how not to request a song – part 11 – the election edition
at madame x:
her: can you play keyshia cole?
me: i don’t have it
her: the roots?
me: yes
her:…with erykah badu?
me: no…too slow.
(she asks for about four other things i don’t have)
me: hold on (i turn away to pick my next song)
her: look at me
me: ignoring her (in a small amount of disbelief)
(i selected and mixed the next song…she’s still standing there)
me: what did you say?
her: can’t you play a song i like?
me: i don’t know you
her: but i just gave you like 6 songs
me: and i told you those songs are not going to happen
her: (staring at me)
me: how about you let me do my thing?
her: oh ok, so it’s no requests?
me: right, it’s not just you
her: ok, i’ll go over there and not talk
me: oh yeah, that’s exactly what i said (said sarcastically)
her: well, is this a democratic dj table or a…(you can the brake lights coming on in her mind but not fast enough)…a…republican dj table?!
me: well…it’s not a jukebox
her: oh! (showing no signs of walking away)
me: pretty much, they pay me for my opinion and that’s about it.
(she walks away)
i think she was going for “dictatorship” or something like that but she couldn’t move beyond the news cycle…
October 27th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
that’s hilarious… you should have told her yeah, it’s democratic, you can vote for what songs you want every 4 years and I still won’t play them.
November 11th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
that’s hilarious.
December 11th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I need to hear more stories like this. It feels good to not be alone in the fight over DJing quality.