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I don't know if this is a review thread or not - but I guess I'll post mine here..

Well, I haven't been to a Hulla in over a year (After a massive streak of not having missed one since my very first party ever, Hulla 1 year). I have to say that ranks in the top 3 Hulla's I've ever been to (I'd say the other two were Hulla 1 year and Hulla 10 - Foreverland). Definetely not only the party of the year for me, but the more I think about it, it really was the best party since back in my hardcore raving days.

It's hard to explain the surprise that this night was - on one hand I know how good Hulla parties always are - but it had just been a while since I'd been to an all ages rave party at all - the last few I'd been to were sketchy to say the least, and they were all a long time ago (about a year). However I was expecting it to be a good night, mainly due to the crew we were rolling in with. I think the fact that this party happened the way it did,at the point that our scene has been in for a long time, made it something to go down in history!

I honestly felt like I was back @ one of my first few parties - For one thing I didn't really know alot of people there. Walking around, I met sooo many people. The vibe was palpable. And that is one thing that has been lacking at parties in Toronto for a long, long time. It is something that used to be such a part of the heart of what made parties so special. It's absence really led to the downfall of solid parties in Toronto. It's all about being able to turn around at any point and strike up a conversation with any random person beside you. I think this had to do with the low thug turnout - There didn't seem to be that high ratio of thugged out kids only there to sell drugs - It was just all candy kids and fun people in general. There was also a pretty large turnout of the oldschool hulla boarder kids. I even ran into some old hulla baorders I'd forgotten about like MrHood, and even met some newer ones like Match. I definetely felt older (and damn tall - I could see the back of the dance floor from the front without being on my tippytoes

) - but it was all good! Sarah and I even met a 16 y/o who had snuck out of her bedroom window and jammed her door shut w/ a guitar case!

The music was awesome - All the sets brought back such memories - I danced more than I can possibly remember - might've had something to do with the phat pants (So fun to dance in!). When Pete dropped in the Star Wars track, I think my head actually exploded. And for the record, Tranceformer was not Pete's first tape - his set from DIY NYE was

And the noise the crowd was making - it felt like everyone was constantly screaming! Everyone was "given'er".

Cheers to everyone who made this such an awesome night - you all know who you are!

I could go on for awhile longer, but I'll just end by saying that, all in all, the night was hullaba-crazy!!

July 8th, 2002, 02:17 PM	#10
basic Hullaboarder Join Date: May 1999 Location: Lurking in the bushes outside Chef Boyardee's house	I don't know if this is a review thread or not - but I guess I'll post mine here.. Well, I haven't been to a Hulla in over a year (After a massive streak of not having missed one since my very first party ever, Hulla 1 year). I have to say that ranks in the top 3 Hulla's I've ever been to (I'd say the other two were Hulla 1 year and Hulla 10 - Foreverland). Definetely not only the party of the year for me, but the more I think about it, it really was the best party since back in my hardcore raving days. It's hard to explain the surprise that this night was - on one hand I know how good Hulla parties always are - but it had just been a while since I'd been to an all ages rave party at all - the last few I'd been to were sketchy to say the least, and they were all a long time ago (about a year). However I was expecting it to be a good night, mainly due to the crew we were rolling in with. I think the fact that this party happened the way it did,at the point that our scene has been in for a long time, made it something to go down in history! I honestly felt like I was back @ one of my first few parties - For one thing I didn't really know alot of people there. Walking around, I met sooo many people. The vibe was palpable. And that is one thing that has been lacking at parties in Toronto for a long, long time. It is something that used to be such a part of the heart of what made parties so special. It's absence really led to the downfall of solid parties in Toronto. It's all about being able to turn around at any point and strike up a conversation with any random person beside you. I think this had to do with the low thug turnout - There didn't seem to be that high ratio of thugged out kids only there to sell drugs - It was just all candy kids and fun people in general. There was also a pretty large turnout of the oldschool hulla boarder kids. I even ran into some old hulla baorders I'd forgotten about like MrHood, and even met some newer ones like Match. I definetely felt older (and damn tall - I could see the back of the dance floor from the front without being on my tippytoes ) - but it was all good! Sarah and I even met a 16 y/o who had snuck out of her bedroom window and jammed her door shut w/ a guitar case! The music was awesome - All the sets brought back such memories - I danced more than I can possibly remember - might've had something to do with the phat pants (So fun to dance in!). When Pete dropped in the Star Wars track, I think my head actually exploded. And for the record, Tranceformer was not Pete's first tape - his set from DIY NYE was And the noise the crowd was making - it felt like everyone was constantly screaming! Everyone was "given'er". Cheers to everyone who made this such an awesome night - you all know who you are! I could go on for awhile longer, but I'll just end by saying that, all in all, the night was hullaba-crazy!!