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DESIDERATA 2010: June 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 NY
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vapourtrail
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Posted : Jun 24, 2010 16:33
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On 2010-06-22 21:09, Alakazam wrote:
@Desiderata crew:
I am not able to make it because of work, and I sold my pre-sale.
How should I transfer the will-call ticket?
Thanks,
Alex
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what what Mr Alex ? Are you sure you dont wanna take work off to hear the parva sounds ?
super duper excited and hopefully will get my work done today by 5 pm to leave for Desi tonite !!!!!
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vapourtrail
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Posted : Jun 24, 2010 20:13
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faces
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Posted : Jun 24, 2010 22:09
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last minute cancellation. i have a ticket for $120.
have a blast u guys |
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Bonnita
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Posted : Jun 27, 2010 22:05
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How was it???? I wish I was there..aww:( |
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psnyper
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 01:59
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People still recovering ? 
Thanks to the organisers for a great event !
Mindblowing location for the main stage with the moon setting over the mountains amidst parvati sounds melting the dance floor.
Lost a few pounds hiking up and down the hills, but big big ups to the orgs for pulling this off.
There was a police SUV parked next to the main stage but music was blasting and people were flying
Tasty pirogis, super tasty fruitbread.
The visuals on the main was very well conceptualised - The 2 eyeballs used for visuals was a great idea.
I'm surprised no one has reviewed this yet, 1500+ people easily attended.
Just goes to show how online portrayal of the scene is misleading (so much hype and banter for a 400+ gathering on the west coast  ) I think most of the handful posting here didnt make there, hence the lack of online buzz !
Big ups to yogibogeybox and everyone involved.
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fluxor
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 06:05
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Good festival overall, i had a great time. Good location and very nice weather, even the rain on sunday morning was perfect.
It was nice to see old friends and make new ones.
for me the best sets of the party were artifakt which played a really interesting set , Aerodrome dj set on sunday, phatmatix, daksinamurti which is by far my favorite dj and perfect stranger.
so sad i missed witchdokta and Encephalopaticys sets.
Thanks to Micha, Eli and all the crew involved.
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Psy_Maniac
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 08:01
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NO complaints from my end, the location was just MIND BLOWING! 
ive enjoyed sets from every night, proceeding into the morning, especially ajja to transdriver, it was amazing to say the least. you guys did  we all had a great time, the experience was wonderful, better then last year i could say, which is always a good thing 
Welcome to my world where the grass is purple and the sky is pink, Strawberries are blue with white polka dots, And aliens are the BEST Dance partners.
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dopey576
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 08:05
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I had a great time. I was actually camped way up the slope in the main camping area. Some security guys were camped next to us and they were really cool. So not sure why everybody is dissing the security guys (on facebook at least).
Location was stunning. Very hard to find such an amazing venue. The local sheriff seemed to enjoy walking around. I was cool with that as he did not really interfere.
Sanitation was horrendous. How can you have < 20 portapotties for 1500 people? And they were cleaned only once a day. Astonishing that the organizers let that happen after charging $170 / ticket. I would rather have less namesake international acts (like Juno Reactor) and more portapotties.
What I do not understand is why Stage 1 was empty (20 ppl) on Saturday morning? Where were the people? I felt serious lack of energy on the dance floor. Some shade would have been nice, but I have danced in parties across the world, shade or no shade, in 100 degrees heat, the morning is when the party is revitalized and beautiful. Jaia's set was just AMAZING - but there was nobody there to hear it! This is not the first time I have seen this happen in festivals in the US. It is strange because people here give off such great vibes, but do they just lack the energy to dance into the morning? Is it that night music is more popular here than morning music? I don't mean to criticize or generalize but am really just trying to understand why this happens.
Overall a great experience.
+ves
Location location location
Some great sets
Very nice people
World cup boathouse
Cheese burgers
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Sanitation
Loud sound systems in the camping area (even though they said this would not be allowed)
ToO mUcH pReSsUrE oN tHe BrAiN |
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neutral_observer
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 17:52
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Pros:
Beautiful land and many positive people, some good music, friends and family
good sized dancefloors @ DESI stage on friday and saturday nights
seemingly calm and collected cooperation from local law enforcement 
Cons:
$170 ticket price at gate for a highly disorganized event
No stage manager on DESI stage for most of festival (consequently, messed up timeslots and music flow on occasion)
in the absence of stage management, many artists had to negotiate amongst themselves to reform parts of the schedule.
Artists NO-SHOWS with no announcements made (Juno Reactor, others?)
Some artists played longer than they were booked for (electro house DJs?) whilst other booked artists didn't even get to play (Mubali, others?)
Rude Security (full car searches / slinging personal property around, golf cart drivers flying down the road)
Few sources of shade and water (probably why the stages were deserted other than on friday/sat night)
Confused and varying allocation of resources (parking, food, shelter) for artists vs. staff -- depends on whom was asked.
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Advice:
From the reviews I've read thus far (and what I heard spoken from some at the event),
the mainstream (jam-band) festival scene viewed this event as a disaster, some kind of money scam and/or zombie druggie rave.
I know that's not what it was, but that was the appearance to those used to large jam events with a high level of production and organization. (typically in the same price bracket)
Psytrance fans and ravers seem, of course, much more forgiving. 
I say throw your lot in with the psytrance scene, cut the price of the festival in half (along with the huge international lineup and token "big names") , budget for about 500 tickets to be sold.... find what you do well, and do just that
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MR VOMERS
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 19:57
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wow why so much money?
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magellan2012
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 20:10
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Bring that kind of line up out to the west coast! |
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LumaDaylight
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 20:58
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desi was a blast.
Ajja owns' |
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NeuroNympho
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 21:15
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What a frickin' fantabulous weekend!!! Even with it's setbacks, this year's Desi topped last year's. There are no words to describe the beauty of the location and dancing in those mountains, my legs could've used a break hiking up and down them though. I think the distance between everything was kind of far but it all seemed to work out. There was also so much going on that made my time even better, watching the game, the dance floor jam, swimming in the pond, the wedding, etc....Surprised that the size of the dance floor tho, seemed to be more people at night and even some never left their camp. I had all friendly and positive interactions with the land owners and security, the lady who owns the pond even came down and hung out with all of us and I don't think I'd ever be able to walk past a sheriff topless, head 2 toe body paint with a beer in my hand without a problem. They even let us stay an extra night. I was pleasantly surprised with the daily cleaning of the porta potties, I've never been so happy to use one before. My biggest gripe which lied with attendees is the way the main camping was TRASHED after everyone left. There were some people generally trying to clean up while others just left practically everything behind (food, trash, grills, clothes, coolers, tikis, tents!) Hopefully they will have us back next year. Big thanks to the Orgz, sound people, artist, vendors and all the festival elves (volunteers) who busted ass to make this happen.
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Unwashed Tomato
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Posted : Jun 29, 2010 21:18
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Unwashed Tomato
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