Entry
One Hundred Sixty-Eight.
Thursday, 2013.06.27, 10:02 AM CST.
Setlists
+ details: 80s Prom and Throwback Thursday!
Current Mood: A bit tired but optimistic.
Current Scent: Higher by Christian Dior.
It's
been a while! Sorry about that.
So,
back in March and April, l was honoured to participate in two different
retro events: Throwback Thursdays and 80s Prom. I'm glad
to report that things went very well with both performances.
The setlists are available here:
Throwback
Thursday setlists
80s
Prom setlists
Throwback
Thursday was terrific! I got to DJ alongside DJ Parasight and
(taking the place of the previously-scheduled DJ Neuro) DJ SPEEDBUMP!
Both of them were great to work with. I had known Parasight for
years, but I had only briefly chatted with Speedbump at one of Tulsa's
monthly "Purple Pop" events before this night. Man,
what a cool guy. I'd love to work with him again in the future.
My sets went well. I broke out some pretty rare mixes and threw
in some major surprises, like Army of Lovers' "Crucified"
and "A Juicy Red Apple" by Skin Up. I really enjoyed
the performance.
Unfortunately,
within the next few weeks, Throwback Thursdays were discontinued.
:( They were fun while they lasted.
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An
image I never would have imagined in the past: Robbo,
Sea, and I together in the back, with Lynn K
and her friend Jenni in the front. This photo was
taken by the incredible Camera Tamera (cameratamera.com).
(Despite the look on his face, Robbo was actually in a
pretty good mood!)
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80s
Prom was a BLAST! I had never been to 80s Prom before, and it
was an amazing experience. Three clubs were going at once, and
I was honoured to perform on the main stage alongside one of Tulsa's
most legendary DJs, Sean Kibble aka DJ Sea!
For
those who haven't read it before: DJ Sea was the DJ at the Beat
Club the very first time I ever went clubbing back in the late
1980s. I was rather intimidated to work with such a local club
legend, but to my surprise he was extremely nice and awesome
to work with.
Robbo
and Lynn K, the founders of 80s Prom, were also wonderful - very kind
and hospitable.
I
performed as the opening DJ, working twenty-one songs into my first
set. Sea took over for a while, and then I came back for a short
set of six songs before he closed out the evening. I think the
biggest "surprises" I threw in were "Centerfold"
by the J. Geils Band in my first set and Maurice's classic club track
"This Is Acid" in my second set.
The
crowd was wild, and huge - the biggest crowd to whom I'd performed
in about fifteen years! Plus, I received "props" for
actually using real vinyl. That was pretty awesome.
I
really enjoyed performing at both of these events; they made me glad
to still be a DJ. I look forward to more events in the future...
like That 90s Party, which is (ack!) TOMORROW NIGHT!!!
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