What do you think ?

hey ninelives the last option belongs to chris lol

think he will appreciated me saying that

Cheers

Rick

Interesting!. Maybe Rick should run a poll entitled "Guess how old Nine Lives is?!"

I always remember at age 19, thinking that I would be too old for D.J'ing at 30. Now I'm almost 30 my "retirement" has been put off until 40!! and when I'm 40 I'll.....well you get the picture!

One thing that hasn't changed is that at 19 I thought that I'd be ancient at 30.....How right I was

Almost Too old for an 18-30 holiday!, I guess this year it'll be a deck chair and bucket of sand from Jewsons in the back garden

As far as D.J'ing is concerned - as long as you can carry the gear around (or pay somebody to) then you don't have to retire yet. When we start talking about how young the D.J's are "Nowadays" then it's time to buy the "oil of ulay" and find the spade to "dig up" some old friends

Save you all guessing I am on the wrong side of my 40's!
my mind thinks its 21 , but my body tells me otherwise , hmm well a "small " part also thinks its still 21 !

Thought I might just join in on this one.
I am 62 going on 32 this year. I have no intention of jacking it in and sitting at home with my hot chocolate by the TV.

Yeh, I am just a teenager then who else is gonna admit they are over 30 ??

As long as a dj can stay up todate with there music then no but i do belive for certain functions where being young def helps aslo some gig where being older def helps

as long as you can still communicate and connect with the audience, you'll never be too old.... may look out of place................

WHEN YOU'RE TOO OLD...THINK OF ALL THOSE TEA DANCES IN THE OLD FOLKS HOME WAITING FOR US WHEN WE GET OLD AND CRUMBLY..
SPINKO

Oy... I have never pulled a bird at one of my gigs.. and have no intention of doing so thank you very much!.

As long as you connect with the crowd, dont dress yourself up to look so a right old bit of mutton... male or female... and you know your stuff then long may you continue.

If you dj into your 60s/70s - as long as you dont keep one foot in the past then carry on!..... Actually, ask Mikeee... he used to have a TVDJA member who was probably the oldest dj in the world ! (or was that mikeee himself!!)

44 here,and mrs s dont like me pulling the birds, i am way too old but refuse to admit it,am considering becoming a pro basketball player in the u.s. and finally getting to use my height.In all seriousness i have seen 21 year old djs who are too old so i think its individual.I have no intentions of stopping yet but who knows?

I'm in the same boat as Chris... I am gonna be 30 in January and as such think yeah, i'll stop when I'm 40 - yeah - right..

As long as you can still connect with the crowd and carry the equipment - You're fine..

When you feel you're too old and can't carry / lift that speaker then possibly its time to hang up the headphones..

But mainly it's when the joy has gone out of it... Thats the real time to quit....

god 30, I wish

me I'm 39 in January, and most of the time I feel like I'm 21, but occasionally I feel about 80

As Aaliyah once sang "age ain't nothin but a number"!
I'm gonna be 40 in a couple of weeks but it don't bother me in the slightest. I'm a lot luckier than most as I've always looked very young (wasn't so great though when I was a kid ) and most people when they meet me seem to think that I'm in my late 20's, so this probably helps when I work in clubs. It's quite funny when I do the specialist soul nights, in which I'll often go pretty deep into soul from the 70's & 80's. Probably about 3 or 4 times a night I'll get someone come up to me and ask "how does someone so young know this music?"

I don't feel much different physically to how I did in my 20's and I still play football twice a week and a few other sports, however mentally I have the added advantage now of some experience, so it seems to me to be the perfect situation

When I hit 30, I was miserable for days. I had convinced myself all through my 29th year that 30 was just a number and all that it meant was that I was another year older!, but when I hit 30, it was like something just crossed over .

They say 30 is the age of decisions, and i'm still not sure what I want to do or if I want to be in this industry until I retire, not to mention that my recently met G/F is making Marriage Hints, and my Mother making Grandchild hints as well! . Maybe I'll put off the decision making until i'm 40! or just find a nice comfy cave and become a hermit!

You're as old as the woman you feel!! (with apologies to all our 'toyboys')



Spin

It would appear that you blokes are far more concerned with the age thing than us girlies!! Mind you, I remember a while ago Paula telling me about some old bint in a DJ and dickie bow (female) who looked totally riduclous.... mind you I know its more a "mans job" but we dont have to go that far do we..... so, if ever I look like I am contemplating the idea of dressing as a man I have given Paula full permission to contact Trinny & Sussanah!

As I have stated before I am 62 and I have put too much time effort and money into this game to stop now.
I find disco punters in the main are bloody hard work but I still get lots of buzz from this business.
Besides when I am doing my Jive nights I get to dance with some really lovely young woman.Now that really is a buzz!

Me finks the air must be different in North London!

Shall we talk men are from mars, women are from venus?

Yeah right! Get out in the sticks a bit and check things out! Sad i know but the old values are still alive and well outside the big cities.Now wheres my pinny????

Hi folks
I'm 44, have only just started Djing a couple of years ago to keep Adam company, (he's 17) now we're a team.
I dont feel my age, I still listen to Radio 1 more than any other station and enjoy the music (honest) especially the likes of Pete Tong,Judge Jules etc..
On the other hand I like to listen to anything from the 50's onwards.
Paula's right about carrying equipment you just get clever, I've just made a skate out of a bit of ply and four casters (most places now have wheelchair access) and just wheel everything in and out.
Our kids were born when we were in our 20's and I think that has helped me & the missus to stay feeling young.
There is truth in the old saying life begins at 40. We're having a better time now than when we were married !
Ps. LIVE LIFE LIKE EVERYDAY IS YOUR LAST !!!

if they still play the right music for a particular event - and dont break their backs on loading the van then there is no such thing as too old to DJ. especially for events for older people. ive seen some really old djs at weddings etc put on a fantastic show - the ones ive seen do tend to have some rather dated equipment but that is only a few so i couldnt brand a stereotype on "the older DJ".

Careful young man !!!