Aria was packed at 10am for Acquaviva/Carter/Lawler.
800~1000 people were still on dancefloor at that time!!
Barbara was even there for most of the night.... Skipper u missed it
Dec-01-2003 02:33
Skipper
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by ZinG
Aria was packed at 10am for Acquaviva/Carter/Lawler.
800~1000 people were still on dancefloor at that time!!
Barbara was even there for most of the night.... Skipper u missed it
haha
We thought about going back but were too exhausted!!
Nice meeting you on Friday
Dec-01-2003 04:08
brunette
viaggiatore
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Europe
quote:
Originally posted by LoCa
I know recently here we had an incident where a kid ripped one of his eyes out because "there were rats inside his head"
I don't think I've ever heard anything more disturbing... errrrr
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Dec-01-2003 04:17
malek
drinks your milkshake!
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Montréal
quote:
Originally posted by discojoe
happened upstaires.
upstairs = hip hop room
'nuff said
It’s unfortunate this had to happen no matter what the circumstances were surrounding the death.
What is also unfortunate is how this will further affect the publics perception about after hours clubs, drug use and alike. This individual could have overdosed at home and no one would have thought twice about it, but because it was at a club peoples opinion will be much different.
Dec-01-2003 04:30
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
quote:
Originally posted by Redeye
Peter Gatien
For those who didn't know: Peter Gatien is a Canadian.
Dark Dirty Tech Tribal. | Hands in air (trance) and feet on the floor (house).
Dec-01-2003 15:38
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Worried......
This type of thing happening is never good for a scene. Events such as these bring unneeded attention by the media and authorities - who love nothing more than to sensationalize the story and demonize the electronic dance music scene as drug abusing zombies (it's 11pm and do you know where your kids are?).
The same thing happened a few years ago when that guy died at a rave (held in an underground parking garage). The end result = no more big raves in Toronto (and none on city property). Imagine if the one of the clubs in Toronto had something like this happen back then - the Fantino police state would probably have shut down the club too.
Lets hope the result of the investigation into this event doesn't impact Aria or any other of the clubs in Montreal. And most of all - lets hope it doesn't re-spark the debate into dance music/party drugs/etc (which may then trickle back into Toronto).
I am worried about the consequences of this. We all know that it's been a relatively quiet period for the scene in terms of negative press - and I'm sure the authorities are just waiting for an excuse to clamp down, raid parties and shut down events.
Lets keep our fingers crossed that it gets sorted out quickly and then the calm returns (with no repercussions for our hobby).
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Dec-01-2003 16:36
Skipper
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2002
Location:
I believe Montreal has been going through some changes in the last six months with respect to the amount of negative attention the after-hours scene is getting. I recall there being a bill that was in development to shut down or restrict the after hours or something...perhaps someone from the Mtl forum could better explain what I'm talking about. I can't remember all of the details.
However, Aria has never come across to me as the main culprit of this sort of thing...like, Stereo was open until midnight on Sunday. That's almost 24 hours of partying. In the middle of a residential neighborhood. I can admit that after-hours partying in itself can be considered excess by outsiders, but to me, keeping a club open for almost 24 hours IS excessive, period.
Dec-01-2003 22:10
sohaness
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Toronto / S. Korea
^ not when you have david morales and frankie knuckles working the decks!
it was morales' last party at stereo anyway, so i guess he wanted to go out with a bang!
steve.
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Dec-01-2003 22:15
Skipper
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by sohaness
^ not when you have david morales and frankie knuckles working the decks!
it was morales' last party at stereo anyway, so i guess he wanted to go out with a bang!
steve.
Saturday night was? Hrm, didn't know that.
Dec-01-2003 22:24
sohaness
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Toronto / S. Korea
yup there were all these rumours of it being his last night, and apparently it was made official during the party.
there is also a new afterhours opening in montreal called 'gravity'. it's angel moraes' club - this is the same guy that originally built the system at stereo. if the sound at stereo is any indication, this new place should be phenomenal!
looks like the montreal afterhours scene is pretty healthy at the moment.
steve.
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Dec-01-2003 22:30
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
quote:
Originally posted by Skipper
keeping a club open for almost 24 hours IS excessive, period.
Lol.. When I was in NYC over Halloween - Sound Factory was open from 10pm Friday until 10am Monday - non stop. People were ordering in food. It was unlike anything I have ever seen.
