Janet Going On Tour

After rave reviews from American Idol, Janet says she is going back on the road..No word yet if her ass will be on it's own tour bus..

Winner or?

So Lee Dewise wins Amercian Idol. This year there was not anyone that stood out to be like a Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood or Daughtry. This dude might have a record that people will listen to for a split second and then he will fade away. As long as the record lables keep throwing "out of nowhere" artists like Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber at the world, people will forget about these people we watched for soo many weeks become the "latest and greatest". I wish him luck. If Crystal would have won it would have been like another Joan Osborne, Allanis Morristte, Avril Levigne type that would have been ok for a split second untill the next Lady Gaga record came out..

And the winner will be??

Brittany Murphy's Husband Found Dead

No waste of money on a murder trial for his wife!

Monday Means

For some it means the ever so worn out "I hate Mondays, is it the weekend yet" blah blah blah! For me I look at it as another week I am lucky to have the opportunities that I do. I can say 100% that I love what I do! Sometimes sleep can be bit rough with bar nights during the week but I am able to provide pretty well while enjoying it and that drives me to keep going. I do have some weeks where I am "over booked" like next week where I have 2 extra events in addition to the day job and bar nights. I will make it happen, I always do…

So I don't "hate" Mondays or my jobs, who could be that selfish with all of the people out of work, people losing homes and not able to provide the basics to get through life or even a week or sometimes a day! I would rather be dead tired and know I did all I can to get to that point then to sit on my fat ass and have expectations from everyone else but myself…

Wednesday Night at Peppers!

Last Tuesday at ROCK HOUSE

Janet Why?

Is she trying out for the group En Vouge??

I WANT SLASH BACK!

Who shot ya?

I finally saw the movie "Notorious" over the weekend. I figured it would be safer to watch it at home then in a theater where things had gotten crazy when then movie was first released. I guess the story was based on info from Biggies Mom and others that were familiar with his life and career. The part about 2 Pac getting shot in the lobby of the same building that the "Bad Boy" guys were in recording upstairs and them not knowing anything about it was comical as they still stick with "they knew nothing about it". To this day I think it is bull! It was a good movie more in part, it was FREE!

Brought To You By..

Seems like my blog has looked like a commercial with the postings of the various flyers to what I am doing. It's free and I figured what the hell. I am still getting used to the next round of being a nightclub DJ. I am steering clear of all the negative stuff as well as dodging the daggers that some people are throwing at my back. Much came to full circle when the last bar that I worked at was closing and I was trying to secure the gigs that I have now. I really know who has my back and know is trying to stab me in it. It's all good, I got this!

Ready for the weekend..

Variety Baby!

I never thought with the highs and lows I have had in the entertainment business that it would land up to being back in a bar 4 nights a week! I am not complaining in the least bit. I was going through the "It's my twilight years" phase and at turning 42 this year I am back at it! I don't put my body through the abuse I did "back in the day" so I am more healthy in that sense. I don't see burn out anytime soon as it is just me so I am sole shot caller in what happens when I step up to the decks. There are 3 different formats of music I am playing on these 4 nights so that really is a Godsend and keeps me fresh for the next gig. Only the Fri & Sat gig has the same format and that works out fine. You have to have variety in this business and be able to relate to the environment. So far it's working and now better than ever!

Current Imaging

Technology

It's pricey. But having to drag around crates of records and binders of CD's to a gig seems a thing of the past! I have made some significant investments in my set-up in the last 2 weeks so I can be updated with the rest of the world. I am very cautious on what I invest in and try to work the math in my head many times to make sure it makes financial sense. I don't wanna be one of these guys that sit on a TON of gear and not make money off of it. I am not saying it is all about money but I like to have a plan on making back what I put in. Having 4 bar nights a week, this latest investment will have paid itself off and over a few times when it is all said and done.

I hate the fact that so many "click and play" DJ's have popped up in the marketplace and are robbing guys like me of making some money in this game. Luckily now I have found owners I currently work for that know what I can do and compensate me very well for it!

That give me the drive to keep on!

On to the next

Tonight I start back at Peppers Greenwood. It's been a few years since I have played there and I am stoked about coming back. I worked there years ago filling in and over time it turned into a circus. I am hoping with the "Me, Myself and I" approach this time around I should do ok. I never claim to be the best or worse at what I do. I have done good enough to still be in the biz since 1986. There is something to say about that huh?

I did learn one thing a few weeks ago, popularity breeds contempt! I'm amazed at the amount of resentment people carry but that fuels me to go on stronger than before! I am in it to win it!

Video Update 1

Whitney Baby!

I hope she is singing better than she looks..

I’m back (well, in a blogging sense)

Been trying to focus on other things in 2010 but decided to randomly update my blog again. So we shall see how long I stick with it. I may do some "video blogging" as well. Stay tuned..