I go look up 'careers in DJ-ing' and as you can see, wikiHow tells me I can be a DJ in the front yard of my modest suburban home. Good to know. I need a hat though. And some shades. And reeeeeally long arms.
The sites selling DJ-ing as a career are as vast as their record collections. I don't get it. Dj-ing used to be something some schmuck did when they couldn't get a bad band together for shitty bars that couldn't afford live music anyway..even the bands that played for free drinks. Now it's a career? Mixing and mashing? That seems to be the 'art' of taking someone else's music and scrounging bits of it to hook to other people's bits with some highly artistic 'scritch scratch' thrown in and calling it an original mix. Whuuu? Lindsay Lohan is a Dj and so is Paris Hilton now. Okay then. I guess they have their Ronson degree.
I am also advised that to be a professional DJ you must sport a trendy wardrobe. I will let you know what that is as soon as I graduate from SAM DJ school! This shit is fucking goofy and I am too old to understand it. I shouldn't even be allowed to have a computer or I never would have wondered what it was about. Obama just said kids should look into learning a trade instead of getting an Art History degree. Is this what he meant? Scritch, scritch, scratch scratch...look at me! I'm a professional.
PS, whatever you do while searching the net for DJ info, do not, DO NOT go to 'fuck the DJ'. It's not a criticism piece. You have been warned.
I don't get how being a DJ is such a big deal either. My daughters were so excited to go to an Atlantic City nightclub to see a DJ "perform". It was a huge draw, too and very expensive for the tickets.
ReplyDeleteIn my head I was thinking what a racket, you just happen to play the right song at the right time or you take someone else's song and change the beat. Do that for a few hours and collect a huge paycheck. Doesn't make sense to me, I'm getting too old.
Fuck that noise. Give me a live gig with real live musicians playing real live instruments. I miss the DIY ethics of LA Punk in the late 70's and early 80's.
ReplyDeleteMary Mary, I spent quite a few Friday and Saturday nights at the Whiskey in the early 80's.
ReplyDeleteI remember once standing outside when,a fight broke out between two punk chickies, security had to break it up. We were there to see X, my first time. When they hit the stage, I realized it had been Exene out there beating up the other girl!
i am a dj i am what i play....
ReplyDeleteYou're not too old, Pat. You're too smart.
ReplyDeleteThis shit is stupid. And a rip off.
Yes, it was Exene, who was beating up this chick Maria, who Exene caught sitting on her then-husband, John Doe's lap. I was there that night; too bad we didn't know each other! We could have hung out together in that filthy, wonderful club!
ReplyDeleteI love Exene; she is moving to Austin - she just had a big ol' estate sale in OC to lighten her moving load.
Mary_Mary and Connie45, how about that for a coincidence! You might have been standing right next to each other.
ReplyDeleteOn Feb. 20, my life turned into shit. That night my 3 cats were on the front deck and playing in the front yard. Something came from the empty cane fields behind my house and snapped the neck of my russian blue-Grey Bear. The only sign was the 2 other cats screeching and running in the house with their fur twice their size. I went out and didn't see anything. Went back in to get the flashlight and then I found him. I thought it was a cayote, but the skin was not broken and I thought the cayote would have taken it for food. I am stumped. Something came from somewhere and I can't figure out what it is.
ReplyDeleteThe next day my car was vadelized. That kind of thing is unheard of around here. Nothing was missing, windshield was broken, driver's mirror was busted off and the door dented. This was while I was shopping in town after dark.
The day after that, my grown son who has been looking for a permanenet job forever, finally lost it. I won't go into detail, but it breaks a mother's heart. He says he will go into rehab for alcohol, but if you know someone who drinks you know they can't be trusted. There goes any chance of ever getting that job he was waiting for. I knew he drank, but I thought it was social. His friends tell me this is something new and they didn't even know it had gotten this bad. They knew the job thing was weighing down on him. We are all shocked. How can you hide something like this from everyone?
So, I am in bad emotional shape. Don't want to discuse this with anyone local--it's bad enough I have to know. So. I'm using you people as my sounding board. And anyone who feels they can send good vibes, please do. I feel like I'm waist deep in shit and I can't swim out.
Jane, I'm very sorry to hear that all these things have happened to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteSending all my good thoughts and vibes your way.
Christina
Jane, complete stranger here sending you good vibes. So sorry about your cat, i can't even believe that happened. Also i'm sure your son will get back to a good place soon. Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteBeen a while since you've posted Pat, hope you're okay..
ReplyDeleteLiz from NZ x
Jane...I'm sorry that you are going through all of this. And I'm sorry your son is too. Keeping you in my thoughts
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Jane good vibes from Mexico.....Sorry to read about all the crap that happened to you.... Things will get better...for you and your son...Marilyn
ReplyDeleteJane, another total stranger here. I understand what you are dealing with. I am sorry your son has been going thru the unemployment thing too. My son was unemployed for 2 1/2 years. And now he has a great job. So, don't give up hope. I hope you find out what is after your cats and vandalizing your property. Things will get better. Hang in there. *Peace*
ReplyDeleteJane, sending good thoughts your way. I understand the feelings you are having regarding your son. Hopefully, he will find his way thru this and come out better on the other side of these problems. As a mom, I know this is hard (from first hand experience). Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteLucy
Thanks everyone. Usually I just bitch a lot. But all of this at one time knocked me down. Pat's got some of the best people in the world on her blog.
ReplyDeleteJane, virtual hugs and all the positive vibes I can muster are headed your way. Sometimes life just sucks, might take awhile, but it will get better.
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