djcity
Terry, I almost wish I did not read your post cause I had a WORSE night than you had.
O.k.
I got to the show about 1 1/2 hours before showtime. I set up all the equipment, Did my soundcheck and all was perfect except, I had no sound thru ch1 on the amp. I had a signal going thru the soundcard, the mixer, the driverack, and the sonic maximizer. I'm like WTF?*? I check all my cables and all of them work. I switch speaker cables around and I get sound out the other channel. I'm like, O.K. so I have a bad speaker cable but...BOTH WORK ON EITHER CHANNEL just won't work together thru both channels. WEIRD...
I say phuck it and use one ch. hook both speaker cables to ch1 and just run a 4ohm load. No problem. I figure i'll sort it all out later, just let me get through the night.
I'm doing the wedding AND the reception for this young couple. Got my deposit about 3 months ago and the other half is due now. People are beginning to show up for the wedding and it's supposed to be about 300 people. I'm like, O.k...where is my money. Folks are looking at me like, aren't you gonna play some music for the arrival of the guests? I'm like, Sure, as soon as I get paid. So the Reverend shows up and I have about 60 people in the room already. He says, You should play some music for the people who are here and the people who are still arriving. Now I have already spoken to the wedding coordinator and told her I will start playing as soon as I get paid. She said she herself is still waiting for her balance but not to worry, it's coming. I asked the reverend if he got paid yet and he said Oh... you have not been paid yet? I said nope, not yet. He had a nervous look on his face and said he had not been paid all his money yet either. At this point it's looking kinda bad. I have about 175 people in the seats now and i'm not playing ANYTHING.
Finally, the hostess comes to me and hands me an envelope. I open, count, and frown. The envelope is short by $300. The hostess says Oh sorry and goes in her purse and hands me the other $300 in $100 bills.
I start playing and now the Reverend is looking at me like...You got paid before me? I'm like ...yeah. Anyway, the wedding went off with no issues at all. It was a very fast wedding. Lasted about 15 minutes.
Now to the reception...
I moved me equipment to the next hall where the reception is being held. Again, No issues at all. I'm set up in 5 min flat. The guests are eating and drinking and drinking and drinking. After the reception events (Toast, garter toss & such) are complete, It's time to PARTY. The couple wanted it to be a REAL party and that's just what it was...UNTIL...
I guess drinking really gets folks to be honest because the best man felt he had to get something off his chest. He asked me if I could turn the music off for a minute so he could make an announcement. I had a packed dance floor so I said "NO" you need to ask the bride and groom and if it's cool with them then it's cool with me. He goes to the Groom and I notice the Bride looking REAL nervous. The groom says cool, Let him make his speech.
I turn off the music and dude takes the mic. WOW. He told the wedding goers that he had to come clean. He had sex with the bride the night before and earlier that day. YES the day of the wedding the best man and the bride had sex. Not just sex but freaky oral anal freaky sex.
The whole place went dead silent except for the bride who was crying and saying how sorry she was. It was pathetic.
The Groom rushes the best man and hits him with a punch so hard that I heard the guys jaw break. The best man did not go down though, he fought back and the bride is just sitting on the floor crying. As you can imagine, This is all happening just a few feet away from me AND MY EQUIPMENT. The Best man pushed the groom towards me and to save me equipment, I pushed him back towards the best man who landed a right hook that knocked the groom out. The problem was that he fell on the speaker stand that then fell on the bride.
So I have 1 speaker on a stand, a bride who got hit with a Yamaha s115v speaker, a Groom laid out on the floor, stunned guests, and a panic from the staff that own the hall.
THIS IS THE WORST EVENT I HAVE EVER DONE.
What A Night
O.k.
I got to the show about 1 1/2 hours before showtime. I set up all the equipment, Did my soundcheck and all was perfect except, I had no sound thru ch1 on the amp. I had a signal going thru the soundcard, the mixer, the driverack, and the sonic maximizer. I'm like WTF?*? I check all my cables and all of them work. I switch speaker cables around and I get sound out the other channel. I'm like, O.K. so I have a bad speaker cable but...BOTH WORK ON EITHER CHANNEL just won't work together thru both channels. WEIRD...
I say phuck it and use one ch. hook both speaker cables to ch1 and just run a 4ohm load. No problem. I figure i'll sort it all out later, just let me get through the night.
I'm doing the wedding AND the reception for this young couple. Got my deposit about 3 months ago and the other half is due now. People are beginning to show up for the wedding and it's supposed to be about 300 people. I'm like, O.k...where is my money. Folks are looking at me like, aren't you gonna play some music for the arrival of the guests? I'm like, Sure, as soon as I get paid. So the Reverend shows up and I have about 60 people in the room already. He says, You should play some music for the people who are here and the people who are still arriving. Now I have already spoken to the wedding coordinator and told her I will start playing as soon as I get paid. She said she herself is still waiting for her balance but not to worry, it's coming. I asked the reverend if he got paid yet and he said Oh... you have not been paid yet? I said nope, not yet. He had a nervous look on his face and said he had not been paid all his money yet either. At this point it's looking kinda bad. I have about 175 people in the seats now and i'm not playing ANYTHING.
Finally, the hostess comes to me and hands me an envelope. I open, count, and frown. The envelope is short by $300. The hostess says Oh sorry and goes in her purse and hands me the other $300 in $100 bills.
I start playing and now the Reverend is looking at me like...You got paid before me? I'm like ...yeah. Anyway, the wedding went off with no issues at all. It was a very fast wedding. Lasted about 15 minutes.
Now to the reception...
I moved me equipment to the next hall where the reception is being held. Again, No issues at all. I'm set up in 5 min flat. The guests are eating and drinking and drinking and drinking. After the reception events (Toast, garter toss & such) are complete, It's time to PARTY. The couple wanted it to be a REAL party and that's just what it was...UNTIL...
I guess drinking really gets folks to be honest because the best man felt he had to get something off his chest. He asked me if I could turn the music off for a minute so he could make an announcement. I had a packed dance floor so I said "NO" you need to ask the bride and groom and if it's cool with them then it's cool with me. He goes to the Groom and I notice the Bride looking REAL nervous. The groom says cool, Let him make his speech.
I turn off the music and dude takes the mic. WOW. He told the wedding goers that he had to come clean. He had sex with the bride the night before and earlier that day. YES the day of the wedding the best man and the bride had sex. Not just sex but freaky oral anal freaky sex.
The whole place went dead silent except for the bride who was crying and saying how sorry she was. It was pathetic.
The Groom rushes the best man and hits him with a punch so hard that I heard the guys jaw break. The best man did not go down though, he fought back and the bride is just sitting on the floor crying. As you can imagine, This is all happening just a few feet away from me AND MY EQUIPMENT. The Best man pushed the groom towards me and to save me equipment, I pushed him back towards the best man who landed a right hook that knocked the groom out. The problem was that he fell on the speaker stand that then fell on the bride.
So I have 1 speaker on a stand, a bride who got hit with a Yamaha s115v speaker, a Groom laid out on the floor, stunned guests, and a panic from the staff that own the hall.
THIS IS THE WORST EVENT I HAVE EVER DONE.
What A Night
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 5:02 pm
DJ-ALF
man, what a night! A few like this and you will have enough material for a good movie :)
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 5:24 pm
Tear Em 'Up
All I can say is....I hope you have insurance...and I'm sorry my DJ brother.....
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 5:36 pm
adamjmeek
STFU
fo real?
wow.
i guess you learned a lesson.
once the partying begins....
NO OPEN MIC.
period.
act deaf. unless the bride and groom both come to you.
and if something like what you say happened happens...
CUT THE MIC.
fo real?
wow.
i guess you learned a lesson.
once the partying begins....
NO OPEN MIC.
period.
act deaf. unless the bride and groom both come to you.
and if something like what you say happened happens...
CUT THE MIC.
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 7:03 pm
djcity
Thanks Terry.
I have insurance but the brides father paid me an extra $500 for the speaker. I love Yamaha. Can you believe It still works? The bride was phucked up though. It hit her hard. I guess being drunk is good for something.
It was all over when the family stepped in and tackled the best man. The brides father got everyone under control. Dad was a real cool dude. He said he was sorry for the damage but he should have expected some shit like this to happen. Said "I love my daughter to death but she is who she is. I'm still surprised the dumb Mutha Phucka really was willing to marry her anyway."
I'm like OH SHIT!!! I can't believe dad said that about his lil girl. I guess he knows what she is capable of and was happy somebody would take her off his hands.
I'm not worried about a law suit. these (as you can imagine) are not the kind of people to try to sue and besides, ITS NOT MY FAULT SHE GOT HIT BY THE SPEAKER.
I have insurance but the brides father paid me an extra $500 for the speaker. I love Yamaha. Can you believe It still works? The bride was phucked up though. It hit her hard. I guess being drunk is good for something.
It was all over when the family stepped in and tackled the best man. The brides father got everyone under control. Dad was a real cool dude. He said he was sorry for the damage but he should have expected some shit like this to happen. Said "I love my daughter to death but she is who she is. I'm still surprised the dumb Mutha Phucka really was willing to marry her anyway."
I'm like OH SHIT!!! I can't believe dad said that about his lil girl. I guess he knows what she is capable of and was happy somebody would take her off his hands.
I'm not worried about a law suit. these (as you can imagine) are not the kind of people to try to sue and besides, ITS NOT MY FAULT SHE GOT HIT BY THE SPEAKER.
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 9:06 pm
wildcountryclub
and no one was shooting video? sounds like it would have been great youtube material to me. and also the reason i don't do mobile or weddings. especially weddings.
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 9:57 pm
Killabee44
DAMN, messed up. At least it turned out ok for you in the end. Great soap opera material though lol..
Mensajes Sun 26 Oct 08 @ 10:31 pm
chriso710
DJCity, What a cool story, spilt me sides apart from your gear getting trashed. I do feel for the groom but as for the Whore she has no sympathy but my shear discust. Reminded me of the engagement party punch up involving over 30 women and men fighting on and around the stage area, fortunatley my gear was cased up ready to move home, the problem was i could'nt get to it. Even at the time i had to smile as it was reminisent of the old BW western movies. Stay chilled.
Mensajes Mon 27 Oct 08 @ 8:34 am
DJ Marcel_1
Good god what a night.
I got nothing that can compare to that.
I wonder how much a WEDDING ANNULLMENT costs in your state. Sounds like it would be order. Pretty Impressive(stupid) that the best man had the balls to destroy a wedding night like that.
I got nothing that can compare to that.
I wonder how much a WEDDING ANNULLMENT costs in your state. Sounds like it would be order. Pretty Impressive(stupid) that the best man had the balls to destroy a wedding night like that.
Mensajes Mon 27 Oct 08 @ 8:42 am
PFD50
Sounds like fun to me.
Mensajes Mon 27 Oct 08 @ 11:55 am
bogart
Man that is some weird stuff. At least you got out of there okay.
Mensajes Mon 27 Oct 08 @ 12:22 pm
Rune (DJ-In-Norway)
this is why i never do weddings ;) so many stories I've heard over the years from DJ friends, I'm never setting my foots down that path.. hehe
Mensajes Mon 27 Oct 08 @ 3:37 pm
iammrcandyman
Wow that has to be the funniest thing I've ever heard on this forum. I need some gigs like that to entertain me. :]
Mensajes Tue 28 Oct 08 @ 3:07 am
wow i am impressed at the best man and bride ..... supersize the trailer trash ! "and the truth shall set you free!" or at least cause a nice speaker to crash down on you ... would make a great movie .....
is the bride a stripper ?? usually you have to be a stripper to be female and that messed up .......
again , very impressive these people that just naturally wreck everything in there general vicinity and there life ....... the pentagon could use some of that
is the bride a stripper ?? usually you have to be a stripper to be female and that messed up .......
again , very impressive these people that just naturally wreck everything in there general vicinity and there life ....... the pentagon could use some of that
Mensajes Tue 28 Oct 08 @ 9:27 am
ahhhh weddings ....." people want to be in the presence of true love " LOL (wedding crashers )
don't think of them as jerks and losers ......think of them more like the olympic super athletes of dysfunction ......
don't think of them as jerks and losers ......think of them more like the olympic super athletes of dysfunction ......
Mensajes Tue 28 Oct 08 @ 9:32 am
djcity
I KNOW this is an OLD thread but...
From that day to this day, I have NEVER had another event go that horribly wrong.
That was a wedding for the record books.
From that day to this day, I have NEVER had another event go that horribly wrong.
That was a wedding for the record books.
Mensajes Tue 27 Aug 13 @ 6:30 pm
JimmyL-DJ
I played a reception over at our West Shore Holiday Inn many years ago. It's a very nice facility.
During dinner the Groom and his Father-in-Law started yelling at each other which ended up in a fist fight. They bashed through the door behind the head table into the courtyard. They were wrestling on the ground and punching each other. The family and security broke it up. They both got kicked off the property.
I was in shock, but kept composure, and went to the bride and asked her what she wanted to do? I always get paid at the END of the night... and was worried.
She said put the music back on and TURN IT UP, because we're gonna PARTY! And they jammed the dance floor until I had to shut down.
It was certainly a bizarre gig. But I got PAID. Again WHEW!
During dinner the Groom and his Father-in-Law started yelling at each other which ended up in a fist fight. They bashed through the door behind the head table into the courtyard. They were wrestling on the ground and punching each other. The family and security broke it up. They both got kicked off the property.
I was in shock, but kept composure, and went to the bride and asked her what she wanted to do? I always get paid at the END of the night... and was worried.
She said put the music back on and TURN IT UP, because we're gonna PARTY! And they jammed the dance floor until I had to shut down.
It was certainly a bizarre gig. But I got PAID. Again WHEW!
Mensajes Tue 27 Aug 13 @ 7:37 pm
ShyneGTA
Quinceanera, fight break out outside the hall, police showed and some einstein thinks it would be funny to spray the cop with a bottle of water, he gets arrested, police find out he is illegal and call for the wagon, they decide to card some people and three more are illegal... played for 20 minutes than sat there until the police sorted everything out, took everything down and went home...
Mensajes Wed 28 Aug 13 @ 11:27 am