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I've been trying to work out what I want to say about spinning in the scene this month...
but what I want to say is riddled with so many mixed emotions, good and bad, that I'm having a hard time articulating what I'm feeling. There is a degree to which I feel uncertain that sharing these thoughts is even a good idea.
So for now I'm only going to say this...

I love this scene. I love being a DJ and a promoter for it. I love participating in all the ways I can.
If there is anything you love about it, please get out there and support your favorite parts of it with your attendance as often as you can.

I know the reasons I might say it in this manner aren't entirely clear, but some of it I just haven't worked out yet and some of it is best left unsaid... maybe... probably... who knows.
I just hope I can continue to give something back to this scene that has given me so much, in many ways, for which I am eternally grateful.

So with that said, and sans my usual party-by-party review, (suffice to say they all were great fun in many respects,) these are my play lists for November:

HAVEN; November 2, 2010

( 9-10p: )
( 11:30p: )


RESURRECTION; November 4, 2010

( 1st set: )
( 2nd set: )
( tag set w/ Rabid Angel: )


HAVEN; November 16, 2010

( 9-10p: )
( 11:30p: )

HAVEN; June 30, 2009

Well this was my second Drag Ball at Haven and it was an utter blast! I spun with Mothra and Znuh which is always fun (though Mothra is going to break me on the dance floor if he doesn't stop dropping Prodigy - Poison in his sets! hee hee )

GZ joined me and we both cross-dressed for the night... I'll have some pictures on myspace soon I'm sure. I think I had my bra on too tight cause I was getting a back ache that went away as soon as I took it off. And my tits were too hard and were an affront to gay and straight men alike. HA

With his recent death, I prepared a short tribute to Micheal Jackson, which I was very excited about and it got an awesome reaction! I keep hearing all the jokes berating Jackson for the later part of his life but I still can't help but appreciate what he did generally for music and how his music inspired others. It may not be goth, but even goths dance to Thriller! Can't really say I'll miss who he was in his final years, but I did want to celebrate the music of the man since I grew up listening to him. I'm glad everyone was receptive to the midnight tribute. :)

I get back to Haven this Tuesday, July 7 to spin with Damian Plague & Dirge! No theme, but we're giving away tickets to VNV Nation playing in Boston!

Here are my sets from Haven's Drag Ball:

( 9-10p set: )
( 11:50p set: )

Resurrection; July 2, 2009

Resurrection was a lot of fun! I would describe the environment as "intimate" since there is little room and a lot of friendly people. I spun with Rabid Angel who is such a nice guy. I took a mostly rock-industrial approach to my sets given that he drops a lot of underground music I'm unfamiliar with. I'm a top-40 type dj in that way I suppose.
On the technical side of things, the music system there has the unfortunate flaw of starting Cd tracks with a half-second delay when you hit play... which forced me to abandon any beat-matching and focus on cross-fades and segues. So, as it is when working with new equipment, I definitely learned something but didn't beat myself nearly as much as I normally might for any sloppy transitions or for muting the channels twice. Hahaha... sigh.
I don't think anyone really noticed the transitions as much as I did since I was getting very enthusiastic feedback throughout the night and after. Looking forward to the next time, whenever that might be. :)


Here are my sets from Resurrection:

( 10-11p set: )
( 12-1a set: )