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awsome
those guys made me laugh so much that night
thats me and my biach on the left. What a great night
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Originally posted by Bertuzz  hottest girl ever JE PERDS LA TETE. |
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| Originally posted by jesteraver JESUS... heartattack on the spot |
Re: awsome
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| Originally posted by cbass those guys made me laugh so much that night night |
Re: awsome
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| Originally posted by cbass |
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| Originally posted by Spin Laden no worries, man. Only 354 days to go |
353 days. You would have utter perfection if you switched the girls' head around..left one-body is mint, right one has the face.. otherwise, both are 9s.
I still can't believe how many 'rippers I saw in the house VIP, at least 10-15 from Wanda's alone
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| Originally posted by yankeeBaby Nada: that is EXACTLY what happened to me...they never sent my ticket so they gave me a voucher paper, but the guy at the line had no idea what the paper was....they ushered me back and forth and they finally just gave me VIP2 bracelets (which I didn't even pay for!!)  |
Reply to Comments about Bal en Blanc 2006
Organizers� response to comments on the 12th edition of Montreal�s White Party Week
Following the presentation of the 12th edition of Montreal�s White Party Week on Sunday, April 16, at the Palais des Congr�s, several negative comments were made on various specialized forums. In our role of event organizers, we would like to respond to these and make such corrections as are appropriate.
Toilets
As event organizers, but above all as people who prefer to benefit from adequate facilities when we go out ourselves, we are fully aware that long lineups are the source of considerable annoyance during White Party Week. We perfectly understand your dissatisfaction, but the situation depends on variables that are totally outside our control. We are obliged to limit ourselves to the toilets that exist at the Palais des Congr�s, since chemical toilets are prohibited on those premises. In fact, the Palais formally prohibits us from installing them because of the persistent smell that has been experienced in the past. Despite all the methods tried, the aroma remains behind for almost a week at the Palais, harming events that, often, begin the day after or two days after the Ball. Aeration and the use of products designed to mask odors have proved to be ineffective. You can be sure that White Party Week does everything in its power to ensure the best possible conditions for participants, but the only solution to this problem would be to change premises, and it happens that in Montreal no setting exists that would offer comparable possibilities. The Bell Centre does not have sufficient capacity to host the event, and Olympic Stadium is far from being as pleasant and convivial.
Efficiency of bar staff
Once again, we can do nothing about the perceived inefficiency of certain people as concerns bar service. It is not White Party Week that employs the staff in question but the Palais des Congr�s itself. We have no choice, we�re obliged to use the staff they provide (Capital Traiteur), who are not necessarily comfortable with an event like ours. Yet even though there may have been waits that were a little on the long side, we reckon that the service offered was all right overall. For those who complained that Red Bull and alcohol were sold separately, that situation has to do with the fact that Red Bull is a sponsor with its own stands and where it cannot sell alcohol, sales of alcohol being permitted only by employees of the Palais des Congr�s. There again, these situations are beyond our control and in no way result from a lack of willingness on our part to offer you the best possible service.
Performances and d�cor
Some people also complained about the quality of the sets offered by the guest DJs. We would like to remind you that we have no control over how DJs will perform. We take pains to bring together some of the finest DJs in the world and offer you a unique lineup. DJs are artists, however, and the nature as well as the quality of their performances are constantly evolving. As with all of us, some of their nights are better than others. We cannot claim to control what, when all is said and done, derives exclusively from human nature, and we cannot therefore guarantee that the performances of a particular DJ will be similar to or as good as when he last passed through Montreal or somewhere else. Similarly, the decoration of the rooms is the responsibility of the artistic directors of the event and varies from year to year. We believe it is important to offer our public something unique and new at each of our editions. Some people may like or not like the result, but this is a question of personal taste. Obviously it is impossible to please everyone�
In conclusion, we wish to thank all participants while assuring them that nothing is left to chance in offering them the finest possible conditions for White Party Week. Every year enormous care and effort go into presenting as good an event as can be.
The White Party Week team
Nice of you to take the time to address some of these concerns...
Obviously we don't blame you for DJs not playing well, that's clearly way beyond your control.
The bathroom issue can't be solved unless you move the party as you said, and I wouldn't move it for something like that...Palais is a great place for Bal en Blanc and obviously with 15000 people comes lineups for bathrooms, its's inevitable.
Setups though? I think that's something you guys could improve on. I mean look at what they did for last year's Black and Blue and even Celebration...Those were pretty impressive decors, and for the biggest dance event in Montreal, you guys hardly measured up. I hope you guys can improve on the setup next year, getting inspiration from some of the other events that go on in our area and around the world!
I totally agree with LiGHT78. We don't blame you for the DJs, or if anyone are blaming you for them, they're just stupid. What would be the point of bringing an headliner if Bal en Blanc stays behind him and decide which track will be played...loll
We cannot blame you for the bathrooms. 15 000 people is a lot of people for the bathrooms area provided. That's something we have to deal with, and it happens in most events I've been. To be honest, bal en blanc hasn't been in the best, but it was ok. I was in the vip area all the time and there was like 5min waiting for the guys so I was happy being a boy instead of a girl
It was my first beb and I never been to Celebration. But for the d�cor, I think the Trance room was really great seriously. I loved it and when I look the pictures on EDMM or B514, god that's impressive. The idea of the projectors was great and many times it does really cool stuff on the d3cor. Chapeau on this one !
The only thing that sucked totally was before the BeB...there was a lot of trouble with the VIP tickets, the regular too and even the DJ list. We didn't even know the complete lineup in the Trance room, 2 weeks before the event. The "pre-organisation" of the event, everything related to the ticket sale and bookings was messy for us. As exemple, the VIP tickets were supposed to be on sale on Feb 25th but I got mine on Feb 20th on Admission. 30 minutes after I bought mine, Admission was telling me that the tickets were only on sale on Feb 25th...I know you don't have full control over Admission, but you certainly have some. Anyway, this is something that MUST be much well planned next year.
Oh another thing I'ld like to mention. I was VIP and it took me less than 10min from when I came into the building and when I left the coat check. That was one of the best organisation I've seen.
Seriously, I'm more than happy about BeB this year. As you said, you cannot please everyone, but at least you plaised me!
Yeah good point....Ticket sales were done horribly, especially with the VIPs. And it would be appreciated if we were able to line up to buy the first 1000 tickets at places other than Il Bolero and Priape ffs...
Thanks for taking the time to post on our little forum. This is something I've yet to see.
1) I understand the bathroom situation. You guys did better this year by regulating the traffic and opening up that second part of washrooms.
2) Decor? House room was banging, very well done. The tech room could've used some work though. The hanging mesh didn't seem to really do anything... it just kind of hung lifeless. I know it sounds a little PLUR but what about lasers? I'm sure someone on your team has thought of this before? Is there a limitation on that?
3) Didn't notice anything off about the bar staff.
4) DJ's were fine. Fanciulli was a risky move and it definitely paid off. Surprise us again next year.
5) Please don't bring Tiesto next year. Armin killed this year because ARMIN PLAYS A BETTER QUALITY OF MUSIC AND INTERACTS BETTER WITH THE CROWD.
6) Kudos to your team. I'm sure a lot of work go into this event and it shows. It was a definite 100% improvement over last years event. Cheers!
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| Originally posted by Marcus007 5) Please don't bring Tiesto next year. Armin killed this year because ARMIN PLAYS A BETTER QUALITY OF MUSIC AND INTERACTS BETTER WITH THE CROWD. |
It's time Sasha plays bal en blanc...
Sasha for 2007!
next year as it being bal en blanc 13, the theme should be different. I don't know, all black, a complete set of djs, please take a break from deep dish/rauhofer/armin/etc.
We need fresh blood.
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| Originally posted by malek next year as it being bal en blanc 13, the theme should be different. I don't know, all black, a complete set of djs, please take a break from deep dish/rauhofer/armin/etc. We need fresh blood. |
Offseason white party...
November = bal en noir
April = bal en blanc
I agree with Malek about a fresh set of DJs. Blow our minds... hehehe
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| Originally posted by malek next year as it being bal en blanc 13, the theme should be different. I don't know, all black, a complete set of djs, please take a break from deep dish/rauhofer/armin/etc. We need fresh blood. |
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| Originally posted by jesteraver +1 One thing is for sure, no clue how people would react to something like full line up of djs that spin techno / minimal / electro / hardstyle / psytrance would be really nice to see. Techno / Hardstyle / Psytrance:::: Preach Sven Vath Chris Lebing Yoji Shpongle Electro / Minimal:: Akufen John Digweed Creator Tiga |
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| Originally posted by Marcus007 Offseason white party... November = bal en noir April = bal en blanc I agree with Malek about a fresh set of DJs. Blow our minds... hehehe |
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| Originally posted by malek forget it. Bal en Blanc will always remain a House event first... don't ever forget that. |
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| Originally posted by LiGHT78 +1 to Bal en Noir! That would be so sick...With the massive success of the White party, and Cream dying out...why not do two per year? |
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| Originally posted by jesteraver oye people need to expand their musical taste. If these people want house they should get the top names from house... Sasha Digweed Sander Hernan Then it has to be commercial names. |
I don't think they want to risk bringing in a line-up to educate the general public, they want a line-up that will make money.
David Cheeseface + Armin bring in the sheep...
Nic Fanciulli teaches the sheep...
:P
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