DJ Joe Bunn-Bentley Party-June 25th, 2010
June 27th, 2010
I had the pleasure of DJ’ing Janet and Simon Bentley’s 10 year vow renewal in September of 2008. Last year, they contacted me to DJ Janet’s 50th birthday party. However, bad news happened. Janet was diagnosed with cancer. The good news? She’s beat it and this party was more of a celebration of that than the birthday! They had a great group of friends and family join them at the Hilton RTP also known as the “Mansion on the Hill”. This is quite a unique and cool hotel with an amazing Southern front porch. Their party took place in the Magnolia Room, which many years ago was actually a nightclub called Horsefeathers! It definitely doesn’t look like that place anymore!
After guests enjoyed cocktails outside on a steamy summer night, they came inside and were treated to a buffet dinner put on by the hotel. I actually was invited to eat, and the food was great! Simon then said a few words and the dancing started. I was open to any and all requests and said “I’m your human jukebox tonight!”. The catalyst that really started the party though was the live version of “Wonderful Tonight” by Dire Straits and Clapton. This was their song at their 10 year renewal party. A few tears were definitely shed. It was a great moment and a great dance. Another big song that people really got into was “Hi Ho Silver Lining” by Jeff Beck (must be a British thing, lol). All of the guests had a great time, and so did I. I’m so glad that they invited me to DJ for them again. They also re-hired photographer Shane Snider and he sent me a few awesome images (below).
August 24th, 2010 at 10:03 PM Joe - you were amazing and made the night for us. Glad to see that you finally accept that Hi Ho Silver Lining has merit!