Beardiess Anyone up for growing a massive beard for 2007?
You could enter the World Beard & Moustache Competition ,its held in London that year,although you'll need to grow something as impressive as this....
Scotland On Sunday party report Scotland on Sunday
Sun 21 Sep 2003
Ravers' return rocks rural life
CLAIRE GARDNER
THE desire to dance in a muddy field at midnight, waving light-sticks and blowing a whistle, rarely made sense to anyone who had not consumed copious quantities of illegal drugs.
But now, almost a decade after rave culture ran out of steam, hundreds of Scottish youngsters are once again getting ‘Sorted for Es and Wizz’ and heading to remote areas of rural Scotland for all-night outdoor dance parties.
An investigation by Scotland on Sunday has revealed that there have been at least seven raves north of the Border in the past three months, including one in the grounds of a ruined castle in East Ayrshire.
A further four raves are planned, including one which was due to happen somewhere in the Highlands this weekend.
Unlike the rave heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s when organisers relied largely on word of mouth, easy access to the internet and mobile phones allows party goers to keep the location a tight secret until just a few hours before the event.
A vague location and a range of possible dates are posted on internet sites long before the event. A mobile number is then given, often on the day of the rave. Only then can callers get precise details of where and when the event is happening.
The tight security means the first police, councils and landowners are likely to know about a rave is often days after the event.
The drugs have also moved with the technology. Ecstasy remains popular, but cocaine has been added to the cocktail.
An internet report about a rave held in the ruins of a castle on the banks of Loch Doon about 10 miles from Dalmellington in East Ayrshire on Friday, July 18, describes how 300 people were dancing around the dimly lit area.
The report also makes reference to "rolling" to describe the behaviour of a raver under the influence of the drug ecstasy. It begins: "Whooooooaaaa... I just went to a Monster Massive [a rave] yesterday night. I’m so tired. I spent the night dancing frantically and chasing after my friends who, while rolling, like to wander off."
The account goes on: "Cindy wore a yellow and white kitty outfit (she was VERY popular coz she had a very furry outfit, which made for a lot of hugging) and she was also rolling, and so apparently went on a personal mission to meet and hug every single person there.
"Then Sam was very, very amusing because she was just tripped out, and when she is rolling, she is very, very bossy, obstinate, and… grabby. Cindy and I got mauled while we were dancing with her, and then she bit me and then Brian. Not to cause pain, of course, but I think she liked the idea of chewing something."
Maureen Campbell, who runs a B&B on Loch Doon, said she had been aware that there was an "outdoor party".
She said: "We weren’t really that bothered by it. We knew there was something going on because between 10pm and midnight there were loads of cars racing around the loch area obviously looking for the site.
"Because we knew something was going on we kept our ears open for music, but to be honest we weren’t disturbed at all."
Historic Scotland, guardians of Doon Castle, said they were not aware a rave had been held at the site.
Strathclyde Police also said they had not been aware of the gathering. "There have not been any reports of any damage to the site," said a spokeswoman for Historic Scotland. "As long as people do not damage the building there is nothing to stop them visiting the site at any time of the day or night."
Raves were so popular that legislation was passed in England in 1994 which allowed police to arrest anyone at a rave or organising one. No such law was passed in Scotland, although lawyers believe breach of the peace charges could be brought against ravers.
Drug agencies have expressed concern about this new wave of raves, saying because they are such clandestine affairs they have not been able to offer advice or help to people who have overdosed on drugs.
A spokesman for drug information and advice service Crew 2000 said: "We have only managed to attend a handful this summer because information is so hard to get hold of.
"It’s all very cloak and dagger and the organisers are totally paranoid, so information on locations is very tight.
"When raves were big last time round, many of them tended to be in big warehouses and other quite obvious places.
"Now they have started up again they have become very clandestine affairs. It’s very hard to build up links because the promoters are so paranoid. The raves are now being held in the middle of nowhere so the police cannot find them."
He added: "It seems to be a more sophisticated crowd which are reforming the raves. On the drugs front, ecstasy and cocaine seem to be what they are taking."
Alistair Ramsay, director of Scotland Against Drugs, added: "There were a number of health complications associated with using drugs at raves in the past which were unable to be dealt with because of the lack of medical supervision on site.
"The question arises: if you have a rave in a field how do you get an ambulance into a ploughed field?"
Explaining the return of the rave, Toby Newall, associate director of research company RDSi’s ongoing youth project Youth2, which looks at the behaviour of 17 to 25-year-olds, said: "What’s happening is that raves became very popular in the late 80s but by the mid 90s they had become very commercialised. They then moved into more structured events in clubs.
"What we are seeing is a backlash against the more organised events.
"This generation are now kicking against that and going back to grass-roots and having raves back in the heart of the countryside."
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also,check the entry here for Sunday 27th and youll find its almost word for word ,the same quote used in the article
views about hardline approach by surrey police? surrey police sent seven police vans to shut down a 21st birthday (that was held with the agreement of the land-owner), at a time when mr o'conner (head of surrey police) is complaining about the lack of funds available to surrey police. a number of other parties have been shut down recently, as part of a new hardline approach to free partys. do you have any views you would like to share with him on this?
Mr D O’Conner
Surrey Police HQ,
Mountbrown,
Sandy lane,
Guildford,
GU3 1HG
you can also write to request a copy of the video made by police at the event, if you were in attendance.
Should B A Party In Wales 279 ALRIGHT DUDES THERE SHOULD B A PARTY THIS WEEKEND SOME WHERE IN WALES, IF NE 1 WANT THE DESTINATION SEND ME A PM AND I WILL GET BACK 2 U.
I Wanna Dj At Your Party I am a kent based dj who plays funky and tribal house and i want to play at partys for free. I have a demo cd if you want one.
Tell me where and when and i'll be there.
Happy Days A whole gang of babylon are coming into my workplace this afternoon. Its some promotional thing. I've gotta pretend to be happy about it... just hope none of them recognise me from our various conversations at parties.
Danny Gilligan/Sharkboy/Gorfy & more! Casualty this Sunday! Casualty’s 3rd Instalment!
Sharkboy - Danny Gilligan - Gorfy & more Outpatients!
At our last event we saw the usual (and new) patients take part in our latest experiment, and make Afterlife vs. Casualty what we hoped it would be: a success.
Many thanks to those who participated, and we hope you enjoyed your treatment, by our unqualified medical staff. By the look on your faces, it wasn’t too painful!
Your next appointment is booked and we are ready to perform at our best!
Knowing how you feel on a Sunday afternoon, with the weekend well underway, and for some wanting to simply crawl up and die (or for you hardcore lot, to carry on ravin’!), we bring you more mayhem and antic’s from both the Casualty Crew and the hardworking Afterlife Ravers!
Date: Sunday 21st September 2003.
Your Appointment Time: 2pm – 10pm.
Doctors on the ward: Sharkboy (Physiotherapist)
Danny Gilligan (Riot!/ GTFRI) (Gynaecologist)
Gorfy (Smile/ Casualty) (Geriatric)
Dirty Bitch
Sneaky Pete
The Prophet
NHS Cost: Only £5 all day!
Music policy: HARDER.YOU.BITCH
Dress Code: Nurses, Doctors, Patients and anything related!
For more info: camdennurse@freezepromotions.co.uk
Hazel - 07814 986 746
Afterlife: info@afterliferavers.co.uk
Rob: 07904 032 044
Doctors notes: With the constant demand for games, we have extra board games, lego, first aid boxes, photo’s, reviews, dancers and gals and guys in uniforms!
Urgent News concerning White Label Tommorrow Night We have just had a nasty meeting with the owner of the venue where we are running white label. He has decided he doesn`t want techno in his venue any more as it is scaring the suits away. He has PULLED THE PLUG on us! THE NIGHT BEFORE our next event.
We apologise for any inconvenience this causes anyone, but it is out of our hands. I was tempted to bring the full wrath of hell down upon this venue, but I have been advised not to by other members of the crew.
We WILL be re-appearing soon, as I am sorting out another venue, hopefully for next week.
THe mutherfucking rat faced shitbag cuntbrained dirty fucking shitting fucking phuqs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve D-Bass
Feel free to petrol bomb this venue at your leasure.
Barcelona? Easy all,
Juts about to go to Barcelona for a couple of days, anyone know of any good places to check out? places to stay (cheap)? sites to see?
Any help would be most appreciated, haven`t really got a clue where to go!
Thanks
Pauly.
Newbie needs a favour… Hi everyone
You seem like a friendly bunch of people but to get to the point...!!
Anyone know of a squat (or free dwelling place) in Rome? I'm going to a party there 26-28th September - anyone else going?
Cheers
dan
Watch out East Anglia I read this in our Regional Daily. Whilst it contains praise for the Brains Kan rig it shows the determination of Babylon to try and stop us from enjoying our freedom and our earth.
Police will get tougher with illegal raves
JAMES GOFFIN, JONATHAN REDHEAD
August 26, 2003 22:23
Norfolk police are to launch a get-tough policy to deal with illegal raves, it emerged today
The move follows a three-day rave at Warham saltmarsh, near Wells, over the Bank Holiday weekend, where more than 1000 people gathered for an impromptu festival – sparking fears among conservationists for the site's internationally recognised ecology.
Rave-goers finally quit the site this evening. But, despite police praising their “good-natured” behaviour, the force has pledged to increase efforts to stop repeat events. And police have also revealed that they may still prosecute organisers of the Warham rave.
Speaking at today's Norfolk Police Authority meeting, Deputy Chief Constable Colin Port said the way to stop the raves was better use of intelligence.
“It is extremely difficult to control the raves,” he said. “We will try to gather more and more intelligence so we know before the events take place and we can try to prevent them.
“What we have to do is get better at intelligence gathering and that way we can have more impact.
“We have looked at intelligence to see how to do it better.”
Assistant Chief Constable Simon Taylor, who was involved in the operation surrounding the rave, said revellers had behaved themselves – but may not get off scott free.
“This weekend they were good-natured,” Mr Taylor said. “There was no damage reported to the scientific area. There was always a degree of compromise and no significant events of drug-taking took place.”
Mr Taylor said that officers arrived to find more than 200 cars already on site.
“We took the operational decision to maintain the situation with five or six officers,” he said. “There's always a fine balance between resources and what to do with them.”
Mr Taylor said police were still deciding whether to take action against the rave organisers, who refused to move from the nature reserve to a nearby stubble field.
English Nature reserve manager Ron Harold said, to his relief, the party-goers had caused little damage.
“There has been no lasting effect on the saltmarsh area, and although I do not condone what they did, to their credit they have done a good job of tidying up after themselves,” he said.
“The damage could have been very serious, particularly if a fire had started.”
Norfolk Police Authority today gave their backing to the creation of the Eastern Region Intelligence Unit in Royston, Hertfordshire.
The scheme will involve the six counties in the east of England, and could bring together the Regional Intelligence Team and Regional National Crime Intelligence Service.[/QOUTE]
This all reads very nice doesn't it, but the fact remains they (Babylon) are trying their damnest to close all of us down one way or another. Up until now Norfolk have been fairly tolerant of us partiers but now because this party appeared on TV they have hardened their attitude towards us because they were asked a few questions that looked to embarass them!
I was at this Party and I can personally say that it was the best party that I have been to, and my intention is to continue to go to them. To anyone from the Brains Kan crew who may be reading this. THANK YOU for putting it together, and thank you to everyone who attended for the energy that you put in. It would not have been what it was with out you![/quote]
Any new party’s coming up? Any new parties in Manchester coming up? are they leagel? i dont care if they are not, as long as i can dance all night long...Hard Dance once only please.
Email me at: dj_smiley_0@hotmail.com
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