----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually you touched on something that disturbed me greatly, the difference in crowds between Demf 1 & 2. It was the sight of such a diverse crowd after the first Demf, all enjoying themselves and digging on the music, that made it really seem like a landmark to me. That diversity seemed to be lost at the second Demf, and I'm curious as to why this was the case? Anyone have any thoughts on this? ....
i only wish i could have attended the first; i'm from seattle and didn't find out until it was financially impossible. but to me the second was very diverse; there was a lot of 'rave', but also a lot of grandma and kid and i-live-here-and-what-is-this-thing-going-on and "i flew out from denmark"... i don't know what the local view on demf is at this point and that's part of the reason i subbed to 313 again after a long absence.. i am wondering, though, if local resentment about the way the politics went down contributed in some way to a less diverse second festival? In general, I thought that there was a preponderence of ravers at the last festival who didn't necessarily know what they had even come to see. .... it's possible, but almost everyone i talked to last year was not from detroit. i met people from japan, england, amsterdam, california, florida, new york, toronto, etc.. barely anyone i had a conversation with was local and the local people i did talk to weren't ravers and had come just because they were curious about the "crazy party".. i am annoyed by confused ravers when they show up just to get high and lay all over each other, but i didn't see any of that at the demf. it might have gone on in the hotel rooms, but at the festival itself, everyone seemed really into it. as far as i am concerned, people who have no clue what the music is but love it and are freaking out about how good it is are just fine by me. ;) best way to learn is to fall in love... kim "mere language is profanity. i'd rather hum or have my soul tattooed on my tongue." - saul williams http://www.nwtekno.org & http://www.hyperreal.org/raves/nw & http://www.pulpfiction.com/rave/groovinkim . --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
