that 420 guy
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there is a reason why london is considered a party school...it is a bubble that you enter, and when you are conscious enough you leave it.
i cannot describe the feeling driving on the 401 and seeing the 'london 24' sign. it's a little buzz because you know that london is not really 24clicks away at all, more like about two signs. you get all excited to be in london and you arrive there before the sign said you should. call me silly, but that is when i know i am entering the bubble.
the main party was really more of a pre party.
why?
because due to some shady politricks goin on in the london scene, the venue where rise and bluesky were to hold the event would only give them the space until 3am. that's right, the party ended at 3am! something about a promotion company claiming that they were throwing a charity skip rope event there the week before, and then showed up with decks and speakers... gah, it's hard to find venues anywhere.
the venue itself was the dutch community centre way the f@ck out in southeast london (average $30 cab ride from the university). it was very warm in there, but enough space to dance. to our surprise, there was no lineup to get in at 1am. then again, the party started at 9.
downstairs was jungle and dnb provided by my man satish (sara tonin) and sherlock. it's good to see you guys keepin the vibe alive.
i ran into booty bits, and to my surprise she wasn't a veloptuos nubian princess married to my friend jake. actually, she wasn't even the proper skin tone. i thought booty bits was another london friend named liz, hell i was convinced she was (same mistake naomi made). it was great to finally meet you liz.
freest booty bits that 420 guy
upstairs, i caught the end of dave ralph's set and all of max graham's set. max played some great hard trance which set the tone for the rest of the evening/morning...trance trance and more trance.
max graham and jason benson
it was great to see so many old faces still keepin the london vibe alive. whut you people still doin there anyways? aren't you supposed to graduate or somethin?
the vibe was pure london. so accepting, so many people apologizing to you when you bump into them. no thug attitudes at all. that's whut i love about london.
many new faces as well. of course they're new to me, i haven't lived there in over a year. i'll point this out once and that's it. one of the greatest things that i loved about the london scene was that it was in a university town. almost all of the partiers that made up the london massive kru were university students. sure we may party our asses off, alter our realities, but you knew everyone was pretty much in london for post secondary education. that was one of the biggest changes i noticed in london. yes i know i am getting old, but you don't realize how old 25 is until you meet a 14year old first time raver who is there with her 22yr old brother. daaam! what do you say? in her altered state i know she wouldn't take well to a scolding...but then again who the hell am i to make the choice for this girl?
my only words of advice were 'the people plus the music equals the vibe. everything else is extraneous'...maybe i shouldn't have said extraneous (silly stats major). then i gave her a hug and wished her a great night.
that was the biggest change i noticed in the london scene. but then again, maybe i'm just an old alumni trying to tell you how things were back in my day when you could name everyone in the london massive...hell, you could fit them all in lacy's! *bwahahahaha*
...and before you knew it, the party was over. 3am hit, everyone left for the after party at the old sinnz nightclub.
- that to be continued guy
i cannot describe the feeling driving on the 401 and seeing the 'london 24' sign. it's a little buzz because you know that london is not really 24clicks away at all, more like about two signs. you get all excited to be in london and you arrive there before the sign said you should. call me silly, but that is when i know i am entering the bubble.
the main party was really more of a pre party.
why?
because due to some shady politricks goin on in the london scene, the venue where rise and bluesky were to hold the event would only give them the space until 3am. that's right, the party ended at 3am! something about a promotion company claiming that they were throwing a charity skip rope event there the week before, and then showed up with decks and speakers... gah, it's hard to find venues anywhere.
the venue itself was the dutch community centre way the f@ck out in southeast london (average $30 cab ride from the university). it was very warm in there, but enough space to dance. to our surprise, there was no lineup to get in at 1am. then again, the party started at 9.
downstairs was jungle and dnb provided by my man satish (sara tonin) and sherlock. it's good to see you guys keepin the vibe alive.
i ran into booty bits, and to my surprise she wasn't a veloptuos nubian princess married to my friend jake. actually, she wasn't even the proper skin tone. i thought booty bits was another london friend named liz, hell i was convinced she was (same mistake naomi made). it was great to finally meet you liz.
freest booty bits that 420 guy
upstairs, i caught the end of dave ralph's set and all of max graham's set. max played some great hard trance which set the tone for the rest of the evening/morning...trance trance and more trance.
max graham and jason benson
it was great to see so many old faces still keepin the london vibe alive. whut you people still doin there anyways? aren't you supposed to graduate or somethin?
the vibe was pure london. so accepting, so many people apologizing to you when you bump into them. no thug attitudes at all. that's whut i love about london.
many new faces as well. of course they're new to me, i haven't lived there in over a year. i'll point this out once and that's it. one of the greatest things that i loved about the london scene was that it was in a university town. almost all of the partiers that made up the london massive kru were university students. sure we may party our asses off, alter our realities, but you knew everyone was pretty much in london for post secondary education. that was one of the biggest changes i noticed in london. yes i know i am getting old, but you don't realize how old 25 is until you meet a 14year old first time raver who is there with her 22yr old brother. daaam! what do you say? in her altered state i know she wouldn't take well to a scolding...but then again who the hell am i to make the choice for this girl?
my only words of advice were 'the people plus the music equals the vibe. everything else is extraneous'...maybe i shouldn't have said extraneous (silly stats major). then i gave her a hug and wished her a great night.
that was the biggest change i noticed in the london scene. but then again, maybe i'm just an old alumni trying to tell you how things were back in my day when you could name everyone in the london massive...hell, you could fit them all in lacy's! *bwahahahaha*
...and before you knew it, the party was over. 3am hit, everyone left for the after party at the old sinnz nightclub.
- that to be continued guy
