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- From: perez@andromeda.rutgers.edu (William Perez)
- Newsgroups: alt.rave
- Subject: Re: SASSY rave article
- Keywords: rave review
- Message-ID: <Dec.28.22.02.40.1992.28944@andromeda.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 03:02:40 GMT
- References: <1hnho4INNrrv@life.ai.mit.edu>
- Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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- >Join me, won't you, in a muddy airfield in Winchester, England. Watch
- >sheets of rain fall from the sky and 30,000 tripping teenagers smeared
- >in Vicks Vapo-rub rave their little hearts out until the sun comes up.
- >BY CHRISTINA
- Too bad all the mean bad water didn't melt CHRISTINA!
- Get a grip... is she a flower or a human be-in?
- Here are my comments which I will be mailing to her!
-
- >I just got back from London. A few weeks ago, Shelby, the Elektra
- Ha ha! I just got back as well!
-
- >and I had never gone to one before.
- Oh, this isn't too obvious!
-
- >I'll admit that I don't have a taste for techno as a genre.
- Well, at least she's honest about her attitude towards thee whole scene and
- she did do her homework/research.
-
- >tried to listen to the Prodigy tape on the plane but couldn't. It
- No, I don't like thee Prodigy either I must admit but for different
- reasons.
-
- >entrance, which was decidedly un-VIP-ish. It was pouring rain and
- Sorry darling but the rave scene isn't tolerant ov people who consider
- themselves VeryImportantPeople or elite.
-
- >dehydration) or little bottles of a greenish liquid called Gluconate,
- >a Gatorade-like drink that ravers consume to keep them dancing all
- >night. Emma, who is English, said that her mum used to give it to
- >her as a child when she was sick. Someone gave me one. It was fizzy
- >and sort of vitaminy-tasting and it did make me feel slightly less
- >jet-lagged.
- Gee, do you mean Lucozade, a glucose drink? So much for accuracy folks!
-
- >it was just some girl saying "ecstasy" over and over. The
- Um, perhaps if you actually listen you'll know that's far from true.
-
- >As a group, the ravers could not have been more pasty and
- Hey, do you forget that the British are generally pale and fair skinned.
- It's not exactly Malibu or Miami, a typical American observation.
-
- >units. The ravers wore your basic oversized T-shirts and sweatshirts
- >and jeans. But they accesorized with such truly weird things -- like
- Oh excuse me, this isn't a fashion show - let's see who's more glamourous!
-
- >Gilligan's Island hats bearing little pins with the letter "E" (for
- These hats, for someone who KNOWS about fashion, are called porkpie hats.
-
- >when people passed by they did not push. Any event in the United
- >States with a crowd this size would certainly have a major police
- >presence, but there were no policemen on the grounds. There didn't
- >seem to be any violence. Even so, it all seemed so desperate to me.
- >And soulless.
- Soulless? A minute ago she said "There was definately an atmosphere of love
- and sharing", people "did not push", "didn't seem to be any violence"
- How contradictory can she get?
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- perez@andromeda.rutgers.edu (William Perez)
-