1/12-1/13 - Saturday Night, was just alright, could have been better

I didn't go out on Friday 1/11. Just stayed home, watched some TV and actually went to bed at a reasonable hour. I woke up in the morning, had delivery breakfast and watched a Blu-Ray of "Shoot 'Em Up" which was actually entertaining and while not a pristine example of HD was still a good showing I was glad I got to see it. The rest of the afternoon I spent listening to music online and finishing up my newest CD, which was a New York flavor of club mix. A short nap in the afternoon and then more time at the computer it was time to get ready to go out. I finally finished printing the CD and made sure to bring one more of the last mix as well.

Russ was downstairs to give me a ride into the city and we listened to the new CD on the way in before I said goodbye to Russ and ejecting the CD so I could bring it with me inside. After saying hello to the door staff and security and cashier and ticket people I was inside Club Stereo. Checked my coat and headed downstairs to the party floor. Of course the crowd at Stereo always shows up late and for the DJs Peter Bailey and Richie Santana (Mind Control) for some reason the party never really got started. We had moments of interesting beats but nothing we could ever hold onto and really get into a dancing groove. I guess the beats they were trying for were of the more hypnotic variety and the kind that got you excited to dance for a while were left by the wayside. I stayed there all kinds of late (until 5am) and still never got to hear any truly "I had a great time" music. There was just over a minute of the Richie Santana Mix of "Walk Away" but there were no vocals to tie the whole thing together. Anyway I still got to give a copy of my new CD "Beta Principle" to DJ Peter Rauhofer and gave a copy of "Endless AfterParty" to DJ Hector Fonseca. The CD giveaway made the time worthwhile even the music was not. However I still got to hang with all of my friends in attendance and look forward to a 3 day weekend next week. It is still all good.

But will not look forward to any Mind Control parties anytime soon.

Saturday it was time to head out to NJ and hang with the family in North Jersey as we said goodbye to Emily and Tommy before they head off to Texas. We had finger sandwiches, chips and dip and some cookies before I gifted them with Adjustable Temp Hot Sauce I picked up on Amazon. We finally headed back to NY around 5:30pm and had a pretty quiet night before heading to bed to start off my new workweek.

Work is work. But I still have plenty of stuff I look forward to for this year. It can only get better.

Keeping it moving. We are good to go.