MONSTER MASSIVE
LOS ANGELES,CA 10/27/2001

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ONCE A YEAR WE ARE TREATED TO A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EVENT OF MASSIVE PROPORTIONS... I KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT, WE KNOW IT AS MONSTER MASSIVE. MONSTER MASSIVE WAS HELD SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 2001 AT THE LOS ANGELES SPORTS ARENA. IT CONTAINED 5 DANCE AREAS TITLED HOUSE OF HORRORS, TOMB OF DOOM, WITCHES' WOODS, DEVILS' DUNGEON, AND PHANTOM CHAMBER.

THE MAIN ARENA FLOOR SERVED AS THE DANCE FLOOR FOR THE HOUSE OF HORRORS. JASON BLAKEMORE WAS VERY MUCH IN TUNE WITH HIS CROWD, WHILE MARK GRANT AND FELIX WERE OBSERVED TO PUT ON A GREAT SET WITH REZA FINISHING IT OFF. H-FOUNDATION, JUNIOR AND DERRICK CARTER ALSO SPUN.

BY OUR OBSERVATIONS, A VERY INTENSE ENERGY WAS SEEN AT THE TOMB OF DOOM UNDER THE HOSPICES OF DJ HUGGIE, DRC, THOMAS MICHAEL, RICHARD HUMPTY, AND ANGEL ALANIS. PAUL-E, SLAM, MARK SPOON, AND BARRY WEAVER ALSO SPUN. AT ONE POINT WE NOTICED OUTER CAPACITY HAD BEEN MAXED AND DOORS LEADING OUT WERE TEMPORARILY SHUT LEAVING SOME SEPERATED AND OTHERS LONGING TO GET IN OR GET OUT. THE ENERGY SEEN IN THIS AREA AGAIN HAS TO BE EMPHASIZED. IT WAS AWESOME.

DEVILS' DUNGEON PACKED A HARD PUNCHING HARDCORE BEAT. LOST BOY, INYOUNG, ROND D CORE, DJ JDA AND OMAR SANTANA WERE OBSERVED TO HAVE PUT ON HARD FAST BEAT PER MINUTE SOUNDS RESULTING WITH GOOD CROWD REACTION VIBES. DRE HECTIC, DUTCH BOY, NAHAS, CAPSULE, DOUBLE D, DIGITAL BOY, AND DESTROYER ALSO SPUN.

THE WITCHES'S WOODS HAD A TASTEFUL JUNGLE ATMOSPHERE COMPLETE WITH JUNGLE LIKE SHRUBS AND WOODS. EARLY IN THE MORNING, THE CROWD WAS ROCKING TO APHRODITE, MICKEY FINN, AND MULDER. SDF-1, XXL, CRS & APX 1, HERETIC, DEACON, AND RAY KEITH SPUN AS WELL.

THE VIP ROOM, KNOWN AS THE PHANTOM CHAMBER, WAS VIP STATUS. THEIR VERY OWN DANCE FLOOR, WITH THEIR VERY OWN DJ LINE UP OF BIZZ, SPACE COWBOY, G-SPOT, JOE CURL, RAYMOND ROKER & MC, WISH FM, RENE, LENNY V, AND COLETTE MADE FOR A PREVILEGED EXPERIENCE. ADD TO THAT A T SHIRT, FREE FOOD, AND PROMOTIONAL CDs, AND WE HAVE OURSELVES VIP STATUS.

OVER ALL THE VENUE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, ENTRY WAS QUICK, SEARCHES WERE THOROUGH, AND ENTRANCE STAFF WAS FAIR AND FIRM. THE SOUND SYSTEMS DID NOT INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHER WHERE RESPECTIVE DANCE AREAS WERE SET, PLENTY OF FOOD CONCESSION STANDS WERE ON HAND AND WITHOUT LONG LINES. WATER WAS SLIGHTLY GOUGED AT $3.00 FOR A .5 LITER BOTTLE THAT RETAILS FOR $0.50 AT ANY CONVENIENCE STORE. AS STATED BEFORE THIS IS TYPICALLY A VENUE ISSUE AND NOT THAT OF THE PRODUCERS. A NIFTY VENDOR VILLAGE SETTING WAS SET UP ALONGSIDE THE TOMB OF DOOM. UNFORTUNATELY ITS LOCATION KEPT IT OUT OF SIGHT OF MOST ATTENDANTS. OTHERWISE, AWESOME MASSAGE PARLORS WERE ON THE DANCE FLOOR AS WELL AS PLENTY OF BEER STANDS FOR THE 21+ CROWD.

THE VIBE OF THE PEOPLE WAS ECSTATIC. MUCH RESPECT AND PEACE WAS IN THE AIR. WHILE THE CROWD DID NOT REACH THE LEVELS OF LAST YEAR, IT COULD BE APPRECIATED THAT MORE SPACE WAS AVAILABLE TO THE DANCERS AND ATTENDANTS. E-PUDDLES WERE NOT AS BAD AS ANTICIPATED, AND POSED NO IMMEDIATE OBSTACLE TO ATTENDANTS. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE ON HAND TO ENSURE SAFETY, AND NO SCUFFLES WERE OBSERVED.

MONSTER MASSIVE GOES INTO THE RECORD BOOKS AS ANOTHER SMASHING SUCCESS. MUSIC WAS INCREDIBLE, MASSIVE VENUE, TOP NOTCH SOUND SYSTEMS, GREAT STAFF, SUNDRY OF VENDORS, AND 9 HOURS OF EVENT FESTIVITIES. SUPERB!! WE AWAIT GO VENTURES NEXT EVENT.

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