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Re: Armin was amazing!
| quote: | Originally posted by Treska
I don't really understand why people would come on here and complain about not being able to get to the front because of tall and fat people. I got there late...just as Armin got on the stage, and it was fine. Sure, there wasn't a lot of room because it was so overcrowded, but it was easy enough to get near the front if that's where you wanted to be. I couldn't care less about the people around me and what they looked like or if they were polite, I wasn't there for them. Toughin' up.
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while its true one should 'toughin' up, for those that have been going to 'trance' events in Vancouver over the past 5 years (maybe longer, maybe shorter), there has been of late a significant change in the crowd over the last 2 years. I can remember things at Viva when Danny ran things there, and PLUSH when it first 're-opened' and Marty and Adam were hauling big names in there. The crowds weren't as big, venues weren't overcrowded like they have been of late, but when they were pretty packed (I remember the first time Harding came to Vancouver when he was still relatively a nobody - Viva was PACKED) the crowds were different at these events. You'd often see the same faces at different venues, and while no one knew or really seemed to care about getting to know each other, there was a level of respect. You were respectful enough of your neighbor while still managing to have an all out great time.
Then about a year or slightly more ago I remember going to see Corsten somewhere, and getting elbowed in the face, the other guy didn't even notice or care. I had to practically shove 250 lb sweat stained and soaked drunken beheamouths far enough apart just so I can fit my girlfriend in beside me so we could stand there like sardines in the middle of what seemed like a mosh pit.
I've heard (not witnessed) stories about bouncers shoving people off stages and being indifferent to drunk people who should be carefully escorted to cabs, instead they're left to stumble face first into pillars or get thrown by the scurff of their neck into the pavement. I myself, while trying to hand a CDR to Bo when I saw Filo & Peri got grabbed by the neck and shoved towards the door and had to slip Elena the CD.
It's like a total reversal, how things are done and managed, the level of mutual respect in crowds, some of the promotional groups are starting to take more noticeable heat for their growing number of mistakes (from no-shows at summer events to the 'ticket fiasco' over Doom's Night) and it seems the number of complaints about events is starting to grow beyond the typical and almost ignorable comments relating to line-ups. I barely read these forums these days, and when I do I skim through the events here and there to get a feel for how everyone here is enjoying the events/clubs/crowds/djs/shows and I'm seeing more 'sluts' 'weed' 'pushing/shoving' and less 'the show was flawless, i had a blast'. There's still a lot of positive comments, but like Krys here, while sometimes I've had a legitimate excuse for not showing up at an event (like Ton TB I had that horrible stomach flu), for others I start falsly relating trance events to top 40 friday nights. The last three times over the past year I've been dragged to a club (a friend's birthday party the usual case), I ALWAYS witness some drunken fight between two people or two groups over some trivial crap. It's something that happens, and you deal, but it puts a damper on the vibe.
Meh I could go on but I've probably already embarassed myself enough. Hopefully I haven't made too much of an ass of myself (although I'm good at that since I am one). As well, don't let anyone think that I think poorly of all trance events and all people and all crowds, in fact almost every event I've been to has overall been a positive experience and I really hope I can find myself at another one someday soon in 2007!
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Progressive Transmission on Party107.com every Wed @ 5pm PST (8pm EST / 1am GMT)
Pacific Coast Frequencies on Danceradioglobal.com - trance every 1st Tues @ 4pm PST (7pm EST / 12midnight GMT)
Upcoming Gigs: none scheduled
Past gigs:
Phoenix Echo Aug 8th, 2009,
Believe @ Redroom, Feb and May 2009
Gareth Emery Boat Party - Aug 8th, 2008
Phoenix Outdoor Party - Aug 16th, 2008
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