Pubdate: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 Source: The Herald-Sun (NC) Copyright: 2001 The Herald-Sun Contact: http://www.herald-sun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1428 Author: Associated Press MICH. POLICE RAID STAGED RAVE PARTY GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Police raided a rave party that was staged for an amateur movie, making three drug-related arrests and charging the filmmaker and two others with operating an illegal business. Tyler Blair, an honors student at Michigan State University, said he was trying to organize a large but well-controlled party to serve as a spoof of rave culture for a film, "E-tards." The title is a term for users of Ecstasy, an illicit drug that has come to be associated with raves, the all-night parties featuring techno music and dancing. Blair said he tried to make sure the party Friday was within the law and notified police beforehand about his filming plans. But police became suspicious and raided the party, which was held at the home of one of Blair's friends. "I guess I gave them everything they needed to arrest us," Blair said. Blair said neither he nor anyone who lives at the house knew the people arrested for drug possession. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens