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There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said so here's a watered down, 5-day late review 
The trip to montreal started with giving a homeless guy a hit of a joint while waiting at a red light. After a long, hazy 6 hour drive we arrived in montreal around 9, hung out at the hotel for an hour and got in line (no v.i.p. for this poor soul  ) I wish I could've made the dinner pre-meet but shit happens. Waited for an hour and 45 minutes, during which time I went to the convenient store 3 times to buy food as it'd be the last time eating for 13 hours. Probably one of the worst pre-packaged subs I've ever eaten 
Checked out the house room first off to meet up with some TAs. Caesar was playing some nice warm up tech. The perfect music to start my night off. After 45 minutes we headed to the trance room to see Infected Mushroom. My third time seeing them and it seemed pretty stale. You've seen them once, you've seen them enough. Having said that, I still enjoyed it for 15 minutes or so. The countdown to SvD was on...
Sander came on to a ridiculous intro (check the videos if you weren't there). The boombox is alive! GREAT FUCKING JEBUS CHRIST! Although we were too close to get the full experience I was still blown away. I remember being disappointed at BeB two years ago for not having lasers. I never thought I'd say this but there is something cooler than lasers  There were a tonne of great tracks through the set but the flow was lacking. Definitely wasn't a bad set, but not great either. I'm still really excited for May 1st @ Guv!
At the risk of sounding redundant, Ferry was the highlight of the fucking night! I fully expected an amazing set.. but goddamn. I think it's safe to say he went above and beyond ALL our high expectations!! FERRY FUCKING CORSTEN!!! He just pounded it for 3 hours without mercy. Not to mention the visuals on the boombox had gotten even MORE impressive. It was all out insanity at this point. The videos really do not do this event justice. Ferry closing with Rock Your Body, Rock was absolutely PERFECT. Set of the night without question.
About the time Markus came on with some slower/darker beats I realized that I had lost my wallet (or had it stolen). By this point I was in such a euphoric bubble that it barely phased me. I looked for about 10 minutes then gave up. No sense letting it ruin my night. I called the bank, canceled my cards and moved on. Ended up getting the first professional massage of my life. Definitely a memorable place for it. Completely worth the $20 for anyone that didn't get one. Spent some quality time soaking up the sketch in the hallways afterwards. +1 to everyone who talked about the bathroom sketch. Decided to dance my way back to Markus to discover him dropping huge bombs now. Highlight of the set - NOTHING BUT YOU!! OMG! Pretty dope remix too.
I liked Sied when he played vola but wasn't sure what to expect from a closing set starting at 10am. Everyone that went home TOTALLY missed out. And the runner up for set of the night goes to...! Words cannot describe how much Sied fucking rocked it. I wished I wasn't almost out of memory on my camera or I would've taken so many more videos. Can we please book him at guv asap?? I want more big room SvR!! Closed down beb with only 3 remaining survivors. Justin, Veronica & Jason. Even before I left Toronto I knew there was no way in hell I was not closing it down. Totally expected more people to be there till the end but a small group to round things out is always special.
The trip home was more than likely the funniest fucking laugh fest of my life. Non-stop laughs with Tara, Jill and Jason for 7 hours. I will never forget that car ride  I still wish we ran out of gas. You would've loved it in the long run, jill! can't wait to watch the video!
random:
- this party wouldn't have been NEARLY as good without the huge group of friends that made the trek
- the boombox is easily one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my life.
- I really need to learn french
- I should've bought a soother for the 17y/o in me
- capturing veronica and nada destroy the dance floor during ferry's set is one of the best impromptu decisions I made all night
- the only thing I'm sad I missed from the house room is 'the world is mine'
- oz wins the gold medal for... being fucking hysterical. can I post the pictures?? you were all tangled in those damn balloons 
- I wore completely white shoes, pants, shirt, hat, sunglasses and sported an almost entirely white phone  my lost wallet was black
- they need to sell proper food like hot dogs and hamburgers. why is this such a ridiculous concept for a 14.5 hour event??
- the crowd in montreal is amazing. they aren't pushy, drunk bastards and you never have a problem finding enough room to dance whether you're up at the front or near the back (might have been a different case in the house room)
The Final 4 @ Noon
VIDEOS: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...6&forumid=12&s=
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Last edited by kotsy on Apr-09-2010 at 05:47
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