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My Bal en Blanc experience was amazing from the minute I woke up at 6am until the minute I passed out at home Monday night.
The trip down was incredible. Great music, great weather, great company. Could not ask for more. I was so full of excitement and anticipation. The 6 hours flew by. Got into the city around 3 and had some time to explore the city. It was my second time in Montreal and never have I felt more at home somewhere. I need to seriously consider moving to Montreal. I love the overall vibe, the people are so friendly, and the city is beautiful. Went for a huge walk and to the Centre Canadien d'Architecture - thank god my admission was free as half the museum was closed off. Dinner was amazing - Montreal pizza is to DIE for.
We arrived at BEB around 10:15. I could not believe the energy buzzing around the entrance. Seeing everyone dressed in white and everything coming together was unreal. I was really impressed with how organized they were and everyone working there was really friendly. I could not believe coat check was $5.00. The whole process (for VIP) went by really fast.
Walking into the room was incredible. I could not believe how HUGE the room was. I actually thought that it was going to be two separate rooms - seeing both stages in one room was awesome. And when I thought things could get better I received one of the best surprises of my life... Jason was there! (Mr.Leno).
We went over to the house side to check out Ceaser. I enjoyed most of what I heard. Nothing to write home about but still a fun way to warm up the night. He started to loose me by the end and chase out a bunch of friends so we headed over to Infected Mushroom for their last few tracks and WTF!!!!!!????? I would rather ram needles into my eye then ever listen to them again. And I can't believe I never noticed they were under giant mushrooms lol.
There was a lot of hype for Sander. I had only seen him once before (a couple years ago) and I didn't really remember my impression of him. I really did want to give him fair chance.... but I was REALLY disappointed. I found there was no flow and it never really went anywhere. I didnt like many of the tracks and there was no 'trance magic.' I took off around 3 for a little break and to check out Guetta.
I had no idea what to expect from Guetta except for 'cheese.' I could not believe how packed the house side was compared to the trance side. Everyone really seemed to be loving it. We stayed around for 3 or 4 tracks. I found his build ups went know where but his mixing was pretty impressive. I had a hard time really getting into it, but catching him play The World is Mine was pretty awesome  Headed back for the last couple Sander tracks with only one thing on my mind... Ferry.
I am pretty sure I just experienced the happiest three hours of my life. I had seen Ferry twice before and knew I was going to be blown away... however I could have never been able to prepare myself for the epicness and magic that occurred. I have never felt more emotionally connected to music. I was so fucking happy and in love. I could not stop dancing or smiling or even have a second to put my brain together. It had the perfect combination of epic trancey uplifting moments and harder more edgey dance your ass of moments. He played harder than any other time I have seen him. And watching Jason fall in love with Ferry made me so ridiculously happy. This was by far one of the best sets I have ever heard. And people who have seen him countless times said it was the best they have ever heard him play. I heard the 3 tracks I needed to hear and sooooo much more. It scares me to say that I now have a trance DJ in my top 3.
After Ferry I was so torn apart that I needed a break. I didnt really want to listen to any more music. I knew that nothing could even come close and I just wanted to relive the moments in my head over and over again. I really wish Ferry had the 7-10 slot, I think that would have been the perfect time for his epicness. I drifted around between hall way conversations, Ana Paula, and Markus Schultz. I watched Ana Paula from the VIP area and the crowd was in a full out riot. It was a gay party like I have never seen before. I enjoyed the part that I heard. Had a bit of tribal influence and was pretty fun to dance around to. I had a hard time getting into Markus Schultz, I started to warm up to his sound but all that was on my mind was Ferry Corsten. I decided it was time to do my last round of people watching, buy my t-shirt, have a little rest and say my goodbyes. I think I left just after 10.
The car ride home can not be described in words... Ok... Ill try a few words... Almost running out of gas (and worried Jill); 43 reasons why I love Kotsy; reasons why we love everyone else; hours upon hours of laughing, howling, crackling, giggling, squealing...; the boys never accepting 'no' as an answer... Oh wow... hahaha. Thank you to you 3 for wrapping up such an amazing experience in such an epic way.
In conclusion; I do wish the line up was better but Ferry Corsten, the vibe, the experience, and the friends made this one of the best parties ever. I would not change a single moment of this trip. I went into this trip ready and willing to re-open my mind to trance. And while I did have the BEST trance moments of my life I will still remain a househead. Ferry Corsten is and will always be 'the only acceptable trance.' Thank you to all the TAs who made the trip down, you all made the party ridiculously fun. And thank you to Montreal, I can not wait to make a couple more trips down this summer <3
For 3 weeks now I have had completely amazing and magical party experiences (BEB definitely takes the gold) - I am almost afraid to party again... how will the upcoming parties even compare?
Side notes:
- I have never seen so many beautiful people in my life. How are there so many beautiful people in montreal? Why is it SOOOO much more beautiful than toronto? I really need to move to Montreal.
- I can not even begin to describe how amazing the Godskitchen Boombox is. It is a must see for every clubber. It just got better and better. I had so many 'oh my god I can not believe I am seeing this' moments.
- I love the Easter bunny
- The party vibe in Montreal is so different. I noticed this last time I was there as well. I love it.
- I could not get over the fact that there were 15,000 people there! Thats the size of some entire towns. Walking through the crowd to move from one side to the other was such a wild experience. A sea of people that never ended. All dressed in white. All having the time of their lives. Leaving the party room to see hundreds and hundreds of people fill up all the halls was unreal.
- Amazing that a TA lurker was able to pick me out of the crowd. (You were really nice, you should make the transition from Lurker to Poster )
- I would NEVER spend money for the VIP upgrade. Not worth it. While the line was almost non existent for us, the line up for regular admission was not that bad. The line up for the washroom was insane. There were only 2 stalls in the girls washroom and a line always all the way out the door. I found it much faster to use the washroom for the 'regular' folks. I looked around for a second washroom with no luck - hopefully I wasn't missing a hidden one. The VIP areas were nothing special. I found there was less room to dance at times than on the dance floor. But I did enjoy the little baggy for my coat check ticket lol.
- I really wish I had gotten a massage - but spent all my money on my shirt.
- Water and all liquids were extremely expensive...$6.00 for a water, $8.00 for a juice
- The security guards were so friendly - I really wish Toronto could follow this.
- All the guys were really nice. Didn't run into any creepers or 'touchy' guys. A nice change compared to the average Guv night.
- PEOPLE WERE NOT PUSHY!!! Wow. This was so refreshing. Everyone was really good at respecting everyones space. There was no plowing through people and people were always so apologetic if they ran into you. Even at the very front of the trance room you could always move around and dance. AMAZINGGGGG
- I did see some serious sketch (the washroom stands out for one) and some scary incidents on the dance floor - but it was not nearly as sketchy as some of the Guv parties I've attended.
- Felt really sorry for Kotsy loosing his wallet - but what a champ for being able to move on and still enjoy the party to its fullest.
- I found it really fun to be surrounded by French people. It really helped create that feeling of being in a totally different part of the world. Everyone was really nice when I asked them to speak english (one of the very few french phrases I can say). And guys with French accents are sooooo sexy.
- Time went by SOOOOOOO fast
- I can't believe this is over 
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"House music is the soundtrack to the more deviant, exciting, rebellious side of life." -Lawler
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