Gold Record [Level 7]
Ok, I just posted the following on a non-music forum I belong to as the question/thread was "what was one of the most embarrising things youve ever done" or something like that..so I figured this story I posted would be apropriate for here, so heres a copy and paste of my experience LOL:
Was spinning a private 80s dance party once and still remember clear as day how this went cause it was sooooo embarrising (yes so what, i cant spell lol). I had currently playing on turntable one "Fasinated" by Company B and was about to mix into "Two Of Hearts" by Stacy Q..and just as i was on the break and crossfading the other over almost to full volume..my hand slipped and the pitch control went up and my arm hit the turntable causing the needle to glide across the 12" and I ended up getting beer cans, food, you name it chucked at me LOL LOL LOL...thank god for the plastic/glass window I was behind on the DJ set up...man I felt like such a dweeb!
Fly By Night, Sleep In The Daytime
Gold Record [Level 7]
Thats a funny story Jim :lol: I can actually picture me the whole thing taking place. Somehow I'm not surprised such a thing could happen for you :lol:
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
hahahaha! now that takes the cake!
i didn't get the beer cans, but i'll never forget a few sillies i've done...
1/ Being interrupted just after doing a mix - and then going back to the decks and taking the wrong record off... room - silent... apart from the spontaneous applause and whistles from the dancefloor!!!
2/ In the 80's when I wore long sleeves whilst DJing, I quickly learnt not to get cuffs too close to the tonearm... I was doing a mix, finished - when suddenly the room went silent... i couldn't work out what was going on until i noticed that my cuff had caught on the cartridge and lifted it up off the record! - I couldn't work out what was going on for a second!!! very embarrassing!!! stopped wearing long sleeves very quickly after that....
hehehe
bryan
No Longer Charting
Time for one of my old stories that I don't think you are aware of.
A DJ colleague of mine, actually fell asleep between records. We're talking 7" records here, NOT 12".
Imagine it. A fairly full dance floor and then for a few seconds at the end of the current record, just the sound of the stylus hitting the end of the run out groove. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Those were the days!!!
Now, do you think your story is that embarrassing? :lol:
If that's not good enough, try knocking yourself out with a guitar during a 'cabaret' spot. On Saturday nights, I used to DJ with this same guy who fell asleep. We used to be up for all kinds of fun and frolics and quite often we would go totally 'over the top'.
This was 1972, when we still used to play the odd rock records along with all the good soul and funk. Disco music was much less pigeonholed. Anyhow, I decided that it would be fun to do a Pete Townshend take to a Who record. I had an electric guitar and a strobe and a white suit, so no one was going to stop me. The record was 'Won't Get Fooled Again' from memory. I did my Townshend impersonation with flailing windmill arms and it went down really well. The strobe, plus white suit made the whole thing quite stunning for those days. It came to the last few bars of the record and I decided to go for the ultimate Townshend gesture. So I undid the guitar strap and threw the guitar a good ten feet up into the air. Trouble was, the strobe light blinded me, so I couldn't see the damned thing on its way down. Net result, a very heavy, solid body, electric guitar landed straight on my head and I, momentarily, keeled over. The applause was deafening, apparently. Was I embarrassed? Probably, but I'll tell you something. We had a load more people in for the following weeks and I had complete strangers buy me drinks for a long time after too.
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
hahah congrats quinny - whilst you were polishing up your guitar moves in 72, my mum was heading to the hospital...! and here i am...!
Gold Record [Level 7]
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn Quinny...now thats some funny ass ****! :lol: I bet you felt like you were riding the "magic bus" after that thing crashed down :lol: Very cool story
Fly By Night, Sleep In The Daytime
Gold Record [Level 7]
****..imagine what would happen if we were working a gig together.. :lol:Originally Written by K-Bee
Thats a funny story Jim :lol: I can actually picture me the whole thing taking place. Somehow I'm not surprised such a thing could happen for you :lol:
Fly By Night, Sleep In The Daytime
No Longer Charting
Imagine what it was like working with that other guy? Every single night was totally unpredictable. We were outrageous, in our own small town way. We went out of our way to shock people and get them to question their ideas of what a disco should be. On reflection, I don't think Southampton was ready for it, but it was great fun while it lasted.
My most embarrassing night was probably when we had a fancy dress Toga evening and whilst doing the judging, I was stripped bollock naked by a few of the regular lads 'n' lasses. These things used to happen.
On one riverboat shuffle, it was so choppy that virtually every record jumped. Big lesson learned; take a mixed cassette (or 3) and a cassette player next time. Although, to be honest, none of the revellers gave a rat's ass about the records jumping. It was all part of the fun and when we were really up for a good time and the alcohol was flowing, nothing stopped us having a parrrtyyyy! We had our own family thing going too.
Another real fun story about the same venue (there's loads).
We used to have live bands on Tuesday nights and some damned fine ones too. This is probably before most people's time, but we had The Sensational Alex Harvey band one night. This band was very theatrical in its presentation, especially Alex Harvey himself and certainly lived up to its name. The stage used to have big double doors right next to it. Great for getting the gear in and out and also great for a certain Zal Cleminson (a brilliant guitarist) to somehow concoct falling out of whilst still playing a blinding guitar solo. What a sight, especially when the bass guitarist decided to join him!!! That was something very special. Whether he deliberately fell through the doors or was stoned, I never got to find out.
Indie Release [Level 4]
this is a quote from the book "how to dj right".it's from the guys who wrote "last night a dj saved my life".it's a pictire of boy george with a bubble saying"**** up.make mistakes.the best bit of advice i ever got was from jon pleased at the hacienda.i did this real -car crasj job,like a drag queen falling down the stairs in platforms.i said aargh,i can't believe i did that!and jon went 'well at leat they know you're here!"
boy george
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DISCO
The word evokes not just a type of music or a kind of dance or even a style of dress.It\'s also a new social order of black and white,gay and straight,rich and poor,all hot,sweaty and, most likely,high,together.
Gold Record [Level 7]
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I used to keep my records clean as best one could, but I remember an incident when the needle picked up so much dust off the records that it "Glided" across the face of the vinyl all the way off! (this also happened once when the needle tip broke off) it was very embarrasing to say the least and I could never understand where all the dust came from (so fast) nor how I missed the deteriorating sound (monitors off, distractions ?), later on again I developed the habit of always checking and/or removing (with fingers) any dust collected by the needle before playing any and all records, whether they were clean or not.
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