Reply to How Did You Get Your First Club Gig?

I'm looking for some stories of how you got your first club gig. And I'm not talking about a basement of a friend, or a frat party. An actual club that payed you money to play music. How did you get in, who did you talk to, what kind of club was it?

I started out as a barback at this club in Philly. I've been DJing frat parties for years in college, and our DJ at the club quit on the spot because of some issue with the owners. I told the owners I DJ, and I was booked for the next Thursday. There were about 20 people there, and it was kind of awkward, but I got paid to play music for 4 hours. Now I DJ their Saturday evening s, and have made connections with other bar owners/club managers.