Heh... these types of parties can go many different ways. Not sure if anyone's familar with the Globe Theatre when they were open, but I remember attending that venue somewhat frequently when I was younger (even went to their first opening night feat. Spacemen)... with the right music and right crowd, it's a *very* fun experience that's more focused on the party kids... I loosely use the word "raver" or "raves" due to the misconception behind it.

What sucks though, is as time passed by, the Globe become more and more trashy and people saw it as a haven for their drug abuse. Don't get me wrong, I don't see an issue with drug use (to an extent) at a party but when the prime focus of going to a party for some people is to abuse drugs to the maximum effect, it becomes quite trashy. E-tards picking each other around or gathering in puddles on the dance floor always irked me. Taking a roll and enchaning your experience while enjoying the music and dancing is one thing... taking a roll and drowing yourself in its euphoria by turning into a numb idiot is another... kinda get what I'm saying?

Also, you gotta gather the right crowd of people for these types of parties. The usual people who goto a house party to get drunk and listen to hip hop or the usual club goers who enjoy booty-dance'n and waving a cup of liquor in the air while bobbing their heads up 'n down usually don't enjoy or aprpeciate the different style and vibe that a "rave" brings... it's a night 'n day difference. A lot of people don't like to dance, are too shy to, or don't know how to. When a lot of these types of ppl goto an event like this, you get an empty dance floor and a shitty vibe. There also are those people who pick up a pair of glowsticks and think there's no art or form in dancing with them... instead, waving them around like an idiot... which pisses me off since it's like unintentionally making fun of people who actually do dance with sticks or lights.

I dunno where I'm exactly going with this post, lol, except for griping 'bout my experiences. I've been going to parties (or "raves") for 'bout 6yrs now and have seen it all. Gather the right people, get the right equipment, play the right music, and produce the right vibe and you can't ask for a better experience... sober or not. If you plan out an event, let me know if you want some help... I still chill with some party kids or "ravers"...

oh, and btw, the Masquerade is fk'n terrible... never stepped foot into that event again since I saw BT there years ago play live without tables (which by the way, he's comming to Atlanta in a few weeks).