Not all ravers are hippies. After attending 35 raves, possibly more, mostly in Colorado, I know for a fact that there is a diverse crowd at every party. Some of the best memories and experiences that I have had so far have been at parties. Where else can you stay up all night and morning, with hundreds to thousands of people, kick ass DJ’s from all over the world, see people with all different kinds of “real” dance styles? Maybe at an after hours club which mostly contain of gay clubs or house parties in which the DJ cant even match his beats, and the house is not big enough to fit 100 people in it.
Out of all the parties that I have been to, never once has the party been broken up by the SWAT. I mean really. I think that maybe I have been to 5 or 6 raves where the police have broken up the rave due to over pushing the capacity of a particular venue. Apparently Utah does not know how to through a rave.
On the whole drugs thing? Come on, anyone who knows about raves knows that there will ALWAYS be drugs at the party. I don’t see how different it is compared to a concert or sports event where there are drugs all around you. The difference that I see in a rave in regards to drugs is that fact that a rave is popular for it’s dominate drug of Ecstasy. If you are at a certain event, and you have done hard drugs or still do it is always easy to point out who is messed up on something. If you have never consumed a hard drug
(Note: weed is not a hard drug), then you would mildly if not at all notice if the person next to you is drunk or drugged up at a concert, party, or event or anywhere for that matter.
When there are a large number of people in one area there will always be the idiots who bring the weapons, the anger, or the stupidity. This does not just apply to raves. I have been at Talladega Super Speedway in Alabama with a huge tailgating party and a bunch of rednecks with their guns, drugs and bad tempers. Give anyone the right amount of drugs or alcohol and see what happens.
Ah, of course the weapon issue. Again, I would like to know if every entertainment event, night club, or pretty much everywhere you go, is completely weapon free. I doubt anywhere is like that. Then again narrow-mindedness runs in most parts of Utah.
I still love all genres of techno. I don’t go to raves anymore, and I have not for about 2 years now. But, I still will forever love the dancing, the people, and the music. That is why people go to see their favorite musician play at a concert, or go to a game and watch your favorite player live and get a rush of excitement. Well I enjoy the beats, the diversity and of course the party.
