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Page 1 of 2 See the menu on the right for a selection of pictures from the party.
All photos by Glenn Dunwell except the first two pictures of the art canvasses.
Well to say we were nervous about this party could be an understatement… it doesn't matter how long you do this kinda thing, if your passionate about it, your nerves can always loosen the stomach!
On the day itself a flurry of phone calls began at 9am (perhaps we won't have that lie-in after all!), and vehicles were being unloaded from midday. A surprisingly calm rig followed, which gave us time to think about extra finishing touches.
As 10pm drew closer the atmosphere became charged with a mixture of apprehension and excitement, as we all dashed around (and into each other) tying up those final bits and pieces before we could fling open the golden gates! With the first arrival of Angels came a sweep of fresh air, as the music began and the lights began to twirl majestically around the walls, transforming everything they touched.
There were a HUGE number of drums waiting to be let loose a little later for the drumming session - you could feel them rumbling in their brightly coloured bags as they came in. The drumming sesh was planned for 1am in the front room, but it actually kicked off a lot earlier - and the tension building up to an excellent selection of tracks in the front room was electric!! We turned off the music as planned (yep!) and the boy did the drummers drum! With Rhythm Works and Drumscape holding it down, everyone went mad! Clapping and whooping and dancing and drumming and finding raised surfaces to stand on to watch as they got faster and faster and faster and faster… a surge of energy rushing around the room like a whirlwind sucking us all in before we had time to realise what was happening!
After such a fine display of human rhythm and synchronicity, a dazed and confused crowd wandered from this mayhem into other areas of the party…
Sounds4peace created a beautiful ambience in the chill bar, DJ and Didge playing together seamlessly like true brothers, and further bimbling led to lovely plasticene and Lego models, a mass of arms, legs and feet massaging each other on the carpet in the chill bar, some FANTASTIC artwork on the canvass (who painted the tree with the drumming lady underneath??) lots of smiles and bubbles, fluro things and of course, some unbeatable dance-mania in the main room… arms flailing in the air, legs a shaking, smiles a bursting… yeah!
The evening drew to a beautiful close with fabulous sounds in every area and a vibe to die for - this Party was very special, it seemed to generate limitless amounts of energy to continue on our mission to do something useful and positive in our world.
So huge thanks to everyone… we all play a part in these parties, whether it be to setup the environment, or fill it with our beautiful personalities and creativeness…
So, until the next time!!!
Review, by Sacha Ryder
Planet Angel party Review "Drums for the rhythm of Life" - 8th February
An instant dilemma was created for alot of the party people of Planet Angel when the 2001 dates were announced and we found ourselves with an Angel and Whirl-y-gig Back to Back weekender with P.A. on the Friday 8th and Whirly Sat 9th!!! Oh………. Crikey.
Lots of debate took place in the month after the Jan 11th Planet Angel when realisation set in proper and continued through Planet Angel Chilled in January which incidentally was more "Planet Angel - tried to chill out but thought, Ah what the F**K , lets go Large!"
In fairness most people said "Damn , I don't want to have to choose, I want all my cake and I like a break between the Two Parties! " but even though some people chose to save themselves for the Saturday Whirly, the Planet Angel party people stepped up to the plate and there was a really great turnout. This will have been in part due to last nights tantalising arrangement of events of Drummin sessions, Back to back DJ Playoffs and all the usual Fun stuff to do.
A stormin evening to add to the many I have logged in the old noodle bank of fun experiences.. not necessarily very well filed or with a great date or time system.. but you get the picture. Each PA I do I have a different experience or evening at each one. At Jan 11ths Party it was "Spend all night in between Front Tropical bar (my name for it!) bouncing around to Butterfly Pete's terrific sets and Main room dancing my feet off",
Last night was spent doing some dancing but mostly Chilling out talking to Planet Angel virgins and getting massaged in the chillout room (an interesting place to be massaged I can tell you!) . I met Luke and Claire and another bloke (sorry , miss-filed name!) in the UV corridor at the start of the night, establishing that this was their first Planet Angel, gave them a thorough welcome ,( which you should all do if you meet someone new to our Party!) and gave them the run down of stuff they could do and what was going on. I bumped into them later in the chillout room. They were right into it and were having a fantastic time having made a menagerie of playdoh animals. Luke said they'd been invited by Rolo (good Man!) in a pub last week and came along not sure what to expect but were having the best time ever. Claire gave me an excellent shoulder and head massage and big hugs went all round…. So you see people , just give a bit of yourself and it will be returned in spades. I know they will be back and are a great addition to the Planet Angel Massif.
What I did catch was the superb drumming session that was set to start at 1am but with a Samba(?) of drummers assembling and expectant crowd building up they probably started playing along with the DJ around 1230.. and what a session.. there was a good selection of different drummers and styles, Large ones , small ones , bongos. They were all there! And boy did they play.. cor!, a very well co-ordinated session of varying beats and rythms to stir the soul and get the feet moving….lets face it if it didn't get you moving you must have been dead and even then I think there would have been some foot tapping or hip shaking (as in "weekend at Bernies 2"!!)
I was told I missed a bangin' back to back set between DJ Therapy and TequilaC but I got the last hour in the main room to finish off on which was its usual hard and uplifting time.. All to soon 6 o'clock rolled round and before I knew it I was on my way back home in the company of good friends and chilled tunes having met some fantastic new people, put some faces to names, and wondering if I'm going to be fit for Whirly tonight.
Well , I've had a sleep and dammit I'm going, if only for long enough to see my ever burgeoning family of Party friends. Its the same back to back calendar next month (Planet Angel Fri 8th March, Whirlygig Sat 9th March) so get the vitamins in Kids and get ready to do it all again, and don't forget Planet Angel Chilled on February 24th.
On a last note check out the Invites for the March Party, they are superb with a special Planet Angel Lego man on them. Best one yet I reckon!
Keep safe and let the party rock your soul! Sash
(Stop me and Hug One!)
© Sacha Ryder 2002.
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