Treading Water

It was time for me to host another DJ session at the Kville Biljard last Saturday (27th), running from 21:00 through to closing time at 01:00 in the morning. It was a bit weird this time, though. Firstly, it was a different crowd. When I last played there, we had people of all ages in; so I was able to do a great mix of stuff right from the 1970s up to present time. This time, however, it was mainly people with an oldest age of mid-twenties. Therefore I had to resort to "Plan B". This involves me screwing up my "fall-back playlist" and making everything up, mainly present-day stuff which -- in my ever so humble opinion -- doesn't work in a biljard. They're repetitive and boring - great for a dance hall but not for people playing pool.

The aforementioned "fall-back playlist" is just a piece of paper with some "classics" on it, so if my brain has a "dunno what to play" moment, I can just play something from the paper. Not so this time!

The second problem was that I'm suffering from DMF at the moment. If you don't know what that is, it's "Deadly Man Flu", which is the male version of the common cold. Most men collapse into a gibbering wreck when they catch it and become convinced that they're about to die. Actually, I usually try and ignore it. This is actually too far in the other extreme, because if you just try and work through it, it will actually get worse. Anyway, I'm taking it easy now, but having to work through it while DJing is actually very weird; I was having an "out of body" experience for most of the time. But, I got through it, so no worries.

I treated myself to a Bolognese last night, to help me through my DMF (bolognese actually being a "ragu" as the Italians would call it). I cheat by using a jar of Dolmio, but then I add my own onion, red pepper and garlic. I also added chilli to the whole thing, making it a sort of Chili Ragu Con Carne or something! But I made it nice and hot to clear my airwaves. It did the trick a little too well though. I like my food hot (spice-wise), and I overdid it slightly. My nose was certainly running afterwards; but unfortunately something else was running too . Cue appropriate "Ring of Fire" song by Johnny Cash! The rest of the night saw me desparately trying to avoid sneezing!

I'll be doing my usual SLAY Radio show tomorrow evening, even if the cold hasn't gone away. I'm a consummate professional y'know! (read: Idiot.)