we just threw a house party for all our friends and i caught a conversation that i always find enertaining. i was hooking up the tape deck and while i was down there attatching rca cables i was listening in on a guy who who goes to school w/ me who is a cd dj at a goth club downtown explain to his girlfriend how much more difficult it is to dj with cds and how records really suck because they skip and have pitch control problems and some other technical justifications that i didnt understand. she asked him if that was why he wasnt djing. he said well, you know, i guess im just not cool enough to play with this crowd, besides, i wasnt invited.
actually, he wasnt with djing dae + me because i would never spend some of the most enjoyable hours of my week with someone who thinks like a football player. weve been doing house parties for friends for too long and have spent too much time together for that. he is missing the point of a house party, or any party. so we were using an amp w/ a blown channel. everyone WAS having fun. i dont see him out there throwing parties, or having a good time. this is where i see the "argument". some people are out there bangin records and having a good time while others are out on a playing field trying to come out with a victory. theres too much stress in living for me to carry that into djing. its not about not the choice of equipment or method of madness. sonic excellence is a luxury, thats all. ill go up next to anyone with these cd inventions and well play out the real issue-who got the crowd groovin, whos having a good time. you just have to buy the plane ticket:>
