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Feb 05, 04
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I think its right!
Im not a candy kid myself but my best friend is and i remeber a post being up about candy kids and how there bad or w/e it was....
anyways i saw this and thought maybe some of you should see it too cuz it is pretty true.... they do brighten up my partying experiance thats for sure Written by Jay: who are the candy-ravers hurting? at least they are there to party. they don't care about what record this is, how long it's been out or what label it's on. they don't care about who is fucking who, which drug dealer is clocking the most bank, which promoters are shady, which dj is on, who didn't show up. they don't care about getting a new $200 windbreaker to wear to the next big event. they don't care about which hotel room they are going to party in until monday with the rest of their drug-dealing friends who still live with their rich parents. they don't throw attitude, they don't complain about how good it was back in the day. they don't really complain at all. Amen! I've been wanting to say that for a while now. Those that make fun of "candy ravers" need to check themselves. Most people now either don't know or don't remember why raves first started. They started as an alternative to the snooty "my clothes are better than yours", "I'm better than you", "I can dance better than you", "your weird because _______", vibe of most clubs at the time. I remmeber when I discovered raves back in 1992 they were a temporary world where you could do what you wanted, dance how you wante, dress how you wanted, etc. I remember that a large part of what we call vibe was due not to how many superstar DJ's were on the lineup, not due to who had the most expensive gear on and certainly not due to high schoolish cliques. It was due to the spirit of open mindedness not simply tolerance (as it is now), sharing and learning with/from total strangers (not just your immediate clique) and making new friends etc. When exactly did becoming a walking billboard for Polo, Nautica and the like become cooler than being original or wearing fun fur, floppy hats, glitter, white gloves and brite colors? Probably around the same time that the rave scene moved from warehouses and fields into the clubs and the free expression raver adopted the club stereotypical mindset. Back in 1992 there was no such thing as a "candy raver" we were all candy ravers to some degree or another. Back then you could not conform for 8-12 hours, it was like a wonderland. > i think all the other "rave archetypes" do a lot more to hurt the overall vibe of a party then the candy-raver kids do(yes, i'm as guilty as you). they are always standing their in their glitter and their tummy shirts, bright orange and silver clothes, waving their glowsticks, with a little kids' backpack full of fun. they are always ready to give you a hug and a blowpop, smack a sticker on your shirt or sprinkle you in glitter. Yep and they have fun unlike quite a few other people I see in my travels nowdays. It kind of makes me wonder what all these other people are getting out of this? It's usually those people who are not having much fun who feel the need to poke fun at the ones that are. It is no wonder why most of us old schoolers have dropped out or moved on to other things. Raving has just become another "thing to do" not a special oasis apart from the real world. It's sad but raving as I knew it back then died about 3 years ago. Two weeks ago I MCed for D-Cypol at an old school party in Toronto. It looked and felt to some degree like it was back then only I didn't feel part of it. I felt like one of those outside observers you see lurking around parties. This past weekend I performed in NYC at the Achorage (INSIDE the Brooklyn Bridge). While I felt part of everything I didn't necessarily feel that energy nor did I feel it was ok to do whatever. Comparing the two provides a good contrast of then and now. and i might be wrong about this...but i think when all is said and done...it's the candy-ravers that had the most fun. Yep. I sometimes wish I had stayed one as alot isn't much fun anymore. maybe we can all learn a little something from them? Yep, if raving is to continue into the next century it has to ressurect that unique, anything goes vibe. Back to the Future! Otherwise it will stagnate and die or become absorbed as just a techno concert for the mainstream-lowest-common-denominator folks. 
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Feb 05, 04
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hey, correct me if im wrong but alot of "candy kids" really do care about drug dealing etc.. ive known a LOT who were total drug whores and shit
its just another face to the same scene, one thats died out no offense intended, but perhaps we need to leave this subject alone it's been done to death, i remember years ago people were talking about the same thing. i don't mean to do candy kids no injustice or anything, but hey.. i don't care if you're candy. as long as you're cool, down to earth, and don't parade whatever clique you are in front of my face constantly and make a big deal about it... whooo gives a flying fuck be rainbow brite (i almost wrote rainbrow, wtf) it shouldn't even matter kids who aren't candy have fun too yo!
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Not a candy raver myslef but have friends that are and i think its toattaly cool.They've been around since the begenning, its part of going to raves seeing candy ravers flail and always having a good time and bringinng a good vibe to the party which we need more of now a days.
--------------- Are you onE?
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Feb 05, 04
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I agree w/ Zarlon, its whats underneath the plastic that counts :c-tard:
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HAH!
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there are tons of people on this board and you're not going to like what each person has to say. deal with it!
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i agree with alot of things jay said...but everyone also still needs to let it go..ppl are who they are...and they shouldnt have to change that..as jay said people could be themselves back at raves and wear wut they wanted, dance how they wanted and all that stuff. to me thats the best part although u should be able to do that everyday no matter what ur doing..haha i remember at my first rave the thing that stood out to me the most was that everytime i made eyecontact with somebody they would smile or wave, or shake my hand or say hi. this couldnt have made me feel more comfortable. to me raves ARE a place to goto to have nothin but a good time and not worry about anything especially the way u look, dance or any of that stuff..basically to express urself the way u want to. and to me i do that by the things im wearing and dancing..im sure theres other ppl that do that to, i dunno wut this has to do with kandy kids and stuff but it kinda relates to the stuff jay said and it just came off my mind so i wrote it. personally i love walking around at a party and coming across another kandy kid that i can actually trade kandy with and talk to or watever. to me thats a good vibe and so are people being who they are without worrying about wut other ppl are gonna think or say about it:)
Last edited by Berta; Feb 05, 04 at 03:16 PM.
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Feb 06, 04
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Well said liquid... I only went to my first Rave on NYE. But everyone was so friendly there. I was so amazed. You go to a club and no one talks to you. But at a Rave everyone is real nice. People just randomly chat with you. Only one guy said something stupid to me... but I was distracted by something glowing so I can't remember what he said. lol I saw a couple Kandy Kids and I thought it was pretty cool that they were having just a good time as I. Albeit a bit more sparkly than me. :)
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Feb 06, 04
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i think i'm going to become a candy kid.
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but does she mean it? :kam:
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Feb 06, 04
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Goooooo Candy Kids!! I love em. Most of them (all of which i've met) are so super nice and fun. Of course I also have to say what's underneath the plastic counts, but when I see candy kids at a party, they always bring the good vibes out. You can always go up to them and dance together or just get a hug or whatever without them being like WTF???
Thats what its about at raves for me. It's all about the fun, the freedom, the PLUR. And in my eyes the kandies contribute a whole lot to that. AMEN! :toasted:
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