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Black and Blue 2008 review cont'd
So who wants to see Bal en Blanc's Tiesto gig? 
For those who have never been to any Black and Blue's, it's pretty much the same vibe as the Bal en Blanc massives, with a few key exceptions: I would say when I arrived at midnight, half the crowd was decidely straight, so it still felt like any other massive (this was my fourth B&B). All the hot girls were there so the crowd didn't seem dramatically different than say, Bal en Blanc.
However, being able to pick up my ticket rather easily at the Priape boutique the day before (with no service fees), being able to enter the massive in 30 mins, and being able to take in a real visual electronic presentation definitely sets this one apart.
Save for the crappy bathroom situation we're all familiar with at the Palais des Congres, Black and Blue was much better bang for the buck.
By the way, did any of you notice some renovations with the Palais? Also, the bathroom herding took place in another set of stairs. That threw me off. What also threw me off was some of the washroom gay sketchiness I was feeling, particularly the one guy who proceeded to stand at a urinal for what seemed like an eternity, complete with most of his ass hanging out with a g-string for everyone to see.
No wonder the stall signs said "only one person per stall." 
MUSICALLY SPEAKING
It's always a rush to walk into a massive. Miguel Graça's party opening set was pretty diverse, though I missed 70 percent of it, arriving at midnight. It didn't do a lot for me, some vocals, some minimal tech but a bit too choppy to get my dancefloor groove on. No issues.. it's just a warm up set.
IMO, David Seaman spilled a mediocre load of a set . His set was too trancey house for me, a bit commercial cheesy at times and also failed to get the dozen of us moving. I think his set ended with Sweet Dreams, similarly to that of Steve Lawler's set at Resolution. Must be a Brit thing, smirk.
Wow, thank God for Peter Rauhofer. I had nervously hyped this dj to my friends - I say nervous because I have heard that he can be up and down. But his set at Bal en Blanc 2006 was simply dancefloor orgasmic.
Tech tribal, tech house, pounding progressive house, pick your genre.. however, Rauhofer's set chugged along beautifully, and really picked up this party, finally at 4AM! This dj really focused on moving that dancefloor.
A buddy of mine, a fellow dj'iing TA also lauded Mark Anthony - and now I can see why. Anthony's set was deliciously dark, sinister, funky, vocal, percussive..all the elements that justify dancing well into the wee hours of the morning.
D-Formation. Dimas. Well, if any of you took the time to download the link I posted on here, you'd get a bit of a chuckle from his Black and Blue set: almost identical track selection, though with four hours to drop some of his magic (compared to a 90 min download), Dimas was able to put together one of the more masterful sets of the evening. I say masterful because he always seemed to know when to slow it down, when to throw in some minimal groove, when to roll in some pounding basslines and when to drop some vocals too.
Other notes: was anyone approached by a dude asking for stuff, then asking for bodybuilding tips? Is that the new narc approach?
Also, did you see the Christmas tree dude with the red bulbs? I gave him the thumbs up, that was pretty cool to see.
Miguel Graça 7/10 (again, missed 3/4 of his set though)
Peter Rauhofer 10/10
Dave Seaman 5/10
D-Formation 9/10
Mark Anthony 10/10
Vibe 8/10. Overall, 8.5/10
Please go back to Olympic next year.
In any case you BBCM guys definitely put the other org to shame 
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