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faceless admin
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: Raving Mad |
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Why didn't they stop the event happening in the first place rather than just storm in team-handed? I used to run parties like this back in the 90s but the cops up here are more sensible. I used to point out that they'd have more of a public-order problem if they suddenly made 2-300 people leave the place they were in to wander about, pissed as farts and high as kites. |
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pirtybirdy 'Native New Yorker'
Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: FL USA
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Phew! When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about me behind my back again....LOL! Anyway, I've never been to one of these "raves" before. I've always heard about them, but never been to a real one before. I wonder if they still have them here in the States these days. Anyone know? I would think that as long as no one was hurting anyone, it should be fun, but I suppose one has to look at where it's being held. Can that many people get out of a warehouse should a fire break out? |
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nekokate
Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Location: West Yorkshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Surely they could have dispersed the raver crowd a lot more peacefully by just playing Leonard Cohen songs at them at a deafening volume? |
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faceless admin
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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pirtybirdy wrote: | Phew! When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about me behind my back again....LOL! Anyway, I've never been to one of these "raves" before. I've always heard about them, but never been to a real one before. I wonder if they still have them here in the States these days. Anyone know? I would think that as long as no one was hurting anyone, it should be fun, but I suppose one has to look at where it's being held. Can that many people get out of a warehouse should a fire break out? |
haha, talking about you - you're not quite mad enough for that! Though, if you went to a few raves you could easily get that way... haha
I'm sure they do still happen a lot in america - the birthplace of techno music is Detroit. Though from what I remember American djs telling me, the atmosphere is usually the best in Scotland and Holland. I'm not sure why that is, but it's what they said.
As far as fire-safety is concerned, that was something we always covered, but there's not exactly a lot to burn in a empty warehouse. We had a very close-call with a parachute (hanging from the ceiling) and some fire-breathers once though... |
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faceless admin
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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nekokate wrote: | Surely they could have dispersed the raver crowd a lot more peacefully by just playing Leonard Cohen songs at them at a deafening volume? |
evil - just plain evil.
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nekokate
Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Location: West Yorkshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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I actually have every Leonard Cohen album, but that's another story :p |
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Skylace Admin
Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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They do still have Raves in the States, I know that. I can't compare them to the ones in Europe though. |
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