April
2000
April got off to a groovy start with "The Gift" an event on the grounds
of
Pepperdine University overlooking the ocean in Malibu.
A beautiful day sitting on grass listing to our friend Nick performing
as Twenty Twelve.
As always when Nick gets on stage there is a healthy quantity of b-sides
people in attendance.
b-sides is an email list sever
set up by Brad and Dana a few years ago as an alternative to socal
raves
(a very large internet mailing list formed to discuss all
things rave and underground clubbing in the Southern California.)
The Socal raves
list reached a point were many of my friends
on the list of a similar age to me, felt alienated and overwhelmed
by the huge quantity of mail.
B-sides over the years has produced a close nit group of friends with
our own style of partying. Los Angeles is unlike most
cosmopolitan cities socially. No bars on every street,
much more of a work ethic. Having the larger portion of ones friends
all on one mail list has made living in LA fun and easy when it comes
to deciding on extracurricular activities.
I get sincere with an aspiring albino aryan
angel
Michelle finds a way to see over the crowd
to check out Twenty Twelve.
Tara and I at Tropical (downtown LA)
Kerry and I get busy at the roller
disco
Bliss was one of the year's best desert parties. This was the first
event to collaborate both the Bliss and B-sides groups in one event.
Previous events had been organized by a collective of people from the
company Ground Zero.
They choose a lovely location at the base of a mountain range. There
were films made by attendees shown on a huge projection screen and
a performance piece involving the characters of "Alice in wonderland".
I was the the White Rabbit.
The music kicked in a about 10:30 pm and didn't stop till late in the
morning. Lots of silly costumes came out in the morning and I finally got
to
try out my electroluminescent suit for the first time that night.;
I climbed a hill behind the dance floor with the suit switched off,
then at about 3:30 am
I appeared on the top of a rock fully illuminated!. From the dance
floor the only thing people could see were the neon animated shapes on
my
body moving in the far distance in time to the music. It
gave the impression a alien disco dancer had landed.
Elecro. Suit Ver. 2.0
Queen of Harts, white Rabbit and innocent little Alice. (Heather,Thea
and I)
A beautiful display of water bottles... and some
empty, left over people.
The BBC in full safety gear (Brad and Brett)
Unnatural Flora
Just could not resist my hereditary Germanic urges and the need
to display a single nipple.
Our tribute to the home of the worlds most efficient Techno music.
Ken and Michelle
"Faith in this country's youth is our only hope."
Lucas checks out my bum from a comfortable position.
The next weekend and we were back at Club Giant in Hollywood. Which
brought home even more to me why I love
outdoor events so much. Long lines, security guards, crowds and
large egos.
Thea and boy friend Emeil with a gooseberry in the middle
Karen's Birthday at El Coyote in Hollywood.
Not sure where this was taken, but Keith, Lisa , Shelly and Thea are
in it.
Could be Tune in West Hollywood?