oth e r b i g c i t i e s. We st a r te d to b o o k DJ a c t s a n d I st a r te d to DJ , a s di d my f r i e nd s. S o m e o f t he m o st m e m o ra b le n i g h t s o f my l i fe a re b e ca use o f Pr i o r y. A l t h o u g h I have a l so sa dl y forgo t te n m any m o re ni g ht s fo r obv i o u s re a so ns. T h o se day s saw m e a n d my m ate s to u r t he wo rld b e ca use of t ha t ve n u e . T h e o p p o r t uni t i e s we la nde d m e a n t I p l aye d a lo ng si de so m e of my a l l - t i m e he ro es, fo r whi ch I a m tot al l y no t wo r t hy. I u se d to ge t f re e d ri nks whe n I wa s on t he de c k s a n d a co up le o f t i m e s I ma de sp e e c h e s b e fo re t he l a st so ng a bo u t how awe so m e t he Do nca ste r s ce n e wa s. T h e n I ’d p l ay ‘H a l l o f t he Mo u n t a i n Ki n g ’ , t he A l to n Towe rs th e m e , to a ro o m f ul l o f swe a t y tee na ge rs a n d st u de nt s who p ro b a b l y ju st c h e e re d a n d who o p e d re g a rdle ss of w h a t I sa i d . DJs who have do nne d th e de c k s i n t ho se t wo hum b le s u b te r ra n e an ro o m s i ncl ude Ero l Alka n , T h e S c ra tc h Pe r ve r t s, C a sp a , R u sko, B ro d i n sk i , D uke Dum o nt , Gorgo n C i t y, F l u x Pav i l i o n, J a zz y J e ff, Wre tc h 3 2 , Fe dde le Gra nd, U t a h S a i n t s, D o o r l y, DJ L uck a nd MC Ne a t , J a c k B e a t s, T i m We st wo o d, Pl a st i ci a n, Doc to r P, C ha se a n d S t a t us, Trevo r N el so n , D D o u b le E, Bi g Na rst i e , Ke nny Dop e , Ju d ge Ju le s, The Tro p hy Twi ns a n d To dd l a T. If ni g ht c l u b s a re r un by p e o p le wi t h s trate g y, fo re si g h t , de te rm i na t i o n a nd cou ra ge , t hey do n ’ t just cha nge towns - th ey c h a n ge p e o p le ’s l i ve s a nd o p e n th e i r eye s to a n o t h e r si de o f l i fe . I love d t he d ay s wo r k i ng a t Pri o r y. The ba r c re w wa s su c h a t i g ht kni t g ro up of fr i e n d s. S o m e o f my b e st , clo se st a n d m o st loy al m ate s a re fro m t ho se day s. Yo u k n ow who yo u a re . Pr i o r y ha s b e e n a m a ssi ve p a r t o f my l i fe , so i t i s wi t h re g re t t ha t we, a s a town , say go o dbye to t hi s ma g i c a l p l a ce . W he the r yo u eve r we nt th e re , whe t h e r yo u b e l i eve i t o r no t , th at e st ab l i shm e nt ha s m o ulde d a gen e rat i o n a n d se n t t he m flo a t i ng o ut i n to t he wo r ld wi t h a fl i cke r o f p ri de for whe re t hey c am e fro m . E nd
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