There is a time when you feel that you have hit a fork in the road and must turn to move forward to greener pastures that will allow you to grow the way you are most comfortable in doing so. I know, I know... sometimes, part of the growth is being able to do some things that one might not like to do; however, soul searching has to determine to draw that line when it crosses one's own moral values as well.
As such, I am leaving Blue Orion Lounge and moving my DJing skills with sites that are more conducive to my growth.....
CLUB GLOW -- 5-7pm Mondays-Fridays
http://fubar.com/new_lounge.php?w=1&lid=50240
ALL HITS RADIO -- schedule to be determined
SUNSET CAFE -- guest DJing 12p-6p SUN March 30, 2008
http://fubar.com/new_lounge.php?w=1&lid=55077
Come see me at these places and say "Hi!".
DJ Devine
In order to squash any rumors that you might hear about why I left, I am putting my resignation letter I have sent to the staff of Blue Orion Lounge today in this blog post as well:
I am really getting tired of the drama created
by the staff at Blue Orion Radio... lounge...
While I have DJing with you all for the past
few months, y'all have knowingly forced me to
play what I call bad mouth rap songs... and
find them offensive to me. It drove me to the
point of creating a Mumm to see if I was alone
in my thoughts; I am not.
See Mumm http://fubar.com/mum.php?id=371326.
I love and do play all genres of music and try
to balance it to have a good mix. I just hate
the derogatory rap songs (while there are some
that aren't quite so bad). If some day the
rappers would convert their song lyrics as good
as their beats of their music, they might
generate more listeners.
I was listening to a Buffalo radio station last
night. They had a rapper on their show who
stated that, while rap is widely accepted
throughout the world, Texas is a market not for
rappers. Duh -- where do I reside, but in
Texas. It isn't just me that resists -- it is
the State of Texas on the whole!
And, did you know that rap is actually illegal
in 43 countries???
In the last few days, all that has been sent to
me has been "bad mouth rap" on the whole,
knowing how much I find it offensive. I have
played it anyway, but didn't like it at all.
Anyhow...
It has been with much soul searching that I am
writing my letter of resignation from Blue
Orion Lounge. I have moved on to other DJing
opportunities where the owner of the station
states "as for what ya can play, play what ever
ya want and i personally say rap is crap".
I feel that this is the best fit for my
personality and allow my DJing skills and show
to blossom rather than feel that it is being
commanded by the staff at Blue Orion Lounge.
Thank you for showing me a good time as long as
the times were good. I still think the world
of many of you and welcome you to keep in
contact with me. In fact, I hope that many of
you do keep in contact with me.
Sincerely,
Kat,
DJ Devine
UPDATES: I must say, too, that the owner has been most gracious in accepting my resignation and said that she respected my decision, although she regretted that it had come to this, as she too had been a part of a heavy metal group for months and had do some soul searching before she had come to create this lounge. I so appreciated her candor and support.
