In all my years of dj'ing....thousands of parties ...weddings...and corporate events....ive never once ate a meal on premises...AND IM A BIG FATTIE!!
I watch gig logs on youtube all the time...and the dj's not only move away from their booth to sit down at a table and pig out with their entire crew of misfits...half of them under dressed and there just hanging out....they also whine and complain if the food wasnt good....or if they werent offered...
I am normally offered food about 50% of the time... and i think there is a reason why 50% never think to ask...and why the other 50% are simply being overly kind... As i learned from my own wedding... even cheap weddings are expensive... handing out 4 or 5 extra plates to strangers is very kind and generous... but why should that cost be added? Do they pay extra so that the caterers ...servers... valet....pool boy... etc can all feast as well?
I find it highly unprofessional....and bizarre to presume i am part of their family and friends ....feel i can step away from the real reason im there....grab a plate and drip gravy all over my suit...have chicken in my teeth....and smell like an arbys the rest of the night...
For that matter....i wont even sit down ...at any point... im there to perform.... to entertain.... if i went to a dinner theater and had to wait while the cast milled about in folding chairs on stage and fixed themselves a plate... even taking up a few tables on the main floor to eat... id think it must be amateur hour...
Maybe its just me...my ocd maybe...
But just curious your thoughts...
cc
ps---- pet peeve #437... dj's who wear polo shirts to weddings .... have some self respect... atleast grab one of those dress shirt / tie combo packs at jc pennys .... u wanna charge a thousand dollars and show up worse dressed than uncle terry the blacksheep of the family... sad...sad....sad.
if you went to a Rolling Stones concert and Mick was wearing khakis and a polo shirt with the bands logo on it...you would think the band lost their mind...
BE AN ENTERTAINER GUYS!!! STOP DRESSING LIKE THE FED EX GUY!!!
I watch gig logs on youtube all the time...and the dj's not only move away from their booth to sit down at a table and pig out with their entire crew of misfits...half of them under dressed and there just hanging out....they also whine and complain if the food wasnt good....or if they werent offered...
I am normally offered food about 50% of the time... and i think there is a reason why 50% never think to ask...and why the other 50% are simply being overly kind... As i learned from my own wedding... even cheap weddings are expensive... handing out 4 or 5 extra plates to strangers is very kind and generous... but why should that cost be added? Do they pay extra so that the caterers ...servers... valet....pool boy... etc can all feast as well?
I find it highly unprofessional....and bizarre to presume i am part of their family and friends ....feel i can step away from the real reason im there....grab a plate and drip gravy all over my suit...have chicken in my teeth....and smell like an arbys the rest of the night...
For that matter....i wont even sit down ...at any point... im there to perform.... to entertain.... if i went to a dinner theater and had to wait while the cast milled about in folding chairs on stage and fixed themselves a plate... even taking up a few tables on the main floor to eat... id think it must be amateur hour...
Maybe its just me...my ocd maybe...
But just curious your thoughts...
cc
ps---- pet peeve #437... dj's who wear polo shirts to weddings .... have some self respect... atleast grab one of those dress shirt / tie combo packs at jc pennys .... u wanna charge a thousand dollars and show up worse dressed than uncle terry the blacksheep of the family... sad...sad....sad.
if you went to a Rolling Stones concert and Mick was wearing khakis and a polo shirt with the bands logo on it...you would think the band lost their mind...
BE AN ENTERTAINER GUYS!!! STOP DRESSING LIKE THE FED EX GUY!!!
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