The venue for Just Keep Raving was way cool. I had driven past the 10 story office building downtown many times wondering just what was there… this time… it was a rave. We setup in our own little room and got the ball rolling. The party went off pretty well but ended up WAY overcrowded. I still had a pretty good time but was a little disappointed. When I asked how they were going to make it Finding Nemo themed other than JUST on the flyer, I was told they’d have bubble machines and lots of decorations. No such luck. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… It’s LAME to come up with a name, design your flyer around it, and then not follow through with the party itself. If you really just wanna throw a party with some djs, especially if it’s just the usual suspects, just call it SUPERDUPERRAVEPARTY1000 or something like that… Don’t try to trick people into thinking they’re getting a cool themed party.
After the party, while we were unloading, we managed to get stuck in an elevator. We took the main elevator down then got in the freight elevator which got stuck between the basement and first floors. Of course I shot a video of our escape:
After our escape, we got approached by a cop while loading the truck. Apparently they were lacking on a few of the permits so they decided to shut the party down… little did they know however that the party was already over! So instead of busting the party, they kept everybody detained and called the parents of all those under 18 years old. During the detainment, I discovered there were several kids who deserved to be punched in the throat. Maybe nobody ever taught them how to handle themselves in the face of authority, no matter how ridiculous the authority figures may be behaving, it is important NOT to antagonize them if you want a swift end to the evening. I’m all for the protection of civil rights etc, but sometimes it’s not THAT big a deal and you just want to go to bed. Offering the cops lightshows and plastic jewelry and asking them to hit you with the tazer is NO way to get home in a reasonable amount of time. In that situation where you face pretty serious penalties and the people who provided you with the party do as well, it’s a better idea, and more respectful idea to those who threw it, to just sit and be quiet and let them send you home.
Anyways… here are the pictures
