Grooverider.

[otanswell]

how much an hour for him?i'd be interested to know what these guys earn.
he must be one of the top earners?

£1000-£1200 depending on where the event is..
top earners are roni size, andy c and ltj bukem, theyre £2500-3000 each....

for an hour..

[Arriba]

is bukems fee inclusive of conrad too?or is he paid seperately?
all mentioned are top dj's and made some top tunage

[otanswell]

they come as a package i think...never booked em.
i booked goldie once, did a metalheadz tour with goldie, randall and j majik
was near on 5 grand..

the afterparty was carnage though in the hotel afterwards though  

[Arriba]

randall was a top mixer of records.actually one of the best for simple drop in and leave it for ages mixes.
the rider sometimes was rubbish, other times great.
to be fair i aint up with the scene nowadays.too old for all that now

[otanswell]

hehe your not missing much mate..its all gone downhill a bit now.

dubstep is where its at.  

[janaage]

He said they were in some trousers and forgot about them - brilliant!!

I applaud this sentence, and hope it acts as an intended deterrant.  Our government should do nothing to try and get him released imo.

Are you being serious or fishing for a comment? Do you know how little he had on him?!

here here

fucking ridiculous I tell thee

If you go to a middle eastern country and are stupid enough to carry any drugs on you then I have no sympathy for you whatsoever if you get caught.  None whatsoever.  Different countries have different levels of strictness in terms of drugs.  Can the bloke not get by without a joint for a few days.  Hope he enjoys his career break.

So if he charges £1500 per hour, how much would the prison have to pay him to dj for four years, 24/7?

[Simon Pieman]

You are a deluded idiot. If you were caught say, speeding (as in a motor vehicle sense, not drugs) in a foreign country and it was punishable by four years in prison it would be equally ridiculous and just as much a petty crime.

Now fair enough the bloke shouldn't have had the stuff in the first place, let alone carry it through customs. But 4 years is ludicrous. He wasn't dealing, carried only a supply small enough for his own personal use and clearly wasn't trying to smuggle anything back intentionally.

[Arriba]

i agree with jan to a point.when in rome and all that.
if you are going to a place with such tight laws then you take extra care.you cannot expect the same treatment you would get here.
its not about right and wrong is it?

[axs]

I agree to an extent but then look at the whole teddy incident  - same principle.

[Simon Pieman]

Well I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. But to 'applaud' a decision to lock him away for 4 years is silly isn't it?

[Arriba]

Well I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. But to 'applaud' a decision to lock him away for 4 years is silly isn't it?

yep.

[axs]

aha.

[BANGKOK RED]

I am inclined to agree with janaage.

Yes it is a very very very harsh penalty and way over the top in OUR opininons.

But it is THEIR country and anybody going there should respect that.

Grooverider, asides from his stupidity probably didn't deserve it but the moral of the story is: If you don't like don't go there, and if you do go there do NOTHING that you shouldn't do. Its as simple as that really.

[axs]

I am inclined to agree with janaage.

Yes it is a very very very harsh penalty and way over the top in OUR opininons.
But it is THEIR country and anybody going there should respect that.

Grooverider, asides from his stupidity probably didn't deserve it but the moral of the story is: If you don't like don't go there, and if you do go there do NOTHING that you shouldn't do. Its as simple as that really.

therefore I think it's silly to applaud it, but yes he fucked up and will pay the price. still harsh in our opinions though.

[Arriba]

old groovey baby now reminds me of the bloke who gets fucked up the arse in pulp fiction.