Be a dj mate they never stay all night mini or otherwise
I will start this thread as a comment as it was fueled by Tez's ( Peggy Babcock) comment above on the Mini Niter thread!,,,,
I have as most people who know me have done soul nights and nighters from when i was a kid in the very early 70s,,,, and enjoyed staying to the end of niters and then to the services ,, friends place or a dayer etc.
As that awefull cliche says it really is a way of life after that long,,,,,
Cutting a very long probably boring story short in 2004 i had a Mini Stroke ,,i was very lucky and within a few months i got back to a level were i could enjoy the scene still to the full,,,
Two years later my best friend Nige Shaw died with heart complications after a by pass ,,,
That was when the Original Middleton was the t he countrys no 1 all niter,,,, after Shawy died i did one more FULL niter ,,, and it made me come to terms with things!!
Ive NEVER Done a FULL All Niter or Mini Niter Since
If im booked for a Nighter i always ask for an Early or Not to late spot or i cant do it!!
In short i value my health ,,, SIMPLES!
I have a standing joke with Dave Rivers about leaving Nighters early ,,,
Most time i arrive at a venue just after the start so some times im at the ACTUAL venue LONGER than some people who arrive at the nighter after midnight!! But that doenmt seem to count !!
In some peoples eyes Yeah im a lightweight ( piss off Eccles lol) DJ who leaves early ,,, but after this long i dont have to prove anything as a DJ or collector to anyone,,,If ya dissagree thats your problem not mine,,,
It might be different for other Scene DJs ,,,
I love this music and will attend whenever i can,,, but i WILL leave a venue when i fookin want to !!
Nige B