S P A C E C O W B O Y S

Our 1973 Unimog received a brand new transmission this fall.

We took a few pictures for all of you gear heads out there. The entire cab had to be removed. Years of pre-playa, as well as mucho playa dust are visible on the engine and transmission that needed to be lifted with a crane.

A big thank you to Scott and our friends at Expedition Imports up in Vallejo for having the shop, know-how and amazing talent and gusto to baby our sick Unimog. Only in the bay area could you find a shop specializing in Unimogs. Hooray!

I feel like I’ve basically moved to Treasure Island… which isn’t such a bad thing, the view is amazing, there’s plenty of room, and I know all my neighbors. The one downside I’ve found is that there is no place to buy a beer…. or I should say was… cause we officially took care of that problem today, so on November 1st you can look forward to the drink of your choice! So yeah, things are moving along.

Speaking of moving, we’ve secured parking for 500 cars for the event, but please consider carpooling, taking Muni from the Transbay Terminal, a taxi, or our free shuttle from Civic Center, particularly from an ecological and safety perspective.

The haunted house is becoming frighteningly real and the GhostShip itself has appeared like a mirage in the night…. the hanger is already a sight to be seen and you won’t believe the soundsystems we’ve lined up for the 3 rooms…

We can’t wait, and neither should you, buy your tickets now at groovetickets and avoid any hassles at the door and breeze right in….

Howdy y’all!

Big thanks to all of you who came out to Decompression and rocked it out with us! There is a reason its one of our favorite events each year and if you were there on Sunday then you know why! Extra special thanks to Schlomo, Danny, Ryan et.al. for allowing Mr. Janky to fill in for the Unimog; which is currently in “drydock” preparing for GhostShip, readying her cannons of boom for maximum mayhem! But Mr. Janky looked oh so swanky at Decom; with the new RIPE sign (props to Bluekoosh & team!) and put out such a such a good time that there was no way we could not have him join the GhostShip armada (along with other Decom fave: the Dust City Diner!)
And very special thanks to our “funky” special guest “era benissimo”!

The GhostShip is taking shape…. We’ve got 3 rooms of sound, with a system for the main room that we can’t even believe ourselves… an ever increasing anount of art, an amazing haunted house and tons of rooms for lounging, maxin’ and relaxing…. we’re working round the clock on this one, which means an epic event not to be missed….

A lot of peeps have been asking about transport to the island…. here’s your options: carpooling (we’ve got space for approximately 500 cars), taxis (especially great for going to the Island, and we’ll be letting the cab companies know to expect pick-ups for the way home), the Muni 108 which runs every 40 minutes from the TransBay terminal all night, the free bio-diesel GhostShip Express hourly from Civic Center Plaza. We’d like to encourage responsible behaviour from both an ecological and safety perspective…

Discount pre-sales are available now at Groovetickets.com!

The Space Cowboys proudly present:
GHOSTSHIP 2008 – Saturday, Nov. 1st 2008
Dia de los Muertos on Treasure Island

25K sq.ft. of ghastly space in a haunted hanger
with 3 rooms of beastly beats and ghoulish guides!

A Monsoon of Art Cars featuring:

The Space Cowboys’ UNIMOG & Martha, ManyFest Destiny’s Covered Wagon Jimmy, Garage Mahal’s Ganesha, The Dust City Diner, Mr. Janky, The Disco Limo

Major Artworks & Installations by:

AKAirways, The Flaming Lotus Girls, Kinetic Steam Works, SteamPunk Treehouse, Therm, Michael Christian, Orion Fredericks, Liam McNamara, Dept. of Spotaneous Combustion, Debi Tonge, and many more

Maddening Siren Sounds by The Space Cowboys DJs:

Brad Robinson, Mancub, H8ball, Kapt’n Kirk, rrrus, Shissla, Moody Eva, Ernie Trevino, J9, BassBen, Pure Evil, Aaron Jae

With special help manning the decks by our crewmates from Brass Tax, The Deep End, House of Lotus, SEISMIC, Disorient, Coda, Garage Mahal & Evil Breaks featuring DJs:

Zach Moore (Deep End), shOOey (Deep End), Clark Hamon (Deep End), Trav (SEISMIC), Murphstar (SEISMIC), Smoove (djsmoove.net), Tamo (Garage Mahal/Angels of bAss), Deckard (Coda), DJ Balls (Disorient), DingDong (Brass Tax), JoeJoe (Brass Tax), Bam (Evil Breaks),

Zhombie Circus & Possessed Pirate Performers!

Lighting & Effects by reFRACtion.net, Sound by JK & RIPE Heavy Industries

Carpool, Muni, Taxis & Ride share encouraged!

BioDiesel hourly FREE SHUTTLE from Civic Center Plaza by Teacherwiththebus.com
The ghostship sets sail at 10pm and cruises to the wee hours
$20 at the door in costume, 21+ with full bars on premises
Limited advance costume tickets available! BUY NOW

Stay tuned to WWW.SPACECOWBOYS.ORG for updated information all month!

Sunday, October 12th

HEAT THE STREET FaIRE!
Noon SHARP till 12 am,
Public Entrance: 19th & Minnesota

The Space Cowboys will be representing strong as always at Decom, one of our favolrite events of the year,
though we’ll be doing a record-setting Compressing and Decompressing, both in under 10 hours,
due to our “playacation” this year !

As always, the UNIMOG gets shut-down at 10pm due to sound regulations
So be sure to get there early to get your maximum groove filled afternoon!
We’ll be there as usual with the UNIMOG, Martha, and our assosciated super-camp friends,
and hopefully so will you!

On Indiana Street between Mariposa and 22nd, SF
$10 donation in Black Rock Couture/Costume; $20 in streetwear
All ages outdoors; kids under 12 absolutely free!
Age 21+ inside Cocomo (club closes 1:30am)

Thanks for rockin’ the block with us again this year! Photo credit to Pilar Delatierra