Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 17:27:59 -0700
>Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:04:30 -0700
>From: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
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>To: NRahav@ixl.com, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: 1. topic... or... What happens when you play music that isnt
>yours
>
>
>
>NRahav@ixl.com wrote:
>
>>
>> So I put in the mix and it's the MOST CORNY crossover pop-house I have ever
>> heard, the kind of shit that made me want to get away from the tables so
>> that nobody would think that it was I playing this shit, and maybe vomit
>> quietly in the corner. not only that, but every couple of minutes there's
>> some cheesy sound effects and this DJ in boston saying his name over the
>> mix: "DJ Federico... ico... ico...."
>>
>
>I can forgive the guy for mixing cheesy pop house (cos let's face it,
>there are
>DJs out there who are into it, and if they really enjoy the music they spin,
>more power to 'em) but putting your name in the mix?!?!? (it's a different
>story, though if you get some MC to name-check you in a rhyme, and that MC
>makes
>a record out of it, and you put it in your mix...or if you find some
>record that
>contains a sample of words that just happen to be your DJ name, tha'ts cool),
>but "DJ Federico...ico..." UGH! That's the lowest. THE LOWEST!
>
>Confession time...
>
>I must admit that due to bad experiences with arrogant people back in my
>junior
>high/high school days that owned a pair of turntables and somehow call
>themselves DJs, I have always had somewhat of a prejudice against DJs...this
>newsgroup and the DJs I know currently have helped me overcome that and
>open my
>mind somewhat, but ol' DJ Federico's little display of vanity helped brew
>those
>old feelings back again...
>
>I normally don't condone violence, but if anyone here lives in the Boston area
>and personally delivers "DJ Federico...ico..."' a serious ass-kicking, I will
>greatly reward you.
>
Except even the 'good' DJ do this. My friend (the same DJ as mentioned
before) said the last DJ Premier mix CD was ruined because he kept doing
the 'DJ..DJ Premier...P...P...P...Premier' in the mix. So as De La Soul
says "Ego Trippin'"
erik g
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