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I used to go to a lot of parties in NYC..especially at All of the Brass Monkey parties ..Boo
And parties at the Octagon were freakin sick!!! There used to be a lot under the brooklyn bridge that were filled with good vibes and a ton of good people. I started the scene in the late 90's in SF. I think it might've even started there. We used to get in for $15 and if you bring a can of soup you get $5 off. The people that started this scene started off wearing bright colors and blowing whistles ...all that jazz. You know"candy ravers" The people that you claim are "ruining" the scene are those same kids and have the same mentality as the ones that started it.
From my own experiences...the people that are ruining it are groups like "BTS". They walked around in big groups and jacked people for whatever drugs they had then sold them for their own profit. That's a bad attitude when trying to gain any type of unity. Now what kind of people do you want running this scene? nobody asks you to dress like everyone else.
Peace