LARRY AND I Larry Levan was a very close friend of mine,he was the one who taught me all I know about mixing and if it weren't for him, Eddie Rivera of IDRC,David Todd,Howard Merrit,Issie Sanchez,Sharon White,Curtis Urbina,Bruce Forrest, Larry Patterson and many many,others the list can go on,& on I would have never received all the records I have today.. I have a car garage with all my classics of back in the days and today including Imports,,Larry and I use to get together in the week and pick up records from all the major record companys on 57 street from the eastside to westside uptown and downtown.. so after we were done about 6:00pm,, we would go to the Paradise Garage to play what we just got,,he would let me play on the system while he did a sound check,,and let me tell you, I sucked on the system, only because I wasn't use to playing on (belt drive) thorens.I was use to playing on the original (direct drive)1200's however,even anyone who played on that system would sound good because of the way the system was setup,, and if you were good on it like Larry was,,well,, thats why the garage was the mother loving place that it was..so to Michael Brody, Larry Levan, and Richard Frances Long YOU were the ultimate trio THANKS for giving me, and many others THE TIME OF OUR LIVES.. may yall rest in peace and walk with God ,,I'm sure you guys are hooking God up with the ultimate sound system in PARADISE.. till we meet again...your friend now and always DJ STEVE THE SAGA PEREZ.....and to all of you out there always remember,,aside from God,,MUSIC IS THE ANSWER,,AND LOVE IS THE MESSAGE......PEACE