I always wondered wether the word 'jit' was derived from 'jitterbug' another dance which black American folks more or less invented ...
>-----Original Message----- >From: Martin Dust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 9:08 AM >To: Matt MacQueen >Cc: Ken Odeluga; 313@Hyperreal.Org; Pascoe Mr S M; dave cronin; Mann, >Ravinder >Subject: Re: (313) If > > >Nothing wrong with getting your Jit on, we should bring that word back >into play.... > > >On 23 Sep 2004, at 21:14, Matt MacQueen wrote: > >> >> On Sep 23, 2004, at 3:27 AM, Martin Dust wrote: >>> >>> I got my copy out last weekend, have you heard the mix side lately? >>> The amount of spin backs - made me smile...Still very fond of it >>> tho... >> >> i always got a kick out of that mix title, wasn't it something like >> "Megamix: Detroit is Jacking". jacking was a chicago thing.. so >> here they are trying to take this sovereign step forward with the >> compliation as as "techno!", defined as NOT house, yet they used a >> chicago word to describe the mix.. too funny. maybe it should have >> been: Detroit is Preppin or Detroit is Jitting, haha >> >> -- >> Matt MacQueen >> http://SonicSunset.com >> >> > > >
