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Originally posted by AndoraStar I'd have to agree with ITIKIA, GUV is such a rat hole. But DOCKS can't compare with Guv's light show and sound system. I also hate the fact that you can't sit anywhere at the DOCKS.. By the way, I'm NEW... HELLO EVERYONE, new to the site but not to TRANCE or HOUSE. ANDORASTAR and yes I'm a chick who's into TRANCE and not R&B!

nice one.. good to have you here on the site hope you like it here .

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Originally posted by AndoraStar I'd have to agree with ITIKIA, GUV is such a rat hole. But DOCKS can't compare with Guv's light show and sound system. I also hate the fact that you can't sit anywhere at the DOCKS.. By the way, I'm NEW... HELLO EVERYONE, new to the site but not to TRANCE or HOUSE. ANDORASTAR and yes I'm a chick who's into TRANCE and not R&B!

Cool! Nice to have ya on board...
You're only the 2nd 'chick' I know now...lol...

GUV can be a Gino-sweat-box but I'm workin' out like a mad man so I don't sweat as easily, lol!

DOCKS is pretty good but it just don't have the same intimacy; seems just a bit too big.

When they held the Destiny Productions at Atlantis is was great! I didn't break out in a sweat once and then some stupid by-law that changed the venue to the Royal Palade. THAT's a rat-hole; reminds me of a lame school gym...

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Thanks for the warm welcome.

Great to find this site and see many of you into this AMAZING music. Also I have my "girl" friends into TRANCE. I think you're all just looking in the wrong places!

AndoraStar

Well, right now i would have to say that The Docks is a wicked venue for parties (not club events) because it's big, it can be transformed and there's also seperate rooms. The Guv is good when they have the huge events like Summer's End and ones like that. Better Living Centre was cool, but not good in the Winter for one reason... it was unbelievably cold in that place. So right now, Docks takes the cake for me, but i still say Toronto needs a new better and bigger venue.

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Originally posted by Durafei Yeah, as a venue I'd say Guvernment is the best. The only disadvantage is that you don't really see the DJ.

On special events. The DJ's usually spin on the stage. But yea, I hope after the renovations,they change the Booth.

Kool Haus is coming up as a good venue. On Tiesto they didnt have the Quad placed. The sound was much better on new years when they did that. Plus they also had lasers there that night.
I was very impressed.

But still, the bottom line is, there is nothing like the Guvernment!! I've heard people say that, Toronto needs a better venue. Guys, I've met so many people at the Guv from all over the world. Each and everyone has been in awe, In total amazement......

but yea, the best time for the Guv is the summers. one big reason for that is the patio......that makes a big difference. They should cover it up in the winters and make it a lounge or something. But I guess they wont do that, cause they've made it all Miami style. Will have to do a lot to change it according to reflect the winters.

I remember in November, the patio was open and it started raining!! a lot of people rushed out. I completely lost it out there. It was soo crazyyyyy

well, I guess enough of my reasoning

cheers

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Originally posted by AndoraStar Also I have my "girl" friends into TRANCE. I think you're all just looking in the wrong places![/COLOR] AndoraStar

Well then, don't be shy, by all means tell us where the "right" places are!! Oh, and BTW, welcome!

I've said it before and will say it again, the Guv's sound "system" may be great, but the "sound" is often not. It's often too distorted. For Smirnoff Experience they had it quite decently tuned, so I know it can be done. The lights are great. Not nearly enough room to dance, so overall it gets a thumbs down from me. Unfortunately, they have the money and bring all the big talent.

Yepp - the Palais is pretty ratty - it's like partying at a legion... which is not far off cause the PNS (Polich National Society) used it as a legion type hangout for about 40 years, until recently that is. That venue could be absolutely goegeous if they would restore it to its past glory. There is a lot of history and energy in that place, its too bad its so run down.

All the big venues are still there... its just that you probably won't be able to afford the 9000 required pay-duty-officers that bill out at some insanely high rate. So if you can afford to pay them its no problem... heh - but who has an extra million to pay off the man?? I can think of better things to do with it personally! There was the Unity party this summer at the BLC I believe, so these things are possible - just not the cash horses they used to be. And if you were to throw a "sensation"... the people would come. You have to market it as far away as LA.

SO what are you stuck with - lots of small undergroundish places, which hold a couple of hundred peeps, or the docks, or the guv. What we really need is someone with lots o cash to throw a trance party at The Gardens or something crazy like that...

I mean PVD at the Guv in the Fall was about ideal capacity for the Guv - you could get around, and still dance. I hate that place for big events because the put too many peeps in there and do not have appropriate throughfares to deal with traffic flow... the basically need a hall that is 30 feet wide between the guv & koolhaus. Like enough with this one way traffic BS. The guv often has far to many "no shirt wearing big tittied men macking on bigger tittied women" (paraphrased From Tribe) for my liking. I mean you can see that at the gym. They should start having parties at Bally's or somthing. LOL

But I mean the venue is only part of it - vibe sez a lot... Industry was a gross, sweatty shithole, but the vibe kicked ass, and it was a great time... the vibe has dwindled in recent times, because of things like overcrowding - you goto the latest party at the "club" with the attitude its gonna be crowded and you probably won't be able to see the sets you want to because of too many peeps being there. Obviously these clubs need to make money - but there has to be a better balance point. IMHO...

All in all I like the WAREHOUSE (aka Koolhaus), and Docks. The Palais is cool too but needs work or a huge decorating budget.

Its time for another mega club. The docks is pretty limited, but we need another Warehouse type place... big, high ceilings and basic. Let the promoter do the decorating... ramble ramble ramble....