Before he jetted off to be all jetset in Miami at the WMC, SF-native DJ Ruben Mancias jammed EndUp last Saturday night for the Devotion 7-Year Reunion party. Oh yes, I'm one o' them dancing hands-up fools in this clip:
Ruben and his partner Eric left to find fortune and fame in NYC a few years ago, taking their regular EndUp Sunday night party Devotion with them. It was great to have it (and them) back for one night only -- if only to get that ol' EndUp Saturday at 5 in the morning bangin' house feeling back (one day I'll write about all the crazy amazing -- cramazing! -- night people you encounter on the dancefloor at that time.)
Ruben -- who I've known since we used to run with legendary SF house maestro Aaron O (RIP, croissant goddess) back in the early '90s -- really turned it out, playing some of my favorite tracks, like Teddy Douglas's "Whatcha Gonna Do," and classics like the '88 Ralphi Rosario barnstormer above. The mood was electric-atmospheric with a bouncy bass undertow and more than a little nostalgia. The crowd was mixed and ready. Work.
PS -- Devotion may be ovah, and somewhat similar-tracked Fag Fridays long gone, but you can still get a taste of the above with DJ David Harness, another well-known Aaron O acolyte, when he returns from the WMC to play new goodies all night long at Super Soul Sundayz this coming Sunday, 4/6 10pm-4am at the EndUp. See you (sweaty) there.
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Comments (3)
Great seeing you at Devotion Marke!
Sydney
Posted by Sydney | April 4, 2008 12:04 AM
It was wonderful to be back and share with San Francisco. We're looking forward to this year's events at Endup! See you all Pride Weekend!!
Look out for us in NYC and DC this summer if your on the east coast.
Posted by Eric B | April 4, 2008 12:10 PM
Marke, that was fantastic...the other day I found an old Devotion comp. pass, and it reminded me of the time I met Miss Jody Watley there back in '04...that was something I never thought would happen...
Posted by J.R. | April 7, 2008 04:22 PM