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Doc Martin , desert rave, during LA riots???
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| Seakr |
this is an taken from the booklet of Global Underground 019 John Digweed Los Angeles (awesome deep tribal btw:disbelief )
"In 1994 a young black man called Rodney King was secretly videoed being beaten up by police and LA exploded into riots. Martial law was declared. On the night LA collapsed into anarchy, Doc Martin threw a rave in the desert. The curfew meant only 60 people turned up though the sound bounced around for miles. At dawn eight police helicopters landed to break up the party. "LA died after that for about three years," Doc says, "At that time cops would pull a gun on you in the streets. It took a long time to settle down."
does anyone know anymore about this, or was anyone living in LA during this time? i wanna know more but cant find anything else on the net. |
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| tribu |
I think it was all very cool.
as for being there, the word, 'indescribable' comes to mind (assuming it happened) |
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| Orbital32 |
| well let me see. Firefighters were getting shot at, the sky looked like god took a dump in the air, and alot of businesses where destroyed. Somehow how techno didn't really come to mind at that time for me. |
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| Radagast |
| Christ 019 bores me to tears. |
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| tjpatel |
| the LA riots where in 1992 not 1994 |
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| tjpatel |
The Los Angeles Riots began April 29, 1992. The riots, which were sparked by the not-guilty verdict of four police officers who assaulted Rodney King, lasted for 6 days.
After stopping Mr. King, they used excessive force to apprehend him which was clearly shown in the video tape. George Holiday, the camera man, spread the video tape to a local television station which broadcast it to the L.A. area. The verdict was handed down April 29, 1992; riot ensued. Over 40 dead, 2,000 injured and over 1 billion dollars in property damage was the result of the 6 day riot.
This is a perfect example of a mob mentality. Instead of people realizing that violence will not solve their problem, they follow the lead of other people and loot, start fires, and even kill in some cases. |
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| Floorfiller |
| my family moved away from LA after the riots. i remember that and the stores getting looted and everything. crazy i tell you :wtf: |
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| tjpatel |
| so where in LA did u live |
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| mentalbarter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Radagast
Christ 019 bores me to tears. |
:p
019 is one of my favs |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by tjpatel
so where in LA did u live |
sylmar... |
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| tjpatel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
sylmar... |
yeah i would move to if i lived in sylmar:D |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by tjpatel
yeah i would move to if i lived in sylmar:D |
hahahaha...
i don't remember real well since i was pretty young and it was oh...a DECADE ago hehehe, but didn't rodney king get assaulted on the 210? i was in california this summer and we were driving down the 210 enroute to ontario airport and we were driving pass the old neighborhood and my mom's telling my little brother about rodney king and stuff because he was pretty young and didn't remember.
so where in LA are you from? |
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