Man, the music and the story...the guy had no way out...his children are his expression...thanks for the tape...
-----Original Message----- From: Ronny Pries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:14 AM Cc: list 313 Subject: Re: (313) By Popular Request: DJ Milton/DJ Urban "Rowdy Rowdy" Mix Tap ugh, what a story. "when keeping it real goes wrong" or what... thanks for the tape - the deeon mix has gotta be re-recorded cause the mp3 i already is lousy, lousy, lousy. ronny > http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/DJMilton-DJUrban-RowdyRowdy.mp3 > > NOTE: This is uploading as I send this message and will not be > available until 0400 GMT, or 10PM US CST (11PM EST). > > This tape was produced during the time when Milton was living in Iowa. > You can hear him in the first half shouting out a 319 phone number -- > that was his home phone # in Cedar Rapids,IA. > > I don't remember dates exactly but Milton moved to Iowa in 1998 or > thereabouts, and became a popular DJ on the Iowa scene. He brought out > several of the DanceMania DJs to shows in Iowa. In addition to DJing > Milton was working with at-risk teens in Cedar Rapids. > > Then on, a trip back to Chicago a few years back, he was arrested and > convicted of murder. It turns out that before moving to Iowa, someone > had stolen a van containing all of Milton's gear. I don't know all the > details of what went down, but apparently Milton and others found the > guy who stole the van, beat him, and threw him out of an upper-story > window in a Chicago project. > > All of the DanceMania guys grew up in very rough circumstances where > violence was common, but every one of those guys I met seemed very > chill and pleasant to hang out with, Milton included. I used to hang > out with Milton in his studio and help him with software & such on his > computers, and he was always a complete sweetheart to me. It's really > hard to reconcile the Milton I knew with the crime he was convicted > of. > > Mostly I feel bad for his wife and five children. By the time Milton > gets out his kids will mostly be grown. I hope that he survives > prison and is able to pick up the pieces of his life eventually. > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.37/682 - Release Date: 2/12/2007 1:23 PM
