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It’s me Tony, founder of GGR.
The last weekend, I was in LA. I haven’t been to a rave for 6 months. And it was Escape weekend.
I decided to go to Escape, just for myself to enjoy the music, and recollect some lost memories. No camera, no work this time. Not like every other time I was at NOS.
It almost felt strange that I wasn’t shooting any GGR models for the entirety of 4 hours I was there. I was totally soaked up by the sounds and lights as the night went on.
The beats sank deeper into my mind, and the lights blinded my eyes. The moment Eric Prydz’s light show started, I couldn’t control myself. Tears came down almost uncontrollably. “This is the future”, I told myself. “This is the reason you started all this in the first place. This is what you love.”
Before going to the event, over the past few months since the unfortunate incident, I’ve been reflecting on the mistakes I made. Some memories became blurry because of how drunk I was. But some are left as screenshots that constantly reminded me of those dark moments.
There were mistakes. There were damages. There were blames. There were attacks. There were stresses. There were desperations.
There were friends who no longer befriend you. There were brands who cut you off entirely.
It’s now clear that, back then, the way I initially responded was perceived as self defensive and not really looking to apologize.
“If only there’s a way to turn it all back, and do things the right way.”
But here, for those people who are affected, please accept my sincere apology:
I’m sorry.
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Music keeps flowing in the venue, and people keep grooving.
“You should carry on”, I told myself. “This is the future. No one else is doing what you do at your level. There are still so many people who are waiting to show their talents and looks. There are still so many people waiting to see what you have got to show. You shouldn’t be running away because of an unfortunate incident.”
A little bit of history. I started GGR as a personal photography / videography page 2 years ago. It grew quickly to 100K followers early this year, all while forming a community of raver girls who are called “GGR girls”. I started to manage this page with a more community driven approach.
I tried to make GGR a brand that’s not represented by any individual. It’s intended to be a “thing” of it’s own, that it doesn’t matter which individual or group of people are running it, it’s always gonna show the same uplifting and empowering image of raver girls.
And that’s exactly what I did when there was the incident 7 months ago. I was drunk in the events while shooting, which led to irrational behaviors. There were inappropriate private DMs that got published. People were rightfully disappointed in my actions so I walked away from GGR, and passed it to Ariella, who was the best person I could think of to carry on the mission. I didn’t want the work myself and many others had put into the community to disappear and was hoping that if I left the brand it could continue to flourish as a community.
But unfortunately that didn’t work out so well. Several people were threatening her to quit over the weeks after she took over including threats of violence, and she was too mentally and emotionally stressed to keep managing GGR. The page was left unattended for months, and has lost a couple thousand followers since.
I couldn’t watch a page I put so much effort in to die out, so I decided to take it back.
When I logged back into GGR for the first time after many months, it opened up a floodgate of memories. All those new picture tags, all those new messages, all those new members.
One particular message stood out: “The GGR girls will be here with full support whenever you decide to return!” This is just quoting one person’s message so I have no intention to generalize this to everyone, but I definitely felt something.
Going over the loads of messages and member applications, one thing was clear: There are still huge demands for GGR to keep operating and do what it does best - Showing the sexy, fun and passionate images of raver girls, in and out of events.
“Let’s start it over. Even just for the remaining supporters of GGR.”
But this time, without the fuck ups. “Be professional if you were gonna do it for a long time”, I told myself.
Be professional. Be professional. Be professional.
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I spent some time thinking about what’s next.
Based on the past experience, letting a guy manage a girls community isn’t the best thing to do, so I will intentionally weaken the “community” attribute of the page, and make it more of a media brand.
I will also be having more photographers shooting for GGR, to make GGR an entrance gateway for our members to enter into the more professional modeling / influencer world, and get connected with industry veterans. Photographers / videographers, no matter where you are based, if you would like to help our 1500+ registered GGR models throughout US and other parts of the world to showcase themselves better, please contact me.
(A little clarification: GGR has 2000+ members who signed up through girlsgonerave.com/join as in the bio, and among them, 1500+ has filled out a separate model form, who we call GGR models.)
Other changes may be carried out as well, but instead of making a detailed plan upfront, I’ll make those adjustments as I go.
Understandably, this decision will get many questions and doubts. From what I learned in life, whatever you do, there will always be haters, there will always be people who don’t understand you, there will always be people nitpicking everything you do.
GGR will not try to satisfy everyone. Instead, it’ll be only for people who love GGR for what it is.
Follow me if you can.
- Tony
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Still recovering and working on footages of Beyond (5000+ pics, so many sick ones🔥) but as we wait, wanted to do a quick #mcm and #wcw (hence doing it on Tuesday) for the people that made this GGR rave house possible! @potatosailboat basically single handedly handled every part of the kinks of the house and the party (if you came to our house you will know), and @rcaesthetics was the one that DJ'ed and got everyone super pumped before the event! So much credit goes to these two that it's impossible to list the details. Plus, just look at their styles!😍 @piperviper_ was super helpful with everything as well✨ It's an exhausting weekend for us organizers but we hope everyone had their fun and that's all it matters! If you wanna join our awesome team for future fun projects, DM us! (at Beyond Wonderland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bve3sb9BKkk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ep67ig038tw0
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🔥Giveaway🔥We teamed up with @serenitygathering to give away 2 GA camping passes to one winner (worth $210 each)!💰 Simply: 1️⃣ Follow @serenitygathering & @girlsgonerave 2️⃣ Like this post and tag your friends (one in each comment) 3️⃣ Repost this giveaway to get 10 extra entries (comment "+repost" if you did) 🔥 4️⃣ If you bio tagged GGR you automatically get 5 extra entries (comment "+bio" if you do)❤️ Two winners will be announced after 48 hours! 💗✨ #thanksgivingthursday (at Giveaway) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSABoHhTM5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=smes359wtrm3
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Happy humpday! Comment 🍑 and we will choose some of your 🍑 pics to feature on our story today 🔥 (at Happy Hump Day!) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPlCb-hoen/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ew1na7dvfi8c
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Take a wild guess where we shot this.. (Hint: This year this festival changed to only 1 weekend) @potatosailboat feeling dangerous in this little dance vid 😈 It's also our first time shooting her and she has since been helping out GGR a LOT, so here's an appreciation post ❤️ Can't wait until beyond weekend where we can meet everyone! She will be there to meet everyone as well! 🔥 (at Somewhere Fun) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvNui0wh0_z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sbqeje8k6oq5
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Tag someone who needs that perler 👇🏻 Featuring @gothbitchvenus 👀🔯🌀 (at Galt, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKY756BMy8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s82hem36pgxd
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#sundaybumday Let's trip into the outer space ☘️🍄👽 @elizabethchachas got that space bun ✨🍑 Happy St. Patrick's day everyone ! (at Happy St. Patrick's Day!) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHyuxyBVt9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i83dhvjvasxo
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#flowfriday @sarah__mariee casting her flow magic in the Forest! 🌈✨ Who's ready to experience such magical feelings next weekend? 💖 (at Electric Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDYEa0hR5M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ws1m14rbznkd
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🔥Beyond Wonderland GGR Rave Party🔥 When we just passed 100K followers, we asked what you want and many of you wanted a GGR party! What better time to host it, than when everyone’s at Beyond Wonderland, and when we have a beautiful lakehouse near the event! Here’re the details: . ⏰Time: 3.23 (Sat), 2pm - 5pm 📍Location: A beautiful lakehouse near Lake Arrowhead (24 miles North of NOS center). It's a big Airbnb house with many rooms and we will turn it into a rave house 😈 Exact address will be revealed to people who we sent the invitation link and paid for the cover charge. 🔥Attire: Rave outfit. Bring your best looks! 💃🏻Who are invited: All 21 guests who are staying at GGR rave house, all GGR girls around the area (including those attending Beyond Wonderland), and your friends (please bring guy friends too)! 🔥 🌈What to expect: The purpose is to bond with other community members, and also turn up before the actual event! We will have live DJ, open bar, GGR photoshoots, kandi making, small fashion show, glitter bar! 🎟Charge: $10 (Just to cover our cost). . If you haven’t commented “+party” in our previous posts asking about participation, please comment “+party” here, or sign up at girlsgonerave.com/houseparty (link in bio). We will send out the invitation link to people who commented or signed up and who we have the capacity to accommodate! Tag friends who are interested! (at Beyond Wonderland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCl6khBYNJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ovc13pp9k0i1
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We tried to post this yesterday but then Instagram broke.. 🤔🍑🔥 #breaktheinternet Featuring @wankasaurous_rex (at Galt, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvAR7pZBDV-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qpvgn2ysbh9k
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🔥Ultra Ticket Giveaway🔥We teamed up with @ticketdm (A nice ticket exchange app for music lovers) to give away 1 Ultra GA ticket 🎟 (Worth $400‼️) Simply: 1️⃣ Follow @ticketdm & @girlsgonerave 2️⃣ Like this post and tag your friends (one in each comment) 3️⃣ Download TicketDM app and create account (20 entries, comment "+app" when done) 4️⃣ Add GGR as friend in the app (search user "girlsgonerave" or scan the code)(10 entries, comment "+friend" when done) ✅ One lucky winner will be announced after 72 hours! 🔥✨ #thanksgivingthursday (at Giveaway) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvAGgmhBJG_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1394oanj9f4jx
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How does @rosie._.petal manage to always kill it with her rave looks? 🔥🌹✨ #bentnotbroken (at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6-WqeheCw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lbmg61uxfq3q
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When you pregame, gotta do it in style, even if it's in the tiniest room🔥✨ @marlenee.babyy and @brianna_c13 are the real bassheads😍 We will send our Beyond ravehouse info tomorrow! (at Galt, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu5HEnhho8k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=995vsxctfymo
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🔥 International Womens Day Giveaway🔥 We are celebrating this special day with a $200 store credit giveaway to @ravewonderland and spread love! 💕 Simply: 1️⃣ Follow @ravewonderland & @girlsgonerave 2️⃣ Like this post and tag your friends (one in each comment) 3️⃣ Post 1 ~ 3 stories shouting out girls that inspire you in the rave community! (Tag both RW and GGR)! 💖 Each shout counts as 10 entries! Comment +1, +2 or +3 once you did✅ 4️⃣ 10 extra entries if you repost this giveaway (comment "+repost" if you did) ❤️ Two winners will be announced after 48 hours! 🔥✨ #internationalwomensday #giveaway (at Giveaway) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuwpBjJhNCM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10y4fktiriqv0
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We just sent out detailed information about our Beyond Wonderland rave house to our 19 guests! It's our first and we are excited for the epic weekend awaiting 🤗 Do you wanna join us next time? Sign up using link in bio and we will notify you next time! ✅ We are also holding a day party at our rave house on Saturday afternoon (3.23), comment "+party" below and we will send details next week! 🔥 (at Beyond Wonderland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Buu3NCuhUgW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7p0473vsg0he
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Tag which brand you think we will be doing giveaway with this week 👇🏻 First 10 to guess it right gets 2 extra entries 🔥 Featuring pretty rave babe @taylorjoy14 ✨ #happyhumpdayyyyyyy (at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuruhSSh-SU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11qvy5qs9oj6a
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Damn were we lit or what 🔥😈 @kelceemelissa totally turned Temple into her own playground 😍❤️ #werkit (at Temple SF) https://www.instagram.com/p/BupswpPhLao/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j8qxvn84fdcc
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