tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73945122011-04-22T03:50:39.177+10:00Dan Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027709415898531532noreply@blogger.comBlogger941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394512.post-1159254044654527652006-09-26T16:58:00.003+10:002008-10-29T08:52:19.489+11:00

Hi!I'm no longer writing on this blogspot.You can check out my Podcast for DJ Mixes & demos to download from here:http://rockyourbox.podOmatic.comCheers,Dan.

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I'm taking a wee break from blogging for a while. I'll keep you updated for when I start up again :)In the meantime, if you're on MySpace then drop by my page for a look: http://myspace.com/djdanmurphyCheers!xo

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I've just finished my shift at Stonewall and have another Kelly Osbourne encounter to report.I was chatting away to a friend of mine Jason who requested Kelly's One Word, which I happily played. A young woman, who looked more than a little under the weather, came wobbling up to us winding her hand in circles.She must have realised neither of us knew what she was trying to indicate, and slurred, "

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Chris and I will be hosting Kylie & Danny's Palooza #4 on Easter Monday.To celebrate, the lovely people from The Cage on Triple M have helped create an online promo about us. We've spared no expense and used the absolute latest technology to deliver a world class product... if you'd like to check it out, click here:http://www.triplem.com.au/thecage/?id=3347

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I'm in the middle of my Monday morning recovery shift at Arq just now. This is always the busiest time & place for requests as the window to the DJ box is right on the dancefloor.A young guy just came up to ask, "What was that song you just played?""It's called One Word.""And who's it by?""Kelly Osbourne.""Kelly Osbourne?! As in... Kelly Osbourne?""Yes, Kelly Osbourne.""Are you sure?!""Yes,

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I was back at The Midnight Shift tonight for the first time since my holidays. All was going quite well, I was playing away happily and the drag show came on after I'd been going for a couple of hours. At the end of it they thanked everyone and finished with, "enjoy the rest of your night dancing with your DJ, Dan."A friend of mine came up after hearing this, and not realising I'd been already

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Overheard in the toilets of a bar called Tantric in Singapore:"I'm a dancer in West Side Story. We're here until May.""Ok, cool. What's West Side Story?""It's a about these two lovers that can't have each other.""Right.""It's kind of like Romeo & Juliet... but, like, that was a long time ago, and we're set in the 1950s..."

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It's my first night back at Stonewall since being away, and it's a touch on the quiet side upstairs at the moment.All we need is for four people to arrive and the customers will out-number the staff...

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(Sat 25th March)Spotted in a sale on the box of an educational toy.

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(Fri 24th March)Strolling through one of Singapore's underground walkways I spotted this advertisment. Click on the photo to read the fine print.I had no idea a wax treatment could bring out quite so much in a person.

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(Tue 14th March)Venturing down to The Stud for TrannyShack was one of our most fun nights in SF.Surreal performances by some very daring queens ended our USA tour on a high.I never thought I'd see a drag performance of Metallica's Enter Sandman, and I probably never will again!

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(Tue 14th March)Just when I thought San Francisco's gay strip couldn't get any gayer...

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(Sun 12th March)Our fifth & final day on the slopes. The weather's been pretty cold, windy & snowy, but we've been skiing in deep powder on the longest runs I've been on.My sun and wind-burn has left me looking like a racoon though, so it's goggles on for this photo.

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(Fri 10th March)Eric & I aboard the Friday dinner & dance cruise. With the boat packed to capacity it's been a fun night.It's been snowing so hard we haven't been able to see a thing outside so I'm not sure if we even left the dock!

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(Wed 8th March)Eric & I arrived in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon & drove our hire-car up to Lake Tahoe. It was a beautiful drive, especially as I was just a passenger!We had our first day on the mountain today (Wed) and it was really wonderful. Snow everywhere, not too busy and really long runs - absolutely perfect :)We met some of the guys here for the Winterfest Gay Ski Week, and we're

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My flatmate Eric & I fly to the US today for Gay Ski Week in Lake Tahoe & to spend time with Luke & Tony.Then it's on to San Francisco, London & Singapore.I'll be back in Sydney & back online at the end of March :)

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The parade was AMAZING! Although Matt and I were just holding the banner in plain clothes, it was still so exciting to come out of the holding area and into the intersection full of thousands of onlookers.The guys & girls dancing in our group had an absolute ball and made it all the way to the end in one piece.I've just arrived at Arq and we're ready to start as soon as the last float goes

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Matt & I are holding the banner & about to get marching!

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A couple of coppers passing through for a photo-op!

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Danyelle's a friend of mine from Melbourne & has organised a Mardi Gras float. It's a jungle theme for Gay & Straight friends uniting.My flatmate Eric's driving the truck & my friend Matt & I will be holding the banner out the front.We're all waiting patiently in the holding pen until the sun goes down and we can head up Oxford Street.

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Kosheen are performing at Slide for Mardi Gras as part of Tommy Tanks. V busy and have taken up pole position in the corner to take advantage of free Champers & show viewing. The whole place is loving 'Hide U.'

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Hank & I at Arq. Brilliant night tonight with loads of out-of-towners in for a cheeky drink and a disco dance.They didn't run away when I played Kylie. One guy even came to ask what it was and wouldn't believe it was her... even when she started singing...

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Manacle have installed a couple of lasers for the Mardi Gras season. Day Club is feeling more like a nightclub this morning...

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Off to a bit of a slow start upstairs tonight at Stonewall. There's Jacque, the new barman. Oh, and myself. That makes two so far...

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After Mardi Gras I'll be heading overseas for a three-week holiday. If you're in San Francisco I'll be playing alongside Luke Fry at Eight on Monday March 13th.If not, you'll just have to hear about it afterwards!

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Here's the view looking across to the bridge. I'll be playing 6pm-8pm following Shigeki and before Chip & Alex.Shigeki & I will be playing a number live on the violin and keyboard between our sets, so it's practice time again!

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I'm down in Sydney's Botanic Gardens where the Azure Harbour Party will be in full swing in 5 days.This time on Sunday evening I'll be halfway through my set. The sun will be going down over the city with 5000 partiers soaking up the scenery.

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Just finishing up at The Midnight Shift and about to head to Manacle. It's been a fun night so far, the out-of-towners are arriving for Mardi Gras :)

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Back at the Opera House again, this time for the launch of Mardi Gras. The rain has held off so far and hopefully will for the rest of the season.Only four weeks to go until the Parade and Party!

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It's been such a long, hot Summer... Days on the beach, winery tours and now Eric and I sunning ourselves at the White Party in front of the Opera House all afternoon.Someone's gotta do it! xo

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Taste-touring around the Hunter Valley and found Marjorie Dawes' Fat Fighters have even had an influence here!

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Chris and I presented the funds we'd raised from the Pool Party Palooza to ACON today. Chris made up a phoney-oversized cheque complete with glitter for the photo.We figured they didn't quite get the joke, as after we'd been snapped handing it to Stevie Clayton one of the reception staff asked, "so... have you actually got a real one?"

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You may have already seen the ad for the new Sony Bravia LCD Television. Thanks to Darian for pointing me in the direction of the full three minute version which is available from the website here.It's absolutely breathtaking.The music is a cover version of The Knife's 'Heartbeats' done by José González. Have a listen to his cover of Kylie's 'Hand On Your Heart' - fab!

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Returning to the blogosphere hasn't been as quick as I'd hoped... I'm on my way back though!I've uploaded all the photos from the Pool Party that my friend and I held after Sleaze Ball. You can check them out by clicking here.

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It's been a long time between posts so it's high time I caught up! I've got stories and photos galore from the last two months so will get through them all one by one.In the meantime I've added two more compilations to my .Mac page - Chunky Funk and Dark & Dirty You can listen to them by clicking here.

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Our Dan's been a busy bee since going overseas - photos and stories on the way for Korea, Singapore, Sleaze Ball, ToyBox, Pool Party Palooza, Deck Bar Recovery and Pride tomorrow night... hope I haven't missed anything...I'll be back in full swing ASAP!xo

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I'm leaving for Korea and Singapore today to play two gay parties, then back home Monday. It's a very quick trip and I'm going to see lots of airports - hopefully I'll still get a chance to shop!I've not been to either Korea or Singapore and I'm going by myself so it's going to be quite an adventure... I can't wait! I'll take as many photos as I can and photo-blog the story when I get back.For a

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I've added another mix CD to my music downloads here. This one I made after playing at Arq for a couple of months and is filled with some fabulously uplifting house tracks. There's also my all-time favourite, Guitarra G - which I don't think I'll ever be sick of hearing!Vocal Funk 1September 2003Size: 82 MBDuration: 72 mins1. Shined On Me (bini & martini re-vocal mix) - Praise Cats ft. Andrea

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Thanks to those lovely people at .Mac I now have much more storage space to upload my DJ mixes. I'm going to start with the oldest ones and work my way through to the most recent. Today's CD is Trance 1 which you'll find listed in 'Compilations' here.At the time it was only the second mix CD I'd made - the first is a bit wobbly so I won't be uploading it I'm afraid! When I arrived back to

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If you haven't seen it already, here's the artwork for Madonna's new CD to be released in November.That red hair reminds me how much I Love Lucy...

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My Top 5 Tracks were printed in last week's issue of the Sydney Star Observer. I prattled on a bit too much (so unlike me ;) and was edited down to fit the space.Here they are in full - these are some of my absolute favourites at the moment. If you can get them, have a listen and let me know what you think:MESMERIZED (freemasons full vocal mix)Faith EvansFaith Evans was one third of the

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HomeSexual. What a buzz! I was the first of our crew let loose on their new, much-touted, million-dollar sound system - boy was it delicious... and LOUD! Each time I played a favourite track I just wanted to run out onto the dancefloor and hear what it sounded like. Instead I settled for being sandwiched between two monitor speakers which towered over me like those guards from The NeverEnding

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HomeSexual - the new Queer Nation - is on this Saturday at Home Nightclub.I'm opening in the main room and will be doing another number on the keyboard at the end of my set, this time with a live vocalist. I've been practising away like mad (except of course for those wretched scales) and if all goes to plan it should be a hoot!Will post the full story and photos afterwards.

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There's only one Maz!

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Matt Blair, Seanie Pops & Matt TaylorSitting at Deck Bar, having a laugh and finally working out how to take a photo on my new phone without deleting it again straight away. Feeling so technological right now...

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A very drunk punter just came up to me:"I've left my wallet with someone but I can't remember who... I really need it, so can you stop the music and ask who's got it?"

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I've uploaded the photos from this year's Diva Awards & After Party here.Full story on both years to follow...

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The Diva Awards are done for another year. Controversy, jealousy and general all-round bitchiness were the order of the day – and that was just from me!Last year I went to the awards and after-party in drag. It was an absolute hoot and I’ve posted the photos online here.I’ll add this year’s photos next and the full stories to go with both.

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This week I was able to spend a lazy afternoon and evening with a friend of mine Kellie, who I haven’t seen in a long time. Well it’s only been a week and a half, but we did miss each other terribly. She’d just finished up working hard for the money, so hard for it honey on the new Reality show Australian Princess. While sorting through some papers at home, Kel picked up a Christmas card from

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After reading Daniel’s blog I took the Which Golden Girl Are You test. The answers that appealed to me made me think I was going to turn out to be Dorothy. I actually secretly wanted to be Dorothy, so was rudely shocked when the results came back saying I’m most like Rose. Especially when she’s the one I mostly didn’t want to be like!To add insult to injury, halfway through the test my neighbours

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I joined a gym at the beginning of the year. I went more often in July than I did in the first six months of my membership: 6 times.I’ve been motivated to go back again this month after receiving an email from a friend living in the UK.After making a Definite New Year Resolution rather than a It Doesn’t Really Matter If I Don’t Keep It New Year Resolution I ensured I had no excuses not to go. I

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Apparently the gay vote booted Kate from the Big Brother house. You can read why here.Last night she was interviewed on the TV talk show Rove Live. Her homophobic statements and resulting eviction weren’t mentioned. By the end of the interview she simply came across as an immature and arrogant young woman.It’s a shame that someone who poses as an intelligent person can be so ignorant. Not only

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Two Easters ago, after several years of having short, spiky, sticky-up hair, I decided to grow it longer for a change. I went through the difficult in-between stage for many months and my selection of caps increased dramatically.I managed to get it to a length where I could have it straightened or just let it be and have it curl up wildly. I’d shake it about on the dancefloor and feel like one of

Dan Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027709415898531532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394512.post-1122494623500663202005-07-28T05:50:00.000+10:002005-07-28T06:32:21.016+10:00

Call 1902 555 563 or SMS KATE to 19 10 10 – to kick her out of the house!Among other things she said we want to make her vomit and that we scare her... but it would be okay if she kissed another woman.Read the full article here, Brisbane’s Anti-Kate Campaign launch here or watch a video of the boys kissing and her actual comments here.Gay Pride

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I’ve added another compilation mix to download by clicking here.I made this demo after one of the clubs I gave my Disco Funk CD said it was too clubby for them. The result is a more relaxing selection of funky tunes that I thought would go nicely with an icy cocktail at sunset.I can’t for the life of me remember the name of Track 3 - and I frustratingly haven’t found it in any of my music. If it

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At the beginning of 2003 I was a fledgling DJ with only one professional gig under my belt. It was at the then brand-new, multi-million pound venue Ocean in London. My reluctance to practice sufficiently before the event meant my mixing left a lot to be desired. Describing it as ‘mixing’ really is tenuously clutching at the edges of the definition of the word.It wasn’t too much of a concern

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Tom Cruise.What on earth is going on with this man please?He was once the subject of many of my teenage (and twenty-something) fantasies. Now it seems he’s become a very public study of a very attractive man going through a mid-life crisis.The big shift from fantasy to unusual social observation occurred after seeing him appear on Australian 60 Minutes. One of our reporters went a little too far

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It looks like I’ve worked out my download dilemmas. Click here to have a listen to some bootleg club mixes I’ve made.Say My Name (dan murphy’s belmondo rulez mix)DESTINY’S CHILD vs. DR. KUCHOPass That Dutch (dan murphy’s life goes on mix)MISSY ELLIOTT vs. GEORGIE PORGIEMy Neck, My Back, Mundaya (dan murphy’s lick it good mix)KHIA vs. TIM DELUXEIn advertising, they call having your name everywhere

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I popped over to Hong Kong in June with my flatmate Eric. We went for four days & nights and shopped until we absolutely dropped – and it was fabulous!We took some time out of our busy schedule to sample the local nightlife. We tried a Saturday night and a Monday night. Saturday was interesting, Monday however was a little strange. It helped me to rediscover that karaoke is not a friend of mine.I

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Every week I send in a list of my Top 20 dance tracks to ARIA – the Australian Record Industry Association. Around 100 other Aussie DJs send in their lists as well. The charts are compiled and create the Weekly Club Chart which is released on Mondays.To get myself back into the swing of writing regularly (and finally posting something after being ‘otherwise engaged’ for so long) I’ve decided to

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JUST ARRIVED HOME FROM HONG KONG STOPHAVE SHOPPED UNTIL I DROPPED STOPDIDN'T WANT TO STOP STOPWILL POST FULL STORY AND PHOTOS STOPAND ALSO MELBOURNE DJ TRIP BEFORE HONG KONG STOPLOVE KISSES AND HUGS STOP

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I’ve been very irregular with my posts over the last couple of weeks. Last week I spent preparing for and celebrating my birthday. The week before I can’t remember, which doesn’t sound promising...The Book Club is going ahead though – tomorrow night! I’m over halfway through and I think Sean’s about a third of the way. Plenty of time left of course.Here’s the latest update:Whitney & Deborah

Dan Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027709415898531532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394512.post-1117403431043206792005-05-30T07:21:00.000+10:002005-06-23T07:21:23.076+10:00

A few weeks ago, Sean – a friend of mine – and I decided to start a book club. Sean’s a huge Whitney Houston fan and I’m a sucker for Deborah Cox so it seemed only fitting that we call it “Whitney And Deborah’s Gay Book Club.”We decided that the books would be gay and not too heavy (and preferably short with large print and lots of pictures ;) After browsing through The Bookshop in Darlinghurst

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J(aded) the Occasional Screaming Queen has given me a Musical ‘meme’ to complete. I wasn’t the only one he asked, and of course I’m the last one to actually get around to it!Total Volume Of Music Files On My Computer:3491 songs consuming 33.46 GB.My iTunes music library used to be so organised. Each track neatly labelled, spelled correctly, formatted, categorised and easy to find. In the last

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I want to grant you a wish*!The annual InTheMix Top 50 DJ Competition is on again – and nothing would make me happier than landing a spot on this year’s list. I can’t do it all on my own though (unfortunately that would be breaking the rules... I checked ;) so I would be absolutely beside myself with joy, happiness and bribes if you’re able to spare a minute to vote for me!Just click on the

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I just emailed off my Top 20 for the ARIA chart and I had to add my hit prediction on here as well. If a little bit of tooting my own horn is allowed (heck, I’m editing this website so I guess it is ;) then I have to say I’ve had a pretty good track record of picking songs people will really like. I will admit though, there are some huge tracks people have loved (and still do love) which I think

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Just a quick one today. Here are ‘Dan’s Deliberations’ from last week’s issue of ‘Excuse Me Ploiyse’ - the weekly e-newsletter about Saturday night at ARQ. If you’d like to sign up, there’s an automatic form in the sidebar on the right.This time I prattled on about the Logies - Australia’s very cheap and very awful version of the Emmy’s. It always comes across as far too laid-back and amateurish

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Here’s an article I wrote for DNA Magazine last year. This was the first time I wrote for them and it went quite well – printed right up the front of the magazine, full colour, beautiful big photo. The second time wasn’t quite as successful and I’ll show you exactly why when I post the next article.Confessions Of A DJI attended my first nightclub at the disappointingly legal age of 18,

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You Are 55% Normal(Somewhat Normal)While some of your behaviour is quite normal...Other things you do are downright strange!You've got a little of your freak going on,But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself.How Normal Are You?I do love an online personality/IQ/EQ/astrological/gender test. Spending far too long filling out forms with questions entirely about myself to get ‘official’ results

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Since Jake and I started playing SaturGay at ARQ, we’ve also launched a weekly mailing list called "Excuse Me Ploiyse." We've got info on every SaturGay night, the DJs & special guest performers – and of course, ourselves!We also both write a column each: Jake’s is “Camp Quality? Camp Krusty? No, It’s Camp Kilby!” while mine falls under “Dan’s Deliberations.”Here are my deliberations from the

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I’m still not online (a dialup connection simply doesn’t count as being online) and I’m now actually further away from being there. After accumulating several hours on the phone to the Dodo “service” centre (you should hear me demanding to speak to supervisors!) I’ve decided to complain directly through the ombudsman. As soon as that’s complete I’ll be able to let you know all about it – I can

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If Tamara Jaber can make it onto the hit parade with lyrics like these, then I think anyone can...

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Just a quickie in between shifts this morning. I think I'm a taxi driver freak magnet...

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DODO are still trying to work out how to connect me to the internet, so until they do it’ll be a bit quiet here.New stories and photos to come as soon as I'm back online :)

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I'm moving house again tomorrow which means I won't have as much regular access to the web while we wait to be reconnected. I thought I'd give audioblogging a try and see if it could tide me over in the meantime.I've asked my Great Aunt Evelyn to test it out for me. If it works, I'm sure she'll be back with a few more stories soon ;)

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I’ve finally gotten around to posting the last You’re So Gay article I wrote for Issue 24 of SX National. No article in upcoming Issue 25 as I spent far too long procrastinating and mismanaging my time. (My article for Issue 24 was actually the first I’ve gotten in on time… albeit because I completely missed the deadline for Issue 23.)My New Year resolutions were to go to the gym and be on time

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Just a quick post for now – busy as a mofo and trying to squeeze in a teeny, tiny bit of blogging on the side!I’m now resident upstairs at ARQ on Saturday nights with Jake Kilby. Jake opens from 11pm-3am and I play from 3am until close. Last Saturday was the relaunch and the night is now called SaturGay. In an attempt to keep the club full of gay & gay-friendly punters there was a strict door

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The Imperial Hotel, where I’ve been spinning every Friday night for the last year and a half, is under threat from local residents and government.The Imperial currently has a 24 hour licence, and the licensee Shadd has applied to upgrade & soundproof the venue – ultimately benefiting the local residents.The move is being opposed by locals as they have been led to believe through letterbox drops

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It's taking me a while to write up all the activities of the last couple of weeks, so to tide you over until then I'm organising some photos and music to download. Will update as soon as it's ready!

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What a full on couple of weeks it’s been. Kicking off with Azure which was the highlight of the Mardi Gras season for me (full story and photos to follow.) Then Mardi Gras and about 17 after parties (what I can remember of the full story and photos to follow…)And catching up with friends from every corner of the globe.Will update later tonight with all the goss and photos.Happy Mardi Gras!xo

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It's been whipped up in under two weeks, but the Official Azure After Party is shaping up to be a ripper! I'm closing the main room playing back to back with Jake Kilby. Loads of other DJs on board too (story on how that all came about to follow shortly ;)It’s a big weekend coming up, so next week I’ll fill in the gaps about how Azure went, how John West went and most importantly, how my spray

Dan Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027709415898531532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394512.post-1108560247027808732005-02-17T00:09:00.000+11:002005-06-23T07:23:58.743+10:00

Despite a few technical difficulties, my fill-in shift last Saturday night at ARQ was a success! I followed Jake Kilby at 3am, and after a couple of tracks the nerves settled down and I had a ball. Unfortunately, one of the CD decks was determined to give me a hard time by skipping, and to make matters worse, about halfway through the set I lost my monitor speakers! They just completely cut out

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ARQ’s Saturday resident Neal Crawford is away this weekend, so I’m filling in for the night from 3am until close! I’ve played upstairs for a few special events and have always had a whale of a time so I’m really looking forward to it. I’ll be following on from Jake Kilby so it’s bound to be a great night.Enough of the self-promotion (for that particular gig anyway…) and onto the update. I’ve come

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Christmas and New Year’s have finally been and gone – and what a wild festive season it was this year! I’ll be updating with all the news on missed flights, power failures and loads of photos. Just waiting on Dodo & Telstra eventually working out where my new apartment is and connecting me to broadband...I did get some big news before Xmas that I will be playing the opening set at Azure, Sydney’s

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SX National has gone full colour and full gloss this December. It's Australia's most read gay magazine and is still free. In my "You're So Gay" column this month, I've selected a few of my favourite dreadfully dreary dates to mull over - and I hope you can enjoy what I clearly didn't!= = = = = = = = = ="You're So Gay" - SX National - Issue 22 - December, 2004FLIRTING WITH DISASTERDating is a

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Back in business baby! It’s fresh from my keyboard, onto the pages of the November SX National and flying off newsstands around the country. “You’re So Gay” is delving into the world of photography this month. Say cheese!PHOTO-OPPORTUNITYDan Murphy snaps at snap-shots. Having his photo taken drives him around the bend. He brings new meaning to ‘bend and snap’.I hate having my photo taken.

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After a brief hiatus in Indonesia I’m back with more stories about the most important things in life. Here’s my “You’re So Gay” article published in the October issue of SX National - an in depth look into the subject of branding.Just a note for anyone outside Australia (and even some lucky Aussies) who may not be familiar with Black And Gold. This is the cheapest of the cheap ‘home/no-name

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My most recent You’re So Gay article was published in the August issue of SX National.SHOUT! SHOUT! LET IT ALL OUT!Contrary to popular opinion resulting from the circulation of an unfounded rumour about my good self, getting around hasn’t always been easy for me. Without a Driver’s Licence I’m restricted to taxis and receiving lifts from friends to make my journeys from A to B. These limitations,

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This is the July instalment of “You’re So Gay”, printed in SX National.I KNOW WHAT YOU DID ALL WINTER!I’ve always believed it was only a small selection of animals that hibernated over Winter. Sadly, it’s become alarmingly apparent that more and more Queens of all shapes and sizes are choosing to lay dormant in the chillier months too. Of course the occasional situation may arise where it is

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This was my June “You’re So Gay” feature, printed in SX National.BIFF! SOCK! POW!I’ve been called gay since before I even knew what the word meant, so it’s quite fortunate that I turned into a screaming queen otherwise I’d be a very confused young man today. It was brought to my attention for the first time in primary school when two classmates sought me out at lunch to advise me of their

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This is an Acid Tongue piece printed in the Sydney edition of 3D World last May:"TALKING RUBBISH"I was quite disturbed to make the shocking discovery recently that I talk absolute rubbish. This didn’t come as a shock to my friends, who had been trying to alert me to this fact for years. However, like most of my high opinions of myself, I felt I was also quite an accomplished conversationalist. I’

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Here’s my May column of “You’re So Gay” published in SX National.MIND MY FADOOBADASEver since my mid-teens I’ve been throwing myself on health kicks – the degree of healthiness depending entirely on the motivation for the kick. That motivation has never actually been the desire to pursue a healthy lifestyle, it was always because I wanted to get rid of pimples. In an intense dietary adjustment I’

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Here's my second "You're So Gay" column for SX National. This was printed in the April issue. It's been quite a few months since the tragic accident and my toe still hurts...TOUGH BREAKWhat on earth is the point of breaking your big toe if it can't be wrapped up in plaster so everyone can give you sympathy? My body has spent its lifetime at the mercy of my clumsiness so as a result I'm accustomed

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I write a monthly feature in the magazine SX National called “You’re So Gay.” This was the first instalment, published in March 2004.CHEMICALS, POWDERS AND PILLSI’ve watched the Summer sun pass me by without even blowing so much as a kiss my way, the result is I’ve a skin tone Michael Jackson would be jealous of. Being Australia’s whitest queen had a very damaging effect on my lifestyle for quite

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