MIXTAPE MONDAY: Big Freak 45 Mix

This week I'm doing Mixtape Monday a lil' different. The most recent musician to pop into my radar is the amazing, Nick Waterhouse. At only 24 years of age, Mr. Waterhouse is an old soul where music is concerned...kind of like yours truly. Another avid 45 collector, he has put this mix up on his sound cloud site and damn. Give it a listen for big tunes by artists like Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Mitty Collier, Ike & Tina as well as a favourite of mine, Richard Berry. 

Also check out Nick Waterhouse's Soundcloud page where you can hear his own tracks that are obviously influenced by the greats in his mix. 

Nick Waterhouse for BIG FREAK 45 Mix by Nick Waterhouse

CALL OF DUTY: MW3 & Me!

If you're a gamer...this is your post. The blog that I write for (www.g33kpron.com) has been working with the awesome new game trading site, WAYGOZ and you may have even seen us on the news (if you haven't, the video is posted below, check it out)! But now with the launch of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 happening TOMORROW NIGHT, you can enter to win big at waygoz and pick up your game (with a 20% discount) in person not at a lame store but at a cool bar with great tunes, drinks and the babes of G33KPRON.  Here's how to come to the party and get free stuff.

WAYGOZ.COM on CTV National News

1. RSVP and get party details at http://www.waygoz.com/launch (there will be no admittance w/o signing up at that link. If the page is down and you still wanna come, email misty(at)g33kpron(dot)com and I'll sort you out). The Facebook event (for more info) is RIGHT HERE.

2. SHOW UP for a chance to win awesome door prizes including Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call Of Duty merch & swag.

3. PRE ORDER Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for $49.99 (20% less than any other game store!) w/ Waygoz on the link you'll get in your email after you RSVP to the launch party.

4.  REGISTER @ WAYGOZ.COM to swap your video games and if you are one of the first 10 people to initiate and complete a swap at the party, you'll get COD:MW3 for free. Cool!

5. Be Our CALL OF DUTY Hero and go to waygoz to find out how you can be their expert on all things Call Of Duty and you'll get yourself a limited edition Call Of Duty XBOX360.

My (Not So) Secret Identity

I'm getting ready for work and marvelling at the fact that I feel a little bit like a superhero. Well, minus the hero part...but there's no doubt that I wear a few different hats. The biggest contrast comes from when I work at the women's shelter during the day, then go to DJ at night. It's like going from a frumpy baseball cap to a fascinator that would make even the Queen Mum blush.  I can't lie, it's both wonderful and exhausting especially when one bleeds into the other but I always get a burst of energy at the end of my shift, and getting to go DJ is always what I'm in the mood for. Tonight I'm especially excited, I get to play music that is my favourite for dancing...sixties Motown and soul all night long AND I'm not the only DJ which rules. I get to play awesome tunes and dance away as well.  Killer! Here's hoping you'll want to come dance with me tonight but if you do...get there early! The last time I DJ'ed this party I had bummed out pals who didn't get up getting in because they came a little too late to be fashionable and got stuck outside in line all night. Don't let that happen to you! Come before midnight if you wanna get in and let's party, because there ain't no party like a Motown Party!

Holidays In The Sun

Where I am.

What I'm doing

And of course...What I'm listening to

more pictures and adventures to come...

Gone Fishin' - BRB

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Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry!

Happy 85th Birthday to one of Rock n' Rolls original legends!!

I Love My BFF

...because she sent me this.





Also, I don't have a flyer for it but I am dj'ing tonight at the Bovine (542 Queen St. W.) with some neat-o bands and have a few guestlist spots to save you the $5 cover. Email djmistyrocknroll (at) gmail (dot) com if you need one. :)

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Goin' To The Chapel

You may have noticed there was no Mixtape Monday this week, and I apologize for that but I come with a brilliant excuse: my bff got married. Kind of a big deal. I can truly say the whole day was absolutely dreamy from start to finish. Alana is one of the most wonderful people I have ever been so fortunate to meet, and her new hubby Spencer is not surprisingly an equal match to her fabulous self. I went through several tissues, a few eye makeup smudges and a lot of huge smiles and laughs. Could a wedding be any more perfect? Nope.


I also got to try out a new toy: Djay Remote for iPhone! That way I was able to control the music without having to full on DJ. There was no way Alana and Spencer could have gotten anyone else to DJ, I would have probably spent the event growling across the room but at the same time, we all wanted me to be able to enjoy the wedding and not work! This is why I will begrudgingly admit that I have become a full on Apple fan boy. Between the DJ program on the Mac and the remote for the iPhone, it was a perfect way to mix the tunes without missing the fun.  

The tastiest cupcakes I have ever eaten. Why? These were clearly made with love.

Of course I just wouldn't be me without some cheesy mirror self shots. I have been watching a lot of Mad Men lately. *sigh*

Look what I "caught".

Before the night was over (and to make sure the tears would flow once more) Alana gave me something very, very special turning my knees to jelly and my heart to mush. It wasn't necessarily to say that I should get married, but that she wanted to pass the torch so I could be as lucky in love which I am. :o)

Finally, nothing says good love like a trip to the grocery store after the wedding. Hey, we had a car and looked good (and the store was 24 hours) so why the heck not?!

So like I said, a perfect wedding. Not just because the bride looked gorgeous or because the groom looked like a prince or because the venue was purely magical but because the day was so full of love I thought the seams of the restaurant would burst. It may sound cheesy to say but I don't care. It was there and it was infectious. Everyone felt it and as a result everyone was so warm and open to one another. But then again, as a buddy (good ol' Kai Boysen) put it, "Everyone here loves Alana, why would they be a dick?". Exactly.