I Am Blessed . . . / Jul 11, 2008 / 8:52 am

By Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love

Last Friday for the 4th of July, I was hired to spin Latin records poolside in the Hamptons, Long Island . . .

I can’t front, everyday I fiend to be out on the court, especially during the summer, but aside from reading back issues of Dime and France’s Reverse Magazine, I wasn’t really thinking about playing ball one bit . . .

Can you blame me?

Name the record label on my turntable and win a free year’s subscription to Bounce!

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17 Responses to “I Am Blessed . . .”

  1. July 11th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    Kevin Couliau says:

    Tico Records ?
    found on google : ” Here is what I can tell you about Tico Records. It started in 1951 at 778 Tenth Ave. in New York. The proprietors were George Goldner and Jack Waxman. Tico’s sister labels were Gee and Rama Records. If you are my age, you will remember them for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, The Heartbeats and The Cleftones. In 1957, Tico was purchased by Roulette Records.
    Their big cross over hit was “El Watusi” by Ray Barretto. The record was such a big hit in 1963 it was also issued on a 78RPM record. It is believed to be the last 78 RPM on the charts. “El Watsui” was taken from the “Charanga Modrna” album and produced by Tommy Reig.”

  2. July 11th, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:

    gee, kevin, thanks for ruining someone else’s chance at a free subscription! you already have one! haha. oh well! i grew up listening to tico cuz my father was heavy on tito puente. my understanding is that by the late ’60s, tico became a part of the fania empire of affiliated labels including vaya, coco, and inca, but i could be wrong. either way, it was a legendary label, could always trust tico releases!

  3. July 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    Caro says:

    Selfish selfish selfish!! :p
    I knew the answer too smart ass!! But I shut my mouth up since I can read Bounce thanks to your subscription!
    Can’t blame you Bob… So you read French now?! :p

  4. July 11th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    Kevin Couliau says:

    So it means that I didn’t win that subcription ! ugh !
    Ah ah, no I’ll offer it to the first person able to give the number you had on your Madrid Eurobasket’07 jersey !

  5. July 11th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    Jeremy Ripley says:

    Bob’s # was 21…

  6. July 11th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:

    jeremy-

    how do you know that? i don’t think i remembered that!

    karo-

    no, i don’t read french, the photo in Reverse are always bangin!

  7. July 11th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Antonio Gil says:

    My subscription is almost finished… Gimme your correct answer to me Kevin ;)

  8. July 11th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Kevin Couliau says:

    You have to deal with Jeremy Ripley ’cause he gave the correct answer! ;)

  9. July 11th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:

    jeremy has had a subscription before all you guys, he doesn’t need it either!!! hahahaha . . .

  10. July 11th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    Antonio Gil says:

    OK, Jeremy is out, so… I’m in!!! HAHAHAHAHA

  11. July 12th, 2008 at 1:57 am

    Jeremy Ripley says:

    Hahaha! Antonio, it’s yours my man!

    However, all y’all looking for the free subscription are cheap! I’m headed to college next year, and the first thing I’ll be doing is putting down $10 to re-up the subscription…haha.

    Peace_

    Jeremy

  12. July 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:

    jeremy–

    you’re out the frame on that one, bro! antonio and kevin both live in europe, and our overseas subscription is a little more than $10 unfortunately cuz of the postal costs. but i’ll come up with some tougher questions for antonio, he’s gotta earn that freebie! haha

  13. July 12th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    Antonio Gil says:

    I’m ready Bob. Make your questions… Bounce subcription is a great prize to win, haha.

  14. July 14th, 2008 at 10:00 am

    Drew Peets says:

    Stretch: “So what are you doing out in the Hamptons?”
    Sear: “Just spinning for some devils…”

    Great Hamptons Moment in WKCR History…

  15. July 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    Stanley Lumax says:

    This is the same guy who tried to clown me a couple years ago on July 4th. I called him and he said, “So what are you doing for the 4th, going to “the Hamptons”?

    Bob gone all “Hamptons” on us. Next thing you know he gonna have a column in Vanity Fair.

    You used to be beautiful
    - Sam L Jackson to Robert Deniro, Jackie Brown

  16. July 18th, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:

    drew peets– i don’t remember that moment! i can see sear saying that totally, though.

    stan–you got jokes, yo!

  17. July 19th, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Stanley Lumax says:

    Kool Bob Love aka Hampton Bobby

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