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It has been 25 years since the Edmonton Journal published a front page, feature length article about something never before heard of: “raves.” The city newspaper's February 26, 1993 edition landed on the doorsteps of Edmontonians and titillated them over their porridge. The headline, white on black, shouted in letters an inch high:
Headline of the February 26, 1993 edition of the Edmonton Journal. "RAVE ON: A Dance Party for the 90's Flower Children" |