10 years since I’ve been running this blog. I honestly don’t know where the time went!
To commemorate this momentous occasion, I’ve decided to TREAT y’ all to a pic of this VINTAGE RAVE FLYER I found while cleaning. See those funny rectangular cutouts on the sides? I did that to make filters for my Ls. I know you destroyed a couple of flyers like that too. On the lower left corner, you will see a reference to the legendary Sunday Boat Cruises. Had I known this handbill would become a future repository of Toronto’s Dance Music History, I would not have carved it up so recklessly.
So much has changed since I started amateur music journalism in 2011. Social media platforms have overtaken blogs. It is the way of the world. Communication evolves. And so have I, my fellow Ecstaticans.
Through many ups and downs, I delivered content with passion and love for the dance music scene. And by extension, related subject matter such as underground art, psychedelics and alternative lifestyles. This blog was a journey of self-development and an utterly transformative experience. I leveraged it to obtain a copywriter post in eCommerce, which I was told I could never attain without a journalism degree. A resounding F.U. goes out to the narrow minded twat who tried to dampen my shine!
My output has diminished considerably, especially over the last year. As you know, I have been focusing on writing fiction which takes considerable time and effort to develop. It is a more exacting discipline than blogging, where basically anything goes. Lord knows the publishing industry is chock full of pitfalls. That’s why it is especially rewarding to have one’s work recognized professionally. I never made a cent from blogging. I never intended to. Frankenräver was my love letter to the dance community and an opportunity to hone my writing chops. My body of work speaks for itself.
Writing is an investment of time and resources. I do recognize my worth and I am happy to say my change of direction is paying off. Keep checking this space for future updates! And I will write the occasional post every now and then.
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