underground city D.A.V.E b2b Chris lib/5 arenas loads of djs indoors and out, checkit UNDERGROUND CITY NEWSLETTER
Firstly we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended the last event it was an amazing event that could’nt have happened without you all. As the cold winters nights draw in we have decided to go monthly from November onwards, we will be running every other month from November at the custard factory in Birmingham, and from December onwards we will be running every other month at the Lakota in Bristol, with some really special line ups planned for next year at both venues, so watch this space!
Now to our next night which promises to be one of the best nights we have put on to date.
FRI NOV 11TH @ THE CUSTARD FACTORY BIRMINGHAM 10pm- 6am
£8 adv FROM TICKETSELLERS 08707 544445
£10 otd ALLNIGHT
SKANKADELIC AND COHESION…..TECHNO/ACID
CHRIS LIBERATOR B2B D.A.V.E THE DRUMMER
3 hours/ 4 decks/ 2 mixers
JEFF AMADAUS……(SQUAT RECORDS / 3 DECKS)
CYBER STEVE……(UNDERGROUND CITY)
MR BURNS………….(UNDERGROUND CITY)
TWATTED MATT…….(COHESION)
STIMULUS….DRUM AND BASS
DIGITAL……(TIMELES / METALHEADZ)
OUTRAGE-LIVE…….(METALHEADZ)
DEVIZE…….(3D MODE / RADIUS)
SAMAS…….(STIMULUS / NOIZEWORKS)
BUZZY……(STIMULUS)
PACE…..(AUTUMN)
MC’S…….MANIKULAR / PM / RUMA / ALGAR
UPFRONT……HARD DANCE
NICK RAFFERTY…….(BIRMINGHAM’S FINEST)
DYNAMIC INTERVENTION…….(DIP)
SOL RAY……..(UPFRONT)
CASPER……(PASSION RECS)
MATT HANDY……..(CONTACT)
DILEMA……..(ACIDIC))
ACIDIC....PSYTRANCE
MAN MADE MAN – LIVE…..(TURBO TRANCE RECS)
GRAZER……..(PSYGATE)
DJ ACIDIC……..(ACIDIC)
GREG ZOGG……..(PLANET ZOGG)
FUNK STATION Vs DEUCE…….HOUSE AND BREAKS
A.J GIBSON……..(DESIRE)
DIRTY ROTTEN DJ’s…………(MANUMISSION)
+ DEUCE SOUND SYSTEM & FUNK STATION DJ’S
FUNKTION ONE & EV RIGS THROUGHOUT
VISUALS & PROJECTIONS
INTELLIGENT LIGHTING
UV STALLS
RECORD STALLS
LAUGHING GAS + MUCH MUCH MORE
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WATCH OUT FOR THE NXT UNDERGROUND CITY DEC 10TH @ LAKOTA, BRISTOL, WITH, MARK EG, ALEX CALVER, AND LOADS LOADS MORE FULL DETAILS RELEASED SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tech : Setting up a VPN A few of us want to set up a VPN (virtual private network) to share multimedia files (pics/music/videos/webpage stuff). We all have broadband circuits with a max upstream of 256K in most cases - not massive so people will have to be aware of the limitations
The systems in use are a mixture of Windows 2000 and Win XP PCs, with a few Macs as well.
The way we would like it to work would be for each user to have an extra drive letter appear in "My computer" which would represent the VPN shared server..
we've tried a few experiments but couldn't get it to work and there are concerns over security if using Windoze built in features..
whats the easiest and simplest way of going about this? (given that we don't want to buy commercial software if possible but want everything to be secure as possible...)
Vital Vinyl New Releases for Nov 18th Hello people. I wanted to let you know that we still have a sale going on for all online purcahses. For the rest of November, use the promo code "forumpromo" during checkout for 10% off the subtotal!
Below is a run-down of the new records we're getting in stock. Audio samples are being recorded right now and will be available sometime over this weekend.
Thanks,
Dave Eckblad
Vital Vinyl
DNB
Aphrodite - London Massive - Aphrodite :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63864.info
Black Sun Empire - Porcelin - Obsessions :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63869.info
BT remixed by Evol Intent - Human Technology - Human :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63827.info
DJ SS - S Files Reopened Vol. 2 - Formation :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63870.info
JB - Hammerhead - Back II Basics :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63865.info
Jenna G remixed by D-Kay - Woe - Bingo JG :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63866.info
Mickey Finn & Special K - The Cleanser - Urban Takeover :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63867.info
Muffler - The Iron Tune - Sigh Co :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63868.info
Noisia - The Tide - Vision :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/62693.info
Skynet - Catherine Wheel Ep - Human :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/62539.info
Various Artists - Autum EP - CIA :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63863.info
FUNKY BREAKS
DJ Gemini remixed by Sharaz - Music Sets Me Free - Moodz :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63779.info
NEW SKOOL BREAKS
Charlie Murphy - Loose Control - Bitchslap :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63776.info
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster - Breaks Mix - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63707.info
Deekline - Dont Smoke the Reefer - Rat Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63769.info
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus - Breaks Mix - Backdoor :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63777.info
Dibs - I Am The Mack - Vinylholic Recordings :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63884.info
DJ Assault remixed by Deekline - G-String - Bounce :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63708.info
Dylan Rhymes - Fashion Kills Pt. 1 - Kingsize :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/62710.info
General Midi - Turn it Loud - Distinctive :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63771.info
Infinti - Science Fiction - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63788.info
Ivory remixed by Breakfastaz - Free the Beat - Rat Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63773.info
Lifecycle - Vocational/Carbon Copy - Electrofly Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63895.info
Phonc - Slust - 10 Kilo :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63709.info
Prodigy - Girls - Breaks Remix - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63770.info
Public Enemy - The Rhythm, The Rebel - Backdoor :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63778.info
Regurgitator remixed by Dan F - My Ego - Sound Of Habib :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63772.info
Sasha vs Hybrid - Overpowered - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63857.info
HIPHOP
Common - EP - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63787.info
David Banner - Aint Got Nothing - Universal :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63692.info
Juelz Santana - Unreleased Remixes - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63691.info
Just Ice - History - Memnoch :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63910.info
Kanye West - Collection - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63906.info
Little Brother - Whatever You Say - ABB Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63907.info
Little Brother - The Way You Do It - ABB Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63908.info
Roc C - Ox Shit - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63905.info
Sean Paul - We Be Burnin - Atlantic :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63916.info
Soul Position featuring RJD2, Blueprint - Unlimited EP - Rhymesayers :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63909.info
Talib Kweli - Unreleased Remixes - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63690.info
Tony Yayo featuring Eminem, Obie Trice - Drama Setter - Interscope :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63915.info
BATTLE
Filthstyle - Comedy Breaks - Filthstyle Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63903.info
R & B
Gwen Stefani - Luxurious - Interscope :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63888.info
HOUSE
43st - U Bring Light - Illicit :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63792.info
Antonio Caballero - Triste EP - Panama :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63902.info
Armand van Helden remixed by DJ Sneak - When The Lights Go Down Pt. 2 - Pias :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/62056.info
Cirez D - Re-Match - Mouseville :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63269.info
Denis the Menace & Jerry Ropero - Time to Turn Around - Lowered :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63406.info
Djulz - Alpha - Ovum :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63795.info
Gorillaz - Dare - House Mix - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63812.info
Hatiras & DJ Dan - Love for the Weekend - Blow Media :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63262.info
High Life produced by Shapeshifter - Mercy On Me - One Phat Deeva :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63805.info
Led Zepplin - Whole Lotta - Dirty Funker :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63401.info
Mario Fabriani - Furry Green Monsters - Jackin Tracks :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63588.info
OK Rocks remixed by David Duriez - Rockface - Yellow Productions :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63845.info
Peter Gabriel - Big Time - Bacci Bros. Records :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63846.info
Richard 'Humpty' Vission - Automatic - System :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63832.info
Roger Sanchez - Afterdark - Stealth :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63595.info
Seamus Haji remixed by Mark Knight - Angels of Love - Big Love :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63811.info
Spirit Id remixed by Olav Basoski - Arabian Night - Stoney Boy :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63802.info
The Jinks remixed by DJ Spen - Inamorata - MN2S :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63596.info
DEEP HOUSE
Bah Samba featuring Fatback Band - Let the Drums Speak - Absolute :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63852.info
Bryan Jones remixed by Sound Republic - Jackmaster Jazz Jockey - Black Cherry :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63843.info
Chuck Love remixed by Joey Youngman - Funky Ass Beat - Fetish :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63221.info
Chuck Love - Get Me High EP - Vista :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63706.info
DCL Project - Ragut - Nature :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63749.info
Deep House Souldiers remixed by Rick Preston - Changing Directions - Coastline Recordings :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63830.info
Demarkus Lewis - Top Shelf EP - Industry :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63892.info
DJ Ali - Unison EP - Ploff :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63891.info
DJ Freestyle - Calling All Jackers - Grab :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63853.info
DJ Homewrecker remixed by Demarkus Lewis, Miles Maeda - Cartridge Family EP - Guesthouse Music :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63831.info
Franck Roger - We Walk to Dance Sampler - Seasons Limited :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63796.info
Hipp-E - Snap N Jack EP - Detour :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63413.info
Jay-J remixed by Ron Carroll - With Him - Defected :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63800.info
John Dahlback remixed by Warren Clarke, Mark Knight - Nothing is For Real - Toolroom Trax :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63806.info
Johnny Fiasco remixed by Jacob London - Salsanova - Agave :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63828.info
Justin Chodzko remixed by David Duriez, Trevor Loveys - Delta Sun - Urban Torque :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63850.info
Justin Martin & Sammy D - Legend of Papachongo - Buzzin Fly :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63663.info
Kloud 9 remixed by Copyright - So Many Reasons - Copyright :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63801.info
Lawnchair Generals & Eastcoast Boogie Men - Love Could Be - Amenti :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63794.info
Marlon D & Dennis Ferrer - The Breeze - City Deep :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63799.info
Mr Barcode - Designated Robot Pt. 1 - Gourmet :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63897.info
Mr Barcode - Designated Robot Pt. 2 - Gourmet :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63898.info
Mr Barcode - Designated Robot Pt. 3 - Gourmet :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63899.info
Mr. Ali - Rainy Day - West End :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63829.info
Quentin Harris remixed by Trackheadz - Lets Be Young - Remix - NRK :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63791.info
Ron Trent & Quentin Harris - Happiness - Need 2 Soul :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63848.info
Sura Quintet remixed by Christian Hornbostel - D-Minor - Soulfuric Deep :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63793.info
Various Artists - Waxwars 3 - In The House :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63653.info
TRIBAL HOUSE
Christian Duran - Malaysia - Tusom :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63803.info
DJ Appie - Graveyard Shift - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63889.info
Gregor Salto & Dr. Kucho remixed by David Penn, Chus - Macamba - G-Doctor :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63804.info
Peter Presta - Ecstasy/Acid Course - Honchos Music :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63893.info
MINIMAL
Adam Beyer - A Walking Contradiction - Plus 8 :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63297.info
Argy - Sub But Still Nutty EP - Raum Music :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63819.info
Butane remixed by Run Stop Restore, Heartthrob - This is 01 - Alpha House Music :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63649.info
Christopher Just remixed by John Tejada, Misc. - Im a Disco Dancer 2005 - Gigolo :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63807.info
David Keno - Multiply - i220 :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63826.info
Dublee remixed by Lawrence - Cliff - Mule Electronic :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63823.info
Frank Martiniq - Extrashark - Boxer :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63820.info
Markus Muller - Chives - Traum :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63825.info
Martinez - Vertical Movement - Galaktika :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63810.info
Matt John - Joker Family - perlon :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/62522.info
Pan Pot - Obscenity EP - Mobilee :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63813.info
Quiet Daze - Viewing A Decade EP - Transmat :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63837.info
Sender Berlin remixed by Jay Haze - Unequal Arts - Ungleich :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63849.info
Sian remixed by Steve Bug - Sei - Poker Flat :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63660.info
Someone Else - Fresh Air - Nummer Schallplatten :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63821.info
Trentemoller - Serenetti - Tic Tac Toe :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63581.info
Various Artists - Stadtmusik Koln - Onitor :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63847.info
TECHNO
2 Am/Fm - Part 1 - Spectral Sound :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63783.info
Cave - Plutonium ep - Spilo :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63781.info
Chris Liebing remixed by Speedy J - Metalism Collabs 3000 - Novamute :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63873.info
Hugg & Pepp - Stacy Stuff - ELP :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63817.info
Marco Lenzi - The Deal - Missle :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63824.info
Mr. Burns & Geezer - Man vs. Machine - Skankadelic :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63875.info
Paul Mac - Expand Yourself - Limited :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63790.info
Redhead - Time for a Change - Red Factory :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63605.info
Rino Cerrone remixed by Gaetano Parisio, The Advent - Rilis Remixes - Rilis Special Edition :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63818.info
Samuel L. Session - Vintage - New Soil :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63822.info
Staffan Ehrlin remixed by The Advent - The Chapel - Goathead :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63871.info
Think Tank - Sunset - Music Man :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63379.info
Tony Rohr - My Basement Smells Like - Syndikaat :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63872.info
Various Artists - Endless Loops - Endless Loops :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63180.info
ELECTRO
DJ Nasty - Dime Pieces - Motor City Electro Company :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63833.info
LCD Soundsystem remixed by Tiga - Tribulations - US - DFA :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63798.info
Ravi McArthur - False Down - Visitor :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63808.info
Various Artists - Box Jams Vol. 2 - Clone :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63851.info
TRANCE
Aalto - Resolution - Anjunabeats :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63815.info
DJ Precision & Terry Bones - Another Situation - Somatic Sense :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63816.info
Dogzilla - Without You - High Contrast :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63862.info
Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You - Sony :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63886.info
Keyshia Cole - I Shoul Have Cheated - A&M :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63887.info
Koala - Fantasy - Lost Language :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63861.info
Paul Oakenfold - Greatest Mixes - Cha Cha :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63705.info
Paul van Dyk - Time of Our Lives - Positiva :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63704.info
Underworld remixed by Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk - Born Slippy 2005 - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63856.info
PROGRESSIVE
Alex Stealthy - The Bermuda Triangle EP - Sog Chrome :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63896.info
C-Jay - Darkism - Cyber :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63900.info
Deepologists - Darker Side Of Love - Built in Britain :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63881.info
Depeche Mode remixed by Lexicon Avenue - Behind the Wheel - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63844.info
Eurythmics remixed by Sander Kleinenberg - Ive Got a Life - RCA :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63482.info
Guy Gerber remixed by Osamu M - Stoppage Time Remixes 2 - Bedrock :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63674.info
Infusion remixed by Stel - Natural Pt. 2 - Polar :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63280.info
Jesse Perez - Dance Tonight EP - O Recordings :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63878.info
Livio & Roby - Bitter Sweet - Solar :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63901.info
Markus Wesen - This Music/Spirt Of House - On A Mission :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63890.info
Mirabeau - Inner Love - Forensic :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63814.info
Oliver Moldan remixed by Bush 2 Bush - Marracash - Audiotherapy :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63859.info
Peace Division - Pok - NRK :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63894.info
Phasebase - Twisted Dreams - O Recordings :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63880.info
Rasmus Faber - Get Over Here - Azuli Black :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63809.info
Schatsi - Rhythm Machine Ep - Hadshot :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63885.info
Slacker - Clifftop Love - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63879.info
Snake Sedrick remixed by Fretwell - Circular - Hunya Munya :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63877.info
Soul Mekanik remixed by Buick Project - Wanna Get Wet Pt. 2 - Rip :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63593.info
Sucker DJs - Throwing Shapes - Whoop! :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63860.info
Suicide Sports Club remixed by Soul Mekanik - I Dont Know Pt. 2 - B Rock :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63858.info
Suicide Sports Club remixed by King Unique - I Dont Know Pt. 1 - B Rock :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63780.info
U2 remixed by Hybrid, Steve Lawler - New Years Day - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63854.info
Western Approaches - Release Your Bootie - White :: http://www.vitalvinyl.com/album/63883.info
missing out Ive been missin out. i havent bin to a party since the hospital rave which was left on a bad note as i watched as a load of fuckin skallys ruin the end of what i thought was an amazing nite. I tried to get the missing party at jillys but i left it to late and couldnt afford a ticket from the touts. i am a mega dnb head and one of the only good dnb nites ive been to in a while was pendulum the other week in which they only played a 30 min set wich was a bit of a let down however nicky blackmarket was sound. But im dying to get to a proper manc rave any ideas for the next one please get back to me.
p.s. You were all fuckin wicked at the hospital rave i think i only left the main dnb room for about 30mins an i was at the rave from 12am till about 10am
!!keep the partys goin!!
:wave:
[The D’Alliance] The Resurrection of Straight, Inc. (Again)?
Radley "The Agitator" Balko noted yesterday that the former National Education Director of Straight, Inc. has a new program in Ohio called "Kids Helping Kids."
According to KHK's website, it is more effective than other programs -- note the absence of the word "treatment" -- because it "uses the positive peer pressure model, the 12 steps of AA and treats the whole family." Apparently, financing from SLM Financial, a subsidiary of the student loan servicing company Sallie Mae, is available.
What is the "positive peer pressure model" in the context of drug treatment? If the legacy of Straight, Inc. is any guide it includes persistent verbal berating, broken digits, wallowing in excrement, and other techniques that some have called tantamount to "psychic murder."
For the lowdown on Straight, visit this website, or this one.
Last year, Mexico shut down three "treatment centers" that appeared to use Straight-style techniques.
It's patently deplorable that these types of organizations are still allowed to prey upon the fears and anxieties of parents. But that very fear and anxiety is what fuels the larger war on drugs. Beyond the monetary waste, real lives are ruined under the auspices of "recovery."
That doesn't stop Mel Sembler himself, a longtime "money man" for the GOP, from touting his "success" on his company's website.
Yes, these are "the folks" who have the President's ear when it comes to drug policy. Is it any wonder why the ONDCP is increasingly honing its propaganda by employing the lexicon of public health? The Drug War has never really been about the pursuit public health. At bottom, it is about naked statist coercion -- the tutelary control of increasing numbers of citizens that shreds fundamental constitutional values related to the preservation of individual liberty and the limits of state action.
The increased use of medical terminology by drug war extremists is an extended exercise in gimmickry of the highest, most absurd order.
One need only look at some of the phraseology used to push random student drug testing, which I have heard firsthand from the Drug Czar John Walters and former Deputy Drug Czar Andrea Barthwell. To wit, addiction is a "pediatric onset disease" whose spread is "comparable to tuberculosis." Testing is sold as "non-punitive" and "non-invasive," with the stated goal of "[guiding] those who test positive into counseling or treatment."
So the Drug Czar wants every student to perform an excretory function at the behest of a government bureaucrat, so that they can then dive headfirst into the dark universe of Sembler-style "treatment," often at their worried parents' expense?
It's beyond chilling.
Posted by Nikos Leverenz.
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[The D’Alliance] ONDCP – America’s Just Not That Into You
Dear ONCDP,
I know you've been with the drug war for a long time, but your relationship is never going to work out. It's time to face reality and move on. Clinging to a study you published that claims the price of cocaine is up 19% is just sad. It does not mean that things are going to get better. There will definitely be ups and downs, but things will never change.
Word on the street (aka DPA's DC staff) is that Congress slashed your media campaign budget by $20 million dollars today - down to $100 million, the lowest it's ever been. It's a matter of time before America cuts you off completely, so make a move and walk away with some dignity.
I know it's painful to hear, but America's just not that into you, and she never will be. I'm sure you wish it could be different, but as we say down South, "You can wish in one hand and sh** in the other and see which one gets filled first."
Breaking up is hard to do, believe me I know. May I suggest the book It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken.
Keepin' it real,
Melissa
P.S. This TIME magazine cover is from 1981 - two months after I was born!!! You've been in this awful relationship for my entire life. When are you going to get it together?
Posted by Melissa Milam.
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Getting your party BUSTED! Party Planning: A guide to getting your party BUSTED!
Mingling and meeting new people is a large part of being a teenager and young adult. Many of us enjoy going out and being with friends, and we all enjoy a great party! We’ve all experienced some great times with our friends and meeting new people while out having fun, but you can’t have the good without a taste of the bad. A brush with death and a few close-calls here and there are inevitable if you’re going to let yourself go and have fun! After all, high school is all about the drama. Why not have something to talk about with your friends for years to come? Here’s a guide to planning and throwing the ultimate party and how to get it busted!
Pre-party planning
Getting busted is a lot harder than it seems. Pick a time when your parents are traveling across or even out of the country, so when they hear about the bash, there vacation will no longer be enjoyable. They may even be so mad that they make you stay with your 95 year old grandmother for the remainder of there vacation. Be fully unaware of all of these possibilities so that the shock value of this occurring is at its highest.
To get fully busted at your party, picking the location is the key. Living in a small suburb with close neighbors and scores of people who chat with your parents daily will lend a hand in letting your parents know about the party as soon as, or even before they get back from vacation! Make sure that everyone knows where you live. This can easily be taken care of in the invitation strategies below.
Parking is another sure way of getting into trouble. Don’t suggest that any of your friends carpool. Instead, have everyone drive separate and tell everyone to park as close to the road as possible, obvious to all that there is a party hopping inside! When your driveway gets so crammed with vehicles that you can’t possibly fit anymore, suggest that your guests park in the empty parking lot across the street. When that happens, you should be prepared. Before the party, shovel a path through the snow in your neighbors’ yard for a shortcut. Spray paint the trees telling your fellow party animal’s that they are on the right track to the party. If some drunken fools happen to throw empty beer cans, cigarette butts, or liquor bottles carelessly into neighbor’s yards on there journey to the celebration, disregard all of that. They probably won’t even notice!
Put balloons and streamers on your mailbox to add some holiday festive fun. Buy or make hats for you and your guests to wear. Don’t be offended when your visitors refuse to wear them.
When a certain teacher informs you in private that they have a hunch that your party is going to get you into a lot of trouble, ask them how they found out about it and then invite them to join you at the party. Ignore the fact that they have just warned you, the police couldn’t possibly know about this party.
After all of the above has been taken care of, start making arrangements for a guest list and move one step closer to the bust of the school year!
Invitations
Invitations are crucial to planning this affair. You can go about invitations many ways. You can do it the safe way by organizing a guest list and calling each individual, send invitations in the mail, or even spread the word by mouth that you are having a party to a few friends. Instead, to ensure that your party is without doubt going to get you into more trouble then you’ve ever been in your life, throw out the guest list! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, if you’re going to get into trouble, do it right.
Print out flyers with bright colors on them and bold lettering with the address to your house located right at the top. Scan in a picture of what the house looks like so everyone knows exactly where to go. Add details of what the house looks like and landmarks that can be found around the area. After spending loads of time on the flyers, give them to random people on the streets, give them to your friends to hand out in the cafeteria at lunchtime, and give one to that bum that always rolls through your neighborhood on rollerblades with a garbage bag slung over his shoulder. Also make sure that your teachers get a nice look at the flyer, too. Put a few on the bulletin boards in the hallway and discuss the event two to three weeks prior to the occasion in class.
Make sure that all your teachers know that this party will be unsupervised for the reason that your parents are going to be in Las Vegas for a week! Discuss how inebriated you and your friends plan to get and ask someone to bring a blender because yours broke last month. Tell your favorite teacher he’s invited, but the party is B.Y.O.B!
Now that you have your invitations it’s time to get really busted. The best approach to planning the perfect bust is to get each and every one of your friends into the biggest mess you can possibly get them into. Be sure to invite the smart kids who have just received full ride scholarships to college in the fall and will definitely have them revoked after this bash! You should also remember to invite your underage friends who have just got out of or escaped from jail or rehab who are eager to drink some beer in a “safe” environment. If all goes well, they’ll be returning to the facilities they’ve come from in no time at all! The basketball players who will surely get kicked off the team when they receive Minor in Possession tickets are also important for making this a night to remember. Remember to explain to them that they have not just received “a receipt” and that they must appear in court for this one! One poor fool who can be duped into “supplying” beverages and who will get a court date, thousands of dollars in fines, and possibly even a little jail time is also essential. Not to mention this individual should have a pretty close relationship to your parents so that they can feel a great sum of guilt and probably won’t be able to look directly into their eyes ever again, thanks to you. And to make things even more dramatic, make sure there are plenty of girls who will cry at the drop of a dime. This adds much more comedy to the chaotic mess you are about to indulge yourself in.
Party in Progress
You’ve taken the time to organize and advertise this bash, now let’s get this thing rolling! As your guests arrive, crank up the music as loud as it goes on your dad’s new stereo so that the neighbors can hear it, they’ll love the new song by Eminem! Leave your mom’s breakable, most expensive knick-knack’s on the end tables and by the end of the evening they’ll surely be broken. Fail to pick up anything else of value such as CD’s or DVD’s that are easily available to steal. Invite everyone you know in the door without question and greet them as if they are your best friend.
When the guy’s complain that they’re hungry, call Pizza Hut. Drunkenly slur your words over the phone as your order. When the delivery boy rings the door bell, send the drunkest, biggest, and most obnoxious guys to the door to harass the poor Pizza Hut employee. Suggest that they chase the innocent pizza boy around the house a few times just for kicks. (This may or may not assist you in getting busted, but still has purpose for entertainment value.)
After the “pizza boy” episode, let everyone spill onto the front porch for a breath of fresh air. Don’t suggest they transfer to the back porch or quiet down. Instead, be the heart of the party and start smashing beer cans into your forehead. If you’re a guy, the others will follow suite to be the manliest of men. If you’re a girl, the boy’s will be especially impressed and you will have earned their respect for the evening as “best hostess ever!” Have the party goers cheer as loud as they can when cars go by beeping there horns. Try to grab as much attention as possible because you are throwing the party of the year at your house!
After everyone returns indoors, bring everyone upstairs to show them that they can climb onto the roof from your bedroom window. Instruct the boys to urinate off of the roof because the girls need the bathroom available downstairs.
When you hear the news that someone has just vomited into your heating vent, wine and cry about it until someone else will clean it up only partially. Fail to realize that the smell of someone else’s vomit will be wafting through your air ducts until well after you move out of the house in 3 years. Don’t worry, your parents might not notice.
When the tough guy who always starts a fight finally starts a fight for no apparent reason and decides to take it outside, be thrilled to see some action. Invite the entire party to gather outside to be spectators for the battle. Have the fight keep moving farther and farther away from the backyard. Have the “winners” chase the “losers” down the street screaming and threatening, then throw them into the neighbor’s bushes.
After the previous entertainment, the party should once again continue and be relocated back to the house. Once the party has returned to normal, begin to notice burn holes in your furniture and scratches in your countertops. Don’t let this get you in a rut; you’re too drunk to know the consequences by now. Look out the window, you have new guests!
Run, it’s the 5-0!
Move a large mass of people outside to greet your newcomers. Be sure to lecture them on how tardy they are to your party. Plan out what you will say as you are approaching the car window. When a tall, older man steps out of the vehicle, stop and hesitate. At this point, some inebriated idiot will shriek, “COPS! Run!” as tears begin to trickle down your face.
The policemen’s line of attack will be to block every exit to the house. They will point at each individual who passes by a window or door and try to convince them to open the door. Before all of this happens, you should back slowly into the house so as not to grab the attention of the officers who have recently showed up in unmarked cop cars. As soon as you return safely to the house, run as fast as you can up the stairs to your room. Hide among dressers, beds, people, and your 21 year old friend who is now trying to shove himself between a mattress and bed frame unnoticed. When your best friend appears in the light of the doorway, whisper to him/her not to tell anyone where you are, especially the cops! When he/she drags you down the stairs so that the officer can question, intimidate, harass and everything else that policemen do best, try not to cry. Take it like a man (even if you aren’t one). Incase you weren’t aware yet, you’re now in the process of being busted. It’s all downhill from here. By now, the line of kids should wind through your house as they give breathalyzer tests and Minor in Possession tickets (also known as a “receipt” to one naive basketball player) to you and your friends.
Your party has gotten busted. You will now be the talk of the next three counties for the rest of your life. Your parents will know, your grandparents will know. Even your friend’s grandparents will know. You’ll probably be grounded and disciplined for the rest of your life and your friend’s parents will hesitate to let them hang out with you. …But it was all worth it because you had the best party ever!
Synergy Project ROBBED! hey could you guys please erase this thread, this happened quite some time ago and dont want to get people confused!
thanks!
mods note: this thread relates to an incident in 2005 where the Synergy project lost a substantial amount of cash due to impostors posing as crew/ticket touts.
the original post contained an appeal for cash to tide them over a period whilst they recovered from this financial loss.
As this presumably has been successful, Giani has edited his post and asked for the thread to be removed in order not to confuse people and ask for any more money.
Initially this thread was removed but as similar problems have beset other crews it has been reinstated (minus the appeal) to preserve other posts with expressions of support and security advice.
[The D’Alliance] Move Over Meth, There’s a New Epidemic Sweeping the Nation!
Quick, someone tell Souder. Our kids are in danger!
The Motion Picture Association of America put out a press release today raising the alarm about (surprise, surprise) music and video piracy. Apparently, a lot of the people they arrest have "drug conviction backgrounds," and these arrestees are tipping off MPAA that piracy is "the new drug on the street."
This seems like a pretty bizarre attempt to garner some support from legislators and maybe freaked out parents by hopping on the prohibitionist panic bandwagon.In September, Los Angeles police arrested Jose Maria Trujillo for possession of six bundles of powder cocaine, an ounce of marijuana, and selling illegal DVDs after a search of his car uncovered more than 2,000 pirated DVDs.So amid all my reflections about the broad range of interests represented at the conference last week, it becomes clear to me that we really should have devoted a panel to harm reduction approaches to file-sharing.
[Via BoingBoing, and they have a copy of the press release here.]
Thanks to Ket for pointing this out.
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[In the News] New York County Votes for Rockefeller Reform
Last week in upstate New York, Tompkins County voters took a stand in favor of Rockefeller Drug Law reform when they elected a new district attorney, Gwen Wilkinson.
Wilkinson beat out 16-year incumbent George Dentes for the position in the wake of a campaign that prominently featured discussion of Rockefeller reform. Wilkinson publicly declared her support for repealing the draconian laws in speeches and writing, while Dentes maintained that the laws had already been sufficiently reformed. Debate swirled in the pages of the Ithaca Journal, with Alliance supporters writing letters to the editor in support of Wilkinson's position.
Wilkinson's victory marks the second year in a row that an incumbent DA in New York has been defeated in part due to support of the draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws.
In a bitter fight last year, political upstart David Soares defeated incumbent Paul Clyne in the race for Albany County District Attorney, sending political shockwaves throughout the state. Soares sailed to victory on platform that included repealing the failed Rockefeller Drug Laws and calling for expanded judicial discretion. In his concession speech, Clyne said he would have won were it not for his longtime opponent to reform of the laws. In recent polls, over 83% of New York residents said they think the Rockefeller Drug Laws should be repealed.
"Wilkinson’s victory shows that Soares was no fluke," said Alliance executive director Ethan Nadelmann. "Sitting DAs should beware: Support for the Rockefeller Drug Laws could bring you a short-lived political career."
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[In the News] Building a Movement
The 2005 International Drug Policy Reform Conference lived up to its theme of "building a movement" last week in Long Beach, California. Nearly a thousand people gathered from all over the country and the world to energize, learn and connect with fellow drug policy reformers.
In a speech to kick off the conference, Alliance director Ethan Nadelmann challenged attendees to participate in panels that seemed as far removed as possible from their daily work. Many took this advice to heart, resulting in an atmosphere of openness, learning, and reassessing the true breadth of the drug policy reform movement. The diversity of panels, combined with attendees' receptivity to new topics, pulled down some of the barriers that often separate prison reformers from harm reductionists or medical marijuana activists from international policy players.
There was recurring discussion of difficult or controversial topics, with race and racism in the drug war coming up repeatedly. In addition to panel sessions on the subject, there was also a provocative impromptu plenary.
Many panels saw debate and disagreement on a range of issues, but for the most part the respectful quality of the dialogue suggested that people were eager to be challenged and learn from each other.
Openness was evident in the lineup of speakers as well. There were over 200 presenters, meaning that panels were led not only by academic experts, but by people directly affected by the policies being discussed. Speakers included formerly incarcerated people, drug users, youth, parents and more.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) were both present in large numbers, with the LEAP folks making a big splash in t-shirts that read, "Cops say legalize drugs. Ask me why." There was also a more sizeable population of women at this year's conference than at reform conferences past.
This expanded inclusiveness makes perfect sense, as the war on drugs affects women, law enforcement, young people, and of course many other groups. The diversity of people and ideas at the conference demonstrated that as we acknowledge the breadth of issues that make up drug policy reform, we are indeed building a movement.
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[The D’Alliance] North Carolina Judge: Drug War a ‘Total Failure’
Burley Mitchell, retired Chief Justice of South Carolina's Supreme Court, told a lunchtime crowd earlier this week that the drug war is a "total failure" that has filled the state's prisons.
Like almost every other state, North Carolina is facing a prison population crisis. Apparently there is no such thing as parole in the state, and judges use a "sentencing grid" like the federal judiciary (with different penalties, one would assume). As such, NC politicians have made their own uncomfortable yet extravagant bed.
Congratulations to the NC chapter of Families Against Mandatory Minimums and NC Policy Watch for having AP cover the luncheon!
I doubt that we'd ever get such a bold call for reform, even in retirement, from the mealy-mouthed Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Ronald M. George.
Posted by Nikos Leverenz.
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[The D’Alliance] Quick Report from the LBC
Oh, how the best of blogging plans get so quickly amended in the hurly burly of fully participating in a conference. One of the chief benefits of going to the conferences of other organizations is that one's schedule is rather flexible. There's no real responsibility other than going to panels one is interested in and gleaning grand ideas and tidbits that may wind up being an impetus for reform.
Not so with me here in the LBC, otherwise known as Long Beach, California, host city of DPA's grand intellectual shindig. Among the people here is Kevin Sabat, one-time speechwriter for our beloved Drug Czar; he exchanged pleasantries with some old "pals" from Students for Sensible Drug Policies, and was rather interested in harm reduction. I would wager that the drug war extremists are here to learn about our "gameplan," and were I a naive fellow I'd hope that Mr. Sabat would take some good learnin' back to Mr. Walters, et al.
I have never met Mr. Sabat, but I remember him well: last year, he wrote an op-ed against a bill that I worked on that would have limited random student drug testing on a statewide basis in California. Apparently, this is the sort of "grass roots activism" the Office of National Drug Control Policy likes to forward -- "community voices" straight from the halls of political power.
Indeed, I have always operated under the assumption that there were drug war extremists in our midst. But I don't view that as a negative at all. The drug reform movement is open to all, and that stands in stark contrast to the veil of secrecy and deception that animates Beltway drug policy domestically and internationally.
So what have I been doing here? On Thursday, I did a press teleconference on our newly minted report (largely authored by yours truly) on "California Drug Policy Heroes and Zeroes," the text of which should be available online here. Then I moderated two wonderfully informative panels: one on methamphetamine and the other on steroids and other performance enhancers. What I've discovered is that I'm a pretty poor timekeeper, as I have the tendency to actually listen to what the panelists are saying. At the same time, I quickly learned that it is best to let the panelists speak without lengthy framing and other introductions beforehand. These are the sort of little lessons one learns only through experience.
I also had the pleasure of dining with some of our interns from the Oakland office. One of the drawbacks of dining here in Long Beach is that the restaurants seem to close fairly early, with some going to a "late dinner menu" consisting largely of greasy pub grub. P.F. Chang's did serve until 11, and my opinion of the establishment has increased considerably on that basis alone.
Besides the methamphetamine panel and the steroids panel, I was a participant in a panel on random student drug testing and one on "our right to (use) drugs." Mr. Sabat was not present at the student drug testing panel, for better or worse. The panel was fairly large, including a young gentleman from Dare County, North Carolina, who fought the good fight against his school district's implementation of a random student drug testing program using federal grant dollars. I believe his website is www.drugtestcrisis.com. The gist of my presentation: there is a strong basis in modern conservatism to oppose random student drug testing on many levels. There is an innate conservative antipathy to government overreach, especially when it comes to their children. Random student drug testing essentially disregards the very notion that parents should be involved in both the discipline and education of their children.
Further, there is the dichotomy between the way the law protects the political class and they way it allows government to run roughshod over ordinary people. The United States Supreme Court invalidated drug testing of politicians and those seeking political office, but has allowed its use for any student participating in a non-competitive extracurricular activity. Many school districts have expanded drug testing to include those who drive to school or park on campus, meaning that in many suburban schools over three-quarters of students are on the drug testing rolls.
On the "right to drugs" panel, I basically highlighted the obvious: any reform must operate in the reality of the political process, where even the most inroads is a major achievement. Despite political obstacles, I argued that drug reformers must continue to push the envelope -- including more focused advocacy surrouding non-medical marijuana use. Marijuana sentencing reform should be every bit as important as other sentencing reform measures, as three quarters of a million persons are brought into the criminal justice system annually on a marijuana-related offense (60,000 in California alone). Also, much more needs to be done on increasing syringe access at every level, as no person should be deprived of his or her life simply because of thier use of illicit substances. Ideally, syringes should be made available over the counter to any adult who needed them for whatever purpose. Unfortunately, the paraphernalia laws that are part of larger prohibition see to it that tens of thousands are consigned to their death -- all in the name of saving them from themselves.
Then I talked about "emerging issues," including the hysteria surrounding steroid use in sports, criminalization of the non-authorized use of prescription drugs, the advent of "intellectual doping," and the right not to use drugs (including informal pressure on parents to medicate their children with drugs that are prescribed "off label" and have no proven safety or efficacy for pediatric use). Even though those issues are already here, they will surely be the subjects of increased government intervention.
Ultimately, reformers need to be cognizant of the fact that government recognizes that we are the most medicated society in human history. As such, it will continue to simultaneously encourage the use of certain drugs while punishing people for the use of other drugs. Control over individuals can be realized through increased internal and external surveillance.
Needless to say, there is much work to be done.
Posted by Nikos Leverenz.
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[The D’Alliance] Conference Update: The In-Between Times
The International Drug Policy Reform conference has ended. I think all conference goers, including the DPA staff are exhausted. But it's the kind of exhaustion that comes as the result of something good.
I was most impressed by what I'll call "the in-between times." These were the impromptu meetings, deals, reunions, interviews, meals, and exchanges that took place between or during the scheduled conference sessions. This was my third DPA conference, and I think there were more of these in-between times that any previous conference I've been to.
Our young allies at Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) were perhaps most active. These inspiring college students never stopped. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) blanketed the venue with receptions and meet-and-greets.
There were several documentarians--many from overseas--conducting interviews in the public spaces of the conference. At times, walking between the exhibition booths and public areas was daunting. I was torn between saying hi to an old friend, checking out an exhibit, or just getting some sun out on the patio (something that many reformers from colder climates took ample advantage of).
These in-between times are just as valuable to the conference attendees as the scheduled conference sessions. I know the connections I made will aid me in my work for quite some time.
Posted by Clovis Thorn.
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[The D’Alliance] People Who Don’t Care About Drugs — Like Me!
Today is my first day back at DPA world headquarters in New York since returning from the 2005 International Drug Policy Reform Conference.
What better time could there be for my first blog post?
And what better topic than the future of the drug policy reform movement as I, a young person still very new to this movement and with a surely naive perspective, see it?
I think that the drug policy reform movement is undergoing a transition right now and I think that the conference highlighted how things are changing.
At the conference's opening plenary, our executive director Ethan gave an amazing speech in which he began by pointing out that there are three kinds of people in the reform movement: people who love drugs, people who hate drugs, and people who don't care about drugs at all.
I am a proud member of the third group.
I work in this movement because I believe in compassion and justice.
For too long, and really this is still the case, the loudest voice in our movement came from the first group: people who love drugs. Eventually, the people who hate drugs became a bigger part of the movement. Now I think we are finally seeing the emergence of more and more leaders from the third group: people who don't really care about drugs at all.
This excites me tremendously because I think that it is this group who will be the most effective when it comes to enacting on-the-ground-reform.
I think that the era of the middle-aged-white-man-who-likes-to-smoke-pot being the face of the movement is ending. The new faces of the drug policy reform movement are the formerly incarcerated, their families, parents and their teenaged children, religious leaders, doctors, and police. In other words, all the people who care about ending the drug war, but not so much about drugs themselves.
These were the voices that stood out to me at the conference. These were the voices that stirred my emotions and made me proud to devote myself to this work. As DPA President Ira Glasser put it, the drug policy reform movement is the new movement for civil rights and racial justice in the United States.
Don't get me wrong. I am honored to stand arm in arm with everyone who wants to end the war on drugs and I am so grateful for the support of every person who cares about this movement. I care about the sovereignty over one's own mind and about freedom from government invasions of individual privacy.
I'm just excited to hear so many people whose voices resonate with my heart becoming leaders.
Posted by Robin Beck.
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