I had the most interesting experience of the year, thus far, last weekend. My friend Nicci finally succeeded in coaxing me to attend my first ever trance party. We attended the MMD trance-party. The over-night affair was held at a chicken farm, outside Malmesbery (about 50km outside Cape Town).
It is totally not my scene, but after a drink and setting up the tent (which involved me looking confused as Nicci worked around me), I got into it. It is such a huge sub-culture, and I had no idea how into it people actually were. It was definitely fun to see. Without the drugs that appeared to be everywhere, we got pretty tired, but everyone else around us seemed keen to party on for days. I can promise you that both Nicci and I embrace good, clean, chemical-free. fun. It was a very interesting ethnographic study - he he. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly.
I was not a fan of the flies, or the outdoor living, but it truly was a great experience. I think trying different things is always fun, so I intend to do a lot more of it this year.
Reading Matters: I am currently reading Wally Lamb's 'She's Come Undone'. It's a great novel. It is one of the first novels that are centred around such an honest and obnoxious, but likeable character I have read in quite some time. Dolores is just rocking my world. It's not the newest book, it was published 10 years ago, but smells distinctly of a timeless classic. I'll let you know how it goes.
It is totally not my scene, but after a drink and setting up the tent (which involved me looking confused as Nicci worked around me), I got into it. It is such a huge sub-culture, and I had no idea how into it people actually were. It was definitely fun to see. Without the drugs that appeared to be everywhere, we got pretty tired, but everyone else around us seemed keen to party on for days. I can promise you that both Nicci and I embrace good, clean, chemical-free. fun. It was a very interesting ethnographic study - he he. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly.
I was not a fan of the flies, or the outdoor living, but it truly was a great experience. I think trying different things is always fun, so I intend to do a lot more of it this year.
Reading Matters: I am currently reading Wally Lamb's 'She's Come Undone'. It's a great novel. It is one of the first novels that are centred around such an honest and obnoxious, but likeable character I have read in quite some time. Dolores is just rocking my world. It's not the newest book, it was published 10 years ago, but smells distinctly of a timeless classic. I'll let you know how it goes.
3 comments:
Glad you liked your trance weekend. Sounds like fun! Although, the chicken/fly interaction might put me off... was it clean at least?
And She's Come Undone is indeed a classic in its own time.
Sounds like you had a good time... but I'm with TEOH re: the chickens and flies. Creepy.
And as far as sleeping in a tent, hells no! My definition of camping is "three stars."
P.S. I read She's Come Undone when it came out. Loved it. I also like Lamb's 'I Know This Much Is True.' Give it a read if you end up liking your book.
Aha! So I see that you really do intend on visiting some more arb locations...I will put it on my to do list :)
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