Y'all are not seeing the throngs of boring techno tourists like myself, who may not have been quite as eye-catching as the neon-loving kindergartners roving the area. Or the amazingly wicked dancing that Denise Dalphond was doing at virtually every stage - maybe her tshirt and shorts weren't photo-worthy, but her moves certainly were.
Once you get to a certain age and you're in it for the music and not the attention/other things *cough - youknowwhatImean - cough* then you know better than to go out to a festival in just your panties with 50 bags full of props to carry around during the daytime. There was everything there - dudes who looked like they'd teleported from a pub in the UK, other DJs from varying nationalities, non-caucasians, the elderly, children in strollers. 99,000+ people means variety; some just weren't as eye-poppingly visually striking as some of the folks on the RA pages are and therefore went undocumented. I seriously wondered how half the more, uh, interesting (and fluffily attired) attendants were managing the toilets, but was too busy chasing beats to ask. That said, I passed one girl in a neon bikini and rave boot-sock-thingies who was crying about how wet and gross her ankles were when it started to pour and busted out laughing - along with, unfortunately, about 10 dude-bros in polo shirts who were right behind me. This is the first time I've noticed a massive "bro" contingent and the festival; it seems that they've co-opted the culture and are starting to outnumber the Kandi Kids, Gravers and old-schoolers I usually see there. Disclaimer: this is my 6th festival, so not sure what it was like before 2005. Also, I'm a white girl. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Diego Simak <diego.si...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm outside US > I never went to DEMF/Movement but I have the same feeling that you > expressed below > I don't know if somebody (thats been there) can put some comments about this? > > 2011/6/3 kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com>: > > lookit the white people! I'm sorry i missed the festival but man, > > when did it turn into candy raver/shirtless meathead heaven? > > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Diego Simak <diego.si...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Check it out > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: RA Photos <ra...@residentadvisor.net> > >> Date: 2011/6/3 > >> Subject: Movement Detroit 2011 - Day 3 > >> To: diego.si...@gmail.com > >> > >> > >> Hey diegosimak, > >> > >> The photo gallery from Movement Detroit 2011 - Day 3 is now online. > >> > >> Click below to view the gallery; > >> http://www.residentadvisor.net/photo-gallery.aspx?set=17357 > >> > >
