Monday, December 06, 2004
weekend update
a record of the events:
friday night was mellow yum. i went to the connecticutt yankee (note: nice change to go to a venue that has more than 4 types of beer!) for a surprise party for an old davis acquaintance who i've been reconnecting with, and got to see a few old friends and a set by home at last, a permutation of uncle harlan's band, who i used to be *really* into. then i went to a party at amnesia (note: again, a bar that actually had good beer! two in one night--amazing!) where i got to use a *password* to get in. i didn't see many people i knew but i met a few, and i danced a LOT. the coolest thing was that the last dj--soundboy--ended up spinning drum n bass, which i used to dance to all the time (thanks to the lovely and talented dj tao and his friends) but haven't danced to in aaaages. i wasn't the only one who was pleasantly surprised to get some dnb--the crowd was in a great mood. early evening though--i left at closing and was in bed by 3. early...hee hee!
just thinking about saturday night makes me smile and stretch like a contented cat. such a fantastic combination of making new friends while still focusing on dancing...
i first went to the joy of breasts art opening and did a three-hour shift as a go-go dancer (more on that later). FUN party--more interesting than i had anticipated, with a crazy-diverse crowd (including a group of kids doing breakdancing, a bunch of bare-breasted lesbians, a couple in bondage, and the usual assortment of hippies, feminists, freaks, and innocent passersby...) i met a couple of people and convinced them to come to xeno's freakdom at terra with me.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. and mmmmmm again. xeno will draw my full attention from now on. kickass job. nice too that the crowd was on the small-ish side--there was plenty of room for hooping and everyone had their own space on the dancefloor. so the highlight of the night, and the primary reason that i'm all purrrrr-happy cat-like contented, was ooah and dorfex bos *working* the crowd together from 2:30-4am. they spun out one of the best sets i've ever ever heard.
~moment of introspective silence to be used to contemplate the euphoria generated by music and dance~
groan and sigh, with serious feeling.
i was still high off of their manipulation yesterday afternoon and into last night. it was incredible. i mean, those boys sent shivers and shudders into places on my body i didn't think could experience music-induced vibration. i wish i knew more about what it was that they did that really struck me... gawd, i've still got soooo much to learn about electronic music...
and as if that wasn't enough to make me smile for three days, i was in my car heading towards bed when i got a text message from a friend from LA, saying 'where are you? i'm at freakdom. saw you and then when i turned around you were gone!' (he had elected NOT to call me to tell me he'd be around that night, with the rationale that he 'knew he would see me--you're always at the best parties.' bah and ha and rolled eyes. but anyways.) i went back and found him and continued to avoid sleep for the rest of the night.
i love living in the bay area.
friday night was mellow yum. i went to the connecticutt yankee (note: nice change to go to a venue that has more than 4 types of beer!) for a surprise party for an old davis acquaintance who i've been reconnecting with, and got to see a few old friends and a set by home at last, a permutation of uncle harlan's band, who i used to be *really* into. then i went to a party at amnesia (note: again, a bar that actually had good beer! two in one night--amazing!) where i got to use a *password* to get in. i didn't see many people i knew but i met a few, and i danced a LOT. the coolest thing was that the last dj--soundboy--ended up spinning drum n bass, which i used to dance to all the time (thanks to the lovely and talented dj tao and his friends) but haven't danced to in aaaages. i wasn't the only one who was pleasantly surprised to get some dnb--the crowd was in a great mood. early evening though--i left at closing and was in bed by 3. early...hee hee!
just thinking about saturday night makes me smile and stretch like a contented cat. such a fantastic combination of making new friends while still focusing on dancing...
i first went to the joy of breasts art opening and did a three-hour shift as a go-go dancer (more on that later). FUN party--more interesting than i had anticipated, with a crazy-diverse crowd (including a group of kids doing breakdancing, a bunch of bare-breasted lesbians, a couple in bondage, and the usual assortment of hippies, feminists, freaks, and innocent passersby...) i met a couple of people and convinced them to come to xeno's freakdom at terra with me.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. and mmmmmm again. xeno will draw my full attention from now on. kickass job. nice too that the crowd was on the small-ish side--there was plenty of room for hooping and everyone had their own space on the dancefloor. so the highlight of the night, and the primary reason that i'm all purrrrr-happy cat-like contented, was ooah and dorfex bos *working* the crowd together from 2:30-4am. they spun out one of the best sets i've ever ever heard.
~moment of introspective silence to be used to contemplate the euphoria generated by music and dance~
groan and sigh, with serious feeling.
i was still high off of their manipulation yesterday afternoon and into last night. it was incredible. i mean, those boys sent shivers and shudders into places on my body i didn't think could experience music-induced vibration. i wish i knew more about what it was that they did that really struck me... gawd, i've still got soooo much to learn about electronic music...
and as if that wasn't enough to make me smile for three days, i was in my car heading towards bed when i got a text message from a friend from LA, saying 'where are you? i'm at freakdom. saw you and then when i turned around you were gone!' (he had elected NOT to call me to tell me he'd be around that night, with the rationale that he 'knew he would see me--you're always at the best parties.' bah and ha and rolled eyes. but anyways.) i went back and found him and continued to avoid sleep for the rest of the night.
i love living in the bay area.
# posted by orange @ 7:32 PM 
