It's Friday!

  For many people Friday evening means only one thing, the end of a long hard week at work and time for a few drinks with friends or stay in and watch TV. As a DJ the week is reversed and Friday evening is the culmination of the week's preparation and organisation. It is the start of my working weekend and  time to earn some money the old fashioned way... cash in hand of course! I spend most of the week organising and preparing for the weekend gigs, such as making sure I have all their requests and the Top 40 is updated, plus a few future hits if you can get hold of them. On Friday it is time to load up the car and set off on the road to wherever the party is. This weekend sees me playing at an engagement party in a working men's club in Leeds, of which the hosts have submitted me a very eclectic play list ranging from Northern Soul to LMFAO. Should be an interesting evening.

Tomorrow evening sees me head to the rather more salubrious location of a large stately home near Selby, where the chandeliers rattle to the beat of the music. This time it is a wedding, complete with play list consisting mainly of indie/rock music from throughout the decades.

Last weekend I had the privilege of DJing at this venue for the very first time and the staff  were brilliant, allowing me to store some equipment and have free drinks at the bar! The wedding party went with a swing but was unfortunately spoilt by a couple of the guests trashing their hotel rooms. As I was putting my lid on the mixer a thick-set looking man, who at the start of the evening seemed a little worse for wear, was being led down the sweeping staircase by the police in handcuffs . I am pretty sure he sobered up rather quickly after that. The 11.30pm finish allowed me though to see the dawn of my 30th birthday in relative peace, including a lovely call from my girlfriend, Samantha, who sang "Happy Birthday" to me down the phone. xxx