Long Weekend

This past weekend was one of the longest I've managed to endure in the past year. Four gigs per day is turning out to be crazy....good money, but crazy. At the moment I'm rather brain dead, dehydrated, and hungry.

I lost 10 lbs between Friday and today. That sets me at a total loss of 40 lbs since April. I'm so damn skinny now I need new clothes....wait, I'm getting off track. Let me explain this past weekend..

Thursday was a fun night with Tobin (buzzwords.net) and the 100 or so people that turned out for trivia and music mashin'. After word, I spent most of the night at Emir's house trying to get a new DMX controller programmed.

Friday was mad crazy as the Rockies were back in town and I was trying to live off of an hour of sleep. I think between pre-game, post-game, and the massive downtown patio party that night I mixed for around 10 hours.

Saturday was insane! I was up at 7 AM, which is really early if you understand that I didn't get home until 4 AM, leaving me with about two hours of sleep (4 total in a 48 hour period). I was worried Emir and I weren't going to get to the 10AM gig in Golden (where they make Coors) on time because a ton of equipment was still set up in his studio. Breaking everything down and sorting out what we needed, followed by the 40 mile drive to Golden had me a bit stressed. Lucky for me Emir had Friday night off and took the time to sort and pack equipment.

We got to Golden (Heritage Square) on time and rocked the outdoor party. I was happy to be blessed with some great food during the event, as I didn't recall the last time I had eaten. After the fun in Golden it was time to split things up and roll.

Emir was off to do a huge party at the Denver Athletic Club downtown, and I drew the straw for a private party in Parker. My event started at 4PM which gave me one hour to get there and get things set up. I hauled booty and started right on time. The host of the party was a great guy with a super sweet collection of cars I'd love to own, and an estate built to drop jaws.....yeah, it was a nice party with nice people. I wrapped things up around 10PM and began the 40 mile journey to downtown. I got to the club around 10:45 and was laying down a rather aggressive set by 11. Soon the place was packed and soon enough I was done....then it was time for sleep.

Sunday: FRIGGIN' HIPPIES! I crashed around 4AM..at 6AM a group of hippies decided to have a Sunday sunrise prayer service and concert across the street from my house in a park. WHO DOES THAT AT 6AM? I couldn't sleep due to the off key singing coming from the weed smoking band. By the way, I didn't realize smoking grass and drinking 40oz bottles of King Cobra went hand and hand with church!

I got up and tried to pull myself together with whatever energy was left. I ended up going down to Jacksons around noon to make sure I didn't leave something important behind from the night before. It was really just an excuse to get away from the hippies.

Upon arrival I was greeted with a request to play and afternoon set on the upstairs patio. Being the nice person I am, I complied. The set ended up going until around 9PM. Finally....a chance to sleep! Off to home to go to bed!

Owwww yeah...Terencio my longtime friend and great roomie was having a birthday party for himself. In a nutshell, I got to see a ton of old friends, but missed out on sleep. Now its Monday and I'm still trying to balance on about 10 hours of sleep since sometime last week....

Sorry about the horrible grammar....I'm tired. :)

Rain Rain

Its been raining for almost a week straight. The falling water by itself isn't bad at all. Conversely, the wind that sweeps violently over the mountain and into my bedroom window is less than comforting.

Looks like Saturday is another big day. Four gigs between 8 AM and 2 AM is going to make for a long day. Although I'm sure to be beat by the time last call hits, it will be nice to get out of the club vibe for a minute and work a couple corporate and private events. Speaking of such, now is a great time to mention another Dangerous Dan business endeavor.

Teaming up with DJ Emir (djemir.com), we've created Colorado's premier Sound and Light company. Coupled with an entertainment arm we're sure to be rockin' parties around the state and region soon. Santana & Hyatt incorporates state of the art Audio and Visual elements to satisfy any event. We've got a website coming. I'll make sure to post it. We can do anything from a concert to an intimate wedding. Good things shall come. If you're interested in booking please shoot me an email at : dangerousdan@dangerousdan.net.

I'm still alive!

Wow!

So its been forever since I got off my hide and posted anything. I'm going to attempt to post something everyday from here out...

Where have I been? Lets just say Colorado Rockies + Too Much Gambling + Party Party Party/Work Work Work....enough said.

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While you're at it, feel this Morningstar remix of Daft Punk's "Touch It"