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Final chapter in the raver discussion: Part 2

Guest Writer

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Updated: Thursday, November 19, 2009 18:11

Alas Kandy Kid! Finally someone has risen up from the ashes of Halloween’s rave festivities with a valid point locked securely in their talons. Before I credit you for your validity, let me first address your misconceptions about my piece and myself.
The “hostile and immature” language, both adjectives are debatable, was never used to reference lovers of electronic music. I myself love electronic music. What my vocabulary was used to reference were the people who are in fact immature and have no self control. You will find these people lined up like ants, sitting against the walls of a rave, or circled up, sitting in the middle of the crowd like a swarm of bees. I do not understand what possesses these people to even attend the rave. If you want to essentially overload on a mixture of drugs, and then sit like a vegetable, gazing into the glowing hands of a stranger, why not do it in the comfort and safety of your own home? These people only inconvenience those who paid good money to actually see the show, and furthermore they taint the name of electronic music.
People often hesitate to listen to electronic music because they associate it with this breed of deadbeat, though not to say that all in attendance at a rave are deadbeats. People such as yourself seem to have their priorities in line. A rave should be about the music, just as any concert or performance should; people uniting for their love of the sound waves which the speakers project.
The whole point of my piece was to point out that more and more raves are entering the mainstream and becoming the “cool” thing to do. People go just to become E-tarded and loaf around like the rest of the untouchables. Raves shouldn’t be like this. You can’t argue with the fact that this is true, and that it kills the reputation for electronic music, which is some of the best in the world, mind you. Imagine how much better a rave could be if all the dead weight was thrown overboard, and their corpses were replaced with energetic human beings who were coherent and into the music which they were hearing. By coherent I don’t mean stone cold sober either. Doing drugs is fine by me if you can handle them, and handle yourself. As I think most of you know by now, this article was geared towards those who fall into neither category.
As for the rest of USD’s E-club, don’t take this personally, but I wouldn’t advise seeking out a career in the legal field post-graduation. It amazes me that not one of you came to the defense of the music, which is the heart and soul of this culture you claim to be a part of. Instead you did a miraculous job of highlighting the elements of raving which are really important to you, the drugs. Tip of the hat to you Kandy Kid for standing out and bringing the most relevant point of all to the playing field.

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Liz Crosby
Thu Nov 19 2009 03:06
Well, I suppose I'll be the first to comment on this article. You're response to my response seems to be from an entirely different individual than the one that wrote the initial raver article. I like this voice infinitely more. I didn't focus on defending the music because I heard from a certain someone that you loved electronic music. Therefore, I didn't deem it necessary to do so. Besides, electronic music stands for itself. It's a new realm of music with so much potential to grow. I absolutely love it. I made my way up to front row center of JUSTICE. We Are Your Friends was stuck in my head for a week afterward, and it was most certainly welcome there. Needless to say, the entirety of HARD was epic despite some mishaps here and there. I'm so glad that you decided to clarify who it was that you were referring to when you equated human beings to leeches and flies. From this new perspective, I can agree with you in many regards.

Well, all of that aside, and contrary to my initial impressions of you Brent Tuttle, you seem like a pretty intriguing fellow with a unique sense of humor. My drug of choice during the week is caffeine, so if you'd like to chat electronic music over a cup of coffee let me know. And for your information, I'm not considering going into law. However, I am a philosophy major, so my parents would be delighted if I decided to do so. I look forward to reading your articles in the future as they always seem to be effective in conjuring up controversy.

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