[Dynagroove] Electric Daisy Carnival

Mon Jun 30 17:34:16 PDT 2008

I have to say... I went to EDC and had no idea what to expect.  I  
haven't been to an LA massive in years. I took the guy I am dating as  
he has never been to an underground/rave event. We got there around 6  
because I wanted to hear Fred Everything as I have been hearing good  
things about his sets lately. I have always been a Fred fan and will  
be. He laid down the PERFECT 6pm opening type of set.

Colette came on and the guy was antsy to walk around and see what a  
"rave" is all about. We passed by the prostiteens... and I was  
shocked. These girls still had their baby fat and were wearing  
Victor's Secret brief/panties (YES VICTOR... VICTORIA IS THE DRAG NAME  
LOL) and fishnets and a bikini top? Im sorry but what the fuck is  
that... it's pathetic to see kinda.. I mean we had fun but to dress  
all skankafied like that is just not classy and gross! The girls when  
we were raving never wore anything like that... from what I  
remember..we were back in time to hear Colette and she played very  
well. The crowd was responsive and she was setting the undertone for  
the night.

Mr. Farina came on and was just ok. I have heard better sets from him  
and I know that he can be hit or miss. I think the highlight was him  
after playing, squatting to get his CD bag and then realized he was  
drunk and fell right over LOL. It was a funny sight to see Sneak carry  
him down the stairs of the wobbly nature. Giant and Sprout. hehehe..  
Then... Ms. Thing... The one, the only, Dj Heather.

Dj Heather is Dj Heather for what she does. FUCK IT UP. From the first  
bass line drop in to the last she worked it out. She was really  
enjoying herself and you can tell. I think there was a point where a  
breakdown came on a track she has and all the sudden you hear  
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,11,12.... from Sesame Street.. then after  
that... DONE.. she snapped those kids necks in 1/2. It's so  
interesting to see a DJ who we are used to playing at a smaller venue  
play a big venue. It's fun to see how they need to adjust to the crowd.

I have to say the party was pretty much under control. The electro/ 
indie area was cool too..I personally had a good time and was going  
there expecting to be irritated with kids bumping and pushing but it  
was nothing like that even though there were so many people.

That's my two cents! Sorry I have been hiding out and havent been  
going out but just been busy in m personal life. I love and miss all  
you guys and can't wait to see you soon!

xo

Toddley

P.S. I sure did go to the giant rave party and I felt great!!!!

On Jun 30, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Jason Blakemore wrote:

> RAVING IS BACK IN FASHION???  good to know ;)
>
> i heard dj dan - loved it, moby, pvd, andy caldwell - prob my fave  
> of night,
> choo choo - no comment, etc.
>
> great night...  50k supposedly...  biggest rave ever in LA?
>
> can't wait for Jujubeats on aug 16
>
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> Jason Blakemore
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> www.JasonBlakemore.com
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> New interview:
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> http://www.pubdistrict.com/articles/jason_blakemore.php
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dynagroove-bounces at dynagroove.com
> [mailto:dynagroove-bounces at dynagroove.com] On Behalf Of
> aaron at crunk-house.com
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:28 AM
> To: dynagroove at dynagroove.com
> Subject: [Dynagroove] Electric Daisy Carnival
>
> Who else went?  What did you think?
>
> I had a friggin blast, but the time passed too quickly.  It was a  
> massive
> event on every scale; and I was impressed by the event itself.   
> Seeing the
> colisseum filled with people was a sight to see.  I didnt even go  
> down on
> the main floor because I was worried I would never make it back  
> out.  I
> just stood on the edge.  If someone has pictures, you have got to  
> see them
> to get a glimpse of how many people were at this party.  It was
> incredible.  Oh, here is one:
>
> http://photo.rukes.com/edc08/slides/edc08%20284.html
> (this is just one room of the party)
>
> In years past EDC has been sort of a gamble, but this year's was set  
> up to
> be a great time.  They had more than one ride (like 7 actually) and  
> the
> lineup had something for everyone.  It actually felt like a  
> carnival.  My
> main ish was getting in.  We had to dart and dash and hop over and  
> cut to
> get in.  If we hadnt done this, we would have been in line for over an
> hour easily.
>
> Even though he was like 45 minutes late, Armand Van Helden was  
> probably my
> favorite set.  Todd Terry worked it out like a champ, too.  I caught  
> a bit
> of Heather and Farina, but I wasnt really in the mood for the  
> "house" room
> on Saturday.  I went back for Andy Caldwell who played very electro  
> and
> was really into it.  He played a great closing set.  I missed DJ Dan  
> vs
> Donald Glaude and Moby. Boo.
>
> In case you didnt get the memo, RAVING IS BACK IN FASHION, ya'll.
>
> love,
>
> _A
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