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"The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:27 pm
by FullGnarlzOC
Yes - it is true. There was a rave going on at the take-out of the Cheat/Lower Big Sandy.... You could hear it from 100s of yards away comin down the river. Soo... Friday night - I decided to leave Teters, and partake in the gnarlyness.
This was my first Armada, so I don't have much to compare to - but I would say it was great turnout and a very fun weekend. I wish I had gotten more footage of everything. I put this little edit together, messing around with some effects to some DJ Tiesto - in dedication to the rave.
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Hopefully more people can post some pictures.
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:30 pm
by FullGnarlzOC
Found this pic - taken by a rave girl of Alex, Big Al, MarkZ, and Colin - 'canoe dancing' to techno.
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:44 pm
by Big Al
And don't forget the "furries" that were there.
(for those who don't know, this a one of our planet's sub-cultures:
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they were weird but harmless...certainly a lot less harmless that the locals driving their atv's and dirtbikes, high on meth, packing heat and blowing up things with m-80's.
There were 3 stages with huge speakers and gen sets. The MD based promoter said he had hoped for 1500 and to pull in $15k, but I bet there were only a couple of hundred, maybe due to weather? ...a loss, for sure.
Once the DJ asked us dancin "kayakers" to come closer to the stage, that's when we ended our dosey-doeing.
Big Al
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:18 pm
by markzak
The Year of the Rave!
More photos and a recap to come soon.
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 12:50 pm
by fleckbass
Nice footage of the Upper Tommy!
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 2:33 pm
by Big Al
Nice footage of the Upper Tommy!
I agree. It's the best I've ever seen.
Big Al
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 4:46 pm
by Mikey B
Nice footage of the Upper Tommy!
It is a really nice video Tommy! I particularly liked some of the lines you took...nice paddling!
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 5:28 pm
by Paddle Power
Great footage.
In the picture posted above, what kind of paddle and what is on the shaft for protection?
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:24 pm
by Todhunter
Paddle Power wrote:Great footage.
In the picture posted above, what kind of paddle and what is on the shaft for protection?
That is a Bailey Stick, aka Clinch River Paddle. I think that is the one Alex broke and had to have repaired.
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:39 pm
by Paddle Power
Well, it's a good looking stick!
It almost looks like some kind of cord wrapped on the shaft.
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 10:23 pm
by PAC
Nice Video Tommy!
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:47 pm
by FullGnarlzOC
Thanks guys. I loved jammin' to the songs over and over as I edited. That rave had me fire up
Let it be known - there was only 1 Cboater that left Teters campground to partake in the rave - alll night
And I was back to Put-in by 8am the next morning
..... even though I paddled the narrows.
F U L L G N A R L Z
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:13 pm
by ohioboater
Anybody get any stills/footage of Saturday's canyon run? I thought I saw a few cameras out at the various playspots...
Re: "The Year of the Rave" - Cboats Armada
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:35 am
by markzak
