S P A C E C O W B O Y S: Category Rants

Upcoming Space Cowboy Events, Recommendation for Saturday, & New Mixes

8Ball — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:40:00 -0700

Hello Friendly Person:

When I woke this morning I thought I’d bust out today’s announcement first thing, and then get on with my day. But here we are now almost at the end of the day, and I haven’t had a chance to write a proper preamble. Instead I’m just going to get on with the listings, which include info on tomorrow night’s SNAKE fundraiser at the Porn Palace, and the Friday, July 6th FRESH celebrating Space Cowboy Pootie’s birthday in true ass-slappin’ fashion, a recommendation for The Deep End’s benefit this Saturday, plus some links to new mixes by Aaron Jae and yours truly…

XO,

(L)8ball at space cowboys dot org

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, June 28 – Here Kitty Kitty
Mancub’s throwing down (tonight)
Also with DJs Leo, Shrimp, NoMe, & SimpleGreene
222 Hyde (@ Turk)
9 – 2am / 21+ / NO COVER

6/29 Friday – Snake @ The Porn Palace – A Fundraiser to support the art of Peter Hudson
Join us for SNAKE, the sultry companion to MONKEY, our first fundraiser in support of homouroboros, Peter Hudson’s next playa project. Thanks to everyone who came out last time and made it a huge success… let’s do it again! We’re ssssuper pssssyched to present a dusk-til-dawn lineup guaranteed to make your rattle shake. Both rooms will be writhing at the Porn Palace, so come in your finest snake attire!

Special guest Lee Coombs – Thrust With his latest album titled “Land of the Monkeysnake”, this man is no stranger to the cause. Don’t miss a minute of his special extended set!

With support from your local charmers:

Bar
1000 MACE (DeckAde)
1100 Ding Dong (Brass Tax)
1200 Felix the Dog (Black Diamond)
0100 shOOey (In Deep)
0200 Wolfie (LA / (Mutaytor)
0300 j9 (Angels of bAss)
0400 Kapt’n Kirk (Space Cowboys)

Dungeon
1100 Smoove (Funketronic)
1200 Laird (Get Yer Freak On!) vs Shissla (House of Lotus)
0100 Lee Coombs (Thrust)
0230 Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys) vs Murphstar (SEISMIC)
0400 Ernie Trevino (Space Cowboys)

Visuals by MEDIA MAN

As if that wasn’t enough, we’ll also tempt you with the forbidden fruit that is The Flaming Lotus Girls, and a special retrospective of Peter’s previous works. 100% of the proceeds benefit the production of Homouroboros. Go to www.hudzo.com to see why.

Porn Palace
942 Mission b/t 5th & 6th
10:00pm – 5:00am

Tuesday – July 3rd – Evil Breaks, SisterSF, and In Deep presents Dyn-O-Might II @ Mighty

Evil Breaks, Sister SF, In Deep, along with the new addition, the Ambient Mafia, will be teaming up to bring you a 4th of July party celebration you’re not going to forget. And since everyone has the following day off, why not come and spend your Tuesday night in debaucherous style with us at one of the best venues in the city??

Our headliner, Carbon Community will be bringing out his drummer Pete who will be playing on his full drum kit, along with Dave bangin away on his synths & hanging drums. Carbon Community Live has been constantly compared to Uberzone’s Live show, and with the addition of the hanging, light-up drums, it just might be taking it one step further. Come see how amazing a Full Live PA can be!

Carbon Community – FULL LIVE PA!! (w/Cradlerock on drums)

Evil Breaks DJ’s – Aaron Jae, Bam, M.O.D., Athena
In Deep DJ’s – Clark Hamon, shOOey (back room @1am), Zach Moore
SisterSF DJ’s – Forest Green vs Seraphim, Samira vs Icon, Melyss vs Amber
Ambient Mafia DJ’s – Sixtyuk vs Redstickman, Peek vs Speakeasy Ray, Squelchy vs Olde Nasty, Cubik vs Rafiq (Live!), The Captain

Mighty
119 Utah @ 15th
10:00pm – 4:00am
Presales @ http://tinyurl.com/2jkxan: Limited $7, then $10
Door tickets: $10 before 11:30 & $15 afterwards

Friday, July 6th – FRESH – The Pootie Tang Party presented by Biggie Shortee “A party sooo exclusive, air can’t even get in….”
With Pootie’s Bootyshakers Mancub, Kapt’n Kirk, 8ball

Shine
1337 Mission Street in SF
9PM – 2AM, 21+, $5 or FREE to pimps, hos, and Pootie’s pals!
Shine

Friday, July 13th – TRIPLE POWER at Il Pirata Musical guests:
Corbin Dooley (bikini wax, vinylholic recording artist) Arizona bikiniwax.com
DJ Butterface (Vinylholic, Bikiniwax, BreaksFM)
Mancub (Space Cowboys, Netamp, Sleevin)
9:30-11:30 Butterface / Corbin tag team set
11:30 – 12:45 Mancub
2:45-end Giamma
info@djbutterface.com

Saturday, July 21 – Day Party/Fundraiser at Pier 23 You are invited to an afternoon/evening of dancing in the sunshine (or fog) to celebrate Mango’s soon-to-be bundle of joy!
Get your groove on to DJ’s
Ellen Ferrato
Brad Robinson
Zack Darling
Joy Glasier

Pier 23, San Francisco,
1:00PM to 8:00PM
A donation of $10 is requested for this fundraiser

Flaming Lotus Girls Fundraiser SOMA, July 28th Saturday, 2pm-2am

TENTATIVE Line-Up
Pure Evil (Space Cowboys)
8ball (Space Cowboys)
Shissla (House of Lotus)
Mancub (Space Cowboys)
ShOOey (The Deep End)
Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys)
Murphstar (Seismic)
Kapt’n Kirk (Space Cowboys)
Aaron Jae (Space Cowboys)
More details TBD

RECOMMENDED

Saturday, June 30th – Deep Endup—A Deep End fundraiser Please arrive before 2am to ensure your $15 cover ensures the Deep End camp will bring even more high spirits & deep grooves to the playa in 2007!!
:: Lineup ::
1000 – AJ Medina
1200 – Shissla (House of Lotus)
0100 – Aaron Pope
0200 – shOOey
0300 – Clark Hamon
0400 – John Early
0500 – Syd Gris (Opulent Temple)
0600 – Mike Giannini
0700 – Kramer
0800 – Layne Loomis
0900 – Zach Moore
1000 – JRod
1100 – Matt Hosley

The Endup
401 Sixth St @ 6th
10:00pm – noon
$15 donation at the door

MIXES

Aaron Jae’s new mix, “Crunky”, is ready for your downloading pleasure:
Get it here

And yes, ANOTHER MIX by 8ball is ready for you as well—this one’s Electro House Con Carne

Tracklistings, and other mixes are here

Don't give out nothing for free!

8Ball — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:09:00 -0700

Hello Friendly Person:

It’s that time again, when all our favorite theme camps get all snot-nosed and whining because they just figured out the 2 tons of angle iron they need to convert a ‘74 school bus into a roaming city of light and delight complete with water features and a fully articulating, giant-sized fire breathing lemur costs a lot of a fuck of a lot of money.

Rather than financing projects the American way – by borrowing and stealing (the way government finances the war) – theme camps have to pay as they go, which necessitates the raising of funds, and that means it’s fundraiser season.

I’m not saying I don’t support the arts, hell, I’m supporting them tomorrow night (see below), but what I AM saying how about being a little more creative with the fundraising, huh guys? Sure, throwing a party is a great way to add FUN to your DRAISER, but when that’s the only business model at work we quickly run short of a critical resource: Weekends. And as we get closer to Burning Man, the ratio of fundraisers to weekend increases to a gangbang-like frenzy. In light of this phenomenon, I’d like to suggest we consider new and different ways of getting our endz. In the past I’ve proposed ideas like the “Fundraiser Season Tickets” and a Burner Cookie Drive (think Girl Scouts, but spinning fire). Well, here’s the latest addition to the series: Sliding Scale Sex. Whether with a boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, random hookup in an alley, friend-with-privileges or with the old lady who lives next-door with privileges, I’m saying it’s time to stop giving it up for free! “But wait,” you might say, “Wouldn’t charging for a taste of my goodies make me a ho?” To which I would say, “No, it does not. Charging for a taste of your goodies makes you a conscientious and responsible member of your soon to be solvent theme camp. And so I applaud you.” If you charge only what’s fair and use a sliding scale so no one is turned away for lack of funds, you’ll ensure a good time is had by all! And of course this pay-for-play concept can be extended to all your social intersections. For example, the next time your friends suggest going out for dinner, run a meter like a cabbie, and charge by the hour with a bump for each course. Make your phone a 999 number. Charge when tourists ask for directions. Don’t do anything without getting paid. It might seem strange at first, but just think of that toilet seat lined with pink fur that will be mounted on a 60-foot tower in the middle of your camp, and you’ll know you did the right thing.

xo,
8ball@spacecowboys.org

PS: Space Cowboy Mr. Pickles and I are co-hosting FRESH on Friday, May 4th @ Shine, or FRESCO de MAYO, if you will… Expect maracas, piñatas, and of course lots of tequila! And the $5 cover only applies to gringos who aren’t wearing sombreros, lucha masks, or other fiesta attire!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, April 28 – SOEX MARKS THE SPOT

8Ball’s lending the more eclectic selections of his music collection to Southern Exposure’s Annual Spring Fundraiser and Art Auction, this Saturday.
SomArts, Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street
7pm – 11 | More info

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Saturday April 28th – MONKEY

Join us Saturday, April 28th, for MONKEY: a banana peelin’, vine swingin’, primal primate throwdown featuring two rooms of boom to shake your prehensile tail ‘til the early morn’! 100% of Proceeds to Benefit “Homouroboros”; Peter Hudson’s next playa masterwork. Everyone involved has volunteered to support the production of Peter’s next stroboscopic zoetrope.

In the Art Barn, you’ll view Peter’s past work and speculate on the scope of homouroboros. You can also buy limited edition homouroboros tees, bandannas, panties and more. Plus, preserve your posterior for posterity. Live ass-casting is back! And with all our favorite Playa sound camps and DJ’s under one roof, this is a rare opportunity for those allergic to playa dust to hear some Black Rock legends.

Monkey Room
Laird, Fred Funk, Shissla, Cut la’What v. Tyler T, An-ten-nae, J9 v. ViaJay, Jive v. Smoove, Ernie Trevino v. Ethan Miller

Guerrilla Lounge
Laird, Aaron Pope, Radio Active, El Papa Chango, Tamo

The Porn Palace 415 Jessie St. (@ 6th)
9PM – Very late
$20 Donation
Burning Man Ticket Raffle! (At Midnight)
COSTUMES encouraged/rewarded: Show me the MONKEY!!!

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Friday, May 4 – FRESH presents FRESCO de MAYO

Can’t say enough about this muy especial edition of the Space Cowboy monthly party… or should I say FIESTA!? Expect maracas, piñatas, and of course lots of tequila!
With Vaqueros del Espacio DJs rrrus and OtcoBola
..,. and muy especial guest shOOey!
Hosted by Señor Pickles and 8Ball
@ Shine – 1337 Mission Street
9PM – 2AM
$5 cover only applies to gringos who aren’t wearing sombreros, lucha masks, or other fiesta attire! Shinesf.com

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Friday, May 4th – Where Da Partyz At

A Birthday Celebration for Morris Mizrahi
9:30 -10:30pm Tall Sasha
10:30 – 12:00 Brad Robinson
12:00 – 1:00 Laird
1:00 – 2:00 Dirtyhertz
Duplex Nighclub
1525 Mission street, San Francisco, CA
9pm to 2am
NO COVER CHARGE

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Friday, May 4th – UNITED UNDERGROUD

SEISMIC has partnered up with Opel and Big Smile for a gathering of the Underground Crews of San Francisco. Underground United will feature three rooms of sound and 17 of San Francisco’s finest DJs. This All Nighter has everything from Dirty Breaks to Funky House, Techno to Electro. Come on out and support your local underground.

Murphstar (SEISMIC), KID606 (Tigerbeat6), Mancub (Space Cowboys), Syd Gris (Opel productions), Galen (Pacific/Sunset), Christian Martin (Dirtybird), Lemonade (live), Anthony Mansfield (Tweekin, Green Gorilla), Ryan Poulsen (Gunclub), Eric Sharp (Rock it Science), Fred Funk (Brasstax), DJ Seven (NK7), Laird (Get Yer Freak On), Bryan James (Moxie), Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys), Mi Ami (live), DJ XSV, Aaron Pope (Deep End), Felix the Dog (Groundscore)

10:00 PM – 6:00 AM
3 BIG Rooms
Only $5 before midnight – an easy $10 after
For Event Location and More Info Call: 415-762-0155

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Saturday, May 5th – HOUSE OF LOTUS Cinco de Mayo

Oye Compadres! Casa de Lotus is pleased as tequila-laced punch to invite you and yours to our ‘Cinco de Mayo’ costume party – the annual Burning Man fundraiser for House of Lotus. !Vamos a hacer una fiesta super-grande! Join us, Saturday, May 5th at our Mexicali-style throw-down for the best in bordello bacchanalia. Located at a brand new underground space – with two rooms of sound plus a chill space in case ya get too caliente. We got tequila. We got cerveza. We got bass. We got a tricked out photo booth so you capture los memories especiale!

Costume attire strongly encouraged…so strap on yer six-shooters, dust off them cowboy boots and come git down with your favorite House of Lotus DJs: Saturday, May 5th – 10PM to 6AM Alibi (House of Lotus), Ben Maybe (House of Lotus), Beth Murphy (House of Lotus), DeepEddy (House of Lotus), Neeziack (House of Lotus), Shissla (House of Lotus) + special guests ManCub (SpaceCowboys), El papa chango (El Circo), Murphstar (Seismic), Aaron Pope (DeepEnd)

$15 pre-sale @: http://cinco.eventbrite.com/
$20 at the door
Underground location to be posted at www.houseoflotus.com on May 4th.

Please do NOT forward this to large, non-moderated mailing lists…space will be limited and we want to keep this low pro in the extended Burning Man community.

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Sunday, May 6 – The How Weird Experiment

Featuring:
Noize [Lawgiverz] (Trigger)
Kapt’n Kirk (Space Cowboys) 6pm – 7pm
Goldilox (Sleevin Records)
Porter Tinsley (PorterTinsley.com)
Neptune (Beat Church/Spiritual Technologies)
novaTRON [Live Hardware PA] (Space Island)
Friction (yno5.com/Purgatory Cruiser)
Plus Fringe Collective DJ’s
Mycho Cocoa, Motion Potion,Victor Vega, Big Dolla Bill, Tim Dietz

Fat City
314 11th Street
5:30pm til 2:00am (music starts at 6pm)
Only $5 All Night!
21+

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Thursday, May 10th – Evinrude says:

For all those Santa Cruz folks who constantly kick things in frustration since they always have to travel to SF hear good beats – and which is usually impossible on a weeknight – on Thursday, May 10th, I’m bringin’ ‘em to you! Lil’ John has invited me down to Flipside, his weekly at the Cardiff Lounge (529 Seabright Ave Santa Cruz CA) 10pm -2am / 21 and up / $3. If you live in the area… well, I’m jealous… but come have a drink and say hi.

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Friday, May 11th – STIMULUS: Excursions into Electrotech

Our first time out was more fun than a ball of hamsters. So much fun, in fact, that, going against the advice of our therapists, priests, rabbis, and caddies, we’re once again gathering a select assortment of DJs to present their personal flavor of electrotech. The second Friday of May, Stimulus-Response Productions presents:

Featuring (in alphabetical order):
Erik Hz (FreeDumb Force Recordings / BABB – SF)
Evinrude (Stimulus / Space Cowboys / NetAmp – SF)
Jocelyn (Get Freaky – SF)
Kinesis (Stimulus – Santa Cruz)
Raydeus (Pronoia – SF)
– and coming to us from Seattle:
Swank (United House Front / C89.5FM – Seattle)

10pm – 4am
Le Duplex, 1525 Mission St., SF
$5 before 11pm, $10 after; 21+
Call 1-888-650-6660 for more info.

Life is & Upcoming Events & News

8Ball — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:57:00 -0800

Hello Friendly Person:

Life is being righteous, to Hell with everyone else. It’s about never having to say you’re sorry, because you’re right and everyone else is going to Hell. Life is about being strong, and preaching love and salvation, but only for the people who aren’t going to Hell, people who are going to Hell can fuck right off. Life is also about being Strong, walking a narrow, goodly path, and choking down the urge to get frothy and sweaty with another man as if that urge were a little bit of upchuck that found its way into your mouth through an unexpected belch. Life is about denial of those torrid urges and wanton emotions that rule your dreams and drive you to distraction when you’re preaching to a choir of comely young lads, some of whom really do look like little angels…. Dirty, Dirty little angels. Life is about denying who you are, because of Hell and all, but eventually Life is about all that pent up sexual frustration, an irresistible force of nature, that swells and peaks and explodes in an act that God explicitly said you shouldn’t do, and now you’re going to Hell like everyone else. Life sucks, because now Life is about a jail in Albuquerque, where cops book a doped-up, yammering, fallen minister who was busted in flagrante delicto at a highway rest stop snorting high-speed-chicken-feed off the top of a john with a prostitute who uses the IM name ButterBunz1988 (the latter part referring to the year he was born, the former part referring to his rear, both apparent examples of truth in advertising). At that point Life is about a good lawyer. Then, Life’s about jokes on late night talk shows, reporters constantly calling, and relentless public shaming. Life is Hell. Until you come up with this brilliant idea: Life is about redemption! It’s about second chances, and more importantly, it’s about publicly announcing that, thanks to a short but highly effective respite in a recovery clinic, the irresistible force of nature no longer swells and you’re now cured of all sinful urges. Life is again about being righteous, to Hell with everyone else! Life is so easy.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 8ball@spacecowboys.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, Feb 16th – MIGHTY BREAKS For February’s Mighty Breaks, SEISMIC is going head to head against our arch rivals, The Space Cowboys. When these two crews get together, mayhem happens. As a special treat, PLAZA de FUNK (West Records, FAT! UK) will be coming over from the UK to headline the event for his US debut. Check out his bio and recent tracks on his MySpace account. PLAZA de FUNK has been putting floor stompers for the past few years. He has an amazing ability to get a dance floor rockin’ and he his ready to bring his sound to San Francisco. SEISMIC DJs: Murphstar, Samira, Trav & Brett Pinkin and Cowboy DJs: 8ball, The Geometrist, Mancub & Evinrude OUT-FRONT – weather permitting: Kapt’n Kirk, Aaron Jae and others TBD More info: Mighty, 119 Utah St. / (@ 15th Street), SF 10:00 PM – 4:00 AM / 21+ with valid ID! $5 presale tickets available: http://tinyurl.com/2vuuxj

Sunday, Feb 18th – PRESIDENTS DAY WEEKEND – OPEL Opel presents Infuse: Elite Intentions. With Elite Force (eliteforcemusic.co.uk / UK) + Shissla, Aaron Pope, Aaron Jae, Bam, Melyss, Jondi, Jayo, Dex Stakker. Mighty, 119 Utah St. / (@ 15th Street), SF 10pm-late night $10 pre-sale, $15 door www.opelproductons.com

March 2 & 3 – SNOWFEST Once again the Space Cowboys will be rockin’ it slopeside with the UNIMOG at Squaw Valley USA for the annual North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival! —Friday, March 2nd The UNIMOG kicks the party off on the deck all afternoon, then into the evening with fireworks, the torch parade and the Snowfest Opening Ceremonies at Olympic Plaza. The festivities continue with the Cowboy DJ’s at the afterparty right there in the Plaza Bar. —Saturday, March 3rd Apres Ski San Francisco Stylee! Join the Space Cowboy’s DJs and RIPE Allstars in the Plaza Bar for a night of ice blocking breakbeat and hearth warming house music. All proceeds from our annual “SnowDown” go towards our non-profit quest to keep your galaxy funky! 9pm – 2am – $5

Saturday, March 10th – DUSTFISH It’s the East Bay, it’s music, it’s the Mog. More details TBD, but Save the Date! http://www.dustfish.com

Friday, April 6th– FRESH presented by Cheeks Cheeks is about to skip town for an undisclosed length of time, so this is the big send off before she heads out for the undiscovered country. Partial proceeds to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Research. Expect a night of ass-shaking house from: Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys), Moody Eva (GoodBeats, Big Popsicle), Evan James Shine (1337 Mission St btw 9th & 10th) 9pm – 2am – $5

Friday, April 13th – YURI’S NIGHT 2007 This special event is a natural fit for Space Cowboys, and we’ve been involved with the Yuri’s Night party for a number of years now. Previous iterations of the event were held at the Chabot Observatory in the East Bay, where location restrains required the party to end early and volumes be kept at a low level. This year they’ve relocated for maximum celebratory fun, including Space Cowboy DJs rocking the Mog! 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Showcases with guest speakers. 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. – 3,2,1, Lift Off!, An all-night collective experience toward the Overview Effect. Sofia Hanger 211 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA More info: www.yurisnight.net/2007/

OTHER NEWS

Vote for Space Cowboy DJ Mancub to join the fun at Supperclub’s IRON DJ II party next month. Register to vote at: www.xessential.net

Yuri’s Night is looking for artist submissions! Send application or questions to: submissions@yurisnightames.net More information about Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2007: http://www.yurisnightames.net

Burning Man trademark fracas

8Ball — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:46:00 -0800

By now most of the community has probably heard about the John Law vs BM trademark lawsuit. It’s been on Laughing Squid on BoingBoing and even on CNET

The summary of what I’ve read is that John Law wants to the Burning Man trademarks to go Public Domain, while the BM organization wants to retain control because, according to Maid Marrian’s response to the suit, they are concerned about commercialization.

I don’t know a ton about copyright law, except that it’s a tangled ugly mess, and so far I haven’t heard anyone talk about an option that would involve Creative Commons licensing. But to me, this seems like a prefect application of the “Some rights reserved” approach. CC offers flexible licenses that would, for example, allow a Burning Man fan to use the Burning Man trademark in an art piece that goes on public display, but would not allow Mattel to launch Burner Barbie© next x-mas. There are a variety of legal attributions, detailed on the CC site, and I hope when this matter goes to arbitration the parties involved think about what’s right for the community, and keep that in the forefront, regardless of how much they want the other party to eat shit and die.

Hoboes: The New Pirate

8Ball — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:22:00 -0800

I know it’s a little late into 07 to be talking about New Year’s resolutions, and I generally don’t even go in for those sorts of things because the only time I seem to remember them is right before the next new year starts to approach. I frantically read Gravity’s Rainbow and Finnegan’s Wake at the same time, then spend quality time with all the friends I hardly see because they live more than 3 blocks of my home (or worse, in the East Bay), then meditate until I’m able to slow my heart beat like a ninja, then I quit drinking (again), then I finish a novel and rewrite a couple stories, and then update the Space Cowboy blog, and then take the clothing I bought but never looked good in to Good Will, then getting my finances in order, and then finally I go on a diet and lose 10 lbs, all in one day. Resolutions are just too much pressure, IMHO, and I decided if I want to make an effort to be a better person, I’ll just do it whenever the fuck I remember to do it, and so far that seems to be working out. Still, I do think there’s room at the end of the year for some small resolutions. One year I decided to figure out what the lyrics to Interpol songs mean – “She can read, she can read, she can read, she’s bad” – WTF? I’m still at a loss. The other sort of resolution I dig is the ones when people agree to ditch some cultural phenomenon that’s been overplayed, like “That’s how I roll”, or wearing big sunglasses and bangs. This year I’d like to suggest we say goodbye to the Pirate. I know everyone loves Jack Sparrow, but the last movie was a sad sibling of the first – a Stephen Baldwin to the first’s Alec Baldwin, if you will. And there’s a good chance the next one could be worse – it could be Daniel. But I’m not going to pull your Pirate without giving you something in return. No, I’m suggesting an exchange. You put down the Pirate, but for 07 you get to pick up the Hobo. How’s that for a trade? The Hobo is the perfect iconic figure to replace the Pirate – like the Pirate he’s a bad dresser, like the Pirate he smells of booze and like the Pirate a Hobo is all about Freedom. But the Hobo finds his Freedom on the land, riding rails with his brother ‘boes, all while hailing the Man with a one-fingered salute from here to Poughkeepsie. Stylistically, the Hobo’s grunge is the natural next step after the Pirate’s new wave. So next time you’re waxing the tips of your moustache and slipping into your skinny, tapered jeans, take a moment to Google images of Chaplin’s tramp, and think how much cooler and more comfy his baggy outfit is…

Dance Please

Chelsea — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:35:00 -0800

is spray-painted on the side of a warehouse down the street from my house here in E’ville – Emeryville that is. It inspired me today to write a little something about my and your BOC experience. I have received via tribe lots of wonderful thanks and kudos to me, Kirk and the Space Cowboys and I wanted to share some with everyone. I also wanted to express to everyone that came to our party how much it means to me personally that it means so much to you personally – if that makes any sense.

One encounter that I will never forget – well of course I have forgotten her name – was a woman who told Kirk and I that 2 years ago during his set her boyfriend proposed marriage. Yes, right by the stripper pole – to your right of the dj (that was not there that year) but in that vicinity. She said yes, she got married and came to this year BOC with an awesome story to share. I never met the husband – he was passed out somewhere I believe. Every once in a while – while I was rocking out during Kirks set I would see her on the dance floor dancing her arse off!!

I danced like I have never danced before. Kirks chunky bass and breakdowns possessed me – I was bouncing and bounding to my favorite person in the world. The energy level was intense. I was truly happy – as I think a lot of people were. One tribe email asked me, “to confirm that the breaks room was levitating?” And well my answer is, “yes it was!”

Thanks to everyone who came out to play, to work and to experince BOC2007.

My highlights for the beginning of 2007: Ending the bus in three not four hours, the smile on Erik’s face and I saw him dance, Yeah! Eva’s racing outfit – purrs, the giraffes and the parrot – the sunshine, Sara aka pink koosh on the pole during Kirks set – hot! Kirk and the look in his eyes as every track dropped – and the dance floors explosion of heads banging and bouncing, Amazing, every room was going off!! But the very best thing was seeing new and old friends there having the time of their lives, at least for now. What a way to bring in the year – I feel blessed and honored to be a part of this slice of life.

THANK YOU SAN FRANFRICKINCISCO

Andrea — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:56:00 -0800

We here at the cowboy camp owe a shout out to everyone who came to BOC this past weekend. Best BOC ever, best DJs ever, best something under the table ever, even perfect sunny sunglasses weather.

Seeing all the pictures posted around town (check mvgals & pleasuresean ) makes me wish I was still there. I didn’t get to give Otto a hug, and I missed Kirk’s set. I only had one piece of bacon, and only made it to the upstairs patio once.

That said, we had a kickass time bringing the kickass beats to SF once again. Greeting 1000+ plus people through the door by 9AM is a joy and pleasure that I hold dear to my heart.

Business wise – I have some lost and found items. Mostly clothing, a random boot, and a purse with tampons and absolute vodka in it. If you are missing cell phones, keys, cameras, etc please check in with the club at Whisper – we mostly grabbed clothing.

I’d also like to invite all of you space cowboy house lovers and disco reject covers to come to SHINE (9th & mission, free b4 11pm) this Friday January 5th for the very last installment of VISION We will be celebrating the end of our 7 year run of this monthly, along with rrrus aka Ace Cow’s birthday. Come by for more hugs, more dancing, more smiles and more beats.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

xx Andrea

The Joys of Getting Older

PK — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:57:00 -0800

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.

WHO WANTS TA PARTY!!!

Chelsea — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:43:00 -0800

Things here in Eville are reving up for Breakfast – Kirk is on his way to the Airport to pick up friends from San Diego – Eva is here, yippie!! Neither have been to BOC and are totally psyched. My stomach is in knots – I am nervous as hell. I want to lie down and get some rest but everytime I have tried today all my mind wants to do is race about what else I need to do….. I still have to finish the final touches to my pj’s, make final revisions to the bus schedule, what am I gonna wear to the False Profit party tonite? Oh and the worst part is I have this terrible disco song thats been stuck in my head for days – Boogie oogie oogie my ass! give me some breaks!!! My heart just pounds when I think of the energy on the dance floor – the bass pulsing through your soul – all your friends are with you- the new year has just begun. the memories of past give me the chills. Everyone there wants to be there. What a way to ring in the new year 2007.