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SCOOTER THE DJ
I never thought I'd be where
I am today, doing what I do.
- Scooter the DJ

"I was living the paradigm," he said. "My parents
expected certain things from me: the wife, kids, house
and dog - all the typical things."
He took his first DJ gig reluctantly, after his fraternity
brothers coaxed him into the job.
"I was scared to death the first time I stepped onto the
stage," he said "But I was smart enough to know I had to
build energy - to start with the slow songs and build up
to faster songs. I grouped music together."
Although DJ's weren't popular in the late 1970s,
Scooter said it was a good time for music.
"We had disco, rock 'n' roll, and really talented
artists."
After his initial gig, Scooter's phone began to ring -
and ring.
"They were asking how much I charged," Scooter
said. "I thought - this is ludicrous. No one hired DJs
back then. People hired bands."
He described how that gig led to regular bookings and
an unexpected career path.
"I started winning over crowds and packing rooms.
People were enjoying themselves," he said.
Aside from the fun he was having, Scooter began
making more cash than he ever had earned at a
typical job.
"It clicked then," he said. "And I thought -
maybe this is my thing."
Not wanting to spend the rest of his life
wondering what could have been, Scooter took
the leap and quit his day job.
"I was terrified, but I had to see where
things would go," he said.
And while his audiences were convinced of
his talents, it would take a "heart to heart" to
earn his father's approval.
"My dad was a staunch lieutenant colonel
in the Air Force," Scooter said. "I never got
the talks from him - the 'sex' talks or any
of those parental conversations. But when I
started doing this full time, he sat me down
and said, 'What are you doing with your life?'
He just couldn't picture it. So I told him what I
was making in one night. He was blown away.
He realized this was working for me. I told
him about the conventions I was doing, the
corporate events, flying to Vegas to emcee for a
night - all of the really great gigs."
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