Wed, November 10, 2010
The latest party circuit girl to wow the club scene isn't a girl at all. Meet 69 year-old Ruth Flowers, a.k.a., Mamy Rock. This deejay grandmother is quickly becoming the hottest act in town, with bookings throughout Europe, and most recently in the U.S.
Flowers has deejayed her very first American gig at Anaheim's Electro Festival. There she performed for a packed crowd of 3,000 adoring fans.
SOUNDBITE: Ruth Flowers saying (English):
"They want to touch me and kiss me and they throw me gifts, bracelets off their arm and I've had two red roses thrown at me by young men and I think that's rather lovely for an old biddy like me."
Flowers hasn't always been a deejay maven though. She started spinning at the turntables only a few years ago after being inspired by a performer at her grandson's birthday party. Since then, her newfound career has sky-rocketed, taking her to some of Europe's most exclusive clubs, including a headlining job at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Now she's breaking into the American market, and is off to a good start, according to her electro rock fans.
SOUNDIBTE: Frank Rumbo saying (English):
"I came here to see her. She got down. The old lady knows how to get down."
SOUNDIBTE: Chris Gonzalez saying (English):
"For sure I've never seen a deejay who looks like her, dresses like her and I'm kind of jealous that my grandmother doesn't dress like that."
While in L.A., Flowers also hit the recording studio, prepping her next single, "69" - a nod to her age. But in reality her age really is just a number; Flowers said she's going to keep rocking for as long as she can.
SOUNDBITE: Ruth Flowers saying (English):
"As long as my health holds up, I will carry on. I don't intend to retire."
So with that, it looks like this granny will be spinning well into her seventies.
