SwingDJs

DJ skillz a reflection of dancing ability??? I know it's a generalization, but seriously, how many times have you been dissapointed by an individual Dj, only to see them on the floor a couple hours later and they can't dance...I mean seriously cannot keep any time... there a few DJ's that I know, wh...

Peter, I think we're going to just have to agree to disagree whether Barbara Morrison plays Lindy Hop music, etc. thats fine, but how about explain to me what credibility you have? so that I may learn from you and understand where your opinion comes from. You could Perhaps even change my mind. I'm ...

When I DJ I choose songs based on what the crowd responds to, among other things, and the floor seems to be fuller and happier with Barbara Morrison than with Moras, at least here in San Diego. So I play more Morrison, but I do play some Moras. Our local forum on Swingorama is often dominated by a ...

how do you DJ's feel about a Venue recording everything you play? it's obviously an interesting subject. I guess it's no Big deal, if you have everything that everybody else has, but it does seem weird paying 99 cents a song, or 17 bucks for a CD and then just allowing someone to copy everything, es...

Damn, whats the date they will be playin? They are two of the finest! Jesus man, Hal Smith was voted #1 Trad Jazz drummer for a couple years by some magazine , damn i forgot it was about 3 or 4 years ago. Bobby Gordon Trio as you know played our Exchange 3 years ago. and well, Carl Sonny Lehland is ...

What are the most overplayed songs you have heard within the past few months? In the midwest it has to be In a Mellow Tone, any version. I heard it once in Chicago on Friday, 3 different DJ's played a version of the song at TOE jam on Saturday, and then I heard it again in Chicago on Monday. For ex...

Warning: Generalizations ahead. "Group A" are complaining because: 1) They don't hear enough of the music that they want to hear. 2) They feel that a term (or terms) is (are) being misappropriated. "Group B" complain because: 1) Group A complain about not hearing enough of the m...

The bitching and moaning I think he's referring to is the constant broken-record "you aren't dancing Lindy Hop", and "why don't you play some Lindy Hop music?" postings all over the net. the reason I play Mora more, is because I tend to DJ lindy Hop events.... :D This latest rou...

why would you purposefully miss quote me , when I'm making an honest observation. Thats unprofessional and illegal. I don't attack people personally. if you feel I have done so to you, I apologise. it wasn't an attack, just fun with words. if i had called you a twit or a fake lindy hopper then that...

that's good to hear, especially since it seems that some want to drive away some of those who already consider themselves lindy hoppers. yes, I don't beleive in seprating the "twits" from the scene...they pay at the door like everyone else... I completely agree, even though you seem to be...

I don;t think it is one in the same at all. and the only re-labeling that is being done is by those that want to use the term Lindy Hop to cover anything under the sun that involves an 8 count pattern... ...that manifests (puts into motion) a syncopated Swing Rhythm. no it doesn't. however, what do...

I know for a fact the real Lindy Hoppers are dance whores and their ... prefrences ... [is] to bitch and whine... why would you purposefully miss quote me , when I'm making an honest observation. Thats unprofessional and illegal. I don't attack people personally. if you feel I have done so to you, ...

Thats my point....I would really like to destroy the attitude or ego of some Lindy Hoppers or groove dancers, thats party why the scene has gotten so dismal. We have to be much more open arms and willing to accept newbies or anyone that even looks our way. that's good to hear, especially since it s...

that's good to hear, especially since it seems that some want to drive away some of those who already consider themselves lindy hoppers. Drive away or simply re-label? Why are these viewed as one in the same? I've asked this question so many times and I've yet to hear a decent answer for it... if o...

Yea, now you know the turn offs to Groove and why it's acually in the same vein as west coast swing and Carolina shag. Lindy Hop is one of those couples dances that can reflect the element of challenge or battle. You say that as if I wasn't aware of that already. naw, I'm just talking to you public...