anabolic frolic

Here are some of my favourite memories that I've quickly wrote down. These are from a bit different perspective...

-hulla9 : realising it was an hour to go before opening the doors and I was standing around with nothing to do! it was such a great feeling knowing everything was taken care of.

-hulla9: I don't hold many dj's on a pedestal but I did rever Slipmatt somewhat since his was the first happy hardcore mixtape I ever owned and first UK hardcore dj I ever saw. so it was quite exciting to a) hire him to play my party and b) have him hang out at the party all night partying with all the ravers, from which there are many funny stories :-)

-hulla10: being complimented all night on the use of the warehouse. I dont think I got a single complaint about using the warehouse that night.

-hulla10: keeping the fact that I had booked the warehouse a COMPLETE SECRET for weeks. I know how the toronto gossip machine works and I told NO ONE including people close to me, like my sound technicians. I didn't want people to get scared away from the party. so it was a secret til I couldn't hold it back any longer, maybe 2 days before the show. that was quite the feat.

-hulla11: snatching victory from the jaws of defeat! it was 3 days to go before the party and we end up booking the bingohall (thanks to harry from hardsound) and the party works out as good as it possibly could have. wicked night. but I was ready to cancel the party if the bingohall didn't come available.

-diynewyears: probably the single jumpiest (needles were jumping constantly because of everyone dancing around me and the general excitement) set I ever played and no one cared :-) plus it has always been my dream to play a new years set. so thanks everyone :-)

-driving down (24 hour return trip) to Conneticut for a booking. We didn't get plane tickets sorted in time due to a management and communications problem. Got to the party and it was CHAOS. very reminiscent of Hulla7 with thousands of people stuck outside. except this time the police were there in full force telling everyone to go home and I thought I was going to get caught in a riot. but things got sorted and I got inside (but late for my set, since I was stuck outside in all the commotion). The promoters were so excited to see me they yanked the current DJ off the decks and announced I was there and had driven down to make it to their party. the crowd went nuts and I played a great set. afterwards I was inundated with ravers thanking me endlessly for making the effort to be at their party, which made it all worthwhile :-)

-Submerged2 in Ohio: This was one of the first bookings I had taken in the US in a while. But being at this party reminded me how much fun being a dj can be. Playing in Toronto is wicked, the only problem is usually the best sets I play are at my own parties, and I am too stressed out to really enjoy myself. That, or I need to promote at another party or something. so with this party, it was great to just come down, relax and enjoy the party and the people.

-wemf: dancing to m-zones set! there's a lot of wemf that I'd like to just forget about. but by saturday night everything pulled together. anyone lucky enough (or unlucky?? ;-)) to catch me dancing know that I hardly do that anymore. I can't even remember the last time I was in the middle of the dancefloor just enjoying the experience.

-wemf: Magika telling vinylgroover that the Mickey Finn and Brockie were at the hotel looking for him cause they were pissed he had stolen some beers from the jungle tent.(this was a joke of course) Vinylgroover was scared shitless ;-)

-post-wemf: going out for dinner at the Keg with all the visiting DJs and MCs and having Robin initiate tequila shots. then hearing little drunken vinylgroover singing 'tequila - it makes me happy'

-wemf: Robin scaring the pants off of me with her 'proposal'. does anyone have a photo or video of that?

-hulla12: seeing my Mom show up at the party and then seeing what a ham she could be! jeez, someone yank yer off the stage already!!! ahahahaha. and seeing her get swamped by tons of ravers once they found out she was my mom. She absolutely loved the whole experience and was ranting about it the whole day following. there's a million quotes from this. some of the best was her comparing the music to the kind of 'fast' music she enjoyed as a kid - like the jitterbug! hahahahahaha.

-getting invited to Will's birthday as a surprise guest ;-) .. Didn't realise it would be such a big deal but I'm glad it made your day, Will. :-)

-playing Collingwood just last weekend and all the ravers there shitting themselves that I actually showed up.

-Meeting countless ravers all the time at every party. I wish i could list them all here, but that would be impossible. I'll just say that it's always touching to get such positive feedback and I really appreciate it.