Top 75 Tunnel (flex/mecca) Bangers

[Sal Paradise]

Larry

aha, so it sounds like this was during that post garage window. Damn missed those parties. Think it was before I even got to NY.

[Pete_ is_ niccce]

Vin Diesel use to be a doorman there at one time

[Sal Paradise]

Vin Diesel use to be a doorman there at one time

Chazz Palminteri was a doorman at the LimeLight.

[Mike Barnes]

Timmy, Flex used to run a plate, No more than 30 seconds at the Tunnel(Only a cat from the Bronx could get away with that, My man/LOL), Timmy, Was The Tunnel bigger than Bonds International, My man(And, Did the Tunnel have more power than Bonds

International, And, Did Richard Long have anything to do with the power at The Tunnel, My Man, Timmy, Didn't your man Flex used to run with Chuck Chillout and his man Cool Chip(From Co-op city in the Bronx).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

aha, so it sounds like this was during that post garage window. Damn missed those parties. Think it was before I even got to NY.

NAh Garage was still open.

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

Timmy, Flex used to run a plate, No more than 30 seconds at the Tunnel(Only a cat from the Bronx could get away with that, My man/LOL), Timmy, Was The Tunnel bigger than Bonds International, My man(And, Did the Tunnel have more power than Bonds

International, And, Did Richard Long have anything to do with the power at The Tunnel, My Man, Timmy, Didn't your man Flex used to run with Chuck Chillout and his man Cool Chip(From Co-op city in the Bronx).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

Tunnel was a block long. And yea Flex I think used to carry records for Chuck. I dont think Richard Long had anything to so with the system there but it did thump. The amps were behind a wall of glass.

[Mike Barnes]

Timmy, If i remember correctly, Bonds(44thst and Broadway), Was a block long too, My man(I never went inside Bond's, Because i used to build with cats outside, Whenever i was in The area, Or on my way to The Hotel Diplomat on 44thst and 7thave in Manhattan, My Man/LOL, Timmy, Is Chuck Chill-out still mixing on the radio in New York these days, And,

Whatever happened to Cool-Chip, Timmy, Chuck Chillout is crew with Kool Kyle, Timmy Hall and his man KBJ(Come-off crew from Valley Park in the Bronx, Your man Herb Martin's neighborhood), Tee Ski-Valley, Funky 4, Etc, All of those cats come from Co-Op city and Gunhill Road in the Bronx(I don't know if your man Flex is from around that area though).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[Pete_ is_ niccce]

Timmy, If i remember correctly, Bonds(44thst and Broadway), Was a block long too, My man(I never went inside Bond's, Because i used to build with cats outside, Whenever i was in The area, Or on my way to The Hotel Diplomat on 44thst and 7thave in Manhattan, My Man/LOL, Timmy, Is Chuck Chill-out still mixing on the radio in New York these days, And,

Whatever happened to Cool-Chip, Timmy, Chuck Chillout is crew with Kool Kyle, Timmy Hall and his man KBJ(Come-off crew from Valley Park in the Bronx, Your man Herb Martin's neighborhood), Tee Ski-Valley, Funky 4, Etc, All of those cats come from Co-Op city and Gunhill Road in the Bronx(I don't know if your man Flex is from around that area though).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

You remember when they use to bring down those inflatable objects from the ceiling, one was male and the other was female, the ceiling was at least 30 to 40 feet high

[Mike Barnes]

Pete, I've never been in Bond's, Though, I do recall Tony Humphries and Kenny Carpenter mixing in Bonds, During the early to mid 80's, From the flyers and cats who used to go inside to get loose at Bonds, My man/LOL, Pete, Whenever i was around that area(42ndst,

And points west/LOL), During the mid 70's To early 80's, I used to hang at The Hotel Diplomat, The Constellation(Right around the corner of The Hotel Diplomat on 43rdst and 7thave in Manhattan), The Starship(45thst between 9th ave 10 ave in Manhattan), And,

The National movie Theatre(The only movie theatre,That i've ever heard of, That used to close at 4:00am in the morning every night/LOL), Etc, They're was too much activity around 42ndst, for me to commit to going to Bond's, My man(I've seen Kenny Carpenter

Mix at 96 West in Manhattan, Filling in for Rene Hewitt, During the early 80's, And, I've seen Tony Humphries mix at Tribeca's(North Moore st in the village), Around 1980, So, I most definitely knew what to expect at Bonds in regards to music, My man/LOL.

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

Timmy, If i remember correctly, Bonds(44thst and Broadway), Was a block long too, My man(I never went inside Bond's, Because i used to build with cats outside, Whenever i was in The area, Or on my way to The Hotel Diplomat on 44thst and 7thave in Manhattan, My Man/LOL, Timmy, Is Chuck Chill-out still mixing on the radio in New York these days, And,

Whatever happened to Cool-Chip, Timmy, Chuck Chillout is crew with Kool Kyle, Timmy Hall and his man KBJ(Come-off crew from Valley Park in the Bronx, Your man Herb Martin's neighborhood), Tee Ski-Valley, Funky 4, Etc, All of those cats come from Co-Op city and Gunhill Road in the Bronx(I don't know if your man Flex is from around that area though).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

Yea I've heard Chuck during holiday mix weekends on KISS but he isn't as good as he used to be. I don't remember Cool Chip but I believe Flex is from around 220's and White Plains Road.

[Sal Paradise]

They Thing I love about Flex is he might run something for 30 seconds, but he also might cut those 30 seconds 9 times. breakbeat is in his blueprint.

[Mike Barnes]

Timmy, Cool Chip is Chuck's man from the WBLS days, When, Chuck was down with BLS, During the late 80's(Though, Chuck and Cool Chip go way back further then that, My Man/LOL), Infact, Cool Chip used to be in the studio with Chuck on BLS, During the late 80's

(Around 1988 to 1990 or so), Chip and Chuck used to bug on the mic, While on the air(Chuck's a mad funny cat with his too, And, Chip used to soup Chuck up mad hard with his Too/LOL, Timmy, Do you remember a plate called, 'I'm Large', By Chuck Chill-Out and his man Cool Chip in 1989, My man.

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

'I'm Large', By Chuck Chill-out and Cool Chip(1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGXFlrsC3WU

[DJ Skillz]

Timmy, If i remember correctly, Bonds(44thst and Broadway), Was a block long too, My man(I never went inside Bond's, Because i used to build with cats outside, Whenever i was in The area, Or on my way to The Hotel Diplomat on 44thst and 7thave in Manhattan, My Man/LOL, Timmy, Is Chuck Chill-out still mixing on the radio in New York these days, And,

Whatever happened to Cool-Chip, Timmy, Chuck Chillout is crew with Kool Kyle, Timmy Hall and his man KBJ(Come-off crew from Valley Park in the Bronx, Your man Herb Martin's neighborhood), Tee Ski-Valley, Funky 4, Etc, All of those cats come from Co-Op city and Gunhill Road in the Bronx(I don't know if your man Flex is from around that area though).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

LOL, my man Richie Rich was part of the Come Off Crew, Chuck is still doing his thing (& claiming the Celtics hard)...never was the most skilled cat on the 12's but gave mad comedy. Used to hang with him at a spot called Gilmores in the BX (Fools Paradise lol)...Flex used to be able to rock a UREI/Rane/Bozack mixer like a fader. Mecca @ the tunnel was straight madness, Brooklyn cats ran it though.. even getting in was rough, ladies line up on one side, men on the other..mad searches, take your shoes off etc...it was the kind of spot that cats might have razors in the mouth. Even the artist used to fight cats there lol peep the clip.............

[Mike Barnes]

Skillz, That's QB(QueensBridge projects), For you, My man/LOL), I wish i could find that tape of Infinity Machine rockin at the Le'Chelet in Queens, In 1979, Featuring, A shoot-out caught up tape, While, Devine was mixing, And, Eddie Cheebaa was outside, Getting ready to come into the Le'Chelet(Cats stopped shooting, When cats found out, Eddie Cheeba

Was in his car, Waiting to come into the Le'Chlet, My man(Now, That a cat with juice, In regards to a cat who can stop a shoot-out to rock the mic at a spot/LOL), Skillz, Any spot that features cats with razors in their mouth, Well, Fill in the blank, My man/LOL.

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[DJ Skillz]

Skillz, That's QB(QueensBridge projects), For you, My man/LOL), I wish i could find that tape of Infinity Machine rockin at the Le'Chelet in Queens, In 1979, Featuring, A shoot-out caught up tape, While, Devine was mixing, And, Eddie Cheebaa was outside, Getting ready to come into the Le'Chelet(Cats stopped shooting, When cats found out, Eddie Cheeba

Was in his car, Waiting to come into the Le'Chlet, My man(Now, That a cat with juice, In regards to a cat who can stop a shoot-out to rock the mic at a spot/LOL), Skillz, Any spot that features cats with razors in their mouth, Well, Fill in the blank, My man/LOL.

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

LOL my name is Eddie Cheeba, hotter than a blanket heater, and a little bit sweeter.......

[reese 60615]

step in to the arena, gang starr

[Cheddar]

Thanks for the list.