The Day has rocked!
Youth Night Out and Beat Streets rocked!
First, Youth Night Out. Frogletter let it rip with some awesome headswinging music. Unfortunately, the nearby residents (obviously shocked that Garden Place was being used for something other than reading books..) complained to noise control... SEVEN times!
The noise control dude threatened to take away all our gear unless we shut it off and negotiated an acceptable sound level with EVERY resident of Garden Place. Is it just me or does the power granted to noise control officials sound bizarre?!?!
Garden Place is a public place. Surely the shopowners and residents should have realised that there would be noise when they bought/leased property. The shopowners (and residents) also get to reap the benefits of being in the centre of town. Is it too much to ask that they also sacrifice a few of the rights they would normally have (had they lived in a proper residential area) to facilitate a youth event ONE week of the year?!?!
Eventually it was sorted out through some Coasian bargaining solutions (i.e. quickly moving the show onto the more family-friendly Late 80s Mercedes and turning down the volume).
Turnout was pretty good as well. Managed to give some lollipops away to strangers too. Not as easy as it sounds, every time you give something away for free they think that you're trying to convert them to christianity.
Then it was onto Beat Streets at the Meteor.
Youth Council gave away sausages for free (the tiniest sausages you've ever seen in your life). The break dancers were wicked. Caught up with Alex Cameron from St. Pauls as well. He didn't like the music but loved the breakdancers.
Played Playstation in the 'Phat Van'... a pimped out ride worthy of Xzibit. It had a massive speaker system in the back as well as a 15-inch flat screen with silver PS2 controls. It looked like it was owned by some NZ hip hop musicians who performed at Beat Streets. Can't remember their name, but I remember that they were planning to release an album called "Unbreakable" very very soon.
Heard my first "P" song too. Not P-money, but P of Methamphetamine fame. Was sung by Four Corners. So, one to watchout for on the next government sponsored anti-drug ad.
Anywho, had to leave early as had work the next morning.. didn't get to see the winner, so was a bit bummed... but to be honest it might as well have been a coin toss. I have no idea how you judge a break dancing competition. I mean, think about it, why would one move get more points than the other??
All in all a wicked day, that hopefully should have appealed to everyone! Looking forward to Youth Night Out 2006 (provided we manage to overturn the Noise Control Act by then!).
First, Youth Night Out. Frogletter let it rip with some awesome headswinging music. Unfortunately, the nearby residents (obviously shocked that Garden Place was being used for something other than reading books..) complained to noise control... SEVEN times!
The noise control dude threatened to take away all our gear unless we shut it off and negotiated an acceptable sound level with EVERY resident of Garden Place. Is it just me or does the power granted to noise control officials sound bizarre?!?!
Garden Place is a public place. Surely the shopowners and residents should have realised that there would be noise when they bought/leased property. The shopowners (and residents) also get to reap the benefits of being in the centre of town. Is it too much to ask that they also sacrifice a few of the rights they would normally have (had they lived in a proper residential area) to facilitate a youth event ONE week of the year?!?!
Eventually it was sorted out through some Coasian bargaining solutions (i.e. quickly moving the show onto the more family-friendly Late 80s Mercedes and turning down the volume).
Turnout was pretty good as well. Managed to give some lollipops away to strangers too. Not as easy as it sounds, every time you give something away for free they think that you're trying to convert them to christianity.
Then it was onto Beat Streets at the Meteor.
Youth Council gave away sausages for free (the tiniest sausages you've ever seen in your life). The break dancers were wicked. Caught up with Alex Cameron from St. Pauls as well. He didn't like the music but loved the breakdancers.
Played Playstation in the 'Phat Van'... a pimped out ride worthy of Xzibit. It had a massive speaker system in the back as well as a 15-inch flat screen with silver PS2 controls. It looked like it was owned by some NZ hip hop musicians who performed at Beat Streets. Can't remember their name, but I remember that they were planning to release an album called "Unbreakable" very very soon.
Heard my first "P" song too. Not P-money, but P of Methamphetamine fame. Was sung by Four Corners. So, one to watchout for on the next government sponsored anti-drug ad.
Anywho, had to leave early as had work the next morning.. didn't get to see the winner, so was a bit bummed... but to be honest it might as well have been a coin toss. I have no idea how you judge a break dancing competition. I mean, think about it, why would one move get more points than the other??
All in all a wicked day, that hopefully should have appealed to everyone! Looking forward to Youth Night Out 2006 (provided we manage to overturn the Noise Control Act by then!).
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