At that same rock bar, the management decided at one point to try bringing in college kids and country bar cougars with cheap drinks and the promise of LIVE DJ SPINNING WHATEVER YOU WANT TO HEAR!
One of the first things I did was have a block around 1AM where I’d let anyone bring me anything on CD they wanted to hear. Didn’t guarantee I’d play the exact song since sometimes the pick was terrible, but a lot of the time we’d compromise on some other song. It worked out great at first with that eventually being a big reason *anyone* stayed in the bar whether they were RAWR GUITARS or looking for Shakira. I loved and hated it. Had to phase it out because I wasn’t the only person working that show later and the other guys didn’t negotiate with terrorists. They were fair despots, though – replaced it with the 20 minute Greetings From Hell block for which they fielded requests.
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