Guest MASLOW Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 When I first started going to psytrance parties it was in GOA in 1998. Because we were staying in the same place for a long period of time we got to make great friends. E.g. People staying in the same Guest House, eating at the same restaurants, shopping at the same market each week etc. So when we were at the Parties there was a good camradarie and people would come over sit on a chai mat and chat etc. Today the scene for me has changed dramatically. I mainly only go to large one off events such as Boom or Voov! Now I love these events in every way except there is one thing I find Strange......In my opinion there is a distinct lack of socialising. I mean people from different countries/groups all chatting together, or even just saying hello or giving each other the nod as they pass each other by. For me this seems to be lacking! I know there is a different type of communication going on.....especially on the danceflloor but what I am refering to here is conventional modes of friendly banter. My question basically is, Does anybody else feel like this (maybe I get too stoned) or is what I say fair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest da Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 its like that here too...kind of pointless to try talking over blasting music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MK Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 It is very fair what u r saying MASLOW. But as u said u r mainly going to big festivals - maybe try some smaller parties!? Also there are many distinctions between Goa in 98 and big festivals such as the VooV. 2 very different things. I do not think it has anything to do with the music changing direction, as I'm sure that many here will respond with such commments. VooV or Boom are major money-making ventures which seem to attract many ice-faced people and many beautiful ones as well. It's quite a mix! Enjoy and remember to dismember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 I must agree with what MASLOW says, I haven't been part of the old goa-scene, but as far as I can see its everywhere. People don't communicate anymore and its a crying shame, I thought the goa-scene was so open(-minded), but I've been doing parties for a year now and know only about 10 people, maybe that'll change though... I never see people socialising.... but then I never go to afterparties ( I'm damn tired of dancing then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest polymorph from Paris Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 I don't want to bother you with drugs but i think it's linked to the way people socialize because it modifies their behavior.. My experience is that there are so many people on E or other mind-altering stuff that in the last parties i went to (I don't like big events so i only go to small parties 300-400 people), people did communicate.It's hard to say if it's only because they had taken drugs..I'm pretty sure it has a lot to do with that.I don't care if people do drugs or don't provided they have fun.. but I think it can make socializing too superficial and "artificial". Well I'm not so pessimistic because I love the psy-trance scene and I made really good friends at parties Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jonathan Swayze Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 Drugs cannot act without something to act upon - and that very fact means that "drug-socialising" is just as genuine and legit as any other communication - in fact I can think of examples where communication under the influence can sometimes be more genuine than when we're trapped under the pressures of our self-conscious and very subjective natures... Liberated, we can analyse ourselves from a perspective that may prove to be very fruitful and interesting, and maybe we show ourselves at that point as the people we know and feel inside - but are just too scared to show in our day-to-day lives. Maybe we reach out and touch that guy on the shoulder, give him a smile from the bottom of our soul - and share that energy that ties us all together... But it's all how you get to that mindset - whether it be through a half-gram of shrooms, an E, or some special mental trick we use without the aid of drugs. Drugs should never be the end - but the means to an end... everybody has to find their own path. All in all - I agree with the poster above that small parties are where it's at - much more intimate, communication is a bit easier... at large parties I find most people kind of stick with the people they came with rather than exploring... but that's not to say awesome communication can take place at a big party - but I think the "conventional kind" (from the first post) is less prevalent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Slidingtrancer Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 I am a very strong person, always myself and always showing myself. If you are like that, life is very hard. People take disadvantage of you in any given situation, whether they use drugs or they don't. Most people I see at parties just stick with their group whether its a small or big party, they just have their own trip at their own party. I don't really feel the community thing there, I feel it more here on the forum with people who think the same about sharing your spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philwaaaas Posted February 12, 2002 Share Posted February 12, 2002 everyone usually seems to be friendly over here in the uk at the smaller parties, there is like little groups of friends and stuff, but it aint a problem.. would have an awsome night if you went on your own... meet friends who you see each time you go.. always end up at someones house/afterparty etc.. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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