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So. Is the ride over?

great question bunny and it addresses a few points i have thought of many times in my life, particularly as 2011 marks the 10 year anniversary for so many big moments in shaping who i am today.. as each big date passes, i feel nostalgic and quite a bit older...

the bluelight ride - well, that ended a few years ago for me... whereas this site used to be a big part of my life, i'd be on it daily (sometimes all day at work) it's a 6 monthly pop in these days..

the partying, yeah that all stopped 4 years ago now..


so, is the ride over?

yeah, i think so.. well, that part of the ride is.. i'm settled, older and more focussed on family and career now, and less on self..

do i miss the ride?


but... as i sit here enjoying a glass of nice red wine, listening to my favourite rock band, in my own house in a reasonably nice suburb, with my beautiful daughter asleep in her bedroom, i' pretty happy with the next phase of the ride..

the only thing i notice now... the fond memories are of bigger occasions, but are fewer and farther between, compared to the old days..
 
Life moves on I think.

I had my party time from about 2002 - 2005 when I was in my early 20's. Loved every minute of it and I never consciously decided to give up drugs and parties, I just found better things to spend my money on.
The 'scene' has changed too - My friends and I never went to too many big events, instead hanging out at home and having our own parties (many of those peeps are Bluelighters!!)....the events I did go to don't exist now. All the good DJ's are only ever at those super-festivals and there's no way in hell I'm putting up with that many morons!

I'm really grateful for the friends I've kept after the years of partying - as they tend to be more liberal and open-minded than people I've met elsewhere.
But I have other groups of friends now and I socialise by eating out or having coffee.

Things change.
Those older people I always used to see at the parties - the ones that never grew up. Back then, I hoped that I would never 'lose the magic' and become one of those wise, zen-like 'oldies'....Now - I'm glad that's not me...It's not like I'm better than them or anything - I just like where I am now...
Hmm
 
I started a little late I guess.. I was 26 in '99 when I went to my first rave, Earthcore at Lake Eildon on NYE. Hit it hard from 1999 to 2005... probably the reason my gf (who introduced me to everything) and I broke up.

I remember in 2001 when I was 28 being at the Up Top Bar in Melbourne and a young clubber telling me it was great "guys my age"were still going out, I was 28 !

I moved interstate, got married,became a Dad but still have the urge to go out every now and then. I went to a festival last year to see the Bloody Beetroots and it was probably the first time I felt really old. I'm pretty sure I was the oldest there... but I thought .. fuck it. I had a good time and I'll probably head out to some event in the future where I'll be the oldest person there shuffling in a corner somewhere.
 
I've been going since I was 18. Somehow managed to balance both aspects of life. I must say this year has been one of the most fun (so much fun I almost feel guilty)!! I don't even mean chemical wise alone, just good times!

The secret is moderation makes the fun even more fun! I work a full-time week, grad study evenings and saturday, and party as well :) =D
 
Wow haven't been here in years. Thought I'd have a bit of a look and saw this thread which is kind of perfect for me to ponder what was.

The ride is most definitely over for me. At least for now. My glory days were around 1998 - 2008ish but now I'm preggers with my first baby :) No pills for me since NYE 10/11 and before then probably March 2010. I'm OK with it - over the years I've lost the good contacts and can't find anything worth wasting my money on anyway. Not to say I won't go back, but at the moment I'm craving alcohol more than pills ;)

I reminisce about the good old days, and lament over the music that people are clubbing to now (how on earth did dubstep become mainstream??!!) but I'm not sad about not being there anymore. I experienced so much and learnt so much about myself, but now I'm looking forward to the whole new world of kids and what they can teach me about life and what being 'me' really means.
 
Consider life like a very big Disney World, as Lil Angel said (and others), when you get off one ride, you have a walk around, grab some fairy floss and a drink and go line up for the next ride. Myself I like a ride on Space Mountain every now and again and have a ball with my hands in the air. But my early years I was on the Dumbo ride and "It's a small world after all". Remember to buy a lifetime pass and you can jump on and off the rides as you like, age is only a number. Don't judge the rides you have been on, enjoy them all for what they were. And always look forward to the next ride and most importantly enjoy the one you are on right and make the most of what it offers.

8ft-Sativa said:
You know when you go too a club and you see that old guy ... ya know that 40 year old guy .... well I take my hat off too him cose in my head he's still going hard and he's well into his life..
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8ft, I am 44, that old guy you talk about, we get to do that at our age through moderation and enjoying each ride as they come, not getting off and lining up to get straight back on again!
 
My ride has only started last few years :D

I'm strapped in ready to go with my heart beating a million miles an hour. I met a 52 year old last week rolling balls at A&B and loving every minute, I shook his hand and told him, if I was partying 1/10th of what he is at that age I'd be well and truly grateful.
 
miss apple said:
Wow haven't been here in years. Thought I'd have a bit of a look and saw this thread which is kind of perfect for me to ponder what was.

The ride is most definitely over for me. At least for now. My glory days were around 1998 - 2008ish but now I'm preggers with my first baby :) No pills for me since NYE 10/11 and before then probably March 2010. I'm OK with it - over the years I've lost the good contacts and can't find anything worth wasting my money on anyway. Not to say I won't go back, but at the moment I'm craving alcohol more than pills ;)

I reminisce about the good old days, and lament over the music that people are clubbing to now (how on earth did dubstep become mainstream??!!) but I'm not sad about not being there anymore. I experienced so much and learnt so much about myself, but now I'm looking forward to the whole new world of kids and what they can teach me about life and what being 'me' really means.
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Miss Apple!!! <3 What a lovely surprise to see your name :D Congratulations on the upcoming bubbenating too *hug*
 
kroniic said:
My ride has only started last few years :D

I'm strapped in ready to go with my heart beating a million miles an hour. I met a 52 year old last week rolling balls at A&B and loving every minute, I shook his hand and told him, if I was partying 1/10th of what he is at that age I'd be well and truly grateful.
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Funny story Kronic, I met a 22 year old at A&B on Friday night who said a very similar thing to me. :)
 
Thanks guys. It's nice to see some old familiar names back on the board and to hear your thoughts.

Yup. Here's to the next phase of life eh?
 
Ahh it makes me sad hearing people say the rides over! My ride has just begun and the lift off phase has been quite fucking brilliant. Best year of my life so far and hopefully many to come.

Dont let age make you feel redundant though. I know people in their early 30s raving and crazing as hard as ever.
 
Good post BFB.

This would be sad. But the geographical 'barriers' of the real world (that were mirrored on the internet) are breaking down with the growth of social networks, so perhaps it's just an evolutionary thing.
 
Finally, re drugs: not so much these days either. 'Substance' issues remain, but I haven't done the pills-and-club thing in years now. That's okay. It was a great stage of my life. We all need to mature :)
 
Good thread!

Im the same, had a great ride and time on BL and in the "rave" scene from 2002 - 2007ish Then i grew up, bought a house, got married and started to like staying at home with a glass of wine. I have been to the odd day festival here and there but really havent had any drugs for a while now. Not that im not interested, if someone offered i would take, but its just not a priority anymore!

But all of that said, i married a BLighter and couldnt be happier.

Ill get back to you on the kids thing in a few years :)
 
Leprechaun said:
That sounds like comedown talk bunny. ;)
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Haha, I totally agree. ;)

Wow, this is like a reunion thread.. it's amazing to look through the list of names and have such a warm feeling rush through me. We had some fucking amazing, crazy, dangerous, stupid, fantastic, enlightening times together, didn't we? :)

I'm approaching 30 and feel like while I'm masquerading as a 'responsible adult' with a home, a family and a career I know that just under the surface, you can still see the little girl wearing far too much kandi, glitter and fairy wings (and posting in pink). ;)

I'm having just as much fun now as I did 10 years ago when I first joined the site and at this rate, I think I'll be posting until I die. You'll have to bury me with my laptop and Bluelight t-shirt. :p
 
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