 | Well I don't feel too bad for a 3 gig weekend though I had a siesta today. The private party on Friday was at the Lothlorien vineyard at Puhoi, on 100 acres about half an hour from Auckland’s north shore. It's an exquisite spot with it's own swimming pond, where iridescent dragonflys hover over lily pads. The last time I saw dragonflys in the wild was as a child back in the UK. |
We set the decks up in one of the cabins, a good move as some of the local lads started hassling Baxter, Chelfyn and Olly to play Metallica. For a while the deck was a seething mass of baggy trousers and testosterone, but we shut the window and stayed safely inside. It was like being a strange zoo exhibit with the animals on both sides of the fence, but with good tunes, great company and a fridge full of bubbly, we had a fantastic time.
We headed back to Auckland after breakfast for the UPfm beach party at Mission Bay. It was great to see kids of all ages raving on the sand. I grabbed the surprise guest Zana Mills, (a kiwi DJ now based in London) for an interview. She's a lovely girl just setting out on her international DJing career and I think she'll go a long way (read the interview here). Kyle & Lolli very kindly covered our radio show so that we could get some zzzzzz’s before Chelfyn’s last set at Kiss on Karangahape Road. The perfect way to spend a weekend - lots of fun, lots of sun and plenty of Feijoa bubbly.
