thc_guy
10-19-2009, 09:50 AM
Awwww shit!!! What a night...what a night!
I am still recovering. Legs and feet hurt like hell...limping around my office today. Body hurts and so does my mind. I experienced so much this weekend. I think all this must be a sign of a great weekend huh?
First off let me thank everyone who came out. Our shows would not be nearly as amazing without our friends and family who come out and support Boogie Down each and every show. The energy you bring helps raise these events to a new level that just the art/music could not do on it's own! Many thanks go out to you...the fans!
Now I'll try to write a review:
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VENUE: City Hall is simply amazing. Great new venue...last night was basically opening night for them. They have had a couple small outside events but this was the first time the main two floors were actually utilized fully. What a start! Two floors of music plus an outside courtyard with a wrap around balcony. The staff and ownership was great and helped us a lot along the way. What a pleasure to work with. Both rooms were large and had plenty of light and sound. They brought in an amazing sound system during the week and the place was rumbling. They are actually putting a retractable roof on the outside area so we can have shows out there all winter too. This is Boogie Down's new venue so expect all our big shows to be there in the future! I think everyone was excited about the spot and liked it a lot.
CROWD: We don't have the final tally yet but from talking to the ownership and security they think the final total was around 2500 people. There was a little line getting in but I think it moved pretty smoothly for the most part. At one point there was some confusion with a will call list which slowed things down but besides that it was pretty smooth. The crowd was great - nice mix of people including folks from the electronic, jamtronic, club, burner, and artsy crowds. Everyone was very nice and all smiles all night - I think this event really suprised a lot of people and all we got were compliments all night. I think everyone left feeling very satisfied and stoked about this new venue and format!
VENDORS: Thanks to everyone who came out to vend. It was a wide array of items that we have not had at our events before. We had hologram posters, crystal displays, clothing sales, masks and burner style clothes, we had healing areas and massage areas and much more!
ALEX GREY: What a cool guy. For some reason I expected something different - maybe a uptight down to earth guy. Kind of stuck up from fame maybe? NOT AT ALL. He was hilarious and very kind. Definately down to earth but in a cool way. His speech was neat - it basically took us on a trip outlining his beginings and life trip to where he is now. He used a tv to do a cool slideshow showing pictures, artwork, etc. There should be many videos and pics of this. Everyone sat down on the ground and watched quietly. The room was aobsultely packed to the brim for this portion of the event. He stuck around and gave hugs and took pictures with everyone afterwards until he was forced to say goodbye and head to the stage to start painting. Very nice guy - we look forward to working with him again when we take the show on the road!
FASHION SHOW: the fashion show was very cool. Goodie provided the music which started slow and worldy and got more and more dancey as the show went on. First up was UMBA IMPORTS. Thier show was full our our good friends who all looked awesome posing, dancing, and grooving around the stage. Next up was Pascha's Play I believe it was called. They were awesome too - great clothes and outfits. Another group filled with several friends. It was nice seeing so many of my buddies getting deeply involved in this event! Thank you!!! Last up was the ARTSMYTHS. This group was full of hoopers, masked dancers, feathered bird women, stilt walkers, and much more who filled the stage with a freaky meld of dancing and modeling. Great costumes - I love what they do. The fashion show turned out awesome and I really think everyone loved it. I did a little speech but unfotunately I did it at the wrong part of the fashion show...sorry everyone! I tried to recover and did a second speech I made up at the end. I finished by telling everyone to have a beautiful night and a wonderful adventure...I think people took it literally because the rest of this evening would be a pretty wild ride!!!
(more to come)
I am still recovering. Legs and feet hurt like hell...limping around my office today. Body hurts and so does my mind. I experienced so much this weekend. I think all this must be a sign of a great weekend huh?
First off let me thank everyone who came out. Our shows would not be nearly as amazing without our friends and family who come out and support Boogie Down each and every show. The energy you bring helps raise these events to a new level that just the art/music could not do on it's own! Many thanks go out to you...the fans!
Now I'll try to write a review:
================================================== ===============
VENUE: City Hall is simply amazing. Great new venue...last night was basically opening night for them. They have had a couple small outside events but this was the first time the main two floors were actually utilized fully. What a start! Two floors of music plus an outside courtyard with a wrap around balcony. The staff and ownership was great and helped us a lot along the way. What a pleasure to work with. Both rooms were large and had plenty of light and sound. They brought in an amazing sound system during the week and the place was rumbling. They are actually putting a retractable roof on the outside area so we can have shows out there all winter too. This is Boogie Down's new venue so expect all our big shows to be there in the future! I think everyone was excited about the spot and liked it a lot.
CROWD: We don't have the final tally yet but from talking to the ownership and security they think the final total was around 2500 people. There was a little line getting in but I think it moved pretty smoothly for the most part. At one point there was some confusion with a will call list which slowed things down but besides that it was pretty smooth. The crowd was great - nice mix of people including folks from the electronic, jamtronic, club, burner, and artsy crowds. Everyone was very nice and all smiles all night - I think this event really suprised a lot of people and all we got were compliments all night. I think everyone left feeling very satisfied and stoked about this new venue and format!
VENDORS: Thanks to everyone who came out to vend. It was a wide array of items that we have not had at our events before. We had hologram posters, crystal displays, clothing sales, masks and burner style clothes, we had healing areas and massage areas and much more!
ALEX GREY: What a cool guy. For some reason I expected something different - maybe a uptight down to earth guy. Kind of stuck up from fame maybe? NOT AT ALL. He was hilarious and very kind. Definately down to earth but in a cool way. His speech was neat - it basically took us on a trip outlining his beginings and life trip to where he is now. He used a tv to do a cool slideshow showing pictures, artwork, etc. There should be many videos and pics of this. Everyone sat down on the ground and watched quietly. The room was aobsultely packed to the brim for this portion of the event. He stuck around and gave hugs and took pictures with everyone afterwards until he was forced to say goodbye and head to the stage to start painting. Very nice guy - we look forward to working with him again when we take the show on the road!
FASHION SHOW: the fashion show was very cool. Goodie provided the music which started slow and worldy and got more and more dancey as the show went on. First up was UMBA IMPORTS. Thier show was full our our good friends who all looked awesome posing, dancing, and grooving around the stage. Next up was Pascha's Play I believe it was called. They were awesome too - great clothes and outfits. Another group filled with several friends. It was nice seeing so many of my buddies getting deeply involved in this event! Thank you!!! Last up was the ARTSMYTHS. This group was full of hoopers, masked dancers, feathered bird women, stilt walkers, and much more who filled the stage with a freaky meld of dancing and modeling. Great costumes - I love what they do. The fashion show turned out awesome and I really think everyone loved it. I did a little speech but unfotunately I did it at the wrong part of the fashion show...sorry everyone! I tried to recover and did a second speech I made up at the end. I finished by telling everyone to have a beautiful night and a wonderful adventure...I think people took it literally because the rest of this evening would be a pretty wild ride!!!
(more to come)