Following is a letter from dj ESP Woody McBride on behalf of Mile High
Events in
Minneapolis. Our thoughts echo most of what he has to say and we felt it
was
important to pass this on to you. _Once again_ our scene is under attack
here in
Wisconsin and now more than ever we need everyone's help. If you believe,
like
we do, in the ideas Woody puts forth then please send us your emails of
support.
We're not looking for a revolution here, just your beliefs in what we
already
know... this scene really is about the music.
Send your emails to: dropbass@dropbass.net and we'll forward them to the
necessary people. Thanks for your listening and for your help. Rave On.;)
Hello everyone - DJ ESP Woody McBride of Mile High Events here - I NEED YOUR
ATTENTION AND SUPPORT!!!
A Ban on Raves is being considered in the Madison area.
I am calling for your sincere and mature e-mails that support our efforts to
present safe drug-free electronic music dance events that are popular
because of
the talent we feature and not because of the attraction of drugs!!
Please send them to me in the form of an e-mail with your contact
information
included.
Please refrain from contacting the venue in a "protest manner" - this will
only
overwhelm them. The venue is not our opponent - it is the city and Madison
law
enforcement who are opposed to our events. They are still intolerant even
after
we have taken raving to the safe concert level that enjoys all the
conventions of
a legitimate concert... changes they had asked for and we delivered.
More and more I am hearing from you that you are relieved that there is not
such
a pressure to use drugs at events like the ones we have promoted at the
Alliant
Energy Center and that the scene is coming of age and growing out of its bad
reputation...
You may or may not have known that we chose to assist with an important
proactive
drug-prevention program at our Electronic Music Dance Events at the ALLIANT
ENERGY CENTER/DANE COUNTY EXPO. It is ours and the city of Madison's
contention
that electronic music dance events should be drug-free events and we have
done
everything we could to make our events safe, drug-free and more fun and
exciting
than anything you have ever been to.
Due to the fact that drug dealers and drug users persist to taint our events
we
have been told that the availability of the DANE COUNTY/ALLIANT ENERGY
CENTER is
threatened. There possible ban is being considered for all future events.
Also, get on your chatlines and billboards and start talking about "taking
back"
our scene from dealers and the pressure to take drugs... I have been
promoting
events and djing in this scene for 10 years and have said many times that if
ravers cannot behave themselves they will kill their own scene...
It is time to grow up and let go of the contradictions of PLUR...those
concepts
of Peace, Love, Unity and Respect are negated when you ingest an unknown
capsule
of Confusion, Violence and Self-disrespect. Drugs kill people and damage
brain
cells - everyone knows this - please find your inner strength to resist
drugs as
they are incredibly addicting, illegal and inflict pain on you, your friends
and
family when you are caught up in a drug-lifestyle. It is the ultimate
contradiction.
Raves are supposed to be about fun and music and purity and freedom of
spirit...
Some of you will not share this view and I ask that you enjoy your own right
to
privacy and please stand by quietly focusing on the fact that we are trying
to
preserve the right feature Electronic Music Dance Events that you enjoy.
The
Mile High is a collective of people who lead chemically-free lives and
operate by
this motto "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC."
If you chose to use drugs please do it somewhere else other than at our
events.
You may have heard in the news that there were 27 arrests at Turned On 2 -
most
of them were arrests made outside the venue as the prevention team
intercepted
the dealers - all of whom were from outside the Madison area. This is
evidence
that things are changing for the better for the immediate Madison scene.
Please
work to continue clean up of your scene and take some time to think about
how
much you value our Electronic Music Dance events... If it is "all about the
drugs" to most ravers - like some city officials feel - it will be a real
shame -
but, I know that is not true and lets prove them wrong!!!
Please E-mail me your letters of support and I will forward them on our
behalf to
the venue to show that there is a STRONG DRUG-FREE DANCING VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE.
Please forward this to other responsible people who can contribute to this
effort
and forward your responses to me...
Thank you.
Dj ESP Woody McBride mile high events
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