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Postby MagicalSmithy » Jul 1st, '09, 18:23



I have a DJ if by wich you mean a dinner jacket?.

Picked it up at BHS with the trousers during a sale.....

Usually for my stage stuff in the lcoal area I will wear with a tuxedo style shirt left open at the top but for this venue I am thinking of wearing this with a black Bow tie and weist jacket as it is vega theme and I am full fulling a role as croupier (I need the jacket to hold cards and balls and the organiser is happy with this. event....very very very posh but the organier wants me to bring some laughter ect as she is afriad it will get boring ...


So if I was to arange a meeting.....would I wear the above or would a DJ and some dark jeans be ok...casual but not to casual.
I am working with elvis lol.

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Postby dat8962 » Jul 1st, '09, 19:05

DJ is a dinner jacket and matching trousers and if it's a very very posh function as you say then I recommend that you wear this on the night.

If and when you go to meet the organiser just go as yourself - smart casual is OK but it may be worth letting him/her know that you have a DJ. I'd recommend a bow tie for this although local stage work as you mention is OK to have an open neck (no tie) with it being an informal performance.

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Postby Beardy » Jul 2nd, '09, 22:37

I'm going to be suited and booted for the morning, with a potential "trousers and untucked-short-sleeved-shirt-yet-still-smart" for the afternoon. Depends on the weather really!

Can't wait.

Includes an hour to hour-and-half of tables, followed my 30-40 minutes stage/cabaret in front of 50-80 people, followed by another 3.5-4 hours of casual walk-around in the afternoon, mixed in with joining in some of their games as well

Definitely the biggest job I have had...mainly because this guy has contacts

and man does he have contacts!

So if this goes well, who knows what potential bookings in the future could hold!

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Postby taffy » Jul 3rd, '09, 07:51

Great News Chris.

Have fun and enjoy yourself above everything! Hope it all goes well matey, let us know all about it as soon as!

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Postby MagicalSmithy » Jul 4th, '09, 17:33

Goodluck beard...hope it all gows well....leave the ladies alone while your there I will say no more as I do not want to be to much of a hip crit (Hehehe, bad joke I would never ever try my luck at a gig).

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