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Dj Derek


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Booked him for a student event one year. All the other groups were coming in with ridiculous requests for riders trying to be cheeky, see what they could get away with ( 3x bottles of Ciroc vodka, Crate of Red Stripe, mixers, sparkling water etc etc). 

DJ Derek just wanted a multipack of Newcastle Brown Ale . He was the only person who's rider got fulfilled that night. 

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Saw him years ago in a random bar in Reading. At one point he banged a funk tune on and went outside for a ciggie. He got chatting to some guys/fans and forgot about the fact he was DJing. Then ran frantically back in when the CD went to the next track....which was,weirdly, a kids party version of happy birthday 😂

Styled it out cos he's a legend and a great night was had by all. Would have loved to see him at glasto!

Love it when I drive past that mural (and get to talk about him to my kids). Rip Derek.

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16 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

I saw this portrait in a Charity shop in Oxford today and was wondering did Dj Derek of Bristol fame ever play Glastonbury.

I remember seeing a documentary about this legend years ago.

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Was it for sale (I know this may seem a daft question!)

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17 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

The mural of him in Eastville, Bristol is fantastic 

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it is, it makes me smile every time i drive past.

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17 hours ago, Scrump said:

Saw him years ago in a random bar in Reading. At one point he banged a funk tune on and went outside for a ciggie. He got chatting to some guys/fans and forgot about the fact he was DJing. Then ran frantically back in when the CD went to the next track....which was,weirdly, a kids party version of happy birthday 😂

Styled it out cos he's a legend and a great night was had by all. Would have loved to see him at glasto!

Love it when I drive past that mural (and get to talk about him to my kids). Rip Derek.

DJ Derek was all about the Minidisks. I've had that chatting to him outside while having a fag experience - please to report that he stayed in character and kept the Jamaican patois up throughout.

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Never saw him at Glasto, lost count of the amount of times saw him playing around Bristol.  A true legend. 

Still so tragic about his death, he was at the time probably getting more publicity/love than at any time in his career. 

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1 minute ago, marathonsteve said:

Actually it must have been but there wasn't a price on the front maybe on the back. Strange as there was also a portrait of Dj Skylarking. ill be going back there in a few days 

If you could check for me I would be really grateful. I'm from Oxford originally - I used to put on events in the Bully, Cellar, Zodiac etc. 

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2 hours ago, David_303 said:

If you could check for me I would be really grateful. I'm from Oxford originally - I used to put on events in the Bully, Cellar, Zodiac etc. 

How strange is that my Son used to be assistant manager at the Bullingdon for a no of years. I have a look.

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2 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Actually it must have been but there wasn't a price on the front maybe on the back. Strange as there was also a portrait of Dj Skylarking. ill be going back there in a few days 

Aidan did quite a lovely tribute for him with the family as I recall

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19 hours ago, David_303 said:

If you could check for me I would be really grateful. I'm from Oxford originally - I used to put on events in the Bully, Cellar, Zodiac etc. 

I am afraid Dj Derek has gone The price on the other painting is £10 so  I am assuming that was the price for the portrait of Derek.

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11 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

I am afraid Dj Derek has gone The price on the other painting is £10 so  I am assuming that was the price for the portrait of Derek.

Thanks for taking a look for me. That's a shame - but I'm sure it's going to a good home 🙂

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