Top Dance Songs of 2009 Vol. 4 - a podcast by Keith a.k.a. K j A M

When I was a kid, I used to mow lawns for money to pay for my records.  I never received an allowance and my dad wouldn't pay me to mow the lawn (though I still had other chores), so I started mowing all the neighbor's lawns.  I charged $10 a job unless they had an extra-large yard, in which case the rate was $20.  Every weekend, I would hop on my bike with the money I had earned and ridden several miles to the nearest record store to buy the latest 45's.  Much like my willingness to bike several miles for my music, to this day, my dedication and passion for music have never faltered.  I've always paralleled music to various points in my past.  The good, the bad and the so-so, music is like a soundtrack to my life.  The first time I kissed a girl, the first time I kissed a boy (and liked it), when my brother died, when I went off to college, it's all there like a bad episode of "Cold Case."

You may be asking yourself, why the heck is he talking about "when he was a kid?"  I'm glad you asked.  With four more sets to go, I HIGHLY recommend that you take these mixes and back them up somewhere for future enjoyment.  I promise you, 10, 15, 20 years from now, you'll want to dig them out and remember the time you were fierce, flawless and on top of the world.  Maybe 2009 was the year you came out of the closet, maybe it was the year you fell in and out of love or even the year you lost your job.  Whatever the reason, you'll dance, you'll sing and will be telling your friends "remember when music was good."  I realize that everyone thinks I'm the energizer bunny, but I won't be here forever, nor will these time capsules of your life, unless you save them.  It's entirely up to you, but I would certainly trust me on this one.

I also thought that now would be a good time to talk about the "Gay Anthems" four mix set I put out last November.  If you remember, the proceeds from these kick-ass mixes were to go to Equality Across America.  This organization is leading the fight to garner equal rights for the LGBT community here in the US.  If anybody here follows Towleroad, you'll understand the bigotry and hatred that is spewed against us from various groups, including our very own representatives in the United States Congress.  Winning (as if this is a game) my equal rights along with every other gay, lesbian, bi or transsexual person, for now, and future generations is something that I am deeply passionate about.  In fact, if we don't start receiving some serious concessions from our government, I see this heading to the streets of America in the very near future.  Mind you, not the bread crumbs that President Obama keeps throwing out to keep us placated, but outright full equality in life, work, home, health and yes marriage.  We won't stop until we are given FULL EQUALITY with equal protection under the Constitution.

The good news is that with your help, I have officially reached my goal of $500.  In fact, I just tallied up the donations this morning and we currently stand at $530.91.  WooHoo!!!  I will officially be making a donation in that amount on Wednesday this next week.  However, if you haven't had a chance to download these great mix sets, never fear.  I have added a link to the side of my blog titled "Gay Anthems" and a tab at the top of my Podbean page for easy access to all of the mixes.  I also went back and placed an "add to cart" button so you can purchase everything all at once.  If we can push this thing over $600 by next week, that would be SUPER- DUPER FABULOUS!  I want to thank everyone that has contributed to my efforts to give back the only way I can at the moment.  Let's keep it going!

I also have other plans for future donations that include my Chrome Edition.  I was looking at Billboard's "Best of the 2000s" in the Dance/Club Play category and was pretty much appalled.

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