thank god thats over ....

[Dragonfly]

what a naff day..... marquee wedding sorry asda gazebo wedding no joke set up this morning as best i could fitting something that was too big into a too small space , one socket which was an extention into the house of one single wall socket....

anyway ...


went back tonight , fellout with the best mab (grooms younger brother ) within 5 minutes .


walked in and he was with a group of mates looked at me laughed and said " i thought it was only clowns that wore bow ties" not usually fazed by cretins i thought this to be a bit of a loaded comment and replied with "yes and expensive djs who earn more in a night than most other people do in a week"

so that was it card marked,

brides mother a pain also kept coming and asking for requests all 80s stuff prince frankie goes to hollywood etc, and every track i played that she didnt like shed be over saying "no this ones no good just kill it and play something else"

"ok , what would you like?"

"anything just get this one off"

then after an hour or so trying to find something to make people move rnb 80s 90s my new best mate from earlier comes up .......... the 80s are the :Censored: decade for music and its 20 years ago lets get more modern

"ok no problem what would you like me to play"


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"motown" :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:


After today i will no longer be providing discos for people with the average intelligence of a half eaten jammy dodger....

to top it all off at the end they sat i took down unplugged the speakers , unplugged all the lights and had taken one down and had a second in my hand ............


"will you play another hour" :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

and to top it all off muppet boy had a strop when i wouldnt let him have the mic to sing new york new york.

oh and all night the power from my single socket kept nearly going off there would be like a second cut in the music then it would recover.

never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever again.

[ross@rds]

So you play a extra hour then ?? haha :)

[Dragonfly]

ross don't make me have to use the fish :D :D :D :D :D

[Penfold42]

Got to be a bad day to make you come out with all that....Sorry to hear that my friend....

Half jammy dodger......your being kind...;)

Not been in that situation.......so i'm gong to say ...take it on the chin.....:)

What no funny remarks you hear......no sorry to let you down....hope you have a good day tomorrow....not alot else to say. :)

[Dragonfly]

indeed sometimes you get em like that got a nice gig tomorrow tho so thats worth looking forward to and some good gogs this week looking forward to meeting a fellow forum member on Thursday and my civil partnership on friday who have said

"we want the gayest campest evening of music you can possibly provide" which will be fun.

[ross@rds]

ross don't make me have to use the fish :D :D :D :D :D

What fish ? Trout mmm :p :D

[Penfold42]

"we want the gayest campest evening of music you can possibly provide" which will be fun.

Mmmm....are you dressing up then!!! :eek: :eek: :D :D

I'll start now....

[Tony Scott]

Dave sorry you had a bad one mate, some are just like that!

Very arrogant lads? sounds to me like they were on more than just beer! ;)

Best to put it behind you, onwards & upwards. :) :)


Mine was a doddle, backed van right up to venue door, straight on to stage, finished at 11.00pm (1hr early) and got fed, watered & tipped £20.00 :D
Really nice people and on the floor all night..........

..................just like your next one will be! Go to bed now and don't stay on here all night or you'll be useless at the Sunday party! :D

[Penfold42]

Dave sorry you had a bad one mate, some are just like that!

Very arrogant lads? sounds to me like they were on more than just beer! ;)

Best to put it behind you, onwards & upwards. :) :)


Mine was a doddle, backed van right up to venue door, straight on to stage, finished at 11.00pm (1hr early) and got fed, watered & tipped £20.00 :D
Really nice people and on the floor all night..........

..................just like your next one will be! Go to bed now and don't stay on here all night or you'll be useless at the Sunday party! :D

Now look here .....I had you down as a Jack the Lad....don't let the side down now.....:D :D :D

[Penfold42]

What fish ? Trout mmm :p :D

What trout :eek: ....salmon in Scotland......please...:D

[Tony Scott]

Now look here .....I had you down as a Jack the Lad....don't let the side down now.....:D :D :D

LOL! What me? Jack the lad...........how very dare you! :D :D :D :D

got me sussed!!!

[Penfold42]

LOL! What me? Jack the lad...........how very dare you! :D :D :D :D

got me sussed!!!


:lol:

Were drifting here.......Dragon might slap our legs in a minute for moving off thread....:D :D

[Corabar Steve]

and my civil partnership on friday

You kept that quiet Dave, congratulations!

[PropellerHeadCase]

brides mother a pain also kept coming and asking for requests all 80s stuff prince frankie goes to hollywood etc, and every track i played that she didnt like shed be over saying "no this ones no good just kill it and play something else"

"ok , what would you like?"

"anything just get this one off"

Oh, yes, had one of those before. Unfortunately it was the aunt at a friend's wedding that I was DJing. On the third or forth occasion of her harping at me (and it was her requests that were failing, I might add), I said, "Look, I know the Bride and Groom and their friends aren't dancing but it is still their wedding, so I will play at least a few songs specifically for them over the night. If you don't like those songs that's fine, consider it a chance to go get a drink, or something."

She was notably absent from their on in.

[Mayhem 1]

Dave a "Jack The Lad" ? who him dear? Dave dear? Jack the lad? no dear!!!!

Seriously mate, it does give you the idea to get the cheese wire ready for a dark ally but dont let it get you down.

As mentioned onward and upward buddy.

Regards

Mayhem 1

[Dragonfly]

indeed move on and up there was no name on the disco last night so ..... thats a saving grace , had to laugh though best mans blonde fake tanned single cell organism girlfriend was giving me greif at the end just sat wailing ........ mmmmmmoooooooottttttttooooooowwwwwnnnnn play some mmmmmmmooooootttttttoooooooowwwwwwwwnnnnn !!!!

the response from the brides father ......." Hes finished and its time to go home .......TRACIE" :Laugh: :Laugh: :Laugh: :Laugh:

[CRAZY K]

Think you will find Dave as you maybe start to get into better paid work these kind of people will disappear hopefully--problem is when they get drunk they get even worse--this year I have been doing a few higher priced Weddings and frankly you start dealing with a different type of person.

Yeah the jibes at what you wear--im a sitting duck turning out in a Cowboy Hat--if possible I tend to take the ....out of the person by making them look small in front of their friends---might be rude--might not--????

I think you had bad vibes all along and you were right--

Re using your mike--I saw one in the pound shop the other day--just buy one and and say this is the singers mike --its great---when he sounds rubbish you say---nice try xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx give him a round of applause everyone--dont give up the day job though:D

Hopefully he gets booed off and made to look a muppet!!!!!!!!

A little girl asked me if she could sing through my £200 mike Friday--nah I said youll drop it--no I wont she said--yes you will---bye!

There are some emails and calls I get where I stop and think before agreeing to quotes, like--

Silly conversation -- were having a Party in a Barn in November--really --had you thought it might be a bit freezing--no --oh well good luck--WHAT --am I available--err not now!!!!!!!!!!

CRAZY K

[dj-jaym]

oh no dave not good, I know what you mean about the monentarily power dip, Sounds like the bloke was a plank least you got through the gig, I bet you couldnt pack up quick enough, I had a good one last night just edited the video to upload

[wensleydale]

why were you dressed as a clown?

[Dragonfly]

why were you dressed as a clown?

wasnt but obviously these people were not of a sufficient evolutionary level to have been invited anywhere other than a circus to see someone wearing a bow tie. :D :D :D

[wensleydale]

Think you will find Dave as you maybe start to get into better paid work these kind of people will disappear hopefully--problem is when they get drunk they get even worse--this year I have been doing a few higher priced Weddings and frankly you start dealing with a different type of person.

Yeah the jibes at what you wear--im a sitting duck turning out in a Cowboy Hat--if possible I tend to take the ....out of the person by making them look small in front of their friends---might be rude--might not--????

I think you had bad vibes all along and you were right--

Re using your mike--I saw one in the pound shop the other day--just buy one and and say this is the singers mike --its great---when he sounds rubbish you say---nice try xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx give him a round of applause everyone--dont give up the day job though:D

Hopefully he gets booed off and made to look a muppet!!!!!!!!

A little girl asked me if she could sing through my £200 mike Friday--nah I said youll drop it--no I wont she said--yes you will---bye!

There are some emails and calls I get where I stop and think before agreeing to quotes, like--

Silly conversation -- were having a Party in a Barn in November--really --had you thought it might be a bit freezing--no --oh well good luck--WHAT --am I available--err not now!!!!!!!!!!

CRAZY K

i don't like this part of the job any more than anyone else, but i dont think its right to start making people "look like a muppet"

you just have to take it as part of the job that happens occasionally.

i don't think that you completely eradicate it by doing top end weddings either- I've done some where they have been the rudest clients, but you just have to rise above it, otherwise you become the same as them.

[Dragonfly]

i don't like this part of the job any more than anyone else, but i dont think its right to start making people "look like a muppet"

you just have to take it as part of the job that happens occasionally.

i don't think that you completely eradicate it by doing top end weddings either- I've done some where they have been the rudest clients, but you just have to rise above it, otherwise you become the same as them.

what happens in boots if you start to riducule staff ??? security throw you out .... thats what ..... i disagree i dont think anyone in any job should just take it as part of the job at all.

crazy i have also noted an increase in the niceness of people since charging more yes people can still be rude but i find this is when they are not getting exactly what they have payed for as they are paying more , so rightfully they need to say something in order for things to be done the way they want it , i have not come across this very regularly at all infact i cant rememberthe last time i did???? but big noting yourself to try and elevate your standings with your mates at the expense of someone else is always something that has just pushed the big red flashing button for me.

do footballers then just put up and shut up when having things shouted at them on the pitch because they get payed 120,000 a week.???

nope some of them karate kick the chap that said it / or headbutt them lololol :D :D :D :D

at no point did i make anyone look like a muppet or do i for the record nor did i say i did ...... i merely excersised my right to reply.

[wensleydale]

what happens in boots if you start to riducule staff ??? security throw you out .... thats what ..... i disagree i dont think anyone in any job should just take it as part of the job at all.

crazy i have also noted an increase in the niceness of people since charging more yes people can still be rude but i find this is when they are not getting exactly what they have payed for as they are paying more , so rightfully they need to say something in order for things to be done the way they want it , i have not come across this very regularly at all infact i cant rememberthe last time i did???? but big noting yourself to try and elevate your standings with your mates at the expense of someone else is always something that has just pushed the big red flashing button for me.

do footballers then just put up and shut up when having things shouted at them on the pitch because they get payed 120,000 a week.???

nope some of them karate kick the chap that said it / or headbutt them lololol :D :D :D :D

at no point did i make anyone look like a muppet or do i for the record nor did i say i did ...... i merely excersised my right to reply.

it wasnt you that said they made someone look like a muppet.
it was crazy k.

i like your football analogy- i think you'll find that most footballers do put up with it and get on and its the minority who kick people and they are the ones who dont last long.

all im saying is think about what you are saying as you might sound very similat to "them".

[ross@rds]

What trout :eek: ....salmon in Scotland......please...:D

Im A trout man Tony lol :D

[Shaun]

what a naff day..... marquee wedding sorry asda gazebo wedding no joke set up this morning as best i could fitting something that was too big into a too small space , one socket which was an extention into the house of one single wall socket....

Sounds like a tricky situation Dave.

I have it written into my terms and conditions that I need 3 electrical outlets. It would have been a good 'get out' clause for the situation you found yourself in.

[Twinspin]

I hate it when that happens. Ive had that before myself.

I had a wedding sat night. That was a real good night at the hotel elizabeth near hull. Was a good night a £20 tip off the groom and some business cards handed out.

The bride and groom were more than happy with the service.

In the place i setup it was in a public bar area of the hotel. Id of thought they would have had it in the restaurant. Now during the night about half way through i moved the fader to mix the next track in. The entire disco rig goes dead.

Looking embarassed as you do thinking oh no!!! what the h*ll has happened here. I press the button on the plug (power breaker socket) the rig comes back on. for like 30 seconds then it trips back out.

I then went to the bar to get hold of the hotel manager who i told the electrics cutting off. He said im so sorry i forgot to tell you that the sockets are dodgy. So i had to get 2 long extension leads out of my bag. To run them both to the bar area (to the sockets behind the bar) using nearly a full reel of gaffa tape (near enough)

Then we had electric for the rest of the night and were able to carry on as we left off. We were delayed for 5 minutes in getting the disco back on.

I run two mains feeds (One for the lightshow) (One for the sound)

I explained the bride and groom what had happened. He said its not your fault mate. A good job too!!

[theoloyla]

what a naff day.....

anyway ...


went back tonight , fellout with the best mab (grooms younger brother ) within 5 minutes .



brides mother a pain also kept coming and asking for requests all 80s stuff prince frankie goes to hollywood etc, and every track i played that she didnt like shed be over saying "no this ones no good just kill it and play something else"

"ok , what would you like?"

"anything just get this one off"

then after an hour or so trying to find something to make people move rnb 80s 90s my new best mate from earlier comes up .......... the 80s are the :Censored: decade for music and its 20 years ago lets get more modern

"ok no problem what would you like me to play"


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"motown" :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:


After today i will no longer be providing discos for people with the average intelligence of a half eaten jammy dodger....

to top it all off at the end they sat i took down unplugged the speakers , unplugged all the lights and had taken one down and had a second in my hand ............


"will you play another hour" :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

and to top it all off muppet boy had a strop when i wouldnt let him have the mic to sing new york new york.

never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever again.
Sounds like they were related to my birthday boy on Saturday which I have mentioned in another post.
You say you will not be entertaining stupid people any more and will not take a gig like that again. I am sorry but you will! You never know when you are going to get the awkward stupid ones but every now and then it happens. We just have to deal with it as best we can.

[theoloyla]

Sounds like a tricky situation Dave.

I have it written into my terms and conditions that I need 3 electrical outlets. It would have been a good 'get out' clause for the situation you found yourself in.
It is good to have a strong contract with sensible terms and conditions but I have noticed several times that you seem to be a little eager to pull the plug and pack up when your t's & c's arent met. I think that it is better to try to enforce a contract and provide the entertainment otherwise there is a danger of getting a reputation as a prima donna and people will not book you because you are petulant (even if you are within your rights). The decision to pull a gig is a last resort in my book when I or my equipment are in danger or there is a serious problem that cannot be solved by reasonable negotiation.

[Dragonfly]

Sounds like they were related to my birthday boy on Saturday which I have mentioned in another post.
You say you will not be entertaining stupid people any more and will not take a gig like that again. I am sorry but you will! You never know when you are going to get the awkward stupid ones but every now and then it happens. We just have to deal with it as best we can.

absolutely Theo you are right thankfully though these kinds of thinks seem to happen very rarely to me...... can think of one last year and lets hope that this is this years one occasion.

no one was asking for anything i had a playlist of about 7 songs from luther vandross to queen to black eyed peas to freemasons ........... think what they actually meant was these are the 7 songs we want playing ............. just these. :D :D :D :D :D maybe put my booking form in russian then i know they have been clever enough to translate it lol :D :D :D

had a great gig on sunday 12 people in total booked for 2 hours 6-8pm ended up saying i really want to go home now please at 9.30pm and got another 3 bookings from it so good end to the weekend ....... move on and up ..... starting to put the new show together this week which i cant wait to do ....... but guys just be ready for the ..............

ok i have 4 moving heads and a new dmx controller ........what the flippin heck do i do with it????? hheeeeeeeeellllllllllppppppp!!!!! :D :D :D

[theoloyla]

absolutely Theo you are right thankfully though these kinds of thinks seem to happen very rarely to me...... can think of one last year and lets hope that this is this years one occasion.

no one was asking for anything i had a playlist of about 7 songs from luther vandross to queen to black eyed peas to freemasons ........... think what they actually meant was these are the 7 songs we want playing ............. just these. :D :D :D :D :D

had a great gig on sunday 12 people in total booked for 2 hours 6-8pm ended up saying i really want to go home now please at 9.30pm and got another 3 bookings from it so good end to the weekend ....... move on and up ..... starting to put the new show together this week which i cant wait to do ....... :D :D :D
Good! Pleased to hear that your Sunday gig was good. As you say "Onward and Upward."

[DJWayne]

I think everyone has had nights like that and it doesnt matter whether its a high price booking or not there are just some people who forget the golden rule

Dont drink on an empty head ;)

[theoloyla]

I think everyone has had nights like that and it doesnt matter whether its a high price booking or not there are just some people who forget the golden rule

Dont drink on an empty head ;)
Very good. Must remember that one!!

[Shakermaker Promotions]

I had a moment like this a few weeks back at a wedding I was doing. The bride and groom were awesome and a lovely couple and I got on really well with them. Everyone was up for a party from the word go and the kids there were really polite and well behaved and it looked like it was going to be one of the weddings of the year - In fact it was actually apart from one moment which really wound me up.

The dancefloor was busy with lots of the guests dancing to a mixture of chart and party stuff and I was getting into it and enjoying it when all of a sudden I am tapped on the shoulder by a stroppy looking older lady (probably in her mid 50's).
"When you going to play something for us oldies!?" she shouted at me.
"What would you like to hear?" I asked her.
"You're the flippin' DJ" she said...."What about some motown?"
"No problem!" I said politely and got on with what I was doing.

I looked up after cueing up the next track for the still busy dancefloor and she is still standing there with her arms crossed and looking like she was about to explode...."I'm waiting!" she shouted.."Put some motown on NOW!"
Again, I was polite as I possibly could be and told her that I would put it on in a few songs time but at the moment I was playing some of the bride and grooms requests which were working well.
I couldn't actually believe what she said next - "Listen here...I am the brides mother and I want to hear something I can dance too ok so stop this rubbish and play some motown NOW!"

It was then that I had to bite my tongue and I just nodded and said "Ok".
She continued to stand there watching my every move when she was joined by another stroppy looking lady around the same age. They chatted to eachother for a moment and then both looked at me with a look of disgust. I nearly lost my rag with them but tried to stay cool. The next track I played was The Isley Brothers - 'This Old Heart Of Mine' and I thought that would keep them happy....WRONG!
"You're useless!!" said Mrs Stroppy..."I want some motown!"
"THIS IS MOTOWN!!!" I shouted at her..."WHY DON'T YOU GO AND HAVE A DANCE TO IT?!!"
With that she actually stuck her middle finger up at me and stormed off into the darkness but not before walking across the busy dancefloor and barging people out of the way to get to what I guessed was her husband. I could see her shouting at him and pointing over to me so I guessed she was moaning about me. She was almost pushing him towards my direction as if she wanted him to have a word...he wasn't interested so she stormed off.

Just as The Isley Brothers was fading out and Diana Ross and The Supremes 'Baby Love' was starting, I was joined behind the decks by the best man..."Look mate, I know what you are going to say" I said to him and he laughed..."Sorry mate" he said..."She wanted me to have a word as her husband wouldn't"....I told him that she had moaned and expected me to play stuff for her instantly when the dancefloor was busy already and he totally understood. I also said that she had asked for motown and I was playing it but she wasn't dancing!

All of that grief lasted about 15 minutes in total and it made me feel really uncomfortable to be honest. I think it was a case of her not knowing her music and only dancing to stuff that she actually knew which I suppose is fair but it was also a case of her thinking that she could speak to me like rubbish because she was the brides mother. I was polite and I didn't let her know that she had got to me but it was hard work I tell ya. I could've easily lost my rag with her.

I never actually saw her again until around the last 30 minutes. I played a few slow tracks and she slow danced with her husband and then right at the end when the groom got up on the mic and thanked me for a good night, she joined in clapping and cheering me with everyone else!!!...Totally wierd!

At the end of the day....There are always going to be some stroppy idiots or whatever at any function whether it's a cheapie function or high end expensive one. People are people (as Depeche Mode said) and yes, it's surprising sometimes what some people can come out with or how they can act but you just bite your tongue, do the job and then as you drive away from the venue afterwards, shout out a load of obscenities out the van window!!!

[Shaun]

The decision to pull a gig is a last resort in my book when I or my equipment are in danger or there is a serious problem that cannot be solved by reasonable negotiation.


I agree, the decision to pull out of a gig would always be the very last resort for me too. Thankfully I've never had to pull out of a gig. However, in the situation described, only having one power socket could be a safety issue (depending on how much equipment is required).



Dave, was power mentioned at all during the pre-planning stages of the event?.

[rob1963]

I'm so pleased I only do 2 or 3 marquee jobs each year, and the ones I DO get are usually in the gardens of houses or right outside hotels...so they run a dedicated extention from the house or hotel to the marquee for me to use.

[Dragonfly]

I agree, the decision to pull out of a gig would always be the very last resort for me too. Thankfully I've never had to pull out of a gig. However, in the situation described, only having one power socket could be a safety issue (depending on how much equipment is required).



Dave, was power mentioned at all during the pre-planning stages of the event?.

Shaun on the advice of some of the forum members in my T and c i do state that i need 2 double sockets within 5m of the working area however due to a 20 m extension being fully unwound from the back of the house this was not the case.

i did say that i was prepared to run extensions from the house as i have my own from their kitchen however all sockets in their kitchen were in use by the caterers so an extension (theirs which i foolishly used) was run round the side of the house to a single external power socket.
lesson learned i have to say .....im too nice to people and put up and shut up too easily...... from marquee wedding to asda gazebo botch job in 30 seconds.

the set up was thus ..... all the guests in the white tent same as pictured but bout half the size and me under the green one tagged onto the end where the large garage door shaped cut out is. could hardly get any height on the crossbar either due to the over hang. no lighting except candles or heating either lolol.

[Shaun]

I see what you mean regarding the marquee..lol. Ah well, got to take the good with the bad at times. You got paid, you made it home in one piece....result. :)

[PropellerHeadCase]

I never actually saw her again until around the last 30 minutes.

Clearly she went off to have her meds and a lie down, mate.

[Penfold42]

the set up was thus ..... all the guests in the white tent same as pictured but bout half the size and me under the green one tagged onto the end where the large garage door shaped cut out is. could hardly get any height on the crossbar either due to the over hang. no lighting except candles or heating either lolol.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: You got to be kidding!!!!

I'd have gone home.....

[Dragonfly]

aaahhh well you get through it as best you can and learn a lesson for next time.

[theoloyla]

aaahhh well you get through it as best you can and learn a lesson for next time.
Thats right!!!

[Penfold42]

aaahhh well you get through it as best you can and learn a lesson for next time.

That's no lesson that a full blown beating....:)

[Dragonfly]

That's no lesson that a full blown beating....:)

I'm sure there are lots of stories about of alot more harrowing experiences :D :D

[Penfold42]

I'm sure there are lots of stories about of alot more harrowing experiences :D :D

Agreed....sweep it under the carpet....or...TURF......:D

[Dragonfly]

Agreed....swift it under the carpet....or...TURF......:D

there wasn't any ....... just cobbles but thats another story :D :D :D

[Penfold42]

there wasn't any ....... just cobbles but thats another story :D :D :D

I've just noticed my spelling....it's a bit...well....:Censored: :D