SwingDJs

Couldn't tell ya... I guess he meant stuff that sounded romantic or nice? Probably stuff we'd consider "sappy".

I know the older dancers/listeners like it when I play older Ellington or any kind of Ella stuff.

Either way, the guy seemed to give a nice compliment.

Tina

Thanks.

Tina

Just heard on my local oldies station that Ray Charles has died. Has anyone seen anything online?

Tina

Paul and Jonathan ~

I'm curious to know how much you "work with" DJs or talk about band breaks with them. My experience is limited and not really that good. As in the bands/singers I've dealt with didn't give me much info to work with.

Tina

Nate Dogg wrote:For those coming to the Austin Exchange this year, it is the same weekend as the Austin City Limits Music Festival. On Saturday, there will be an organized outing to the Festival for dancers, Clarence Gatemouth Brown is scheduled for Saturday, 6/18.

That is absolutely awesome!

Tina

Good luck!

Tina

It seems like you're saying "Either we pay $250 extra to fly in a DJ or we use local DJs and save $250". My response to that would be, "If you're not going to fly a DJ in for $250, well then that's $250 extra dollars in cash you have to pay the local DJs you are using, not $250 extra...

BigCash wrote:

gatorgal wrote:..."Just as I don't expect a scene like So Fla, KC or Knoxville to be on par with LA or Austin or New Orleans.

Check it out... We all grown up!!!


If you only knew, lol.

Tell me the next time we see each other.

Tina

Didn't Irving Berlin write "Blue Skies" after the birth of his first child or something? Maybe that's an idea...

Tina

Events are not a difficult thing to run. Yes, there are a lot of things to do, organize, and coordinate. but by no means are they difficult. Most of it takes common sense, something that is far too uncommon in swing promoters. That is the kind of statement I find arrogant and I think that's an extr...

That is no excuse for not paying DJ's. The reason why events lose money is because the promotes made a mistake somewhere along the line. (with exceptions that are beyond the control of the promoters, i.e. 9/11) I have talked to many promoters and wanna be promoters in the scene, and I have, to this...

mousethief ~ Rockin' show!

Jesse ~ Great idea!

Tina

Congrats on the show... won't get to listen until I get home. Drat.

Tina

Or ones that coincided with major breakthroughs in your love for swing? Off the top of my head... Sing, Sing, Sing - Swing Kids version Just a Gigolo - Louis Prima Regular Joe - Indigo Swing Fly Me to the Moon - Sinatra Smooth Sailing - Ella Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Dinah Summertime - Ge...

Roy wrote:Uh oh, should i tell my story again?

Not if involves another intimate moment with your girlfriend.

Tina