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with GREEN-BERET and GAZZER about
PARTY ourselves (ECLIPSE) orginising a par-
DIARY ty for the scene.GREEN-BERET is quite
enthusiastic about the idea but GAZZ-
ER is a bit scepticle about the idea,
What follows is a quick and rough saying like is the scene big enough
diary of the run up to IRELAND'S over here to even cover the initial
first ever party. A lot of dudes in cost of running the party, so we ag-
Dublin have being talking of a party ree to look into it more and get some
in DUBLIN for a long time,but nothing feed back from other dudes.
ever came of it, I for one was always
keen for one to take place, so in END APRIL
APRIL of 92 something began to stir. ---------
And I must say that it was originally A lot of
initiated by myself, followed very interest has being generated over the
closly by GREEN-BERET and GAZZER..... last week or so, so we start to
more to come. generate a nucleus to start preparing
the layout and running and most
A date or two just might be wrong importantly the whole organising of
the party, the most enthusiastic for
MID APRIL the party were HOKUM (Eclipse member,
--------- mega swapper) SUMMONOR (Eclipse
member, coder,swapper) so we arranged
I have being having regular chats our first meeting to get things
rolling. MAY
-----
MAY Madigans again, more drink more talk,
----- party date is set for sunday 26 of
A meeting is arranged, myself GAZZER, July.
GREEN BERET,HOKUM and SUMONOR meet in
MADIGANS in Talbot Street, at this MAY
stage we were hoping for the party to -------
be held at the end of june or early MADIGANS yet again, we are hear by
July, so we set that as a rough date request of Summoner, he assures us
(to be absolutly confirmed) SUMMONER the intro is coming along quite
takes on the job of coding the party nicely, but he wants exact details
intro, which we all insist on being on what text we want in the party
ready ...PRONTO. intro, we also discuss prizes and
Summoner assures us that he will rush shit and of course have a drink and
it and will have it completed in 1 some even drop a tab.
week and two weeks max.
MAY
MAY ------
----- At this stage there's a bit of hassle
Sumoner phones me to tell me that the going on between certain members of
graffix have being held up and it Eclipse, which I dont think I will go
looks like the intro will be delayed into, but will tell you who it
a bit. involved, GAZZER (coder, swapper,main
man Eclipse) CREED (gfx, swapper, MAY
Eclipse member) SUMMONER (u know him) ------
POLARIS (pak man,editor amnesia disk- SUMMONER phones to tell me the good
mag, member Eclipse) any way the shit news that the party intro is coded
went on and seemed to cool down 4 a and will be released on this Sunday
while. (huray!)
MAY JUN
------ ------
MADIGANS, usual lot,party date has to SUMMONER phones me to tell me has
be changed for numerous resons, a left ECLIPSE cause he heard off of
couple of the reasons are that FEILE ARC (Eclipse member, gfx ) that as
92 (a concert) is on one of the week- soon as he releases the intro GAZZER
ends, and the following weeks include was going to fuck him out! And that
the QUARTZ party in ENGLAND, that he was not now going to release his
GAZZER, GREEN-BERET and SUMMONER have finished intro...exit SUMMONER.
planned to go to. (and do indeed go
to, minus GAZZER.) JUNE
-------
MAY
------ EMERGENCY meeting in err....whats the
GAZZER phones me and tells me the name of that pub now. Oh yeah
fighting is going on again between Madigans. GAZZER is taking over the
certain members.(Polaris:Summoner and coding of the intro and assues us all
me!)
that it will be completed in 1 1\2 intro to FORBIDDEN PLANET BBS, I down
weeks (cool stuff) every one at load it on the spot, he wants feed
meeting (minus Summoner) back immediatly, which I give him,and
he moans, GREEN-BERET gives him MEGA
JUNE feed back.
-------
GAZZER has to bugger off to AMSTERDAM JULY
with his work, I know its a dirty job ------
but someone has got to do it, he is Final version of intro is uploaded to
off for a week, and off he goes. the ELITE section.
JUNE JULY
------- ------
News about the party is spreading all We were paying 30 quid for our party
over EUROPE, international callers to tickets to be printed,but I bump into
FORBIDDEN PLANET BBS are leaving mail a guy who will get them done for 20
to GREEN BERET to find out more. Our quid. He says that would cover about
invitation text appears in the latest 100 tickets.
issue of GRAPEVINE, things are moving
along cool now. JULY
-------
JULY I recieve delivery of tickets,and the
------ guy supplying them tells me that
GAZZER uploads the pre-release of the there is actualy 150 tickets,and that
there is no extra cost, so as I start AUG
to count them I find for some strange ------
reason there is actualy 400 tickets!! No news for a while we have just
I can assure everyone that I didn't being pluging the party,spreading the
pay any extra, GAZZER then promptly news about it,interest in it is quite
drives out to my house to check and big now, we are quite pleased also
collect them, he arrives with HOKUM. with ticket sales, it looks like the
We decide that no tickets are to be bank will break even (with much
parted with without recieving cash delight to gazzer!!!). We are just a
first, and that all ECLIPSE members bit worried about the prizes for the
(including ourselves) are to pay for competitions, we will need a few more
tickets, and no FREEBIES are to be heads to have decent prizes on the
giving away, also that each member day! Ahh sure we will rustle up some-
allocated a block of tickets will be thing for the prizes, an oul blank
responsible for that particular disk (used) more than likely!!
amount of tickets.
AUG
------
JULY A meeting is organised for the final
------- plans for what is needed on the day,
Ticket sales are a bit slow to start, such as hardware, voting system we
but we are fairly confident that meet in the usual haunt,MYSELF,GAZZER
sales will pick up as the party date GREEN-BERET, HOKUM and POLARIS Now
arrives. not a lot got done tonight cause of
all the distractions, like DRINK, give him 5 quid to get on with it.
WOMEN, GREEN-BERET bringing in his (which he does quite well over the
portable laptop, and showing off some next 2 days, but has to buy curtain
of his latest PC software, but we did material at an extra #10, which is
decide to meet again on the following fine cause it's done, I wonder what
sunday, so off we went to Mc DONALDS, happened to CREED'S banner) we also
and stuck GREEN-BERET in the 360 decide what way the comps should be
degree GIRO machine on O CONNELL ST. run, which we run up a rough draft,
that later that night I type out, to
AUG give to GREEN-BERET to print out
------ about 100 times, well you see at this
Another meeting all the usual lot are stage we aren't to sure to let
there, plus a new one , ARC (gfx,). A everyone judge the comps, or as some
lot to discuss tonight,the running of of us thought not all the guys there
the day, the voting system, what on the day would be prepared to sit
hardware will have to be brought in through all the judging, another
on the day oh yeah and whats happened suggestion was to look for about 20
to the ECLIPSE 92 banner that HOKUMS or so dedicated guys to sit trough
mate promised him?? He now tells us all the judging,we arrange for a last
that he does not think that he is now party meeting on the Thursday before
going to do it!! So we put ARC on the the party, to discuss the final
spot and ask him to rush up a banner arrangments for the party.
for the day,we tell him to rob one of
his folks nice new bedclothes, and AUG
------ think there's more than meets the eye
I upload final version of the voting with this POLARIS/GAZZER thing,I mean
form for the party to FORBIDDEN POLARIS goes out to see where GAZZER
PLANET BBS. is?Now POLARIS is about 17,and GAZZER
is 23/24 one or the other, now I do
AUG not think that GAZZER needs a minder
------ at his age!! Maybe POLARIS thinks of
4 days before the party,so we arrange him as a father figure.......hmmmm I
a final party meet. I ring GAZZER and wonder. (Gazzer:His mother was sexy:)
he says that he thinks that he should the pub, we have a few drinks and
stay at home and try and finish a hardly mentioned the party, POLARIS
music disk that he has started so is now slightly drunk, it was the
that maybe it could be ready for the wobbling of him in the chair that
party. We meet outside EASONS, GREEN- gave it away really I think, GAZZER
BERET, HOKUM, POLARIS and SUMMONER is noticed that he needed another drink,
there for a brief appearance to buy 5 so he bought him another pint. From
tickets for the party, no sign of there on POLARIS just kept looking
GAZZER, so off POLARIS goes to ring at himself in the mirror,counting his
him to see if he is going to come in, heads. So we just drank and chat and
GAZZER decides to come in about 15 decided to arrive 1 hour before the
mins meanwhile we head off to the party on sunday to get set up and
pub. We are in the pub for about 30 secure a good place next to the phone
mins and POLARIS decides to go and lines, GREEN-BERET informed us that
look for GAZZER, now at this stage I MISTA FANTASTIC was bringing a 2
KILOWAT sound system for the day!!!!! video was there and the machine, but
my T.V. was been used, BRENDAN, yep
That was the last entry I wont do a will definately drop up to you very
party report here, but might at a soon to see that MAJIK DRIVE (all of
later stage, if put under enough pre- EXODUS) DAD, nice chatting to ye,
ssure by POLARIS. But will just let did we sort anything out about
everyone know that it was a massive AMNESIA??
success with nearly 100 dudes there, FULCRUM, you lazy git send back up my
tanx to the guys that came from disks,I jest!!
NORTHERN IRELAND ie HIGGY, STINGER
and there friends, and all the guys All from QUADRIGA and congratulations
of course that came from CORK ie on winning the demo comp (although
TREX, did you really get done for there was only 4 points between MDMA
speeding on the way down..in a MICRA! and youselves) JOKER/MDMA well done
Chat soon to you on the phone. AXL in the comp, what are u gonna do with
cool utility that stamper (I wonder all that money we gave you!! Hi also
where you got the idea for that hmmm! to MISTA FANTASTIC,cool sound system,
Maybe you could do one for checking PUNISHER,well done on the music comp,
lotto numbers, ye know for dudes that CREED,hard luck on the music comp,ahh
do about 40 lines, something that second ain't bad, AXEL, DIONYSIS well
wouldn't have to make them check ALL done in the GFX,excellant job.
their numbers, just key them in and
hey presto <<<<<<=IDEA So that about rounds that up, how
QUAID, sorry about ALIENS 3, but the about some of you dudes in CORK
having the next party, it's worth
thinking about we would all head up!!
If not see you all at the ECLIPSE '93
party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Video's are available of the day from
my good self if ye want one send #5
for that you will get a video of the
day and return postage (IRELAND ONLY)
To:
J/\Y
43 BEECHLAWN AVE
ARTANE
DUBLIN 5
IRELAND
PH 8477974 (ask 4
Philip)
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Article by : J/\Y \ EcLiPsE
Clipart by : Moz \ EcLIpsE