Well Well, I was going thru my stuff in the garage last month for a garage sale (sale went excellent btw), and I came across an old box of memorabilia from middle school and high school. In it contained a stress-load-test bridge made of toothpicks that Sam Allen, Kirsten Birkland, Sarah Beth Cameron and I did in 8th grade for Mr Hoover's class (we made an A). I also found love notes and artwork, a few boutonnières from homecomings past and of all things; a folded piece of paper that Read: "Set List."
Immediately, I knew it was from the Barton/Rogers 5th Quarter Dance of '92: My first paying gig as a "DJ" back at St. Paul's UMC. I think I got paid like $50 bucks and split it with Jeremy "Dife" Lovette cause he let me borrow the P.A. (Hey, I was the one with the Music, and before the land of MP3's and Internet, it was a feat to have a good (term used loosely) catalogue of music CD's which in part, were a luxury at the time (1 Cd in tall cardboard box packaging =$19-$21). Most of the songs I played however, I had recorded from the radio.
It was a decent party. I remember being excited to meet the Rogers students (I went to Barton and didn't fraternize with the crowd from across town lol) as I pleaded with the Youth Minister at St. Paul to let me play "Baby Got Back" to no avail. I also didn't make the set list long enough and I didn't hype the crowd, if at all, and I remember running out of music and playing duplicates of some songs which as kids, we didn't care.
After the party, I was told by Karen G. that I did a good job and she liked my shirt. I had the BIGGEST CRUSH EVER ON HER OMG! HAHA!! So embarrassing..
So without further ado, I present to you in order, the Barton/Rogers 5th Quarter Dance SET LIST from October 29, 1992:
1. "It Takes Two" - Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock
2."Jump" - Kris Kross
3."3am Eternal" - KLF
4."Tennessee" - Arrested Development
5."Jump Around" - House Of Pain
6."Tic-Tac-Toe" - Kyper
7."Rump Shaker" - Wrexx N Effect
8."Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
9."I've Got The Power" - Snap!
10."All For Love" - Color Me Badd
11."Under The Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
13."Gonna Make You Sweat" - C+C Music Factory
14."Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice
16."Motownphilly" - Boys II Men
17."Stay" - Shakespeare's Sister
18."XTC" - Kyper **Had no clue what it meant, I swear!**
19."Summertime" - Fresh Prince/Will Smith
20."Mr. Wendal" - Arrested Development
21."Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" - P.M. Dawn
22."Iesha" - Another Bad Creation (ABC)
23."All I Want" - Toad The Wet Sprocket
24."November Rain" - Guns N Roses
25."Walk On The Ocean" - Toad The Wet Sprocket
26."I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
27."End Of The Road" - Boys II Men
