2008 is DEAD! Long LIVE 2009! 1
Aside from one single significant (important and world-changing) exception, 2008 was a horrible ass-biter of a year and when it’s gone the only person who will mourn the fucker will be racist moose-hunting war mongers and their bible thumping fans. 2009 can’t help but do better by us and – if the weather man’s correct – New Year’s Day is going to be crisp and clear. That means not only do you get to kick your New Year’s off right with Breakfast of Champions, you also get the added benefit of being able to enjoy some fresh air between DJ sets without getting rained on! If you were at last year’s BoC you know what I’m talking about.
For those of you who don’t agree with that t-shirt that reads “Same shit, different DJ,” and actually care which of us self-important glorified jukeboxes is playing at what time, allow me to now share our set times*
DOWNSTAIRS
530AM Zach Moore
645 Trav
745 Deckard
845 shOOey
945 rrrus
1045 Dad Robinson
1145 8ball
1245PM Mancub
145 Murphstar
245 Ding Dong
345 Shiss
445 Sol
545 Robb green
645 Special Guests
UPSTAIRS
7AM Uncle Larry
755 BassBen
850 Ernie Trevino
945 j9
1040 Kapt’n Kirk
1135 Tamo
1230 Aaron Jae
125PM Moody Eva
220 Special Guest
315 Mozaic
410 Benchun
530 Special Guests
* This list of set times is not a contract. It’s not a promise. It’s not even schedule. It’s our version of sitting on Santa’s lap saying, “We want a Red Rider BB Rifle.” If Santa decides to give us a cracked-out e-tarded house DJ who shows up 30 minutes late for his/her set with a crate full of goth Nancy Sinatra covers, that’s what you get and you’ll like it.
As always, Breakfast of Champions will be at Club Whisper
535 Florida Street, between 18th & Mariposa
$10 and an ID get you in
A good attitude plus an ability to keep filthy habits under the radar keep you in
6AM until you cry, “Uncle!”
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
SATURDAY, FEB 21st – Andy Warhol opening at SF DeYoung museum
SpaceCowboys rock the modern pop art in February for the opening of the new Warhol exhibit as Shissla plays all night 6-9ish. You’ll never look at a Campbell soup can the same way.
NEW 8BALL MIX
Right, so technically most of the holidays are in the rear view, but this latest mix is coming in before New Year’s, so I’m calling it your holiday present.
It’s been a long time since I’d played around with drum and bass, way too long considering that was all I played at one point. Well, I’ve finally pitched myself back up to the 170bpms for this mix of funky, jazzy, techy, and of course electrosteppy jungle.
Follow this link for the download and tracklisting
The Show (x2), Breakfast of Champions, City of Dreams and more...
Hello Friendly Person:
Real quick, because I’ve got a dozen screaming hyper children in my office screaming so loud they’re making my ears bleed. Donor fatigue is a real phenomenon, and operations that function off charity are really, really, really fucked this year. So if you’ve got 3 pennies in your pocket and you only need 2 to rub together, then consider dropping the extra in a donation jar somewhere. Space Cowboys had a great year, we’ve never been in this for a profit, so in the hopes of setting an example I’ll tell you about a couple charities we’ve been able to give some love to (and this isn’t a specific endorsement of these causes, though they are good—there are plenty of other more noble causes out there, but these are a couple our group was feeling).
NIMBY
Nimby, a place the Mog called home at one point, is raising money to move to their entire operations into a brand new, non-fire damaged and up to Oakland city code home! We donated to this cause, and urge you to do the same!
If you don’t have the cash, you can donate your time and energy to help them physically move, too.
Contact Rachel@nimbyspace.org or snook@nimbyspace.org for more information.
Black Rock Arts Foundations
The Black Rock Arts Foundation is making great headway, further establishing the Foundation as a vehicle for social connection and creating opportunities for interactive art to flourish in communities across the country. We are proud to support our community building art year-round, on & off the playa.
Happy holidays, bitches, and see you at Breakfast (of Champions)!
8b
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, December 20th – SENSE SF & Nicole Doherty present… The Show: Naughty or Nice?
A holiday beat-battle between two burner crews, The Brass Tax & The Fringe!
THE LATE SHOW: 10pm – 5am
FRED FUNK (brass tax)
ERNIE TREVINO (brass tax)
MOTION POTION (fringe)
MYCHO COCOA (fringe)
BIG$BILL (fringe)
TIM DIETZ (fringe)
ABSURGE (fringe)
THE EARLY SHOW: 5am – Noon Sunday
BEN SEAGREN & DEAN SAMARAS (Endup, Sensesf.com, myspace.com/senserecords) ‘Show’ Residents
RUSSEL VARGAS (Chillin Productions)
VAHID
‘Late Show’ stamp good ‘til 9am (In & Out’s)
$1 Off all American Honey drinks with coupon!
WEAR DIRTY SEXY SANTA ATTIRE FOR HALF OFF DOOR COVER!!!
RSVP HERE for $10 Reduced Admission:
http://www.sensesf.com/show
The Show is one of the Bay Area’s best monthly underground events, providing you with those dirty, nasty, funky beats that keep you on the dance floor all night. Every third Sunday, we showcase the heroes of the underground scene that bring us the newest sounds. In the evening, we showcase breakbeats, electro, hip hop hybrids, hyphy, glitch, acid bass, and dubstep. In the mornings we feature house, tech house and progressive house beats.
Our past guests include: Hipp-e & Halo of H Foundation, Mephisto Odyssey, Nick Thayer, David Starfire, Smoove, Mancub, Laird, S.I.M.O.all the Opulent Temple DJs, Hookerz & Blow, Michele Bass, Aaron Jae, Murphstar, Simon Littlewood, Dory Kim, Patricio, DJ Icon, Solar, Eric Sharp, Rooz, Mikey Tello, Dawn of Sound, Adnan Sharif, Steve Prior, Layne Loomis, Chuck n’ Roll, Paul Guido, DJ Antares, Seven, Keith Deckard, Sleazmore, George Cochrane, J-Bird, Jason Greer, Sol, Sunwoo, Gordie, Greg Eversoul, DJ B, Paul Smith, Ross Baringer, Jared F and so many more.
Saturday, Dec 20th – White X-Mas at an Underground Location
Like the last couple “White X-Mas” parties, you’ll get in on the cheap if you bring a wrapped gift valued between $5 & $10 for our little gift exchange. We’ve had terrific fun with this, and I’d have to say that this event has got to be one of the most interactive events of all time. & to really top off this years show, Bam is also going to be celebrating his graduation from “Expression” which is the night before. So if you see him, give him a congrats & a shot….haha.
As always with this party, we will be limiting attendance to keep it smaller, more personal, and comfortable for everyone attending, so please visit our site & sign up so you can get info for the show. Yes, even if you’re already on the E.B. mailing list.
Oh yeah, wear white.
DJ’s for the night:
Mr. Projectile LIVE (Nexus/Semisexual)
Aaron Jae vs. Tamo (E.B./Space Cowboys & Angels of Bass)
Bam vs. Mozaic (E.B./Invibe & Nexus/Raindance)
M.O.D. (E.B./Strategik) – special oldskool hip-hop set
Little John (Raindance)
Athena vs. Evinrude (E.B. & Nothing)
Dirt – Special sunrise set
Ben Haus (Acid Totem)
3L3Tronic (Bianca vs. Devo)
To get location info for this show, please sign up @ http://EvilBreaks.com
Thursday, Jan 1st – Space Cowboys present: BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
Same bat-time, same bat-channel!
Featuring:
8ball
Brad Robinson
Mancub
Kapt’n Kirk
rrrus
The Geometrotrist
Ernie Trevino
j9/bassben
Aaron Jae
Moody Eva
Shissla
shOOey (djshooey.com)
Zach Moore (Deep End)
Murphstar (SEISMIC)
Trav (SEISMIC)
Benchun (False Profit)
Deckard (Ghostship)
Ding Dong (Brass Tax)
Sol (Solsoundmusic)
Tamo (Angles of bAss)
Robb Green (Shameless)
Mozaic (Nexus)
Uncle Larry
And as always, plenty of Special Guests!
Whisper, 585 Florida Street @ Mariposa
6AM ‘til you cry Uncle!
Saturday, Jan 17th – THE SHOW at The End Up: 401 6th Street
We’re teaming up with Nicole and Sense to bring you a special edition of:
The Late Show with Special Musical Guests: The Space Cowboys
featuring:
8ball
Brad Robinson
Mancub
Kapt’n Kirk
Shissla
and special guests
We play from 10pm till 5am
with ins & outs until 9am….
but the party keeeps going until noon.
however, i personally do not.
$10 advance guestlist at www.sensesf.com/show
RECOMMENDED
Dec 20th – Day of Giving
Each year City of Dreams, (the grassroots San Francisco mentoring program) works with the San Francisco Public Housing Dept to distribute gifts to kids in need in our local housing projects (Hunters Point, Western Addition, Mission, Potrero Hill, Sunnyvale and more). You can help fulfill the dreams of someone in need our community here
Your $25.00 donation can help fulfill the xmas dreams of a child right here in our hometown.
Interested in learning more-check out http://www.cityofdreams.org or email us at info@cityofdreams.org
CHEAP LIFT TICKETS!!
So these friends of mine started this company called Liftopia.com, and the site’s all about selling discounted lift tickets. Well, the snows falling, but so is the economy, and I figure this is the sort of operation my snowbird buddies should hear about. They don’t have a lot of deals for Tahoe yet, but they do have some. And if you’re planning to head out of state to ski this year, you definitely want to check out their site before you go. They’re always loading new deals, so check them a few times before you go…
http://www.liftopia.com
The Joys of Getting Older 2
I called my grandfather to wish him a Happy New Year. My grandmother died a few years ago, and sometimes I worry about the man, he’s turning 95 next month after all. So out of love and concern I dutifully call with the hopes of keeping him company with a nice long chat. Our conversation proceeded as follows:
“Hi Gramps! Its your eldest grandson.”
“Hello Barbara! So good to hear from you, you’re my favorite after all.”
“No, Grandpa it’s…., (oh, its pointless), I’m just calling to wish you a Happy New Year!”
“Oh, thank you, and you too. Have a good time tonight. Bye, I’ve got a date.”
And then he hung up.
But the man knows what’s up, apparently he’s got some young little hottie back at the senior center, she’s 76 and it’s causing quite the stir down in Fort Lauderdale. And apparently I’ve got those genes, ‘cause the party only seems to get better, the older I get. Granted, my grandfather throws down with the Yiddish folk tunes and not the nasty breaks, but its looking like I’ve got quite a few parties left it me yet. True, its getting harder to stay up past midnite and easier to wake up before dawn, but that just works out fine for the Breakfast of Champions, and it just gets better with age. Maybe wisdom really is knowing when to take your vitamins. It was my favorite BoC yet, and I have you all to thank for it. The word around the SC corral is that most peeps feel the same way. So on behalf of all of the Space Cowboys let me say thank you to the crew at Whisper, to the dj’s who rocked the house, but most of all to all to you, the peeps that came out and make that party what it is.
Happy New Year!
-pk.
