let me start out by saying that i can’t believe that RADIO SKOOL’S 1 year has pass so fast. it took a year to get here and it came and went, especially with all the pre-planning and me being a promoter this pass year which is new for me. if you read my very 1st blog about RADIO SKOOL in feb of last year, you could tell things were looking positive for the year to come. i won’t bore you with the way things have been but let me say this... "Happy graduation goes to all the 1st year students of RADIO SKOOL".

yes we moved classrooms (venues) so it could be a lil more intimate because i needed to have a little more hands on approach for my 1st year residency. i’ve used myspace to it’s upmost capability to help with with spreading the word about my monthlies. why not...? that’s what it’s here for right? and i’m gonna use it too. we have always stuck to our guns no matter what the obstacles were and brought you QUALITY dance music and parties, something we do too far less here in the city. so march 8th came and we were all set to go, keep in mind that i went to amsterdam on thursday march 6th and come back on the morning of march 8th in less than 40 hrs to get back so i won’t miss my own anniversary party.

i got back and then the snow started and i’m like damn... "2 months of planning and it has to snow on this day"? i knew from that point it was going to be tricky especially because i was flying in our guest dj Mr.V from NYC. it was nerve racking to be in this situation because it’s usually the other way around, i’m usually the one stuck in the airport trying to get to the gig and my flight is usuallly cancelled so the tables were turned now. to make a long story short, Mr.V’s flight was cancelled as were all flights to detroit from JFK, Laguadia and Newark. at that point V called me and said "dude i’ll take the amtrak" now that’s a dedicated dude right there but i told him that it take’s 12-14 hours, so hats off to Mr.V for wanting to go that extra mile to get to detroit.

so now as it stands... Mr.V was cancelled not to mention that daylight savings time was going in effect @ 2am so we lost an hour so, myself and my cuz mike brown had to hold it down, i put a sign up at oslo that read "Mr.V is cancelled due to weather but the show must go on", and it did!!! i played for the first hour so i could release some stress of traveling back from amsterdam and the fact that my special guest was not gonna grace us with his presence. mike took over while i took over the light show (which is equally important) and mike rocked it too. we had a nice diverse crowd which is one of our main goals, it does not matter who you are, LET’S JUST PARTY DAMNIT! i played the last hour and we had the second shift of people to come in after 2am and it took the party to the next level. everyone was giging their ass off, that’s how we do it at RADIO SKOOL.

the sound, the lights, the atmosphere and the music were all on point. periodically i get on the mic to connect with the people and to tell the few wallflowers their that you can stand at the bar but when you come to the dance floor, you better come correct or you’re ass is gonna get detention cause i’m the teacher LOL!!! anyways the night ended an hour early which sucks but RADIO SKOOL’S 1 yr anniversary ended on a high note, the dancefloor was still packed, people didn’t want to go home, and that’s good because, not too often you could end a night and people are screaming and wanting more!

stay tuned for the kick off of our sophomore year at RADIO SKOOL @ oslo with the return of shawn michaels and my cuz mike (hot & funky) brown on april 12th. i’m not gonna be there for this one, i have to go on tour but i feel good about what we’ve accomplished and the brand of RADIO SKOOL that it can stand on it’s own and still be a good quality party, don’t worry i’ll be back for the may 11th RADIO SKOOL and i am in the process of rescheduling Mr.V very soon, we’ll keep you posted.

btw... for all of you who were there last week and the previous nights at RADIO SKOOL, show us some love, give us feedback, let us know how we’re doing, we wanna here from you. show some love on the comments pages on myspace.com/radioskool
and on this one as well.

until next time...
peace
sp