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Cuckolded Sissy
06-21-2011, 02:22 PM
what a bunch of faggots :lol

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/06/one_dead_dozens_hospitalized_a.php

By 1 a.m. this morning, at least one attendee at Saturday night's Electric Daisy Carnival in Fair Park had been declared dead. At least another two dozen had been hospitalized.

After a first year in Dallas that had been deemed a "phenomenal event" by city officials (http://www.dallasobserver.com/2010-06-24/music/everything-about-electric-daisy-shocked-it-was-awesome/), the second Dallas installment of the Los Angeles-based Insomniac Events-presented Electric Daisy Carnival was fraught with mishap.

"They're dropping like flies," said one fire-rescue officer of the attendees at the 2011 Dallas-based Electric Daisy Carnival shortly after midnight, as four of his department's trucks sat backed up in Baylor Hospital's emergency room drop-off area.

Earlier in the night, paramedics had been instructed to start dropping off those in need of emergency care at other hospitals around the city for fear of overwhelming the Baylor staff. Meanwhile, less than two miles away, just outside the Automotive Buillding in Fair Park, fire-rescue and emergency medical services officers had set up on-site command posts at the festival.

"It's been pretty chaotic," said Dallas Fire-Rescue Lieutenant Samuel L. Friar, immediately after members of his unit had loaded a hand-cuffed event attendee into a truck bound for a hospital. "It's kids getting sick."

And, to that point, that's all.

"The police have been pretty good about keeping the crowds under control," Friar said.



​Moments later, in the medical command post, Dr. Paul E. Pepe, Director of Dallas Emergency Medical Services, took account of his own staff's scene. The number of medical personnel needed on-site, he noted, ended up being twice what the festival had initially requested.

His paramedics had been dealing mostly, he said, with hydration and alcohol consumption concerns -- maybe drugs, too. On-hand materials made such suspicions impossible to confirm. His main concern, he said more than once, was the amount of resources being used -- far more than his department had expected. Last year's inaugural event drew 11,000 attendees. Most early estimates place this year's figures above last year's.

"We've already been talking to the promoters about making sure we're better prepared next year," Pepe said.

Update at 8:30 p.m.: WFAA now reports that the deceased was 19-year-old Andrew Graf of Argyle. (http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Death-at-Fair-Park-music-festival-124153214.html)

This news comes shortly after Los Angeles officials "postponed" the festival's return to its initial home (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/02/rave-embroiled-in-a-subject-of-conflict-of-interest-scandal-to-move-to-las-vegas-from-los-angeles-me.html) after a 15-year-old died of an Ecstacy overdose at last year's Los Angeles event.

Nonetheless, as last night's Dallas show seemed headed for its end, Pepe seemed pleased with his department's handling of the event.

"We do this all the time," he said. "This is like a three-car pileup or something. We just usually don't have this much color."

The color to which he referred was evident everywhere on the grounds of the event -- neon wherever plausible, flesh wherever possible, glowsticks wherever practical -- as the majority of festival attendees enjoyed sets from the likes of electronic music icons Paul Van Dyk, Diplo, Skrillex and others.

Perhaps they enjoyed those sets too much. After a fire alarm had been pulled during his festival-closing indoor set, fire marshals forced Skrillex to cut short his showcase. By 1:40 a.m. officers were herding attendees away from the festival grounds despite the posted event end time of two o'clock.

"It was crazy," said festival performer Diplo, who, unlike Skrillex, was able to complete his entire set before the festival saw its early end. "There were just too many kids on stage."

And, to hear the first responders tell it, maybe just too many kids, period.

"We had an idea that this might happen," said fire-rescue Lieutenant Friar. "We were ready for it."

DMX7
06-21-2011, 02:26 PM
U just can't do dattttt shizzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Basedow
06-21-2011, 02:27 PM
Dancing all night on a diet of ecstasy and booze will do that. I had to work UltraFest back in March down here and it seemed like the whole crowd was rollin. Took a couple dozen people to Jackson ER that night

Spurminator
06-21-2011, 02:29 PM
This seems like a fairly minor story that has gotten blown up by the "your children are in danger" sensationalism of local news. I'm pretty sure hospitalizations happen at pretty much any festival or music event catering to 10K people or more. A death is bound to happen every once in a while.

Axe Murderer
06-21-2011, 02:41 PM
crofl

tbh i've heard retarded emo kids call this the worst news to ever hit the area :rollin

Axe Murderer
06-21-2011, 02:46 PM
what's dallas?

Axe Murderer
06-21-2011, 02:53 PM
i said

El Chorizo
06-21-2011, 03:51 PM
Idiots

DUNCANownsKOBE
06-21-2011, 10:42 PM
After CBF's PM to JT it's pretty hard to deny the fact that he's emo

lil'mo
06-21-2011, 10:48 PM
After CBF's PM to JT it's pretty hard to deny the fact that he's emo

you downplay jt's treachery

lil'mo
06-21-2011, 11:08 PM
what happens when one of these days you run into jt's big ass brah and he beats yo ass imho

lol he wouldnt do jack shit. i'd love to run it to jt, tbh. i could find out where he lives and call the cops and narc on him on the reg and shit imo.

lil'mo
06-21-2011, 11:15 PM
:splitter

lil'mo
06-21-2011, 11:19 PM
you get the thrill and pleasure of helping us out. it's time to do the right thing

lil'mo
06-21-2011, 11:27 PM
doesnt mean that much to me, thats the best you're gonna get. thats a good deal tho, you should take it tbh, how often you get a chance like this? once, maybe twice in a lifetime?

lil'mo
06-21-2011, 11:46 PM
aight

Isitjustme?
06-22-2011, 09:24 AM
I'm gonna sound like a total homosexual when I say this, but is there a picture of this JT? I wanna see what this Giant looks like.

Isitjustme?
06-22-2011, 09:24 AM
*

redzero
06-22-2011, 02:16 PM
Whoever listens to Skrillex deserves whatever maladies they get.

Drachen
06-22-2011, 02:41 PM
It looks like the could have used some older role models there. I knew I should have gone. I don't think that I could stand that lineup though. I also don't think it would have compared to the first EDC in Austin (RITM was there).

Cuckolded Sissy
06-22-2011, 03:58 PM
Back in the day I remember when the Dallas SWAT team used to raid events like that now the city is so broke they're inviting promoters to hold the events on city property.

Only 2 drug related arrests tells me the cops have been told to look the other way all in the name of generating revenue for the city. :greedy

Dex
06-22-2011, 04:07 PM
It looks like the could have used some older role models there. I knew I should have gone. I don't think that I could stand that lineup though. I also don't think it would have compared to the first EDC in Austin (RITM was there).

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/brianperplexis/Parties%202001/05_05_2001_Electric_Daisy_Carnival.jpg

That party was off the chain, despite getting rained out.

The Gemini Method
06-22-2011, 05:48 PM
Mos Def...hmm kinda like who looks out of place on this flier...

They've banned massives here in L.A. cuz some Messican girl od'd because she thought 5 double stacks...but little does the city know peeps be croakin all the time at these things.

RITM is amazing live if you haven't seen them yet.

Green Velvet, too.

Drachen
06-22-2011, 06:14 PM
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g84/brianperplexis/Parties%202001/05_05_2001_Electric_Daisy_Carnival.jpg

That party was off the chain, despite getting rained out.

Um the rain "improved" the laser show. That was one of the best raves I had been to stateside. I even have a couple of pics that someone took of me and Bunny shooting the breeze near the stage earlier in the day. I will however always have a special place in my heart for the first time I saw RITM at an old Best Warehouse in north austin.

Drachen
06-22-2011, 06:23 PM
Mos Def...hmm kinda like who looks out of place on this flier...

They've banned massives here in L.A. cuz some Messican girl od'd because she thought 5 double stacks...but little does the city know peeps be croakin all the time at these things.

RITM is amazing live if you haven't seen them yet.

Green Velvet, too.


I met Bizmarkie who spun at airport 1. (BTW this was my first experience with a bouncy castle while in "rave mode" - phenomenal.)

Dex
06-22-2011, 08:27 PM
Um the rain "improved" the laser show.

To this day, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. :tu

Drachen
06-22-2011, 08:51 PM
To this day, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. :tu

Professional light show + God's natural light splitter = Visuals to write about 10 years later.

mouse
06-22-2011, 09:00 PM
Is this JT?


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/5769672304_5a8ff3ce49_b.jpg

lil'mo
06-22-2011, 09:12 PM
yup

mouse
06-22-2011, 09:43 PM
He looks very talented.

lil'mo
06-22-2011, 09:49 PM
depends on what you consider a talent

mouse
06-23-2011, 02:34 AM
I like his documentary films.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/RackTheMouse/Mookie-More.jpg

mouse
06-23-2011, 02:45 AM
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/RackTheMouse/222-3.jpg

mouse
06-23-2011, 02:47 AM
one of my favorite films....

(this was so funny I didn't bother to re-size his head)


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/RackTheMouse/222-3.jpg

mouse
06-23-2011, 02:47 AM
one of my favorite films....

(this was so funny I didn't bother to re-size his head)


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/RackTheMouse/fahrenheit-mookie.jpg

mouse
06-23-2011, 02:54 AM
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/RackTheMouse/mookie.jpg