>[4] Favorite DJ request experiences...
>
>R=various requestee DJ=me
>
>scene 1
>R: Can you play something with words?
>DJ: Um...I'll see what I can do...
>-DJ plays a song with vocals. Requestee appears again.
>R: Can you play something with words?
>DJ: I just did.
>R: Could you play something I know?
>-sound of dj ripping hair out.
>
>scene 2
>-DJ is playing a set of manic runnin' afrofunk drum and bass (ala
>ez-rollers & london electricity)
>R: Can you play something more upbeat?
>DJ: [blank slightly menacing confused stare] -pause- What?
>R: Can you play something more upbeat?
>DJ: What do you mean?! This is as upbeat as it gets!
>R: No upbeat..., you know like some hip-hop...
>DJ: [blank stare]
>-dj procedes to describe the history and dynamics of music while current
>selection runs out...
>
>scene 3
>-anytime after the release of Daft Punk's "Around the World".
>
>R: Can you play around the world or spin spin sugar?
>DJ: I did last year, not this year.
the above are fun--i've experienced all of them... and here's my 1UP:
scene 1
-dj is playing classic funk tune
r: can you play something funkier?
dj: no, i can't. this is *JAMES BROWN*, i can play something different,
but it doesn't get any funkier than this...
warning: the next anecdote contains reference to race--no pejorative or
derogatory terms, but race is necessarily used to convey proper context and
in order to properly quote parties.
scene 2
-djs (2 djs, one anglo-american, the other african-american) are playing
50's rock & roll at new years party for crowd of 40+ years of age
r (anglo-american) to dj (african-american): can you play some white music
for us?
dj (african-american) plays a buddy holly (famous anglo-american) song. r
does not dance, and seems visibly displeased.
2nd dj (anglo-american) plays a fats domino (famous african-american) tune.
r (same anglo-american) to 1st dj (african-american): this is the kind of
music i want!
1st dj (african american) looks utterly bewildered and 2nd dj
(anglo-american) chuckles at the absurdity of the situation...
-t
-t
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