What a great night. In need of another ticket for my brother, we got there EXTRA early (and I mean EXTRA early, 8 pm), and we were trying to deal with the scalpers. Those SOB's were offering them to us for 100 and wouldn't go lower. Later, while thinking what we would do, we were informed by this very cute girl that they are going to sell a block of tickets at the door. I think only 200 were going to be sold. YAY!!
Going early had it's perks. Can you say FREE PARKING!
With this new news, we headed to the LCBO, bought a bunch of revs, and went back to the car to get an early start on drinking. Then we go to the line and a line has already started to form. It was around 9:15 when we got to the line. The line started moving and my bro had a rev in his hand. The bouncer flips out and tells him to throw it out. My bro starts to chug it and the bouncer screams "Don't fucking chug it, throw it out!" and my brother holds it out to the bouncer. The bouncer with this "What the fuck?" look on his face grabbed it, and chucked the bottle across the lot. We thought my brother just screwed up his chances of getting in. We got in nonetheless.
Jimmy Van M set the great mood for going around and talking to lots of people. I ran into so many friendly people, and chance meetings with people I know from other message boards. I was with my friend Jared (from Vancouver) and we were going around doing the usual greets, and whatnot.
James (El Presidente) I was looking around for ya since we didn't get a chance to meet at Hybrid, and me and Jared couldn't find ya. Shame
Anyways, we started dancing after a while and had a great time. Friendly faces all around. I didn't even mind the Gino's, and thankfully, less shirtless dudes then at Hybrid.
High fives all around, permanent smiles on peoples faces, as things started to pick up.
During Jimmy's set, John Digweed was on the dancefloor. One lucky girl got her picture taken with him, and Jared got to shake his hand while I was trying to get the camera on. But he took off before I could get a shot. Way cool guy though.
Midnight hit, and John came onto the decks to a very friendly reception, and started laying down the blissful progressive. Eyes closed, smile wide, I danced away.
To comment on the visuals, they were stunning. Dark, creepy, but just overall COOL. The lights were great, especially the lights that made it seem as if you were in a tunnel of light, way cool. They usually turned those on for whenever there was a heavenly sequence in a track. What was on the screens was brilliant. I thought it was just awesome. Holy color changing DJ boot
Back to the music, Sasha came on and "ripped the club a new asshole". He layed it down nice and hard, and got everyone jumping off their feet.
Sure the dancefloor was tight, and sure all you could do is wiggle to the music, but a great time nonetheless.
They started tag teaming alot near the end. People were in full force at this time. None stop insanity. After a breakdown, you would look back over the crowd, and just see a sea of hands all flying through the air. Very cool, very goosebump inducing.
They didn't go a minute over 4. They actually started takeing the stage apart at like 3:30 or so. How dare they end when they said they would!! Arghh. I saw sasha look out at the crowd reaction to the early cut off, and his face said "There's nothing I can do". Everyone was still buzzing like crazy at that time. The set peaked at 3:55 and before we know it, dead. House lights, on, everything. Still way worth it, but if it went on till 6, that would have been great.
After the show, it was the scramble for coat check. Holy smokes, what a line. I was in the front 1/3 of the line, but looking back, I felt genuinely bad for everyone in the back expecting the line to move fast. It moved like an inch every 8 minutes or so. It was brutal. Made me wish that I left my coat in the car. That was that, we walked out, and got SWAMPED with flyers. Woohoo, Dave Seaman!
Back to the car, and the ride home.........
Pictures coming soon......
Originally posted by Suke
How was security at the door?
-Quite the pat down, the security lady even checked my shoes!
Were they taking bribes?
-Not that I know of.
coat check line?
-Goin in was no problem. Going out was outlined above.
how fast did the line-up move?
-Once the doors opened, we were pretty much in.
bitchy bartenders?
-Nah, really nice, and the coat check ladies are superfriendly.
ginos?
-Yeah
rammed?
-Yeah!
intelligent lighting?
-You wouldn't believe!.......
stimuli visuals?
-Very cool tribal alien things, on the screens!
drunken idiots?
-My Brother!
how many times were you asked for drugs?
-People only asked if I was on drugs, and when I would say no, they couldn't believe it.
Were Sasha and Diggers ... dirty?
-Define dirty
Progressive Is Not A Crime =====================> Suke.
Apologies to anyone who wasted a shitload of time reading my overly long post.
<---- No sleep since
Karim
