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

A hearty and heartful thank you goes out to everyone who braved the weather, the downpours, the bridge, the buses and the fear of the unknown to come and celebrate with us at GHOSTSHIP on Treasure Island last Satuday. It was a huge success, and we worked tirelessly with a lot of people to make this ship happen.

Our tremendous thanks and respect to the following crews & individuals:

The Treasure Island Developmental Authority
The City & County of San Francisco
SFPD South Station
SFFD
SF Entertainment Commission
CMS Event Security & Staff
Timothy Childs & Epic Space LLC and TCHO
Pete Glickstern, ALjoy Catering & Ronnie and the costumed bar crew.
You kicked ass.
Beyond Productions and Prototype This and all of the neighbors on Treasure Island.

Marcel & Ben from reFRACTion.net
Jens-Peter Jungclaussen aka Peter with the bus
Michael Brown and the Dust City Diner Staff
Sean Orlando and the Steampunk Tree House Crew
The Flaming Lotus Girls
The Dept of Spontaneous Combustion
THERM and Justin Grey
Kinetic Steam Works
Orion Fredricks
Michael Christian
Liam McNamera for the umbrella collage
La familia de Pablito for the Tamales!
ManyFest Destiny and the Covered Wagon Jimmy
AKAirways for the inflatibles
Omar & the ATM crew
Y & the RN crew
The Kooshes
Doyle Racing Crew
The Disco Limo Crew
Danny, Schlomo & Mr. Janky
Spanky & Martha
Bob Anton Jr. and the Electricity!
Robert Dewaters & the Garage Mahal Crew
Camp Montage & RJ
Kitten & the Comfort & Joy crew
The Deep End
The Brass Tax
SEISMIC
Disorient
House of Lotus
Evil Breaks
JK Sound & ET
Red Bull

ALL OF OUR FABULOUS VOLUNTEERS!!!
With over 200+ folks who worked tirelessly for two months to build, create, rebuild, adjust, cooperate and appear when most needed, we can’t thank you enough. Special thanks to Piper Hook for helping coordinate volunteers, and for everyone being so flexible as we worked to keep the party running.
Space Cowboys, Deependers, Btaxers, 4theBurke, this means you guys. I thought I would cry the night of the party because I was so proud of you all!! But I was way to busy to actually form tears of joy.

If I’ve forgotten anyone, my deepest respect and thanks will be repaid with Jameson. But that will not be until Breakfast of Champions.

It was heartbreaking to have to turn people away at the door. We apologize and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Humbly,
Andrea xxxx

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If you are missing something please place comment here and how to get a hold of you. Thanks!

Hello Friendly Person:

First, I’m not here to remind you to vote. Unless you’ve been locked in a forgotten porta-potty somewhere in the back of a deserted warehouse in the most remote reaches of Kathmandu, you know the election is today, you know what’s at stake, and if you don’t vote it’s because you made the conscious and deliberate decision NOT to vote. You probably have a very good reason, like maybe you’re a communist dickhead assclown terrorist-hugger.

Instead, I’m going to share with you something scary I thought of this morning—something that chilled my blood and made my heart skip a beat the moment it popped in my head. What if it’s all a Rovian ploy? Think about it: Dick Cheney, Barrack Obama. Have you ever seen the two of them in the same place at the same time? What if the whole time it’s just been Cheney in an Obama suit? OK, I know it’s just a crazy paranoid delusion, but I still can’t help but wonder if Rove didn’t considered the idea at least once. Maybe he used a shrinker-ray; miniaturized Cheney and inserted him into the cockpit of an Obama-bot that he will operate for the next 4 to 8 years. Maybe he develop some kind of evil mind-transfer device, like Freaky Friday; think of the terror Obama would feel seeing the cruel and sneering face of Cheney staring back at him in the mirror while the real Cheney proceeded to dismantle the Constitution from within Obama’s skin. Spooky stuff, huh?

Right, moving on, we’ve got a couple things to share:
1) Space Cowboys are on Twitter now. Go to http://twitter.com/space_cowboys and click “Follow” and we’ll follow you back
2) Tonight Aaron Jae’s playing an election night party at Mighty (see below)
3) Friday, we’ve got myself and the Seismic crew spinning for you at Shine for the November installment of Fresh (see below)
4) Thanks to everyone who came to Ghost Ship—hopefully it’s just the first of an annual event!

xo, 8b

PS: Don’t forget to vote! :P

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, 11/4 – End of An Error @ MIGHTY
It’s the elections again, & it’s ABOUT TIME!!!!! I know the majority of you San Franciscans are hoping that soon we’ll be living in an Obama-nation, but I really must say that the last 8 years have truly been an abomination. So it’s time to CELEBRATE! Bush is going out of office, there’s no possible way he can get re-elected regardless of what happens in Florida, and this sad saga in American history is finally coming to a close.

Come join us @ Mighty where we’ll be broadcasting the election coverage throughout the club with a soundtrack provided by a bunch of amazing artists who just can’t help but celebrate the fact that there really is a light at the end of the tunnel, and yes, it’s changing colors.

In the back room we’ll have some food & snacks as well as a couple televisions setup in a more relaxing environment so that the more serious voter can catch all the election info as it comes in.

Outside, Peter (TeacherWiththeBus.com) will be bringing down his awesome bus with the dance-floor & the Ambient Mafia will be providing the music, visuals, & who knows what else.

In the main room, music will be provided by a couple SF dj’s that you know, as well as a couple that you probably should know. & we might even have a special, super secret, can’t tell you yet, out-of-town dj stop in to play, but I guess you’ll just have to come to find out.

Mighty (119 Utah @ 15th)
$5 (free b4 11pm w/”Proof that you Voted” (sticker or stub))
9pm – 2am
more info: www.EvilBreaks.com

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FRIDAY, 11/7 – FRESH SEISMIC FUNK @ SHINE (hosted by Plump & Juicy Brettocks)
The November Spacecowboy’s FRESH features a lineup of recognizable turntablists ready to unleash the rocksteady rythms of nu skool funkiest – both straight beat or break beat (or maybe, if you are lucky, some gay beat). Regardless, this is a lineup to be reckoned with. After the calamity of Ghostship, bring it all back home to our monthly FRESH. This is the time to do it – celebrate the beginning of a new era of Obama. Or, have a dance-off, bringing to the dancefloor some Palin-esque hockey-mom moves or whatever ails you. You can shave RIPE into the hairy backsides of our latest SpaceCowboy inductees or just poke fun at the Spacecowpoke (me!) that is barely holding on to membership. FRESH @ SHINE is not happening in December, so this is the time to get down and shake your rump and reconnect with the core posse. A few siesmologists will be on hand to measure the evening on the richter scale of funk-tastical tasty-ness.

with djs
Murphstar (Seismic)
8Ball (Spacecowboys)
Brett Pinkin (Seismic Space Cowboy)
Trav (Seismic)
+ extra special guest
9pm – 2am, 21+, $5 after 11pm
Shine – San Francisco – 1337 Mission Street in SF
www.shinesf.com
www.spacecowboys.org/pages/fresh

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NEW MUSIC
Aaron Jae Live @ Priceless ‘08
Aaron says: “I know it’s been a long time since I’ve put a mix online, so I hope this doesn’t disappoint. If you’ve had a chance to hear me play in the last year, then you might not be surprised to hear the style of this mix. But if you’ve only been listening to mixes you’ve downloaded of mine, be prepared for something a bit different than you’re used to. This set was recorded while I was playing at False Profits “Priceless” campout towards the end of 2008, and since it’s an opening set, it starts out very chill. You might recognize a couple of the 1st few tracks, but after that the majority of them are fairly new. I had a ton of fun playing this set & even forgot that I was recording for a while, so there’s a bunch of little tricks, stabs, & cross-overs. I bet you can’t count them all.”
Download it here

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!

Hello Friendly Person:

I don’t get Undecideds. Probably because in most things I like having 2 speeds: On, off.

Ok, let’s pretend the Election is a big wild ass house party, like at the end of Weird Science, and instead of casting votes we’re really all just trying to get laid.

Some people show up to the party with a date, so they already know who they’re going home with—in fact these people could’ve just skipped the party completely and stayed home with thighs covering their ears.

There are others who show up without knowing exactly who they want to nail, but they’ve got a type. Maybe they’ve got yellow fever and they go for Asians or Gaysians, or maybe love ass. Maybe they go gooey for bangs and big sunglasses, or hairy chests and ironic beards. Whatever; the point is they know what they like, and when they see it they all over it like gravy on a biscuit.

Some people don’t have a type, they like to keep their options real wide. Let’s say they’re pansexual, and everyone at the party is looking good. This is a blessing and a curse, because they see a little sumthin-sumthin worth trying in just about everyone at the party. But let’s say these happy, adventurous people are also pragmatic, and around midnight when thepickins are at risk of thinning out, they’ll do a couple shots of tequila and hop on the next sweet thing that doesn’t move faster than they do. If it doesn’t end up working out, worst case scenario is they come back (in 4 years) and try for someone new and friskier.

But then there are people who can’t make up their fucking minds. Maybe they’re like our pansexuals – except instead of everyone at the party looking Hot, to them everyone is looking really, really Not. The party would be a lot more fun for these people if they’d drink some of that tequila. Their options would certainly start looking better. Or maybe the problem is—like the dummies on bad dating reality shows are always saying – these people are waiting for what they think of as “the complete package.” And wouldn’t that be nice? But while they’re waiting for that complete package to materialize, time’sawasting and soon the party will be over.

These people who stand around while everyone else is hooking up around them are the Electoral Undecideds. But the problem is, unlike in the party metaphor, when they don’t make the right decision everyone gets fucked.

xo, h8

PS: In keeping with this socially aware edition, please note the Obamathon on Friday, Beats for Boobs (recommended) on Thursday, and Litquake Crawl on Saturday (non-DJ-related, that one). Info below.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, 10/10 – OBAMATHON @ Verdi Club Come shake your money-maker at an all-night dance-a-thon with spankin’ hot DJs rrrus, 8Ball, benchun, Zack Darling, Dyslexic, Betty Ray, DJ Pause, and Marty Aranaydo (http://www.obamathonsf.com/details.html – this link will be updated with actual line up) who will be keeping the dance floor hot with funky beats and groovy rhythms. Cheap eats, make-your-ownObama gear (bring a t-shirt), happy hour deals, and a better way to show your patriotism than flag lapels await you. There’s no admission fee, but all proceeds go the theObama campaign so donations are greeted very enthusiastically. You can give at the door or raise $$ from your friends to sponsor your dance moves (visit www.obamathonsf.com for how). Bring the kids and grandparents too – all ages are welcome. Check it:

ObamathonSF.com United We Dance Friday October 10th : 5pm – 2 am Verdi Club : 2424 Mariposa at Potrero : San Francisco, CA RSVP DONATE More info info@obamathonsf.com

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Sunday, 10/12 – DECOMPRESSION – HEAT THE STREET FaIRE!
Look for the Space Cowboys and the Unimog at our new Decompression spot on Indiana between 20th and 22nd.
On Indiana Street between Mariposa and 22nd, SF
Noon SHARP till 12 am
Outdoor sound ends at Mariposa Stage at 11pm; 10pm other outside areas
Public Entrance: 19th & Minnesota
$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)
More info

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Saturday, 10/18 – WEAPONS OF MASS CREATION @ BUS STOP GALLERY
A collaborative art show, featuring djs:
- Sneak-E Pete (blunted funk/blunted breaks)
- pUrEvil (space cowboys/purevilsound)
featuring artists:
- Eva4 (aka: Moody Eva)
- Barrett Cox
- Cindy Johnson
- Vanessa
- Jonesy
- Nice
- Rodman
.... and more!!!!
6-10 pm at the Bus Stop Gallery,
135 Dore Street, San Francisco

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Friday, 10/31 – Halloween Inferno Paradiso @ Regency Ballroom
Basement Room 2 (Breaks) —One of Three Rooms
Space Cowboys (Ernie Trevino, Kapt’n Kirk, Mancub,
Brass Tax (Ding Dong), and Get Yer Freak On (Laird)
Basement Room 1 (House)—Sunset/Green Gorilla
Main Ballroom—Morris Day and the Time!, and a few other bands, TBA.

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Saturday, 11/1 – Space Cowboys present GHOSTSHIP 2008 – Treasure Island
25K sq.ft. of ghastly space with a haunted hanger and ghoulish guides
A Monsoon of Mobile Art Cars – featuring:
The Space Cowboys’ UNIMOG & Martha
ManyFest Destiny’s Covered Wagon Jimmy
Garage Mahal’s Ganesha Bus
The Dusty City Diner
The Disco Limo

Major Artworks & Installations by:
AKAirways
The Flaming Lotus Girls
The Kinetic Steam Works
SteamPunk Treehouse
Michael Christian and more

Maddening Musical Siren Songs and Soundtracks by The Space Cowboys DJs:
Brad Robinson, Mancub, 8ball, Kapt’n Kirk, rrrus, Moody Eva, Ernie Trevino, j9/BassBen, Pure Evil, Aaron Jae
First Deck freakish pleasure by our shipmates from Brass Tax, The Deep End, House of Lotus, SEISMIC, Disorient, Coda, Garage Mahal & Evil Breaks featuring: Zach Moore (Deep End), shOOey (Deep End), Clark Hamon (Deep End), Shissla (House of Lotus), Murphstar (SEISMIC), Trav (SEISMIC), Smoove (djsmoove.net), DJ Balls (Disorient), Tamo (Garage Mahal), Deckard (Coda), DingDong (Brass Tax), JoeJoe (Brass Tax), Bam (Evil Breaks)
Zhombie Circus & Possessed Pirate Performers Included!
Lighting & Effects by reFRACtion.net
Sound by JK & RIPE Heavy Industries

Carpool, Taxis & Rideshare encouraged!
FREE BioDiesel SHUTTLE leaving every hour from Civic Center Plaza provided by Teacherwiththebus.com
The GhostShip sets sail at 10pm ‘til ???
$20 at the door in costume, 21+, multiple full bars on premises
Presales available at Groovetickets

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RECOMMENDED EVENTS

Thursday, 10/9 – Beats for Boobs @ 111 Minna Gallery
Beats for Boobs is an annual fundraising event which raises community awareness of breast cancer through a collective celebration. Beats for Boobs is returning for its 5th year at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Our goal for 2008 is to raise $25K, which is distributed to various Bay Area breast cancer organizations. The 2008 charity event will feature education, live art, fire performances, a fashion show, culinary delights and innovative music. All services have been generously donated by local businesses/artists.
Beats for Boobs supports Bay Area organizations specifically devoted to the eradication of breast cancer through research, education, screening and treatment.
Just remember 10.9.08… Countdown for a Cure!!!
:: DJ Lineup ::
0915 – J.Phlip (Dirtybird)
1000 – Betty Ray (Rhythm Society)
1045 – Dawn of Sound (Hustle)
1130 – Moody Eva (Good Beats)
1215 – shOOey (Deep End)
full lineup of all performers and contributors at www.beats4boobs.org
111 Minna @ 2nd (b/t Howard & Mission St)
5:30pm – 2:00am
$25 donation at the door, pre-sale & VIP tickets available at
http://www.beats4boobs.org

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Saturday, 10/11 – LITQUAKE presents the annual Lit Crawl through the Mission This, IMO, is one of the coolest SF events around. If you haven’t heard about it, Litquake is a festival of writers and fans of writing, and this year during the Lit Crawl through the Mission, readings will literally spill from bars and book stores into the streets.
Free – from 6pm – 9:30
For details click here

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NEW (ish) MUSIC

I’ve cooked up another mix of some great stuff I picked up courtesy of http://modyfier-modifying.blogspot.com. It’s about 2 hrs of tasty minimal and tech house tracks for your minimal pleasure. Get the mix here

And you’ll find the tracklisting plus more mixes available here