate, 'Jam On It', By Nucleus, During the

Early 80's, Eddie Chebba used to run, 'Set it off', Mad hard at Broadway International(145thst and Broadway in Harlem, During the late 70's to mid 80's), The Harlequin Four's version is very nice too(Featuring, Barbara Tucker on lead vocals in 1986(Produced by Willie Daniels).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

I have the Harlequin Fours never knew the future queen of house was lead vocal.

**liL Ray** · 12-09-2009, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by P-Flipp

I have the Harlequin Fours never knew the future queen of house was lead vocal.

yes, that is her!!!

**liL Ray** · 12-09-2009, 06:03 PM

my best memory of this was walking across the Garage floor at the same time the bass solo kicked in and I almost throw-up because of the vibration from the bass bottoms...to this day I cannot explain it.

**LEONARD REMIX RROY** · 12-09-2009, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by JMJ

NYC classic. Dud in Chicago......JMJ

Damn...you beat me to it...

I NEVER played that song - I left it alone for Chicago DJ's that knew no better.

That was some serious Kenny Jammin Jason type shit / play it because it's new and not because it's hot.

**P-Flipp** · 12-09-2009, 06:59 PM

At the same this guy decided to play cowboys and indians on the 2 train one december afternoon!

**TAD** · 12-09-2009, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by LEONARD REMIX RROY

Damn...you beat me to it...

I NEVER played that song - I left it alone for Chicago DJ's that knew no better.

That was some serious Kenny Jammin Jason type shit / play it because it's new and not because it's hot.

c'mon that was a breakthrough record. nothing like it at the time.

**Andrew Osborne** · 12-09-2009, 11:48 PM

I remember reading all the hype in Dance Music Report and finally catching up with the vinyl on a trip to Minneapolis. Time sure flies!

Originally Posted by TAD

c'mon that was a breakthrough record. nothing like it at the time.

**Fletch** · 12-09-2009, 11:56 PM

Everyone at Printing High loved this jam! EVERYONE!

**LEONARD REMIX RROY** · 12-10-2009, 12:45 AM

This song does not even get played in Chicago during a DJ's Eletric Slide set anymore.

It used to, but it fell off as of that crowd.

That makes it a worst joint than Follow Me as of Chicago clubs.

Jam On It got will not clear a floor at a company Christmas party in Chicago - where as Set It Off will get a tree thrown at the DJ.

There are songs that I had & lost, there are songs that I wish I had and then there is the worst piece of wax ever - and that is it.

I don't play Follow Me anymore BUT - I did buy it.

This song is not one that received the well known Frank Sales of Imports Etc "This Record Is Hoooooooooootttttttttt".

Pure D Ga-bage!!!!!!!!!

**Andrew Osborne** · 12-10-2009, 02:03 AM

Meanwhile out in New Jersey back in the day, I remember having to keep my mouth shut in Movin' Records when some local guys picked up a copy of the then-new "Best of Gherkin Volume 1" LP and started cracking up about how such a crappy label could possibly have a "best" compilation. I really loved and love that label and had to look away as they laughed and laughed! :-) NY and Chicago don't "mix", as all sorts of DHP music threads have shown. :-)

Originally Posted by LEONARD REMIX RROY

This song does not even get played in Chicago during a DJ's Eletric Slide set anymore.

It used to, but it fell off as of that crowd.

That makes it a worst joint than Follow Me as of Chicago clubs.

Jam On It got will not clear a floor at a company Christmas party in Chicago - where as Set It Off will get a tree thrown at the DJ.

There are songs that I had & lost, there are songs that I wish I had and then there is the worst piece of wax ever - and that is it.

I don't play Follow Me anymore BUT - I did buy it.

This song is not one that received the well known Frank Sales of Imports Etc "This Record Is Hoooooooooootttttttttt".

Pure D Ga-bage!!!!!!!!!

**djroc2u** · 12-10-2009, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Osborne

Meanwhile out in New Jersey back in the day, I remember having to keep my mouth shut in Movin' Records when some local guys picked up a copy of the then-new "Best of Gherkin Volume 1" LP and started cracking up about how such a crappy label could possibly have a "best" compilation. I really loved and love that label and had to look away as they laughed and laughed! :-) NY and Chicago don't "mix", as all sorts of DHP music threads have shown. :-)

i feel ya andrew.

**Martin Red** · 12-10-2009, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by Mike Barnes

The Harlequin Four's version is very nice too(Featuring, Barbara Tucker on lead vocals in 1986(Produced by Willie Daniels).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

Also, Masquerade's version

**P-Flipp** · 12-10-2009, 07:50 AM

Fellas were going to the right side and the left side in these

**Mike Barnes** · 12-10-2009, 01:29 PM

P-Flipp, Bernhard Goetz, Did the very same thing, Any cat from New York, Would have done, In regards to stickup kids, trying to move on a cat for his jewels(PAP,PAP,PAP), For those who carry steel on their person, My man/LOL, P-flipp, Those are not offical Cazals in the photo, My man/LOL, Also, Back in 1984, Cats were also sportin, Bubble Goose jackets(Especially the long Bubble-Goose Joints, Which was very good for conceilng steel Purposes/LOL), And, Sheepskins(Which was the most expensive and most popular coat, During the 80's, And, Sheepskins were the most popular coat since Courtifiels, During the 70's/LOL), P-

Flipp, Cats were sportin Britsh Walkers, Mocks, Swedish Knit sweaters(Only the true oldschool cats, Were sportin Alpacka's, During the 80's/LOL), P-Flipp, Cosmo-D(Nucleus and, 'Jam on it', Fame, During the 80's), Was mad crew with Grandmaster Flowers,During the 70's/80's, Infact, Cosmo used to build on the oldschoolhiphop board, About Flowers rockin throwdowns in Brooklyn, During the 70's(Cosmo has alot of very funny stories too, My man/LOL), P-Flipp, Ray, More than a few Hiphop cats(Dj's), Used to run, 'Set it off', By Strafe, At hiphop spots likeBroadway International(Harlem), T-Connection(Bronx), Kennedy Center

(Harlem), Audobon Ballroom(Harlem), During the mid 80's, Infact, Master Don/Rip, Used to rock the break of, 'Set it off', For minutes at a time(Master Don was one of the best hiphop Dj's from New York, During the late 70's and the 80's), JMJ, Remix, How was the plate, 'Funk Box', By Master Don and The Committee,
Received in Chicago, During the 80's(Along with 'Starski live at the Fever', By Lovebug Starski in 1983 and, 'Suicide', By BusyBee Starski in 1986(Busy's rhymes were written by Mele Mel/LOL).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

**Chris Burns** · 12-10-2009, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by EddieW8

Even though I was a Garage member, my best memory of this song is at the Clubhouse in D.C. If Larry wasn't playing, we'd form a caravan and drive down or just hop on Greyhound or Amtrak. Tito was fierce.

more clubhouse stories please.

**TonyB** · 12-10-2009, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by LEONARD REMIX RROY

That was some serious Kenny Jammin Jason type shit / play it because it's new and not because it's hot.

^Bingo!

**LEONARD REMIX RROY** · 12-10-2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by TonyB

^Bingo!

^^^A True Back In The Day-er right there^^^

That tune sucked in Chicago, can't make this up & it's not just me that say so.

**P-Flipp** · 12-10-2009, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Barnes

P-Flipp, Bernhard Goetz, Did the very same thing, Any cat from New York, Would have done, In regards to stickup kids, trying to move on a cat for his jewels(PAP,PAP,PAP), For those who carry steel on their person, My man/LOL, P-flipp, Those are not offical Cazals in the photo, My man/LOL, Also, Back in 1984, Cats were also sportin, Bubble Goose jackets(Especially the long Bubble-Goose Joints, Which was very good for conceilng steel Purposes/LOL), And, Sheepskins(Which was the most expensive and most popular coat, During the 80's, And, Sheepskins were the most popular coat since Courtifiels, During the 70's/LOL), P-

Flipp, Cats were sportin Britsh Walkers, Mocks, Swedish Knit sweaters(Only the true oldschool cats, Were sportin Alpacka's, During the 80's/LOL), P-Flipp, Cosmo-D(Nucleus and, 'Jam on it', Fame, During the 80's), Was mad crew with Grandmaster Flowers,During the 70's/80's, Infact, Cosmo used to build on the oldschoolhiphop board, About Flowers rockin throwdowns in Brooklyn, During the 70's(Cosmo has alot of very funny stories too, My man/LOL), P-Flipp, Ray, More than a few Hiphop cats(Dj's), Used to run, 'Set it off', By Strafe, At hiphop spots likeBroadway International(Harlem), T-Connection(Bronx), Kennedy Center

(Harlem), Audobon Ballroom(Harlem), During the mid 80's, Infact, Master Don/Rip, Used to rock the break of, 'Set it off', For minutes at a time(Master Don was one of the best hiphop Dj's from New York, During the late 70's and the 80's), JMJ, Remix, How was the plate, 'Funk Box', By Master Don and The Committee,
Received in Chicago, During the 80's(Along with 'Starski live at the Fever', By Lovebug Starski in 1983 and, 'Suicide', By BusyBee Starski in 1986(Busy's rhymes were written by Mele Mel/LOL).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

Greetings again Mike,figure the pix were only variations of the original.Tried to find better ones sorry LoL!.My cuz from Bushwick rocked British walkers,copped a pair of Cazals off this girl for $100 bucks in my neck of the woods they were going for 3-400 $.If u could post better pix that would be great!

**TAB.** · 12-10-2009, 07:14 PM

I still dug it, still play it, too. But then I wasn't living in Chicago when I heard it. I was in the Military, hanging out with East Coast brothers. From that exposure, it grew on me. Always considered it to be a B-Boy cut, anyway.

**Mike Barnes** · 12-10-2009, 07:45 PM

P-Flipp, I cannot find any authentic pictures of old-school wears, like Sheepskins, British Walkers, Bubble-Goose Jackets, Cazals, Etc, My man/LOL, P-Flipp, Maybe, Jcapverde(The Resident fashion Consultant on the DHP board/LOL), Can find the pictures, For oldschool

Wears, During the 80's, My man/LOL, P-Flipp, You used to sport a pair of cazals, My man(Did you get your joints on D-St. In Mnahttan, My man/LOL), Tab, Hiphop cats used to call, 'Set it off', A club record(Which it is/LOL), My man/LOL), Tab, Mad hiphop cats, Who pop that, No connection between the Dance music and Hiphop circuits, During the

70's,80's, Had mad Dance/Club music plates in their crates(Regardless, If cats ran them in the parks and spots, Or not/LOL), Tab, Another Dance music plate, From the early 80's, That, Hiphop cats truely loved, Was, 'Over like a Fat-Rat', By Fonda Rae, Along

With, 'Funky Sensation', By Gwen McRae(The Jazzy 5, Bit the bassline for, 'Funky Sensation', In 1981/LOL), Another Dance music plate that Hiphop cats truely loved, Was, 'HeartBeat', And, 'When you Touch me', By Taana Gardner, During the early 80's, Tab, We both know, What The Treacherous 3 did with the bassline of, 'Heartbeat', Along with alot of other cats, During the 80's, My man/LOL.

Much Respect
Mike Barnes