You're Invited to #SciFiPawty 2018

This coming Saturday is the annual Twitter #SciFiPawty and once again I'll be one of your DJs. Today is Music Moves Me Monday so I figured I'd combine the two by sharing the 411 on the pawty and then sharing some of the tunes I'll be spinning for your listening and dancing pleasure. I haven't yet decided on a costume but I'll prolly recycle an oldie but goodie. Thanks to Curious as a Cathy and XMas Dolly for hosting the blog hop.

The 411 on Scifi Pawty.

     Hashtag: #scifipawty
   
     When: Saturday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time

     Where: Twitter

     Charity: One By One Cat Rescue

     Link to donate: Three different donating options

Official 2017 #Scifipawty DJ avatar

     Prizes: I'd like to thank Miss Ellen from 15 and Meowing and Aunt Pauline for donating prizes! The complete list of prizes isn't up yet but will be on the pawty FB page. Past pawties have featured autographed items by famous people, cat and dog toys, jewerly, books and toys for grownup peeps.

     Info: SciFi Pawty blog. Use this site to message Boris Kitty and read everything you'd want to know.

I retired from my weekly virtual DJ gig several years back but there are still a few pawties I look forward to working. #SciFiPawty is one of them, along with #CatmusEve and #ChiliPawty. I've tweaked my Sci-Fi playlist a bit this year to make it flow more coherently. I've even added a few songs. Most of these songs will get you out onto the dance floor but there are some slow dances too. Here's a small preview.

This song, which was released in 1957 on Sun Records, features Jerry Lee Lewis on piano and it rocks! We first became aware of this pawsome song when Robert Gordon covered it some 30 years later.

We couldn't have a playlist without R.E.M.—not on TW's watch. Even though this song is about the late comedian Andy Kaufman, the title fits. You can find it on the Automatic For the People CD.

Ready for a slow dance? Ready for a great song by T.Rex from their 1972 album The Slider? I got it here.

Any Star Trek fans out there? This one's for you! Let's get back out onto the dance floor and bust your best moves! Of course we also love R.E.M.'s version. We have both singles in our record collection.

This last tune is a really fun one. The peeps have the 45-rpm record and I play it every year at #Scifipawty.

If you love any or all of these tunes, check out #SciFiPawty all day Saturday the 24th and my DJ set at 9pm Eastern. I haven't done the big public reveal of my playlist yet but I've got an hours' worth of tunes just as good. You may have even heard some of them before. I'll make my list public later in the week.

In the comments, let me know your favorite sci-fi songs and maybe you'll hear them during the pawty. I'll be spinning tunes from 9-10 pm but one song you won't be hearing is Lothar & the Hand People. Pop, a radio dj in his own right, suggested it but it's just too weird. BTW, as of this posting, there were still two vacant DJ slots so if you're feeling daring and are on Twitter, use the Info link above to sign up. Virtual DJing is a lot harder than it looks.

Sci-Fi creatures on the dancefloor!

Hope to see you Saturday at #SciFiPawty!