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Thanks for your comments guys. Take it easy Paul.

It was BRILL As we waited for my mates mum to arrive, I just played a selection from the charts, as she came in turned it up and played Happy Birthday, after that, just some more chart music and a couple of 50's until the food. At the food time, just put a Boyzone CD on and left it on low while we all stuffed our faces and chatted, after that, my friends said a few words and it was off with some 70's stuff, and 60's, few cheesy 80's. Being a Liverpool fan, I declined the request of playing Walk on, and finished with a good kicking of the Birthday girl with New York, New York.

Well, the time is now, havnt done a disco since last Feb (07) Here goes......

Supose your right, I keep forgetting Im 40 next month, still think Im 20 still. :damn:

Not been around for a while, as I have been more busy with work and house extension, but, Just been informed of a gig I have to do, Yep thats right, not asked, just told!!! There is going to be some great totty there and cant wait. Its for my mates mother who is 70 :scared: Should be a really good night on Friday.

Nice one, Down to motor world tomorrow.

Hi Guys. I need some help here, this might be the strangest request here, but here goes. I am trying to find somebody I was sat next to on a flight from Stansted to Italy on Sunday 15th July 2007 on the Ryanair 07:10 Flight. It was a girl, and here name is Michelle. I would guess mid to late 20's, and she has been travelling in Australia a few years back. She teaches English to pre-school itallian children. All I know is she came home for her friends wedding at the weekend, and she has been in her job for three years, and she is from the Southend part of England.

The Crystal Chandelier went down OK, then teh person who boked me wanted Lucile for the Birthday boy, They al sat down again. A few did get up to Tiger Feet. and Relax?????

Just got home from what has to be the worst gig I have done, maybe the worst gig on here???? 70th Birthday party. Like Dawn of the Dead!!!! Didnt matter what went on, no reasction at all. Oh well, just havein a drink now and winding down. Hope all yours went better than mine.

Where do you find these hard drive controllers?

Ive got a 40th Wedding anny on Saturday night, Its the In-laws though

I cringed when I heard this

Well this weekend was better. Got a pass from the wife to attend my work mates stag night in Amsterdam. Great couple of nights, good food and loads of beer. Going to bed now, as I am knackered. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/sleep1.gif

Wow after reading all the replys, I think it will be easier to predict Saturdays Lottery numbers than the type of music that pleases everybody. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/bash.gif

QUOTE (BigBen @ May 1 2006, 08:12 AM) Your admin seems to be a bit suspect here Swanny - you didn't know there was a surprise 40th, you didn't know the finish time and you didn't know what to play. Two of these things should have been down on paper well before the gig, or at least confirmed in the week leading up to the gig with a telephone call. As for music to play I always, where possible, walk amongst the audience with a pen and paper taking personal requests. This works on so many levels that I don't know why everyone doesn't do it...you break down any barriers between audience and D

QUOTE (ADS Entertainments @ May 1 2006, 06:43 AM) QUOTE I was so much looking forward to midnight, then I got told it was a 12.45 bar and a 1.15am finish Didn't you know what time it finished ? http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/533.gif It was suppose to be midnight when they booked, but, they lad who booked me gave me an extra £20 to finish after last orders, which I foolisly aqgreed to before I found out what time that was.

How do you want to control them?? You can use a PC interface, or a hand help interface, or you can connect them all together and let one be the master and control the others all to the same displays. I got one of these From Here Easy to put together and software can control your lights by your PC, and setup a sequence to play as and when you want, or something like this might do the trick if you just want to try it out from here

That would have been good, but I am in AMsterdam on a stag night - weekend http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/071.gif

I was so much looking forward to midnight, then I got told it was a 12.45 bar and a 1.15am finish. But by then, there was only about 10 people left, plus the two girls who danced all night to whatever was playing

QUOTE (Withnail @ Apr 30 2006, 11:51 AM) Crowds like that are so frustrating, aren't they mate. Still, you take the rough with the smooth. So true. Thanks for the replys anyway guys, it does make you feel like calling the Loot with a load of stuff to sell, but like you say, take the rough with the smooth, out of all the gigs I have done, That must be the first one where the time on the laptop was going backwards. But hey ho, maybe the other guest enjoyed it and it was just an unlucky table that wanted there own personnal DJ.

QUOTE (Danno13 @ Apr 30 2006, 02:39 PM) Sorry you had a bad night. When they asked for 70s / 80s stuff.. did you ask for an example of the kind of tracks they wanted? I only ask because obviously there were lots of different genres of music across those eras, so mabye narrowing down their choices might have led to a better night.... I did ask, but it was as if they didnt have a clue, all there reply was, "your the DJ", as they were asking me, I was putting on the tracks. I tried all sorts from Mud, T Rex, Mungo jerry, The Drifters to The Temptations, Frankie Valli and a whole lot of oth

Wow, My heart stopped then. For a reply that quick, I thought you was going to say you were there???????????????? Its true what you say, just nice now to watch the football updates with a beer now. There was two girls, they danced all night at the front. On the way out I saw them getting into a taxi, so I beeped and thanked them for dancing all night. Then my wife called me a perv?????

Just got home from a gig, I was told it was a christening, but when I started I found out it was a surprise 40th. Anyway, playing charty stuff for the first hour or so, as evertybody was chatting, and it kept the kids busy doing the dances, then after the buffet opened up with Take That, Relight my fire, as I was told they wanted 70s and 80s stuff, so off I went Wham, Mungo Jerry abit of Jive stuff, then in came the request, Rihanna SOS and Kanye West Touch the sky, So I got around to playing them, only then to be told that the music was :cense:c**** crap, get it off and play some 70s and 80s

I got the Hercules from Argos today, used it tonight, found it ok, but seems to make the files jump?? Might try it on another PC tomorrow.

QUOTE (ADS Entertainments @ Apr 28 2006, 07:42 PM) QUOTE I am looking to get one tomorrow for a gig tomorrow night in Liverpool. Brave man I like a challenge. Why would you not use one?????