MOSTOV'S MUSINGS

After a year and a half of publishing a new blog every Thursday, I've suddenly gone silent for three weeks. The reason? I've finally begun pursuing a dream I've carried since I was sixteen: writing a novel worthy of publication. After decades of teaching literature, encouraging future authors, and watching friends and former students achieve their own literary success, I've decided it's time to finish the story I've always wanted to tell. And what began as a single novel has

Give the groom’s best friend a microphone and you never quite know what will happen next. After 28 years of weddings, I’ve heard Best Man speeches that brought entire rooms to tears, speeches that nearly brought marriages to an end, and plenty that landed somewhere wonderfully in between. The best ones embarrass the groom, make everyone laugh, celebrate the couple, and reveal exactly why this particular friendship matters.

Celebrating my birthday at Starflyer Brewing Company this year. I celebrated my 53rd birthday this evening while hosting DJ Trivia at Starflyer Brewing Co. As birthdays go, this one was fairly uneventful. Not bad, exactly. Just uneventful. I spent my birthday asking people questions, keeping score, playing music, awarding prizes, and pretending, with moderate success, that I was not another year older and one year closer to death. The players did sing “Happy Birthday” to me b

This is part IV of a five-part series titled The Five Assets That Define an Extraordinary Wedding DJ. A veteran wedding DJ explains why integrity—not just music knowledge or personality—is the most important quality couples should consider when choosing their wedding DJ. Integrity protects the couple’s vision. Discernment helps defend it when competing priorities begin pulling it in different directions. April 30, 2026 Trust Is the Foundation of a Wedding When couples begin

Every year, couples place line dances and participation songs on their Do Not Play lists. I understand why. They are overplayed. They are predictable. Some are downright ridiculous. But what if we have been asking the wrong question all along? This essay began as an exploration of line dances and ended somewhere far more interesting. From Cab Calloway and Freddie Mercury to church congregations, baseball stadiums, Rocky Horror screenings, and wedding receptions, the same patt

If you think wedding DJs should cost about $500 to "press play," we need to talk. This post digs into the real numbers, the difference between seasoned pros and bargain-bin DJs, and why Professional Wedding DJs charge what they do. August 28, 2025 One of the first realities many couples discover while planning a wedding is that nearly everything costs more than they expected. Venues, photographers, florists, caterers, and entertainment all represent significant investments, a