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| quote: | Originally posted by disko-kandi
U MAKE THE PARTY FOR YOURSELF! be grateful for what u've got! we're way too sploiled!  |
And that right there is the attitude, down to a tee, which I simply can't identify with at all. I'm not meaning to pick on you in particular, Silke, and I'm sorry if it sounds like that - the fact is, that first sentence has long been a buzz phrase on TA and it took me a while to figure out exactly what it means to me.
I'm sure you mean that in the best possible way, but in the end, the implication behind them is "XYZ club is infallible, therefore if you didn't have a good time then the problem must have been *you*." Well, the people who think that are entitled to their opinions, and I'm glad they had a good time. But when it comes time to decide who I want to hang out with, it's not likely to be the eternally wide-eyed keener ("Ohmygosh, the club is so awesome and it's FERRY!!! We have to stay and dance all night no matter how crowded and smokey and ridiculously loud it is!") any moreso than it is the relentless pessimist ("OMG WTF, DID YOU HEAR THAT? THE RECORD SKIPPED FOR A NANOSECOND!"). It's going to be someone in between, who has fun on a good night but isn't afraid to admit when they're just having a shit time, and most of all, isn't afraid to call it quits when it's just not worth staying 'til the end. Worst thing is when I'm somewhere with a friend and he insists on staying 'til the bitter end and just won't leave. Sometimes, I just wanna go home, and I'd rather not have to deal with the "what the hell is wrong with you?" attitude.
Why are we spoiled? What is sooooooooo special about the fancy lasers and the high-priced DJs? Sure, it amazed me the first few times when I was a virgin to the scene, but I'm long past that stage. Honestly, I think we have every right to "take the Guv for granted" because the club totally, totally takes its patrons and its crowd for granted. Of course every club is in business for the money, but a lot of the time I think I'd actually rather spend my time with a few good friends at a small club that KNOWS it HAS to please its patrons in order to turn a profit.
True, I love to party with the TA crew, but no matter how many TAs are present it's just not a good night for me unless I've got room to breathe (and relatively clean air for the same purpose). Why force myself to have a good time? The crowd is the whole point of going out to a club, otherwise I might as well just stay home and listen to the same tunes. TOTAs are great but when I'm blind from the smoke and deaf from the music and suffocating from the sweaty bodies, the TOTA presence doesn't help too much.
But, like I said, that's just my opinion, and you're all entitled to yours. Although I think there are quite a few people on here who know what I'm talking about but just don't want to speak up, because they'll be labelled vibe-killers and party-poopers. But just so you know, you aren't alone.
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My party schedule:
2009-02-21 - DJ Attention @ I'm So Popular
2009-06-18 - DJ Annoying @ People Need To Know Where I'll Be
2012-11-32 - DJ Insufferable ɸ Or At Least the Stalkers I Complain About
2048-06-66 - Spastic & Whocares ¶ Although I'm Actually Flattered
9999-45-81 - Tweaker Gimp ☼ I Probably Won't Even Go To This But I Have To Make Sure I Fill Up All The Available Space Here
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