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A great night out with a lot of fun people! The old tunes were inspiring & the dancefloor was just jumping. Thanks to everybody for an amazing time!
Quote of the night: "Couldn't have more fun with our clothes on if we tried!"
I thought that summed it up nicely.
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| Originally posted by Sasha it was educative and fun! Very fun I should say! Rachel looked like she was having best sex in her life. Robb G owns. I love Footwork. |
This party deserved its own review thread, but since we're already got this ball rolling, will add to it anyways.
Thank you Activate for throwing an old school jam- hopefully you make it an annual event.
Awesome fun times out last night. Surprisingly busy!! I was dancing up a storm, burning off those x-mas calories (much needed). Our awesome crew was out in force last night. Poor Kevin & Maddy- invited them down, then realized they were not gonna 'get' (and dare I say HATE) the music they were playing last night. Maddy lasted a whole 10 mins b4 leaving, and Kevin just drank his way into oblivion in order to put up with the music and us silly old fogies getting excited about those old tunes. Big props to Faiz & his crew for opening their minds to the old beats and having fun.
All the DJ's I saw did a great job (tho I missed Jelo, having left at 3am), but there was some definite 'timeline boundary violations' by most of the DJ's, playing songs that surpassed '98 
(which was fine for Kevin, as those were the only tunes he could associate with). John E wins the set of the night for me, for breakin out some serious oldies choons. I only wish someone woulda played a full-on oldies '92-94 set, instead of jumping all over the decade.
Definitely shoulda started a 'songs u want to hear played at the old school event' thread. SO MANY oldies were missed last night... and for this reason, I want to learn how to spin my old records and hopefully be ready to play next year's event .
I believe it was John E who played the James Brown tribute song, but
HOW DID NO ONE PLAY "JAMES BROWN IS DEAD"????? (travesty of the night).
And how awesome was it to see Mark Scaife out last night??
amazing night!
club was packed and people were losing their shit!
it's already been decided that this is now going to be an annual event.
I heard just about every single song i was hoping to hear 
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| Originally posted by tatgirl I believe it was John E who played the James Brown tribute song, but HOW DID NO ONE PLAY "JAMES BROWN IS DEAD"????? (travesty of the night). |
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| Originally posted by tatgirl I only wish someone woulda played a full-on oldies '92-94 set, instead of jumping all over the decade. |
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| Originally posted by English Rachel Activate (Evan) this is at least 4 events now that we have been to at the same time, you really must say hello! |
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| Originally posted by activate no, you! |
check out eye magazine.. the current issue.. there's a profile on me 
or www.myspace.com/mynameisevang
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| Originally posted by English Rachel I don't know what you look like!!!!!! |
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| Originally posted by tobywan trust me, you don't want too...a sight for sore eyes, that's for sure! lol |
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| Originally posted by activate i dunno about that... your dad seems to like the way I look.. he's always begging to watch when I bang your mom. |
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| Originally posted by English Rachel I don't know what you look like!!!!!! |
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| Originally posted by activate check out eye magazine.. the current issue.. there's a profile on me |
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| DJ Spotlight Evan G WHO: Toronto DJ Evan G is usually found orchestrating many of the city�s house and techno parties. The co-founder of Activate promotes events mostly in nightclubs like Footwork (and the now defunct Roxy Blu and Element) where he�s on the bill packed with local DJs and headliners like Donald Glaude, Miss Kittin and Joey Baltram in a mash up night of breaks, house, techno and electro. Evan threw his first event in 2000 when raves were no longer satisfying his tastes. After losing his shirt on an overzealous first attempt, Evan learned some lessons and launched Activate in 2001 with his friend Cyrus Songad. Over the last five years, he�s collaborated with several promoters on events featuring the likes of Deep Dish, John Digweed, James Lavelle and Carl Cox. Most recently he teamed up with Make It Funky on Afrika Bambaataa�s Toronto appearance in October as part of a mini tour that Evan organized. Currently, Evan is reminiscing about back in the day by throwing an �Old School Boxing Day Blowout� party at Footwork with fellow DJ Robb G. The night will feature rave anthems and classics from 1992-98 by DJs Jelo, Kenny Glasgow, Tim Patrick, Stretch & Hooker, Robb G, MC Flipside and legendary rave-era DJ John E, coaxed out of retirement. WHAT: �My music policy is just good music first, regardless of how you would classify it,� says Evan G. �I think the key to a good event is the people. Doesn�t matter how great the music is, if the people suck, the party will suck. Positive, open-minded people only please.� WHERE: Old School Boxing Day Blowout Dec. 26 at Footwork (425 Adelaide St. W.) FAVOURITE EVENT OF ALL TIME: Jelo vs. Deko-ze on six decks in 2002, the Beats Ahoy boat cruises, the Activate 4-Year Anniversary at System Soundbar, the 5-Year at Footwork, and the old Activate Wednesdays at Element. FABOURITE EVENT YOU PROMOTED IN 2006: That�s a toss up between Afrika Bambaataa at El Mocambo (Oct. 28) and the Activate 5-Year Anniversary at Footwork (Sept. 23). Both were rammed and just had a crazy energy on the room. |
after last ngiht I've been listening to old betterdays tapes all day.
just finished listening to a UFG Soundsystem set from 1996.
I walked to work listening to A Decade Of Ibiza 1987-1997
Love it!
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