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As soon as I had my ticket in hand,
I eagerly walk to the entrance gate of Jujubeats. After I made
it through the entrance I took a glance at the DJ line-up/time
schedule that also had the map of the fairgrounds on it. The
first area I walked into was the jungle area, which was area
4, and if you couldnt tell that due to the outfits than
you surely couldnt mistake the sound. I was already having
a good roll and I had only been there for a few minutes. I stayed
in the jungle area for a short while. While I was here I had
to get as close the front line as possible, so I began to make
my way through the crowd which was not that difficult. Once I
got to the front line I was really able to focus on the music.
When I did that, I could not stop dancing and moving.
After getting a short jungle fix I then
began to make my way towards area 3, which was house and progressive
house. On the map it didnt look that far but the walk seemed
to take forever. I didnt see to many outfits that were
that were totally wild except for the group of five girls dressed
like bumble bees at the entrance of the party. One major thing
I noticed was that there was plenty of room to move around except
for the designated music areas. Having room is important to me
when rolling because I need room to be comfortable but I can
deal with the shoulder-to-shoulder scene only if it is where
the music is being played. When I finally got to area 3 I heard
the sounds of Nigel Richards but his set was almost over. I was
fine with that because Nigel really wasnt doing anything
for my roll, I needed fast paced beats. I ended up staying here
for a while anyway because I was waiting to hear Christopher
Lawrences set. As soon as Chris put his hands on the tables
my roll increased. From what I heard of Chris set, his
beats kicked ass.
Also while I was there I ran into one
of my friends that I never thought I would see because of the
fact that there was oh, I dont know, only THIRTY THOUSAND
+ people there. When I saw him he was rolling hard but he wasnt
one of those e-tard, weak-minded rollers. He has a strong mind
like me so when he rolls he looks normal. I certainly couldnt
tell how many pills he
was on, so I asked him, he told me he was on two pills at that
time. We then hung out for a short while. When we split up I
left area 3 and headed to area 1.
On my way to area 1 I made a short pit
stop to buy some water. This was another excellent thing about
the party because one the water was ice cold which they had chillin
in garbage cans filled with ice water, and two the water was
only two dollars. My roll was still going well but it was starting
to die and since I was having such a good time, I decided to
drop another pill while I was heading towards area 1. Area 1
was set up like a stadium with bleachers and the DJ booth was
staged at the right side of the area. I remember first entering
the area by walking on a thin ramp that led through the base
of the bleachers on the underside of it. As I made my way underneath
the bleachers and peered through the other side I could hear
the sounds of DJ Dan pulsing through my body. The light show
that was presented was sweet. The green laser lights were high
enough up so that they continued to pierce the sky for as far
as you could see. I then continued towards the stage but to my
surprise, there was what looked like a maze. There were two giant
fences that ran parallel to each other that separated the bleachers
from the field. To get to the center of the field from where
I was (the bleachers) I needed to go down some steps to my right
then flip a bitch (make a U turn) and head straight for a few
yards until I reach a large group of people trying to make their
way through a doorway about six feet wide. This was a major problem
because that was the only way in and out of the area (and after
I was through the first doorway I found that the second had the
same crowd of people). Once I was in I wasted no time getting
myself to the front line of the DJ booth. I stayed here for a
while because this is where DJ Dan was kickin down the beat,
not to mention the unbelievably beautiful dancers. After enjoying
the scene and the music for about an hour, I decided to go back
to area 3.
I pulled out my event guide and noticed
that I was about twenty minutes late for Donald Glaudes
set, so I eagerly rush as fast as possible to area 3. Surprisingly
enough, it didnt take as long to get out of the stadium,
or it might have seemed that way because I was starting my second
roll. Once I made it to area 3, Donald Glaude was laying down
the beats; I mean he was on fire. My body was moving without
me even thinking about it. A girl that I was with ended up dragging
me up to the front of the DJ booth because she wanted to see
the dancing girls, one in particular. Once I had pushed, shoved,
and stepped over people I made it to the front where I saw this
dancer. Her body was a perfect hourglass form and there was just
something about her facial structure that blew me away, it was
indescribable. Seeing her dance and hearing Donald Gs beats,
I was having the best time I had ever had at a rave. That single
part of my evening or morning was an experience that I never
could have conjured up in my head. I ended up staying for all
of Glaudes set and when it was over I just had to sit down.
But the only place I could think of was over at the jungle area,
dont forget now - I was rollin - so therefore I wasnt
thinking to well. Maybe I just wanted to finish the party with
jungle, thats it.
Once I finally made it to area 4 I sat
down on the grass behind everyone and just enjoyed the music
that was flowing with great intensity. I had been sitting for
a few minutes when I finally decided to get up and dance some
more to jungle because I just couldnt resist it. It wasnt
the best jungle I had ever heard but it was jungle and I think
thats all I need to say. I began to get a little tired
of dancing so what I did was began a quick search for my friends
in the jungle crowd. I knew they would be there because they
were the hardcore junglists and would never leave a jungle area.
Not to my surprise I was able to find them. I hung out with them
for a little while and shared the love for jungle with them.
I then went back to where I was sitting originally. I sat down
and just listened to jungle until six oclock because I
was just too tired to do anything else. I would have to say that
this was at the top of my list for being the party that I have
attended this year. I would suggest to anyone that is interested,
to go to RAVELINKS.com. |