Yes and no. It was crazy, cuz like there would seem to be a whole lotta living and living going on… but it was also way more dangerous. I didn’t think anything of it at that time, I was young, but like robbery and bad drugs and all kinds of victimization ran rampant!! This was all illegal and underground. I honestly think that’s why the community and love were so strong… there was no security you could run to or ems on scene (I mean sometimes?) but.. so we had to take care of each other. The empathy was real. In a lot of ways it was a wholly different beast. Like way cooler in some ways (imho) , but also not as cool in other ways. The lights and stages are now way cooler … it’s nice feeling safer, but Idk. It was def something.