PARTIES
A great friend of mine
took me to my first party (rave) in November, 1999 and shared
with me what goes on here. It's something that you truly cannot
put into words... it's a feeling, a mood, a vibe. So many people
I've met who I've told I go to these things think they are bad,
wrong, morally bankrupt and/or nothing more than drug parties.
They are not that at all. They are a nightlong gathering of people
coming together to share peace, love, unity and respect (PLUR).
The people who come to them just for the sake of doing drugs are
missing the point entirely, but they too are welcome so long as
they don't harm themselves or others.
If you don't understand
techno music and you've closed your mind to new experiences with
new people then you wouldn't enjoy these parties at all. That
is truly your loss, I think. But if you have ever even considered
seeing what one of these parties was like, I encourage you to
go. You'd be surprised at who you may know who comes to them...
there is no age, sex, race or sexual orientation barrier.
The best explanation of
PLUR that I have seen is that from my friend Jason, which I have
posted here . You should
read this because it truly embodies what these parties are supposed
to be all about and Jason was kind enough to let me post it. There
are some other explanations of PLUR and The Scene that have meant
something to me in some way. 'Who We Are ' 'Raver's Manifesto 'The Scene by Tara .'Acceptance' by Open_Hearted_One 'Raves' by KANDIE~~~~Dallas,TX Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
article - 26 September 2000 Kelly's letter the the P-G Editor Matthew's view of the scene T,K.'s letter
to everyone Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette letters to the Editor What Raving Means to Me by KozmiK Instructions for Life in the
New Millennium The
Music How
to Annoy a Raver Ratana's
Response Why
I Rave by Pikachu
Don't
lose sight of the meaning of the message here because once we
do, these parties, as they are meant to be, will end.
A great place to find
information about the scene and the events is theSteel City Raver
Information System.
COOL
LINKS TO OTHER PARTY PAGES
ILoveRaving.com Pursuit of Happiness Digital Empire (this is a great news and
info site by some dedicated party kids in the VA-TN-NC area)Lolli's
House Productions Ratana's
Page Nathan Profitt VJ JBrick Groove (Every Friday @ Club 'M', Pittsburgh PA)
PARTIES
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page of pics!
'Heaven'
(28 November 1999)'Shake'
(8 January 2000)'2' (29 January 2000) 'Simplicity' (5 February
2000) (Cleveland)'Psychosis' (11 February 2000)'Humble'
(19 February 2000)Reverberating Rhythms (3 March
2000)Let Me See If You Can Dance (11
March 2000)Break of Dawn (17 March 2000)Land of the Lost (18 March 2000)
Spring Breaks (31 March 2000)Phunkadelik
(8 April 2000)Keep It Simple 2 (15 April 2000)Wish
(29 April 2000)Stop, Drop & Roll (5 May 2000)Innerfocus (13 May 2000)Homegrown
(20 May 2000)Rhythmic Transcendence (27 May
2000)Onetopia (2 June 2000)renegade
(3 June 2000)
Rise Up and Come Together (10 June 2000)Summer
Solstice Y2K (16-18 June 2000)Maddness
(24 June 2000)Everyone Gets Fed (01 July 2000)Mercury Bubbles (01 July 2000)Revolution (03 July 2000)Unity (14-15 July 2000)1.5-topia
(22 July 2000)Induce (28 July 2000)Global
2000 (4-6 August 2000)
Thunderdome (18 August 2000) (Toledo OH)Intergalactic
Adventure (19 August 2000)Back to Skool
(1 September 2000)Journey to the Centre of the Earth
(2 September 2000) (Knoxville TN)Groove Attack 2.0
(9 September 2000) (Niagra Falls NY)Twotopia
(15 September 2000) Lift 3 (23 September 2000) (Buffalo
NY)A Solid Rising (30 September 2000)
(Roanoke VA)First Derivative (7 October 2000)
(Lebanon PA)Magick
- Night One (27 October 2000)
Magick - Night Two (28 October 2000)A Fall Excursion
(4 November 2000) (Knoxville TN)Imagine
This (11 November 2000) (Roanoke VA)Groove
(17 November 2000)Higher
Learning (18 November 2000)Pimp'n (22
November 2000)2.5topia
(25 November 2000)Pimp'n (29 November 2000)Psyclectic
(01 December 2000)Sagittarius
(09 December 2000)
Level 1 (16 December 2000)Mary
Xmas - Night One (22 December 2000)Mary Xmas - Night
Two (23 December 2000)2001
(31 December 2000) (Roanoke VA)Spy v. Spy (13 January 2001)Have
A Good Time (20 January 2001)Aquarius
(03 February 2001)Chime
(24 February 2001) (Roanoke VA)Winter
Music Conference (March 2001) (Miami FL)Supermode
(7 April 2001)
Perfecto On Tour (16 April 2001)Infinity
(19 May 2001)Party
In My Pants (26 May 2001)Out West - A Pictorial
(May-June 2001)
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