Most DJ's punch buttons for a few hours and go home.

Some DJ's do extra ordinary things all the time.

 They left almost an hour early and the dancing was over.  But one woman picked up the karaoke microphone and started singing.  Then others wanted to sing.  I could have left an hour early but didn't.   They were having such a good time that at my 4 hour mark I didn't shut down.   I let them sing for another 45 minutes for free.

I stopped the whole bridal party at the top of the stairs and asked them to give me time to find the photographer.  I found him at the other end of the huge hall and told him to quickly go to the other end and shoot the wedding party as they came down the red carpeted stairs.  Had I not been there these pictures would never been shot.  

We also had a serious problem with the entrance doors upstairs and downstairs.  Both were on autolock so once a person went outside they were locked out.   Upstairs this was a serious problem because everyone was downstairs.  I knew how to fix it by taping both upstairs and downstairs door locks so neither could lock.  After I did this people could go out and get back in easily.   

Once again I was set up early so had time to do this for them.  I sure get into a lot of trouble showing up early for my gigs!

I didn't know the brides sister made up special audio cd's for her sister.   She made a very special 20 minute audio montage of many special songs.   When she gave it to me an hour before the first dance I luckily tried to play it in my dual cd player.  It would not play.  I put it in my laptop and it showed many songs which meant she gave me the wrong cd to play for the first song.  

She went through her other cd's and found the right one and gave it to me.   But it would not play.  I asked her how she recorded it and she said in MP4 format.   I told her only Apple stereo's could play this format.   She didn't know that.  Luckily I had my laptop with Itunes on it so I copied the major songs to my laptop and used it to play the first song and another cd she had burned for her sister.

Had they hired a DJ who did not have a laptop they would have lost all their songs.  Even then a DJ must have an Apple laptop or a PC laptop with Itunes to play her songs.   Music wise I saved their day.

 It took a while but I finally got the shrimp warm and tasty and put it back on the table.  I went back to my DJ table and announced over the microphone I had given the frozen shrimp a "hot bath" and invited everyone to try and get shrimp again.   This time it would be edible.   Gosh, do I have to "cook" for wedding receptions too? 

They hired 4 musicians for their ceremony and these people showed up at the last minute.   They needed chairs badly but had no time to get them.  I walked hundreds of feet back to the lodge and got 2 chairs and took them to where they set up in the woods.  I did it again for 2 more chairs for the other 2 musicians.   This was not my job!   I had come so early I set up with time to spare.

 I went to the podium and motioned the current speaker to take my microphone and use it.   Immediately the sound level was far louder and the fidelity was much better.  Everyone in the room could hear the people making speeches now.  I received several compliments from the guests for saving this part of their party.  

When I was done I gave them my wireless microphone to make speeches and toasts during and after their dinner.   This was going beyond what I was paid to do.

She asked me if I had colored lights to put in the half moon wall lights which were all white.  I did have 8 such lights (most DJ's don't have these) and spent 20 minutes taking out white lights and putting my colored ones.   She also asked me to bring a small desk lamp for their table at the door where people were coming in.   I had a light to spare and loaned them my small table lamp all night.

My questions was why did he not do this?   It was his PA system!

On the spur of the moment I carried my powered speaker and wireless microphone over 200 feet to where their ceremony was and set up my wireless system.  It worked great during their ceremony and everyone heard their minister speak.

By the time I got there one band member did arrive but she had no AC power.   The band member who had the cords was still on his way.   She needed to practice fast so I went and got my spare AC cords and set up power for her.  I had to lay it down across an entrance so got tape from the hotel and taped it down to the floor.   The the second band member came and he needed AC too.  I set up another line for him and made him happy.   He didn't have power cords so we used mine again.

The band member who had the power cords finally showed up but my cords were set so we used them till the band was done.   I didn't have to do any of this.   I wasn't paid extra to bail out the band.

They said OK and I did it!   I put two of my spare small lights in the men's restroom and we were able to use them all night long.   The funny part is one time I went to use it and saw a stall door close behind a bridesmaid dress.   One of the bridesmaids had to go so badly she used the men's restroom!   She didn't know I was the one who made this restroom available.