Board 8 > Holy shit, EDC is a fucking trip.

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I don't know anything about electronic music, but I think it's still worth checking out just for the vibe and culture. The colors and costumes are amazing, and the people were generally very loving to one another. It's expensive, but I think it was worth every penny. My ears are ringing, my pupils are still probably dilated, and I couldn't be happier.

Also, booty. No matter how much ass you'd ever expect to see at these things... you will see more. Seemed like half the girls in attendance were showing off booty cheeks.
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Tag in hopes of Storytime With Yo (tm).
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HaRRicH posted...

Tag in hopes of Storytime With Yo (tm).

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I almost went this year, but had to back out last minute and the girl I was supposed to go with was not pleased. Literally told me never to talk to her again after knowing her for almost three years.

Then I talked to some other people from Vegas and they told me it was awful garbage and asked "why would you ever want to go to it?"
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I don't have any singular crazy stories because it was an all-around crazy experience - though I will say that my weekend was GREATLY enhanced by having a friend who knew her way around the scene. This childhood friend has attended many raves over the years, so she took us under her wing with her crew, led us around to some great sets of music, and provided high-quality MDMA that she personally tested beforehand. I wouldn't have had nearly as good a time without a veteran leading the way.

But yeah, as for overall takeaways:

- The venue is huge. Our group walked several miles every night.

- Water is important. There are free water stations, but the lines are generally insane and make the $5 bottled waters somehow look like a decent idea.

- Molly curbs hunger, so I didn't try any of the food there (which actually looked good).

- It's an actual carnival with quite a few cool looking rides. I tried none because no one in my group is a "ride person" and I didn't wanna go solo. =(

- Because of the venue's size, the sheer number of ppl, and bad reception, it's VERY easy to get loss. Tons of groups walked around in a single file line while holding hands.

- They had nightly fireworks - the second best I've ever seen in my life (doubt Disneyland can ever be topped in this regard).

- In general, people were unbelievably kind. Strangers were fanning each other to stave off the heat, weed and water were shared liberally, and it was just a friendly, accepting vibe overall.

- It might be the largest gathering of nearly-naked women in the world. I couldn't believe how many girls were so comfortable showing off their bodies, and I wasn't complaining. Seriously, booty everywhere.

- It's a logistical nightmare with seemingly no workaround. Whether you're driving or shuttling, getting to or from the carnival will take a long time. The ID/security lines were the only times I saw people upset; once inside the venue, it was all smiles and PLUR.
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TheRock1525 posted...

Then I talked to some other people from Vegas and they told me it was awful garbage and asked "why would you ever want to go to it?"

I understand this mindset. It's expensive, traffic can be an absolute nightmare, and the music... ain't for everybody. Hell, it ain't even for me. I rarely listened to electronic music before this, and I probably won't start now, yet my roommate and I have already discussed the possibility of going to more of these. The vibe of the place - the vibrancy of the colors against a black backdrop, the pulsation of the music (which honestly all bled together to me), the strange but disarming charm of the people - can't really be put into words. You just gotta feel it, and look at me now talking like one of them.
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festival food LOOKS good but never is, the molly did you a favour
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I had some friends get engaged there.
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I need to go at least once. I usually don't like festivals though because they are so big and broad, at most I will enjoy like 20% of it. I much prefer a dark club which is a lot more intimate and specialized to what I live. But EDC is so massive and gets the best lineups by far. And it goes past sunrise which is awesome. Having a veteran is crucial though, especially for your first time. There's lots of ways to not have much fun at a festival if you do it wrong...
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- They had nightly fireworks - the second best I've ever seen in my life (doubt Disneyland can ever be topped in this regard).

This. I weirdly love fireworks and light shows. Only better if youre on something. But Disneyworld's fireworks LITERALLY blew my hair back there were so many and so often. Such a great show. I saw it during New Years.
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Oh yeah, Disney fireworks are such a nostalgia bomb.
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