I’m a bit late to the party on this one, but I think it’s well worth writing about. Derrick May is not going to prison anytime soon. It’s simply not going to happen. So...
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Is there trouble for the Belleville Three?
Much has been written of late about Derrick May, not least on this website. Not just about what he’s been getting up to, but also about the silence from large swathes of the house...
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How did it get to this, Mayday?
Derrick May might have been a good person once. It’s hard to know. I struggle with the idea that a person is born evil, but I definitely know that people can be corrupted along...
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Dave Clarke: an apology
Those of you who have followed me for a while will be aware that I think it’s sometimes necessary to apply pressure onto people who aren’t being entirely honest or refuse to do the...
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Is Derrick May appearing at 51st State Festival? Mystery as festival bosses both deny and refuse to deny rumours on social media
I’ve been looking at this over the past few days and I’ve decided to post about it. Perhaps it’ll help clear up the mystery of whether Derrick May – accused of rape and sexual...
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Derrick May drops his own fight – is it what it is?
I see that the defamation case that Derrick May brought against Michael James has been dismissed – by Derrick May himself. It appears that May didn’t have the bottle to finish the fight that...
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Great DJ, crap journalist – meet Dave Clarke!
Back at the end of January, I wrote about a question that a few people have made observations on. Namely, why isn’t the self-styled Baron of Techno, Dave Clarke, isn’t making a big song...
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Derrick May and a question of trust
I got a charming little email in overnight. No name was supplied with it, but I notice that the IP address that the email originated from – yes, you can check these things –...
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Derrick May – who else isn’t talking?
On Sunday, I wrote about one person who isn’t talking about Derrick May and the trouble he finds himself in. The fact the two are personal friends appears to have much to do with...
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Derrick May and who you won’t see talking about him
Dave Clarke has had something of a good pandemic. His views about plague raves and the importance of not spreading this awful virus have resonated with a lot of people. I happen to agree...
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May-be it’s time you handed yourself in, Derrick?
Fresh from recent laughable claims that Derrick May is a “private person” – his lawyer, Kyle J Dupuy’s real calling is clearly in comedy, not law – comes this. It appears that more women...
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Derrick May and when to know you’re beaten
On the Amateur At Play Facebook page last year and now on here, I wrote many posts about the increasingly pathetic, desperate attempts by Derrick May to salvage something from the ruins his career...
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Amateur At Play – Mea Culpa
On November 12th, this page published an article about Derrick May and his ongoing legal troubles. In the article, I referred to his solicitor of choice, Kyle J Dupuy at Dupuy Law Firm PLC...
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Derrick May – victim or colossal bellend?
Up until now, I decided not to bother giving Derrick May’s utterly pathetic response to the allegations surrounding him any more air. But one or two things have changed since then. Firstly, here’s his...
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Desperate Derrick needs money!
In these exceptional times, DJs are resorting to very different measures to raise some money. For example, Carl Cox has written a book. Derrick Carter has taken to selling all his old equipment. Sterling...
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Resident Advisor and a lesson in how NOT to run a story
Well, this took them a while, didn’t it? Resident Advisor have FINALLY published an article about Derrick May’s current troubles – but they’re going out of their way to pretend this has nothing to...
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