Response to an article by Observer Reporter, Mark Townsend, Return of the underground rave culture is fuelled by the recession and facebook (07.11.10) The last big Rave i organised in Ireland ( were you there? ) was May 2001. After receiving a flier in a club inviting me to the biggest party in the west of Ireland, i realised it wasnt going to be the usual 3-400 suspects. About 20 Guards ( irish police ) turned up at 6 am on the Saturday and told me i had to stop the party from going ahead. I duly informed that it was not my job to stop it, but his. After a 2 hour search of my farm, including driving 6 ft spikes into the round in case i had anything buried under ground ;-) ( i own 5 acres ) they left us in peace. Later that night they ( illegally in my opinion ) blocked off the entrance to my house, a public road, and confiscated any beer people were trying to bring in. Beer FFS. Most people just dumped their cars and followed the sound of the music, cue lots of people with muddy feet and scratched faces, not to mention big smiles! I was later charged with organising an illegal dance party, on my own property !!! i didnt charge an entrance fee, so whats the difference between a BBQ for 30 and a BBQ for 700 ( a rough estimate of the numbers ) I got off an a technicality, the prosecutor read from his notes without asking the judge for permission ( i love the Irish justice system ) and i walked. But to be prosecuted for having a private party, albeit a loud one, and a long one, is insane. the whole event passed off without incident, and the two boys with the shiny shoes and the black leather bomber jackets, who made their can of beer last all night, looked bored to tears. It was enough to put me off holding another one, as 2 years inside didnt appeal to me, i became a dad 7 months later. Raves are fun, self policing and the authorities hate not being in control, thats why they stop them . I had 7 in my time, and NEVER any trouble. Keep the decks spinning, Fcuk em.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:30:32 +0000
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