arrakis

Yeah; you gotta watch out - South FLA is full of cheese; the east coast is way better though. South Beach is where it's at in South FLA; otherwise O-town and G'ville have good scenes.

Just wondering if anyone caught some of the closing parties and what your comments are... I happened to see Home @ Space and Cocoon @ Amnesia - both amazing events. My faves were B-ment Jaxx and Lawler @ Space and Sven Vath @ Amnesia.

Stay away from San Antonio, except for going to the sunset cafes (Del Mar, Mambo, etc.). Buy your pills in Barcelona if you can: just got back, and they were $5 for the cleanest/purest MDMA around. Avoid the "cheese clubs" if possible; Es Paradis was one of the worst clubs I ever went to. Check out Amnesia and Space: excellent vibes here. Rent a car (around $30/day) and take the wrong road; you never know what you may find (i.e. amazing secluded beaches, restaurants on top of seaside cliffs). DON'T drink the water and watch what you eat: the "Ibizan flu" can easily ruin several days of your trip. Avoid touristy restaurants; crap food is in abundance on the island. Hmm; this is all I can think of at the moment! P.S. Oh; and make sure you spend a few nights in Barcelona - a wicked city!

PVD's a bag of rotten salsa that's recirculated as is Acosta...

Yeah; fuck the media - they are the source of most of this country's problems (violence, fundamentalism, conservatism, etc.). That ABC special was so biased and sensationalized! All to sell advertising space. The news in Europe is so much more objective and has a lot less drama. The Land of the Free? Yeah; if you're out there for a profit and make sure the big guys get a cut!

P.S. Maybe "Awake" got 4 stars from DJ Skribble; but no respectable music publication would afford him that (unless it was 4 out of 10 stars). [This message has been edited by arrakis (edited 09-13-2000).]

Hey, what up, NL?! How is/was Ibiza?? The music last Friday in Crobar's VIP room was great, if you're into hard house - Julius Papp and Franky Boissy were spinning up there. I don't think PVD is all that... his set last weekend @ Space in Miami was VERY predictable. Although he's an excellent mixer, I thought he could have done better with track selection. I'm sure GA would have enjoyed his set! Anyways, off to Ibiza tomorrow... I can't wait!!

Yeah; totally - the VIP room of Crobar is where it goes off! Especially last weekend where only the best of the San Fran DJs (Papp and Boissy) were spinning exclusively...

There are a few great places down here that play great house music; i.e. BED, Blue, and Push. But the general vibe in the city is hardcore (anthemic) trance. Yeah; DT was pure bliss @ Space here a few weeks ago. Last week I caught a Release (of San Fran) party @ Crobar in Miami w/ Papp, Boissy, etc. spinning - an AMAZING event. I'm trying to get Garth to come down here; it ain't easy though... the San Fran boys were wondering if he could draw a crowd!

Just wondering what you all thought of George Acosta. I personally can't stand him, but so much of Miami supports him immensely that it's hard to kick the cheese-trance/breakbeat craze down here. Deep, tribal house is my love and it's SO hard to find in South Florida!

Danny Howells... not similar in style, but PVD will soon attempt to sound like him.