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The 90s Illegal Acid House Ravers And Generation eXcess.
In the late 80s, British tourists returning from the Balaeraics, brought back a very special souvenir. Acid house music played on huge sound systems, with a dazzling laser show and Ecstasy.
Across the country, young people gathered in abandoned buildings, to dance all night long, with smiles to last a lifetime and a sense of unity, unparalleled. EDM (Electronic dance music) had birthed the generation of excess.
We were all brothers and sisters, gave away everything we had to spread the love. The police did their best to end it. In response, thousands gathered in London to rave and be heard. 😃
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Legal Raving Days.
In 1994 the British government introduced section 63 of the criminal justice act, which made raves as we knew them, impossible. We protested. Notice the vast reduction in football violence and the unique environment. Nobody had to worry about drinks being spiked and we didn't think twice, about going home with people we had known for a few hours.
So raves went legit. Moving indoors. But there was a separation of sorts. With the nicer clubs acquiring their style of music, and the rest making do.
Apparently the dangers from the type of ecstasy we consumed with gusto, was vastly underestimated.
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CURATOR'S NOTE
We came, we raved, we loved. 💜
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