[Leftcoast]

I know where Mick and Hulk are coming from.

For three years at Stanford my roommates (Suites, Off-Campus, Trailers) were  funk/70s Disco/80s R&B Asian guys.  I was a white kid into Rock.  We would throw house parties, go to dances at Ujamaa and generally enjoyed hanging with each other.  So yeah, some nights I was that white kid with the small group of Asians chanting "West Coast/East Coast" while dancing at an Ujamaa party.  Confused, much?

Anyway, I can remember making a dance party mix tape with my roommates (hah! If you're under 30 you have NO idea) and trying to get them to include some of my songs.  "Carry on My Wayward Son?";  "Every Little thing She Does is Magic"?; "One"? 

"But Lefty.  That's interesting stuff but we just CAN'T DANCE to that.  "

And so another mix tape was made with EWF, Parliament, Prince, Jacksons, Run DMC, etc.  We might throw in The Police once but everyone left the floor.  I've got to admit the dancing was much more fun and the aerobic value greater than the average frat party I attended!  (And not surprisingly, the drink to dance ratio was lower.)

My rock and roll friends might have rolled their eyes but our parties were pretty darn fun.

[Leftcoast]

I know where Mick and Hulk are coming from.

For three years at Stanford my roommates (Suites, Off-Campus, Trailers) were  funk/70s Disco/80s R&B Asian guys.  I was a white kid into Rock.  We would throw house parties, go to dances at Ujamaa and generally enjoyed hanging with each other.  So yeah, some nights I was that white kid with the small group of Asians chanting "West Coast/East Coast" while dancing at an Ujamaa party.  Confused, much?

Anyway, I can remember making a dance party mix tape with my roommates (hah! If you're under 30 you have NO idea) and trying to get them to include some of my songs.  "Carry on My Wayward Son?";  "Every Little thing She Does is Magic"?; "One"? 

"But Lefty.  That's interesting stuff but we just CAN'T DANCE to that.  "

And so another mix tape was made with EWF, Parliament, Prince, Jacksons, Run DMC, etc.  We might throw in The Police once but everyone left the floor.  I've got to admit the dancing was much more fun and the aerobic value greater than the average frat party I attended!  (And not surprisingly, the drink to dance ratio was lower.)

My rock and roll friends might have rolled their eyes but our parties were pretty darn fun.