Club 2606 Wrap-up
The July 2nd party which featured at an outdoors barbeque supplemented by a "rave style" dance in the adjacent 1,200 square foot addition labelled Club 2606 was a mixed success.
The daytime crowds were good, and many enjoyed the roast pig (an 83 pounder prepared in a cast iron coffin by two pros), the BBQ chicken and assorted salads. The Miller Lite on keg tasted rancid as always, but I indulged nonetheless. I was set up in a shady veranda on the back porch which was an ideal vantage point. During the afternoon, there were some giveaways - Club 2606 mix CDs, doo rags, an old Vanilla Ice CD, and an old Barry Manilow album. One lady approached the booth and whined that she'd never won anything in her life. She carefully considered the options, and grabbed a Club 2606 mix CD. Those who correctly named that tune from TV theme shows won a prize. The themes were easy and included Hawaii 5-0, Knight Rider and M-A-S-H.
For whatever reason, time flew by and it was suddenly 7:30 PM. DJ Struggler was still MIA. Colleen, aka DJ Blaze, formerly known as DJ Lace, had scratched from the card. The ladies were starting to dance on the back porch, and I went with it. The action was good for an hour or so, and then I announced that we were transitioning to Club 2606 and asked them not to go away. I unleashed a box of glow stick goodies which went over well (rings, sticks, mouth glow products, hairpieces, toe rings and more). A ragtag crew which included Mike Z, Gregg W and DJ Struggler helped porter the gear over. We were down for about half an hour. I changed into my trademark orange lounge shirt.
The space looked great. Props to mad Joe McGrath for providing signage, including - CLUB 2606, DJ Jagged, DJ Struggler. Struggler provided lots of additional wall hangings. There were off-the-shelf posters of Jessica Simpson, Beyonce, Paris Hilton and Scarface. A disco ball, hanging lanterns, fog machine and a VIP room with its own PVC pipe "stripper's pole." The DJ booth was in the loft above the dance floor. It was a fantastic setup.
Regrettably, the crowd started thinning quickly. DJ Struggler started off the set with a track that sounded something like a rape scene???!!!!! We may have lost a few more. We started with about 15, lost about 5, and worked with 0-10 for the rest of the evening. The remaining ten were into the scene though - Joselle, Garnett, John V & Sandy, some karaoke loving drunks, Grace and Melanie.
There were many no-shows, and the early start time also may have caused too many to leave before sampling Club 2606. The 30-something demographic may also lack the stamina of the twenties crowd. Another negative was that we failed to get a seal of approval from faction leaders like Nutty, Esq. who will bring a gang of twenty. The VIP room remained empty all night. Jeff J. had many no-shows from his side of the card. I had expected a dancefloor of 40-50.
Up in the DJ's booth, Struggler and I banged out mostly hip hop, 80s and U2-rock. Later in the evening, we brought out the Peaches, playing two tracks, and then later getting a crowd request for a third. With a real cowbell on a handle and drumstick, we fired up the crowd to cowbell songs like 99 Problems and Hey Ladies (during this song, Struggler mooned the dancefloor - pants on! through the 2 x 4 beams.... Struggler, isn't that antic better served for Shake your Rump?). In the late evening, Struggler put on this heavily distorted electronica piece - a very dissonant track that had appeared to clear the floor. He then tapped me on the shoulder and urged me to take a closer look. There was one drunk - an older woman who was all rock n' roll, continuing to dance! It was rewarding to see such a loyal fan. Later on, Struggler dropped the cowbell down the stairs, perhaps distracted from his schmoozing with Jeff's neighbors.
We broke down at 1 AM - pretty early for this sort of event. Did we have fun? Yes, surely. Could it have been much better? Of course. Club 2606 performed far below its potential. Pictures to be posted soon!
The daytime crowds were good, and many enjoyed the roast pig (an 83 pounder prepared in a cast iron coffin by two pros), the BBQ chicken and assorted salads. The Miller Lite on keg tasted rancid as always, but I indulged nonetheless. I was set up in a shady veranda on the back porch which was an ideal vantage point. During the afternoon, there were some giveaways - Club 2606 mix CDs, doo rags, an old Vanilla Ice CD, and an old Barry Manilow album. One lady approached the booth and whined that she'd never won anything in her life. She carefully considered the options, and grabbed a Club 2606 mix CD. Those who correctly named that tune from TV theme shows won a prize. The themes were easy and included Hawaii 5-0, Knight Rider and M-A-S-H.
For whatever reason, time flew by and it was suddenly 7:30 PM. DJ Struggler was still MIA. Colleen, aka DJ Blaze, formerly known as DJ Lace, had scratched from the card. The ladies were starting to dance on the back porch, and I went with it. The action was good for an hour or so, and then I announced that we were transitioning to Club 2606 and asked them not to go away. I unleashed a box of glow stick goodies which went over well (rings, sticks, mouth glow products, hairpieces, toe rings and more). A ragtag crew which included Mike Z, Gregg W and DJ Struggler helped porter the gear over. We were down for about half an hour. I changed into my trademark orange lounge shirt.
The space looked great. Props to mad Joe McGrath for providing signage, including - CLUB 2606, DJ Jagged, DJ Struggler. Struggler provided lots of additional wall hangings. There were off-the-shelf posters of Jessica Simpson, Beyonce, Paris Hilton and Scarface. A disco ball, hanging lanterns, fog machine and a VIP room with its own PVC pipe "stripper's pole." The DJ booth was in the loft above the dance floor. It was a fantastic setup.
Regrettably, the crowd started thinning quickly. DJ Struggler started off the set with a track that sounded something like a rape scene???!!!!! We may have lost a few more. We started with about 15, lost about 5, and worked with 0-10 for the rest of the evening. The remaining ten were into the scene though - Joselle, Garnett, John V & Sandy, some karaoke loving drunks, Grace and Melanie.
There were many no-shows, and the early start time also may have caused too many to leave before sampling Club 2606. The 30-something demographic may also lack the stamina of the twenties crowd. Another negative was that we failed to get a seal of approval from faction leaders like Nutty, Esq. who will bring a gang of twenty. The VIP room remained empty all night. Jeff J. had many no-shows from his side of the card. I had expected a dancefloor of 40-50.
Up in the DJ's booth, Struggler and I banged out mostly hip hop, 80s and U2-rock. Later in the evening, we brought out the Peaches, playing two tracks, and then later getting a crowd request for a third. With a real cowbell on a handle and drumstick, we fired up the crowd to cowbell songs like 99 Problems and Hey Ladies (during this song, Struggler mooned the dancefloor - pants on! through the 2 x 4 beams.... Struggler, isn't that antic better served for Shake your Rump?). In the late evening, Struggler put on this heavily distorted electronica piece - a very dissonant track that had appeared to clear the floor. He then tapped me on the shoulder and urged me to take a closer look. There was one drunk - an older woman who was all rock n' roll, continuing to dance! It was rewarding to see such a loyal fan. Later on, Struggler dropped the cowbell down the stairs, perhaps distracted from his schmoozing with Jeff's neighbors.
We broke down at 1 AM - pretty early for this sort of event. Did we have fun? Yes, surely. Could it have been much better? Of course. Club 2606 performed far below its potential. Pictures to be posted soon!
posted by Gregg_AmbientDJ at 12:33 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home