just got back from dallas and the meltdown rave/party/festival.
being in dallas over the weekend reminded me of one of the first times i ever went there, to dj at the lizard lounge in …1992?
the rave scene was just blowing up in dallas, and, to indulge in some gentle hyperbole, it was awesome.
i did two shows in one night at the lizard lounge and they were at that point in my life the most enjoyable shows i’d ever done. i remember standing at the edge of the stage and i was wrestled to the ground by a man and a woman who proceeded to good-naturedly steal my belt and then try to steal my pants(stealing a belt is ok, stealing pants: less so).
i also remember being backstage with jeff k. and a bunch of the early dallas ravers and being amazed at how NICE everybody was.
i’ve been back to dallas and texas many times since(the last time i was there i ended up going out with tommy lee and dimebag from pantera(r.i.p)and some hells angels, but that’s another story for another time), but this time it was particularly interesting being back at the lizard lounge(well, outside the lizard lounge, with 5,000 people) after 16 years.
oh, and apparently there was a rumor that i had refused to go to dallas while gw was president.
to be clear, it’s not true.
i really like dallas, and i certainly don’t hold it against texans that dimwitted gw pretends to be from texas(because last time i checked andover and yale and harvard and greenwich, connecticut and kennebunkport, maine aren’t actually in texas, and those are the places where dimwit gw actually grew up. gw bought the crawford ranch in 1999, just fyi).
dallas(and most texan cities)is progressive and friendly and tolerant and nice and, as i said, i like it a lot.
last night was really fun. my only regret is that i wasn’t able to hear too many of the other dj’s(which is a shame, as it was a really good line-up).
thanks for coming out and making it a great night.
-moby
