Dj Stories

With the Halloween season closing in fast I am reminded of the numerous parties that I was contracted to perform at over the years as a mobile DJ, chief among these were parties held by local singles groups. Remember that on line dating was in its infancy and many folks wanted to meet prospective friends/lovers face-to-face, so these groups held weekly dances. They had some great turnouts, but it was the Halloween parties...

Becoming a night club manager was still no picnic. One of the nicer clubs I worked for did not have a bouncer, they had an off duty cop or sheriff on duty, but it always seemed that I was usually the first one on the scene of any kind of altercation or situation, old habits die hard, and the situations were sometimes unbelievable.One of the clubs I worked for in Florida opened at 8:00 pm, and by 9:00pm one night I heard t...

Wedding DJ's get a lot of strange requests. At one reception I returned an hour after setting up to find a small TV set up behind my equipment. I cannot recall the year, but the Cleveland Indians were in the playoffs and the Bride and her Dad were BIG fans of the Indians. Her Dad instructed me that NO MATTER what was going on, if the Indians scored or one of the players hit a grand slam I was to announce it. So throughout...

Yes, I was a wedding DJ. I started in biz when DJ's were still considered a novelty. Here are examples of what I experienced. Wedding receptions fall into four categories: Great, Good, Bad and The Worst. The GREAT ones are comprised of about 15% of the receptions. The GOOD ones are about 75%, The Bad and Worse ones are the rest. These receptions are usually the fault of the people who contracted me and their guests.They a...