OK, I'll bite. I don't think it's off-topic, necessarily.
What I loved about the experience I had in california was chiefly its
outdoors, laid back, authentic nature. It was like coming home to
someplace where PLUR (gag me with a spoon) was somewhat real. Where
I didn't need to be anything and could be anything I wanted to be.
enjoying the music and flying one's freak flag, or not, was totally
cool. People smiled and said hello who didn't even know me, and I
felt comfortable doing the same and not feeling like I needed to get
to know them.
Some drug use was accepted and no big deal, also meaning they had no
coolness or ego trips attached to them. I was able to say I'd never
done [whatever] and ask to try it, and get advice & help trying it.
Everyone was just enjoying the music and the vibes.
Yes, I know this has as much to do with my own psychic state and
interpretation of the event as everyone else's. It just felt good.
Knowing people who know is what I never do. I never know that sort
of stuff. I was once a much more elitist person, and closed off and
goody two shoes, etc., no matter how much I might have denied it at
the time. I never had any friends who would have invited me to such
an event, and when non-friends actually did, I said no.
The world is what we make of it for ourselves and I was asking for
suggestions so I might have some ideas for opportunities to make my
world a little more.
Thanks. Funny thing is Brian @ hyperreal (and of sfraves.org) is
someone a very new friend of mine knows, strange how the networks of
life connect in predictable ways.
-Adam
On Oct 20, 2007, at 7:58 PM, Ed Hoc wrote:
quoted 51 lines the best raves are homemade. hasn't there ever been an
> the best raves are homemade. hasn't there ever been an
> idm@hyperreal event ever?
>
> adam would you talk about what you think rave culture is? is that an
> off-topic post here?
>
> and re 'never been plugged in' -- well, knowing people who know is
> what everyone does all day...
>
> On 10/20/07, Adam Piontek <adam@damek.org> wrote:
>> Hey
>>
>> So I'm feeling some life changes, and some lost time and
>> opportunities, all with respect to a recent great experience in
>> California, and feeling pathetic for never having give in and done
>> such a thing before, but happy as well...
>>
>> and so I wanted to reach out to the one resource I had that might
>> give me an Intelligent answer.
>>
>> What's the (good) rave culture like around NYC? anything at all?
>> Anything ever go on like this sort of stuff? I'm not and have never
>> been plugged in but would like to be.
>>
>> http://www.sfraves.org/
>> http://acidtotem.net/
>> http://quiet.oof.org/ (not much info there anymore but perhaps you
>> get the idea)
>>
>> Thanks for any kind souls' answers :) no matter how negative or
>> historical :)
>> -Adam
>>
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