Congratulations on another successful year as Orlando’s premiere alternative weekly publication. With the arrival of the “best of 2009” issue, I can’t help but notice that I was not given an invitation to the “Best of Orlando” party, again! I have been completely distraught over this, as last year not only did our lovely site place a hard fought #3 in the “Best Local Internet Site” category, but I also placed #2 in the “Best Club DJ”. How come I never received a classy “Best of Orlando” framed plaque like everyone else?!?! What may have slipped under the radar of many of the fine employees of the Orlando Weekly, is that last year, despite not getting an invite to the “Best of” party, I actually made it in anyways…. as the DJ.
Here I am proudly sporting my custom made “#2″ shirt to commemorate my status as almost a winner.
So this is where the blog turns from friendly chatter to sour apples. This years winners are no surprise to me. By looking at these results I see that not only have we not evolved as a city, we have actually taken steps backwards (the reasons to which I mention on a blog by blog basis). I will revisit this topic again later…
As far as the “Best Club DJ” category goes, I took myself out of the running, because I have not been the best club DJ in Orlando the past year. In 2008 I deserved it, 2009, not as much. Kittybat, and Y-NOT definitely deserve the honor, as they are both sick DJs. I am glad to see that deserving DJs took home this honor, and that the popularity contest element took the back seat to skill. Pauly Crush, also, deserves credit, as he has pioneered a long running night (Crush) that has been successful for many years now, something that was virtually unheard of in Orlando before his arrival. I can sleep well at night knowing this award was given to the right people.
The most disappointing category in this years awards is the “Local Color” section. When is Billy Manes (Not to be confused with the dead Oxyclean guy) going to NOT win the “Best Local Writer” award? How can you win best writer, in your own newspapers category? One look at this fucking category and I seriously want to move as far away from this city as possible. I am so tired of the same old names and faces. But in all fairness, they did have a few good Orlando Weekly picks, but I don’t understand the supposed “reader picks”. Who the fuck goes to metromix? How can this POSSIBLY be in the top websites? LAME. How does “The Daily City” win best blog?!? No offense, but Daily City, Who are you?
We are the best blog in Orlando. Period.
I could go on for five more paragraphs but I am already bored with this blog. I will close with this… I am glad there is a newspaper like the Orlando Weekly in this town, to call out the bullshit in this city, especially with some of our local elected officials and the constant bureaucracy, scandal, and corruption that surrounds them. So even though we have been blacklisted by The Weekly in 2009, our hats go off to the paper that keeps ‘em honest and tell it like it is… MOST of the time.
I pulled this mix off of Y-NOT’s blog, its pretty dope. O.U.R. SHOW RADIO Mix archive from 5/9/2009. You can check him out every Sat from 5-7PM on 91.5 WPRK FM.
DJ Y-NOT - O.U.R. SHOW RADIO Mix 5/9/2009 (zshare link)
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