Thanks: First off, I'd like to thank everybody who came to the party. You are the reason this party went so well. It wasn't the venue (square dancers next door?!?). It wasn't the sound (daaamn I wanted EVEN MORE BASS!). It wasn't even the visuals (Although I think we did very well considering our budget. Special thanks to everyone who contributed!!!). It was the PEOPLE and their unrelenting thirst for FUN! Thanx to everyone who kept the dance floor alive last night...

Crowd: We didn't have as large a crowd as we expected, but I guess that's the way it goes sometimes. We actually had more people at "Legoland" than at "Won't You Be My Neighbor". I think the reason behind this is that at Legoland, people from every click showed up. Not only did we have the Ravers and the occasional Gothics, we also had the Preps, the Jocks, the Punks, and the Wigs. Hell, we even had a few Cowboys show up!!! Not only that, but we had a lot of people come who thought that Legoland was just going to be a big beer party. At Legoland, a lot of party-seekers came, decided that they weren't into our type of party, and then left. We didn't have as much of that at "Won't You Be My Neighbor" because the people in the Rapid City area knew a little more of what to expect, so we got more of the people who like raving, and less of the people who don't. (Cool. We've got a following. Hopefully, they will bring their friends, and their friends will bring their friends...) One aspect that was really cool was that at 6am at "Won't you be my neighbor" we had more people dancing than at 4am at "Legoland." So even though this party was smaller in numbers, it was bigger in vibe. NICE!!!

What the hell?: During the night, people started smelling something fowl. What the hell was that? We started running around, trying to find the source of the gas-rotten egg smell. Who farted? No one. Did the smell come from the bathrooms? Nope. After some investigation, the source of the odor was traced to a gas leak in a pipe going to one of the heaters in the room (the one next to the smoking area!) We shut off the valve, and cured the problem. My appologies to anyone who had to breate the shit.

What the hell2?: When the party was over and the lights were turned on, we noticed that everything was covered with this orange-brown dust. What the hell was that? Dust from the fog machine? Nope. Dirt that fell off of people? Umm, I don't think so. After lots of thought, the obvious came to me. We literally shook the insulation out of the ceiling last night!! Now that's interesting. Once again, my appologies to anyone who had to breathe the shit.

What the hell3?: The strangeist things disappeared last night! They are, in order of value: 1) One of the KTEQ bass bins. (I guess it didn't disappear-- It just blew up.) 2) DJ Ishe's headphones. Where the hell did they go? 3) A cover for one of my Grundorf cases. This is just wierd. Of all the unlikely things to disappear... 4) A toggle switch on Brian's mixer. I can guess how it fell off, but as for where it ended up, I have no idea. 5) A cinder block! How the hell do you lose one of those? That's just bizare.

Profit: We didn't bring in as much as we planned due to the shortage of bodies. (Actually, after all bills are paid-- Net Profit: about $150.00, IF we get the venue deposit back). Is this a bad thing? Absolutly not! It just wasn't as good of a thing as we were planning on. Does this mean that the next party will suck? Absolutly not! If the next one is indoors, it'll be of similar or better quality than this one. If the next one is outdoors (which it most likely will be), it'll be absolutely phat and very, very fun.

Meeting People: I got to meet a few people, but I didn't really get to know anybody. Before the event, I was running in circles trying to get the sound going right. During the event, my deaf ears couldn't sort people's voices from the music in the room. And at the afterparty, I was all tired and retarted from being awake for so long. Yeah, I know some people can operate fine after 24 hours of being awake, but I must be a light-weight or something... ;-) For those of you who are going to the castle party, look for the campsite with the 'ZOOP' flag. We can't wait to see you!

Okay, I guess I shouldn't make a novel out of this. I'll stop typing now.

See Ya Later, Jay Carlson -- jpc2125@silver.sdsmt.edu -- Zoop Productions -- Rapid City, SD