From dstone@Mines.EDU Sun Oct 11 18:48:57 1998
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:28:53 -0600 (MDT)
From: Stone <dstone@Mines.EDU>
To: mtn-raves <mtn-raves@hyperreal.org>
Subject: [mtn-raves] The Sound of Bacon Sizzling...

Gotta give some mad props to the Zoop kids for all the work they did to
make a party happen last nite in Rapid City.  Showed up at the first
location a little after nine, almost ran over a cop standing in the road
wearing all black.  The only reason I saw him was cuz he had "POLICE" in
big white letters on his shirt.  If I had known what they were up to I
wouldn't have risked a fishtail on gravel to miss him.  Anyway, the Zoop
kids had the last laugh.  They moved the party to another location.  They
burned the man so to speak...  

Props:

Dave Ambient's 5 AM drum n bass set.  I'm not too big on that genre
usually, but he just went off!

Nate's electro set.  Didn't hear a single mistake and I was watching and
listening very carefully for most of his set, trying to figure out HOW DO
YOU SPIN LIKE THAT?!?  Like Nate...  If I could be like Nate...

Joey for throwing something different.  I like surprises.  No diva house
from joey last nite...

DMX for scratchin' and other crazy trix like no one else can...

Ryan for throwing gobs and gobs of really hard trance at +8.  It would
have been really fast at -4.  Needless to say my legs felt like jello
after about 20 minutes.

The Rapid City cops (as opposed to the state and, rumor has it, federal
types who crashed the first location).  They showed up at about 6 am, the
conversation went something like "is there any alcohol here?", "no", "can
you turn it down a little?", "sure", and then they took a quick look
around and left.

Ethan for the usual.  

James for being James (you always make me smile bro).  

Tan Swan- glad I finally met you!

Heather E- quote of the nite:  "I'm wearing fuzzy pants because I like
when people pet me."

S. for offering to help me tag cop cars with the 4th ammendment:  "The
right of the people to be secure in their persons, properties, effects,
and papers from unreasonable search and seizure shall not be infringed."
Kinda long, I'd prolly have to make it wrap all the way around the car.
Anyone know where I can find some unattended police cars?

Everyone who was there...  I worked the door for several hours and
everyone coming in was so friendly.

The Zoop kids for overcoming so much adversity.  Most promoters would have
called it quits after the first location developed a severe pig
infestation.  

Evie (a new member of the list) and Colette for putting up with me for the
14 hr drive.

Evie for a really phat back rub during Nate's set.  That + some orange
juice equalled me somehow managing to stay on the dancefloor the rest of
the nite.

The 2 other kids who were groovin' with me during Dave's set.  I was so
tired I could barely stand up at that point, but Dave's set was so so so
so dope, I wasn't about to sit down.

All the nice kids I met last nite.  A couple of the SD & Minneapolis kids
came up and introduced themselves and when I went to shake their hands
they were like, "We give hugs around here."  Lots of way way way friendly
people.  

I was really impressed with the way you guys bounced back.  I thought for
sure I was gonna have to turn around and go right back to Denver, but you
guys really came through in a BIG way.  You guys have way more integrity
and guts than most of the Denver promoters I'm used to dealing with.

peace.love.unity.respect

-420dave