Pedal Power - Part IV

Ah, January has come to a close. The sun is gaining strength the days are getting longer and I feel as though I have gotten through the worst of winter.

It was a tough month for riding, many snowy days, horrible snow removal service, and cold temperatures. I persevered and with each onlookers gazes I felt proud to show what one can do when they are determined and put their mind to it.

Here are my riding totals for January:

121.42 KM - Total Distance
14.2 KM/hr - Average Speed
40.4 KM/hr - Max Speed
8:30 hr:min - Total Riding Time

So, I'm down in riding distance from 162KM in November to 121KM in January but that is to be expected considering the weather. Also, my top speed seems to have decreased substantially as there were few if any days where the sidewalk was clear enough to push full speed on my decent down the hill. Hopefully now conditions will begin to improve and I can raise my totals for the month of February. Until then, Peace.

The Promotion Dream

Its been some time since I've had something of importance to say. Over the past few weeks a friend of mine Ben (Psylight) and I have been discussing the possibility of throwing one of those "ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTIES" I used to frequent so regularly in the past.

In fact, its been some time since I have gone to a good and proper rave that wasn't merely the product of someone wanting to push drugs. I along with many other lovers of electronic music have been talking in our circles hoping come up with a plan that would allow us to throw a party. The goal is simple: To create an environment of free personal expression, unified love of all electronic music, and a place to experience and express this love of music.

Well enter Ben. Ben has an idea, and a good one at that.

Ben suggests that he has a venue which would allow us to throw a party for the minimal cost of renting the hall for a single night. The cost: $200.00CDN

So I begin to tell everyone I know who might be interested. I know that I can easily sell the 20 tickets it would take to cover the costs and I, along with Ben are ecstatic. Ben proceeds to create a flyer, and an excellent one at that. (It can be viewed here: Hello World Flyer)

All is well, excitement builds. Ben pushes further into procuring the venue for our event and stumbles upon some most unfortunate news. Not only does the venue wish to have 200$ for the rent, but also requires us to hire "certified" security and provide our own sound system (because theirs is finicky). Great, now our costs have skyrocketed into the $600-$800 area.

Now I know, without any speck of doubt that I have brought others up high and then smashed them down with the reality of the costs. However, my point is this and simply this. The interest exists, the desire is there, and people want to party. People are willing to pay even! Shit, so now one problem exists: How can we raise the funds for this party? What can we do to get people together and work towards this cause?

These questions are yours to answer. I encourage discussion and wish to take this forward. Please feel free to leave comments with suggestions and ideas. We need all the help we can get. We can create an underground gathering, of this I know for sure.