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Mr. Goodstuff

I was fortunate enough to happen by the “Sexy Soul Oldies” tent on the east side this weekend.  The tent’s proprietor is none other than Mr. Goodstuff (pictured below). Apparently, Mr. Goodstuff spins his mix CDs in street fairs and flea markets all around New York, and on Saturday he was in fine form: blaring groove after groove and busting moves for the (completely into it) crowd (including me) gathered in front of his display.  His mixes, ranging in title from the prosaic (“Memories,” “Looking Back”) to the gauche (“Slow Grind”) to the sort of delightful (“Oh No He Didn’t”), are excellent. I know this because I bought two of them, and I also took a handout which outlines the playlists for more than a dozen of his mixtapes (which thrilled me, then slightly concerned me for Mr. Goodstuff: doesn’t he know we’ll all take his playlists and re-create them on Spotify or Grooveshark or whatever?).  

(Not my photo! via)

Anyway, here’s a selection from Mix 8: “Chillin’ with a Feelin’.” That’s what I’m talking about.