The HARDfest Haunted Mansion Was The Most Disorganized Event That I Have Ever Attended In My Entire Life

(DJ AM (as Daft Punk), Justice, Deadmau5 via Caesar Sebastian)

I just want to say that my newly found hatred for HARD events was NOT derived from the quality of music, it was from the level of organization, or lack there of, of the “festival”. I really don’t want to type out the entire story, so I’ll execute this hypothesis the best way I know how: bullet points.

Why I will never go to another HARD event:
• They employed some of the dumbest people I have ever encountered
• Employees answer to everything was “I don’t know” or “Go around the block”
• The VIP was a joke (no special entrance line and a tiny ass bar manned by 2 bartenders)
• The VIP bar had a limit of 1 drink per person, per visit (the line(s) were huge)
• The VIP bracelet booth was a small, un-marked table manned by two older women (wtf)
• The lack of photo/ camera policy (after 2 hours of waiting we finally got in, only to be told that my friends camera [a 1975 Contax RTS] was “too professional” and was forced to put it back in his car. this led to us being out of the “festival” for another hour)
• We were in line(s) for 3 hours (with VIP tickets, mind you)
• Candy ravers (what is your purpose of being?)

Why I didn’t kill somebody:
• Justice, Boys Noize, DJ AM dressing up as Daft Punk (more on that), Soulwax, Crookers
• Bingo Players – Get Up (Diplo Remix)(video)
• The girls (to all the LA girls: <3 you)

I think that about wraps it up. On a positive note, if it weren’t for Smash Disco, Mason, Nick, and Adan, the weekend would have been a complete bust. Thanks to Mr. Gaspar and Big Nasty for having me out to play and thanks to Mason for putting Adan and I up for the weekend, it was all much appreciated! Lastly, as you all know, today is the last day to vote, so… VOTE and then come check us out at Debonair for Blog Wars: A New Hope, an election day style party!

Beats™