Hi there. Sorry been a bit quiet lately. I've been enjoying the calm before the storm and sitting back on my flippin' gorgeous sofa with flippin' gorgeous Becky just reading, watching films etc. riding out the dry month of November and I'm not talking weather. My busiest year ever and it all goes to nothing in firework month. Well I'm not complaining. I rarely get much time off in my life so I'm not going to waste it by feeling insecure! Besides, December is busy now, although Thursdays are still available as I type this, so think on if you haven't booked your Christmas get together yet. Sorry to Jane who I couldn't help the other week. I hate it when I can't help a regular customer because they've left it a bit late and I'm already booked. Sometimes I can move heaven and earth for them but if I can't, who's to say they might stick with the next guy? I'm pretty damn good at what I do but I'm not the only one so I've seen a few nice faces disappear before now.

Oh well, not long now and everyone will be putting their 'decs up and we may even get snow again. Last year I was playing at the Ship hotel Chichester near to Christmas eve and as I looked out the window I saw the heavy flakes falling and announced it to the crowd. It's a good job it wasn't a boat, as they all rushed the window to see, proving beyond all doubt that when it comes to snow and Christmas, most people are as bigger kid as me. I still recall the warm festive feeling as I headed down a snow filled A27 after the last gig before the big day. Mmmm.....pass me a mince pie and cream with a brandy on the side and Christmas pudding and Cornish ice cream to follow...

Well I'll leave you with a peek into the future of Deejaying ie: with a flat panel and touch screen. I knew it'd be here one day but I couldn't have told you how soon. Now all they need to do is make it professional size...

Have a great weekend and see you soon,

Mike.

Hi all. Well this is the quite season in the mobile disco business so it's the time when one can do one of two things. 1. You can get nervous at the phone being unusually quiet. 2. You can do all the things that you haven't had time for during the rest of the year. So you friends that are reading this, now is the time you're most likey to catch me available for dinner on a Saturday night! Just not this Saturday night. Yep tomorrow night Becky and I are going to a black tie ball. Nice to wear a tuxedo, sip champagne and be a guest for a change! I went to this rather expensive charity thing a few years ago now and it's a bit like going to the brit awards in terms of table quality, although the musicians on stage are probably a good deal better trained and don't get pissed up and start shouting at the audience...Oh and they don't all come on and begin with "Whats up? I'm...." have you noticed how everybody seems to be using that worn out phraze these days on TV and Radio?  I mean I doubt they use it on "Strictly" but then I don't really watch those programmes.. I recall being forced to go to ballroom dancing classes every Saturday morning for a while at around eight years old, as my parents were fanatical about it. I'll never forget the two "instructors". The Main man was this camp old fruit called.. well lets just call him Nigel. Think Pinapple dance studios but with a dark side. It was his long suffering and somewhat dissappointed looking second in command and wife I felt sorry for, although I didn't really know exactly why at the time. I guess the partnership sort of worked on a professional level when he wasn't putting her down with his slightly sarcy comments. Can you guess which one I liked the best?  I'll give you a hint. It wasn't bloody "Nigel"!

Anyway, I digress. Back to the black tie ball...I saw the event being set up the other night and the stage lights inspired me no end. I must get some more scanners like I used to have (before I emigrated briefly to America and sold some good stuff at silly prices). They are like coloured search beams scanning through the venue in unison and of course if you can use smoke or haze, all the better.

Talking of which..are you looking forward to firework night? I am. (funny how my mind works isn't it?) I stopped going to the Lewes one as the 911 thing I'm told shot up all the insurance and now they can't afford the extraviganza that they used to have. Feel free to correct me on this if it's changed. But we love to go to the Arundel display. it lasts about half an hour and is at the football club so you can walk in under flood lights and get a beer if you so wish (which to be perfectly honest, I never really do in the middle of a cold football field at night) Try to ignore the music in the apaulingly bad crackly tannoy system. When the action is about to start, they turn off the flood lights and the crowd reacts appropriately. When it's all over you can enjoy a trip to one of the lovely pubs in the town. Who could wish for a better winter nights entertainment? And no, I'm not on commission.

Perhaps you're looking forward to Christmas already? I was listening to the radio this morning and they played a festive jingle for a laugh, but it got me in the mood! It's those sleigh bells and chime bars isn't it? Works every time.

New years eve is the wildest gig of the year and this year I'm at the Park house Hotel Bepton near Chichester so maybe see you there?

Ok better go now. Got to fix some new handles on my DJ console case as it's got so much inside it's got a split one that needs replacing! 

Until next time, have a great weekend...

Mike.

Hi everyone. At last we're fully moved in to our new place. Much anticipation over when the broadband router would arrive after the couriers lost it (now we've got two) and when the bookshelves, sofa etc. would get here but now it's all finally delivered and assembled. Becky is thrilled with the place overall and especially the living room and I must say I have started a new love affair with the new sumptuous cream sofa. We wouldn't have gone for that colour but when somethings reduced from £500 to £250 and it's that good, well what can a man do? We originally bought one (new) off of that ebay and when we put it together I was astounded at how thoroughly uncomfortable it was. You didn't so much sink into it, as sit upright on it and gradually slide off. Never mind. It's sitting (no pun intended but I'll take them where I can.) in a church reception now and the'yre thrilled at the donation. It works quite well in that setting, but as a living room sofa? Nada, nine, nyet, negative captain, noooo!

I did about the 45th wedding this year at Bosham Sailing club on Saturday night and it didn't stop raining for more than 5 minutes all night! unusual weather indeed. Luckily the 5 minutes it stopped for were the 5 minutes that it took me to load the van at the end of the gig. I still got wet though. I was trying to have a fag every hour and a half or so and the back of the the gig is a marquee. Trouble with that is, when you lean out in the rain you get great drops of water falling on your head as there's no gutter on these things. I ended up just going out and standing in the damn rain as I just got less soaked that way. I  must say there are definite advantages to having a shaved head. No one can tell when you've been out in it. You look the bloody same but for a bit of shine. No hair to get messed up and no barbers bills either. Get up in the morning and nothing to do except brush your teeth have a couple of mouthfuls of  berries (cereal makes you fat. - It took me 43 years to learn that!), some double cream (it's ok without the carbs) and off out the door! this really appeals to my male sense of urgency and slight laziness. Of course when the ladies' coming out with me, it's best to settle down into the said comfy sofa and read war and peace whilst you wait for all the preperation that you don't have to do, to be done by the afore mentioned. Most women have some hair and make-up and they have my empathy...even if I do get frustrated and resort to pacing up and down the flat, not quite having enough time to do anything substantial but having a bit too much time to hang about not doing anything substantial.

Oh by the way, (meanwhile back at the ranch) the bride and groom Sue and paul were caught out by the taxi firm and I ended up giving them a lift home. That's the first time I've had a bride and groom in the passenger seat of the Expert or any other van. I really should have taken a picture, but you don't think of these things at the time do you? Hi to you both if you're reading this. And thanks for the review. 

Well this is the "dry season" coming up now so I guess we might get to go out a bit our selves on a few weekends. Beckies' dying to see me do some karaoke as I still love to sing when I can, all be it a bit rusty now.  That being said, if you want to book me I'll happily stand her up and do your party instead as, well...Rent has to be paid and all that.

Thank that sounds cruel? Then you don't know how much this place is to rent! believe me, she understands.

Until next time, Have a great week and don't work too hard, unless it's really worth it of course!

Cheers,

Mike.