4.20.2004Has it been that long? I guess when one's hobby turns into a profession, the amount of leisure time ceases to an extent. From clubber, to writer, to promoter, to publicist - it seems like a normal trajectory until I think about my uber-corporate background in IT consulting. Well it has only been better prepare me for the well-conceived but ill-executed dance music industry. Of course there are shining winners out there that I love working with [especially the artists], but first you have to weed through the muck of haters, unprofessional and drug-addled folks who just don't get it or are sometimes to insecure and paranoid to remember why we all got into it in the first place.We're coming to the end of an era this week with the closing of Arc. I actually spent my last 5 New Year's Eves at 6 Hubert Street and countless # of nights at Be Yourself Fridays with Danny Tenaglia, Body & Soul, Shelter, and more recently Made Events over the last 3 years. It's with great sadness that I look forward to the weekend's festivities - the closing parties at Arc with Lee Burridge, the 112 Crew and of course DT. Also, seeing Laurent Garnier @ Centro-Fly (also rumored to be closing), Layo & Bushwacka! @ BLVD (new venue), Mark Farina & Donald Glaude [Friday] and Danny Rampling [Saturday] @ Avalon. Whew! Tired yet? posted on 6:02 PM |