i thought only ben was allowed to invent new words

gayest

or even a single crown over 5inches travel

yo were are all the riders out there some one !!! any one !!! lol

How we perceive a person's character, and how we perceive someone's appearance, is definetly intermingled. As the previously posted article pointed out, we tend to form a better first impression of people that are attractive as opposed to those who aren't. On the other hand, our perception of a person's appearance is also shaped by our perception of character. For example, I can think of a few people who seemed physically attractive initially, but who no longer seem as physically attractive after knowing them longer. The converse is true as well.

Some people who I talked to (noone from ravewave) gave off bad vibes, seemed to be at the party only to take drugs.

I disagree, because even if the venue and everything else is legit, theres always what people do at the parties.

summer

Good times! :)

There seemed to be alot of people really into the music, having a good time and smiles all around. The venue was pretty good, but the main room had kinda a weird shape to it, no big deal though. Chill room was nice and cozy, caught the last bit of Paul's set and looking forward to next week for more. The dj's from Pittsburg played some great tracks I really enjoyed. There did seem to be few sketchy people that kinda pissed me off at various points, but I guess its part of the territory. Shout out to all the people I saw or met, too many to list but you know who you are!

triphop would be nice

^^ help me i CANT STOP LAUGHING

diapers........check!
baby rattles...check!
pacifiers......check!
6 E's..........check!

I'M READY TO RAVE RAVE RAVEEEEEEE!!!!!!

*adds self to unwanted list*

depends on the drink

i guess they assume no1 will listen longer than one track

i'm cheap and wanna save 5$ :)

i'm half english-canadian, half israeli-iraqi descent

netanyahu

got mine!

wow that was great :)
thanx for posting the link

mr. hallmark should defintely win

^^^ because it was nice to meet you!

deep down i'm 39 and eight [ months..ca ] i come?

stupidfuckingraveres .. nuff said :)

In preparation for the Earth Summit, the UN conducted a world-wide survey. The only question was: "Please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world."

The survey was a complete failure. The Chinese didn't know what "opinion" meant; the Middle East didn't know what "solution" meant, the East Europeans didn't know what "honest" meant; the West Europeans didnt know what "shortage" meant; the Africans didn't know what "food" meant; the South Americans didn't know what "please" meant; and the US didn't know what "rest of the world" meant.

Rarely is the question asked, Is our children learning?

ha

"I know how hard it is to put food on your family"

yeah it is a looong article

Nice promoting Paul..posting teasers without any details :)

I'm being serious by the way

haha i expect to spend v-day at foufs getting drunk

DIE

if that isnt computer modified its pretty amazing

yah you could definetly hear the music from street level

i think le swimming is free after the bands play..not sure though

good cause, good music, great location. if it can be rented it defintely should be.

Built for Speed?

Methamphetamine has reclaimed a place in the lexicon of "party" drugs.
Hailed by nocturnal adventurers, condemned by raver idealists, is speed a
sleepless dream or an addictive nightmare?
by Todd C. Roberts


Here at the end of the millennium, the pace of modern life seems fleeting
-- a whirl of minutes, hours and days. In dealing with the changes,
humans have equipped themselves with the tools to move faster, more
efficiently. At the same time a dependence for the marketing, high-speed
transportation and pharmacology of this modern age has evolved. In a race
to outdo ourselves, we have moved dangerously toward the fine line
between extinction and evolution. Therefore, the human capacity to handle
the velocity becomes a fragile balance.
Our generation (see Gen X, 20-somethings) could be considered the
sleepless generation. An age of society's children weaned on the ideals
of high-speed communication and accelerated culture has prided itself in
mastering many of the facets of human existence -- doing more, sleeping
less. The machines of this age have in a way enabled us to create a
24-hour lifestyle. We have pushed the limits of the modern world further
-- ATMs, high-speed modems, smart bombs and bullet trains. However, the
limitations of human existence, like sleep, may still provide the
stumbling block for infinite realization. That is, without chemical aid.

In many ways, capitalism fuels the idea. Our society is based upon the
mass consumption of these substances. Cultural ideals, while seemingly
benevolent as "Have a Coke and a smile" have sold the link to chemical
substances like caffeine and nicotine to "the good life." Today,
stimulants are the bedrock for consumer culture. For our generation, this
appeal was heightened by raising the stakes in the '80s on what it meant
to have fun.
Late night clubs, high speed music and 24-hour lifestyles brought the
specter of drugs to the fold as a necessity for being able to attain
more. Leaps away from the psychedelics of the '60s, in the '80s these
stimulant drugs became tools -- utilitarian devices to gain wealth,
intelligence and prestige. Sleep became a barrier for success. Dreams
were the frivolous luxuries of childhood.
Raves, founded equally in the post-conservative underground late-'80s
and the chaotic early-'90s, are part of the pastiche that has
consequently become more dream-like, more unreal and still somehow
manageable. The hyperreality of today goes hand in hand with the drugs
being administered.

It's 6 a.m. Around the speaker bins are small packs of animated dancers
grinding their feet into the floor and shaking their hands in front of
them. The lookie-loos and weekend warriors have long since gone home.
Absent from their faces are the smiles of midnight, replaced by the
blank, vacant stare of sleepless dreams. They have a name in the rave
community, they are "tweakers." "Tweaking," the common name for sniffing
lines of speed, the drug methamphetamine, (popular for its availability
and price) has somehow replaced MDMA and LSD as the perfect rave drug,
allowing users the clear head and stamina to keep dancing long after
their bodies have gone to sleep.
A prominent opinion during the aftermath of the Los Angeles Summer of
Love was that speed killed the rave scene. Where speed had been seen in
every scene from metal to the punk scene, for some reason it was shocking
for some to see methamphetamine take hold, even though MDMA (an
amphetamine-like substance) had been circulating for years. Some likened
the rise to the quash of young newcomers, some equated it with the greed
of drug dealers. Judging from today's roster of events throughout the
nation, raves are still alive and well. However, many old-schoolers have
been turned off by the newbie vibe that came with speed's rise in
popularity. Some were casualties themselves of the drug's addictive
nature. Others say that speed alone is what fuels the rave scene, keeping
it from dying.

Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887. First popularized by
pharmaceutical company Smith Kline & French as the nasal inhaler,
Benzedrine, in 1932. (Amphetamine is widely known as a bronchio dialator,
allowing asthmatics to breathe more freely.) A probable direct reaction
to the Depression and Prohibition, the drug was used and abused by
non-asthmatics looking for a buzz. Jazz great Charlie "Bird" Parker would
remove the inhaler's Benzedrine strip and soak it in his coffee.
Methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was discovered in Japan
in 1919. The crystalline powder was soluble in water, making it a perfect
candidate for injection. Also smoking the drug creates a similar rush. It
is still legally produced in the U.S., most often prescribed for weight
loss, sold under the trade name Desoxyn. As the name "speed" suggests,
amphetamines elevate mood, heighten endurance and eliminate fatigue,
explaining the drug's popularity with the military. Hitler was supposedly
injected with methamphetamine.
Speed rose to popularity in California, home of many of the largest
meth labs in the country, riding on the back of biker gangs. Bikers have
been historically blamed for introducing the drug into the psychedelic
'60s, subsequently bringing down a whole Summer of Love with violence and
angst. Since then, speed has been given a bad rap. It has been called a
trailer park drug for decades, due to the fact that it can be cooked up
so cheaply and easily. It's the drug of choice for long-distance truckers
and college students pulling all-nighters. Over the counter ephedrine, or
"white crosses," has taken the place of pharmaceutical amphetamine as an
easy-to-get alternative.
What is often misunderstood is the relationship between speed and
crystal meth. The common reference to speed in the rave scene is the
methamphetamine salt (HCl powder), whereas "crystal" usually refers to
the free-base form of methamphetamine. Another form "Ice," a
higher-grade, purer form of crystal meth is smoked, a single hit creates
a high that lasts for hours and several hits can wire a user for days.
However, its high price prevents it from taking hold. A gram of "ice"
commands about $5,000 on the street.

Speed came to the rave scene in 1992. Theory: when the parties in '92
started to get really good, the police were cracking down more on the
prime-time parties -- partiers needed to find late-night/early morning
activities like after-hours. Consequently, the price of taking 3-4 pills
of ecstasy became too expensive an option, speed took over as an easier
to get and cheaper alternative. Now, the standard street price in Los
Angeles for a gram of speed is approximately $100, where ecstasy sells
for approx. $150 or more.
One major misconception is the link between methamphetamine and ecstasy
[MDMA]. Ecstasy does not necessarily contain speed, yet both contain the
methamphetamine structure. However, each affects a far different region
of the brain resulting in different psychological effects. Ecstasy
primarily effects serotonin in the brain -- the center for
self-satisfaction and emotional systems. Speed affects dopamine
primarily, a neurotransmitter linked to pleasure and reward. (Oddly,
alcohol also affects a dopamine center.) Often, MDMA is "cut" with speed
to lower the street price of the drug, thus changing the overall effect.
The two are similar in chemical makeup but one cannot be made from the
other. Slightly changing the chemical makeup produces a wholly different
effect in the human brain. While both have addictive potential, speed,
because of its dopamine ties, is much more profoundly addicting.
Qualitatively, speed and ecstasy supposedly give off "glows" that are far
different.
Ecstasy has a definite link to the rave scene. In some places it is
synonymous. Speed too has been linked to the rave scene -- some say it
was the death of the ideal. What's unusual, given the qualitative
similarities between the two, are the differing opinions about speed.
While many admit openly to taking MDMA, they will not condone or even
accept speed as a "valid" recreational drug. The stigma that goes with
"tweaking" can be quite severe.
"Speed is evil," says Dominic. "I have seen more people's lives twisted
up off that drug than anything else in the world. I was first introduced
to it about five years ago by a girl I was dating. I basically watched
her use of it turn from an occasional party thing to basically the
sustenance of her life. Her body withered way, and everything she did
revolved around speed."
"Speed does not belong in the underground scene," he continues.
"Something that is so damn negative could never co-exist with the
positive ideals that we try to promote. If you want to get amped, feel
energy and stay up all night, try alternatives -- using speed just to
stay up is a total cop out." However, his opinion is that ecstasy has
opposite effects and could actually save the rave scene. "[MDMA] induces
a sense of spiritual enlightenment, happiness, and sometimes social
understanding, something that could never be achieved by shoving a few
rails of driveway cleaner up your nose."
"I'm all for consciousness expansion, even if by chemical means," says
another critic, Michael. "Preferably organic chemistry. The problem is
major parts of the scene moved away from enlightenment, transcendence and
betterment of the self through involvement in community"
A regular user of the drug is DJ Velour, 19, also finds some criticism
for it. "I believe that speed/crystal is one of the most psychologically
addictive drugs around," he says "Whenever I get tired or wish I had more
energy, I always think how nice it would be to have some speed. In that
respect, I am addicted, because it is definitely a part of my thought
pattern now. And I haven't done speed for over 3 weeks now." Even though
his experiences have not all been good, he is still connected to the
drug.
"Amphetamines, in my mind are not evil," says Velour, hoping to defend
the drug against his critical peers. "They are simple chemicals, if there
is anything evil it is the society we live in which dictates that they
are illegal and thus makes them harder to get."
"I will admit one thing, it is very addictive," he goes on. "Once you
take it a few times, you will continue to think about it after you stop.
I haven't done speed for a month now and still some days will go by where
I have only had 3 or 4 hours sleep, and I think to myself, 'You know,
speed would really help out right now.' However, that is what makes me a
more responsible user. I not only realize my desire for speed and other
amphetamines and I curb the habit." He feels that his ability to control
his habit is more powerful than his lust for it. "Many of my friends are
long time users of speed. However, by no means have they ruined their
lives."
DJ Velour believes that the rave community can co-exist with a drug
like methamphetamine. He also, among others, mentions speed's many
different appearances that make for different psychological outcomes.
"Speed and other stimulants can be a positive part of a raving community.
However, just like any other drug it depends upon the person taking it
and the purity/mixture of the drug. As strange as this may sound,
different speeds can evoke different emotions. They not only stimulate
latent emotions, increasing their strength, but they can also enforce
emotions much in the way ecstasy can. I have had some very "happy" speed
that made me feel as happy as when I was on X. On the flip side I have
had some lower grade speed that made me feel depressed."

Speedlore and Methology: Part I

"Of all the separate realities, legal landscapes, and metabolic metropolis
that thrive beneath the surface of the Cleaver's USA, no subculture seems
as pervasive or uniform as the nationwide-eyed, high dosage
methamphetamine club.
This group is a tribute to the idea that some things stay the same
across time or space... the members come and go, some leave quietly, some
go snitch, croak, or disappear, some hang in there after their lights
have gone out, and quite a few are dragged off at 6:00 a.m. Friday
morning by blue windbreakers with yellow writing.
Getting in too deep is what we do, it's who we are.
But despite all this, there are a few of us who have managed to hang
around the periphery for decades, avoiding the felonies, gunshots, big
ripoffs, and crippling motorcycle accidents. Other than luck, the key to
staying alive is knowing when to take a step back, on your own, and avoid
the biggest bear-trap in the speed circus: taking yourself too
seriously...
Truly not giving a fuck is the only way to maintain perspective. In
other words, there are worse things that can happen, than having to lay
down and go to sleep for a week... no drug or state of mind is worth
dying for, killing for, or doing hard time for..." (Speed Phreak)

"My experience with speed-like substances really begins with coffee,"
says Mark, an addict that relates his experiences back to an early age.
"I've been drinking the stuff since Jr. High School as my get me up and
go thing. But the relationship with amphetamines starts six or seven
years ago with poppers (ephedrine, mini-thins). I started taking them to
stay awake in college to finish papers and the like."
"Things got really serious when I started doing CAT, a local low-grade
speed that was in vogue about six years ago." CAT, or methacathinone, is
a popular substance made from common household chemicals like
drain-cleaner, Epsom salts and battery acid. "I realized how bad my
problem was when right around the time the land war in Iraq began. I had
stayed up for days on end, watching the planes bomb the Iraqis. It's the
only drug I've done at work. To this day what was a six month period
still seems to me to be several weeks. It's also the only drug I've done
where my peers at work noticed mood swings, irritability, and
sleeplessness. The CAT I knew dearly also tweaked me on methamphetamine
when the CAT seemed to loose its luster." CAT is notorious for its
hardcore addictive potential, apparently strong enough to hook users
after just one sample.
[Editorial Note: Methcathinone is related to ephedrine similarly
to how speed is related to ephedrine. If you take ephedrine and reduce it
you get methamphetamine, if you take ephedrine and oxidize it then you've
got methcathinone. The reference to "drain-cleaner and battery acid" is to
common sources of the chemicals sodium hydroxide and H2SO4 which are used
in chemical synthesis. Methcathinone is not "made from" those substances
but can be "made using" those substances. -- Lamont Granquist ]


"Even after I kicked the CAT habit, I would usually indulge my speed
addiction by crushing up mini-thins and snorting them. This continued for
about another year. Most recently (for about a year) I moved to MDMA as
the speed kick. At first I did it about once a month, but that has fallen
off to a much less frequent, but still regular usage."
"What caught me about speed, and what catches me now, is the feeling of
invulnerability. I think I get from speed what most cocaine users get
from coke. The feeling of being on top of the world. As a raver, speed is
also a convenient way to keep dancing long after your body has gone to
sleep."
Asked if the drug has improved his life, he answers, "What a joke.
Improve? Beyond the nominal gain of being able to dance until the wee
hours of the morning, it doesn't. And productivity? Any gains are
ephemeral and short-lasted."
"I do in fact know some people who skate through life without problems
with drugs. But I think more people than not overestimate their ability
to handle drugs. Drugs can be fun, but they also tend to get in the way
of being a functional human being with multi-dimensional interests, as
opposed to being a full-time club kid, which gets you nowhere fast."
For "Pat," the drug poses a serious paradox. He was prescribed
methamphetamine for a learning disability and consequently produced a
problem through abuse. "I'm able to work with concentration on something
far longer than a few hours," he says of meth. "I have Attention Deficit
Disorder [and] speed seems to improve my attention span."
"It can be a transcendental drug if you do enough. I've had really
intense thought about observations of myself, or new ideas about what I'd
like to do with my music, or other creative thoughts. This occurs with
other psychedelic drugs that I've done." Still, he describes the typical
problem with drugs like speed. "Speed is funny. You think you've got it
under control when you first do it because it's usually so nasty on the
sinuses and your body that you don't ever think you could get used to the
feeling... [However], you do."
Other users bring up the fact that MDMA also has an addiction factor,
that many only attribute to meth. "I like speed just fine," says Benboy.
"But I have seen many speed freaks go out like that. And I've seen a few
'E' freaks buy the farm too, even though I do think E is much safer). But
a drug, whether it's strychnine, THC, caffeine or Prozac, is nothing more
than an inert substance; as dangerous as a head of lettuce in itself.
It's what you do with it that makes a difference. But the difference
between jonesing for a sugar fix and a speed fix is only partially
chemical and physiological. Most of it is social." The drug itself is not
the problem, it's the setting involved. The availability and the motive
to remain awake for long hours may compound the addiction of speed.
Still others attribute a great deal of positive qualities to
methamphetamine. "My brain was so clear when I used this, that I came up
with answers to problems that had been bugging me for months," says an
anonymous post to one of the world wide web's drug archives. "This stuff
makes your brain work at 100% efficiency and doubles processor speed. It
makes you feel (and probably actually does) like your IQ jumped quite a
bit." According to some medical journals, methamphetamine does produce
slight improvements in mental acuity, though performance of only "simple
mental tasks" is improved, although the amount of errors is not
necessarily decreased.
Still many would attribute "wonder drug" status to meth, enabling them
to get more done without sleep. Students, hackers and late-night workers
rely on the drug to keep them awake. "Sleep will never even occur to
you," the post continues. "Do two hits in the morning before work, and
you will never miss the sleep from the night before. As a matter of fact,
you will feel better than if you had skipped the drug and slept all
night!"

Speedlore and Methology: Part II

"The American Speedfreak is not a lost soul. We know how to have fun
between the first ether gasp and locking ourselves in the closet. A
twisted wisdom creeps into those of us who manage to survive, a sort of
collective unconsciousness, an unspoken Crankster ideology:

It's time to get some sleep when:
You're out of crank
Your face is bouncing off the table
Your veins have completely disappeared beneath pasty goose flesh
Your shoes don't fit anymore
24 simultaneous projects have stalled for lack of floor space suddenly
everyone is a cop
You've just set yourself on fire, again
You're nodding out...
into glassware
15 minutes after shooting a 1/4g
at stoplights
in mid-sentence
in mid-shot
in mid-fuck"
(Speed Phreak)

Speed was created for a future world where everything moves at a faster
clip, an unsettling velocity. Seemingly synthesized as an accessory to a
fast car, high speed lifestyle, it has made mutations over the years to
evolve for a new race. The punk, cyber, industrial and rave scenes has
exemplified their fetish for speed. The desire for future frontiers --
high gloss veneers and space travel-- is not inhuman, but the problem
comes with the human limitation to handle the extremes of rocket travel
or the side-effects of re-entry. Like a space capsule falling to earth,
the destruction that comes from the come-down can be severe.
The come-down is what many users refer to as "the crash." Usually
symptoms like chills, nervous twitching, sweats and exhaustion are
prevalent. The "high" produced is a result of extra activation chemicals
in the brain. "The so-called stereotypic behavior in animals (compulsive
gnawing, sniffing) is associated with dopamine rele

theyre not called midgets.
theyre called 'little people' !

8/2 - February 8

as in 22/2 22:00 - 23/2 7:00 (for example)

from memf...

'What it is, is a benefit loft party for the homeless and abused women of Montreal. Me and a crew are organizing a daytime workshop, where we will have an assembly line type of deal making mittons, tuques and scarves for the homeless. In the evening, we will be throwing a jam in a loft, where all proceeds will go to several local homes. We will have a range of beats, ranging from breaks, electro and funky house.'

3243 St Laurent