Also, not so much to do with the music, but the acid techno producers i have met, albeit briefly, are a refreshing change to the usual anal, up-themselves techno producers (who all seem to have had major sense of humour bypasses) that i normally seem to meet!
This is very true, most acid techno dj's are willing to play free partys, chat with there fans & generally enjoy a good party. The original ideas of acid techno & free partys are what got me interested in techno in the first place.