Welcome to the official Ravers-Geriatric website. This site contains a FAQ as well as bios for as many members of the list who have chosen to 'give it up'.

Who is a Raver-Geriatric? An RG is any person who is at least 25 years old and involved and/or interested in the techno/rave scene, whether as music-lovin' technohead or a full-blown, phat-pants-wearin',lollipop-suckin', PLURry raver. As you might imagine, we are some interesting and diverse people.

What is the Raver-Geriatric electronic mailing list? It is a centralized e-mail account through which each subscriber communicates with the entire group. Discussion can be on anything one wishes to talk about, whether rave-related or not. Parties, politics, PLUR, or potatoes- any subject is up for grabs as long as the person talking about it appreciates techno/rave culture. The list hosts subscribers from all over the United States, from San Francisco to Boston, as well as from Europe and South America.

You must be a confirmed subscriber to be able to post. As a result, there is no spam or advertising to wade through, and it is requested that we keep it that way. The opinions stated on Ravers-Geriatric areprivate communications among a volunteer group and may not be used for any governmental purpose whatsoever without the express, prior, written consent of the author.
RG was founded by Jammin' James E. and is currently adminstered by T-Snake

What are the requirements for subscription to Ravers-Geriatric? There are 4 absolute, yet easy-to-fulfill requirements for membership:

You must be at least 25 years old. If you are not, you are free to lurk, but please refrain from posting your not-yet-matured thoughts;

You must have an interest in raving and the music generally classified as techno (yes, jungle counts - good question though);

You must introduce yourself upon subscribing. After that, you need not say a word, but we all like to know a little bit about who is listening; and

You must not be an agent of the law enforcement community engaged in any investigation sponsored by the local, state, or federal government. If you are, please immediately unsubscribe or so state publicly so that we can immediately use the Force and kick you off for being a member of the Dark Empire.

How did this list get started and where is it hosted? As many enduring things, Ravers-Geriatric began as a bit of joke. On March 12, 1996, a 30-something raver known then as Jammin' James E. wrote a post to a crew of elderly ravers entitled 'Searchin' For Love in All the Wrong Places.' He had not dated anyone seriously for a year or so and was wondering how other people in his unique and frustrating social position were handling it. At the time, the fact that geriatric ravers might have other things in common (or not so common)was secondary. Since such humble and humorous beginnings, with the excellent help of Brian Behelendorf, Ravers-Geriatric has been placed on Hyperreal.org's list-serve and grown to a subscriber base of over 100 people.

How do I join the list? Send an e-mail message from the account you want subscribed to the address: raverg-subscribe@hyperreal.org with the subject line and body of the message left blank. Once you have been confirmed by the list-administrator, you may post your messages to the list by writing to raverg@hyperreal.org.

How do I get off the list? Send an e-mail message from the same account from which you subscribed to the address raverg-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org, again with the subject line and body of the message left blank.

How do I get my spiffy bio on this site? Once you are a member of the list you should get a welcome message. After introducing yourself to the list and realizing you might want to stick around for a while, send a message to T-Snake to request access to the login info, where you'll create your own account to go along with your bio, so you can make updates and changes at will.

How many subscribers are there? As of May 11, 2007, there are about 75 members subscribed to Raver-Geriatric. By actively subscribing, you will be challenged, but mostly you will feel not so alone. Welcome, for better or worse, to a list-serve made up of your peers.

Wanna see where we are quickly? Check here as some of us add ourselves.