Here I am, sitting in the office and I am reading through one of my favorite blogs, Tech Funk Manifesto, and am enviously reading the schedule for my favorite DJ/producer’s at Burning Man. Anyway, the picture attached to said blog is guaranteed to be one of the coolest craziest things I will see today, and maybe several days to come:
This is an actual email chain between me and coworkers today. Read it from the bottom up. Losin’ it? You decide.
Well, it’s about 3:30 in the afternoon now. I woke up about 2 hours ago. I was pretty much up all night long revisiting my old rave days. Man, last night was freakin’ awesome.
While I didn’t do any drugs, I did drink quite a bit and tried an oxygen bar for the first time. $9 per mixed drink, that was weak as shit and $20 per person for… oxygen. I was always told I should try an oxygen bar, so I did. I can’t say it was worth the $20, but still kinda cool. It woke me up. That’s about it. $20 used to get me so high on X that I would be completely dysfunctional for days. However, I don’t do drugs anymore, so I guess oxygen was the next best thing (?).
So, now that I got that mini-bitching session done, here’s the good stuff:
I know not everyone who reads this blog is fully aware of the whole electronic scene, but you may recognize some of the names:
There were others, but those were the ones I was there to see and holy crap man, THEY ROCKED THE F***ING HOUSE!
This is the first time I’ve seen Crystal Method live. They weren’t the headliner for the night, but they should have been. They laid down some of the funkiest breaks I’ve ever heard, along with most of their classics that you’ve probably heard: Trip Like I Do, Busy Child, Name of the Game, and a good ol’ remix of Rage Against the Machine’s Guerilla Radio.
I know most of us have heard Moby. He’s got some nice melodic, sometimes upbeat tracks that most people (Eminem being the exception) can thoroughly enjoy. I have to say I wasn’t too stoked on seeing Moby live for a bit of the boring factor after having been all pumped up from Crystal Method, but surprisingly enough, Moby did not disapoint. He threw in a couple of his classics, but along with everything else he played – wicked hard beats, funky house and breakbeats. Nice work Moby. Awesome Show.
Paul Van Dyk – egh, he’s ok. Van Dyk is a worldwide sensation and the main headliner for the show, but I just don’t see why. Sure, he’s got some good stuff, however a lot of it is that whiney candy-kid trance that I just never understood. When I go to a massive like this, I don’t want the relax-and-feel-good-melodies-that-put-you-to-sleep music. I want the make-you-dance-so-hard-your-feet-barely-touch-the-ground music. With that said, I walked away and made a visit to the other room…
I was able to catch the end of DJ Icey. DJ Icey is always good. I don’t have much to say about him at the show though because I seriously only caught that last couple minutes of it before Andy C came on.
Andy C… this is a guy from the U.K. that proves that Drum n’ Bass isn’t dead yet. A lot of DnB has been killed because so many DJs lost the rhythm and beat and just went dark and evil and, well, noisy as sh*t, but not in a good way. Not Andy C. This guy has kick ass solid drum and bass beats that, at times, it’s hard to differentiate between DnB, Breaks, and Hip/Hop. That’s they Drum n’ Bass should be.
So, needless to say besides the super-weak $9 mixed drinks that wouldn’t even give you a buzz after 8 drinks for $81 and another $40 for the my wife and I to try the oxygen bar, it was an awesome show and an awesome night.
If you’ve never experienced a rave before, I suggest going to try it at least once. You’ve never seen so much energy, incredible visual setups, and the best people-watching you will EVER see. Guaranteed.
Well, with all that said, here are some pictures I took, and there’s even a video of Crystal Method’s opening with the always classic “Trip Like I Do”. Enjoy.
I’ve heard a lot of stories in the past few years where people, seeing other people in dangerous situations – whether it be a medical issue, being attacked, whatever – and the witness turns a blind eye to it by either walking the other way, staring dumbly, or closing their curtains just to ignore what’s going on.
Not this guy. Uh… Dog.
Buddy the German Shephard is a modern day Lassie. Except it’s not an ugly pipe-nosed dog.
Buddy is a trained service dog that can recognize when his best friend has a seizure.
Buddy knocked the phone off the receiver and ACTUALLY DIALED 911.
The 911 operator, only hearing the dark barking and no human response, sent help to find the man needing medical attention.
Good dog.
Source: http://www.currentargus.com/ci_10465131
This just goes to show that 10 years after my last rave, some things never die.
All I have to say is “Thank God for Fark.com“. Most of the news that we are fed are politically biased or nothing more than ratings boosts where the media picks and chooses their stories based on what gets them more revenue. If you don’t already know, Fark resolves this by having people from all over world submit news that people actually care about, or at least find entertaining. This is one of those stories.
This story is about a lonely, hungry prostitute by the name of Brunelle. She was arrested for domestic violence after fighting with her mom who had attempted to stop Brunelle from selling her beef curtains. Brunelle was whoring off because Jason Lee, her former friend, bailed her out of jail and forced her to become a fighting lobster claw to pay him back for the bail money.
So, due to the domestic violence situation, Brunelle was arrested again. When Brunelle went to court and explained the situation – that she was forced to commit domestic violence so she could get back out on the street and let people buy a ride on the camel toe, thus paying her pimp back to buy her freedom.
The judge, seeing an opportunity here, offered to let her go based on a deal:
The court gives you a pizza and you give us the identity of your pimp.
Deal or no deal?
DEAL!
The court got their pimp and the whore got her $5 pizza.
Judge Nadine Allison, you are a hero. Finally, a branch of government that has wisely used the taxpayer’s money.
As we all know, I am the Rooster. As anyone who even slightly knows me, also knows that I love techno in just about all forms.
That’s why I think this video was made just for me. Make sure you have sound!
Aloha! Ingy and I just got back from our honeymoon in Maui – the reason you haven’t seen me post in a couple weeks. The whole time I was there, it was 90 and sunny. Now I’m back in Washington where it’s 55 and rainy. To answer your question: yes, I have the tropical blues. I want to go back and stay there. However, I’m not going to bore you with those details.
I’ve posted all the pictures, check them out here. There are about 450 pictures, so make sure you have some time! You’ll see sunrises from Haleakala Crater, beach sunsets, Road to Hana, Lahaina, Kihei, Lava Caves, snorkeling adventures, fine restaurants, and of course you will some pics of good ol’ jackassery.
Since I am a big fan of jackassery, I wanted to call out this picture (with my own captioned goodness) for your immediate enjoyment:
Alright, I found my new favorite website (www.cracked.com). There was a photoshop contest for “What the presidential campaign would be like if the candidates had balls”. Here a few of my pictures. To see all of them, click here.
I found this site, Cracked.com that has a series of articles about random facts. I found one article to be specifically very entertaining… and enlightening. Enlightening in the sense that if I win the lottery, I’m very likely to do at least 5 of these “legal highs” at the same time in celebration. Until then, I’ll stick with 2 per day.
