[Dynagroove] Long weekend

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Ok, so I guess my weekend started on Thursday night.. and since I already 
reviewed that shindig, on to Friday night.  I was originally going to go to 
Free Thinkin but decided to go to Prana in Pasadena, Joplin's thingy.  To 
listen to the homie Toddley play.  It was my first time there. It was 
definitly an Interesting crowd, more of the college type crowd, "there to 
drink and oh hey look some sort of music is being played."  Well anyways, 
Toddley played a pretty damn good set, very nice programming and fluid mixes. 
 I had to leave early, so I missed Joplin, but we all know how Joplin can 
through down.  On to Saturday night.  I hit up "Balance" at the  King King.  
I have to say how much I love Sue, she's such a down to earth person, and 
that it was messed up to see her so stressed from this, in my opinion 
horrible DJ from New York, but i'll get to that in a moment.  First on was 
Kenny or Kemal, the resident DJ, he always, knows how to get the mood going, 
and has some pretty good skills as well.   Next on was DJ Smash, from New 
York, he had some dope ass tracks on CD's yes I said CDs, no records, 
whatsoever.  OK, off on a little tangent, but come on.  Bringing just CDs to 
play.  Yes I know, CDs are usually unreleased tracks, but shit what happened 
to the artistry of DJing.  Ya you can play with the programming, but as for 
myself comming to watch and listen to a DJ play, I want to see his true 
skills.  Besides from what I've heard it's not that difficult to use the 
CDJs.  But I'm not a DJ, and that's just what I heard.   Well back to 
Sarurday night, Smash ended at about 2:30 with some sloppy mixes, and the CD 
track before his last he didn't even mix in, he just moved the fader over to 
the other CD track that was playing.  Thank god for Kenny, comming on back 
again.  Seriously, the last hour and a half of the night was the best.  
Kenny, played if there was such a thing, "House Music's Best Hits!"  It was a 
nice way to end the night.  And as for Sunday, three nights of going out is 
good enough for me.
Matt