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Kansas City Vampire Prom: The Monsters Were Never the Problem | Kansas City Goth Community Field Note Permission to Be Strange Kansas City Vampire Prom brought together members of the Kansas City goth community, alternative culture enthusiasts, dark creatives, and curious creatures for an evening of music, fashion, performance, and self-expression at Warehouse on Broadway. While the event featured vampires, gothic fashion, dancing, and fantasy-inspired aesthetics, the most interesting observation had very little to do with costumes. The raccoon has collected an interesting piece of data. Humans spend a remarkable amount of energy attempting to appear normal. An exhausting hobby. The raccoon does not recommend it. Normal is a moving target invented by other humans who are usually making things up as they go. The data on this subject appears overwhelming. Vampire Prom functioned as a temporary suspension of that requirement. For one evening, the creatures stopped negotiating with the out...

  GorillaT and the Butterfly Effect: Field Notes on Chaos, Rave Culture, Joy, and Finding Your People Warehouse on Broadway | GorillaT | Kansas City EDM Scene | Rave Culture Field Notes The Gathering The room was already filling when the raccoon arrived. The first DJ was playing and the humans were beginning to gather. Then they continued gathering. Then they kept gathering. Before long, Warehouse on Broadway was packed. One thing about rave culture is that humans wear whatever the fuck they want. A man in gym shorts and sandals might be standing next to a woman wearing approximately three square inches of fabric and fishnets. Nearby, somebody is dressed as Marge Simpson. There are jerseys representing favorite DJs. Psychedelic patterns. Glitter. Platform boots. Pashminas. Sunglasses being worn indoors for reasons known only to the wearer. The data suggests rave fashion is less about following rules and more about expressing whatever strange little creature lives inside your brain ...