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i would say it was pretty weird seeing a lot of under-developed-boobies.

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal i would say it was pretty weird seeing a lot of under-developed-boobies.

THE KIDS WANT TECHNO!

(... and 72 hour party animal!!! ;-) )

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Originally posted by rizo three, howells and lee @ vessel... personal invite from lee as i was saying bye but we missed it, just to tired

I heard that party was pretty sick. My friend Kara went before coming to the Chemistry LA afterparty in Chinatown at Great Star Theater. Cool ass theater in Chinatown. We had a lot of fun.

An amazing day, lot of time spent losing friends and finding them again and lining up for toilets. Lots of hot girls, some good tunes and a cool vibe. Great to see the city come to life and people dancing in the streets. Was out from 2pm to 6am, that's some serious time.

Enjoyed a few sets, would have killed to hear some good trance ie. where the f**k has Christopher Lawrence been the past few years? Can we do this next year please?

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Originally posted by MindShifter sounds epic as fuck, listed always delivers

ya man, like i said... i thought it was the best love paradefestevolution to date. a lot of people i talked to disagree with me because they made the mistake of being elsewhere, lol. if i spent a significant amount of time at any other float/stage or wandering, i probably would not have enjoyed myself either, but the listed float was right in front of the vip area so i had access to free drink and clean, empty bathrooms and the sun was shining on our little corner of the plaza the longest. it was truly the most outstanding marathon of music i've heard and an amazing vibe to boot. i heard elsewhere there were teenagers od'ing, pissing on the streets, throwing piss cups into the piss line, mosh pitting, pushing, elbowing through crowds, long lines for everything, shit music, shit mc'ing over good beats, overcrowding and general mayhem, but me... i didn't experience any of that oh ya and danny howells' 5 hour set at the underground afterparty was fucking bonkers too!

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Originally posted by R!CH ya man, like i said... i thought it was the best love paradefestevolution to date. a lot of people i talked to disagree with me because they made the mistake of being elsewhere, lol. if i spent a significant amount of time at any other float/stage or wandering, i probably would not have enjoyed myself either, but the listed float was right in front of the vip area so i had access to free drink and clean, empty bathrooms and the sun was shining on our little corner of the plaza the longest. it was truly the most outstanding marathon of music i've heard and an amazing vibe to boot. i heard elsewhere there were teenagers od'ing, pissing on the streets, throwing piss cups into the piss line, mosh pitting, pushing, elbowing through crowds, long lines for everything, shit music, shit mc'ing over good beats, overcrowding and general mayhem, but me... i didn't experience any of that oh ya and danny howells' 5 hour set at the underground afterparty was fucking bonkers too!

Sounds amazing if your into that type of music. We hung out around the listed float briefly and it did have a more positive, adult vibe. From talking to our roommates (Sarah and others) who did the marathon, it was truly a killer, non-stop marathon of amazing talent.

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Originally posted by senserecords Teenagers everywhere!

absolutely horrifying. and no, i'm not saying this due to my age.

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Originally posted by DaveT I doubt the city would let them make it 18+ and $20. I'd be shocked. Although the person on bayraves who saw it on the news did say it was SFPD who said it. But I'm not sure if the "city" would allow it. And the event would largely lose a lot of its purpose. If parents are worried about their kids, they should make sure they don't go. That's what parents are for. In the end, if anything, i wouldnt be amazed to see the event moved. Someone mentioned doing it on Treasure island because they could even use the buildings for stuff...

I agree with you an all of these points. I'm surprised how the crowd gets younger and younger each year. And it's more alarming all the drugs and alcohol they have as well. And like you said, if parents are concerned about their kids, they should keep them at home. I know someone who told me her teen daughter kicked and screamed cause she didn't let her go.

As far as moving it goes, if the same number of people show up next year, it's going to be pure insanity. That place almost felt too small this time.

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Originally posted by GPC And there were non-stop people being taken out in ambulances by the bathrooms where the floats entered. Has to look bad to the city and police etc. People need to learn how to handle their shit before they ruin it for the rest of us.

That's the honest truth. My cousin saw someone who fell on his back, eyes open, big smile, but he wouldn't respond to anyone. I guess the lights were on, but truly no one was home.

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Originally posted by dj mccord I know someone who told me her teen daughter kicked and screamed cause she didn't let her go.

Sounds like me as a teenager except that I am a male and I found a way to go all the events I wanted to go to every single time minus one. Resistance is futile. The younger generation loves our music. I don't think they should be put down for that and not knowing how to handle their party. They are still learning how to conduct themselves in society. I don't know about anybody else, but on my 16th birthday, I was pretty shitfaced.

I was more concerned with the 20-something adult woman who was just standing in front of the beer line not moving, not ordering anything. Finally the bartender had to tell her to get out of the way if she wasn't going to order anything. I told the bartender I loved her and gave her a kiss on the cheek for that.

Good to see the teens there. They breathe new life into our scene, we need them to keep it evolving.

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Originally posted by darkdoze Good to see the teens there. They breathe new life into our scene, we need them to keep it evolving.

AMEN!

The Big Picture

There are around 80,000 high school kids in the festival. That is around 1/3 of the high school students in the bay area. Next year, it would not be a surprise that around 1/2 of the high school kids show up in the festival. With the right coordination and promotion, within a few years, EDM COULD become a dominant music genre in the Bay Area.

In another words, LovEvolution is doing very nice promotion for the EDM scene in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, the promotional effect is very much restricted within the Bay Area. If EDM DJs and promoters in other places want a piece of that, they would have to come up there own version of LovEvolution.

One thing I notice is that there is no effort on keeping the kids' interest in EDM. There are no after parties for them. And there aren't any EDM events specifically for kids throughout the year, either. Yea, I think I know why that is: 1) you can't sell alcohol to kids. 2) It is difficult to get permits. 3) We need to make money now.

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Originally posted by senserecords Teenagers everywhere!

I know i had to do a double take at times before i noticed some of them were jailbait. Then i just kept looking forward under the threat that i will go stright to Pound-me-in-the-Prison.

But for the most part i saw WAYYYYYYY more adults than kids.

bottom line.. lovevolution was bangin hott. i enjoyed myself

you all may know my opinion on this by now, but i love the younger kids who come out cuz they are the future of our scene.
rather than hating them why dont you try to be an example and show them that EDM is about love and music, not drugs and booze.
when i was 14 i was so shocked by how open and loving the scene was! and i didnt touch any party favors for years!!!
the kids are the future! stop being bitter about them! EVERYONE needs to realize this! not just EDM fans

another great year celebrating my birthday in SF for The Love!
started at tyrant for lee and craig richards, great way to start my weekend, some serious mind fuck tracks were dropped and 5 hours of some interesting tag teaming going on

then off to my friends condo to continue partying into saturday morning. by 9:30 am i thought it best to head back to my room to get ready for the parade. met up with a couple more friends then off to dance along side all the different floats.

i chose to walk this year, i like being able to move through the crowd following the different floats, dancing to friends sets who are spinning and waving to all my different friends riding the floats. i like to move, i'm too hyperactive to be stuck in one spot for too long so for me it was a perfect way to experience the parade.

i danced by the listed float pretty much all day but did make it over to the spundae float to show my support and give/get love from all the people over there. i love the spundae family and all they do for the scene!

walking around was a bit of a challenge but i managed to walk the perimeter and it was slightly easier, less people. the sun felt great on our little corner of Listed and for the most part i didn't see too many under age inappropriateness going on. it's really hard for me to see kids getting beyond fcked up, i teach kids that age and it really bothers me, makes me sad. but as i said, i saw very little of that so i had an amazing day at the parade! it is always my favorite part of the weekend.

went home saturday night and crashed only to wake up super early to get to The End Up by 6-7 am. was ready for my 13 hour marathon there and loved every minute of it. i love that that place allows ins and outs, so you can go eat, refresh, etc.

i was sorry to miss so many TA's this year but not walking around that much once the floats were parked was probably part of it. i was so glad i made it over to spundae though, got to see quite a few friendly TA faces there but the music at listed always draws me back so back is where i went.

i love going to this every year, 5th time and probably one of my favorites! i love the spirit behind it and the great music and people it draws every year. thank you again for another lovely time this year SF!

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