The only way I will ever bring my own gear to a gig is if the people involved are really good friends and there is no other option. Otherwise, I am convinced, I will get stuck lugging my turntables and mixer everywhere and something bad will happen. Anyhow, since the Year in Review party was put together by not just good friends, but people I have known my entire adult life, I dragged two turntables, a mixer, a monitor, a crate of records and a bag of assorted cables to Chinatown last night. Outside of my accidentally locking the kill switches on my mixer during soundcheck, everything ran smoothly. Sure, the records skipped whenever people walked too close to the tables, but that happens whenever a makeshift DJ booth is in use. Years ago, that would have driven me crazy but, at my old age, I've learned to ride out the jumps, follow the beat and have a good time.
Here's the setlist, for those who are curious:

Flunk-- Blue Monday (Jori Hulkonnen Mix #2)
Ladytron-- Sugar (Archigram Mix)
!!!-- Take Ecstasy with Me
Goldfrapp-- Ooh La La (Tiefschwarz Dub)
DK7-- Slipstream
Depeche Mode-- Behind the Wheel (Lexicon Ave. Mix)
New Order-- Jet Stream (Richard X Mix)
The Bravery-- Fearless (Richard X Dub)
Fischerspooner-- Never Win (Black Strobe Mix)
Cutting Crew-- I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight (Full Embrace Mix)
Pet Shop Boys-- Flamboyant (Hell Mix)
Tiefschwarz-- Warning Siren
Franz Ferdinand-- Do You Want To? (Erol Alkan's Glam Racket)/This Fire (Playgroup Mix)
Soulwax-- Another Excuse (DFA Mix)
Le Tigre-- After Dark (A Touch of Class Mix)
White Label-- Daft Michael
The Clash-- Train in Vein (DNS Retouch)
:::Break for Hoseh's Set:::
Mysterymen-- Electromode
Marc Almond-- Tears Run Rings (Justin Strauss Mix)
Ultravox-- Reap the Wild Wind
Tears for Fears-- Head Over Heels