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By AJ ‘Vossie’ Vorster

DJ’s Are Selfish!
Well, Supertramp… The Who, Clapton, the Thin White
So? What do I do to amuse myself on Saturday Duke… Led Zep… Nazareth, the Eagles… Deep Purple, Bad
mornings? I play music that I think is the best music ever made Company… Uriah Heap… Black Sabbath… and then some of
– the stuff that stirs memories and on the odd occasion, even a the throwbacks from the sixties to boot… George Harrison…
bit of emotion. I mean, if I suggest Dire Straits’ song Brothers Ringo, no… I wasn’t the world’s biggest Beatles fan… love me
in Arms is trash, there’ll be a lynch mob at my door within do… or not? No… bring me some Hot Rocks… like only the
minutes. Or, the theme song from the movie Going Home? Stones could produce!
Would you forgive me if I decided it wasn’t worth a mention?
Frank Zappa, Billy the Mountain… ELO, it’s a living thing…
Both the above mentioned songs resonate strongly with most roll over Beethoven. Chicago, Boston… all the lads with the
folk who happen to enjoy good music, but I believe they will very long hair and bare chests… tight pants. Peter Framp-
forever have an even more special meaning for veterans. So… ton. Only the occasional glimpse of sexy backing singer to be
that’s why I consider myself as a selfish apprentice DJ. Because seen… decoration, nothing much more. Sigh, where are they
I play the kind of music I love… and trust there will be a few now? Thin Lizzy… Rory… Van… and many more.
others who don’t mind listening to my pursuit of selfishness.
The thing is… I play most of the music mentioned above. How-
Memory stirrers, the stuff that made us smile in the day. The ever, I also play a whole lot of newer music too, you know…
stuff that made us move around the kitchen table – or the stuff Joanne Shaw Taylor, Beth Hart or the TTB. But, that’s a story
that we enjoyed, secretly listening to a tiny transistor radio for another day. There you have it - me, myself, I – Scratching
while supposed to be on guard duty. Here’s something that may My Itch on a Saturday morning! Selfish, very selfish!
jog your memory just a tad… something I wrote years ago…
PS – I may even attempt a transmission from New York City on
The music lessons were going nowhere… I’m one of those who, Saturday 07 SEP – at about the usual time… say 09h00BST?
when asked if I play an instrument, will reply with the standard
’Yes… the radio!’ I love music… I grew up just too late to be PPS – If you’d like a go at this selfishness lark… do please drop
a hippy… my formative years were the seventies. We had the us a line atinfo@sandbagtimes.com or tap on the contact page
Floyd, who else did we need? just below the banner! Thanks!

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