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As of Friday this week, me and a friend of mine start a run of regular monthly night's in Peterborough.Called Loaded, named after one of our fav tunes. Symbolic as it's a track that defies genres.

The first time I've done anything apart from a reunion night and a long time since my oppo has done either.

Nervous but excited

Been practising at home, all set up in the loft

Very nice too!

It's an ambition to learn the basics of DJing one day - I tried once or twice but it seems there's more to it than just playing my favourite tunes in a row.

Either way I hope it goes well - I don't know if it's possible to record the set and put it online but I'd love to give it a listen.

There'll always be some wag at the end of the evening who'll come up to the stage and ask, 'Do you play requests?' and you'll say, 'Yes, what do you want, ' and he'll say, 'Can you play Faraway?' and stagger off laughing fit to bust.

Mark Lamarr tells that he gave up DJing because people kept asking for 'something I know'.

That and having someone come and ask him to play 'some funk' while a Funkadelic track was actually being played.

Pfft. Philistines.

Sounds good Undie - bound to get the Bobby Gillespie seal of approval

Did you see that?
What a shit show, apparently he was asked to take part and dance, of which he refused.

Claude, which one are you?

He's Digby in disguise.

EHLJ

Bet you all can't guess who I am....

Lisa wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:38 pm

He's Digby in disguise.

EHLJ

I think that’s an Elvis song?

John Fred and his Playboys - Dogby in disguise, with glasses

Gaspode wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:31 pm

Bet you all can't guess who I am....

Is that you ERic?

Redpig59 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:36 pm

Gaspode wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:31 pm

Bet you all can't guess who I am....

Is that you ERic?

I may be in some weird parallel universe but here and now, how VERY dare you!

Learnt some things tonight, charging to get in a bar when they don't normally charge puts some people off. Alternating between decks and door isn't much to either.

However, when the owner says it's the best night she's had since she's been there, says it was a good night.

it would seem we are to become a monthly thing.

Good stuff Undie.

You missed a good night’s viewing on BBC 4 last night though...

Undie wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:29 am

Learnt some things tonight, charging to get in a bar when they don't normally charge puts some people off. Alternating between decks and door isn't much to either.

However, when the owner says it's the best night she's had since she's been there, says it was a good night.

it would seem we are to become a monthly thing.

That’s excellent news Undi.

I’m intrigued what the set-up is. Is it a room for dancing with a dance floor or is it more of a listening thing? And who are your punters - oldies like me, youngsters like you, students, or a mixture? Is it pub hours or are you playing chill out as the sun comes up (probably not)?

A rough setlist might be fun too.

I think there’s a new train service from the end of my street to PB so you never know...

Sorry didn't see this. I wasn't being deliberately rude. Not this time anyway

Its a coffee shop/ cocktail bar type room. There is a cracking room downstairs that we want in on. If they can make upstairs a success downstairs conversation into a cellar room for in nights/ bands will get the go ahead.

The part of town it is in, is predominantly for older crowds. Certainly over 30s. A very nice area, the kids can go and get hammered in rougher pubs a bit further along and the middle aged get to relive their youth.
Other nights run at our venue are gay disco, and a few house nights too.

We were asked to play on their NYE night too. 3 nights in one, us 9-11, disco to house 11-1 and house 1-3.
We seem to be very much liked at the moment.
30th November our next night.

Set list, mmm. We played a bit of all sorts. Doors, stone roses, lyn Collins, ll cool j, primal scream, Blondie, Nancy Williams, clash, daft punk, Supremes.

Sounds really good - does that mean there's a dancefloor or not though? Maybe a clear area in front of the decks?

And Nancy Williams? Can't say I've heard of her.

Very nice eclectic mix apart from that. The gay disco night sounds interesting too - there was an interesting time in the 80's when gay clubs and 'soul' clubs were playing very similar tunes - a Paradise Garage setlist would have been fine in most of the 'black' South London places I went to.

Bloody auto correct Nancy Wilson

Ode to ......

Maximus wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 13, 2018 1:05 pm

And Nancy Williams? Can't say I've heard of her.

Well I have, you should listen to The Jazz Muppet Max...