Dsm DJ Chop Shop

02/07/2025

New signage.

02/02/2025

DJ Chop Shop setlist for the
2025 BRR Bike Ride to Rippey
Saturday, February 1st 2025

Another great gig working with Thirsty Pigs!!
This was my 8th year in a row for this gig.
See you all next at the Drake Relays All Alumni tent party on Friday, April 25th - Location is on the Painted Street.
Looking forward to seeing all my Drake University friends!

Cloudy, cool with brisk 25mph wind from the south.
10 AM start

Van Halen - You’re No Good
Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You
Tom Tom Club - The Man with the Four Way Hips
Gang of Four - I Love A Man In Uniform 12” single
Orleans - Still The One
Devo - Whip It!
R.E.M. - Orange Crush
Cake - Shadow Stabbing
The Fleshtones - Screaming Skull
The Cure - In Between Days
Michael Jackson - Beat It
A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
The Tube - Glass House
Talking Heads - No Compassion
The Outfield - Say It Isn’t So
Tears for Fears - Shout
Depeche Mode - It’s No Good
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Thompson Twins - Doctor, Doctor!
Phil Collins - Sudio
Ah-Ha - Take On Me 12” single
Timbuk 3 - The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Joe Jackson - Stepping Out
Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (request)
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Miike Snow - Genghis Khan
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip To Be Square
Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (request)
James Brown - Living in America (request)
Duran Duran - Girls on Film (request)
Hall and Oates - Did It In A Minute
Human League - Fascination 12” single
The Replacements - Talent Show
Adam Ant - Desperate But Not Serious
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Power Station - Bang A Gong (request with $20 bill)
Genesis - Abacab
Go Go’s - Our Lips Are Sealed
The Firm - Radioactive
Donnie Iris - Ah, Leah!
David Bowie - Golden Years
INXS - Need You Tonight —> Meditate suite
Naked Eyes - Promises Promises 12” single
Hall and Oates - Kiss On My List
Madonna - Holiday
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 12” single
After The Fire - Der Kommissar 12” single
Bananarama - Venus
Van Halen - Dance The Night Away
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Huey Lewis and the News - Walking on a Thin Line

02/01/2025

Wow! Saturday already. See you all in Rippey for 2025 BRR - Perry’s 48th Annual Bike Ride to Rippey. Stop by the Thirsty Pigs for burgers, brats and refreshments. I'll be spinning all your 80's favorites from my sweet Vinyl catalog starting at 10AM. Just added about 125 songs including this one. Love the harmonies!

The Outfield's official music video for 'Say It Isn't So'. Click to listen to The Outfield on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TOSpot?IQid=TOISAs featured on Play...

01/29/2025

Halfway to Rippey - Thirsty Pigs will be serving up tasty beverages and your favorite cocktails from a Full Service Bar. Music and a bonfire. See you all there!

Who’s ready for BRR Feb 1st?! Thank you to the Ketelsen family for hosting the farm bonfire party!

We will have Busch Latte, Ultra, Carbless, Barn Town Brewing sours & Amber, Confluence Brewing Company Farmer John’s, DSM IPA, & Chewbocka, Big Grove Brewery Citrus Surfer, Easy Eddy Wilson's Orchard & Farm cider, and COCKTAILS!

Even celebrity bartenders Team Stray & Friends

Food will be available at the farm party as well! Music pumping, pedal pushin, Perry Chamber of Commerce

01/29/2025

So stoked for Saturday's gig in Rippey. See you all there!

Who’s ready for BRR Feb 1st?! Thank you to the communities and volunteers of Perry, Rippey and beyond that make this awesome event happen, for 48 years!

1 free beer for all registered riders (a preselected choice from us.) Music from Dsm DJ Chop Shop We will have burgers and brats!

Samping from our rad friends from Barn Town Brewing

We will have Busch Latte, Ultra, Barntown neon, sours and Amber, Confluence Brewing Company Farmer John’s, DSM IPA, & Chewbocka, Big Grove Brewery Citrus Surfer, Lake Time Brewery peanut butter porter Wilson's Orchard & Farm cider and COCKTAILS!

Even celebrity bartenders Iowa Gravel Project

Music pumping, pedal pushin, Perry Chamber of Commerce

12/05/2024

I got a 5 and a 6. They were out of #1. The #5 Honey, Garlic Alfredo was particularly delicious. However, I did have a come-to-Jesus meeting with the server concerning the Zucchini situation - or, should I say, the lack thereof. Ufda! What a guy has to do at 1:00 AM to get a quality pizza in this one horse town.

08/26/2024

Should have kept shooting - but here we go with a The Unfortunate Sons profile shot. Breeze was nice and good shade.

08/25/2024

What a day! Had a great time with my buds Bob Henderson and Chris Guevara at Offutt AFB Air and Space Show. A little sunny but good breeze most of the day. Lots of great static display and a super show by the Air Force Thunderbirds!

08/19/2024

If AI and computers are so good - why is the quality of the audio on phone calls getting worse? The best audio quality I've ever had on a phone call was with an old rotary wall phone.

08/11/2024

West LA fadeaway...

Lyrics:One of these nightsOne of these crazy old nightsWe're gonna find outPretty mamaWhat turns on your lightsThe full moon is callingThe fever is highAnd t...

08/11/2024

West LA Fade Away...https://youtu.be/hdVKTurbY4A?si=RhWKmSjDc2inRqwE

08/10/2024

Jalapeno Pete's

08/10/2024

https://youtu.be/CyvemV6yMNE?si=QIZsrp0OYUPXuwG_ See you all at the MidAmerican stage at 8. This looks pretty good!

Good To Be King - A Tribute To Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, is a tribute show that captures the essence of one of rock and rolls most prolific and best kno...

08/10/2024

I've been watching the Olympics in clips on YouTube. These kiteboaders are insane!

Great Britain's Eleanor Aldridge sailed to gold in the women's kiteboarding final in front of France's Lauriane Nolot. USA's Daniela Moroz was in contention ...

08/07/2024

Tuesday night at The Varsity Cinema. Back at UNI - they had a foreign film series where I saw The Seven Samurai on the big screen.

07/28/2024

What second scoop should I get with a first scoop of Jammie Dodger. Gonna run to Black Cat Ice Cream in a bit here. Best ice cream on planet earth right here in Des Moines!

07/27/2024

I haven't done that many shows this past year or so due to dealing with a couple of bad health issues. Check out my Gofundme for all the details. Any help you can give is much appreciated!!!

This is what happens when they shoot CT Scan Contrast in and the vein t… Colin Lamb needs your support for Help Colin Overcome Medical and Financial Hardships