Last Night and Today

Another fun time happened last night for our clients at the American Society of Sanitary Engineers. Jay had the privilege of providing musical entertainment for the second time in a row. A great time was had by all. If you plan on using The Grove in Glenview as your reception destination this year, you can meet Jay today Sunday 2/28 from 1pm-4pm for some good music and great food provided by 'Refined Dining'. See ya soon!

You always get what you paid for...(Part 2)

...and now, for those of you waiting from my post yesterday, the 'dead-beat' company is called "Your DJ" Company (formerly known as "A Solid Gold Sound" (and "A Sensory Sound"). They are now based out of Cinncinati Ohio since being evicted from their offices in Kentucky. The previous owner John Kruer (Syncorp) and 'evictor' decided to pull the plug on them since these new owners also don't pay their bills. They also left many of their DJ's 'holding the bag' on paychecks that never were cut and have been delinquent for months with many of these guys/gals being owed thousands of dollars in unpaid remuneration. Sound familiar? I think it rhymes with "Enron", "Goldman-Sachs" and "AIG", don't you?

You always get what you paid for...

How many times have we all heard that phrase? Yet still another sad example of someone getting taken advantage of has surfaced this evening. My friend Phil (another popular local DJ) received a call from a bride in trouble for her wedding this Friday 2/19/10. Her DJ company claimed she cancelled their services, when in fact the services were paid in full! Now my friend is coming to the rescue and NOT taking advantage of her because he is a nice guy. The offending company will be mentioned in tomorrow's post for any of you who are interested. For now, all I can say is that they are a 'bottom-feeder' organization who deals in supplying DJ's at around $500 or so. More thoughts on this tomorrow, but for now Buyer Beware!!

Beginner at work.

"Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow". (Can't play that on the Eflat Alto Sax yet, but I actually scrubbed off "When the Saints go Marching In", shortly after the big game on Sunday.) -- Who Dat?

Friends

Good to see my friends Ken, Kathy, Gary & Lynne at their daughter Zoe's confirmation party on Saturday. Salute!

German Class

I am up to unit 3 lesson one in my Level 1 German class.

Personal Accomplishments

I learned another note on the Eflat alto saxophone tonight, lower octave 'D'.

2010 Bride's Choice Award

Congratulations!
Friday, January 29, 2010 4:40 PM
From:
"Stephanie Minton"
To:
crestline_dj@att.net
Hi Jay,

I just wanted to write a quick email and congratulate you on winning the 2010 Bride’s Choice Award! Let me know when you’re available for a quick chat or feel free to call me directly at (301) 231-9473 x219.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Take care,
Stephanie

Stephanie Minton
Vendor Relations Manager

MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS
sminton@weddingwire.com
T. 301-231-9473 x 219
F. 877-520-9294

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RECENT CHANGES TO OUR ONLINE WEDDING PLANNER

GREAT NEWS!
We have officially begun distributing invitations to our latest song list utility by e-mail. This will make your song list creation easy and fast. It will also eliminate the need to fill out the 'Music Selection' part of the questionnaire for those who wish to give us more than 10 songs. However, distributing access to this will take time. If you have not received yours yet, please be patient as we are adding accounts based on date proximity. Thanks!

Also, cosmetic changes made to the 'Onsite Wedding Rehearsal' option today. In addition, Cocktail and Dinner music options were changed in January to reflect new offerings that you now have available.

While it is hoped that this should not have affected any of your responses already entered, we encourage you to re-visit all these areas just to make sure.