i have had all sorts of comments about this
some good and supportive , some not and one or 2 just downright nasty.
yes , it's my descision at the end of the day ,and i don't think anyone else is stupid to go there , i love the venezeulan scene as much as anyone , but twice i have been picked on by the cops on the way out , and they have totally had me scared to death.

put it this way.....
what exactly would happen if they planted something in my bag?
who would try to help , and who in fact would be able to? you? anyone?
most my old time buddies are now living in spain ( including antonio who is a criminal lawyer , and a very handy guy to have on your side) , the parties have earnt a terrible reputation for bad organisation now , cancellations and non-payments are regular problems for all the djs i know who still go there.
although i must say that so far i have always been treated very well myself , and so have most of us most of the time. i am NOT saying that everybody does this , but things have changed you'l have to agree with me there.

but the question remains , what if......
and with my family here with my rent getting tighter and tighter all the time around my neck , i don't have time or money to have this kind of problem in my life ( getting arrested in vene )
i do not want to go to jail in venezuela for anything , especially for being fitted up by the police for smuggling.
the police force out there now are little more than an official mafia
and they pretty much decide what happens when you exit the country and they hold the airlines to ransom too.

so again , to all the wonderful venezuelan people i have met over the years and all the honest and reliable party organisers i am deeply sorry that i can't come over.a
there is just no guarantee that i will get home safe and that is a risk i cannot take.
sure some people will think i am a ****ing pussy or just overeacting , but until you've stood there with the military police pulling your bags apart and the airline saying they will have to leave without you in 5 minutes i don;t think you have the right to attack me for my descision.

i will be closing up shop soon as a travelling dj , and this is one way to make sure i have some kind of future somewhere else , and not spend years in jail in a foreign country
in fact even 5 minutes in jail in venezuela is too long.