EARTHCORE #2
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Went to the second "EarthCore" forest rave last weekend.
Wasn't disappointed. Neither was "SNeil@VCOMCSS1.TELECOM.com.au":	

        "I was the idiot who was juggling the soccer ball in the	         
         early hours of the morning.	
         We were also doing "Dragon staff forms" with the bits of	
         wood that the fire twirlers were using.  
         I have the blisters on my hands to prove it.	
         I really like the way that you can run around, juggle things	
         and just generally act silly out in the morning sun 
         at these parties.
         Yet again a well ran party, and such a nice night/morning."

It was bloody cold by the time we got there. 
This is why (I spoze) it had been moved into the shelter of the trees. 
The clearing was small and intimate.
A bit too dark tho (couldn't recognise a face until about 3 metres away).
Music level was just low enough to not warrant earplugs but 
loud enoughto give the right vibe. There was a smoke machine and carefully 
chosen geometric slides projected onto the surrounding tree trunks. 
No lasers :-(Fluoro lights and and dayglo slinkies and juggling balls 
added to the ethereal feel. Add campfires, twirling of flaming batons, 
and you have a picture of the visual feast. 

People were not very talkative but what can one expect from tripping folk?

Speaking of which, we were making our way back to our cars at one point 
and encountered a few strangers in the dark along the 10 minute walk. 
"Got yourpass outs?" my friend jokingly enquired.
"We haven't even found the rave yet!" the stranger responded;
which had me giggling all the way back to the car park as I imagined the 
possibility of such a response being serious. 
We got back to the car park when I noticed half a dozen of these strangers 
making their way across a dark treacherous field 
(barbed wire fences,rabbit holes, dam) towards the distant lights of the rave.
I controlled my laughter upon realization that they *were* serious, 
called them back and pointed them back towards the (indirect) path 
we had just come from.

"Fuck, man, this is wierd" and similar comments was all I got back.
TIP: Don't ingest your substances until you find the actual rave! ;-)

All in all, it was very casual and reminded a few of us of how our 
tribal ancestors must have felt during their rituals. 

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Review 17/2/94 by MrScribble@prop.taz.net.au
An agent of the Undesirable Propagation Unit