Licensed To Spin

Sid Vanderpool

No matter where you are, you see them. From Dodge Vipers to lime green Gremlins, they make your wheels speak without saying a word. Some call them advertisements, others call them vehicle personalization; we will use what our local department of motor vehicles list them as, vanity plates. Vanity is such a wonderful name for the personalized tags because it's meanings cut both ways...; excessive pride in oneself or quality of being vain and something worthless, trivial, or pointless. Why do some of us spend more on a set of vanity plates than we do on an association membership? Some say unlike DJ associations, the plates always speak for you; if they get dirty a fifty cent car wash will clean them up, if they get dented or don't say what you want them to, you can trade them in on a new set. Your vanity plates let you express yourself. According to Bill Kexel from DJ's For You, there is a downside to the vanity plate craze. "Moving to Phoenix from a small town in the rural midwest, I wondered why there weren't many DJs that displayed vanity plates. The fact is: Your setting yourself up for trouble. I talked to many DJs that stopped displaying their company name on their vehicles due to theft, vandalism and disgruntled competitors.", Bill explains in his post on the forum boards at DJchat.com. "If I'm on the way to my gig and my van is full of DJ gear, I can't leave it alone for a minute while I run into Walmart, etc. There's a good chance the van & gear would be gone when I came back! As much as I'd like to advertise on my vehicle, I'd rather remain anonymous. Unless I'm living in Mayberry, I won't do it.". From around the World, we found plenty of DJs that are willing to take the risk to display their plates. Scott McKinney Solid Sound Entertainment Loveland, Colorado Alan Magic Man Audio Magic! Entertainment Columbus, Indiana Bassline DJs Pennsylvania Bernie Howard's Truck Chicago, Illinois Bernie Howard's Car Chicago, Illinois Big Dog Entertainment Catawissa, PA Jose Cruz Cruz'n Music Machine Jay5 Follansbee, West Virginia Mike, Charlotte NC John Finnegan Fogg Sound Nick Logan - New Zealand Kenny Gilder, The Wedding Pages Ohio Glenn Miller Ottawa Disc Jockey Service DJ Chuckster Adventures In Harmony The Sound Connection Tim Tharp, Mobile DJ Serving NE Montana Scott Susor Your DJ Tazz Productions New Jersey Team DJ Central Ohio Treble Clef - Sound & Services Australia High Impact DJs Chicagoland's Choice For Entertainment! Mad Platter DJs The graphics on this page may be used only with written permission of the editor of DJzone