Chump, did you go to any of these?
Denver Had a Thriving Rave Culture in the '90s, and It Was All Its Own
http://www.westword.com/music/denver-ha ... wn-7887534
I used to go to WaxTrax basically daily and then all the rave people started showing up with their fancy cards/fliers passing them out. Glossy and very artistic. So I got snared, so to speak. I had to know what it was like. I did no drugs, but did slam a few beers and thought it was fucking lame once in the rave -- hot, humid and dumb. In fact I've never seen something so lame. But it was hella big back then and came very unexpectedly.