DRK (Dirty Raver Kids) proved to be crowd-pleasing party
organizers when their event Bass Cake on Saturday Feb. 18 was a great
success.
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| Glovers show off their skills to willing viewers. |
The
event was held at the Northampton Center for the Arts in Northampton,
Massachusetts. Troops of ravers could be seen making their way to the venue
while normal people walked around wondering why there was a girl dressed in a
Pikachu pajama onesie or why the streets had suddenly become overrun with an
abundance of rainbow attire.
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| Pikachu (Meaghan Gardner) walks the streets of Northampton, Massachusetts. |
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| Rainbows everywhere! |
Bass
Cake was scheduled to last until 1 a.m. but the bass was too much to shut down
until 1:30, an unexpected but delightful surprise for most.
Most
raves and events require a minimum age of 18 but Bass Cake did not involve an
id checking process. Because of this, a large portion of the people in
attendance were ptots or “prostitute toddlers,” a slang term used by ravers to
describe the underage kids, specifically girls, who dress in outfits far too
revealing and skimpy for their age. Prostitots is another term used
interchangeably.
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| "Ptots" getting their rave on |
It
isn’t the age that bothers older ravers but the mindset that most younger
ravers seem to have towards raves and raving nowdays.
“It’s
regrettable that the younger ravers aren’t mature enough to realize there’s
more to the scene than drugs and loud music and neon clothes,” said a fellow raver who is a second year chemistry major and math minor at Northeastern
University.
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| A fellow raver embraces her friend after giving him a light show. |
Older
and experienced ravers do their best to embrace everyone that integrates into
their culture but it becomes difficult to do so when fourteen year olds are
yelling about what drugs they did last weekend at a rave or where they bought
their neon pink and orange striped shirt with yellow polka dots.
Other
than the numerous complaints about the ptot population, opinions about the rave
were overall positive.
“Bass
Cake was a frikkin crazy time. It was filled with super awesome people and
amazing music. Truly a night I wish didn’t have to end,” said Kyle Bamford, age
20 from Beverly, Massachusetts.
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| Bamford in his rave uniform: polar bear spirit hood and tie dye t-shirt |
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| Wlochowski, also known as "JDubz", dances to DJ Elation music. |
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| "That's my holy moly face!" said Schlchtingg as she received a double lightshow from her fellow ravers. |
After
the music eventually quieted down, ravers slowly began making their way outside
to their respective cars. DRK members had rented a room at a nearby Quality Inn
so it was decided the after party would take place here.
The
morning after was a humorous one as ravers could be seen exiting their rooms
and converging in the parking lot, only to be greeted with more stares by
strangers.
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| DRK and ECR (East Coast Ravers) members meeting after a long night of shenanigans. |
Good byes are always the most difficult. Leaving without a hug from
almost every member of the group is considered blasphemous.
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| Pikachu and Brobee ( Daigle) became friends instantly upon meeting, making the good bye even more difficult. |
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| Parker and Decosta exchange a man hug. |
Ravers say their final good byes and scatter to various parts of the northeast. The next event that most will be attending is Tight Crew's Dance Dance Rave-o-lution on Saturday, March 10th in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Hope to see everyone there!
