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First Hulla?

Warp Factor. Sept/Oct 2002

What does Hulla mean to you?

cheesey happy happy hardcore rave at the opera house with some annoying trance thrown in there.

What do you think Hulla means to the scene?
The good part was that it got the good americans to come out. The bad part is that there really wasn't much special with it but everyone likes it for the name. They'll just gripe about how plur is gone instead of spreading it to less commercialized parties. And now that hulla is good and done with I laugh when people say the rave is over.

Your ultimate Hulla set/memory:

Since all my hullas were at the opera house they all blend into one. My favourite memory though would have to be dancing in the middle of the main floor on a not over crowded night...I was singing along when anthem after anthem dropped. It has to be one of my fondest memories ever. I was just happy...catching the looks of the people around me singing along with them.

Share a funny Hulla party anecdote:

Hahahaha. After warp factor there were about 15 of us and the ttc had to take a detour. It was alright but somebody yelled everyone off the street car! So we all followed (this somebody being the person's house we're going back to) But once we get off we figure out where we need to be to intercept the correct car (which happens to be the one we got off of).

So Sunday morning we're running through d/n Toronto and one of our crew didn't see a homeless guy so she jumps right over him. We ended up making it in time to intercept the car and get back to where we needed to go.

That goes down as one of the most classic sketchy mornings.

Your own space to add anything you want (shout outs, thoughts etc..):

Hulla was certainly special but not "better" than other raves. I have a lot of fond and unique memories of hulla...and I do of other parties. I always liked how much cheese was played at hulla but also hated how much trance there was (since it was only 1 room). There were more jaded people there but there was also more candy kids whether thats good or bad I don't know. Sometimes it was too crowded to dance but at least there were people.

I say good riddance to the people that don't want to party or who lament the scene now that hulla is gone. I expect to see a whole new type of partiers that will be introduced to the scene hopefully better. One thing that made hulla so special was all the newcomers with so much life and excitement in them. However often someone's 2nd party they'd bring 6 of their friends who would in turn bring 6 more their next time. The result are a bunch of people who try to be really cool for 6 months then become drug addicts or jaded or both.

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