You Know You're a REAL Raver When....

• You have sleeping patterns that would kill normal human beings.

• You start coveting all of your dad's old 1977 polyester sweatsuits.

• Almost every letter of the alphabet has an alternate meaning to you.

• You begin to think of blow-pops as a seperate food group.

• The mere mention of a 3 digit number with a "0" in the middle of it causes you to drool uncontrollably.

• The odometer of your car increases in big chunks over the weekend.

• You get an evil grin every time you see commercials for "E: the entertainment network".

• You have to fight back the urge to beat the hell out everyone who thinks raves are like the club scene in Basic Instinct.

• You can keep a straight face when you tell people "really, not that many people are on anything....i'm serious!"

• You are happy when there's a recession because it means more empty warehouses.

• Food, water, air, Vick's...all are about of equal importance.

• You can live for an entire weekend out of your bookbag.

• You are no longer just a raver...but a promoter, vendor, DJ, etc...

• You know about the INFORMATION POLICE.

• You're white and have dreads.

• You have trouble naming 5 friends who are not pierced SOMEWHERE.

• You'll pay $20 for a ticket to an event that may very well not happen... and you'll pay $30 for a pill that may very well be aspirin...but you WILL NOT pay $1.00 for that big glass of water!

• You can't pass an empty warehouse, church, school, big open field, barn, airplane hanger, phone booth, nuclear power plant, etc...without getting that far-off look in your eye and saying...'wow, what a great site for a...

• When you see Capn Crunch 4 times in one week!

• You not only notice that household appliances like washing machines can generate a funky beat, you also argue about whether it's tribal or trance.

• and even then you're not a TRUE RAVER...because no one but myself can possibly THINK about calling themselves a TRUE RAVER!