I remember hanging out at Afterdark back in 89/90, but it was the one in Escondido.
I stared working at 14 as a paperboy, and had a bunch of odd jobs through college, including 3 years at Disney. The best part of that was I met my wife there (still together after 17 years). I also did the mobile DJ gig for a bit, mostly doing proms and grad nights. The job I have now is my best one; I have been here 15 years now, and get to play with equipment I could never hope to afford on my own. I did an event last year for Sony where we saw HD film footage from Spiderman 3 and Surf's Up months before the movies were released; I've met celebrities and fully designed and built stage looks for clients. I've traveled around the country, but one of the best events I worked on was at Camp Pendleton. Not long after Arnie became the Governator, there was a naturalization ceremony at Pendleton that he decided to attend. Since we were already servicing his event in Huntington, we got the call to bring in additional lighting at the base. It was really moving to see all the sailors and Marines becoming citizens, many of whom had just returned from Iraq or Afghanistan.