We go with Kirk and Genaro...
and have no idea what to expect as we walk into a large dark space – black curtains, black walls, high ceiling, strobe lights, fog, aerial cables, 2 platforms stacked high for DJs, and Latin techno music that increases in intensity as it gets louder and louder. Over the next 20 minutes, perhaps another 3,000 people (mostly young) join us. Wall to wall people. No seating...standing room only...waiting, looking up.
Blue lights, red lights...more fog...the tension of anticipation. And then the “show” begins. I can hardly describe the next 90+ minutes. All I know is that it's a continuous assault on the senses...and is best shown through the videos that David took and that make up most of the rest of this blog entry.
A man on a treadmill running for his life through mist and fog, a "brick" wall and a tunnel of wind...
(NOTE: You have to CLICK on the Video to see them...and you might need to lower the volume!)
women in tutus directly above my head doing wild acrobatics while swinging from aerial cables against a pulsating mylar wall...
people in business suits suspended from cables, running, climbing a staircase, stepping into space...all the while, the music is blasting...
an Amadeus-lookalike DJ who's wildly playing music that increases in intensity as gusts of wind, confetti and a watery mist simultaneously waft in waves over our heads...my entire body is vibrating from the raw power of the amplifiers and speakers...
and then the crowd all around us begins to break into spontaneous dance, even as buckets of water pour from the ceiling, soaking those just a few feet from us...and still the intensity heightens...
It's crazy!!! My entire body is pounding and, for the first time in my recent adult life, I feel like I know what it must be like to experience the energy and intensity of today's discos! And I feel kind of old...ughhh.
It's exhilarating and overwhelming in a way I've never before experienced and will never forget!
When the show ends at 1:00 a.m. we leave, though it appears that most of the crowd stay to dance for who knows how many more hours! We are so wired that we all go for coffee and don't say good night until 3:00. Don't go to sleep till after 4:00 cause by then the caffeine has kicked in!
David says it's the best thing he's done since he's been here!
And that, my friends, is how this year's blog ends. We arrive home on May 12th and will not be blogging again until next January when we return. We had a great time with old friends, new friends, and those who came for a visit, and thank all of you at home for following our adventures and staying in touch.
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