People give a description of yourself

[Lowball]

alright, when I first joined ravelinks, checking these boards was always exciting and in a way, fun. Everybody got along, and of course there were always the serious threads, but for the most part it was just people talking about there weekend, or reviewing a party, or making plans for next weekend. It seems like now there has been a major surge in talk about bad promoters, that party sucked, I hate drug addicts blah blah blah. Now these topics are serious and do need to be addressed, but it seems like that's all ANYBODY ever talks about here anymore.

Also I dont know 3/4 of the new people on here. It's like an entirely new crowd.

So, lets start over, the way it was when i first joined.
People give a description of yourself.

Name: Mike Knight

Rave name(if people still do this): Lowball

Age: 19

Location: Novato

Occupation: Shipping and Recieving

Favorite Food: Indian (curry = yum!)

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Beer: New Castle

First Rave: Lost in Wonderland

Date of first rave: August 2005

why you went: My friend said I should go and that I would Like it

reason for sticking with it: Because I loved it, and it pretty much, gradually because my life, it's a lifestyle, and i'm happy with it.

your idea of a smashing party: 1 Gigantic Room with millions of decorations everywear, blacklight covering every single corner of the room brightly, perfect sound system, With headliners Sy and Unknown, and DJ Paul

[Idi0tb0x]

Name: Rocky, that's all anyone need know

Rave name(if people still do this): Never had one

Age: 31

Location: SF

Occupation: Education

Favorite Food: Indian, Thai, anything with sauce and spice

Favorite Color: Blue or Black

Favorite Beer: Just one? Depends on the season...

First Rave: GRIN!

Date of first rave: April 1993

why you went: Cause I knew it was gonna be dope and I got like 15 friends to go...it was dope.

reason for sticking with it: Creature of habit, and I still sense a long connection back into history...

your idea of a smashing party: It was called TEN, it was 100,000 sq ft, three rooms, huge sound, pawn lasers, 6 point sound in every room, about 150 friends and 6,000 or 8,000 friendly strangers...chilled with everyone from all walks...danced, there was a wall showing 3-D movies, free water, free massage, air conditioned, free ample parking, and it went from 9:00 - 7:00am....a sunrise after a rave is beautiful...

[purplekhanabooze]

Name: richard "Milo" gavan

NICKname: Milo

Age: 18

Location: San Francisco

Occupation: Entering UCSB in the fall 2007

Favorite Food: i love a lot of food, but all around i think itll be pizza, or sushi. probably pizza cuz its cheaper and more filling.

Favorite Color: Violet. id say purple but i prefer the blue tint to it ya know?

Favorite Beer: Coors Lite

First Rave: Pop Ya Cork!

Date of first rave: December 2006

why you went: a friend asked me what i was doing for new years, i said dunno yet she said wanna go to a rave and i had always wanted to go to one so i said sure. my ride actually bailed on me but someone really awesome ended up lending me a hand.

reason for sticking with it: i've loved partying for a long time now and a rave is probably one of the best parties there is. although i dont always prefer the term "rave" b/c its so ambiguous and has negative connotations in some situations. "party" is a good term. then theres places that are more like clubs but still play electronic music i call them [genre] clubs. like drum n bass club.

i wish other subcultures and lifestyles partied as hard as ravers. not everyones willing to organize, set up hella equipment and shit just so people can have an amazing time.

i also like the aspect that its not one of those "get drunk and pass out" parties. Iv been to a lot of house parties where people just get wasted, as well as outdoor get-drunk-in-the-park type parties, all of which got old after a year or so. i like being able to stay up late and paaarty all night long. not see people puke and pass out before 12. thats just lame.

nothing against house parties though, just most of the ones i'v been to suck cuz its just a bunch of highschoolers throwing an open house party when there parents are gone.

the music is probably one of the most amazing parts. music + dancing.



your idea of a smashing party: Lift 2. seriously it sounds "smashing" its all i could ever really want in a party, what else could you want?

[DreamCatcher]

Name: Jason Huls

Rave name(if people still do this): Knowledge

Age: 21

Location: San Leandro/Oakland

Occupation: Landscape Design/Installer

Favorite Food: Indian never lets me down

Favorite Color: "light tan"

Favorite Beer: Blue Moon

First Rave: Some F8 party I don;t know the name of.

Date of first rave: June 2001

why you went: Wanted to hear electronica 'live'

reason for sticking with it: The people are usually pretty great and I don't think I'll ever get tired of Electronica. There's something intrinsically human about headin out to a place full of wild lights and new people, dancing all night long to the same great music full of drums and bass and then waking up the next morning and wondering if you just dreamed it.

your idea of a smashing party: A single room with ample, but full dance space. A chill room would be a must and decorations would be amazing.

PM me if you wanna talk, Im always down to talk

[xDJxSAPHYREx]

Name: Rob Pan

Rave name: Saphyre, Emerald Fusion

Age: 20

Location: Chico & Walnut Creek, CA

Occupation: none yet

Favorite Food: Steak & Shrimp!

Favorite Color: Aqua, teal, turquoise

Favorite Beer: Mac's Blackwatch Cream Porter

First Rave: Cyberfest 2003

Date of first rave: September 20, 2003

why you went: My brother & his friends got me into glowsticking & the whole rave culture......started listening to nothing but electronic music, and just thought it would be a badass time.

reason for sticking with it: Loved the music, people were friendly, and because i met most of my best friends through raves. Plus I like to prove everyone wrong when they say you need E to fully enjoy a rave or electronic music (yup, im a sober raver besides a lil alchohol haha)

your idea of a smashing party: Anything, as long as the music & the people are awesome. Decorations & crazy lighting can only add to the memorable experience. doesnt matter how big or small it is.

[Noah@Junglecode]

Name: Noah Krause
Rave name(if people still do this)on't have one

Age: 25

Location: SF, Western Addition

Occupation: Hotel,Front Desk

Favorite Food: Everything

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Beer: Anchor Steam

First Rave: Cyberfest

Date of first rave: August 2001

why you went: I like dnb, and the lineup was insane that year, Bad Company, DSL, AK1200 and a few others I don't remember.

reason for sticking with it: I love it, it's a lifestyle, not just the music.

your idea of a smashing party: Andy C, Tech Itch, Planet of the Drums, DJ Hype, SPL and Chase & Status. All in one room with a phat ass soud system.

[nancy3102]

Name: Nancy Lopez

NICKname: [dont have one yet]

Age: 19

Location: Berkeley [regular school year] / Hawthorne [on school breaks]

Occupation: UC Berkeley student/ assistant at the MBA Admissions dept.

Favorite Food: peruvian...ethiopian...i luv everything

Favorite Color: brown...i luv wearing brown

Favorite Beer: Heineken

First Rave: No Place Like Home

Date of first rave: November 2006

why you went: i really wanted to check out a rave. And well i met this people at this one house party who were ravers and i asked them if they could take me with them to their next rave....and thus i went with them...it was awesome.

reason for sticking with it: i luv the music. I luv the vibe from the people. I luv how in "sync" i feel. Its so easy to approach anyone and begin a small conversation. Unlike at a regular party or club i dont feel like i have to be so self conscious about the way i dance or the way i look. Iono. Raves rock!


i luv being able to get on the dance floor and dance my ass off....releasing all my stress and forgetting about any and all other worries and pressures from my regular week.


your idea of a smashing party: ...iono POP was pretty awesome....and Where is Waldo was a nice lil event too.

[belowsanity]

Name: Randy McCabe

Rave name(if people still do this): Below/Belowsanity never really went by raver names

Age: 19

Location: Mountain View/San Jose

Occupation: Fire Protection Technology/Emergency Medical

Favorite Food: Anything that isnt curry or sushi like

Favorite Color: Forest green or white

Favorite Beer: Depends on whats going on but corona my fav more of a hard alcyy kinda guy

First Rave: Popsicle 05'

Date of first rave: March 05'

why you went: Some friends invited me to go to it saw a couple headliners I liked ended having one of the best times of my life partyingg till the sun comes up

reason for sticking with it: the vibe that brings everyone together and all my good friends that i meet at raves and chill wit on the weekends or general

your idea of a smashing party: Massive in a forest, subs and speakers loud enough to make your ears ring for days after, thousands of friendly and chill people all having the time of there lifes. Astrojumps is key hahaha and what else not get broken up and carefree of cops and drama yaa

[plainsnymph]

Name: Nicole Martin
Rave name(if people still do this): Don't have one yet....sigh

Age: 21 22 on wens day

Location: Santa Cruz

Occupation: Medical Manager at a cat resort

Favorite Food: hmm butternut squash ravioli

Favorite Color: Green, yellow pink,

Favorite Beer: sex.. um I mean beer er fat tire?

First Rave: Still dream 06

Date of first rave: June 2006, although i went to some hippy thing a moontribe party in april 2006

why you went: to still dream: I had always always wanted to rave, and i was on bayraves and reading about stuff and I just decided to go, I had been to a moontribe party, and just went for it, I brought some kids I didnt know and a bottle of vodka. It was the first time people had been ice to me without knowing me

reason for sticking with it: haha well i still have not gone to many partys, I still don't know people and am still working on opening myself up to talking to random people. I go or try to go and stay interested because the music make me happy and joyful inside and make me want to dance, even though I thought I hated dancing

your idea of a smashing party: Great Djs that genre slut mash it up, a great chill area, ample bathrooms, ventilation and most importantly, no sketchy people and people that are genuinely nice

[ejoy515]

Name: elesia

Rave name(if people still do this): ejoy

Age: 24

Location: Haystack "hayward" Cali

Occupation: Patient Service Rep

Favorite Food: Italian

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Beer: Hef or asahi

First Rave: fuck.....i dont remeber it, but it was at home base in like 98

Date of first rave: i dont remember what i ate for lunch yesterday, so i have no idea how to answer this

why you went: cuz i was told i could dance all night long. woohoo

reason for sticking with it: I was in love, dancing all night, rollin ballz, everything felt perfect, all it the drugs but whatever it was i was in love for life.

your idea of a smashing party: Maybe a really dope horror movie thing, blood and gore everywhere. dead people and stuff....

[GlazedTheory]

Name: Alex

Rave name(if people still do this): Ripple

Age: 20

Location: Marin County

Occupation: Wholefoods [Grocery]

Favorite Food: Mexican

Favorite Color:Blue

Favorite Beer: Fat Tire

First Rave: Foul Play n Fun Land

Date of first rave: Late August

why you went: My co-workers dragged me.

reason for sticking with it: The vibe at the party was insane.. Omg. Plus the music was bangin. I never danced before that night.. I found myself losin myself to the music. I was a little nutty on the floor. Haha.

your idea of a smashing party: Great vibes is all that matters to me. Gun fire and fights is what kills it for me.

[AdamAnt4201]

Name: Adam

Rave name(if people still do this): AdamAnt

Age: 26

Location: East Bay

Occupation: Realtor/Dj/Promoter

Favorite Food: The Breakfast kind

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Beer: Arrogant Bastard

First Rave: 2nd Chakra

Date of first rave: 06/15/96

why you went: Had a crush on a raver...

reason for sticking with it: personal...

your idea of a smashing party: Looking down from a balcony at a full dance floor bouncing in unison to extremely moving music...