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

May we be one of the first to wish you a Happy New Year once again. 2012!
That means 11 Breakfast of Champions ago, we all went out like wild crazy kids and decided to keep partying until we cried uncle. Uncle has become earlier and earlier for some, and til Tuesday for others. We’ve had thousands follow us from venue to venue, and are happy to be returning to Utah Street to dance all day with even more of you. Again!

Everything you might want to know, didn’t know, or couldn’t imagine you need to know is listed below.
Have a safe saturday evening, and we’ll see you for Breakfast of Champions once again at 6AM.

Sunday, January 1st, 2012 – Breakfast of Champions 2012 – A Block Party
Gates open at 6AM until you cry uncle!
21+, $25
Mighty 119 Utah Street
Entrance on Alameda Street (opposite end from where it was last year). No babes in arms. No dogs. No outside alcohol.
All bags subject to search for contraband and other harmful objects (our call).

Entrance is not guaranteed after 2pm. We recommend early arrival! We also have extra staff, security and patent pending entrance plans to process everyone quickly and respectfully.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE TO PARTY!!!
BOC is renown for the party beginning in the line. We couldn’t be happier to provide this party to you. Thank you for respecting the neighborhood and each other while waiting.

$25 at the gates, $5 off with a box of cereal for the SF Food Bank. No sample sized, mini boxes or bowls please. Full size, sealed boxes eligible for $5 off. One credit per person per entrance fee. Other non-perishable goods accepted but not applicable towards entry fee

Proceeds from this event will go towards the Space Cowboys and our continuous efforts to support artists and projects in San Francisco, the Bay Area, Black Rock City and beyond.

There will be a fast bag check and security lines for pre-sale ticket holders.
This event is wheelchair accessible. Plenty of street parking, taxi stand, bike parking, and close to MUNI in Potrero Hill

Please bring your government-issued ID! You will need an ID to pass through the main entrance gates on Alameda Street, to get silent disco headphones AND to enter Mighty!

As always there will be an all-star DJ line-up playing from 6 AM until you cry “uncle” in four different areas of sound.
BOC will feature:
A tented, outdoor sound stage featuring a Funkwerk’s Funktion1 sound system beginning at 9 AM
A outdoor silent disco beginning at 6 AM
The main and side rooms inside of Mighty beginning at 6 AM and 7 AM

Main Room at Mighty

6 AM – Raydeus (Stirty)
7 AM – Erik.Hz (Space Cowboys)
8 AM – Bassben vs. J9 (Space Cowboys)
9 AM – MoPo (Janky Barge)
10 AM – Trav (SEISMIC)
11 AM – Clarkie (Deep End)
12 PM – Deckard (Space Cowboys)
1 PM – DJ Icon (djicon.com)
2 PM – DJ Manny (Dojo Austin)
3 PM – Special Guest
4 PM – Zack Darling (zackdarling.com)
5 PM – Pink Mammoth (pinkmammoth.org)

Back Room at Mighty

7 AM – DJ Purree (Space Cowboys)
8 AM – Ground Control (Janky Barge)
9 AM – Ernie Trevino (Space Cowboys)
10 AM – Spektrum (Memekast.com)
11 AM – Ding Dong (Brass Tax)
12 PM – Mace (Brass Tax)
1 PM – Pablo Cruise (NuFunk Boutique)
2 PM – Melyss (NuFunk Boutique)
3 PM – Big Fat Frog (NuFunk Boutique)
4 PM – Rumblemunk (FiX)

Silent Disco (Utah & 15th Street)

6 AM – Anthony James (Strategik)
7 AM – Malarky (Juke Joint)
8 AM – u9Lift (Janky Barge)
9 AM – Tim Dietz (Janky Barge)
10 AM – Aaron Pope (Deep End)
11 AM – DJ Sol (Space Cowboys)
12 PM – Big Fat Frog (NuFunk Boutique)
12:30 PM – Melyss (NuFunk Boutique)
1:00 PM – Ground Control (Janky Barge)
1:30 PM – Erik.Hz (Space Cowboys)
2:00 PM – Deckard (Space Cowboys)
2:30 PM – u9Lift (Janky)

Funktion One Sound Stage (Utah Street)

9 AM – J-Rod (DISTRIKT)
10 AM – Murphstar (SEISMIC)
11 AM – Shissla (Space Cowboys)
12 PM – 8Ball (Space Cowboys)
1 PM – Zach Moore (Space Cowboys)
2 PM – Mancub (Space Cowboys)
3 PM – Kapt’n Kirk (Space Cowboys)
4 PM – ShOOey (Space Cowboys)
5 PM – rrrus (Space Cowboys)


Like last year we will have bars inside and out (with more outdoor bars than last year). There will be plenty of port-o-lets, outdoor seating and food trucks by:
Tacos San Buena
Curbside Coffee
Seoul on Wheels
Oceanic Restaurant

$20 Pre-sale tickets are available now at Eventbrite.com ! We’ll see you on New Year’s Day

January 1st, 2011
6AM – until we/you/they cry Uncle!

We invite you to join us for the eleventh annual BOC.

We will have valet bike parking, food available for purchase, music, bars, Silent Disco, commissioned artwork, and featuring the city of San Francisco as the guest of honor.

Tickets are available here:
http://breakfast-of-champions.eventbrite.com/

• No one under 21 admitted, so HAVE YOUR ID READY
• No ins and outs
• Backpacks subject to search
• 30+ porta-potties outside
• Outside food allowed
• Large Coat check available
• ATMs available
• Coffee available
• Vegetarian food available
• EMTs on site
• Smoove’s playing (we’re finally making good on the ‘07 poll!)
• Tenting and outdoor seating available
• Special BOC and Space Cowboy Merchandise available
  (its a surprise! bring extra cash! you’ll want this schwag!)
• Silent Disco outdoors until 10am
• Free valet bike parking from 6am until lit is full
• Plenty of free street parking, several lots avail nearby
• After-BoC party @ Mezzanine w/ A.Skillz & Slyde (w00t!)
  http://sunsettickets.com/events/136267/A-SKILLZ—SLYDE-on-1-1-11
  
  We are working as hard as we can to make the box office and lines at the door as simple & quickly as possible. Your cooperation is appreciated.
  
  BRING YOUR PRINTOUTS for tickets. If you don’t have them you will be subject to another ‘special handling’ line.
  BRING YOUR ID
  BRING YOUR FRIENDS
  Arriving together alleviates cluster of folks standing around the front gate which slows down everyone.
  
  Once you’re in, you’re ours! No ins and outs. Once you’re out, you’re out. You’ll need another ticket and will need to go to the end of the line.
  

We are hoping to not face capacity issues this year, but we are fully cooperating with SFPD, SFFD, DPT and several other city departments to assure that everyone has a fun, safe place to celebrate the day together.

ZERO TOLERANCE for any behavior we find dangerous, disrespectful or disruptive to others.

The line up for this year’s event will include:

The Space Cowboy DJs:
8ball
Brad Robinson
Mancub
Kapt’nKirk
rrrus
Shissla
shOOey
Tamo
Zach Moore
Erik.Hz
Deckard
Jason Evans
bassBen & j9

Plus our awesome FOC (Friends of Cowboy) crew:
Murphstar (SEISMIC)
Aaron Pope (djaaronpope.com)
Kramer (Distrikt)
Matt Kramer (Distrikt)
Clarkie (Deep End)
MoPo & Tim Deitz (Janky Bus)
Ground Control (TRBL)
Influence & Anthony James(Strategik)
Icon (djicon.com)
Myagi (Pop and Lock)
Derek Hena (Pink Mammoth)
Mozaic (Nexus)
Smoove (djsmoove.net)
Spektrum (FOC)
J-rod (Deep End)
U9lift (fully functional)
Team Unicorn Brass Tax Mash Up
Aaron Jae & Bam Evil Breaks Mash Up
Energetic Percussion by Kevin Wardell

and maybe a few hopefuls from the bull pen in the Space Cowboy 2011 BOC DJ Corral.

Save your strength for the first of the year!

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

There are two ways you can get this mix:

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!