I was in bed one night and I was thinking about alot of things, couldnt sleep. Flashed back to a time that meant so much to me and tried to remember faces, places, top records at the time, the scene, DJ's, running into cops, the hundreds of miles I drove to go to parties and one thing that stood out more than anything was how the evolution of things need to fulfill themselves so other generations, if I can call it that, can have the opportunity to share the same fascinations, loves, compassions, enjoyments and above all the true spirit of what is and how the rave scene should be.
The main reason why I am sharing these times in space is to give people an idea as to how things were so that they can understand where they are now, why they take the time every weekend to gather with friends to party it up and have a good time, why they defy the mainstream and proclaim that what they truly endear is what they do, what they listen to, what they hold close to their hearts more than anything is their persona, their livelihood but lastly, why they are part of this website or any other website related to raves. History, clueless of what the future may be, created a path, a foundation that we all surround and abide by in our own personal domains. Ive always said that it is pointless to be part of something if you dont know its history, its early beginnings, the people that fed into a concept that they believed and nurtured that in a matter of years, manifested not a nation but an entire world. This, the scene as far as I have understood it, is your childhood, is your time capsule, is your defining moment in your life and there is no second chance to relive it. It is here, it is now, it is....you and tomorrow and what you make of it.
Time, passes. You will grow. You will become a responsible member of society, you will become a parent, you will become a grandfather, you will outgrow what you love and seek what life asks of you wether you like it or not, time will take grasp of you and once it does, you will sit back and only have a memory or memories of what and who made your life happy.
You will think of the way you raved your ass off.
The point of all of this, we have one time in our lives to do what makes us happy and what makes us feel on top of the world. I am happy, at 31 years old, that I can sit back, have a beer, and not think back, relocate memories or even remember who or what was where....I can pop a tape in my VCR and view the way things were, the happiness that I felt, the people that surrounded me and made me feel special and the music (THE WHOLE POINT OF EVERYTHING I EVER SAY), this....is truly special and I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever, give it up for anything if ever asked for one wish.
Enjoy life, enjoy your friends, enjoy the music, enjoy every minute of who you are and dont just take pictures of where you were and who you were with, record it. It is a part of your life that will pass and will never be replayed ever again. Sink your teeth into it, be who you are, stay up till 5am, dance like youve never danced before and once you turn 50, not only tell your children about it, show them. Show them how it was, how it is and how it should be.
Peace.
Old School Rava
