Gothamist: Silent Rave Hushes Over Union Square Tonight

Gabriel Kung Fu

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:53:21 -0500

I got some pictures of the event, you can check them out if you want. PICTURES I don't know if I could tell you WHY it was 'fun or interesting in any way' But check this out. There are different people in this world. You with me? And check THIS out. They tend to all have different opinions from your own. If that makes me stupid, a hipster, or lame... then enjoy living in isolation while me and the other stupid lame hipsters go out and actually DO shit and have fun about it

zodak

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:35:28 -0500

more hipster nonsense.

buzzbuzzard

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:53:20 -0500

Right on yakatori. Damn the bore-pedoes, full speed ahead!

Gregoire

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:22:03 -0500

Somebody explain to me why this is in anyway fun or interesting. Why cant they, I don't know, have a REAL rave? Why highlight and reward isolation not to mention iTunes music products?

citylion

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:14:08 -0500

My significant other will be there. Too bad I have work. :(

slappy

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:53:59 -0500

Whatever. It sounds OK to me. All this loathing criticism. What's the point. Why is it "stupid"? Sitting at a job imagining you are somebody important is stupid. Dancing in the park with other people is at least something. I admit, its not the most intelligent antidote to the repressed, loser, "everything sucks, but what I think is cool", dumbed down cynicism parading as sophistication. But hey! Maybe it would be fun!

ihateallbrokers

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:51:01 -0500

looks like an excellent opportunity to sell some fake x pills

JacqueMehoff

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:49:23 -0500

is this a competitor to Improv everywhere? I'll withhold judgment till the pics come in but from what I've seen in the flkr album, it's not looking good. Is that what a Rave looks like? having never been to one, I expected girls removing their clothes off, from the heat or from E.

ladywarfield

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:48:05 -0500

isn't this why someone invented the silencer?

grifforama

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:40:59 -0500

This "silent rave" was kicked off at Glastonbury Festival a few years back, and it really is a ridiculous waste of F**king time. I come from London and I'm embarrassed a fellow Brit decided to kick this off. Ridiculous concept and even more ridiculous in reality.

KinoSport

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:39:48 -0500

Hooray for Yakatori! This 'silent rave' sound strange, goofy, and kind of fun. What's the upshot of blasting everything?

yakatori

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:30:27 -0500

It's no wonder this city sucks. Whenever someone attempts to do something you have all these jerks above saying how stupid it is. Maybe if you guys got away from your computer screen and out of your Mom's basement for once you might find that not everything is lame. Hell, you might even find a fellow loser you can cohabitate with. I doubt it though.

Papercutninja

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:29:37 -0500

I have to admit, this is actually pretty cool. I was either too old or too young for the rave scenes, so i don't really "get" it, but this concept is really interesting.

Jesq

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:19:51 -0500

Leave it to a british exachange student to organize some crap like this. I heard that next week he is organizing a strike against oral hygene. Bloody brilliant.

drewo

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:16:31 -0500

I'll be doing the same thing on the roof of my building - but I will be there *in spirit*.

babyhitler

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:06:26 -0500

this sounds kind of cool. Just pull up a lawn chair, bring a big sign with an arrow that says NERDS! and then point and laugh all night.

Yaotl

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:05:40 -0500

So they're recreating that stupid sony commercial from years ago?

zodak

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:05:39 -0500

more hipster stupidity.

Gregoire

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:04:53 -0500

I hope nobody shows up.

CKNY

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:03:03 -0500

At 6PM tonight in Union Square, there will also be a douche bag convention.

mdowning

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:00:03 -0500

that's just really, really, really unfortunate. i shudder.

Rocknrope

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:58:26 -0500

Raves? Is it 1998?

gregroth

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:56:08 -0500

just because something is an idea involving ipods doesn't make it a good idea.

disconnec

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:48:26 -0500

this sounds like the worst thing ever.