SwingDJs

I'd like like to make my first post to this forum with two disclaimers. The first one is this:

"I don't play 'swing'. I play jazz and I play blues."

And the second:

"I consider myself a musician or DJ first before thinking of myself as a dancer."

Many thanks to Yakov for recommending this forum. I look forward to reading all of the myriad threads here.

Glenn Gonzales
Frederick, Maryland

Just poking in to say I read this and to get 6% of the posts on SwingDJs.

Oh yeah... stardom.

Kalman

How can you call your self "Splanky" and then say you don't play swing???

Nothing beats Phlurg saying he didn't lindy hop, he dances jazz while holding his partner's hand. That was an instant Yebooty classic.

Kalman

Hi Glenn,

Welcome aboard.

Unlike most of the other DJs here, I'm not a dancer nor do I play for dances. All of the music I play is for a community run radio station.

You can tune in via the internet at WKHR.org

Enjoy the discussions and info. I've read a lot of good suggestions from the pro DJs here regarding music and songs to play.

I can't believe that "splanky" wasn't already taken.

Kalman

Time to register"FineBrownFrame."

I never the word "swing" in that context, unless you're referring to a piece of playground equipment.

I know that many out there (including my girlfriend) use the word as a noun to describe the type of music, but it's wrong. 'Swing' is a VERB.

Jazz swings. Basie swings. Duke swings. Gene Harris swings-- and grooves like hell.

I sometimes get into heated discussions about the word. Now if I can only convince the masses....

Glenn

It's both a noun and a verb dependant upon it's definition. It's silly to say it's only one or the other. The end.

GuruReuben wrote:It's both a noun and a verb dependant upon it's definition. It's silly to say it's only one or the other. The end.

....depending upon its USE, not its definition.

How you use it dictates how it's then defined, hence my initial statement is correct so please dispense with the useless commentary.

splanky wrote:I never the word "swing" in that context, unless you're referring to a piece of playground equipment.

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I sometimes get into heated discussions about the word. Now if I can only convince the masses....

Glenn

Welcome to the perfect forum for you ;-0

splanky wrote: Jazz swings. Basie swings. Duke swings. Gene Harris swings--

Babies Swing. Babies are funky.

They say Russians don't swing. Generalizations don't swing. I'm you can find one swingin' Russian. I know one.

Cunnilingus is funky, but the word don't swing.

Lawrence wrote:

GuruReuben wrote:It's both a noun and a verb dependant upon it's definition. It's silly to say it's only one or the other. The end.

....depending upon its USE, not its definition.

VERB - it's what you do.

TheAdCouncil

Can we move this thread to the "Snarky Responses by Jaded Members over Newcomer's First Post" forum?

Kal "Guilty Guilty Guilty" man