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

Our latest installment of The RIPEcast with Soul of Man live from BoC 2010 is now available!

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1. By subcribing to the RIPEcast at the Apple iTunes Store with this link to the iTunes Store

2. Or if you don’t use iTunes, you can download it right away with this link

A few words from Justin Rushmore (one half of Soul of Man from Finger Lickin’ Records) on his BoC experience:

I arrived in San Fran on the 30th to stay with fellow cowboy Murphstar and spent the following day rummaging through my tunes. The brief – New year, funky, breakbeat, party, classics, Finger Lickin’- the result is what you have for your sonic delight. I started with an unusual jungle tune ‘Strange Things’ from Count Sinden that got mashed up with some happy new year toasting from the infamous Ragga Twins and then smashed into Deekline’s booty of ‘Outer Space’. Tried and tested classic that set the party mood. I was trying to get the cowboys to open the dark curtains because it all seemed too night time for a day time party but the ravers just weren’t having it! The curtains remained firmly drawn and the aural assault was underway. Elite Force’s outstanding burning man anthem of Deadmau5 was next to destroy, followed by DJ Fixx’s ‘Shake it’. One of my favourite house producers of recent years is Miles Dyson his ‘Outro’ track always delivers with a mighty punch with its classical strings and devastating bass line. Next up was a cheeky bootleg of Alan Braxe’s ‘Intro’. See what I did there -‘Outro’ then ‘Intro’(!!); following this a monster rerub from Krafty Kuts called ‘Funk Nasty’ featuring Grandma Funk. Then one of my faves of 2009, the awesome South Rakkas Crew, ragga overload and remixed by the mighty talent of Fake Blood – a marching anthem of epic proportions, a tune that is neither breaks nor house but commands all crew to unite.

No set would be complete without a Plump DJs tune, their ‘I’ll Be Good’ always vibes up the room, as does Finger Lickin’s remix of the year…Rising star Peo De Pitte delivered an incredible take on the Drumattic Twins ‘Crazy Love’ which was followed by a cheeky mash up booty that I was given in the Ukraine at an incredible festival on a beach by Russian superstar dj Lady Waks. It mashes up her ‘Minimal’ tune with Crookers and Salt & Pepper’s ‘Push It’ one of the biggest tunes of 2009. Stop for breath. No! Slyde’s ‘Slippedy Starter’ gave a nod to the old school Finger Lickin’ days then Control Z’s remix of a Dylan Rhymes tune took the roof off bringing the set back to the pure breaks orgy. Dub Step has taken over in 2009 and to be honest it doesn’t rock my boat too much, however when Shack of Elite Force hijacked TC’s ‘Where’s my Money’ the result was a deadly dancey and hard hitting melange that has become a main stay in recent sets. Then a classic from the Finger Lickin’ vaults ‘The Push’ by the Plumps, another awesome Fake Blood production ‘The Dozens’ and then as any superstar dj should, I did…I ended with the outstanding 2 Many DJs remix of Chems ‘Superstar DJs’.

What can I say? San Francisco has something unique. An up for it, musically educated, warm, super friendly and crazy bunch of nutters. Truly an incredible honour to be a part of – Huge respect to everyone who came and heard the set and to the Space Cowboys I raise my glass – Have a great 2010 and see y’all soon.

Justin Rushmore

A very special thank you to Justin from The Space Cowboy for the wicked set. Also, thank you to Scott Finsthwait for the photo of Justin.

Next up on THE RIPEcast:

February 9th – Clarkie (The Deep End) Live from BoC 2010 February 16th – Zach Moore Live from BoC 2010 February 23rd – MurphStar (Seismic) Live from BoC 2010

Breakfast of Champions IS NOT SOLD OUT!

We HAVE stopped selling pre-sale tickets, but we will have $10 admission (same price as pre-sale) at the door.

The line for non pre-sale tickets will probably be a little longer and slower, so we recommend you arrive EARLY (around 6AM) with the rest of the champions.

There are no ins & outs, so everyone who leaves makes room for another dancer!

We will be working closely with security at Kelly’s to ensure everyone has enough space.

Thanks for all of your support and Happy 2010!

Hello Friendly Person:

Glad you’re all sounding as excited for tomorrow as we all are—and you’re also asking some questions that I’ll try to answer.

Fake Person I made up so I can write an answer asked
Can I bring in a back pack?

The venue has asked people NOT to bring backpacks. We’re hoping this won’t mean they won’t let any backpacks in, but we’re not 100% certain what the deal is with this. First it was okay, but as of last night we were hearing it wasn’t. Best advice is AVOID BRINGING A BACKPACK. The bare minimum is that the bag will have to be searched thoroughly, and that will slow down everyone’s entry into the event.

ElleBoogie asked
Can’t wait for BOC! Do you think it’ll be cool if we bring in a camel bak of H2O?

The venue has asked us to refrain from bringing any sort of liquid containers. I know, it’s a bummer, but they also said they’d have cups that can be reused for water, etc. Not the greenest answer, but (and I have a feeling we’ll all be saying this a lot) this is our first BoC with Kelly’s and we’re going to have some kinks to work out.

LoneSole asked
No fluids , like at the airports? Are they worried about a terrorist attack?

I don’t think so. But now I am. Thanks for freaking me out! :P

PaddyO’Furniture asked What if you can’t stop dancing?

The DJs are counting on that, Paddy!

CdubsG asked
Since when was Breakfast of Champions anything close to a “home based business enterprise”? Can’t wait!!!

Got me. & us either!

kevin pescadorr asked
i can’t wait! i’m stoked theres more room to dance this year…! it says i need prior permission to bring my drum (medium size hand drum). i’m in a samba band, i don’t suck or let everybody go bongo fury on my drum…can i please bring my drum? i’m kevin dorn on the pre-sale list. thanks in advance!

A hand-sized drum should be fine. Larger drums, the kind you can hide a body in, those are another matter.

Rajter asked
Hey can we buy advanced tickets at any neighbourhood record stores or is it only online or at the door ?

Just online or at the door. But the price for each is the same. No gouging here, it’s $10 wherever you get your ticket.

hoop monster asked
Is it hoop dance friendly?

It is. And it isn’t. Here’s the challenge. We’ve got a lot of people coming to this party, and we’ve got a finite amount of space. So you’re welcome to bring your hoops, but whether you’ll be able to find enough room to use or not is another matter.

For more info about the event, see “this post of Andreas with a bunch of other venue policies that may be important to you:”http://spacecowboys.org/articles/2009/12/22/breakfast-of-champions-2010

Hello Friendly Person:

Raise your hand if you were at the first Breakfast of Champions in 2000 at Pier 23. Space Cowboys used to have this whacked-out all-nighter on New Year’s Eve at the San Francisco Motorcycle Club; it was like a psychedelic disco at a roadhouse with a speakeasy in the back. Back then, everyone was young, resilient, and had the stamina to make a New Year’s Eve stretch for several days. Of course, come the dawn everyone was completely brain-cooked and had the thousand-yard stare, but ain’t no one was thinking about bed. Before 2k, the revelers would retire from the Motorcycle Club at daybreak, and spend New Year’s Day hunkered down in someone’s apartment, drinking Budweiser, recapping party highlights, and solving the problems of the world. But in 2k, a few industrious fellas in the group got the bright idea to have a real after party. I think the official team was French Nic, Roy, and Pootie, and I don’t think the party even had a name that year. I get to take credit for coming up with the name “Breakfast of Champions” when I was designing the first flyer (for the following year). A bunch of times Nic’s made the false claim that the name was his idea, but he’s French, so who are you going to believe? Even with everyone crammed under a small tent to avoid dancing in the rain, the first New Year’s Day party was a big hit – DJs had a blast and the crackheads loved it.

(Update: I’m told it wasn’t raining the first year. My memory’s shot. It’s all a blur!)

Eventually we put the New Year’s Eve party to bed. There are a million things to do on New Year’s Eve and it’s basically amateur hour; anyone can go out to party on New Year’s Eve. But 6am on New Year’s Day is for the professionals.

We moved BoC to the Potrero Brewing Company, and had a breaks room upstairs amid pool tables. PBC folded after the dotcom collapse, but then it reopened as Whisper, and we were pleased to learn that BoC was a selling point for the new owners.

Today, we’re 10 years in, and we’re back by the Bay at Kelly’s Mission Rock. We’ve had more than 50 DJs play more than 200 sets for more than 10,000 dancers over the last decade; we’ve run bars dry, we’ve made bathrooms filthy, we’ve looked our ugliest, raggedest and sweatiest, and we’ve had more fun that ought to be legally allowed. That said, we’ve also been mainly incident-free (with the exception of the guy last year who was a “danger to himself & to others” and had to be carried out, restrained on a body-board – dude, you rock!), and we’ve always had a happy friendly vibe. As many people have put it, “Breakfast of Champions is like a reunion, where you see all your friends – the ones you see every day, the ones you don’t see enough, and the ones you haven’t met yet.”

So, on behalf of Space Cowboys, thank you to everyone who’s been part of the madness over the last 10 years. Thank you DJs, bouncers, bartenders, and most importantly all you Champions!

See you Friday!

xo, 8

EVENT & VENUE INFO, FLYERING, AND SET TIMES FOR BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

FRIDAY, JAN 1ST – BREAKFAST OF … ah, you know the rest…
Kelly’s Mission Rock
817 Terry Francois St, SF
6am til Uncle!
Tickets are $10 at the door
But for faster entry, get pre-sale tickets (still $10) at http://bit.ly/BOC2010

EVENT & VENUE INFO What can you expect at BOC 2010 at Kelly’s??
Two rooms of music inside starting at 6AM
Music starting outside at 11AM
Breakfast being served until 12pm
Lunch served 12-6pm
Coat Check
Two entrance lines – one for presale, one for cash
ATM on site
Free water pitchers on every bar, free refills on your bottled water purchase
6+ Fully Stocked Bars
Tenting and heat lamps on patio
Curtains and drapery to protect your fragile eyes inside
Over 30 DJs playing a mix of house, breaks, hip hop, disco, sneak-up-on you salsa, bend-you-over dubstep, and Original never-before-played tracks made specifically for BOC
Room for you and thousands of your friends
More space, more flow, view of the Bridge and Bay
Efficient and friendly door staff
Seriously serious security and venue staff

What is NOT allowed at BOC:
Outside food or beverages
Narcotics, paraphernalia or weapons
All backpacks and bags will be subject to search
Open or emptywater containers (Nalgene/Sigg/Camelbacks)
Rude, disrespectful or disruptive behavior(our call)
Children, Infants, or anyone without proper ID proving age
Large drums, without prior permission
Flyer distribution in the neighborhood (on cars & vehicles parked alongside venue)
Flyers are welcome inside the club – the authorities will be called either by Us or the Neighborhood if anyone is seen flyering cars outside

THANK YOU! for reading all of these important details about our event.
Please feel free to contact us or leave a comment with any other concerns.