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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Last Night Trouble Dicso With Dan Savage and Ira Glass: What You Missed

Posted by Cienna Madrid on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Last night DJ Dan Savage and DJ Ira Glass danced their way through a three-hour set at Re-bar's monthly Trouble Dicso dance night. Needless to say, the space was packed—500 people squeezed their asses on the dance floor with greased hips, ready to throw down their best dance moves with the two men on stage.

DJ Ira Glass, go and brush your shoulders off.

Courtesy of Terry Hecker
DJ Ira Glass, go and brush your shoulders off.

If you didn't make it through the door, here's what you missed: DJ Savage's 90-minute set—heavy on the broadway showtunes, with remixes of songs like Roger Whittaker's "What I did for Love" (from Chorus Line) to Ethel Merman's "I'm an Indian Too" (Annie Get Your Gun). Luckily, you can download the whole set here, but you'll just have to imagine Savage lip syncing to a remix of "Is That All There Is?", a performance that basically prompted DJ Glass to declare him Queen Gay for the evening.

Then Glass followed his comment up by playing—and singing along to—Miley Cyrus's "Party in the U.S.A.," clearly vying for the title. Glass also played tunes by Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Ok Go, and the White Stripes, among others.

The music was great, but what made this event remarkable, and memorable, was the accessibility of Savage and Glass. They took sincere pleasure in interacting with the crowd and they were gentlemen about it. At times, they invited the entire crowd on stage. While DJing, they made time to stop, take pictures, sign things, and make incredibly awkward, noisy small-talk.

Case and point: When introduced to Glass, I told him—soberly—that I would like to wear his skin like a well-tailored suit* so I could have his job. And he smiled and replied, "Thank you," as if I'd just given him a compliment, which meant that I didn't spend more than an hour wishing there was rehab for being a creeper.

DJ Savage and DJ Glass closed down Re-bar, outlasting most of their fans. It was a blast. The next Trouble Dicso is set for September 17 at Re-Bar. I suggest you check it out.

*I'd just watched five women propose marriage to him and felt compelled to balance out all the fawning with a healthy dose of creepy.

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It was epic awesome. Dan signed my boob. Ira acted flattered that I asked him to sign my boob. They both rocked/geeked out with extreme, delightful adorableness. It was one of the best things I've ever seen, and made me love my city SO HARD. It was our dork prom. <3

Posted by Violet_DaGrinder

on August 22, 2010 at 3:23 PM

I mean, watching Ira Glass dance neck-deep in a crowd full of nerds? Watching Dan and his (absurdly gorgeous) husband select disco show tunes together to the delight of said nerds? It was heaven.

Posted by Violet_DaGrinder

on August 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM

TOTAL DORK PROM. i am obsessed with ira's dance moves.

Posted by icouldliveinhope on August 22, 2010 at 4:20 PM

I don't think I could have asked for a better night.

Posted by kyler_marie on August 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM

I'm so glad for the dicso!

Posted by gloomy gus on August 23, 2010 at 12:53 AM

I am jealous. You know I would've been shaking my nerd ass...

Posted by planned barrenhood on August 23, 2010 at 2:51 AM

It was so wonderful!! I was dancing with DJ Glass during that "Party in the U.S.A." number and I'm still on Cloud 9.
I will never be able to listen to my weekly podcasts the same way again.

Posted by Enigma

on August 23, 2010 at 9:44 AM

I danced with Ira Glass and got kicked off the stage by Dan Savage. Then invited back on stage by Dan Savage. Also, Ira and I wore the same outfit. I can die happy.

Posted by Freudian on August 23, 2010 at 9:50 AM

I had the best time! With the added benefit of being able to give the last of my extra tickets (I bought 4) to a gal pining in the will call line. She got a great pic of herself and Ira, and I made an absolute ass of my self telling Dan that I loved him and then promptly falling off the stage. Biggest Dorky Fan Girl EVAH!!

Posted by Lissa on August 23, 2010 at 10:19 AM