(It’s been a few weeks since this event took place. I’ve been slacking… anyway…)
As you may or may not know. Since I’ve lost the majority of my relatives in the bay I have lost what was really my only connection to the bay (well except my uncle but we don’t hear from him much). It seems however the DJForums community may establish itself as my new connection to the bay.
I was wrapping up a night on faderwave.net when member “l0ckdown” (don’t know if he wants his real name here) mentioned he was playing in San Fransisco the very next day (by this time it was the same day) and some other DJForums members would be there as well. After some thought I decided to go for it! Apparently no one told him I was coming though haha. If I had not introduced myself I probably could have just blended in and been all ninja-like.
The car trip wasn’t so bad, traffic was surprisingly light that day and I was cruising at 75M/H most of the time. It was a little windy in Vacaville but I kept the car under control. It was kinda like one big F-ZeroGX adventure! Man I used to love that game… maybe too much.
So here I was making my first return to the bay in about 9 months.
Don’t ask how I took that.
I parked on 15th street, near the entrance of a UCSF parking lot (one of many apparently). It was free and there was a cop parked in the lot 20 feet from my car. It felt pretty safe there, on top of the fact my car has nothing flashy or valuable inside of it.
Walking on my way over to the event I came upon this gem. Awesome stuff. A quick look up on google street view proves this thing actually moves!
Keep on truckin’
l0ckdown on the decks! er… midi controller. No shame in that… wish I had one myself. Though I DJ to get away from the computer in some ways.
In typical bay fashion, the weather got pretty chilly in about an hour. Everyone huddled inside the kitchen with only a brave few coming out on the “dance floor”.
Music was good overall, but it was the people at the party that made it really interesting. Everyone was very positive and outgoing, and not just the dudes from DJforums. Even the VJ (who kinda sucked) was really nice. Supposedly the event was for some fund raiser to help some tribal guys in Northern Tibet(?) who were in a tough situation. (Think: Native Americans in the early 20th century) No one really understood it… and it was kind of questionable, but whatever, if was fun. I can imagine it’s pretty hard to explain things when there’s loud music and beer within proximity of each other. The organizers were super nice — charming, even. You would almost hate to doubt their cause. lol
As I left l0ck made the most flattering statement I’ve ever heard!
You’re the best Deep House DJ on DJforums
Whoa! No way he was serious about that. 
Coincidentally it had been exactly one year since I bought my first turntable.
On such a positive note, I definitely want to return to the bay again. The dance scene in the valley is almost exclusively Trance while the bay is much more diverse and understanding of house music methinks. Next up on the agenda is to attend the next “love fest” and then maybe getting into some clubs in the bay.
More DJ adventures on the way! I just finished spring break and I have plenty of material to ramble about. Plenty.
