I had a professor in Arch school that was a pretty consistent burner. The dude was bananas (as all good architecture professors should be). A few of us made the trek in the mid 90's. At the time, the music component was in a separate district and it felt like a smallish festival. Loved the rave aspect and the architectural component. I went once more in the either 2002 or 03 and things (for me) definitely changed. A significant increase in people, and arseholes unfortunately.
As with anything that expands or becomes more "mainstream" (music festivals, film festivals, etc), the spirit of the original concept becomes a bit homogenized and less desirable- for me at least. I can't imagine what it must be like today, and have no desire to check it out any more. I have a couple close friends who are regulars and feel enriched when they return, so I'm happy for them. Its always fun to talk about when we reunite.
As an X-er, I often relish the experiences of the generation before me and feel like I missed out on so much of the car, music, life scene of the late '60s/early to mid '70s. Boomers will (understandably) roll their eyes at me, but my BM experience is small chance for me to say "I was there".
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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Yea, that is not a place even remotely on my list of to do things
I have nothing at all against the event, and I hope everyone the attends has a blast.
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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6
Isn't that Oklahoma?
How people live in ****hole states is beyond me.
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The funny thing about passive aggression, is that the offender is usually blind to the offense. YMMV.