May 2008 Archives

Anybody got a song suggestion?  Reply to this post or drop me an email and I'll list them here.

Right now, we have a few songs picked out for the wedding, but the general party stuff?  We only know what we DON'T want.

UPDATE 2 (5/28/08 11pm):

Hip-Hop:  Booty-shaking.  Some classics mixed with a few modern hits.
Kanye West            "Gold Digger"
Snoop Dogg           
Jay Z           
Tribe Called Quest        "Check The Rhime"
Timabaland            "The Way I Are"
Black Eyed Peas        "Let's Get It Started"
Beastie Boys            "Body Movin"
Fugees                "We Trying To Stay Alive"
Outkast            "Hey Ya!"
Sergio Mendesw/Wil.I.Am    "Yes Yes Y'All"
The Roots            "Here I Come"

Modern Dance Music: Alt rock, rock and whatever you can't define
Gnarls Barkley        "Smiley Faces"
Beck                "Devil's Haircut"
Chemical Brothers        "Get Yourself High"
Groove Armada   
Matisyahu            "King Without A Crown"
James Brown            "Sex Machine"
Justin Timberlake        "Sexyback"
The Pussycat Dolls        "Buttons"

Disco/Funk/Old Skool:
The Meters            "They All Ask'd For You"
Harry Connick Jr.         "Jambalaya"
Harry Connick Jr.        "Bourbon Street Parade"
Ernie K. Doe            "Here Come the Girls"
The Meters            "Handclapping Song"
Professor Longhair        "Big Chief"
The Meters            "Hey Pocky A-way"
George S. Clinton        "Atomic Dog"


Swing:
Jurassic 5             "Swing Set"
Big Bad Vodoo Daddy
Brian Setzer Orchestra    "Jump, Jive and Wail"
Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Chill Music for Dining/Slow Dancing:
Thievery Corporation        "The Cosmic Game"
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Count Basie
Duke Ellington        "Satin Doll"
Jerry Garcia & Dave Grisman     "Shady Grove"
John Coltrane            "Lazy Bird"
Kid Koala            "Basin Street Blues"
Louis Armstrong   
Muddy Waters            "Louisiana Blues"
Norah Jones            "Come Away With Me"
Shuggie Otis            "Island Letter"
Etta James            "At Last"
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole    "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

DO NOT PLAY LIST:
Sorta Crackers Band        "Chicken Dance"
The Beatles            "Twist & Shout"
                "Macarena"

ALLOWED:
Grandmaster Slice        "Electric Slide"
DJ Casper            "Cha Cha Slide"

Hey all;

Yesterday Rachel and I made a mad-dash through Williams-Sonoma of Beverly Hills.  Seriously, we were in and out in twenty minutes.  And now, we have a registry there.

Just follow this link and enter the pertinent information to find our registry:

First Name: Rachel
Last Name: Wixom
State of Residency: California
Date of Wedding: October, 2008

Here's the actual link: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/registry/findregistry.cfm?cm_type=gnav

Hey all;

The first wave of invites are away (pictures forthcoming).  If you're interested in coordinating rooms or car rentals, you can comment here on the blog or email me and I'll put you in contact.