I was also exposed to this disappointing incident. While Rose was trying her hardest to revive "Joe" I went up front to inform a promoter of the situation.
The promoters weren't much help, I am sure they were scared but I was sorely disappointed in their solution to the problem. Dragging "Joe" around on the ground and forcing water down his throat (which could have caused him to choke on his tongue) were all desperate efforts and it was disgusting to hear people say that they were going to take him upstairs (how the hell were they going to do that? At the Half-pipe venue, the upstairs is accessed by stairs so steep they could be considered a ladder) because that solution was a meager attempt to hide "Joe" to keep the party going. Why must we keep the party going? To preserve what: The crew's name? The feel-good vibe and fun for everyone else? To make sure everyone on the line-up got to spin? Irregardless of "Joe's" lack of personal responsibility, when something like this happens its clear what is really involved in the current state of the scene. I am saddened, and disappointed by the reaction to of those that considered "Joe" a friend and the promoters that were involved in creating a party atmosphere that encourages its party-goers to indulge in chemicals to the extent that an individual can lose his motor function and be considered as someone who is "just" in a k-hole or "just" rolling hard. I don't think I am trippin because I have seen people on the brink of death before and when I looked at "Joe," when I looked at his eyes, there was something missing and it wasn't just his sobriety. This incident reminds me of an event just a year ago I was partying with a friend and when he had a seizure in my arms, my five-year friendship with him passed before my eyes. When he came-too, he didn't understand why I was so startled and concerned for him. To this day he still refers to the incident as "just" a seizure and his involvement and dependence on drugs hasn't changed much. I don't really hang with that friend as much as I used to because I have changed and he hasn't. That incident helped me to wake up and realize that despite the happy feelings and sense of euphoria chemical substances are harmful to our bodies and for most of us it is going to take our own, personal overdose experience to wake up. When it comes to drugs, we all hit the overdose point. For some of us, it�s a social overdose when we take that step back and look at our self-indulgences with parental disgust, but for others, who lack the self confidence and are incapable of taking that step away to let go of their indulgent lives because those are the people that fall down so hard that they wake up on a hospital bed due to physical overdose. For these people like "Joe" and I know there are plenty out there, I realize that to you, partying is more about sharing the drug-use than it is about sharing the friendships. This is sad. I feel sorry for you and I hope that in your drug experimentations you find the courage to discover that there are good people out there and you can be a good person too and enjoy your life with out giving into your overly self-destructive indulgences. -peace Ant ___________________________________________________________________ The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/
