Phil Morse

Sasha on surviving festivals

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:45:58 +0200

“Be well stocked and well prepared. You’ve got to be mobile. Don’t try and go with a posse of friends. If you try to organise ten people you’re just going to end up chasing your tail constantly. You’ve got to be a tight unit, you’ve got to be stealth, you’ve got to be ready for the rain and ready for the dust. You’ve got to be prepared.”

Funniest blog comment in a while

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:20:00 +0200

Completely unpublishable on my DJ blog, as you’ll see. It’s in response to a post about how to choose a DJ name:

WELL ONE DAY I WAS WALKING ON THE STREET AFTER GOING TO THE DOCTORS AND THESE GUYS (TEENS) CAME UP TO ME AND STARTED HARASSING ME, THEY STARTED KICKING AND PUNCHING ME AND CALLED ME TWATTY NIGGA SO NOW MY STAGE NAME IS DJ TWATTY NIGGA AND I MAKE LOADS OF MONEY, I GET ALL THE CHICKS, I CAN AFFORD HEAPS OF DRUGS, AND IM A WORLD FAMOUS DJ. IF YOU WANT ME TO PLAY SOME DUBSTEP/DEQTH METAL AT UR WEDDING EMAIL ME OR CALL ME, IF UR HOT ILL DO IT FOR FREE AND YOU’LL HAVE TO FUCK ME.

-DJ Twatty Nigga

lol

“Retirement” has no real meaning any more. Most productive people, young and old,...

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:11:28 +0200

“Retirement” has no real meaning any more. Most productive people, young and old, continually seek out new ways to express their talents and rejoice in life. To foresee an arbitrary age — when many are at the height of their powers — as a time to cease being creative and active is merely a form of conscious decline. Producing value and providing happiness are endeavors that should never be “completed.”

DJ on a diet

Mon, 23 May 2011 08:51:26 +0200

Eight-week fitness programme including calorie controlled diet starts today… current weight 88kg, aiming at 76kg which is 1.5kg weight loss a week.

It’s a big ask but there’s plenty of low-hanging fruit, so to speak, so I’m confident and determined. And scared.

Against arbitrary compartmentalisation

Mon, 23 May 2011 08:49:29 +0200

Lady Gaga is one of the smartest marketers I’ve yet seen. She brands herself as a “show without an intermission”! The arbitrary compartmentalization of our lives drains us of energy and prevents synergy. I know people who won’t answer email while on vacation or take time out to play with the kids or dogs during the “work day.” We have a single life. Our house has different rooms, but our lives should simply have one “great room.” A little discipline and a lot of judgment will optimize your time, which is not a resource but actually a set of priorities. Real wealth isn’t about “to do” lists, or “bucket lists,” or even money. It’s about providing yourself with discretionary time to attend to the real priorities in your life. “Intermission” is when you sleep.

- Alan Weiss

Negativity in blog comments

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:14:50 +0100

Wondering whether when blogs get past a certain size / reputation / age, they automatically get a sour edge to reader feedback. Digital DJ Tips thankfully has a lovely readership so far, but two other blogs I work with - DJ Tech Tools and Resident Advisor - seem to suffer a share of carping, lurking negative people just ready to pop up and slag off the sites or their readers. They’re both great sites with hard working people behind them. Seems a bit sad.

Hopefully not something I’ve got to look forward to.

My new DJ residency starts this Saturday… let’s hope...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:19:10 +0100

My new DJ residency starts this Saturday… let’s hope the sun comes out…

Hot Magazine, Marbella - My 40th birthday. Venue is where my new...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:13:57 +0100

Hot Magazine, Marbella - My 40th birthday. Venue is where my new night, “Sunset Rocks”, is held every other Saturday throughout 2010…

"May your words be gentle, your emails be short and your websites accessible."

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:43:00 +0100

““May your words be gentle, your emails be short and your websites accessible.””

- Rev. Canon David Parrott, blessing mobile phones and laptop computers today at the St. Lawrence Jewry Church in London today

Internet articles by Phil Morse, October / December 09

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:17:00 +0100

Internet articles by Phil Morse, October / December 09:

Click above to view or download PDFs of two recent internet articles I’ve written for Essential magazine in Marbella, on behalf of our company Reedus Design.

Killers - "Human" - funniest explanation of the human/dancer lyric I've yet read...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +0100

Found here:

“I’m a professional Dancer from The Ukraine and this song undermines everything I have done up until this point. I was one the ‘performers’ in the background of the Mr. Brightside video and Brandon Flowers became besotted with me and hit on me quite heavily. He cornered me and he dry-humped me leg like a dog in heat. Then as I rebuffed him he turned on me and with his wicked tongue he accused me of being sub-human, nothing more that a ’show pony’ dancing-tease. And without breaking his licentious glare he proclaimed that one day he write a song that would reflect our encounter and ultimately ruin my pretty ass.

I ask you to listen once more to those litigious lyrics and draw your own conclusions on their origin. I’m about to go do something very silly. Goodbye cruel world.”

Come and join us for a very special DJ date this Saturday...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:50:52 +0100

Come and join us for a very special DJ date this Saturday coming…

In a hostal room in Toledo. There is a seemingly communal...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:05:48 +0100

In a hostal room in Toledo. There is a seemingly communal Chinese foot massage going on behind an open door at the end of our corridor but after driving 1200km from northern France over past 13 hours, I’m too tired to care.

On a four day road trip from south Spain to north France to...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:36 +0100

On a four day road trip from south Spain to north France to collect some belongings… Night 1 staying by chance in Valdepenas, home of the Spanish wine denomination of the same name. Got a bottle of a good Valdepenas on the go in our hostal room and about to explore the town. Always wondered what the town on the label was like, now going to find out. Love inland Spain, it’s shabby and friendly, unpretentious and sociable. Vamos!

If you can’t find the book you’re looking for,...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:19:00 +0100

If you can’t find the book you’re looking for, you’re probably shopping here…

Spending the weekend exploring the Sierra de Grazalema west of...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:26:30 +0100

Spending the weekend exploring the Sierra de Grazalema west of Ronda down here in Andalucia, Spain. This is the view from the fort that perches above Zahara, to the north of the mountain range.

Do NOT believe Allianz Worldwide Care's phone staff

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:04:00 +0100

I am “lucky” enough to be covered by Allianz Worldwide Care for medical fees. When I got a hairline fracture on my ankle, I called them from my mobile to ask if I could go straight to a physio, and they said I could. When the physio suggested a few weeks’ treatment, I called again to OK it and again they said “yes”.

Later on, I downloaded the claim form and was surprised to see it said I needed a GP referral to go to a physio. I called a third time, and a chap reviewed my notes and said although I had been mistakenly advised, it was fine as it was his supervisor who had advised me wrongly and he would note as such on my cliam. I should just sent it in and his supervisor would OK it.

Surprise surprise, they are now saying they won’t pay it, claiming they have “recordings” of my being told directly the opposite of what I report above.

I’ve asked them for the recordings, so let’s see what happens, but for now my advice is to get everything in writing from these people. I feel they are at best incompetent, and at worst liars. I also feel that their push for profits means they’re not above lying to, and about, their clients.

We are the ones who end up out of pocket, of course.

Watch this space, and meanwhile, be very, very wary of Allianz Worldwide Care. I cannot recommend them at all.

After a couple of hours flying across the Atlantic, VS043 from...

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:27:00 +0200

After a couple of hours flying across the Atlantic, VS043 from Gatwick to Vegas cut a course over Iceland. Looking north across the awesome uninhabited lakes and ice below us, I made a note to go online and make a payment to offset our carbon from this long-haul flight to help protect this precious environment.

Having a bad day?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:44:09 +0200

Having a bad day?

Fergie lays down the law at Old Trafford…

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:23:00 +0200

Fergie lays down the law at Old Trafford…