Monday, April 29, 2013

Supreme TOSH



















*this is a picture of my technics 1200 dust cover and a new sticker (can you guess which one???). i've had this deck (and its companion, the 2 to this one's 1) for well over 15 years. they were built to last and have served me well. may they spin on in the finest of style... anyways, tonight is shaping up to be my last vancouver DJ appearance (3-song set!@#$%!!!). it's been a long time since i started playing for the likes of industry vet bruce allen at his annual xmas parties (dating back to the new millennium!@#$%!!!), multiple private events for sarah mclachlan, bryan adams (music and photo related), and vicki gabereau (who tried to low ball me, sorry vicki!!!), not to forget an opening slot at sonar (RIP) w/ the upsetter himself, lee perry (*we connected over galaga), a guest set at the 2-room el famoso redux (shine backroom, NOT the red lounge unfortch, i don't even think gman or rizk knew about this, does this mean i don't get to keep my imagined "HIP HOP CREDENTIALS"??? i was billed, along w/ the hommie vince c who secured the position, as "SANDINISTA SOUND SYSTEM," lol... all i wanted was to erase the mentally scarring dirty looks i used to get from certain staff members at FWUH), so many government black tie functions i can't remember (well, at least I wore a black tie), and even a couple gigs w/ those shaggy haired stoners, black mountain (NO REGGAE). while i am accepting out-of-town "work" (thank you MEXICO!!! tune in TOKYO!@#$%??? and say it ain't so TORONTO!@#$%@!!!), i'd like to thank the dancers, DOUG THE MOD, ichiro goto, KAMANDI, avi shack, MR. RUMBLE, anyone who hit the decks at FRIENDLY FIRE, thomas anselmi, SORTED DJs (they pissed on the purple onion brit selectors, sorry baz, all love), italian hairdressers named der, OTIS clothing, OTIS RECORDS SOUND SYSTEM (PRIDE 2012), H.R. MACMILLAN PLANETARIUM, ty scammell, jennifer, the town pump, the lamplighter, rock and roll circus, COLLECTORS R.P.M., starfish room, alibi room, coquitlam, burger king on main, burger king on main (parking lot), (industrial area near) burger king on main, RODEN GRAY, moose's down under, COAST 1040, DYNAMO gallery, pacific cinematheque, twilight zone, SONAR, haven, shebeen (irish heather), interurban gallery, ms. t's cabaret, sugar refinery, railway club, the bunker (on robson), westin bayshore, IKEA, ryans B and LEE, jay G, vince, SNDNST, ALFA 5, the afterglow, some place on cordova, PUBLIC lounge, VIVO (and what it used to be called), the commodore, graceland and LUV-A-FAIR requests, richard's on richards, the chameleon (hotel georgia), vancouver art gallery, victory square, the OG clove restaurant (commercial drive), soulcial shebeen on hastings, the georgia straight, jason lev (pre and post waldorf), the waldorf hotel (pre and post renovation, RIP), club VODA, psych night, ANZA club, biltmore, monte clark gallery, stan douglas, FIJI canada association, VINYL RITCHIE, LOCKJAW (RIP), len barker, jason palma, scotty HARD, TRANSMOLECULAR crew, ashly ash, and of course THE STUNT MAN (who has once again given me the opportunity to let me be myself) and all those who have made my vancouver DJ career so memorable... PEACE

9 comments:

  1. come one, come all, come short, come tall...

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  2. Have some RC at SOM tonight for us. Thinking of you. Mexico, Tokyo, Toronto...POWELL RIVER in the summertime!? xoxoxo

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  3. that was tight. i may keep this rolling. BIG cheers to the stunt man, arcee, ashley ash, vinyl ritchie, czech, flipout, transmolecular, DJ hancock, J.O., and weird seance...

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  4. well, vicki used to say so anyways!@#$%!!!

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  5. Dig the new breed. My once faltering DJ career has been bolstered by the love of the Lido. Catch me each and every Saturday night during the month of September!

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  6. Club Da Bong off Denman in the west end?

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