Just wanted share some final thoughts with everyone as my last message as DJ silver1.
Over the years I have been very fortunate to have some wonderful people around me as I got into partying and then DJing.
Firstly I want to thank my friend Adrian. This man was my party partner in crime from the beginning. He got me into going to raves, big and small way back when. I think the first one I ever went to was Citrus at the Science Center in 96. We got our infamous silver suits together. We were inseparable at parties. It was to the point that Robin Frolic flat out asked us once, "ok are you two gay"?
Adrian was also with me when I decided to start DJing. He came with me to get my first set of crappy Turn Tables. He was with me when I bought my first records. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't even be into electronic music. Cheers to you Adrian.
Subsonic Pete. You've been a friend for so long now. You've always been there for me when I needed support the most. I even remember this vividly. Before my very first gig I got, even though you were spinning out of town, you called me up to wish me luck. You are amazing Pete. Cheers Bro.
I also need to throw a huge Thank you to DJ Frisky. He supported me from the get go. Always gave me words of encouragement. Hooked me up with vinyl. He's always treated me with utmost kindness. He was virtually my DJ mentor when starting out. I will never forget the help you gave me back when I could barely even beat match.
Donny, you are a riot. I could always expect a tackle hug at every Hulla from you with a swift dose of your whacky (or should I say drunk
) behvior. Thanks for the laughs and fun times.
To all the DJs and MCs I've had the honour to work with. ED, Wolf, Gobstobber, Kwik, E By Gum, Psyclone, Tyco, Scoots, Jumper, Kriztian, Swiss.......... shit I know there's more........ 725 am right after hulla. Brain isn't back to full capacity. If I forgot anyone I'm truely sorry. Thanks guys. It's been a blast.
To all the partiers that supported me. For the kinds words for my sets and mixes, even if sometimes they were less than stellar. You guys are truely the best. You are the ones that made me love DJing. You are the ones I got to share my favourites tracks with and my best party experiences. Without you guys I would just have been a dude mixing records to myself. Thanks again for the tremendous support over the years.
Frolic. Shit where do I start. The support you've given me is more than I could have ever dreamed of. You were my DJ idol before I got into DJing and it's one of your mix tapes that inspired me to get into the while DJing thing. You know which tape I'm talking about and I know you didn't think much of it, but dude let me tell you. I wore the shit out of that tape. Then you decided to take a chance on me by booking me for Oh Crikey and figured it would be a good idea to just post the lineup and let it be a suprise. And boy was it ever you 'magnificent bastard'. Since then, you booked me for more hullas, made me a resident, but ultimately what I'm thankful for more than all of that is the friendship we've made with one another. You are the greatest man.
To my wife who's always supported me and been there for me. I love you more than anything. Thank you for making all these years of DJing more enjoyable by sharing the joys with me. My DJing is over. But knowing you'll be with me every day continuing to make me the happiest guy in the world takes the sting out of hanging up the headphones. *muah*
So another chapter in my life is coming to a close. I feel lucky to have been able to live out a dream that started in 1998.
Thanks again everyone.
Untill we meet again.
Tommy K.
a.k.a.
silver1