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Earlier this week it was reported that a shooting in North Park had a occurred, killing an individual who partied Air Conditioned Lounge (my Saturday residency).

San Diego Union Tribune reported:

A man walking with a friend in a North Park alley has died after being shot early Tuesday morning following an altercation outside a bar.

Miguel Leon-Fregoso, 27, of San Diego, died at a hospital at 9:03 a.m., the Medical Examiner’s Office said.

He was at the Air Conditioned bar on 30th Street near Adams Street with a group of friends about 1 a.m. when they had some kind of altercation outside, said San Diego police Capt. Bill Edwards.

Leon-Fregoso and one of the friends were walking north through a nearby alley several minutes later when a man in a small gray pickup, possibly a Toyota, pulled up alongside them, authorities said.

The man got out of the truck and exchanged words with the pair. Police said he fired a shot that struck Leon-Fregoso in the face. He then fired at the other man and missed, got back into the truck and drove off, Edwards said.

The shooter was described as Latino, in his late 20s, about 5 feet 9 to 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing around 200 pounds, Edwards said.

Police were checking to see if any surveillance cameras at nearby businesses recorded the shooting.

The official police report outlines the crime slightly differently… in that Air Conditioned is not mentioned.

The initial investigation has revealed that Mr. Leon-Fregoso was attending a party with friends at 4600 30th Street. Short after 1:00 a.m., the victim left the party with a male companion. As the two were walking towards their vehicle, they were approached by the suspect who was driving a grey colored Toyota pick-up.

You kind of have to wonder why Air Conditioned was thrown into the mix when it had nothing to do with the murder?

Now, I’m not playing to downplay what happened and where. The shooting definitely happened in the vicinity of Air Conditioned Lounge. North Park has had a reputation of sometimes being a less friendly environment but over the past couple of years it has improved a great deal in lowering its crime rate. I just feel like the media did Air Conditioned an injustice by throwing its name into its story. It simply makes the club bad. The fact that the shooting happened around AC is bad, but now the general public upon hearing “Air Conditioned” will immediately think of the shooting.

That isn’t to say you should be walking down any alleys near AC Lounge, but please believe AC is not where people get shot afterward. Just be careful out there because it can happen anywhere.

Those are my two cents.

I was issued a challenge this week by my good friend Brook. You see, he likes to occasionally issue challenges to me when he decides to show up to my gigs. It keeps me on my toes…

This week is a little interesting. How am I going to pull off his 3-song challenge, I don’t know…

1. Usher - “Trading Places”

2. Digital Underground - “Freaks of the Industry”

3. John Legend - “Green Light” feat. Andre 3000

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My obsession for Chromeo continues…

Here’s the latest video from the boys of Chromeo that debuted on MTV a little early in the week. Hurray for cowbells.

I was sitting in my office, listening to another one of usual passing Marine helicopters that make their runs routinely throughout the week. They typically shake up the office a little, and they’re gone. Today, the building kept shaking well after the helicopter had passed. That’s when we all realized it was an earthquake.

cnn.com:

Los Angeles was hit by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake Tuesday.

The quake’s epicenter was about 2 miles southwest of Chino Hills and about 5 miles southeast of Diamond Bar, the USGS said. Chino Hills is about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

The center was about 7.6 miles deep. In general, earthquakes centered closer to the Earth’s surface produce stronger shaking and can cause more damage than those further underground.

A 5.8 magnitude quake is considered by the USGS to be “moderate,” which can cause slight damage to buildings and others structures. About 500 can happen globally each year, the survey says.

CNN’s Ed Lavandera was at Disneyland in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles, with his family and felt the temblor. He said the shaking lasted about 5 seconds.

CNN affiliate KABC is reporting that Disneyland’s rides have been evacuated.

There were no immediate reports of injury or damage in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey told The Associated Press. San Bernardino County fire dispatch did not have reports of damage, AP said.

“Oh shit… yo’ momma must have just got off the couch because we ALL felt it.”

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I know it isn’t really much… but I saw my name mentioned in 944 Magazine!

(As part of the Moondoggies ad… and it’s a small mention)

Check the San Diego 944 magazine.

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I got this off the Mad Decent blog. I watched it while in the office and I kid you not, I could not contain my laughter. Can somebody tell me what language/country this is in??

“He’s gonna kick the burger!”

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Tonight it’s goin’ down with DJ SG and San Diego’s Baile Funk King DJ COREY BIGGS.

$4 U-CALL – ITS
* Leblon Rum Drinks
* Well Drinks
* Kamikazes
* FREE “Caipirinhas” till Midnight

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Every so often I get a Sunday night all to myself at Air Conditioned Lounge… This time around I’ve once again brought the infamous DJ OneSix … you could say this is FACE/OFF LIVE.

Also on the set is DJ G-Logix making his Air Conditioned Lounge debut!

Hope to see you there.

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There are two things great about this video.

1. It’s an awesome Baltimore house (aka bmore) song.

2. It’s reminded me how great the Chappelle Show really was.

Out of context, the image of Dave Chappelle prancing around a stage with goat legs is ridiculous. If you saw the show with this sketch… yeah… still ridiculous.

Enjoy.

If you noticed that “Pelvic Spasms!” was recorded specifically to promote Saturdays at Air Conditioned, then it should be no surprise to you that Mike Czech has a mix, too.

Well here is that mix, yo!

Mike Czech’s Air Conditioned Lounge Mix

There’s definitely some heat in this mix. Mike hits you with some Kenna remix, a N.E.R.D. track straight off the new “Seeing Sounds” album, and some other awesome surprises.

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