Tommy’s Tunes Update: 2003-01-27
Dear  [El],
I’m up to 8000 songs now (I had 5700 in December). There should be no problem hitting 10000 by this summer. I might have hit it already if I did not have to by more hard drives. But that’s all done, and there’s enough storage now to hold roughly 12000.
I’ve been doing a bit of Djing here. Have a couple of offers for gigs, but they’re in smoke-filled bars. Not quite my dream workplace. 
But I may work a couple of them just to get established.
I did purchase a couple amplifiers and am looking at speakers now. We have a little dance area set up in my brother-in-law’s garage where I play to our friends and family every Friday night. We just added four black lights and plan on putting up a disco ball and strobes. The crowds that come each week are getting bigger and bigger. In fact, at the New Year’s eve party, I made my first $12 as a DJ. I know that doesn’t sound like much (wouldn’t even buy one full-length CD these days). But it sure felt nice that people gave me that much. Probably, once I get the speakers, I’ll do more jobs out and about.
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Tom Hesley