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Retirement From DJing

A couple of months ago, I made a personal decision to stop DJing completely.  Al was the first to be told, my best friends Rich and Vinnie were the next.  I was somewhat nervous telling Rich, since he hosts the Country dance socials that I'd been doing with him.  He was fine with it, and plans on buying some of my equipment when I completely stop at the end of the year.

It's probably not completely fair to say that my separation from Woody's was the catalyst for the decision; it may have played a major role in the decision to stop.  I don't really know.  The whole incident was very upsetting, but it was due to the way Cliff (the other DJ who I alternated with) and the bar management planned and executed their decision to completely cut me out.  I was not notified in person, or even through a phone call...a group email from the management had gone out to me, Cliff, and Michael (an instructor who had done the dance lesson schedule each month).  In a nutshell, we were told that Cliff would be playing every Friday night and any special Country events (cutting me out completely), and that he would be taking over the scheduling.  It was later revealed to me by some patrons the underhanded details that took place.

The long healing process begins and time passes.  Though I have had gigs between camp, the socials, and some private affairs, the work has become less appealing and I decide to stop.  There are a couple of commitments with The Woods that I need to fulfill, and probably another couple of private affairs to do, but the plan is to decline any new jobs, fulfill any existing commitments and be done by 12/31/2013.

A development occurred at the start of my birthday weekend: Cliff lost his video shift at Woody's and quit as their Country DJ.  I received a text from Scottie explaining what happened, and then I checked out the Facebook group and lo and behold, he's gone.  From what I understand, Woody's canceled Country for the last two Fridays.  They are supposed to start it back up with a new DJ this Friday (6/14), but as of today, nothing has been posted out on the Facebook group.

Michael wrote me to let me know what happened, but I told him of my decision to not return because of Woody's role in the separation and that I am stopping completely by end of the year.  He said he understood.

Over the past week, I wrestled around with the decision to stop, wondering if I am making the right decision.  I really believe I am.  This was one of the most difficult decisions I've had to make, and sometimes, the hardest ones wind up being what's best in the long run.

And that's where I stand.
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