Sunday, July 6, 2008

dancing the night away

Thanks to Vanessa I have changed my counter. No one will be able to see the numbers on there and I have a better idea of where everyone comes from. I still haven't got any idea where the numbers on the 4th of July went. What I am thinking is that they were all Americans and ex-pat Americans who gathered at my site and then went out and haven't come home yet.

Last night I went out to "The Laundry" with a friend of mine who was child-free for the night. We went to the "Funkiest first Saturday of the month" - Soul-a-go-go. This is a benefit night run by my most favourite radio station PBS fm. (Those who are interested try www.pbsfm.org.au and listen into the streaming). This radio station is run by volunteers and plays all genres of music that is NOT classical or top 40. Every week they give me my dose of jazz, funk, metal, soul country and gospel. Recently they had a grid change and my 2nd favourite show was taken off as it didn't have enough listeners. I subscribe to the radio station and I went with my most favourite show (Blue Juice - Sundays 11am-1pm), maybe I should've gone with my 2nd.

We got there at 9pm and we both went looking for our second wind, me as a school marm, and she as a nana (our descriptions of ourselves). The place was fairly empty but within the hour the place was starting to groove. By 11pm it was elbow room only. We left our "bus stop" chair and got up for a boogie. Soul music upstairs - funk downstairs. After a good hour of dancing my feet were sore - we were dancing on polished cement and there was no give and I was in VERY TALL boots.

We had a sit down - having found the bus stop again, and I ended up talking to a very drunk 20 year old boy. He and I laughed about his jacket (still not sure what he said but I smiled and nodded my head) then I finally heard what he was saying. He was telling me that he loves dance music as well as this stuff. "This stuff has a happy trance to it so you want to move to it." (We were listening to soul) I am still trying to work out the concept of happy/sad trance....... I might have to listen to it with a purpose now.

Finally my most favourite dj from the station got up to mix the tracks.

Just an aside I thought I knew who the djs had been before then but got them all wrong so I stopped trying to work out which one was my favourite one........

Can I just tell you all that once I worked out who my favourite was I realised he is gorgeous! Mohair Slim is his name. I am very impressed that my taste in listening is supported by eye-candy as well. And he can move! I wonder if he is single.........

Enough day dreaming....

5 comments:

Vanessa said...

I love Sitemeter! You can also click the referrals link and see what websites visitors come in on. I just love my Sitemeter and the SO jokes its the cheapest entertainment yet for me!

Anonymous said...

No he's not!

widget said...

ooh. touched a nerve with someone..... I was day dreaming - like window shopping, can look but don't touch. Thanks for letting me know anyhow.

Anonymous said...

LOL! Hope you can come to the next one.

widget said...

ok - if that's you Mohair you're very funny. Learnt lots from you in last few years on the radio.

if not you, glad you have a sense of humour - you can sign your name, although I'm totally anonymous as I don't want my students finding me.......hmmmm

we'll see how next month pans out - need child free friend available too.