Originally Posted by
Detroitnerd
I just want to point out that what made the festival so great was that it worked OUTSIDE the system. Instead of applying for permits, opening it up to vendors from across the city, they had kept it local for years and years, like a block party or street party. People mixed up weird drinks, served food, and took care of the trash.
Now, opening it up to city inspections generates a lot of money for the city. It also floods events like this with vendors of sunglasses, shea butter and other bullshit that has no place in a community event.
Before everybody starts getting all excited about permits and dotting I's and working within the system, let's remember that the lawlessness was what made it so great to begin with.
If you want to live outside the law you have to live honest. --Bob Dylan