Gig (somewhat out of the ordinary) in NYC – Saturday, November 11

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• Sunday 5th December 2010

So, Jesse calls me up and says he’s doing a presentation about Monopoly before Parker Brothers – who knew? -  at this only-there-for-a-while gallery called Showpaper on 42nd St. near the UN. It’s kind of an arcade of indy DIY videogames put together by babycastles. Jesse asks if I’d like to DJ the closing party of the current exhibit, with themed sets.

To go along with the theme of originals and covers, I’ll be starting off with 30 minutes of versions of Duke Ellington’s “Caravan,” a lovely song with that fabulous beat, and after the various presentations, elucidations, contextualizations and such, I intend to come back with 90 percolating minutes of “Cold Sweat” (Mr. J. Brown, prop.), while the attendees get down to various funky old versions of Monopoly, built around an Atlantic City where Ventnor was Ventnor, Boardwalk was Boardwalk, and Donald Trump was gleam in his father’s eye.

It’s all about games, game design, and game theory. Come on down, and bring those loaded dice you’ve been saving for a special occasion.

And, somewhat off the subject, I think a fine double bill would feature Atlantic City with Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon, with the opener The King Of Marvin Gardens, with Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, and an appearance by Scatman Crothers as the head of the Mafia.

Atlantic City (better than the trailer):

The King Of Marvin Gardens:

Scatman Crothers, a man of many talents: