[SpaceCowboys-Announce] Hold on to yourself (AKA upcoming events, incl. Beyond The Fence, Return of the Wookie, Toke, and more)

[Space Cowboys Announcements]

Hello Friendly Person: 

(This
one's long and NSFW, so if you're in a hurry or if the boss is looking
over your shoulder you can skip to our cool upcoming events like the
Beyond The Fence trunkshow this Saturday, or our recommended fundraiser
event DODOCALYPSE... otherwise, buckle up and hold onto your junk!) 

Back
in the olden days of 2007, people on the interwebs were getting all hot
and bothered about something called Second Life. For those of you who
are too young to remember, Second Life was basically just like Burning
Man -- a big, wide open landscape where people were free to wave their
freak flags and behave inappropriately 24/7, except whereas Burning Man
is just a week or so and takes place in a real space on a big ass
playa, Second Life is all year 'round and takes place in a fake space
on a bunch of computers. So
keeping all that in mind, let me tell you about my buddy who I'll call
"Ralph" and the adventure he had when he went into Second Life. 

Ralph
had been hearing about the whole Second Life thing for a while, so
eventually he decided to find out what all the hub bub was, so he
downloaded the app, logged in, and got himself an avatar. Ralph
customized his avatar until he felt it looked sufficiently bad ass, but
then he noticed his new body was missing a key component. He had no
dick. This could not stand. So Ralph up and flew around the world of
Second Life in search of a dick shop. Luckily, there's plenty of dicks
in Second Life, so Ralph didn't have search long before he found a
happy little shop with a wide and varied selection of schlongs. Ralph
browsed the dicks until he found the nice, slightly curved length of
flesh pipe that he knew would complete his avatar. Ralph coughed up a
few hundred Linden dollars, and the new dick was his. Since he was new
to Second Life, Ralph was unsure what the proper social protocol was
for installing a dick -- was this something he could do in public, or
would Second Lifers react the way real lifers would if they saw some
tall, shirtless dude with a pink mohawk slipping into a strap-on in
public? Ralph decided to fly away to some place more private. Sailing
above the islands of Second Life, Ralph spied an unpopulated beach.
That was the place. Ralph landed a few virtual yards from the surf,
looked around and decided he was alone. He took out his new dick and
gave it a look. It was something alright. Bigger, shinier, and veinier
than his own real life unit. This was a thing of beauty and power. It
was the best dick ever. Now he just had to figure out how to put it on.
He waved it over his crotch, hoping it would magically attach, but the
dick just stayed in his hand. He tried holding it between his legs, but
that didn't work either. Finally, he decided to press it into place and
then let go. When he did, the dick dropped into the sand.
Unfortunately, Second Life is a world without much texture, and at
times it lacks visual depth. Since Ralph's dick was essentially the
same color as the sand, it virtually disappeared the minute it hit the
ground. Ralph squatted, and squinted, sifted, and scoured, but after a
long time of looking he realized he'd completely lost his dick. He
finally gave up and Ralph flew away, bummed and dickless.

The story has a happy ending, though.
A couple days later Ralph got a package in his email from a stranger
who'd found his dick and sent it back to him. So, apparently Second
Life is like Burning Man in another way -- people aren't scare to
handle dicks that don't belong to them. (Oh, fine, and people are
honest, yadda yadda.) 

XO,
H8

### UPCOMING EVENTS ###

Saturday, August 15 - Beyond the Fence - A Playa Inspired Independent Designer Trunk Show
 From
the designers and event producers that brought you Beyond the Fence,
Inspiration for the Playa, Prepare for the Playa, Funk n’ Trunk, and
more…
NicolePresents, Tamo Design and S&G Clothing present...

Over 40 of San Francisco's finest independent designers are
gathering together to bring you the freshest design for both on and off
the Playa!
For a full list of the designers participating please visit:  http://blog.nicolepresents.com

There will be fabulous DJs from all your favorite camps.
Opulent Temple - Dulce Vita
Deep End- Zach Moore
Space Cowboys - 8Ball
Green Gorilla Lounge - Anthony Mansfield
Dustfish - NoMe
Robot Heart - Bianca

Have fun! Bring your hoops, poi and staff for community practice.
Isa Glitter Girl will perform at 4pm indoor and 6:20pm outside with FIRE!!
Costumes encouraged. Live photo shoots by renowned photographers!
Food by "What's up dog?" with Regular, Chicken Apple & Veggie Dogs!
$5 pineapple lemonade spritzers!

August 15th, Saturday
Noon - 7 pm
Mighty - 119 Utah, SF
FREE EVENT
 

###

 
Saturday, August 15 - Miles Dyson at 103 Harriet
Lineup: 
Kapt'n Kirk (Space Cowboys)
 
Miles Dyson, Syd Gris, Influence, Dex Stakker, Deckard, Simple Green and more!
$10 Presale. $15 Door.  21+

###

Wednesday, August 18 - "Feel The Beat - Sports Basement Shopping Party"
Benefits the Organ Donation Awareness Campaign
RSVP and more info:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=137983834459&mid=ec7904G29cd8e42G272e5aeG7
6 - 10pm at Sports Basement on Potrero Hill!

###

Friday August 21st - TOKE (and every 3rd Friday) 
Guest DJs:  Kapt'n Kirk (Space Cowboys) and Sneak-E-Pete

Resident djs: Dawn of Sound, Moody Eva at new club 
AMSTERDAM 
937 Geary @ Larkin 
$5 cover, 21+ 
10pm-2am

###

 Friday August 21st- The Return of the Wookie @ SHINE
A welcome home birthday celebration for Kevin Wardell

With DJs:
Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys)
Murpstar (SEISMIC)
Jayo (BFF)
and percussion by Kevin Wardell

Shine Dance Lounge
1337 Mission Street @ 9th
Free before 11pm, 21+, $5

###

Aaaron Jae's Playa Schedule...

 Sept. 2/Sept. 3, Tue night/Wed morning: (3-4am) - Nexus (w/Function1 Sound this year)- Located @ 10th & Extinct 
Sept. 3, Wed daytime: ( Day Party @ the Boombox: timeslot tba) - The Brass Tax "BoomBox" - Located @ 10th & Chaos
Sept. 4, Friday evening:  (10-11pm)- Robot Heart (w/75,000 Watts of sound)- Location tba.....

Date & Timeslot In the Works:
Purgatory Cruiser- date & time tba....
Space Cowboys- on the Unimog .......
Garage Mahal- Art car set.......

## RECOMMENDED ###

Friday August 14th- Space Cowboys recommend a very special fundraiser for a tremendous art car
DODOCALYPSE//the christening
Behold The Winged Beast As Beats Send Booties A'Soaring
Il Pirata
2007 16th St, SF
21+, $10 donation requested on sliding scale

Every few years a camp stands to stand out on the playa with an energy
that you either didn't notice because you were too busy with your own
projects, or you missed out (FOMO) because of the 1800 other events
going on that minute of the day.  Our friends from Monticello - The
Camp have been working their flying fingers to the bone to get their
airship ready to launch for the playa in a few short weeks.  We would
love your support as well as attendance at a great event to meet and
greet with the Dodo wise-crack team!

More info on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=104541658075
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