AZ RAVE SCENE SINCE 1992 1993: A GIRL NAMED GIGI THROWS PARTIES IN TUCSON, THEY ARE LOCATED ALL IN THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, AROUND PARK AND BROADWAY AREA, CALLED FEVER 1 2 3 4 ETC. MUSIC IS ALL JRUSH - JOE - AS LOCALS AND A BIG CALIFORNIA NAME DIFFERENT EVERYTIME. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT EMAIL ME: [email protected] YUYA (KID FROM JAPAN) AND KARL W. I THINK ITS METROGNOME NOW, HAVE A NITE AT THE OLD "UNDERGROUND" DOWNTOWN TUCSON BEHIND AND UNDERNEATH THAT HYDRA STORE - THIS MATH WIZ JOHN WE CALLED HIM LAZER JOHN MADE LASERS BIG AND SMALL PORTABLE AND STATIONARY GREEN AND RED AND ARGON AND NON WHATEVER HE MADE LASERS HE TOOK THEM THERE. LIVED WITH GRAPHIC DESIGNER DOMINICI. PHOENIX IS MOSTLY DOMINATED BY RUSSEL AND SWELL MOSTLY. COUPLE OF NITES AT COFFEE HOUSE CANT REMEMBER THE NAME.

1994 LOTS OF OUTSIDERS, LOTS IN PHOENIX LESS IN TUCSON, FLAGSTAFF STARTS HAVING STUFF REALLY BAD THOUGH, YUMA ALSO ALSO BAD, SOME STUFF IN NOGALES??? EW REALLY BAD NOT GOOD. DUSTIN DOES AUDIOGASM, MY DEEPEST CONGRATULATIONS, RUSSEL THROWS A PARTY + I SEE DERRICK MAY FOR THE 1ST TIME, - VIBAL FUNKTIONS STARTS THROWNG PARTIES IN TUCSON - THESE 5 DUDES AND THIS BLACK NEWYORKER GIRL TASHA, MATT MCCOY WAS WITH THEM. THEY RENTED MOVIE THEATERS LOTS WITH AMBIENT ROOMS CREATIVE VIDEO WEIRD VIOLIN ELECTRONIC LIVE MUSIC - ANY1 KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT? EMAIL ME: [email protected] THEY ALSO THREW LIFE, MY FAVORITE PARTY.

1995 CLUBS START HAPPENING LOTS, I SEE WOODY MCBRIDE FOR THE 1ST TIME EXCELLENT AGAIN BRAVO RUSSEL - ANJO + HIS BOYFRIEND THROW STUFF - GOOD

96: OUTSIDERS, THEY FAIL. TUCSON IS GETTING BETTER, LOTS OF CREWS (ABOUT 6) DOING DIFFFERENT STUFF, GOOD STUFF ALL OF IT, SOME BETTER. 3-4 BIG PARTIES A YEAR. PHOENIX IS DOING EXCELLENT, IM GOING UP ONCE A MONTH OR 2WICE (I LIVED IN TUCSON). OH, THE ALIEN CREW SHOWS UP, RAY R. HELLO RAY, I HAVE GREAT FUN AT THE HOUSE UP IN THE MNTNS, OH TALL PAUL SHOWS UP TO AZ FOR THAT PARTY OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX WHERE KJ MY DEAR FRIEND KJ WAS PLAYING RECORDS KESHAV HELLO, HE WAS PLAYING AND THE ALIENS APPEARED, 400 OF US SAW THEM NO BULLSHIT, TALL PAUL PULLS ME AND SAYS "XXXX LOOK CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FEEL THEM DO IT NOW" SOUNDED LIKE TERRENCE MCKENNA AND I DID IT - ANY1 KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT EMAIL ME: [email protected] WHAT WAS THAT PARTY CALLED? SOUNDFACTORY SHOWS UP. 1ST RECORD STORE IN TUCSON. I THINK... ALEX IS PLAYING TERRIBLE RECORDS THOUGH... JAIME IS GETTING BETTER. MATT KICKS ASS. ALSO LITTLE BEN, FAITHS BROTHER.

97: CHAGAI THROWS PROGRESS. SARA + TUPA THROW GROOVE I STILL KNOW EVERYONE AT THE PARTIES EITHER PHOENIX OR TUCSON, MOSTLY TUCSON. THAT ALIEN CREW STILL DOES STUFF, THEY HAD THE FINANCIAL BACKUP DID WELL SURPRISINGLY WELL, HELLO RAY, TIERRA, LURCH, IM DOING ALL THE AMBIENT ROOMS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS BTW - MORE OUTSIDERS IN TUCSON: WEIRD FRAT BOYS THROWING 100K USD PARTIES, BUDGETS WERE ALWAYS 10-15K... FULL COLOR FLYERS AND FULL COLOR TEASERS ARE NOW STANDARD, KINKOS IS NOT A RAVE FRIEND ANYMORE, FLYERS ARE 11X17 NOW, HUGE, FULL COLOR WITH METALIC INKS, 3 OF THEM, EACH PARTY STARTS TO COST 30$ IT WAS 7BUCKS 5 YEARS AGO. PHOENIX IS EXPLODING. I CANT REMEMBER HIS NAME BUT KIND IS KICKING ASS SURPRISINGLY.