Westport High School Alumni
Kansas City, Missouri (MO)
Darin Small
Westport High School
Class of 1985
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DARIN'S PROFILE
| First Name | Darin |
| Last Name | Small |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1985 |
| Gender | Male |
| Current Location | Olathe, Kansas |
| Hometown | Los Angeles, California |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| About Me | Cat originally from LA who grew up in KC in a family of musicians. In the late 70's introduced to the funky jazz sounds of James Brown, Blue Note..Chess. We was into everything. Rock, Blues, Gospel, you name it. Then came the 80's and the origins of the Hip-Hop/Beat Culture; breakin poppin lockin, boomboxin. Groups like Art of Noise, Newcleus, Kraftwerk were the pioneers of the beat generation. KoolHerc GrandWizard Theodore and Grandmaster Flash shocked the world with the birth of Hip-Hop. The fascination was born. In the 80's started hearing groups like SugerHill, Acid Jazz, London Beat scene, Punk, electronic. That was the start of a relentless search for the Perfect Sound. I became friends with the owners of the first truly independent record store in KC. Enormous Horsepower. I was the first store clerk of KC's first true underground/used vinyl hard to find record store Alley Cat Records. Countless days and hours were spent digging through the crates of funk, jazz, reggae, soul , soundtracks, rock whatever. Also at this time the new hip thing became House Music and Techno. Everybody knew about Hip-Hop, so House and Techno was the hidden gem that only the "scene" knew about. Me and my crew knew different. The 'REAL SH!T" was the On-U Sounds, Acid Jazz, London Beathead sounds along with the true underground "knowledge" hip-hop. Since then we have seen; Deep House, Trip_hop, Electronica, Drum-n-Bass, Industrial, Nujazz, Latinjazz, Afrojazz, jazzyjazz, Industrial just to name a few. Global Excursions was created for the radio show I ran for 90.1 KKFI in the early/mid nineties. I Dj'd for clubs and galleries throughout KC. Specializing in futurejazzdubsoulfulbeats. Global Excursions feat. D-Original brings you the finest music from around the world. Your Club, Gallery, Clothing Store, Loft Party will be the coolest place on earth with the sights and s...(read more) |
Class of 1985 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Class of 1985
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Glenn D
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David Long
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Sandra Barrera
Class of 1963
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Class of 1972
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Class of 1964
James Cox
Class of 1961
Maury Morris
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Derrick Jones
Class of 2007
Linda K. Moreland
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Gunbie Sheppard
Class of 1994
Donna Fisk
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Danny Weaver
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Regina Goodwin
Class of 1989
Maria L Garza
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Elizabeth Reed
Class of 1978
Michael Anderson
Class of 1983
Stacey Ellison
Class of 1981
Valerie Grunden
Class of 1967
Recent Class of 1985 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1985 Reunion for Free
All Years reunion honoring the Class of 1969 50 year
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Sep 28, 2019
Description: Email Kathy Smith for additional information and forms at katnmaddog@aol.com
