THE PARTY MANIFESTO

THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL PARTYING
AKA
THE PARTY MANIFESTO

Partying is misunderestimated by 99% of the populace.
Accordingly, it is rarely done properly and has never received the respect it deserves.

Partying is: “forgetting who you are while remembering what you are”.

It is the complete loss of the social conditioning that makes adult life monotonous and depressing and has the power to be a transformational spiritual experience.

Here’s how you do it.

1. CLOTHING:
Partying is all about letting go of your inhibitions. Kickstart the process by throwing on a ridiculous costume. If the Party has a theme, go to the extreme.  Lead the charge and maximize the fun for everyone.

2. PROPS:
Taking the Party to the next level requires trampolines, rollerblades, hula hoops, jump ropes, pogo sticks, beach balls, musical instruments and etc.  Anything you can hoist, bounce off, or roll on.  You should also construct crazy portable sound and light systems to blow everyone’s minds.

3. MUSIC:
Next-level Partying requires infectious, high-energy stuff that will force everyone to sing and dance. Booty Bass, Eurodance, Party Metal, Jock Jams and Choice Hard Rock.  The songs people know and love. And it must be as loud as possible. A Party is no place for conversation.

4. DANCING:
You might think dancing is hard and requires practice. Not so. Just stop thinking, let go and allow the music to be your master. You will instantly be having fun and feeling good and others will be impressed and inspired to dance also.

The one secret to dancing is just bend your knees, one leg at a time.  Try it.  Right now.

5. BEHAVIOR:
Western society trains everyone to sit still and be quiet and dress and act normally and follow the rules and produce future batches who will do the same. It subverts and destroys our natural fun-seeking, creative impulses and is the reason so many are on Prozac and afraid to sing or dance or deviate from the norm. Overcoming this conditioning is a formidable challenge. Partying can get you there.

6. LOCATION / ATMOSPHERE:
Dark locations lower everyone’s inhibitions and are ideal, although sunglasses can be a viable alternative. Party lights and fog machines are also necessary. The atmosphere must be as crazy and high-energy as possible. That’s why it is better to Party outdoors DDP style. You cannot Party indoors and do it right without wrecking your house. And Partying in a club means you have to be 19 and spend a ton of money and the atmosphere is controlled and there’s a curfew and you can’t bring props. Once outdoors, the Party is released from these restrictions and can be shared with an unlimited number of new friends and everyone is free to get as wild as possible.

7. ALCOHOL:
People drink a lot at most Parties because most Parties are boring and drinking is therefore necessary to loosen up and have fun. This is due to poor music, dull clothing, lack of props and lame atmosphere; all of which inhibit singing and dancing and living free.

But if the Party is really good, the atmosphere alone will cause people to lose their inhibitions and freak out and drive the energy to ridiculous heights and make it an incredible experience for everyone. Creating a Party like that is very hard to do, but it should be the goal every time.

CONCLUSION:
We have thrown 20 insane Parties across the country, and the participants often numbered in the thousands. There was generally a small police presence keeping an eye on things, but no drinking tickets, fights or any other problems one would expect from such large, wild crowds. That is because the prime objective at a DDP is celebrating life, enjoying music and having fun- not getting drunk and being an idiot.

More than a Party, the DDP has also been a very interesting social experiment; clearly demonstrating that by following the above guidelines, thousands of people of all ages, cultures and social groups can come together to celebrate life and get crazy in our public spaces without causing any trouble. That is why the DDP is also known as “The Party Revolution”. It is a unique force that has the power to overcome negative conditioning and unify and inspire the people of the world in ways never before imagined.

Accordingly, we plan to take the DDP to Every Single Country On The Face Of The Earth and inspire as many people as possible to create their own DDPs and ensure that this becomes an enduring global movement that touches as many lives as possible.

Once that is complete, we will host a Simultaneous World Dance Party, transmitted to everyone in the world at the same time. It will be fun. You are invited.

56 Responses to THE PARTY MANIFESTO

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  2. Mike says:

    You guy’s have to come to Portland in the summer, you know Portland always keeps it weird

  3. Darci Ford says:

    Im living in Hokkaido in the North of Japan, and I`d love to join your world party. Im sure the whole of Japan would too. Japan is the suicide capital of the world! Its cos they are so repressed.

    Id love to party out the front of the stock exchange and get all the suits jumping.

    And for me it all about the love and release and trancendance, if we let go of our social condition and embrace pure joy, the world is ours just by living in a state of joy.

    I love what you do, it a type of spiritual and emotional activism xoxoxoxo

    love and party,

    Darci!

  4. Gary says:

    @DZang Thanks for the support- keep in touch and hopefully our paths will soon cross…

  5. D Zang says:

    DDP~

    You guys get it. 100%. Pardon my self-indulgence:

    Summer 2011 was crazy for me- rolling solo around the states couchsurfing, but it was when i got to BC where the magic happened. I had the good fortune to attend Shambhala and I know exactly what you mean by ‘partying’. Shambs was a week of total and utter self-transcendence- where your true sense of self is released and becomes intertwined with the collective. Its a special place where borders become arbitrary and egos evaporate. I totally and wholehearted support your endeavor- partying is the purest (and my favorite) form of self-expression; it just takes the proper context (and that doesn’t mean drugs/alcohol) to coax a persons true sense of self out of their socially programmed cage. In successful parties the crowd becomes an interactive museum where each member is an artist. A really good party, at its core, is a spiritual experience. After Shambhala I came up with the idea of being on ‘Good Vibe Squad’- thats precisely what you guys are. Knowing DDP exists makes me even happier to be alive, thank you for spreading the love.

    -D.Zang

    p.s. i’m a nerdy psyc major but heres some psyc research i found very interesting. http://faculty.knox.edu/tkasser/aspirations.html
    look at the AI index. Self-transcendence is a real place, and there’s room for everyone.

    p.p.s. oh and if your headed to Montreal or Philadelphia drop me a line. We’ll open peoples eyes :D

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