17 was also the first time I tried coke... The pills were amazing and I don't think the coke did anything (it may have not even been real)
I think it was good timing. I went to my first rave 6 months later, and I think doing it before prepared me for what to expect at the party.
Only regrets are: Doing it way to much for too long. I was pilling every other weekend (every paycheck pretty much) from 01-03 and I know it's done considerable brain damage. But it was a blast and a half every time.
Tons of great memories, pictures, and lots of "raver girlfriends" over the years.
I am now 22 and haven't rolled in over a year. I plan on doing it again in 2 weeks with a bunch of "veteran ravers" who, including myself, haven't rolled in over a year. It's gonna be a house party, with 15-20 people all fuckered up, good times a comin'.
The last time i rolled at a rave was last summer of '04. It was fun, but i felt kinda like a pedophile and oddball. The girls I met were like 17-18, still in high school, and I was getting backrubs from them. Most of the ravers I knew back in the day either don't party anymore or are doing tweak instead, and they hate e-tards, so I think rolling at raves is in the past for me.