This list is about Detroit techno, not about Detroit. The whole point of a mailing list is that it brings together people with shared interests from across the world, and allows the community to stretch beyond the walls of one city. Whilst I agree that it'd be great to have a party in Detroit, that's not for us to organise - we live in London, and as Toby says it's not realistic to transport everyone who's into Detroit techno out to its birthplace. And even if it were, I think that's besides the point - it's the music which has brought us together, not the piece of land from where it originated. Ideally of course, there should be parties to celebrate worldwide, but that's not something we can sort out. Nobody's saying this is an official, exclusive 313 celebration - no-one can own or lay claim to the list other than Hyperreal. But many people in London believe this is something worth celebrating, and intend to do so.
If people in Detroit and elsewhere feel the same way, then they should do it. But saying that this can ONLY be celebrated in Detroit completely goes against the entire meaning of a global community to me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Frith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Klaas-Jan Jongsma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Brendan Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 3:36 PM Subject: RE: (313) 313 Tenth Anniversary Party Well, naturally this would seem to be the case. But with just over a month to go, nothing's been done about it, and many people who have met each other through 313 shouldn't have to travel to Detroit to celebrate this fact, especially when it's 4000 miles away. -----Original Message----- From: Klaas-Jan Jongsma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 August 2004 15:34 To: Brendan Nelson Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) 313 Tenth Anniversary Party I think that London is not the place for a 10 years of [313] party. This list is about Detroit techno, so a 10 years of [313] should be held in Detroit and not in London, Amsterdam, Berlin whatever city. We had 5 years of [313] at Science in Detroit. I recon it shouldn't be to hard to throw a party in Detroit about this? KJ On Monday, August 02, 2004, at 03:52PM, Brendan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Back in September 1994, when there wasn't much to the internet apart from Usenet and email, the mailing lists run from hyperreal.org were pretty much the only way to gather information about the world of electronic music. And when 313 was launched in that month, it became the only internet resource dedicated to discussing Detroit techno, the music it was influenced by, and the music it went on to influence. > >Ten years on, and everything has changed. There are now a tonne of forums, mailing lists, newsgroups, blogs and websites covering "our" music; but, although it's had its detractors over the years, the 313 list has managed to survive, bringing together hundreds of like-minded individuals across the world. > >The first ever post to 313 - from Morgan Geist, in fact - was on 30th September 1994, and so we're holding a party to celebrate on Saturday 18th September 2004. The party will be held at Public Life, in London's Spitalfields district - a venue that many of you will already be familiar with! > >DJs on the night have yet to be confirmed, so if you're up for doing a set send me an email. And if you have any ideas which might help us make the night a bit special, then let me know. > >In Morgan's first post, he said "hope 313 thrives" - I think we can safely say that it has! > >Brendan > > kj at technotourist dot org
