2009-05-31 Sun - Bright Times Vol 1. Bar Story SE15 4QL 4 til Late

Did you get burnt?

Really?
If you want a sausage fest etc. etc. etc.

its all about the musical brevity dontchaknow?

dude - I think your post here is being a bit harsh to Scott be honest - and some of the other comments here are starting to take on a bit of a slanging tone which isn't necessary, it's all fair comment.. I had a laugh at all the diva references but just because someone makes their dissatisfactions known doesn't mean they're being precious about stuff and I don't think that's where either of us are coming from. In fact I would say Scott was spot on in his ipod or CD comment - for most people there I don't think they would have cared either way how the music was being sorted out. Now that's largely about being outdoors in the sun, which I would never, ever want to deny people, as depsite my eez-i-burn (tm) complexion I am a bit of a sun-worshipper myself - lord knows we don't get to enjoy weeks like this one very often in London town.. but the venue's issues meant that the music was a distant part of the setup rather than a central part of it, which the session was supposed to be all about. BDW and a few others were out the back and they were there to listen - and it was fully appreciated - but the music wasn't carrying out front as it could have due to speaker problems and neighbour issues.

I also want to point out that my first post came in when the dissatisfactions had already been aired and were being dismissed, so I was trying to back Scott up a bit as I fully understood what he was talking about.. anyone who has said "don't see what you're making a fuss about, I had a good time" - well of course you did, you sat drinking and chatting in the sun all night! The Dj a lot of the time cut a fairly solitary figure - djing is about sharing the music and having a laugh, not navel gazing by yourself in your little booth. When the whole joint's empty apart from a couple of people ordering drinks yet people are in the yard having a great time it does seem like you should plug in an ipod and join them. I was speaking in general when I said about the "thankless task" bit - I enjoyed myself as the night wore on and I'm always grateful of the people digging the tunes - but it would have been far better to be playing in the yard on the front where you can join in the socialising going on. Rather than everyone interpreting Scott's (or my own) comments as dj prissiness, try and see them as borne out of the sense that 90 minutes of helping the atmosphere be mellow and summery and bright felt a lot of the time like 90 minutes of private time with your record bag....!!

I'm not trying to rant at any point here so don't misread this shit, it's all healthy discussion as far as I'm concerned.. I just think the bar made a lot of money out of us while not delivering on the music setup and it definitely isn't the best for the job. But for all you guys out on the front yard... the back yard was where it was at.... ;)

+1 the backyard was all aboutthe Tongan and the tunes.

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i'm not going if that tosser chris evans is there though, especially after what he put the lovely billy piper through.

Can I just say I feel I have misrepresented by the press in this regard, she was really moody in the mornings and stuff.

it saddens me a little that you and JimJams seem to think that because you haven't got a horde of acolytes trying to peek at your pressings that people are not being moved and grooved by your sets…

Missed the point too.

ahh fukkit - I can't be arsed anymore… I had a lovely time and the tunes were ace

The Tymes, it was cool

YouTube - The Tymes It's Cool

has anyone heard form Gina?? I'm a little worried.

YouTube - Jackson five-Blame it on the boogie

Has anyone complained about the toilets yet?

• it saddens me a little that you and JimJams seem to think that because you haven't got a horde of acolytes trying to peek at your pressings that people are not being moved and grooved by your sets…
  
  

I am shocked and saddened by this comment... none of my pressings are worth peeking at.

has anyone heard form Gina?? I'm a little worried.

You spoke to her at my house, after she got out of the taxi.

Gina?

Has anyone complained about the toilets yet?

were they as bad as the ones you get in france?

ah, i see.
so it wasn't one big room that everyone was in?
my bad. that's hard work, it's nicer when everyone is all together and can dance or not dance with others who are dancing or not dancing while being in the same space as the person playing records.
i get slightly paranoid when playing records for anyone apart from myself, and need to see whether people are digging what i'm playing. not in a needy "worship me" way, but in a "have i got this right? do they like this?" kind of way.

I am shocked and saddened by this comment... none of my pressings are worth peeking at.

i have some rather fetching etchings you are welcome to look at, i'm sure you will be impressed by them.

were they as bad as the ones you get in france?

eeew just remembered! No, maybe not as bad.

I knd of dig squat loos. Better for a good poo.

ah, i see.
so it wasn't one big room that everyone was in?
my bad. that's hard work, it's nicer when everyone is all together and can dance or not dance with others who are dancing or not dancing while being in the same space as the person playing records.
i get slightly paranoid when playing records for anyone apart from myself, and need to see whether people are digging what i'm playing. not in a needy "worship me" way, but in a "have i got this right? do they like this?" kind of way.

I want to hear more about your wedding set. No Abba - what were you thinking?

Next thing you'll be telling us you didn't get all the grannies and drunken uncles 'rowing' to oops upside your head and didn't close with hi-ho silver lining.

Tsk - DJ's today...

You spoke to her at my house, after she got out of the taxi.

Gina?

She must have been blotto if she got out at your house

not blotto.. just damn lucky!

the grannies and drunken uncles 'rowing' to oops upside your head and didn't close with hi-ho silver lining.

Tsk - DJ's today...

i was specifically told "no gap band" by the bride. and also "no two records of the same genre back to back".
i retired after 20 minutes and left it to my mate with the laptop. came back at the end.

greasy has lips like a ducks ass.

disguised in Hoi Sin sauce?

Has anyone complained about the toilets yet?

I have no complaints about the toilets cos I didn't use them. I was paranoid about leaving a record unattended so whenever I needed to go I reached for a long glass. I left them outside later disguised as mojitos - about six of them if I remember rightly.

Nice. Your bro nearly drank the chili olive oil on that table.

well anything's better than a salty mojito.