Originally posted by SKUNKINGTON...

it sounds like it would be a shitload of fun. good times, good times

A rave dance-a-thon: an event where people dance and enjoy music, show moves and styles if they would like, dancers could share their chorographies. It would be a dance competition for a good cause.

Originally posted by MORPHINE...

in each one of the following quoted sentences or phrases you simultaneously downplay media coverage and at the same time you "up-play" it:

"It's goal would not need to be to inform outsiders. It would be just give a certain edge to the scene. I mean dancing and playing music for a "good cause". It's focus would be more on the dancing. "

"I was looking up dance/dancing and rave, trance, techno on the web and there was hardly any media on rave/techno/house/trance dancing. I think the dance scene vis a vis rave music is incredible and I think there ought to be more focus on it. "

"Well, I'm not even the one who brought the coverage thing first of all. Second of all, coverage could be a good thing"

"But the minute you have a party wether the media is invited or it's just the local hoodlums, one can get coverage.

Coverage can be a good thing. Mass media coverage I think i am alsways sceptical about. Since they tend to add their biases. "

this is called vacillation and it is typically not the hallmark of a sound argument.

you also seem to have this passive-aggressive attitude going on at times, which can be seen here:

"Yeah, I dig you. That's why I figure that anyone who resists my ideas to focus on the dancing are DJ's.

Kill all dj's... let the dancers have the room.

Just kidding , of course or did you think I was that stupid or naive.

Peace."

and here:

There's nothing like praise to brighten my day. I much prefer the sun, however.

Keep shining.. maybe one day you'll burn out.
Peace, love and happiness....
I'm just playing with you like a clitoris. "

i suggest that if you can't carry on your end of an argument without throwing insults around at people who do not agree with you, then maybe you shouldnt make threads wherein you ask people what they think of your idea(s).

and if i can ask you to humour me for a minute here, i'd like to know how you would have all this trance music played at your dance-a-thon if all dj's were to be killed? would you cue up some tracks on fucking winamp?

Originally posted by TOLTECH...

Originally posted by PoiSoNeD CaNdY...

No one goes to a rave just to stand and watch the DJ.

that's not entirely true....some people do just that....not the majority but prolly more than u think.....we call them trainspotters

Originally posted by SKUNKINGTON...

it sounds like it would be a shitload of fun. good times, good times

Originally posted by ::PIXELIZED::...

Cinderella Soul :

1. I'm convinced a dance-a-thon would not generate enough revenues as a fundraiser. If that's the purpose.

Why are you convinced?

2. If revenue is not the idea, I don't see the need to coin it a "dance-a-thon", honestly. It's just a regular rave/party. Nothing groundbreaking I'm afraid. You may just be labeling it wrong, I dunno.

I think I may have labeled it wrong. I chose dance-a-thon quickly to write out the post. Ideally, I would like it to be an event where people could share their passion, in this case ,dancing, which could include showing moves and styl,e and/or choreographies.

3. Yes I care about the scene and its people. No, make that CARED cause it has gone to waste after I've witnessed it bloom, live and wither into a very slow self-destructive death, the equivalent of having 5 high partygoers stepping and kicking on it if I follow the flower meta(mphetamine)phor. So yes, I suppose I am sensitive about making it worse and not just exploiting the name as a publicity stunt ( not saying it's your goal either ).

I like the electronic scene, in general. However, I would like to amplify the more constructive elements of it. Years and years of listening to club kind-of-loud music and by the time we are forty we will have a hearing deficit. Frankly, I find that unnattractive. I'm a little tired right now and can't afford to answer any more in-depthly. I don't feel that I've answered you sufficently as I would like. So I will have to continue another time.

I appreciate your comments and will like I said answer more in-depthly. Just wanted to let you know.


4. I agree that trance and/or well dancing in general does give you a different perspective on a lot of things but allow me to say this is a very personal experience, one you can even have at home in your livingroom. That you want to share this feeling with a lot of people, I wholeheartingly agree. But does it justify actively throwing a party ? A lot of people most certainly did for decades now, especially back in a time that did not understand the need for such gatherings. Others did and failed miserably at that despite having the purest of intentions. What do you do when you built a party from the ground up and barely anyone shows up ? Yes, I've seen it happen way too often. And no, publicity, PRing or anything else was not to blame.



Now that raves have gotten popular and are widespread, venues have been built based on this very humble principle of yours and many many outlets exists for just that very purpose. And trust me, party-throwing is not even remotely fun.



That you would like to throw a small loft party, I'd say god speed. But anything bigger than that would be an endeavor.


Well again, my own 2¢.

Originally posted by TONES...

do you spend all day writing up your replies for this crap? Lame-o

Originally posted by CHERRYONIONKISS...

SHUT UP!