Party Review for Anarchy Easter Party 92
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@t7,03@^@t8@f09@cAn opinion of Party 92! @t1@f00 On the 4th April 1992,Anarchy,arguably the best demo group in the UK if not the world held their first confrence of the year, and they couldnt have picked a nicer day for it,glorious sunshine followed us all the way from Bolton to our destination. The Royston Civic Hall, Royston ,Barnsley,England. They had sold over 300 tickets and were expecting a big turn out at the door. I arrived at about ten a.m and there was plenty of people already in the building when we got in. At this point Id better explain that i am with Nightshift TV who cover all Amiga confrences on video. I suppose I am fortunate to be able to go up to complete strangers and ask them their views on the party and the UK scene(yuk @^ i hate that word). First impressions on the actual room,well it seemed a bit small for the actual amount of people expected ,this was confirmed when i was told that another part of the building had been opened. Already groups had set up their machines and were raring to go. The bar opened at 12 and soon people started to get into party mood. Some of the Groups who attended the party were, DIGITAL,NEMESIS,DUAL CREW, CRYSTAL,ALCHEMY,TSL,GHOST,PHOENIX,ANTHRO X,ALLIANCE,DIMENSION X,LSD,PLAGUE, DIANETIX,UNIQUE,POWERHOUSE,SLIPSTREAM,QU ARTZ. So a good turn out of groups as you can see,but were they satisfied? I spoke to MFD/SILENTS who seemed to be enjoying the party,the only bad thing was because of the two buildings he @#@t7,03@^couldnt find people he was looking for and couldnt be arsed walking round for an hour looking for them. MATRIX/LSD said that they had tried to make the party like a foreign party,which didnt really work. Apart from these few negative comments a vast majority of the people i interviewed thought that the party was excellent. And i have to agree with them really,ok the two rooms might have been a problem to some people,but i thought it was a good opportunity to escape the noise of the main room and to go outside and enjoy the sun. So we had an all day bar for those who like to drink all day(not me as i am of course teetotal) but what about the food ,well on sale were various sandwhiches at 1 pound each and pizza orders were taken on the day, other than that there was no hot food available.I spoke to No.5 of Digital and asked for his comments,he replied @^"That it wasnt a bad party,but next time they would get it right", He felt that the venue was too small for the number of people that had turned up,he was also miffed about there being no hot food available,But apart from that he thought that most people enjoyed the day.Well the day was going fine when we heard that somebody had stolen a printer from the school building,if you are that person you are a tosser! Unfortunatly this meant that all the prize money for all competitions had to be cancelled,but trophys would still be awarded. I spoke to Judge drokk of Anarchy and asked him about the the attendance. So with an attendance of approx five hundred people this was infact the biggest uk party ever held. At about sixoclock the alternative comp got underway,for the first round contestants had to drink a full pint of beans as fast as possible,a few of the @#@t7,03@^contestants i recognised as blit of Phoenix,manx of Anthrox,merlin of SLIPSTREAM or whatever you are calling yourself these days. Anyway the comp consisted of three heats the winners then going into the grand final,were they had to suck or crunch extra strong mints and then without warning drink a full pint of water(not easy as they tell me). Sadly we did not get the winners name,but i will tell you one thing he had no teeth,maybe thats how he won?. After the alternative comp there was the judging of the demos and music etc,A tv was put on stage to show the various demos and then after that the winners were announced. After the results were announced most people started to make their way home that was about half past nine,although some people had already left. To sum it up Anarchys party 92 had been a success,a small survey which we did on @^the day revealed that a majority of people had give 7/10 some higher and just a couple of lower marks,at the end of the day its upto the people to make the party,and its very easy to criticise things like two buildings and no hot food,most of these people couldnt organize a piss up if they were given the keys to boddingtons brewery,i for one enjoyed the day and would give it a wopping 7/10 too.I would like to thank Razorblade/Alliance for driving us there,and to all the people i met for making it a great day. And dont forget folks Party 92 THE VIDEO is now available which contains interviews with the big and not so big names in the scene,if you were there then make sure you order a copy,for details write to Mick Dagger, 85 Victory St, Bolton, Lancashire. England! @t3Dagger of Alliance/Nightshift TV @@