Saw this interesting Gig log.... a poor dj just gettin wolloped with requests from the father of the bride... starting at about the 8:20 mark... lol
i somehow was born with a super human gene that allows me to shut down my feelings and smile and laugh through junk like this... however i think Bruce Springsteen is my trigger word.... one night i was doing a bar gig at a place that had brand new management...had 300 college kids in the palm of my hands....busting out an amazing dance set.... then this 50 year old guy in a tweed jacket comes stumbling up to my booth...demanding Bruce Springsteen... lol... now i love me some Bruce...when im driving in my car...singing along....living his life in New Jersey by proxy.....but nothing can kill a dancefloor quicker than pretty much anything from his catalog
So that being said...i just smiled at him and said ....i will do what i can....lol.... so he proceeds to tell me he knows the owner.... and so i say....oh ...cool...i know him too... im trying to make him a buncha money tonight... he looked a bit stunned ...and stumbles away....15 minutes later....he's there with the owner.... the owners standing behind him with that look... like..."im so sorry.... but what good is owning a bar if i cant tell the dj to play a song for my friend and look like a big shot".... i can sympathize with that... and i know the guy wasnt simply trying to show me whos boss....because he had begged my crew for our services.... i came with a full promotional team...7 bouncers...and 3 to 5 hundred guaranteed clientele...
At any rate... i mixed in about 40 seconds of Dancing in the Dark.... and never had the hassle again...
But this poor dj looked pretty miserable...and i feel for him... that dang Bruce....
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATi4gec59CU
i somehow was born with a super human gene that allows me to shut down my feelings and smile and laugh through junk like this... however i think Bruce Springsteen is my trigger word.... one night i was doing a bar gig at a place that had brand new management...had 300 college kids in the palm of my hands....busting out an amazing dance set.... then this 50 year old guy in a tweed jacket comes stumbling up to my booth...demanding Bruce Springsteen... lol... now i love me some Bruce...when im driving in my car...singing along....living his life in New Jersey by proxy.....but nothing can kill a dancefloor quicker than pretty much anything from his catalog
So that being said...i just smiled at him and said ....i will do what i can....lol.... so he proceeds to tell me he knows the owner.... and so i say....oh ...cool...i know him too... im trying to make him a buncha money tonight... he looked a bit stunned ...and stumbles away....15 minutes later....he's there with the owner.... the owners standing behind him with that look... like..."im so sorry.... but what good is owning a bar if i cant tell the dj to play a song for my friend and look like a big shot".... i can sympathize with that... and i know the guy wasnt simply trying to show me whos boss....because he had begged my crew for our services.... i came with a full promotional team...7 bouncers...and 3 to 5 hundred guaranteed clientele...
At any rate... i mixed in about 40 seconds of Dancing in the Dark.... and never had the hassle again...
But this poor dj looked pretty miserable...and i feel for him... that dang Bruce....