Don't give out nothing for free!
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.
Space Cowboys in the news + events!
It has been a busy week in the Space Cowboy administrative offices keeping track of all of the links and shout outs we’ve received from the likes of Wired, CNET, sfgate, all praising the efforts of the talented crews who help put together Yuri’s Night last week down at Moffet Field.It was not the Unimog’s first appearance at Yuri’s Night, and hopefully not the last. We had a great time rocking on the tarmac while NASA security gave us props on the music and our truck. Not to mention the huge crowd getting down in front of her bass. A big thanks to everyone who worked on, came out, rocked on and supported this night. We hope a greater appreciation for Space was at least one of the things you left with that night.
For those of you who missed it, here a just a few links and photos to check out:
From SFGate: The Space Cowboys’ UNIMOG has a few hundred people’s bootys on fire just a dozen yards from barbed wire fences.
From Business2.com: ...Space Cowboys – the Bay Area’s hottest DJ posse – were on hand with their Burning Man art car, the Unimog, to lead the dance.
And an article on News.com
A mention in this article on Wired
And also from Wired
And from Scott Beale
For those of you who are tired of FOMO – here are a few more opportunities to check out your local Space Cowboy DJs:
Friday April 20th, 2007
Mighty Breaks presents A Finger Lickin’ Thang
with beat bashers The Drumattic Twins!
Mighty – 119 Utah @ 15th
$15 at the door before midnight
$10 presales availableTheir visas are sorted, the dex n’fx show is packed and they have their eyes locked on SF. We were disappointed with the problems in January, and have got everything aligned for next weeks show. It will be the premier Finger Lickin’ performance in San Francisco for the Drumattics, nowhere else but Mighty. Check out the exclusive mighty breaks mix
Joining the drums are local rockers: Murphstar (SEISMIC)
rrrus (Space Cowboys)
Trav (SEISMIC)
Syd Gris (Opel)
Kramer (djkramer.com)### Saturday April 21 OPULENT TEMPLE PRESENTS: EVOCATION Porn Palace, 415 Jesse @ 6th $10 playa wear, $20 street clothes
With Carbon Community (Sober Music / Bless, Dallas TX) Aaron Jae (Evil Breaks / Space Cowboys) Evinrude (Space Cowboys) and more…
Please come in your sexy playa best.
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Saturday April 28th MONKEY 9PM – Later – Later! The Porn Palace 415 Jessie St. (@ 6th) $20 Donation Burning Man Ticket Raffle!
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.
Come see why: www.hudzo.com
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 Lineup (main room)
An-ten-nae (Get Freaky) vs. Laird (Get yer’ Freak on!) Ernie Trevino (Space Cowboys) vs. Ethan Miller (FNF) Anthony Garlic (Green Gorilla) vs. Fred Funk (Brass Tax) Syd Gris (Opel) vs. Shissla (House of Lotus) j9 (Angels of bAss) vs. Viajay (Angels of bAss) and more!!
The Guerilla Lounge (front room)
The rumble in this jungle will be brought by the legendary Radio Active. Master MC, beatboxer, writer, painter, and b-boy, Radio Active was a longtime member of Spearhead. For those of you unfamiliar with the true art of vocal percussion, prepare to get old-schooled.and El Papa Chango’s gonna be dropping Latin Guerilla BOMBS long into the night!
Guerrilla Lounge Lineup:
Radio Active (Live MC/Beat-box) El Papa Chango (El Circo), Tamo (Angels of bAss), Aaron Pope (The Deep End)
COSTUMES encouraged/rewarded: Show me the MONKEY!!!
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Friday May 4th FRESH at Shine Another installment of Fresh underway, this time hosted by 8ball (or maybe H8ball?) and Mr. Pickles. Lineup and workup TBA – watch this space: http://spacecowboys.org
NASA Raves
The Cowboys have been part of some pretty cool things for sure, leading the SF Love Parade three years in a row or increasing the risk of an avalanche at Squaw are just a couple that come to mind. But this past Friday, April 13th, 2007 has to be one of the more surreal ones. In honor of Yuri’s Night, the NASA Ames Research Center down at Moffett Field flung the doors wide open on the 211 Hangar and invited an eclectic mix of the science/tech community to mingle with Burner culture. Feeling a bit like a science fair and a lot like the playa with robots, art and a couple big planes for the hell of it, the night was more fun than an erector set on acid!
The Mog was in full effect on the tarmac and anytime she’s out, there’s always lots of curious bystanders peeking their heads in, asking questions and commenting on how neat she is. The difference this time was a lot of those inquisitive strangers were NASA officials and security which made it that much cooler. The general good spirits of everyone at NASA was impressive, they all seemed to have a great sense of humor and were very welcoming to the revelers. As for the party itself, the Cowboys “sound” was a great counter-balance to the headliners Plaid and Tefon tel Aviv, who are a little more chill than our standard fare. Once we were allowed to go full blast with her after midnight, it was pretty sweet to see just as many people shakin’ their thang in front of the Mog as there were inside the hangar.
The Cowboys have had close ties to Yuri’s Night since it’s inception, due to the fact that HellDog’s own sister Loretta and husband George are the founders. Needless to say we were more than excited for an excuse to party at NASA! It was very cool to be part of such a unique event and it sounds like this wont be the last time.
Here’s to you Yuri Gagarin, the original Space Cowboy!
More:
- Party in a NASA Hangar Gives a Glimpse of Space Culture
- A Tale of Two Possible NASA Futures: Yuri’s Night and The National Space Symposium
- Geek Entertainment TV (with terrible commentery and way too many mentions of “anal probes”)
- Yuri’s Night Flickr Pool
April Space Cowboy Annoucement
Hello Friendly Person,
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to write up one of our happy, witty, welcome and refreshing little Space Cowboy announcement emails. Last month I spent a couple weeks adventuring in the furthest corners of the Earth, and after that I delved deep into the wondrous and exciting world of project deadlines at work. In the interim my mind has been bubbling over with pithy and irreverent concepts for how to start these announcements, all of them filled with tangential references to obscure events and people that only some of you will know followed by a good humored jab at one of the many silly idiosyncrasies exhibited by our friends in the scene, particularly when their higher than balls on a giraffe. It would’ve been an apt intro, I’m sure, but only a few folks would’ve got it, and I’m sure it would’ve alienated a much larger segment of the audience, so instead I decided to reach out to the lowest common denominator with a simple message I know everyone can get behind: “Eat More Pussy, Bitches!”
Listings for this announcement include info about our next installment of Fresh, held this Friday at Shine, curated this month by Cheeks (and then she hits the road for several months in search of her spirit animal). Also, a new mix from Aaron Jae, and a link to The Geometrist’s mix from back at BoC.
Also, and perhaps MOST IMPORTANT, there’s a message from your favorite Space Cowboy house-rockin’ DJ and Unimog sound engineer, Brad Robinson, about a very troubling matter involving the wrongful conviction and imprisonment in Nicaragua of one of Brad’s friends.
XO, 8ball@spacecowboy.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
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 (evanandrews.com) Shine (1337 Mission St btw 9th & 10th) 9pm – 2am – $5
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Saturday, April 7 – Aries Underground
All Aries DJ lineup with: Solar (Sunset), J-Bird (Sunset), Seven (NK7), Sol (NK7), Fred Funk (Brass Tax), Mancub (Space Cowboys), Dfunkt (WISH), Sunwoo (Vessel), Eric Sharp (Rockit Science), Lyndon Hill (Los Angeles)
Sound by Soren, Visuals by Phil and Will, Door by Shioban and Isaac, Host David Soto
11pm-6am, $15 cover. 2 Rooms of house, breaks and dirty late night bizness! Underground location. Call the NK7 voicemail night of the party: 415 520 9188
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Friday, April 13 – BAY AREA YURI’S NIGHT 2007
Get ready for something entirely different. On April 13th the Bay Area joins the world in celebration of space exploration in a unique convergence of artists, scientists, astronauts, performers and musicians.
Yuri’s Night is a commemoration of humankind’s first venture into space, by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. This gathering bridges national, cultural, generational and social barriers to ignite excitement about what is new on the horizon in space exploration and to remind us of the magnificent feats humanity is capable of. With Space Cowboy DJs Kapt’n Kirk, Brad Robinson, rrrus, Ernie Trevino, Aaron Jae, Evinrude And Plaid – Warp Records, UK , Telefon Tel Aviv – Hefty Records, Chicago Bluetch- Aleph Zero, Native State, Portland, Ooah + Boreta – Glitch Mob, LA/SF Sutech – Context, Soul Jazz, Leaf , Mr. Projectile & Jonah Sharp (aka Spacetime Continum) – Merck, Reflective, Astralwerks, RD – Designed Disorder, Glitch Mob, Welder – Cyberset, Mozaic – Nexus, Dr. Toast – False Profit
Cutting-edge interactive technology and live demos. Science demonstrations and innovations from the worl ds of robotics , engineering, and astronomy, will also be on display: Engage with space-inspired and technology-infused art installations. Experience rare video works documenting art in space. Enter the Documentar Dome and fuel your imagination with the planet’s greatest space-related documentaries, including screenings of: Witness awe-inspiring space-themed performances by an armada of acrobats and dancers. Live dance and acrobatics fused with audiovisual performances, will be coordinated with a world-class lineup of live electronic music. Event opens at 6:30pm NASA Ames Research Center* Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA, 94035 Tickets are on sale now. Limited $30 presale tickets still available, but not for long! Purchase advance tickets at: www.worldspaceparty.com/tickets.php
*References to NASA Ames shall not be construed as official NASA approval or endorsement of any non-Governmental or commercial entity or activity.
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Saturday, April 14th – DIRTY
As well as having 2 super talented UK producers and dj’s for another one of Evil Breaks wicked nights at Jelly’s, Subscience has decided to join us one more time. This will be the event to help them celebrate their 4 years together and will be their last show before a long deserved break.
B.L.I.M. (Boy Lost in Music) – UK (TCR/Botchit & Scarper/Track) Kid Blue – UK (Fat!/Lot49/Sinister) Also, inside: Aaron Jae, Bam w/Frogger on Didjeridu, M.O.D., and Trav. And in the Subscience Outdoor Area: Ripple, the Hitmen (Cubehead & Kirill), Maebyn La Fey, Misha, and MC Manny Vibes. + fire performances by a couple of the LSD Fuego kids
Jelly’s ( 295 Terry Francois st., SF) $5/$10 presales, $15 @ the door (www.GrooveTickets.com), 10pm-4am.
More info: www.EvilBreaks.com
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Saturday, April 14 – GARAGE MAHAL ART CAR BENEFIT
Included on the line-up are Space Cowboy’s Ernie Trevino, HoLer DJ Shissla, Tamo from Angels of Bass, Trav from Seismic, and more.
$15 (donation) / 10pm – 5am In Potrero area – exact location will be revealed on their website on the day of the party: www.garagemahalcamp.info
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Friday April 20th, 2007 – Mighty Breaks presents A Finger Lickin’ Thang! with beat bashers The Drumattic Twins!
Their visas are sorted, the dex n’fx show is packed and they have their sites locked on SF. We are excited to host the guys for their premier Finger Lickin’ performance in San Francisco, nowhere else but Mighty. Check out the exclusive SF mix they made for mighty breaks here: http://mightybreaks.com/drumattictwinsmix/
Joining the drums are local rockers: rrrus (Space Cowboys) Murphstar (SEISMIC) Trav (SEISMIC) Syd Gris (Opel) Kramer (djkramer.com)
Mighty – 119 Utah @ 15th http://mighty119.com 10pm-4am, 21+, $15 at the door before midnight $10 presales available:
http://www.wantickets.com/EventDetail.aspx?e_id=24465
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From the Evil Breakster hissself, Aaron Jae’s latest mix:
http://aaronjae.com/index.php?go=disc&d=17
Tracklist: 01-Audio Soul Project “Tied To You “(FCB rmx) 02-Dylan Rhymes w/Odissi “Superstar”(Elite Force Rmx) 03-FCB + Karanyi “You Delight” 04-Rob Reng Ft. Huw “Price”(Madox Rmx) 05-Rennie Pilgrem vs Andrea Lai “No Less” 06-Jono Fernandez “Rising Up” 07-Chris Carter “Misnomer” 08-FunkDeFino (FFS’4Phaze’Rmx) 09-Mach One “Rip Chord” 10-Toskin “Digital Divine”(Aftershock Rmx) 11-Strider “Tiger Uppercut”(SuperstyleDeluxeRmx) 12-Access Denied “Virtual Click” 13-Ragga Twins “Everybody Hype”
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And The Geometrist’s live mix from Breakfast of Champions is on his Podomatic page:
http://thegeometrist.podomatic.com/
PLEASE READ, PLEASE HELP
Space Cowboy Brad Robinson says:
“Please take a minute to read the below message and view the video on youtube. This is a very sad scenario. This is a friend of a friend that I went to college with in Nashville , TN.
First, let me thank you for taking the time to read this message. I am reaching out to urge you to become involved in the story of Eric Volz – a young man sentenced to 30 years in prison in Nicaragua for a crime he didn’t commit.
I’ve become deeply passionate about this case, as he is a dear family friend and has been an older brother to me as far back as I can remember.
Follow this link and watch his story through video – it tells about the his struggle better than I ever could in writing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YChhOHrFA4
You can learn more about the case and donate to Eric’s legal defense at www.friendsofericvolz.com
Also, if you are a member of MySpace, you can add him as a friend at www.myspace.com/freeericvolz
Again, thank you for taking the time to read this. This has been a personal heartache and terrible injustice.
Forward the video on to everyone you know – and join me in the fight to FREE ERIC VOLZ.”
April Fresh
Just ‘cause we’re RIPE, doesn’t mean we don’t get soft and cuddly, and you know we’re always clean as a whistle (at least thats what we tell the 5-0). Come on out and see the softer side of the Space Cowboys at April’s installment of our new first fridays monthly, FRESH at Shine. Cheeks is heading out on a safari, so she’s putting together a special house music send-off, with a good chunk of the proceeds going to her favorite charity, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. So snuggle on down to Shine, Friday, April 6th for April Fresh you know you want to cuddle..
design(pk.)
Life is & Upcoming Events & News
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
