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Denver 7/17/99-7/18/99 I must say that I have never been so ready for a party in my life. I was stoked out of my mind from the moment I was handed the flyer and saw that Catalyst was bringing Moontribe to Denver. 2500 kids went to the prairie near the Denver airport and the place went off all night. Then, at about 8 am the party was shut down due to someone overdosing on what I later found out was acid, but I suspect the main cause was dehydration (the person went to the hospital and is OK now). But the most incredible part of Moontribe coming to Colorado was when they played at the Humble Souls Sunday "Sunset" party. The road there was steep and sketchy, but when we made it there my jaw dropped to the dirt. It was way up on a mountain in left hand canyon in Boulder, overlooking a beautiful green valley, with views of snowcapped peaks. An old hippy-type character with a geodesic dome house and a big garage had allowed us to party on his land. The tables and speakers were set up in the garage and about 50 to 75 people were dancing in the driveway and exploring the 5 acres of mountain space that we were allowed to roam. This was THE most breathtaking place that I have ever had the pleasure to party in and reminded me of my first encounter with Moontribe. DJs Nommo, Whittsit, and Scottie laid down a TIGHT three-man tag-team set of funky house that got everyone dancing all over the place. After them, Tha Roman from Moontribe stepped up and played some very cool acid trance and minimal techno that had minds and feet going. At dusk there was a green laser set up in the attic of the garage and there was a cool laser light show into the trees as sunset transitioned into night. The party continued with DJs Brian, Petey, and Treavor. It was really cool to talk with the Moontribe kids who remembered last years August Full-moon gathering, which was my first rave. It was amazing to have local rave family and Moontribe crew all come together. It all felt so right, like my rave life had come full circle, bringing everyone essential to me all together for a beautiful celebration of life, happiness, and dance. -Casey Rosenbach