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WMC: What I learned
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| tmft |
I had an INSANE time at WMC in Miami, & thought I'd write down the things I wished I'd done the same or different.
1) JUST GO!!! I enjoyed everything!! Picotto at Space, Holden at BED, MANDY at Pawnshop, Scumfrog at Angel.
2) Fly into Miami rather than Fort Lauderdale. Sure, FLL is a little cheaper, but it's a long haul on the shuttle. I had to wait 25 minutes for a shuttle there, & the shuttle back was an hour late. A taxi from FLL is $80!!!
3) Midnight in Miami is like 10 pm in Austin. At midnight, people are starting to roll out of bed to show up. At 2 AM, the party's just getting going.h
4) Clubs in Miami have no last call. & stay open later than I could go sometimes (I think Space closes at noon!)
5) Never underestimate the power of the 9 pm-11 pm nap.
6) WATCH YOUR STUFF. My jacket got stolen from Pawn Shop. I care much more about the phone in my jacket. 6 days later, my new phone is still on order!
7) Don't go to Ultra. Too hectic, too many people, 45 minute wait for a drink. I had much more fun at the club shows.
8) Every bar & restaurant adds a 18-20% service charge automatically. Nothing to do with you & how you look---they just add it. Check your bill & don't tip 20% MORE on top of 20%.
9) Drop Matthias name appropriately. I was talking to a guy, & said I was from Texas.
Him: So do you know DJ MATHIAS?
Me: yeah...of course.
Him: OHMYGOD, What's he like in person?
Me: He's just a guy, you know, who's a good DJ.
Him: I can't believe you know Mathias!! Is he down-to-earth, even though he's so good?
10) Wear comfortable shoes. Trust me. It's faster to walk in South Beach than to try to take a taxi. When I took a taxi into Miami, it was faster to walk the 8 blocks past BED, Mansion, Suite, etc down to 6th than to taxi the distance.
11) SERENDIPITY!! One of my best times was Thursday, when I was walking around looking for shoes to buy. It was drizzling lightly. I kept walking. harder rain. I kept walking on Ocean Drive. MONSOON. I ducked under the edge of a building, but it was POURING. I went into a hotel, & talked my way into the pool bar to sit it out with a drink. Drinks were $17(!) but I didn't want to get soaked. I'm drinking my drink along with about 15 other people in the bar. 2 of the people are filming a TV report for Britain. At the table, 3 feet from me is Paul Oakenfold.
12) It's impossible to see every good show at WMC. No matter where I was, I felt like there's another equally good show at that moment. Just had to make my choice & enjoy where I was.
13) Packer calling me I'm elitist for not posting, & me posting about completely non-elitist WMC (!!!) |
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| Matthias |
| quote: | Originally posted by tmft
4) Clubs in Miami have no last call. & stay open later than I could go sometimes (I think Space closes at noon!) |
Space never closes :) From what I was led to believe.
| quote: | Originally posted by tmft
7) Don't go to Ultra. Too hectic, too many people, 45 minute wait for a drink. I had much more fun at the club shows. |
I agree. Ultra gets worse and worse every year. They shoulda kept it at Bayfront but unless your a 14-20 year old candyraver Ultra's just way overrated.
| quote: | Originally posted by tmft
9) Drop Matthias name appropriately. I was talking to a guy, & said I was from Texas.
Him: So do you know DJ MATHIAS?
Me: yeah...of course.
Him: OHMYGOD, What's he like in person?
Me: He's just a guy, you know, who's a good DJ.
Him: I can't believe you know Mathias!! Is he down-to-earth, even though he's so good? |
Who were you talking to? lol, The only people that knew me were either from texas or a handful on the FLTA forum. Maybe it was someone that saw me spin at Yage in Jan *shrug* |
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| davemolina |
| quote: | Originally posted by tmft
13) Packer calling me I'm elitist for not posting, & me posting about completely non-elitist WMC (!!!) |
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| DJ Cubano |
| quote: | Originally posted by davemolina
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HAHHAHAHHAHHA!!!!!!! |
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| missy_grneyz |
| DUH!!!!!! money talks.....period!!! love the 24 hr liquor license |
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| tmft |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matthias
Who were you talking to? lol, The only people that knew me were either from texas or a handful on the FLTA forum. Maybe it was someone that saw me spin at Yage in Jan *shrug* |
He'd downloaded your sets & really liked them. I can't tell you how impressed he was that I knew you. He wanted to know where your residency was & how it went. |
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| Matthias |
| quote: | Originally posted by tmft
He'd downloaded your sets & really liked them. I can't tell you how impressed he was that I knew you. He wanted to know where your residency was & how it went. |
Word. Well, I'm happy to hear he enjoyed the sets, I wish he coulda made it out to the Ferry gig as Mr Corsten himself had a few good things to say.
As far as a residency, never was given a chance at one. I have a possible one at Sky Lounge after I move this month, but nothing has been finalized on that. The club owner of Sky brought it to Jojo's attention, on a few occasions, that ALOT of people have apparently been asking when the next time I am playing there next is. Hopefully they know about the Hernan show *shrug* :) but if that's true that's a shoe in for a residency. |
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| wetgroovin |
that's good stuff!!
i am going to drop matthias name wherever i can. that was too funny! had to make you feel good! |
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| Matthias |
| quote: | Originally posted by wetgroovin
that's good stuff!!
i am going to drop matthias name wherever i can. that was too funny! had to make you feel good! |
heh. when you do, remember to give em a link where to download the sets too :p |
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| KaOtiK1 |
| sounds like a blast hopefully i can make it next year |
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