New to Chi

[volcom167]

Hey guys,

I am moving to Chicago next week. I dont go to many raves but would like to meet cool people who do go. I want to know how the scene is in Chicago? So, if you are cool, normal and fun.... drop me a line... would love to maybe go to an event. Also, looking for people to go to "Love is" with.... ttysoon

M

[feelgoodhit]

what is "normal"?

:P

[volcom167]

That is philosophicaly deep, but what I meant by that is someone that is going to pull some crazy sketchy shit... afterall raves are about the music and being "Happy"

[ChicagoBatman]

We're all drunk all the time and we hate outsiders.
also, we have aids.

welcome to chicago

[Mr. Roboto]

Originally Posted by feelgoodhit

what is "normal"?

:P

A town two hours south of here.

[industrialr8vr]

Originally Posted by ChicagoBatman

We're all drunk all the time and we hate outsiders.
also, we have aids.

welcome to chicago

some of us are fried and friendly.but dont fuck with a deadhead either. we're capable of tearing an entire head off and sucking out the brain through a straw.



welcome to chicago

_NeS_

[DarkMindz]

@ this entire thread so far

[volcom167]

Wow, I feel right at home already. I am not going to miss San Diego one bit. But seriously, I want to go to Love Is and would prefer to go with people..... If not, ill still go solo, ha. So, how is the rave scene in Chi? from reading the threads before me, it looks like its up and down at times. Anyother shows you all suggest?

[feelgoodhit]

i love everyone.

[industrialr8vr]

yes, leo, and everyone loves you.


doom, doom, doom on earth. and chicago.

[DisgorgedEntrails]

i know ALOT of people whi defebnitly do NOT love you Leo!!!!!!!!!!

NO THATS NOT TRUE ( MY FREIND):
you know i am just fucking around with you buddy
YOU DO GET A LITTLE TO SENSITIVE SOMETIMES, IN MY OPINION, BUT THAT IS PROPBALLY JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR CONVICTIONS AND BELIEFS MAKING YOU A STAND UP GOOD GUY.

AS FOR THE RAVE SCENE IN CHICAGO THE ASSESMENT OF IT BEING UP ABD DOW AT TIMES IS A VERY ACCURATE ONE ( i'LL LIST NEGATIVES WITH - AND POSITIVES WITH +:

-THERE SEEMS TO BE SPURTS WHERE THE COPS SHUT DOWN EVERY PARTY BEFORE 1 AM FOR 2- 4 WEEKS IN A ROW AND THEN THE NIGHT EITHER ENDS UP BEING AN IMPROMPTTU AFTER PARTY AT SOMEBOIDY IN YOUR IMMEDFIATE GROUPS PLACE, OR EVERYONE GHOING HOME EARLY ALL FUCKED UP UNABE TO SLEEP POSSIBLELY LEADING TO CONFLICT WITH ROOM MATES OR PARENTS IF YOU STILL LIVE AT HOME, OR DRIVING AROUND ALL NIGHT CHASING RUMORS OR WHERE THE ORIGINAL RAVE IS TO START BACK UP CONTUE OR WHATEVER (IT DOES ON RARE OCCASION WHEN IT GETS RELOCATED OR IF THEY HAD A BACK UP VENUE READY, BUT USUALLY IT IS OVER AND THE AFTER OPTIONS ARE HARDLY EVERY NEARLY ON PAR WITH THE EXPECTATIONS)

+ WHEN THE EVENTS GET SHUT DOWN THAT USUUALLY THE EXTENTOF THE PARTY BEING "RAIDED". ITS NOT LIKE IT WAS DURING THE PEEEK OF THE RAVE ACT WITH RORGINIZERS, PLANNERS, RAVERS, DJS AND PROMOTERS GETTING HSULED OFF TO JAIL JUST FOR ATTENDING A PARTY. PLUS THEY DONT DO MASS SEARCHES OF EVERYONES PERSON, BAGS AND STUFF ULESSS THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE IS DOING SOMETHING TO WARTRANT SUCH A SEARCH.

+THERE IS A FAIRLY LARGE NUMBER OF RAVERS IN CHICAGO, THE SUBURBS, AND THE SUROUNDING AREA ALL THE WAY OUT TO ROCKFORD AND ALL THE WAY OUT TO INDIANA, OR EVEN CENTRAL AND SOUTHRERN IL WILL CONGERGATE TOGETHER FOR A WONDERFULL TIME EVEN WITH OR WITH OUT THESE FACTORS ( THOUGH WITHT HESE FACTORS YOU GET A PACKED VENUE WITH AHPPY PEOPLE) IF THE PARTY SEEMS SECURE FROM A REPUTIABLE COMPANY (SOURCE, INFARED, S.I.T. ALLAINCE, TRIOXIN, ETC.), HAS A GOOD LINE UP ,ACTUALLY GOES UNTIL A DECENT HOUR ( AT LEAST 4 AM FOR A SECURE RENTED LOCATIONA AND AT LEAST 6 AMFOR A WHARE HOUSE TYPE EVENT, EVEN [THOUGH I PERFER IT TO BE MORE LIKE 8 OR 9 AM AND THEN AN A FULL SCALE AFTER PARTY WITH ENTRY MORE DJS AND THE WORKS STARTING AFTER WORDS ELSE WHERE AND GOING TINO LATE AFTERNOON OR NIGHT LIKE THEY USED TO DO WHEN I FIRST WAS RAVING INT HE LATE 90S EARLY 2000S]), THE EVENT SEEMS WORTH HILE LINE UP THEME AND SET UP WISE.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE APPORACABLE AND SIOIABLE. YOU WILL QUICKLY REALIZE WHO THE FREW ASSHOLES ARE, WHO IS JUST THERE TO GET THEIR DRUGS AND LEAVE ( OR THE ONES THAT DO THEIR DRUGS AND PROABLLY SHOULD LEAVE). IN OTHERWORDS IT IS USUALLY A FREINDLYHOPEN CROWD WIOLLING TO BE THERE FOR EACHOTHER

+ THOUGH AT SOME OF THE PARTIES I HAVE ATTENDED THEY ARE A ;ITTLE OVER BOARD SECURITY IS USUALLY LAXED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT AN ENJOYABLE PARTY BUT IN CHARGE ENOUGH THAT THE COPS DONT GET PISSED OFF AND COME IN TO FORCE US TO DEALK WITH THEM AS ESCIRITY. AND THE SEURITY KEES A SOME WHAT NECESARY LEVEL OF CONTROL AT SOME OF THE PARIES ( OR SHOULD I SAY VENUES WITH LOTS OF HIDDEN CREVISES, CLOSETS, AND RANDOM SPOTS THAT SOMEONE MAY OTHER WISE BE FOUND ODed AND DEAD [EVEN THOUGH THAT IS A BAD THOUGHT IT IS A GRIM POSSIBILITY IN THE SCENE THAT EXISTS TODAY WETHERE WE LIKE IT OR NOT] IN THE NEXT MORNING

-THE PRICES ARE SOMETIMES HIGH. $25 WOULD BE FINE FOR A MASSIVE OR VEVEN SOME IOF THE INFARED PARTIES THAT HAVE COSDT THAT MIUSCH BUT THE PROBALLY IS WITH PARTIES GETTING BUSTED IF YOU SPEND 20 OR 25 THEN THE PARTY GETS BUSTED 10 MINUTED LATER YOU ARE FUCKED, YOU WSTED YOUR MONEY
+THOUGH THE MAIN COMPANIES DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE IT UP TO US LIKE WHEN SOURCE TYHORUGH A FREE MAKE UP [PARTY WHEN PLANET ROCK GOT BUSTED A FEW HOURS IN. (" THANKS GUYS, PLANET ROICK 2.5 AS FUN" FROM ME) AND THAT ISNT THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF SUCH COOLNESS

-THERE IS FALSE ADVERTSIE MENT ABOUT LOCATIONS OCCASIONALLY ( LIKE FRESH AND MINTY BEING AT SOEM RADOM SPACE WITH ONLY ONE STAGE THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS AD IFFERENT PLACE THEN THE 2 STAGE WHARE HOUSE THAT WAS SHOWN IN PHOTOS ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS TO PROMOTE THE EVENT.

+EXPALANATIONS ARE USUALLY GIVEN (WERE GIVEN IN THE FORMEMNTIONED CASE) WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. EVEN THOUGH THE COMAPNIES REALLY ARENT NECAESARL;Y OBLIGATED TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED THEY ALMSOT WALWAYS DO

-LOW ATTENDANCE AND OTHER ISSUES IS ALWAYS A POSSIBLITY DUE TO LACK OF PLANNING BETWEEN COMPANIES. BACK TO THAT NIGHT OF FRESH AND MINTY: IT WAS ALL THE WAY N RCOKFORS AND WAS ONE OF 4 VENTS THAT NIGHT. DO NOT GET ME WRONG IT WAS FUN BUT I EXPECTED MORE, THE PARTY GOT SHUT DOWN BECUSE THE PROMOTER CALLED THE COPS DUE TO AN INCENDENT

- I AM NOT BY ANY MEANS ONE TO DEMAND THAT EVERYONE DANCE AT A RAVE (ESPECAILLY SICE I WASNT A HUGE DANCER EVEN ROLLING AT RAVES UNTIL I GOT BACK INTO THE SCENE IAFTER DRATH RAVER IN LATE AUGUST), BUT IT IS KIND OF DISHEARTENING FOR THE DJS AND THOSE THAT RE "GROOVING" HARDCORE TOT HE MUSCI TO LLOK AROUND AND SEE 90 [ERCENT OF THE AUDENCE SITTING DOWN MASSAGING EACHOTHER, ODed , OR STUCK, IN THE CORNER AND JUST SITTING AON TH CHAORS OR AT THE BAR IF THERE IS ONE. AT MANY PARTIES RECENTLY I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF THIS EVEN DURING VERY GOOD AND EVEN " POPUKLAR" (POPULAR BY RAVE STANDARDS) RAVE DJS.

+PARTY SUPPLIES EXIST AND ARE ACCEPTED BUT THEY ARE NOT OVERLY PRESSURED UPON ANY INE AND NIT PUSHED IN ANYONES FACE.
-THE PRICES ARE OFTEM HIGHER THEN SHOULD BE. THOUGH VERY SMALL THERE IS A SHADY ELEMENT OF EOPLE THEAT SAY THEY ARE GIVING YOU ONE THING BUT THEY ARE GIVIING YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHCIH CAN BE DANGEROUS AS WELL AS DISHONEST.


MY LIST COULD GO ON AND ON FOR DAYS. I WAS JUST TRYONG TO GIVE THE NEW COMERS TO CHICAGO A RUN DOIWN IN MY OPINION ODF THE TRRUE UN SUGAR COATED GUIDE OF THE CHICAGO SCENE. YOU WERE VERY RIGHT THOUGH ON WHAT YOU HEARD ABNOUT IT BEING HIT OR MISS, BUT I THINK IT IS JUST MORE HITS IN CERTAIN ASPECTS AND MISSES IN OTHERS. BUT I THINK EVERY SCENE EVERY HWERE MUST HAVE SOME NEGATVES AND HOPEFULLY THEY ALL HAVE SOME POSITIVES. ANY MORE QUESTIONS HIT UP MY ME UP AT

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[Seismic Bass]

^^ nice post you pretty much covered everything and i really cant find much, if anything to argue about.

We here at Seismic Bass and Shake it Town take our events very seriously and definitely do everything in our power to pull through on everything thats promised during promotions. Obviously sometimes shit happens and not everything is delivered upon but either way our parties are always good fuckin fun... and yeah we dont have trouble finding people to dance at our events!

speaking of which, yo new topic poster... come to mix tape 2 if you want to see wicked party with an awesome vibe. Check out our pictures from local flavor 2 ([Only registered and activated users can see links. ])

-Rick

Ps i dont mean to shamelessly self plug, but i cant help it... gotta let the new guy know whats up