the importance of proper nutrition to the average dj

1. - its important. not gonna happen most of the time. but its important. 3 sloppy joe sandwiches right before work = BAD IDEA. www.rolaids.com was my favorite site on sunday night.

other than that, saturday was typical, kinda fun, big crowd, lots of party mood, one minor scuffle. sweet.

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!

hehehe.. inside joke

not a bad friday night, a little slow from the holiday travelers not being there, but not bad at all. except: if you're gonna fight, do it like a man. throwing a punch will get you thrown out. using a beer bottle will get you a cell with someone much bigger than you are and a years supply of vaseline. DUMB ASS! other than that incident, tonight was fairly calm. lots of dancin, lots of drinkin - just the way we like it. see ya tomorrow.

love those holidays

so we had a nice wednesday night even though many were out of town for the holiday, and it wasnt a bad wet t-shirt contest, but later in the evening we did have a few miscreants who just had to spoil things for a few people. its amazing how many people just have to cause problems when there's no need. just walk away. thats all it takes.

now thursday (HAPPY TURKEY DAY!)started out like most thursdays have been for the last few months, but it ended up being okay after all. i still had people dancing at 3AM so it all worked out. first dance set of the night was kinda blah even for a thursday, but the second was a bit better. havent played one that long on a thursday in quite a while (and apparently it was okay, i got some compliments afterwards). the crowd took awhile to warm up but they did get into a party mood later in the evening. guess they realized they didnt have to get up in the morning like alot of other people. all in all it was not as traumatic as most thursdays.

and now a word about requests. we like requests, really. they let us know people are actually listening, and actively participating in the club. its good input so that we know what songs are gaining popularity and which ones are still current in people's minds. but its not always a good thing. especially if you are going to ask for the same songs night after night after night. sure you have a favorite song - but dont expect to hear it every night, every time you decide to show up, every time you have some drama, or every time you think you need to hear it. be patient and you might hear the song. if not that night, then maybe the next. your song is special TO YOU. not to the DJ. that being said, come out to dance and have a good time, and if you want to make a request you're more than welcome to. but try to remember - annoying the person you want to play the song for you is not always a good idea.

TOP TEN things you should not say to a DJ By Unknown Author
1. PLAY SOMETHING GOOD...SOMETHING WE CAN DANCE TO!
The DJ has to play for more than one person...so what you hate may be another's favorite song and EVERYTHING played here can be danced to one way or another.
2. WOULD YOU PLAY SOMETHING WITH A "BEAT"
BE SERIOUS! We know of NO songs played in a club that don't have some sort of BEAT!
3. I DON'T KNOW WHO SINGS IT AND I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE SONG, BUT IT GOES LIKE THIS....
PLEASE don't sing for the DJ. They have to put up with smoke filled rooms and dangerous decibel levels all night long...Do them a favor and DON'T give them a rendition of your favorite song.
4. EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR IT!
Oh, sure ... you polled everyone in the club and, as their spokesperson, you're requesting the song.
5. EVERYBODY WILL DANCE IF YOU PLAY IT!
The DJ won't. I guess that blows a hole in that theory!
6. I CAN GET LAID IF YOU PLAY IT!
Why settle for one night? Buy the album and get laid for a whole month!
7. I WANT TO HEAR IT NEXT!
The ONLY people who can get away with that statement write the DJ's paycheck!
8. WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
It's a lot easier for you to go have another beer and figure out what you want to hear than it is for the DJ to recite the name of every record in the booth!
9. HEY, MAN, NOBODY CAN DANCE TO THIS!
It's NOT advisable to say this when the dance floor is packed (but some people do anyway) ! HOWEVER, even if there is only ONE person on the floor, it STILL contradicts the statement!
10. PLAY IT SOON, BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING!
If your gonna leave after he plays it, why shouldn't he wait till the very last song so you stay all night!

ah yes, the weekend.

saturday night was fun. lots of people, early crowd, actually had to start playin the good stuff early in the evening. only problems we really had were fights 4-5 times during the night. kinda to be expected. a group of soldiers got back from iraq, and in the next few weeks we'll probably see an increase in the fighting here when they find out who was sleeping with who. one of the many things to put up with when you have long deployments. oh well, welcome back boys and girls.

honey i'm home!

i been a little stressed, a little busy, from things goin on at home and work. nothin really bad at home, but work. well, i should be okay shortly. check back in, in a few days.

spent all your money on halloween did ya?

not everyone did, but most of them apparently dont have much left. last night was pretty slow, even for a sunday. good thing i was almost too tired to notice or care.

good news... we're seriously thinking about doing concerts again. so what if you dont break even or lose money on the deal.. they're just fun to have.

bad news... fall & winter, cold, wet, freezing weather. we're supposed to have a hot legs contest when the ladies arent wearing skirts?... someone didnt do the math.

wake up and smell the cuervo...

ever take a nap at work?...

i didnt, but my partner in crime did... and not due to cuervo. when ya pass out from walking pneumonia and end up under the counter for most of the night.. tis time to see the doctor. that was friday.. tonight he was back under the counter for awhile but was a little better.

so anyway. friday night - him passed out and pretty much left me on my own all night. still managed to have a pretty good night, but really could have used his help a bit for the second dance set of the night. i still muddled through, but it wasnt easy.

saturday night - we done had us a party. dancin, drinkin, no fightin, a lil pukin, lots of booty shakin... and that was in the first few hours. the rest of the night pretty much stayed like that. we had a larger crowd than on friday, probably about 100-150 more, and they were definitely in a party mood.

gotta go find somethin to do to unwind.. see ya tomorrow if you're lucky.

when was i here last?

sunday, oct 31... i love it when a plan falls apart.

most of the other clubs in the area had their halloween parties and costume contests on saturday. we had to be different and have ours on halloween itself. i dont think we had 500 people in the building but we still managed to have some fun, and give away $500 for the costume contest. it was the usual collection of lame costumes, halfway decent costumes, and the ones who always go all out for the day. lots of half naked people, and people who shouldnt have been half naked.

there was some behind the scenes drama going on but it was all club business that wasnt really going to affect how the night was going. our biggest issue other than that was the fact that we were all so tired that by the end of the night we were all staggering around tired.. then had to get up early enough to go pay bills on monday. caffiene... its not just for breakfast anymore.