Samira

i dedicated friday’s radio show to Pasha. Josh and Steve and Stephen had just left the day before, making their way to Texas & to the hospital where Pasha resides at the moment. every bit of spinning i’ve done these past three weeks has been entirely consumed with thoughts of Pasha. it has been a very good way to channel some of the worrying, and attempt to send some healing vibes to our friend… you can listen to the stream: HERE i’ve been working on a CD for him, but it’s not quite ready yet. i’ve never obsessed so much over any of my recordings. i don’t plan out my sets: i simply do them in one shot. but this one’s been very different. i think i’ve already recorded 5 or 6 different versions… i want it to convey our mutual love for music & dancing: i want the music to focus on Pasha, to maintain a vision of him dancing and spinning fire. i don’t want it to be driven by my own worries. anyways, the CD opens with the Future Sound of London’s Papua New Guinea (the radio archive does as well). it has been my theme song for the past three weeks & it has helped me visualize him doing what he loves to do… he’s officially out of the coma now…. we love you Pasha Pasha (may he spin fire soon again) 01. Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea – Passion Music 02. Chuck ‘n Roll – Playin’ Dirty (Jondi & Spesh Mx) – Looq 03. The Carbon Community – Beef People – Test Pressing 04. Rabbit in the Moon – Outer Body Experience (Burning Spear) – Hardkiss 05. Sasha – Belfunk – Deconstruction 06. Deep Cover – Beatstalker – Hope 07. Golden Girls – Kinetic (Commie’s Rmx) – Distinctive 08. Rejector – Time Periods 2001 (Ray Clarke Rmx) – Challenge 09. Coffee Boys – The Touch – Forbidden planet 10. Slide – Closure (Lounge Tech Mx) – Automatic 11. Humate – Love Stimulation – INC 12. Lawgiverz – Passion – Botchit & Scarper 13. S.J. Morris – Ever Gonna Make It (Terry Francis Rmx) – Poodle 14. PMT – Deeper Water – Acetate

stay strong, Pash. we’re thinking about you every day & then some. much love, always sam

Our dear friend Pasha has been hospitalized in a trauma center in Odessa, Texas, where he was brought some time Tuesday, after being found lying beside his car in a place called Iraan, Texas. He was enroute from Houston to Tucson. Nobody knows what happened. He has a closed head injury, badly broken hip and femur, and other damage. And he is unconscious. if you want to read more about Pasha’s progress, there’s currently a website that’s being updated by his parents and some friends. you may leave messages, words of encouragement & strength: HERE i first met Pasha when Aaron and i lived together on College Avenue in Berkeley. Some seven years ago. And of course, i loved him from the moment i met him. i remember this huge boat of a car he was driving at the time & how loud it was & how he’d park it on our front lawn & how ridiculous it looked there, but what a joy it was to know it was parked there, because it meant that Pasha was visiting. The last time i spoke with Pasha was a few months ago. He and Aaron were chatting online and they had video cams set up. When i walked into Aaron’s room, he said, Guess who i’m talking to, Sam? and he pointed at the screen & it was Pasha! i must have waved at him for 5 minutes uninterrupted. And he waved back & he was Pasha & he gestured a long arm’s gesture through the space around him & said: this is my new place. How do you like it? Despite the fact that Pasha and i don’t spend time together on a very regular basis, over the past seven years he has always been a constant in my life–and that is one of joy and smiles and fun & laughter & great hugs. When Josh told me what had happened, the world suddenly became very static & still & clouded with disbelief. He is in my thoughts every day. As are Pasha’s parents & all of you whose lives he has touched. i’m going to record a new CD this week, which i will dedicate to him. my thoughts enfold you all. be strong. much love sam may he spin fire again soon.