If not for the drum and Spandau Ballet samples, PM Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" might just be the greatest song to come out of the 90s. I can't give that title to a song that is completely sampled (and I would probably put my money on Smells Like Teen Spirit for best song of the 90s). But as far as this PM Dawn ditty goes, lyrically nothing beats it.
I love the line: "She broke her wishbone and wished for a sign ... I told her a whisper in my heart was fine."
So here's a look back:
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, the video.
April 17, 2010
April 11, 2010
A Win For Lefty
A few years ago, the bride at a wedding I DJ'd was the nanny for Phil Mickelson's two girls. (This was before his son was born).
Phil certainly didn't seem like the No. 2 golfer in the world that night. There was no sitting at his table, wishing he were somewhere else. Certainly no call outs to anyone to "bring me that bridesmaid," as some other PGA pro may have been accustomed too.
Phil was like any other wedding reception guest. He danced with his daughters. He participated in the honeymoon/money dance with the bride.
And he danced with his wife.
Admittedly I probably paid a little more attention than normal to Phil and Amy on the dance floor. But the way they gazed into each others eyes left no uncertainty that they were a couple deeply in love. Maybe it's the air of romance that is at any wedding. Maybe they rarely have a moment to just dance together. But they didn't let any opportunity to be on the dance floor together go by, and they rarely took their eyes off one another, while they danced and conversed.
Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament. It's his third Masters championship and fourth overall win in a PGA major tournament. But he has already said it is one of his most memorable, and not for his athletic performance. Both Amy and Phil's mother have battled breast cancer during the past year. Amy had not even attended a tournament until this week. But as he walked off the 18th green and into the arms of his wife, Phil had a tear trickle down his cheek the way his putts creep into the cup for birdie. It seemed as though he never wanted to let go.
In a week of headlines that were so focused on the unfaithful, we saw the faithful triumph. We watched a son/father/husband win in the face of the adversity of cancer. Not the adversity of paparazzi, alleged voicemails and "sext messages."
Winning means nothing if you don't have someone to share it with. We saw someone win who, like anyone else that has a family, understands that the greatest reward was the family reunion at the end of the tournament. Not the Green Jacket he put on at the awards ceremony.
Phil certainly didn't seem like the No. 2 golfer in the world that night. There was no sitting at his table, wishing he were somewhere else. Certainly no call outs to anyone to "bring me that bridesmaid," as some other PGA pro may have been accustomed too.
Phil was like any other wedding reception guest. He danced with his daughters. He participated in the honeymoon/money dance with the bride.
And he danced with his wife.
Admittedly I probably paid a little more attention than normal to Phil and Amy on the dance floor. But the way they gazed into each others eyes left no uncertainty that they were a couple deeply in love. Maybe it's the air of romance that is at any wedding. Maybe they rarely have a moment to just dance together. But they didn't let any opportunity to be on the dance floor together go by, and they rarely took their eyes off one another, while they danced and conversed.
Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament. It's his third Masters championship and fourth overall win in a PGA major tournament. But he has already said it is one of his most memorable, and not for his athletic performance. Both Amy and Phil's mother have battled breast cancer during the past year. Amy had not even attended a tournament until this week. But as he walked off the 18th green and into the arms of his wife, Phil had a tear trickle down his cheek the way his putts creep into the cup for birdie. It seemed as though he never wanted to let go.
In a week of headlines that were so focused on the unfaithful, we saw the faithful triumph. We watched a son/father/husband win in the face of the adversity of cancer. Not the adversity of paparazzi, alleged voicemails and "sext messages."
Winning means nothing if you don't have someone to share it with. We saw someone win who, like anyone else that has a family, understands that the greatest reward was the family reunion at the end of the tournament. Not the Green Jacket he put on at the awards ceremony.
April 1, 2010
A DiamondView Review
A nice note from Michelle:
"Justin was the the perfect DJ for our wedding. He worked with us prior to the wedding in coordinating music that we wanted to play, and not just stuff he wanted to play. He was responsive to my emails and made us feel comfortable. He did all of our ceremony music and was a great emcee. He was able to read our crowd so well that he had our guests dancing the entire evening.
He even staged our last dance of the evening and it was definitely one of our favorite moments from that night. He's a true professional and really knows his stuff. We would highly highly recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding DJ."
Photo courtesy of Orange Turtle Photography.
"Justin was the the perfect DJ for our wedding. He worked with us prior to the wedding in coordinating music that we wanted to play, and not just stuff he wanted to play. He was responsive to my emails and made us feel comfortable. He did all of our ceremony music and was a great emcee. He was able to read our crowd so well that he had our guests dancing the entire evening.
He even staged our last dance of the evening and it was definitely one of our favorite moments from that night. He's a true professional and really knows his stuff. We would highly highly recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding DJ."
Photo courtesy of Orange Turtle Photography.
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