^^^^ well, good luck tatgirl. i've only slept about 2 hours today after armin, and i'm so wiped i'm not going to pvd.....i know i'll just crash and burn.....

There'll be other 7 year anniversaries.....right??

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Originally posted by loconet 6:30PM *YAWN* I'm still alive and ready to party again. Last night was one of the best parties ever. Arrived with my buddy and his friend , the main room was already going crazy to the sounds Mark - You 0wn, night after night you deliver (Tordan, Loca and I saw you at viva a couple of weeks ago, smacked us all to the floor, back up again and then harder against the walls. btw what were the last 3 vocal trks you dropped that night? ) . Then, Armin comes on .. the place goes crazy. Everytime i see him, he fills the whole club with energy. The track selection & mixing was superb. Even Rj couldnt resist and had to come . Towards the end of the night, you could see the look on people's faces - I've never seen anything like it, they were truely in "A State Of Trance" - 2nd last trk 7 cities avb remix , then Communication , and then Burned with desire as encore? I was about to have a heart-attack - (dj_iceman can prolly vouch for that ). That is why Armin is my fav dj. Armin seemed to like the sign , hehe at the end, Armin signaled me to come up but security didn't let anyone go up so that sucked. PVD will have a hard time toping this for me Shout-outs to all the TA's, great partying with all of you once again, and see you tonight.

hahaha, i sure was about to have a hear attack, i was on that damn box all nite dancing when he came on... how did u know who i was though, i dont remember seeing u :P

The beginning of the night started off pretty good until there was a definite change in DJs (and I'm talking before Armin) or at least in style.
Aaron (Form&Function) and I were convinced that Mark O. must have been went back into his archives from 7 years ago and was spinning from that bin only....
Everything sounded dated(?) for about an hour or more.
Nothing wrong with that but we did find it interesting...

Then there was the frat boy up there in the DJ mic, "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

Then some unusual MCing for a song and a half?? I've never heard anyone MC on an Armin night so that was different.

Then came on Pat Benetar and the ripped-jeans-80s-look-dancers. They were pretty good actually...

Thank God for the back patio as it got pretty stuffy in the main room but the speakers they got back there are horrible.
Very piercing and VERY hard on the ears...
I was wearing -33Db ear plugs and thought I'd be safe to take them out while I was out there, but during the tech set (the dated stuff mentioned above) it was so loud that my ears are STILL ringing...

Armin was great as normal and played some awesome tOOns are usual.
It was mentioned above that he did a couple of complete song overlaps that sounded great together; something I've never heard him do so that was very cool indeed!


All in all a good night...now to complete digesting this damn turkey....

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the music was wonderful and everything, but damn it was soo crowded. I don't think I'll be going to any parties at the guv again.

funny moment of the night;
a fight broke out while we were moving around. we were walkig through and suddenly I see ~10 guys jumping each other. for a sec. I though someone had a bad trip. good thing it ended quick

it looks liek armin took a liking to gabriel & dresden's style when he had em on the show, their way of puttign acappella's over tracks must've had quite an influence on him because he did it 3 times that i can remember

andain - summer calling, over i forget what track
yet another day over urban train
and coast 2 coast - home over ... dont remember now

otehr tracks he played

Shmuel & Choopie - sunrising
AVB - blue fear
solar factor - urban shakedown
dj tiesto - traffic
marco v vs jens - loops & tings (relooped)
firewall - sincere (pulser mix)
rank 1 - breathing (breaks mix)


i sholda wrote this review when i got home, then i remembered all the tracks, but hey, after armin i went straight to work for 8 hours, then thanksgiving dinner @ mrs. muff's house, then speedy j @ element... so yeah i was busy and super fuckin tired


shout outs to all my regular TA's and new ta's i met @ armin

best moment of the night: when my buddy tried to explain to the bouncer that the only reason we made a pipe out of the water bottle was because the joint would'nt burn properly

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what really impressed me about armins toronto gig was that armin has been playing a standard set throughout his 76 tour. not the case in toronto.. he more or less completely revamped his tracklist for the nite .. i just hope that the next time.. the guvernment puts the man back in the kool haus were he belongs.. the guv isnt big enough for a dj of that calibre

Apology accepted, Starsearcher.

It WAS a bit different from usual in terms of the set times. Normally, I'll play an opening (somewhat mellower) set before the guest and then close out the night. You're right in the sense that I didn't play a typical opening set. The 7 year anniversary was a tough one because many regulars have become accustomed to hearing tons of classics at the anniversary parties, so it was a challenge for me to keep everyone happy without sounding (to the newcomers) like I'm playing purely oldies. The past 6 anniversary nights have not included any guest DJs, so they were much easier for me to program.

Armin and I have become friends over the past couple of years and I have the utmost respect for him. He's a class act all the way and it was a great treat for us all to see and hear him on top form (when is he NOT?)

(moderator: please delete the thread that I started, as it is a duplicate of this post)

As a visitor from across the border, that was my first time at the club. Dang, the place was mad packed! Other than that, the place is fantastic.

Too bad that I had to leave at 2:30 am, before Armin's set. I had to be somewhere early in the morning (with my mind and body somewhat functional ), followed by helping with the 9-hour drive back home.
The next time I'm at the Guv, if I can help it, I'll be sure to close the place out, as I usually do here at home.

I had a great time meeting many of you. Many thanks to tatgirl for all the introductions!
Sorry that I've probably either forgotten your name or never quite caught what it was. If we met, send me a PM - especially if you are ever coming to New York.
I wore a WMC t-shirt.

also, don't wanna go too far off the topic, but I'm wondering: did anyone catch any of the bike racing in Hamilton?

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It was sick. The whole night. For anyone in the proclaimed party corner we had going.. you all rocked. Left after Armin, went to the comfort zone til noon. I always have a great time when I go up to Canada, and always meet some really cool people. Now to start planning and looking forward to the next trip up.

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Originally posted by oliver Secondly, how on earth do you expect me to know what a DJ playing AFTER me is planning to play? I don't have ESP.

Hahahah! That's awesome.. Maybe the "ESP DJ" can be you new tag-line. Common - it's a great marketing concept!

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Originally posted by oliver On a happier note, it was great to meet you last night, RJ and Graham!

Thanks again! It was awesome to chat with you. I'm always impressed when you play - and now that we had a chance to talk - I'm even more impressed!!

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Originally posted by oliver Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I hope your dinner was as good as mine...

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