14/07/2025
This goes in both feeds as it relates to both my mental health and my passion of dj/lighting... It will be a long one as I've got a lot to say.... And only you dear reader to talk to about it...
This centre's around my Saturday night at Cosmos Club and my want to help out people who really deserve anyone who I have the skills to help, hell I'll still try to help even if I don't have the skills.
This is a perfect example where I didn't have any skills at all, not user manual, instructions, just 8 buttons on a remote control (mmmm wireless remote). I watched this awesome led disco dancefloor keep doing its start up routine then going black... And repeating every 2 minutes or so. You don't hire a expensive bit of kit to have it booting all night... Even Jaki J Jericho was there, it had to look better for a full house.
I'll be honest, it took me a hour to gather up the courage to ask George Malios if he would trust me to "try" to make that dancefloor look better or at least match the music somehow.
This is a big call, he (and his business partners) have never actually seen me operate lighting in a club no less a VERY expensive light up disco dance floor that was only on hire to the venue. And remember no instructions... Learn it yourself Kym ...
None the less, George said here's the remote... (Thankyou so much again) and I went to take a seat and learn the buttons (loosen up my buttons baby....)...
To cut it shorter, I had a fu***ng brilliant night, so security Shayne didn't have to be mean to me, no falling asleep, (me not Shayne) I learned *some* of the buttons... But felt I made that floor look awesome... It was packed for most of my "experiment". I even got up and had a dance a bit I was just so fu***ng happy, especially knowing I was finally being useful to my friends (finally) but I was doing lighting on the same dance floor under my feet ! No one knew but me...
I had two compliments on the night (and a third from someone that asked "are you controlling the dancefloor?" and the big one from Tony when I woke up today saying how well I'd done with the dancefloor on Saturday.... That totally did it for me... THAT'S Why I keep giving my time and skills to people... I don't *expect* praise, but I hope for the occasional word that I'm doing the right thing for you.
I then realised how many people I've helped over the years, and to only be scolded, never thanked... Even for a venue I spent 35 years at, and another of 15 year, both knew how to tell me I fu**ed up, but not even a thanks for buying 4 lasers to help a struggling venue out, of my pension. (plus programming, maitnence and alignment and operating)
Yes I'm on disability, normal business can't work with me mentally and physically... But because every taxpayer works to keep my medication (so I don't die) going I do the little I *can* to repay you with the only talents I have...
Thankyou! This has been an awesome day for me.... Tony George and Shayne, Thankyou for looking after me, trusting me with equipment, your customers and your venue.... I'm truly humbled....
When the next dico event pleeeeease?
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