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Where are we?

In the darkness we wait with eyes closed.

There is a sound emanating as if from a distant memory. It drifts upon the ether of our minds
like a phantom whisper. It is the quiet roar of a crowd whose voices rise in muted unison. Can
you hear it? It is there on the fringe of our reality slipping in and out of existence. It is the sound
that fills our hearts with a longing to once more touch upon the innocence of euphoric child-
like glee. Then just as it threatens to fade from all sensation…there it is again, ever louder, a
sound like closing thunder from an approaching storm across distant plains. Soft vibrations now
course through the air as intense energy streams into our being from the roots of the Earth and
the essence of the sky as the sound of cheering masses can now clearly be heard.

Our eyes open as a cascade of bass driven sensation washes over us. At first there is a bright
light that burns, but that quickly fades as we begin to see the jumping gyrating crowd as they
move to the now raging storm’s rhythmic beat. Brightly lit carnival rides spin in the distance like
giant magical gyroscopes. Juggalos are all around laughing and smiling as their faces are fixed
in wonderment. Missiles rocket into the night’s sky to explode in cascading multicolored rib-
bons of sparkling liquid fire. We begin to swoon because the joy is almost too much to bear. It is
like a dream from which we never wish to wake as we pray for it to remain real and to solidify…
it is then that we realize what it is that we see! The vision is none other than the epic spiritual
musical festival which goes by the well-earned moniker of … Shangri-La on Earth!

Juggalos one and all, without further ado, we give to you an event the likes of which the world
has never seen nor will ever see again outside of its confines. We give to you a festival in an
all new location with new events, new artists, and new flavor to behold. We give to you a place
where Juggalos can gather without having to deal with the staleness of the outside world in what
has become known as the greatest family reunion on Earth. We give to you an escape where for
four days it will become in every real sense Shangri-La on Earth! Juggalos, we give to you your
very own….Gathering of the Juggalos!

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