Despite endless technical difficulties and an increasingly impatient crowd, ?uestlove ducked a potentially catastrophic performance at The Bay Salone Friday with the help of some of his fellow and equally Mac-dependent DJs. He took to his Twitter account a few times to vent his frustrations:
– Shoutout to my man Darnell who is on his Mcguyverish tryna find a way to fix my effed up Mac
About an hour later, Questo was still on stage, surrounded by maybe 5 guys (including Samantha Ronson) and shaking his head woefully at the plague his laptop had unleashed upon him. The tweets continued:
– RT @SamanthaRonson: At a party in downtown where @ Questlove is spinning and DAYUM… If you’re not here, you’re not having fun.
– Moments like this is when I hate Macbookpros. Amazing I got every dj I love and respect tryna help me out here on stage
Finally, the snafus got worked out, and with the help of an amazing collage of Michael Jackson video clips and Afro-Sheen commercials, the crowd was on a Soul Train back in time to the 1970s, when Off the Wall was on the charts and The King of Pop was arguably at his best. Peanut Butter Wolf was there for a lead-in, and the show was only enhanced by its venue: 30-foot high ceilings, psychedelic slideshows, and L.A.’s finest artists, all contributing their respective visions to bring back Michael Jackson’s career at one of L.A.’s latest and greatest spots for clubbing. Vikter Duplaix’s KissNGrind, which sponsored the event, helped ensure a successful night was had.
