In the Wellington again for The 80s Night at Whitby. DJing solo this time, for a number of reasons, although Kat lent me her CD collection and acted as a voice-activated index for it. Despite the absence of a number of familiar faces who were away from town, we managed more people through the door than last time ( Read more... )

Back in the Wellington again this time around, following a late venue change. Because there were a number of nights on that Sunday, we weren't sure what the turnout would be like, but Whitby did us proud again, and the windows were steamed up within about half an hour. Despite some concerns as to the size of the venue, there was enough space on the ( Read more... )

The Shambles again, now under new management, with a bar extension, and a refurb in process that included some new pool table lights that nearly succumbed to Van Halen's Jump, having an apparent magnetic attraction for the taller attendees. Still, no-one went out of any of the windows, I don't believe there were any concussions this time, and no- ( Read more... )

Another Whitby Goth Weekend, another Sunday, and back to The Shambles for an 80s Night, with Miss Kitty as the musical navigator while I piloted another overloaded metaphor over the North Yorkshire coastal town, now with added new PA stacks.

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Miss Kitty and I in the Shambles again, purveyors of cheese to the masses. And a dancefloor that had people on it from the very first track. (Thanks especially to the couple who danced fairly continuously to the first few hours!) We tried to avoid tunes that we'd played at the last two nights, so as not to get too predictable, but people kept ( Read more... )

Back in The Shambles again at Whitby, with Miss Kitty, for another 80s night, where we once again filled the night, from a slow start, with an increasing number of enthusiastic bouncing goths from seven until half past eleven ( Read more... )

Another Whitby, another 80s night, another venue, another set of decks with Miss Kitty and I behind them. [grin] This time we were in The Shambles. A pretty large venue, with the possibility of ample ventilation and cooler areas, you say? Hah! Once again, the WGW mob did the job with their sauna-effect creation. Mention must also be made of Giolla' ( Read more... )

Co-piloting the decks with Ms Kitty for an entire evening of 80s¹ at the Metropole on the Sunday of WGW, we were wondering if the size of the room would dampen the classic Laughton's spirit, but the crowd did us proud and managed to recreate the ambience of Whitby's old sauna club. Without the (in)famous queue, the start was slightly slow (rather ( Read more... )

Sorry for the time taken to type this up!

Anyhow, just under a month ago djhamsterboy and I were, through architectural collapse, forced to relocate the Laughton's 80s night to the upstairs room at The Resolution. And this is what we inflicted on the punters ...

Apologies if any tracks are listed incorrectly - we were scribbling a bit at times! And yes, a ( Read more... )

Last weekend I was given the somewhat surprising (and flattering) opportunity to guest a couple of sets at the famed "Laughton's 80s Night" in Whitby, by djhamsterboy. There was a certain amount of nerves, but I didn't a) empty the dancefloor or b) get lynched, so I feel I came out ahead, and people seemed to be enjoying themselves, so overall I feel it went ( Read more... )