Irene, this is so funny its ridiculous.........it made even me laugh.......
Musically related, I have been trying to hold back from posting a Stasis
message......but Please, please listen to Inspiration again
its killing me! I really dont see how anyone can compare with this
guy....yes yes, old I know, but just like many things in our society..the
older things typically best(another generalization, take it as such and dont
rack your brain for ways to prove me wrong, thanks)
Try Inside, Inspiration(both files), Natural People and others.....
Or-Kor!
-----Original Message-----
From: Irene McC [mailto:substar@iafrica.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 10:25 AM
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: [idm] dealing with wankers
Please permit me to let off steam among a group of friends ...
So, I go to DJ (for free) at this laid-back carpeted, soft-sofa'd aptly
named Coffee Lounge last night. Audience of ten, counting the
waitress. I've been asked to brink my own CD decks since none are
provided, and as I'm unpacking my (borrowed) brand new sparkling
Numark twin decks with separate 'face' control panel, I ask where
the mixer is and the manager/part owner looks over my shoulder
and says "oh, you don't need a mixer for that. It's got its own one
built in - look" - pointing at the +\-12% pitch control slider (duh!!)
That kinda sets the tone.
Finally a mixer gets brought by the other vinyl / trance DJ who's
borrowed it from a club up the road, and the same manager comes
sidling up to me as I'm plugging in the RCA's and points at the LED's
and says "if it goes into the red it means it's distorting" (duh x 2).
I duly play and finish my set, start to pack away, the next guy comes
on and begins with the Orb's Fluffy Little Clouds (a remix) and this
f*ing dude comes over again where I'm huning in the dark for
cables, and says "oh, I've been trying to find out for six months who
the vocalist is on this. Apparently it's a famous actress, taken from
a radio interview" - (as in "oh look! I've got half a clue")
Well, it's no big deal - it has printed on the cover of Live/Evil 93 that
it's Rikkie Lee Jones. Does it take half a year to get that far? But
what can I say? Does one just have to endure a*holes like this all
ones life? If I tell him to go knot himself, I won't play the venue
again - not that I'm being paid, mind you, but being DJ whores that
we all are, we just want to play play play, don't we?
But still. I'm grumpy about it. Is he giving me the one-upmanship
treatment because I'm female? Or is this just the kind of twit that
he is in general? Does it matter? Should one care?
Okay, I'll breathe deeply now and count to ten. Any advice welcome!
I
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