Misstress Barbara's BDay Party
@Caribbean Sun, Dominican Rep.
In Misstress Barbara's own words...
004-11-29 at 20:09 - EST"Another birthday but not just another party...
For the first time in 5 years I have decided not to do my birthday set here in Montreal. After doing it for so many years I thought it would be good to make a change. Although this didn't mean I was not going to have a birthday set...
Doing a birthday event is one thing, but doing a birthday event in a place like home is another thing. So after all those amazing birthday parties here in Montreal, I wouldn't have given this date to just any place. Even though I play all over the world, there are very few places where I can feel as home as... home. Very few. I mean, I have great parties everywhere, but could I just call up a birthday party anywhere and feel not too lonely and not too homesick? No. These places could be Chicago, Alicante, Santo Domingo and... that's pretty much it I guess. Everywhere else it's amazing, but not like home. Even in my Italy gigs it doesn't feel like home. Feeling like at home means knowing the people's faces so much that you know they've been there since the beginning...
And well, this year I have given my birthday date to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. I had just finished a 2 weeks tour in Central America, with 3 gigs in a row in Colombia with Tiesto and one gig in Costa Rica last Friday, and I was finishing my tour with my birthday night in Santo Domingo, on Saturday the 27th. I was obviously hoping that this gig would have been the best of my tour, and it has, but I wasn't really expecting this gig to be one of the best gigs of my entire year... and it has! If I didn't expect so much it's not because my past gigs there haven't been good, because they always have, or I would have never given my birthday night to them, but just because as a birthday night, except for one surprise gig in Brazil in 1999, I only knew here, I only knew home, nothing else, and I could have never thought of having such a nice birthday party anywhere else.
I was amazed to say the least. I am still amazed. I wish the new site was up already so I could post the photos of the event. It was truly unbelievable. I have never seen such a beautiful venue I think. The party was on the beach, where there was a huge fire and all the people were either dancing under the roof of the club or on the beach. In the morning, when the sun was coming up and we could see the beach better, I was ripped apart between seeing the dramatic beauty of the whole picture and feeling the sadness that daylight meant "almost finished". I was stunned by the marriage of the sun coming up on my left side and the moon disappearing on my right side. Both there at the same time, as much as everyone else, to wish me happy birthday. So many nice people, so many happy birthdays from right and left, up and down. I wouldn't have expected half of that. And that's not saying I expected it to be bad, or else I wouldn't have given my birthday night to them. And I know I've said that already, but I need to make this clear, it was SO amazing, and I just didn't know it could be SO amazing... I knew it would have been amazing, but it was more... it was SO just incredible. I am repeating myself...
In the morning, I had to be in the airport at 8am. I was supposed to be playing from 3 until 7. But at 7:45 I was still playing, knowing very well that I needed to be in the airport 15 minutes later. I didn't care, I was having so much fun! I have to be honest... The most fun I had was in the morning when I started playing more house and weird stuff. At night, when it was dark, I was playing more techno, and it was ok, but as of late my most fun gigs have been when I have played more groovy. This is what I feel right now, and this is what I look forward to play the most these days. December 18th will be like that, at ITURNEM IN A FUNKY X-MAS! And I am really looking forward to that night. It will be the first real ITURNEM party, launched by ITURNEM, and all profits will be given to the Breast Cancer Foundation. This is a very important cause for me, having had some in my family in the last year.
To get back to my birthday night, I can't thank enough Eduardo and his crew for making this night possible and so amazing. I can't thank enough all the people who were there (1500 people ++), and who all sang happy birthday to you (me) in English and in Spanish, all night long, especially in the morning when I finally shut the music down, after having said about 10 times that that was going to be my last track, even though I knew I didn't want to stop and I was not being really serious... I can't even thank everyone enough, as the night was so perfect, so amazing, and so memorable. Eduardo told me that his gift to me was to have Stacey Pullen open for me. It was a nice gift, indeed, as Stacey is such a talented DJ and he did an amazing job, but Eduardo doesn't realize that he gave me many more gifts on that night..... Every single thing done was a gift for me, and let's not mention my fuel that always there, never missing, filled in my glass all the time. Everything was amazing and I am glad to say that it was my best time ever in Dominican Republic, and God knows how many times I have had great parties there, including my first time in 1999, when I played in that amazing Cave! So imagine how great my birthday was! I was very happy to see Uli too on that night. I told him thank you too. Because without Uli, along with Eduardo, and all the times they have brought me there and made me play for such cool crowds and in such amazing venues all the time, I would have never had such an amazing night, so much love and care from everyone who gave me the feeling of being one of them. And on your birthday you really do not want to feel alone and on your own...
I am a very loyal person, and when I feel happy somewhere I like to keep it that way. For so many years I've had so many requests by so many promoters in DR, and I always declined their offers, because my people there are always them and it will never change, unless they stop doing parties. I know they know that, but what they don't know, is that I am keeping my next birthday open for another appointment at the same place, same time, same people, same everything. In 2005 I will be 30, so the only difference is that I may fly down there with a few of my friends, and party for a week!
Much love to the Dominican Republic, Eduardo, his team, my fans, the people who where there, and I will see you hopefully next year!"
Barbara xx
@Caribbean Sun, Dominican Rep.
In Misstress Barbara's own words...
004-11-29 at 20:09 - EST"Another birthday but not just another party...
For the first time in 5 years I have decided not to do my birthday set here in Montreal. After doing it for so many years I thought it would be good to make a change. Although this didn't mean I was not going to have a birthday set...
Doing a birthday event is one thing, but doing a birthday event in a place like home is another thing. So after all those amazing birthday parties here in Montreal, I wouldn't have given this date to just any place. Even though I play all over the world, there are very few places where I can feel as home as... home. Very few. I mean, I have great parties everywhere, but could I just call up a birthday party anywhere and feel not too lonely and not too homesick? No. These places could be Chicago, Alicante, Santo Domingo and... that's pretty much it I guess. Everywhere else it's amazing, but not like home. Even in my Italy gigs it doesn't feel like home. Feeling like at home means knowing the people's faces so much that you know they've been there since the beginning...
And well, this year I have given my birthday date to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. I had just finished a 2 weeks tour in Central America, with 3 gigs in a row in Colombia with Tiesto and one gig in Costa Rica last Friday, and I was finishing my tour with my birthday night in Santo Domingo, on Saturday the 27th. I was obviously hoping that this gig would have been the best of my tour, and it has, but I wasn't really expecting this gig to be one of the best gigs of my entire year... and it has! If I didn't expect so much it's not because my past gigs there haven't been good, because they always have, or I would have never given my birthday night to them, but just because as a birthday night, except for one surprise gig in Brazil in 1999, I only knew here, I only knew home, nothing else, and I could have never thought of having such a nice birthday party anywhere else.
I was amazed to say the least. I am still amazed. I wish the new site was up already so I could post the photos of the event. It was truly unbelievable. I have never seen such a beautiful venue I think. The party was on the beach, where there was a huge fire and all the people were either dancing under the roof of the club or on the beach. In the morning, when the sun was coming up and we could see the beach better, I was ripped apart between seeing the dramatic beauty of the whole picture and feeling the sadness that daylight meant "almost finished". I was stunned by the marriage of the sun coming up on my left side and the moon disappearing on my right side. Both there at the same time, as much as everyone else, to wish me happy birthday. So many nice people, so many happy birthdays from right and left, up and down. I wouldn't have expected half of that. And that's not saying I expected it to be bad, or else I wouldn't have given my birthday night to them. And I know I've said that already, but I need to make this clear, it was SO amazing, and I just didn't know it could be SO amazing... I knew it would have been amazing, but it was more... it was SO just incredible. I am repeating myself...
In the morning, I had to be in the airport at 8am. I was supposed to be playing from 3 until 7. But at 7:45 I was still playing, knowing very well that I needed to be in the airport 15 minutes later. I didn't care, I was having so much fun! I have to be honest... The most fun I had was in the morning when I started playing more house and weird stuff. At night, when it was dark, I was playing more techno, and it was ok, but as of late my most fun gigs have been when I have played more groovy. This is what I feel right now, and this is what I look forward to play the most these days. December 18th will be like that, at ITURNEM IN A FUNKY X-MAS! And I am really looking forward to that night. It will be the first real ITURNEM party, launched by ITURNEM, and all profits will be given to the Breast Cancer Foundation. This is a very important cause for me, having had some in my family in the last year.
To get back to my birthday night, I can't thank enough Eduardo and his crew for making this night possible and so amazing. I can't thank enough all the people who were there (1500 people ++), and who all sang happy birthday to you (me) in English and in Spanish, all night long, especially in the morning when I finally shut the music down, after having said about 10 times that that was going to be my last track, even though I knew I didn't want to stop and I was not being really serious... I can't even thank everyone enough, as the night was so perfect, so amazing, and so memorable. Eduardo told me that his gift to me was to have Stacey Pullen open for me. It was a nice gift, indeed, as Stacey is such a talented DJ and he did an amazing job, but Eduardo doesn't realize that he gave me many more gifts on that night..... Every single thing done was a gift for me, and let's not mention my fuel that always there, never missing, filled in my glass all the time. Everything was amazing and I am glad to say that it was my best time ever in Dominican Republic, and God knows how many times I have had great parties there, including my first time in 1999, when I played in that amazing Cave! So imagine how great my birthday was! I was very happy to see Uli too on that night. I told him thank you too. Because without Uli, along with Eduardo, and all the times they have brought me there and made me play for such cool crowds and in such amazing venues all the time, I would have never had such an amazing night, so much love and care from everyone who gave me the feeling of being one of them. And on your birthday you really do not want to feel alone and on your own...
I am a very loyal person, and when I feel happy somewhere I like to keep it that way. For so many years I've had so many requests by so many promoters in DR, and I always declined their offers, because my people there are always them and it will never change, unless they stop doing parties. I know they know that, but what they don't know, is that I am keeping my next birthday open for another appointment at the same place, same time, same people, same everything. In 2005 I will be 30, so the only difference is that I may fly down there with a few of my friends, and party for a week!
Much love to the Dominican Republic, Eduardo, his team, my fans, the people who where there, and I will see you hopefully next year!"
Barbara xx
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