First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday, and an even huger thank you to those of you who danced, which, from my vantage point, was most of you at some point.
Saturday's Bluestate was a very interesting experience, for several reasons.
First of all, I had a law school posse in DC to see me spin, which made me nervous for no good reason. For some reason, I thought I might dissapoint them somehow and then get a reputation back in Chicago as a mediocre amateur DJ. They seemed to enjoy themselves, but missed my second set, which was far more energetic and danceable than the first due to a little sister who was unfamiliar with the Black Cat's strong mixed drinks.
Second, I got to meet Matt from Fluxblog. He had an interesting set with a lot of material not usually used in Bluestate that fit in well anyway. More Baile funk next time? Sure, why not.
Third, this must be the irony N.M. has been seeking all this time. My sets almost didn't happen, since one of our CD players didn't accept CD-Rs, and my LPs didn't cover all the gaps. When I put in my first CD-R into the player that was supposed to work, it didn't. After about 10 seconds of freakout, I threw on a record to buy some time - I was that close to dead air. Eventually, I figured out that the other player worked, so I did some mid-mix plug-switching (note: don't do that, it's very bad), using my iPod to fill in for the malfunctioning CD. Of course, I was very close to not being able to use my iPod, since a pre-gig soundcheck revealed that audio from my iPod only came out of one speaker. The Black Cat audio tech figured out what was wrong and solved it with this little doohicky:
You may remember it as that thing nobody could identify from our flyer. How is that for synergy/irony/fate?
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