Pageants galore at Club Spektrum this weekend.

Friday (03/28/08) we have the Mr. & Miss Galaxy International Newcomer and the Miss Galaxy International Plus combined shows.

Saturday is the bomb with the latest hits by the hottest spinner in the south, DJ ICE.

Sunday (03/30/08) we have the Mr. & Miss Galaxy International Show.

How much glam can you all stand....LOL! Hope to see you there!

I stopped brewing any more batches after I had 3 (6 gal) done up and set aside. Currently all are under refrigeration and I finally opened one from my very first batch. It was West Coast Pale Ale and I have to admit it tasted pretty durn good. Carbonation seemed to be where it needed to be, there were no after tastes or smells. Guess this stuff is not as hard as it would seem. I just put the Cowboy Lager up so it will be a couple of weeks before I open one of those up. I may try one of the Octoberfest Vienna Lagers here really soon.

Wow, hard to realize you can cram so much into three days. Got a surprise phone call and an invite to DJ at Spektrum Friday night. The regular DJ had a commitment so I said I would. Been awhile since I was in the booth so it took a few minutes to get things right. Got all my gear hooked up without incident and got to spin'n. I use Stanton Final Scratch and it is really great. The digital age is upon us and this was one of the premier systems. There was a show and for a change the music was all in the right order. That has been a big pain in the past shows. Kept playin' till almost 3 am. It felt good and I see some things I need to work on before I do it again. I sure do miss not being there.

Saturday, GForce and I went up to Greensboro to Warehouse 29. Janice and the TransCarolina group were there holding one of their regular get togethers and also had a pageant organized. It was good to see them all and turns out a lot of old friends were there, too. Many of the staff also perform and I've seen them at Spektrum many times before. I was really amazed at how nice the place was set up with flat screen monitors everywhere and all hooked up to the DJ video system they were using. It's a dream setup and one of the things we've been trying to get them to try at Spektrum for a long time. One day they'll get out of the stone age.

I've mentioned my attempt at beer brewing. Well, I finally was able to bottle my first batch. Fermentation took longer than anticipated, but I figured out what the culprit was. Temp is a factor and I had it a few degrees cooler than I needed. Doesn't hurt anything just prolongs the process. I checked the keg Sunday and conditions look right. Color was a nice clear amber. Yeast colonies were completely vanished and fermentation bubbles weren't visible at all. A test showed it had the required flat taste and didn't appear sweet. Now all I had to do was add a small amount of sugar and bottle it to start the carbonation process. This should take about a week. I'll watch the temp a little more closely to keep the process on a better track. By Sunday I should be able to stick it in the fridge and start the "Lagering" process. It's drinkable after a couple of days, but keeping it longer actually improves the taste from what it says. Stay tuned.