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In hindsight, the moral of the story appears be that you should buy will-call tickets  Seriously though, due to the one-off nature of this event, it was all about minimising the risks, as with this type of irregular event, there are too many unknown factors at play. As much as I disliked it, this is why I made sure to over- , rather than under-dress, and got there early at 10:45. We breezed in through the side entrance, and were somehow given hand stamps which meant that we were able to leave at one point to grab a bite to eat at the 24hr Tim Hortons, and then bypass the que to walk straight back in 
Musically, I wish Fries and Bridges had played during the peak hours, as they were playing some quality stuff, and crucially, kept up the consistency over a period of time, unlike the supposed headliners that followed. We were desperately waiting for the dancefloor to get less busy, which did not really happen until around 4am. On a positive note, we did not bump into any Jersey Shore meatheads.
Has anyone ever seen Villalobos dj when is not completely under the influence? How does his musical output vary? Maybe he performs well when he just strikes it lucky based on whatever random walk results from that night's cocktail of booze and drugs. Why is he sometimes happy to go into his own little world and play according to whatever heady effects the drugs and alcohol have on his mood, rather than reacting to the crowd's feelings? This could be why seeing him is such a rollercoaster ride in terms of quality.
For some of his loyal followers, the allure of seeing him play could be based on a kind of masochistic quest to catch him on a day that he is not terrible! Like with a manic depressive, maybe for these diehard fans who have seen him countless times, the pleasure they derive from his better sets is entirely relative to the kind of musical low that they felt on Friday. Compared with his peers, in absolute terms, maybe Villalobos is on occasions up there with the best; however, comparatively, once you factor in that his inconsitent performances may generate worse musical lows, then the relatively greater trough-peak gap between his best and worst performances may give a false impression of how great he really is.
I spoke to Sneak earlier on in the night and made the mistake of thanking him for bringing Ricardo to Toronto  He was well on the way by that point, and said the after-party would be above a kebab shop on Peter and John...but that is not even an intersection!
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