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DJ Parler

I've probably never mentioned how much I love DJ Parler.

I had a really nice 40 minute conversation with the brother. I was really glad I decided to call him. He seemed to be really excited about the book and whatnot. I expected him to be, but he also gave some good advice, too. He works in the music industry, which has a lot of similarities to the book industry.

He also made a good comment about how happy he was to see more books on 125th street than crack. I feel that. A while back, reading wasn't as cool as it is now.

DJ Parler is the homie. Me, him, and my ex-roommate lost a friend in a car accident last year, and I feel like I've gotten closer to him since then. I'd hate to say "because of" Maya's death we are closer, but for me, losing her made me realize how much I need to hold the people I love close to me. DJ Parler is one of those people.

Actually....DJ Parler and one of my girls from college sorta made this triad. Me and my friend liked throwing parties, and we always got him to be our DJ. I remember one time...it was Easter weekend, 2000. Georgetown always had a mini-break around Easter, so those of us who stayed behind were always bored stiff. All I remember is me and my friend visiting Parler and being like...."You KNOW you ain't got no gig tonight...you might as well just bring your equipment down to the community room and throw a party."

And he did! For freakin' free!

Later that night, Parler gave me 151 for the first time....and the lesson from that experience is "Never let the DJ mix your drinks."

Posted by Rashid on July 27, 2004 4:18 PM