End of an era.

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:29 pm

I'm letting go.
Some of you may know I had a mobile disco.
4.2 kilowatts of power, I could play big marquees, open-air stuff in fields, halls and house parties, smoke, mirrors, bubbles, lasers and a light show.

Today I sold two out of three amps, so that's the end of the whole thing.
I wanted to let go; I had had enough of the whole day getting the van loaded, getting there; setting up, playing, then breaking down and getting back in the van, unloading, then getting everything back in the loft....
To play four or five hours takes a whole weekend of work.

So back in the summer I decided to sell some of the gear, so that I couldn't accept any longer a request to do a gig.

I can't sell the lasers, I just can't; so the amps had to go.
But it hurts, it hurts.

I will so miss the ability to be able to say; to anyone, in no matter what venue, when they ask "can you turn it up?" Ohhhh, yesssssss, I can.......until it hurts.....

I know that you have to let go of things sometimes.
But I also know that you don't have to like it.

They're sold, and they won't be replaced.
That part of my life is over.

I'm letting go.

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:46 pm

RIP DJ Mons...AKA Old Git on the Decks...

hallie · Post by **hallie** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:50 pm

Know how you feel. Packed up DJ-in a few years ago and have regretted it since. Used to hate setting up and dismantling but I miss the buzz of the nite. Always threatened to go back but the cost of buying new gear is of putting.still have all my music in the attic. Will never let them go

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:35 pm

You can still do smaller venues using the speakers in your van though

End of an error

bigtwinthing · Post by **bigtwinthing** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:50 pm

just flash some lights in Car parks etc, Oh sorry thats not allowed anymore.

enjoy the rest, were getting old

mik_str · Post by **mik_str** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 10:42 pm

No more "Saturday Night Fever"; glad to see you're "Stayin' Alive" nonetheless

macdee · Post by **macdee** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 11:29 pm

Doors close doors open Tony
All the best with whatevers next

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 8:10 am

happens to the best

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:41 pm

Unfortunately this is all part of life, circumstances change, we get older and outlooks change too, but you'll be okay Tony

Just think, no more weekends logging all the gear out of the loft and back again, what's not to like

Chris.

bazza696 · Post by **bazza696** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:21 pm

Fit some sound activated LEDs to the bike, so when Al has his little speaker playing at the next meet it will be like a mini disco.

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:43 pm

It's a bit like Van Gogh...

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 4:30 pm

another dj bites the dust, on the plus side it gives you more time to ride the bike....

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 5:18 pm

More to the point ! What are you going to do now to fill your weekends ?

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 5:45 pm

the biggest worry will be not knowing if you will ever get invited to a party now

Kev L · Post by **Kev L** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 6:11 pm

MacV2 wrote:It's a bit like Van Gogh...

That was his EAR, silly sod

VTR1000.ORG

End of an era.

End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.

Re: End of an era.