As the intro states, I'm into DJing- Disco, Post Disco, and House particularly, and hobby gaming.
I've been spinning since 1980 (freshman year, HS) and I haven't stopped ever since. I've been gaming nearly as long. I still play or run in a RPG almost every week.
Writing, on the other hand, is something that has come to me rather recently (1996). I primarily write Science Fiction and horror. I plan on having a site up with my fiction pretty soon. Until then, there are a few places where you can see some of my writing as of now.
Here , you will find some fiction based upon the game SLA Industries. Much love to Sue Wilson for hosting the stuff!
Dementia and Dynamism is my blog where you can read some of my more "critical commentary on current events and the world.
Finally, there is GamingReport.com where you can read my reviews on gaming products.
I also play video games. I got into them as a kid and now I continue to play as a form of physical therapy for my hands. I finally got my hands on a XBoX360 and my wife calls herself an "XBoX widow." Currently (6/15), I'm playing "Gears of War" This is my second playthrough and I have to say that this game is pretty cool. I also have "Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion" now...heh, heh, heh.... I also have "Dead Rising" but I haven't played it seriously yet...probably later, after I get Oblivion and Gears out of my system.
The piano/music theory lessons are coming along pretty well. As for the remixes, I have a few done already. I'm considering releasing them on white-label, just to get them into circulation. By the way, I have another MySpace page up, with my single, "White/Black Unity." It's www.myspace.com/djberylturner , so go there and hear one of my tracks and let me know what you think. And it's my track, so feel free to use it on your page, if you wish.
All this and I'm still having fun being married! My wife Brandi is a joy to be with and it's only getting better through the years! Marriage is like anything else; what you get out of it is based upon what you put into it. My advice to all of you couples out there...communicate. Talk to each other. Ask each other about your days, and be willing to listen to what the other has to say! And don't bottle up your feelings. If something is bothering you, say it, but be polite and caring about it. But, say it. If nobody knows there is a problem, you can't fix it. I've been at this with her for 13 years, this August 6th...we've beat the national odds four times over, already.
Well, I'm done preaching. Enjoy the rest of the page!
That's an odd one. I would imagine that the basis of this question is centered around celebrities. However, people are people and while I respect celebrities for their work, they are still just people. Furthermore, I have found that if you treat them as just plain folk, they appreciate that far more than maniacal adoration and the usual fan drivel.
Nevertheless, I might as well go along with the question. However, beside each name, I will list what my interest in the person is based upon. As for non-celebrities, if I want to meet a person, I just meet them...end of story.
Most of these people will be actors or performers simply because I know where to meet authors and DJs. In fact, I've met quite a few of the people in that group who I am interested in already.
Jill Scott- I love her voice and lyrics. I'd like to meet her to find out the location of that special place inside of her, where she turns her feelings and thoughts into such beautiful imagery. Besides, I would love to be able to lay down a house track to her lyrics.
Vin Diesel- He plays D&D between shoots on his movie sets. What kind of characters would the man who portrayed Riddick and Taylor Reese in Knockaround Guys, play in a game? Or is he already playing those characters on screen?
Dave Chapelle- I just want to find out what happened in his own words...face to face. Nobody walks away from 52 million dollars, unless something was really a problem. And after that, thank him. His comedy helped me out when I was in a bad way. Sometimes, laughter is the best medicine.
Rachel Ray- I just wanna hang out with her, trade recipies, and have a good meal. My wife teases me saying that I have a crush on her, but while she is damn cute, I don't work that way. Besides, it doesn't matter where you get hungry, just as long as you eat at home....
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - I think that he's a cool guy. Besides, I'd simply would like to shock the hell out of my wife, by showing up one day with him in tow. "Hey baby, I'm home and I've got company...." Yeah, she has a huge crush on him.
Michael Jackson- Just to be able to say that I met him and to say that I belived that he was innocent. Besides, we're both from Gary, IN.
Cytherea- You figure it out....
George Clinton- This is sort of a mulligan. I actually met him once when he did a show in Gary, around 1983. Now that I'm getting into the music business, I would like to do so again, but this time, be able to sit at the man's feet and learn what he would be willing to teach about the process of creating music.
Roy Ayres-- Another musical genius. A man who has reams of knowledge to share on the art of making music.
Samuel L. Jackson- Why the hell not?
Then there is the clone-revival technique list; those celebrities who left way, way, too soon- no matter how old they were when they died.
In no particular order:
Count Dante, Bill Hicks, Minnie Ripperton, Phyllis Hyman, Johnny Cash, Robin Harris, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Luther Vandross, Screamin Jay Hawkins (just to find out if all of those kids are really his...), Eddie Guerrero, Gorilla Monsoon, Andre The Giant, Charles Schultz, Sun Tzu, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, Leonardo DaVinci, Robert Heinlein, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and Cordwainer Smith (Dr. Paul Anthony Linebarger).
There are more, but that should be enough for now....
Update: 07/25/07
I've come back on the air doing occasional Wednesday mornings (9-12 noon), but this will probably end today. Parking is horrible. I spent 45 minutes trying to find a spot...I cannot afford to do this any longer. I will be back at my usual slot in the fall, I hope. If so, then things will go back to normal. Otherwise, then I'll find another station to beat the box on.
BTW, if you wanna reach me, you can catch me here on myspace, at the station on the phone(773-702-8424) AIM/IChat (WHPKFM) or at [email protected] .
Upcoming Gigs:
Nothing at this time...keep checking back.
New Mix On The Page!
9/28/06
You'll notice that I have a music player on the page.
I still haven't quite gotten the hang of putting one on that will play my mixes, but at least I can have music back on the page.
Because of issues with myspace, the windows media based players are not working on here anymore...which sucks mucho culo!
My music is one of the two safe harbors in my life and for me not to be able to share it with you really upsets me.
So, if you want to hear any of my sets, you can go to WaxDJ.com and you will be able get this and all the others that have been up on the page in the past!
Once I can come up with an alternative that isn't flash-based, then I'll start putting mixes on the page again.
Till then, just hang in there and listen to the show!
7/15/07
Summer movies in a moment:
Transformers: go see it.
Live Free or Die Hard: go see it.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: go see it.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer: no rush, but go see it.
The Simpsons Movie: no rush, but I probably will see it.
Captivity: don't go see it. Don't even rent it. Bootlegging it is a risky proposition at best.
So, what has Beryl been reading in the last few weeks?
Well, let's see; the list goes as follows:
I've just started on "the Dresden Files Series" by Jim Butcher with "Storm Front" and I'm reading "Fool Moon" right now.
I finally finished "Sethra Lavode," the finale of Steven Brust's "Viscount of Adrilanka" Trilogy ("The Viscount of Adrilanka" and "The Lord of Castle Black").
"The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness" by Caleb Carr
Barb & J.C. Hendee's "Noble Dead" series ("Dhampir," "Thief of Lives," and "Sister of the Dead").
As you can see, except for the Caleb Carr titles, I've been putting away a lot of fantasy lately! Just the literary mood I've been in, I guess.
Not that my opinon matters much, but the above titles are all pretty great reading.
The two Caleb Carr titles are mystery/thrillers both based in New York during the turn of the century, and centered around child psychologist and amateur sleuth, Lazlo Kreizler who, according to Carr's slightly divergent universe, is the first criminal profiler.
Except for Butcher's series, set in a supernaturally-skewed modern day Chicago, everything else is sword and sorcery.
Enough prattling from me! Go and get some reading done and perhaps shoot me a line and let me know what you are reading!