Line Dance Connection:
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What's your name? Do you have a name
you’re known by when you’re DJing?
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DollarBill:
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My Name is William Shuler, My DJ name is DollarBill.
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Line Dance Connection:
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Where are you
from and what city do you call home?
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DollarBill:
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I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Flushing, MI is now
my home.
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Line Dance Connection:
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How long have you been DJing?
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DollarBill:
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I've been DJ'ing since 1972.
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Line Dance Connection:
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How'd you get into DJing?
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DollarBill:
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I’ve always wanted to be an entertainer. I didn’t sing or
play an instrument very well, so I got into club DJing.
Here it is, 41 years later, and I’m still at it.
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Line Dance Connection:
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Are you primarily a line dance DJ? Or
do you DJ non line dance events as well?
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DollarBill:
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I am a full service DJ. I play for wedding receptions,
birthday & retirement parties, open houses and family reunions.
However, my main love is playing for the line dance events.
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Line Dance Connection:
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What’s your favorite thing about DJing?
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DollarBill:
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Watching people enjoy themselves on the dance floor and knowing I
helped make it happen.
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Line Dance Connection:
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What's your not so favorite thing
about it?
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DollarBill:
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Setting up and breaking down equipment.
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Line Dance Connection:
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Some people say a DJ makes or breaks a
party; do you do anything special to prepare for a party?
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DollarBill:
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I do lots of research on the people I'm playing for (i.e., age,
type of party – if it’s a line dance party, music, regions styles, etc.).
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Line Dance Connection:
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What's the one
thing you think you're known for?
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DollarBill:
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I believe I'm known for being able to play for everyone in the
room (No Dancer Left Behind).
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Line Dance Connection:
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What song or songs are guaranteed to
pack the dance floor?
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DollarBill:
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That’s relative to the type of party I’d be playing for: for
example if it was a line dance party, it could be “Light it Up” (depending
upon where you are in the country) or “Blurred Lines” (so many
versions). If a class reunion, it would be dependent upon the age of
the class. “The Wobble” can always pack the floor at a wedding
reception and Frankie Beverly & Maze’s, “Before I Let Go” can always pack
a floor at any retirement function.
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Line Dance Connection:
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What song or songs will make you leave
the DJ booth and dance?
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DollarBill:
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I almost never leave the DJ booth when I’m working, because I’m
there to work, not to dance.
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Line Dance Connection:
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How do you manage the multiple
requests that come at you during a party?
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DollarBill:
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Sometimes I’ll write them down and try to fit them into my rotation.
Sometimes I set aside a time frame for requests only. No DJ ever gets
to plays all requests made, especially at a line dance party.
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Line Dance Connection:
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What would you say to people who leave
a party upset because they didn’t hear the one song they wanted to hear?
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DollarBill:
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I’d remind them that there are so many songs, especially in the
line dance community that you just can’t play them all & also (Remind
them of the other 20 songs they did hear and dance to).
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Line Dance Connection:
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What's one thing people would be
surprised to know about you?
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DollarBill:
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At one time I was an avid and above
average Bowler, and Roller Skater
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