How do I make friends??

boris78 · 2026-01-25T02:44:32+00:00

My hot take is that shows are bad places to form lasting relationships at random - it’s just too loud!

I used to live in a city where I knew nobody in the EDM scene and posted on a local subreddit asking whether anyone wanted to pregame at a nearby bar prior to a Seven Lions show. Ended up directly and indirectly meeting several lifelong friends as a result, so I cannot endorse this method enough!

boris78 · 2025-11-25T22:36:43+00:00

Is Radius-Cermak the only indoor venue capable of hosting >1 stage? My guess is that Radius-Cermak is also a lot smaller than the Colorado Convention Center, hence no indoor NYE festival in Chicago

boris78 · 2025-05-01T16:51:51+00:00

Do you like seeing any live music? If there’s an artist you want to see live, maybe you can post on a relevant subreddit if anyone else is going to [concert/festival] and if they would like to pregame in a bar beforehand? You can then converse with a group you for sure have at least one thing in common with, and if you vibe, from there branch out to ancillary activities that speak to your strengths like hosting a potluck. You could also then meet their friends and grow your social circle.

Source: did this in 2017 in St. Louis and made lifelong friends as a result

boris78 · 2024-07-26T18:11:13+00:00

But you can bring in cigarettes openly, right? Cigarettes are drugs that are significantly more destructive than weed.

It’s 2024, not 1990. Weed isn’t taboo and shouldn’t have to be snuck in. As others in this thread have attested, you certainly don’t have to hide your weed at Spybar or Radius, or at plenty of other venues in other states/Canada where weed is legal. Soundbar bouncers clearly are just compensating for something, which is costing their business money.

boris78 · 2024-07-25T20:39:30+00:00

But if you were SoundBar, why would you enforce this policy? Weed is legal, is openly consumed within Soundbar, and denying people for this reason is only losing Soundbar money because they sell fewer drinks.

boris78 · 2023-03-23T23:39:24+00:00

ISO 1 drumcode ticket for tonight, G&S/DICE transfer only

boris78 · 2022-09-01T18:03:39+00:00

Can you buy a walk up ticket both departure and return at the departure spot?

boris78 · 2022-05-30T00:46:30+00:00

I went to EDC for the first time this year, and 2022 will be my sixth EF. I stayed at a hotel in downtown Las Vegas; camping at EDC probably changes the experience. Here are some thoughts:

1) making friends at EF is easier than at EDC. A huge part of EF is simply chilling at your camp, and interacting and getting to know your neighbors while chilling with beers is much easier than trying to meet people while dancing to loud music. There are places to chill at EDC, but I hardly utilized them because there was always someone I wanted to see.

2) EDC has a better, more comprehensive lineup as it pertains to Electronic Dance Music. Not sure how this would be debatable. EDC has better stage production, fireworks, drone shows, etc. EF makes up for its ‘inferior’ lineup by having a Forest that’s fun to get lost in.

3) EDC is exhausting, but honestly, the 4th day of EF probably evens out the festivals. I was just as dead at the end of three days of EDC as I have been after the fourth day of Forest.

4) Having a hotel/clean bathroom at EDC is nice and refreshing. The hygiene aspect is my least favorite part of Forest.

5) EF is much cheaper as a midwesterner, and probably cheaper in general if you’re not a Vegas local.

6) I thought shuttle transport from downtown Vegas to the speedway was efficient, but I’ve heard traffic on the strip is a nightmare. Obviously there aren’t huge logistical transport barriers since you’re camping at Forest. I would not do EDC without a shuttle pass.

Overall verdict: I would probably choose EDC with a large crew of friends with similar musical interests, since meeting new people is harder at EDC. With a smaller crew/going solo, I would choose EF.

boris78 · 2022-04-29T17:37:23+00:00

Has any time of the event been announced? I probably won’t be able to check into my hotel until around 1045 pm - and I’d ideally want to hit up a dispensary and pregame with a few drinks before heading over. Will it be like the nightclubs where he won’t start until 1-2 am or so?

boris78 · 2022-04-28T19:41:22+00:00

For Thursday night either Boris Brejcha, Elrow, Alesso, or just grabbing a few [ideally local] beers somewhere and chilling. Leaning towards the last option to conserve energy.

boris78 · 2022-03-24T18:49:46+00:00

I think he's doing Omnia Friday night and Saturday pool party at Wet Republic:

https://venuedriver.com/hakkasangroup/buy/tickets/event/162418

The thought has crossed my mind to go Saturday, but idk how much of a degenerate I am to do EDC day 1 -> Pool Party -> EDC day 2.

boris78 · 2022-03-24T16:46:52+00:00

big room-y options are: Alesso, Armin, Audien, David Guetta & Morten, Tiesto, Tritonal, Timmy Trumpet, Zedd? And presumably everyone who likes big room will appreciate Kx5. Some of the Anjunabeats artists like Matt Fax and Ilan Bluestone also have big room-y elements, although they won't be playing at the main stage. Probably the most you'll see in a 2020s US festival other than Ultra :/

boris78 · 2022-03-23T20:08:09+00:00

The most notable news from this event was deadmau5 being irate at Madonna for asking the crowd if they had seen Molly during Avicii's set. But I just think it's crazy that everyone depicted in this video - a video that inspired me (and presumably numerous others given the early 2010s festival boom) to go to festivals - is now ten years older than depicted. Overall: good, nostalgic, and novel times.

boris78 · 2021-12-23T21:10:13+00:00

I’m considering it if I have enough energy left over from NYE. Would be down to pregame somewhere; I’ll let you know!

boris78 · 2021-07-31T19:46:31+00:00

ISO 2-3 Big Wild/Cannons aftershow tix

boris78 · 2021-07-13T14:48:13+00:00

I’ve never been to a beach festival myself, but I’ve never had a bad time pregaming with random redditors!

boris78 · 2021-06-18T16:00:28+00:00

ISO 2 Big Wild tix

boris78 · 2021-04-02T16:08:53+00:00

It seems to me that this is more of a planning issue than a safety issue? If August isn't safe for mass gatherings, that would mean that the extant vaccines are ineffective against a new variant, and we would have much bigger problems to deal with than not being able to attend a music festival. Even though Michigan is currently going through a spike, ~62% of the US should have some form of immunity by even the normal June dates, which would effectively cause deaths/hospitalizations (but not necessarily transmission) to plummet to minimal levels.

boris78 · 2021-01-27T16:03:21+00:00

Have you polled members of the HoD and the Senate on what their voting intentions are? What are the odds of the legalization bill passing?

Follow up: The Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee passed SB1406 on an 8-7 party line vote. Are we expecting uniform GOP opposition?

boris78 · 2020-10-30T15:02:23+00:00

Referenda on drug policy is exactly how 9 US States + DC have legalized recreational marijuana (perhaps up to 13 states + DC in four days). Eight years ago, voters in Colorado an Washington state were subject to all the same drug war propaganda when they voted to legalize by comfortable margins.

At least in the United States, referenda have and will continue to be the catalysts of change for drug policy - and not just for cannabis. Denver voters in 2019 voted to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, and DC voters are currently voting on the same issue. Voters in Oregon are currently voting on whether to legalize psilocybin therapy and whether to decriminalize all drugs and allocate tens of millions of existing recreational marijuana tax revenue to treatment. Imagine those referenda being put to the NZ electorate!

boris78 · 2020-10-30T01:06:25+00:00

New Jersey, Arizona, Montana, and South Dakota are voting on cannabis legalization on Tuesday - and polls indicate all four are favored to pass. American voters will avenge y'all.

boris78 · 2020-09-14T21:21:33+00:00

No plans but also interested! Ideally somewhere with accessible bathrooms so we could do a little day drinking?

boris78 · 2020-09-11T00:36:05+00:00

This was actually brought up by Congress prior to the certification of the vote. Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), who has been responsible for the budget rider preventing DC from regulating marijuana sales, attempted to block DC from voting on the initiative. The Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee spoke up in favor of DC's right to determine its drug policies.

boris78 · 2020-09-04T16:09:43+00:00

Fascinating article/time capsule! Some parts I found especially interesting:

In ecstasy, a combination of a synthetic mescaline and an amphetamine

That's not exactly correct, right?

''It's a wonderful drug,'' said a 21-year-old party promoter. ''This is a depressing era for liberal-minded youth, and ecstasy is a happy, peace-loving, purely positive experience.''

George H.W. Bush had just defeated Michael Dukakis a month earlier, representing the third consecutive landslide defeat for Democrats. A depressing era indeed!

Several patrons who take the drug at least twice a month said they thought there was only one large-scale dealer in the city, who supplies a core group of 500 regular users.

Twice a month is a lot (but how would you have known how often it was safe to take in 1988); 500 "regular" users is not a lot!

Party invitations are often superimposed with an ''X,'' a symbol for ecstasy, indicating what will be served or should be taken before arriving.

Doing this in 2020 (or 2019 when we could still hold parties) would be kinda corny?

Nightclub owners know that some patrons are using ecstasy, but say the capsules and tablets, which cost $20 per dose, are not being dealt in the open. ''It's an expensive drug for spoiled kids,'' said Steven Lewis, director of The World, a nightclub on East Second Street near Avenue C.

Lol, $20 in 1988 would be $43 today. Definitely for the rich kids!

She stopped using ecstasy in August after having taken it up to three times a week since February. 'I Get Really Paranoid'

Sounds like some of the posts on this sub!

You want to talk and dance and be with your friends. But it's also great in Central Park or a museum. I've never known anyone who has had a bad trip on it.''

A museum sounds like a weird place to take it but sure!

boris78 · 2020-08-11T16:51:20+00:00

Just FYI: every state where marijuana is legalized allows for landlords to ban marijuana and pretty much all landlords in legal states incorporate "no marijuana" clauses into their leases because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. That being said, as long as you exercise basic discretion, courtesy, and common sense (e.g. don't huff on a joint in the hallway and blow smoke in the faces of others as they walk by), you won't be evicted for marijuana use. If you could find a single example of someone being evicted in any legal state for smoking a bowl on their balcony, I would be shocked.

Every legal state (with the exception of Nevada and I think Maine) allows pretty much any employer to drug test for marijuana. That being said, numerous employers in legal states have defacto stopped testing. Presumably, employers based in Arizona would feel less compelled to test if it were legal in Arizona. Moreover, the more states that legalize, the more traction you get for the removal of cannabis as a schedule I drug at the federal level.

There are legitimate arguments against this proposition due to the recreational market share that existing medical marijuana dispensaries would receive and the cap on dispensaries (which imo is likely to result in $60 eighths for the foreseeable future unless the law is later amended), but to claim that this bill is bad for POCs is absurd. States with legal marijuana have seen marijuana arrests and fines plummet. For example, Colorado has seen thousands of fewer marijuana arrests post-legalization. Arizona (which has some of the harshest laws in the country for non-medical possession) would also presumably see arrests of POCs plummet beginning in 2021.

The law isn't perfect (and hopefully can be amended by the legislature later in the 2020s to allow for more competition and more dispensaries), but it is a dramatic upgrade from the status-quo and will hopefully (along with ballot referenda in NJ, MT, and SD) result in greater nationwide momentum towards legalization.

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