Big or small - I've done them all.

For the twisted people who read the title of this entry; stop smirking and get your minds out of the gutter. This is a DJ blog.

Over the last 25 years or so I have worked a lot of great functions – big & small. I have been the DJ at weddings & events with over 300 people and I have done my share of small events but this weekend was by far the smallest of them all.

A while back I was contacted by a member from the Class of 1979 of a small New Hampshire high school. They were having their 30th class reunion at a beautiful hotel in southern New Hampshire. On Saturday I made my way up Rt 495 and Rt 3 and arrived at the hotel. There was a ton of activity going in and around the hotel. There was a big wedding going on in one ballroom, a dinner for members of the New Hampshire National Guard in another ballroom and a religious meeting in yet another ballroom. I asked the function director for directions to the ballroom I was to work in. I opened the doors to find three tables of eight setup – 24 guests. I had to chuckle a little. The person who contacted me said it was going to be a small turnout but I had no idea it was going to be that small. The bartender was busy setting up the bar when I commented to her ; “wow, small crowd. 24 total guests”. She replied “actually the count is 16 now, a few people backed out yesterday.”

Well the 16 people that did attend their reunion had a good time – at least it looked like they did. A few of the people from the wedding next door crashed and were dancing along with the Class of ’79. No one really cared who was who at that point. I think had they used nametags I probably could have known everyone’s name by the end of the night. You can’t say that too often.