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PLAGUES and PLEASURES on the SALTON SEA returns to the Red Vic; 8/1-8/3

2007-08-08T04:39:40Z

Hey folks.

After being on the road for the past 3 months shooting and editing my new doc on the band FISHBONE, I'm back in Fog City, USA and ready to again rock the Red Vic Moviehouse on Haight Street, as our documentary, PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA, has been invited for a return enagement this Tuesday - 8/1, Wednesday - 8/2, and Thursday - 8/3.

Yes, it's another one of those e-mails, as our little film is fast becoming a cult hit on the festival and theatrical scene. Heck, we're at 25 Best Documentary Awards and counting, so we want you to come out and join in the fun of a movie and beers on Haight Street. Or if you're busy, have seen the film, or just whatever, invite your friends, neighbors, and strangers to come on out. I know, I know, this is a lot of shameless self-promotion from me, a supposedly humble person, but I'm looking to have some fun up on Haight Street and help my favorite movie theater sell some popcorn, so what else am I going to do but throw the invite out to you all.

Keep on truckin'.

Chris

P.S. - Per usual, all the pertinent info is down below.

RED VIC MOVIE HOUSE
1727 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.668.8999
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
contact: metzler@rocketmail.com

Return Engagement:

PLAGUES AND PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA
Tuesday Aug. 1 - Thursday Aug. 3

Showtimes: Tues & Thurs: 7:15, 9:15; Wed: 2:00, 7:15, 9:15

http://www.saltonseadoc.com

"Weird and wonderful." - The New Times

"Historically thorough and thoroughly hysterical." - L.A. Weekly

Dirs. Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer US 2005 (video: 71 min.)

Plagues and Pleasures is a feature documentary directed by Chris Metzler & Jeff Springer, with narration by legendary counterculture filmmaker John Waters and music by the southwestern, alt-rock supergroup, Friends of Dean Martinez.

Once known as the California Riviera, the Salton Sea is now called one of America's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Yet a few hardy eccentrics hang on to hope, including a roadside nudist waving at passing European tourists, a man building a religious mountain out of mud and paint, beer-loving Hungarian Revolutionary Hunky Daddy, and the real-estate Ronald McDonald known simply as The Landman. Through their perceptions and misconceptions, the strange history and unexpected beauty of the Salton Sea is revealed.

Plays with short, LSD-A-GO-GO (Dir. Scott Calonico, 10 min.)

Director Chris Metzler will be present at evening screenings for Q&A.

Showtimes: Tues & Thurs: 7:15, 9:15; Wed: 2:00, 7:15, 9:15

Tickets: $8 for evening screenings, $6 for 2:00 matinees, $4 for seniors and children at all times. Tickets go on sale 20 minutes before each screening at the Red Vic box office.

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My Black 89 Ford Probe GT was stolen in W. Berkeley last night

2006-08-18T22:35:31Z

Sadly, my 89 Ford Probe GT was stolen from right in front of my house in West Berkeley sometime last night (Friday) between midnight and 7:30am. As it's a pretty distinctive car, I thought it was worthwhile to send out a couple of pictures in case anyone sees it. The license plate is 4JMX-985 and it has a gray interior (when it was taken, it had a dark green towel and some dog leashes in the back seat). I'm really hoping someone took it out for a joyride and it will end up being found abandoned somewhere.

Pictures:
http://pmo.berkeley.edu/images/89FordProbeGT1.jpg
http://pmo.berkeley.edu/images/89FordProbeGT2.jpg

Thanks for keeping your eye out for it and please send me a message via tribe if you see it--thanks!
Allison

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Time's running out: Join the Red Nose District / Gooferville theme camp today!

2006-08-03T20:50:24Z

indeedo, my pretties - Aug 18th is the deadline, and 200's the capacity, which we're rapidly creeping up on.

go to http://www.rednosedistrict.org for the facts. camp dues are $100 per person. if you choose to join, sign up under the Gooferville subcamp when prompted.

some background:
after last year's Burning Man, it occurred to me that it'd be cool to bring some of the disparate circus camps and talent together for 2006. i talked with my pal Jesster (she runs the EnHightened Beings of Leisure stilter camp) about it and thus did the ball begin to roll.

Jess knew of a couple gents who were interested in going big this time around as well, and managing the infrastructure buildout for what has become the Red Nose District circus camp. so in January, we got together with'm and friends from Cirque Berzerk (they had the big top at 2:00 last year) for a marathon planning weekend, and the Red Nose District was hatched.

since then, we've been joined by Vau de Vire, Xeno, the Now camp, and a bunch of other yahooze. and we've been building, fundraising, coordinating, etc., ever since as well.

some salient RND features:

- we've got 300' of Esplanade frontage between 7:00-7:30; mainly public space, with a whole second block behind us for camping only.
- we've got our own showers (with pressurized hot water) and portapotties
- indoor and outdoor performance spaces, complete with full sound, lighting, and aerial support
- we've got the Cirque Berzerk big top, the French Quarter cafe/chill tent, the Vau de Vire Playground (with Michael Christian's Hypha structure from last year as its centerpiece), Kasia Wojnarski's Burning Tree sculpture, the Do Lab's Flower (roving giant flower from last year) and Flytrap (new this year), Prof. Violet and Polly's Peepshow Minigolf complex, the EnHightened Being's High Chair Stilt Bar, and the public/private Nome, a roughly 60'x60' kitchen/lounge/green room/costumery tent...and, of course, the Gooferville Midway with games, a dome-enclosed trampoline, and other sideshow amenities.
- we've got some of the greatest people on Earth involved with the camp
- RND's fully participatory - meaning, everyone camping is contributing through performances and taking on camp jobs

our trucks/trailers from LA and San Francisco are only transporting infrastructure stuff due to the massive nature of this beast - so all campers are responsible for getting themselves and their personal belongings, including drinking water, to Burning Man.

check out the Red Nose District site for camp plans, the daily-updated schedule of events, and all the other stuff you'd expect to find. and let me know if you have any questions about it all - talk (at) boenobo (dot) com, or call me.

we ride!

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camping

2006-07-26T17:41:04Z

i kinda wanna join this camp. what do i need to do? something about $100. need barely any space as i have another camp i half live at.

xo

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PHOTOS ~ PRELUDE DU XINGOLATI ~ SAN FRAN ~ 27 MAY 2006

2006-06-02T18:16:32Z

http://www.pixievisionproductions.com/gallery/xingolati2

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Kids figure it out early

2006-05-03T21:35:15Z

CLOWNS? GOOD OR EVIL>> I LIKE THEM ALOT!>> READ ON..

Clowns populate every circus. But clowns strike fear into the hearts of many.

Some Web sites are dedicated to the hatred of clowns. Kids figure it out early.

"Alison, are clowns scary to you?" NBC 10 medical reporter Cherie Bank asked

SURVEY
Are You Or Have You Ever Been Afraid Of Clowns?

"A little bit," Alison said.

"Hally -- she is my cousin -- she's afraid of clowns," one child said.

The No. 1 reason many people are scared of clowns is the movie "It," that came out in 1990.

Granted, the killer clown in "It" is scary, but the fear of clowns has been around forever.

"You can't tell what's going on behind the clown face," said Dr. Linda Welsh, a psychologist.

Welsh said that the expressive nature of body language is all hidden behind a clown's makeup and costume.

"So you often get uncomfortable and don't know how to act -- even anxious and frightened," Welsh said.

But clown organizations know about their scary image and some individual clowns, at least, are trying to do something about it.

"I'm a mommy clown," said Judy Tudy.

Tudy's whole family clowns around. There is Cutie Tudy, Rudy Tudy, Eddie Spaghetti and Brian Bo-bi-an. They are all from the new age of friendly clowns.

"We as clowns have conventions all over the United States and we are working very, very hard at making the clown population better all the time. We have a clown code of ethics. We have certain ways we're supposed to dress. Not smoke tobacco," Rudy Tudy said.

Clowns are working very hard in trying not to appear scary, and for some it is working. They don't see clowns as monsters.

So for Judy Tudy's audience, go on and send in the clowns

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My first Porn film

2006-04-24T20:36:11Z

Well, the first I'll tell you about ;-)

Just thought I'd share this with you all. My good friend who is a Clown did a mockumentary on Clown Porn at Toronto's
Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival ( a set of short porn films). His entry this year is "News 5 Special Report: an expose on the underground clown porn scene." Its a mockumentary that has "moi" and a couple of my burner friends in it.

Boe, you should be proud me.

Juice is on the LOOSE

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A Tropical Rain Forest Event

2006-03-13T01:56:41Z

Hello,

I’m letting all of the tribes know about a regional event coming up soon – Rebirth. Burning Man, but rather than radical desert survival – radical tropical rain forest survival. Details of the event can be found here:

http://www.kapilina.org/bigisland/rebirth2006.html

Hawaii… Fire spinning capital of the world… Big Island… Hot tub ponds heated by thermal vents… Black Sand Beaches… LAVA… REAL LAVA! And a Burning Man regional event.

I’ve tried to figure out how to reduce costs as much as possible for everyone coming over from the mainland (if you can think of anyother suggestions please post):

Rideshare thread from the airport to puna here:
http://kapilina.tribe.net/thread/5438fe28-b674-4c10-9bed-3334aae6f4e3

Cheap Airfare From Mainland:
vacations.travelzoo.com/hawaii.../229965

www.airtech.com/specials.html

Shipping Art/Supplies:
http://kapilina.tribe.net/thread/daca9206-f7a4-4c58-a763-49b96731a584

Again if you know cheaper means please repost. See you all there!

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THE HOBOHEMIANS Casting Call/Open Mic Jam

2006-02-23T07:16:33Z

New vaudevillian/burlesque/circus performance group now recruiting!

Open call for:
ACTORS
MUSICIANS
DANCERS and "Others"...

Fun, casual, yet professional environment:
Artists and patrons please attend our experimental, theatrical teahouse event, open mic jam and social mixer for networking and inspiration
*Mystery guest entertainers to highlight

Arrive prepared with 1-3 pieces for audition
*ok for Jam-sesh only, also
Hope to see you!
Forum may continue for meetings to follow...

Xenodrome
1350 Potrero Ave. @ 25th

This Sunday Feb. 26( and next Sunday)
6-10pm

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Remember this Jim?

2006-01-30T01:02:09Z

I ran into this here dusty Gooferville archive while surfing through Google's new video browser.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7058467724201110696&q=spincycle

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Decomp?

2005-10-06T01:03:04Z

Wow, just realized it's THIS weekend.

I'm hoping you all will have "gooferville" up and running.

Sorry, can't make it this year. Would have loved to re-connect and meet more Gooferville's.

Have a blast out there and send pix.

miss you guys VERY much.
Come to Toronto, it ain't to c-c-c-c-c-COLD

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Barcelonaaaaa calllinngggggg!!!!!!

2005-10-04T08:36:00Z

Oh! my god! i had a terrible nightmare...! I was in a fucking bloody desert sorrounded and overwhelmed by krazy people with huge hearts staring at me, tones of beauty, latino music and dust, dus, dust, dust. On top of the cake was ...a clown ( you know, those terrible wild creatures from the desert...). There was also 100 spinach and beans cans following me everywhere.

...I kind of loved it, though... i don't know... everything is so confusing...

I love you fucking bastards!!!!! you sect!!!!!

Is anyone gonna help me on how to post my pictures here? i'm lost! should i send the to you, Boe?

Here's my email: kontaktejo@gmail.com

If you are as Skype (free phonecalls, is just great!) addict, I'm under "daviberga".

Lani, this is specially for you:

www.skype.com
www.emule.com

I love you. Thanks for being there, by my side,friends taking my hand whenI felt like a little baby. Sharing your knowledge and experience with me.

thanks Diana, Lani, Nir, Jimmy,Kimmy, and especially Boe for your generosity. I miss you all. You won't get rid of me easily.

To all: welcome to Barcelona! come soon, before the end of the world!!! My house is bigggggggg!!!!!

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TradeMark's BM2005 photos & videos up

2005-10-03T20:37:33Z

Hello GooferFriends,

Thought I'd share with you some photos and video that I took this year. Thanks to a brilliant new digital camera there's not only some gorgeously detailed (5 megapixel) photos, but also a number of video clips with sound, including Slobbering Anus (the two human beatboxing dudes with witch hats on... for me, the surprise hit of the Gooferstage). Take a look for yourselves:

evolution-control.com/tradema.../bm2005/

Three warnings about the video however:

1) You'll need Quicktime, or some other way to view MPEG4 videos (Windows hint: Winamp is NOT your answer)
2) They're big. Seriously... HUGE. Be patient. Dial-up users, abort now.
3) Please be kind and do NOT download a lot of videos simultaneously -- 1 or 2 at a time, please.

Enjoy!

- tm

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Dug the get down in the dust...

2005-09-20T19:29:54Z

Hey You Funked-up-Klown!

You were my main motivation for gettting out to tthe dust...a chance to get down on the drums with Gooferman!

Thank you for inviting me to throw down...it was E-P-I-C!

GOOFERMAN is the SHiznat of the highest Echelon of the Highest Being...

I love you Long Time...with happy ending!

the Grace.

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heeellllooooooo goofervillians!

2005-09-20T01:25:49Z

it was purely, purely a pleasure to meet you all. such a lovely group of peeps to be near. i can not wait till our paths cross again.

babs!

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Hey!

2005-09-19T18:06:08Z

Thanks for letting me camp with you guys this year. I had a great time. I hope I'll get to see at least some of you again before next year. And David, if you get a really big package in the mail with air holes poked in the side, open it right away because I'll probably be really hungry by the time I get there. :)

The pictures I took are all here. http://photos.daft.us/Burningman_2005/ There aren't any spectacular photos in there, but they're what I've got.

Thanks again, you guys were great.
~Seth

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back to brc

2005-09-18T13:22:06Z

jest wanted to let you all know...i got home and realizes i forgot my gogles at the house of lotus....so i packed everything back in my bag and went back....
so if any of you wants to come back - im here and its wonderfull,i'll be checking my email every now and then - no reception here on the playa...
come back home - i miss you.

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thank you guys so much

2005-09-15T03:51:07Z

I had a great time with Gooferville this year. it was my first burn and everyone was so friendly and helpful. I enjoyed every moment that I remember, and I am sure I enjoyed the ones I don't remeber.

You guys are great and when I find some motivation I will post some pics on the tribe.
Lee

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Post Dustem

2005-09-14T03:57:17Z

Hi All,
Random things:

1. I'm trying to track to down some emails/contact info for Diana, David (Barcelona), and Josh. If you have them, please respond.
Anyone who wants to find me can at jim@spincycle.org 510-469-7746

2. Please be sure to send/post your best photos -- I didn't take a camera, so I'm relying on you :-) If you want to send BIG files, a good way to do so is www.dropload.com -- free and cool.

3. I had a blast this year. We felt like a community and people liked all of our music and our vibe. If only the damn wind was predictable! I hosted a limbo contest in a fricking dust storm. But alas, at the time we were putting up with a little dust, New Orleans was suffering things most of us never will. Let's be thankful.

Respect,

Jim (SpinCycle)

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MUCHAS GRACIAS!

2005-09-09T20:02:20Z

Thanks to all you Goofervillains who made Mine and Meilani's stay on the esplanade so exorbitantly entertaining!!!

See ya around, clown ~

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Disaster in Parker, AZ

2005-08-27T17:15:03Z

Last night the van started spewing oil, so we got towed from I-10 near Quartzsite to Parker, AZ. We're at an Internet cafe, waiting for the mechanic to get to the shop (he was there late last night when we arrived) to see whether he can or will fix it today. Fingers crossed, &c. One way or another, we're still on our way there, it just may take longer than we hoped. We might still arrive Sunday or Monday. If he fixes it today, we'll drive tonight. But we are still on our way there, if there's anyone still left reading this who can carry the message to Gooferville for us.

Muchisimas gracias,
Doc & Babs

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DISASTER at the BURNER HOSTEL

2005-08-26T01:26:39Z

Hey guys,
Please send your positive vibes/help over to my dear friend Hagey of the "Black Rock International Burner Hostel". I love this guy and he doesn't deserve this.
Breaks my heart to know he's in so much pain.
Please help if you can.

Here's what he wrote:

OUR ENTIRE 30' X 60' SHADE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN STOLEN, on a utility trailer (NV#61465S), plus our tow vehicle, a 1990 GMC Suburban (dark grey with red stripe, NV#993PMV) from a parking lot in Sparks. Unless recovered immediately, WE HAVE NO HOME FOR 125 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WE APPEAL FOR HELP! HAGEY at 775-358-5080, FISH at 219-614-1835, SANTA at 219-614-1835.

Our concern is SHADE and a tow vehicle and a trailer to get it out there and back. It's a BIG deal.

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SPACE BLANKETS!

2005-08-22T23:34:02Z

ok, ok.

everyone's pestering me about proper usage of the mylar space blankets, so here's all the info i've got. space blankets rock!!!!!

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the pretty mylar space blankets are available at r.e.i. for $3.95 a pop. they're gold on one side and silver on the other so you have some aesthetic choices, and they really do make a BIG difference in reflecting some of the heat (they also do help insulate from the cold at night too!). there are plenty of space blanket things around, but r.e.i. is the only place i've seen the gold ones. i've got 20 already (last year i had less than 10) , but i plan on wrapping my van completely inside and out, so i don't know how many i may have left over. i'll share whatever i have left if there's any (there should be). and the most important thing is: do NOT use ANY other kind of tape to stick it up save for the BLUE PAINTER'S MASKING TAPE that you can find usually anywhere they sell paint. it's the ONLY kind that is sticky enough to work but peels away with no residue. regular masking tape both melts and dries out, and duct tap residue will be virtually impossible to remove from any surface after the playa has its way with it. believe me, i spent about 8 hours scrubbing duct tape crap off the van once with a toothbrush and "goo gone", after my first ignorant foray into shininess. and one more thing- if you are planning on using it on a vehicle, be sure to bring regular old aluminum foil to block the windows, the space blankets are actually see-through and do not provide much of a privacy shield, or block the light enough if you're trying to sleep during daylight hours, or reflect as much heat if the light comes in the windows. the mylar does rip easily, so tape it as flat as possible and pretty much edge it all the way round with the tape to keep the wind from picking it up and shredding it.

maybe we should be shiny camp instead of gooferville???? ;}

yay! the shinier the better.....

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task list (and hiya)

2005-08-18T20:31:38Z

greetings fair citizens of gooferville. i'll be joining you peeps with my pal doc and i wanted to say hiya and also inquire about ye olden "list of day-to-day shit that needs to be done around camp" as mentioned on the gooferville.com notes page so that i could sign up for something and whatnot-y.

also, is the stage bill full?

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Enjoy the journey

2005-08-13T16:03:35Z

Hey guys,
Just a small note to let you know that I will be thinking of you all while you're out there.
I wanted to be the first to welcome you home.
Please post all about the burn when you return. Looking forward to hearing all about it.
I can feel the fire already, it's hot and it's waiting for you all.

Goofervilles, enjoy your experience.
Looks like you have a prime location. It's gonna be a blast.

I'll miss you very much.

Smile,
Lucy

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Lights/electronics source

2005-08-11T04:02:29Z

Hey Goofervillains, I pulled together this info for GooferSteve but thought I'd share it with other burners. All Electronics is an electronics surplus place which I've bought electronics parts from for years. Apart from their geeky selection of plasma generators and toroid chokes, they have very useful things for burners such as LED flashlights, blinky lights, EL/glow wire, and more, all for cheap surplus prices! They have a full catalog online at:

http://www.alltronics.com/

Below are my picks for this year; I have personally bought and used many of these items.

- TradeMark G.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=340&item=LVL-2&type=store
LED LIGHT SHOW, 20 BARS
CAT# LVL-2
Your Price: $5.50 each

(NOTE: The "LED Stars" below DO NOT come with a power supply -- however, if you get the above lights, you can attach its power supply to the lights below with some fairly simple wiring.)

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=395&item=STR-8&type=store
FLASHING, CYCLING LED STARS (AS-IS)
CAT# STR-8
Your Price: $6.50 each

26 OZ ALUMINUM WATER BOTTLE
$ 3.50 each
CAT# BTL-6

ELECTROLUMINESCENT WIRE SET, RED
$ 19.95 each
CAT# EL-1R
Look at this page for more EL-wire/glow-wire sets:
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?query=&type=store&category=395&orderby=INVENTORY%2Estore%5Fquantity%2CORGANIZATION%2Ecategory%2CINVENTORY%2Ebrand%2CINVENTORY%2Emodel&start=48&limitcategory=&template=&searchfields=&match=&searchtype=

MAGNETIC FLASHER, BLUE-RED
$ 1.00 each
CAT# MFL-BR
These are great, small, magnet-backed flashers; stick them on your bike, earlobes, etc. Other colors of flashers here:
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=240&type=store

12VDC STROBE, CLEAR
$ 8.95 each
CAT# STROBE-3C

This page has lots of cheap LED flashlights -- the LED flashlights use very little battery power and unlike regular flashlights, the LEDs don't burn out:
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=243&type=store

For example:
BRIGHT 8-LED FLASHLIGHT (GUNMETAL GREY)
$ 9.95 each
CAT# FL-18

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Shade?!

2005-08-03T22:59:47Z

Hey everyone,

I found a 16' x 20' shade available for $12.95 at this url:

http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MSS&Product_Code=086201&Category_Code=23

Anyone need shade?

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GOOFERVILLE MEETING --- 31-Jul-05

2005-08-01T18:33:28Z

GOOFERVILLE MEETING --- 31-Jul-05

Some statistics:
Gooferville address: 9:30 and Esplanade
Estimated Gooferville population for 2005: 40
Trash barrels (for Goofercampers only): 4
Showers: 2
Gooferbudget: $2,400 ($1,200 of which is for the truck)

Layout:
Go to the Gooferville website (www.gooferman.com) for site plans; also keep watching there for a work signup sheet and task list. The front performance/public area will be 60 feet square, with a 20 foot square stage (the stage is identical to last year's). The Gooferville truck will be the back wall of the stage and will separate the public from the private area. The bar will be set up to the left of the stage. There will be a "ribbon roof" over the whole area, about 8 feet overhead. Six lamp poles will outline the area with a 500 watt flood light on each. Everything is powered by one main generator, and there is a secondary generator for our private camp use.

Our private area will be something like last year; go behind the truck and you will enter our main "commons" area with a shaded seating area for Gooferville campers (this is for camp use and is not part of the public area). There will be 4 trash barrels around this area for our private use (the trash will go back on the Goofertruck). Note that this year there is no kitchen... you're on your own for cooking. However water is provided and will be available here in five gallon jugs; these will have pumps in them so you don't have to mess with the sloppy tip-over method. There will also be an evaporation pond for the shower runoff.

Neighborhood:
Our neighbors will be Snowflake Village, The Life-Sized Mouse Trap, El Circo, and I believe Flaming Lotus Girls. Note also that we are one block from the 10 o'clock rave camps... as you well know, they go 24/7 so bring heavy-duty ear plugs (if you plan to sleep, that is).

Schedule:
12-Aug Gooferville Fundraiser
25-Aug Truck loading in San Francisco (all day and night)
26-Aug Truck arrives at Burning Man
27-Aug Camp construction
28-Aug Camp construction
29-Aug Drink heavily
31-Aug Entertainment (live shows on stage at night; DJing during other times)
01-Sep Gooferville's main performance/party night
02-Sep Entertainment
03-Sep Entertainment
05-Sep Camp teardown; truck loading
06-Sep Truck leaves Burning Man
07-Sep Truck unloading in SF

What can I help with?
Boe and Steve will be doing the majority of the pre-construction starting immediately. Anyone interested to help could do so next weekend (August 5/6); talk to one of them first to see whether there is still work to be done. People will be needed most for truck loading and unloading, and camp construction. People will also be needed for operation of the camp, such as bartending and stage management. A signup sheet and list of work roles will be posted to the website.
The camp also needs circus decor, which you can either create or buy. Think sideshow banners, for example. And get things in red and/or yellow whenever possible.
Do you have a way to get booze at wholesale (or better) prices? We'll be buying a lot for the bar, so any ideas would be great.

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Congradu-lattys on that Guardian shit!

2005-07-28T15:58:34Z

NOW MAKE SOME NOISE ~

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the bitch's shower tips

2005-07-23T18:58:43Z

i posted here n there, for ideas on better showers, this is a brilliant one!

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Take a pump pressurized garden sprayer (they sell them at Lowes, Home Despot, etc for pesticides, we will fill ours with plain or acidy water.) I got a 3 gallon size. Take a kitchen sink veggie washer attachment (the hose and the little handle squirty thing that you would plumb into your kitchen sink)
Cut the sprayer attachment off of the garden sprayer, get a brass butt connector and two hose clamps and attach the kitchen sink squirty thing to it instead. What this leaves you with, is a tank that you pressurize by working the hand pump, and once pressurized, you use the squirty thing to deliver water where you want it. Paint the tank black, fill it with water, and once it is warm use it for shower, dishes, ass washing,whatever. It is totally portable, and if you follow the bitch's advice, good for approximately 3 showers with *pressurized water!* yay!

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nice idea for even better conservation and less graywater, no?

think i might try it out.

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Why cook? --- eat it raw!

2005-06-07T14:53:55Z

joelparker.wholefoodfarmacy.com

Order your prepared, natural, organic, raw, low-impact packaged foods today for an enlivened burn. This food will release you back onto the world at large with all of the healing that 8 days of eating the food humans were meant to eat. You'll have more free time to hike the camps, without the need to return home for food preparation.

NO CLEAN-UP!!!

Need I say more? If you are interested in the easiest way to eat on the playa visit joelparker.wholefoodfarmacy.com

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here comes the bitch bunny!

2005-03-05T09:29:32Z

hello my sweet gooferrabbits,

it's true....the ugly rumor that i am coming to sf the weekend of march 26, which happens to be the bunny jam!!! so every one of you has no excuse not to show. i want to see everyone from camp that i can, and then some. trademark and christy are crazy enough to put me up for the weekend. i can't wait to do some dancin'!

yay! i can't wait to see you all!

bunny snuggles,
the bitch

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Photos a la gela

2004-10-25T22:02:14Z

yes... sounds like "hey-la"!!!

Posting a few of the random photos I have for ya Goofers. There are not many... first there were no batteries... then there was no thinking, so I did not have the presence of mind to take more! ah

Whatta good journey!! Thanks for enviting me in, snuggling me, good drinks, deep conversation, catching me when I hit the deck at the temple burn, riding me out in the basket (you rock Mig!), mornings at Lush in the new day sun, And now that I have a couple #'s, I'll be down for a show soon!

xoxoxoxo
gela

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pic pic pic

2004-10-20T08:50:52Z

hi ya all
i'm sad to inform that my camera has gone bad....dam it!!!
if any of you have pictures of anything involved gooferville,please please please e mail'em to me
my email is consider_nir@hotmail.com
thank you and ........thats it.

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THANK YOU

2004-10-13T19:57:57Z

What more can I say: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thanks for picking me up, droping me off,giving me ideas, making me laugh, letting me know my boob was poppin out of my outfit!!!, feeding me, hugging me, grabbing me,holding my hand, bringing me shopping, drinking with me, giving me YUMMY truffles, talking to me, sharing with me, listening to me,talking to me, hanging with me, tickling me/vibrating me!, finding the highest shoes possible, introducing me to more of your cool friends, singing to me (Belinda you are so gifted), watching the air show with me, and more and more and more.....

BUT for now, I wished I was still with you guys. San Fran ROCKED me and I miss it already.

Thanks for such a great time.
So what am I goiong to do?
WELL, the only thing I'll have to do is COME AGAIN!

I think I'm decompressing from Decomp.
I really needed it and what better place to share in the energy than with you guys.

I love you,
The Juice

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Well well well!

2004-09-13T14:59:08Z

If it isn't my fellow Gooferville's!
WHAT"S UP!
It's Lucy and I just wanted to tell you what a pleasure it was meeting such FREAK'S (that's a compliment!) in the most amazing place in this world (as far as I know)

Sorry, I couldn't spend more time with you all. My eyes couldn't get away from a certain individual that I can't seem to get out of my mind!
As a matter of fact I have a HOT DATE with him tomorrrow (SMILING).

Thank you for being you.
I had a great time.
Can't wait to see the playa through your eyes again next year.

If you are ever in the need to be in Toronto, just let me know.

Ciao for now,
Lucy

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Boe, phone me!

2004-08-26T22:18:37Z

hi everyone!
eh, i know this is a strange request, but i'm here at work and forgot my address book and wanted to arrange to meet up with Boe tonight.....anyway, i've just realised this might be a way to find him!! would somebody mind asking him to phone me, Siobhan, here, where i'm working, (415) 543.1220 (up to 5.30 today) thanks a mill, Siobhan

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Anyone have a TV they can bring to the playa?

2004-08-25T16:30:18Z

I have been looking on Craigslist every day for over a month trying to find a free TV to no avail...we have one TV that we are going to use for a karaoke monitor for the singer, but it's a lot more fun to have a karaoke monitor the audience can watch as well. Does anyone have a TV they could bring to the playa? I think we could be pretty careful with it and keep it with the music gear, but it would have to be one you wouldn't be too terribly upset if something happened to happen to it...thanks!!

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Burning Man Screen Savers

2004-08-25T16:27:38Z

A bunch of you have said you were interested in the Burning Man screen savers I have on my desktop at home...though I wasn't able to find the exact one I have (I don't think), I found a website with a ton of Burning Man screen savers: http://www.bmscreensavers.com/

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CHA!

2004-08-25T01:15:52Z

can't fucking wait to party my ass with you guys!!!!

i love GOOFERVILLE!!!!!!!

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Is Maui Lounge/Hollywood be thy Name coming this year?

2004-08-22T17:36:58Z

Hey campers!

I just invited Linda, Mary, and Kari to join this tribe (because those are the only emails I have)...does anyone know if the Maui Lounge/Hollywood BTN crew coming this year? Or are they wimping out and going to the Carribean or some shit?

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Extra Build Day this Saturday August 21st from 3-7pm

2004-08-22T04:04:26Z

You asked for it...you got it! Now, DO IT! (Anybody see Starsky & Hutch?)

Seriously, there is a ton more work to be done to get this camp playa ready, so if you're free Saturday, please join us for an extra build day from 3-7 at Mig & Allison's. We will also be having our regular build day this Sunday, Aug 22nd from 1-7. If you have to choose one, please come Sunday because we will be holding a final "off to the playa" organizational meeting that day and would like everyone to be there.

See you then!

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Shade structures from BlackRock Hardware

2004-08-17T03:52:10Z

Still looking for a shade structure for your tent? Well, these might be a good option: http://www.formandreform.com/blackrock/Shade_Sequence/index.htm. Yes, we could easily make them ourselves, but who has the time? You can get these in Oakland, and when you buy more than one you get a discount. Is there more than one person who wants one? Mig & I don't really need one unless we decide to use our ez up canopy for the Goofer Heights kitchen.

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Synopsis of What You Need To Know, Yo

2004-08-16T21:23:19Z

For those of you who've admitted to your A.D.D., here're the basics of the Prep listing Allison posted last week:

LAST PRE-BUILD DAY: this Sunday, August 22, noon til dark – please show up at Allison & Mig’s to help out if at all possible (or call me to check on progress: 415.377.4465)

HAULING SHIT UP-N-BACK: Most everything’ll go in the truck (water, storage bins, tents, etc.), but there may be overflow. If you can haul your bike up with your own vehicle, please do.

PACKING: Pack whatever you can in lidded plastic storage bins (makes loading the truck much easier); get’m at Home Depot, Target, etc.

AGUA: BM recommends 2 gallons per person per day, which tends to work. We’ll haul all water up in rigid 5-gallon jugs (‘course, you can take more with you on your own if you’d like). More on this soon.

BOOZE (THE OTHER AGUA): For public consumption purposes, please bring two 1.5 liter boozes or a case of beer (of whatever quality) as well as mixers – and extra, quality stuff for your own good, if you’re into that kind of thing.

CAMP MOOLAH CONTRIBUTIONS: If you’re going to be sending anything up in the truck and/or staying within the Gooferville confines, be prepared to kick-down around $65 per person (to help cover related expenses).

LOADING THE TRUCK: We load Friday afternoon, August 27. Please have your stuff to Mig & Allison’s (see map link above) by 2pm that same bat day, or, better yet, earlier. Label it to make distribution easier once we’re Out There.

UNLOADING THE TRUCK AFTER BM: We’ll be unloading on Tuesday, Sept 7, again at Mig & Allison’s joint. Please plan to help out if you can; either way, definitely make sure to retrieve your stuff from their place that night.

SOME OTHER USEFUL INFO:
- DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR TICKET BEFORE YOU HEAD UP. If you leave it behind, make sure to find around $350 before you get to the BM gates; otherwise, you’re poop outta luck.
- If you’re a driver, pay much attention to the posted speed limits once you leave the freeway outside of Reno. Those roads are patrolled by (Indian) reservation police, and they’ll bust you in a heartbeat if you’re going 16 in a 15mph zone – and fines have to be paid on the spot. For those reasons, it’s a good idea not to be drunk or noticeably high if you’re driving at that point in the adventure.
- Once you’re through the BM gate, we’re located forward and just off to the left. Look (and/or ask) for 7 and Mercury (better yet, mark it in advance on your Burning Man map – www.burningman.com). If you’ve got a multi-band walkie-talkie, I’ll be sending out our channel and frequency next week so you can attempt to reach us when you show up.
- Bring along a spare set of keys (otherwise known as The Belinda Effect)
- For you rookies, make sure to bring a particle mask/respirator and goggles for dust storms – the storms are pretty inevitable and they tend to suck if you’re not prepared. (Also, at the front gate, the Greeters’ll want to spank you if you’re a newbie. If you don’t want to get spanked, lie and tell’m you’ve been before (like I did); if you do like it, bring your own paddle for added pleasurable effect)

For more details, see Allison's earlier FINAL CAMP PREPARATIONS listing.

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FINAL CAMP PREPARATIONS - MUST READ!

2004-08-10T19:03:13Z

EVITE

You should have received an evite for Gooferville @ Burning Man where you can indicate whether or not you are coming, what day you are coming up, and which camp you are planning to camp at (Gooferville or Goofer Heights: GOOFERVILLE is the performance camp, located at the corner of 7 o'clock and Mercury, one block off the Esplanade. Goofer Heights, is our sister “chill camp” site; its location is yet to be determined, but it will be toward the outskirts around 7 o’clock), and answer a few other logistical questions. If you are bringing someone who has not seen this post or is not on the evite, please forward them this email & add them to the evite (it's important we get an accurate count there).

JOIN US AT MIG & ALLISON'S HOUSE TO BUILD

We have been working hard during our Sunday sessions to get everything ready, but could use a bit more help. Please feel free to join us on either of the next two Sundays from 1-7 at Mig & Allison's house (address given in a previous email) to get the rest of the infrastructure built for our camp. Yes, you heard right, there are only TWO Sundays left--yikes! We'd like to ask everyone to attend if at all possible on the last Sunday, August 22nd, as kind of a party/send-off meeting to make sure we have everything as ready to go as possible.

CAMP CONTRIBUTIONS/DUES

As those of you who have camped with us before know, we have in the past done a lot of things communally (truck, water, booze, food). This resulted in some people fronting a lot of money, and quite a bit of accounting at the end. To make things easier this year, we've decided to do some of these personal things separately (e.g. food & personal booze).

However, a ton of work and literally thousands of dollars have already been put in by the core group to create the infrastructure & entertainment area for the camp. Additionally, there will be a small crew going up to the playa on Saturday, August 28th who will be building out the camp. For these reasons, we feel that it's fair to ask that everyone camping at Gooferville pay for part of the truck rental and gas for the truck, regardless of whether they use it for their personal items. Although these camp "dues" will be applied directly to (and be calculated directly from) the truck costs, we are suggesting this system to ensure that those of us creating and bringing up the infrastructure don't also have to be the only ones paying for its transport. The shared kitchen, shower, dome (for lounging in the shade), and stage will benefit us all.

We expect everyone's share for the truck rental/gas to be about $65 (maybe less). Additionally, we do not expect anyone camping in Goofer Heights (the quiet camp a few streets back, spearheaded by Krista & Susan W.) to contribute to the Gooferville truck if they are not bringing anything up in it. However, several people camping there have already graciously offered to pay for a share of the truck, helping to defray expenses for the main camp since they would like help out and participate in it. That is what the Burning Man spirit is all about! Thanks very much to you guys.

If anyone on this list camping at Gooferville has a special situation and does not feel like they can help share the truck expenses, please talk to Deb or Allison about it.

BRINGING STUFF IN PERSONAL VEHICLES & BIKE RACKS

We are very excited that our camp has grown more than we expected this year. However, this does make us a bit worried about having enough room in the truck for everything. Although we rented a bigger (25') truck this year, we need to make sure we have enough room for the larger infrastructure we are bringing. For this reason, we'd like to encourage everyone to bring whatever they can up in their personal vehicles. This is an especially good idea if you are coming later, as you will not be there to watch over your things. We don't want anyone to stuff their cars full and be uncomfortable, but if you can take something in your own vehicle, please do. To help with this effort, we'd like to ask everyone taking up a personal vehicle use a car-mountable bike rack and bring up several bikes. Bikes take up the most room in the truck, so this really helps! You can get them for about $5 at Urban Ore in Berkeley (7th & Ashby) and Mig will be happy to go buy them for you or consult with you on their use if you are able to use one. If that's not possible to do in your situation, there is a place on the evite to let us know that you need to bring up a bike on the truck.

BINS

If there are things you cannot bring up yourself and would like to put them in the truck, we will require that you put them in bins. This makes the truck exponentially easier to pack. In the past we have used the clear with red top bins from Home Depot that are about 22" x 15" and 12" high. Though you don't have to use these bins, they are one option. Rubbermaid bins with the sealable tops may be better suited for the desert (less dust can get in). We will accept bins of any size (especially if you need bigger bins to put bigger things in them), but if you can find bins that are about 22" x 15" x 12" for your smaller items, that would be great. The Rule: PUT EVERYTHING THAT CAN FIT IN A BIN INTO A BIN. Tents, lawn chairs, bikes and other impossibilities are obviously exceptions to the Bin Rule.

LAWN CHAIRS

While we're on the subject, we'd like to remind everyone to bring a lie-down lawn chair/chaise lounge. We've learned from past experience that it is almost essential that everyone have one to lounge on during the day. You might also want to bring a cushion for it. I just bought a bunch of these chairs for $5.50 at Walgreen's, and they still have them for about $10 at Long's Drugs on 51st St in Oakland. If you need to buy one, make sure to buy it now because they are out of season and it took me a lot of searching to find them.

WATER

The Burning Man organization recommends that everyone bring 2 gallons of water per person per day (which includes dish, drinking & showering water). We will require that everyone bring up the proper amount of water for themselves in 5 gallon water jugs. These are the same kind of water bottles found on water coolers. (5-gallon jugs are robust enough to serve as a platform foundation when packing The Truck; smaller plastic containers tend to be prone to leaks and other natural disasters.) We have caps for these jugs, and you can still buy them used and empty at Urban Ore in Berkeley. Be sure to buy them as soon as possible as they tend to disappear as Burning Man approaches. Remember that you'll also need to clean & disinfect them thoroughly. You can bring the empty containers to Allison & Mig's and fill them there (with tap water) before loading them onto the truck. We will be filling them all up with tap water and not using filtered water this time. However, it will be fresh, Berkeley tap water filled from a drinking water hose so it will be good! If you want to bring special drinking water, please either carry it up in your vehicle, or make sure it's in a 5 gal water jug or bin, and label it with your name. We will be able to share the water communally once we get to the playa as long as everyone brings up the proper amount.

BOOZE

We ask that everyone bring up two beer or liquor items & two mixers to contribute to the communal Gooferville bar (for public consumption at our parties). The mixers can be oj, seltzer, club soda, cranberry, coke, or whatever you want. The beer or liquor items can be a 1.5 liter of liquor (bottom shelf's totally fine, even recommended) or a case (24 pack) of beer. Remember that all beer should be in cans. We will also need 200-400 cups if someone wants to get those (please indicate on the evite). We will want to wash and reuse them on the playa. As the above cheapo booze’ll be for the bar (we’ve got two big events destined to draw big drinkers), make sure to bring your own quality stash if you wish. There is a place on an evite I'll be sending out to indicate what communal liquor/beer/mixers you are bringing so everyone doesn't bring the same thing.

WHAT ELSE TO BRING

Is this your first year and you're not sure what it is essential to bring? This page has a list of "things you didn't know you'd need at Burning Man" as well as links to other packing lists: http://www.cieux.com/bm/things.html. There is also a really good collection of lists as well as playa recipes on the Santa Cruz Burner's site: http://www.burningbeach.com/packng/. If you need help sorting through the various lists, talk to one of us veterans....we can always send you our list.

REBAR

Just a reminder that you need to stake most shelters (e.g. tents, domes, shade structures etc.) down with rebar. You can find information on this here: http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/securing.html. Again, you can find this at Urban Ore and we will have tools to cut it at the Sunday building sessions at Allison & Mig's house as well as out on the playa.

INTERNET ACCESS ON THE PLAYA

Want to bring your laptop and wireless card so you can use the internet on the playa this year? We should have a good signal at Gooferville since we'll be so near center camp. Information on how to access it is here: http://www.eugeneweb.com/~bm/ibm.html.

GOOFERVILLE PERFORMANCE CALENDAR

We created a calendar of events for Gooferville, both to help us schedule things and to have a place to refer people to what's going on in our camp. It is located at http://www.my.calendars.net/gooferville/. You can add or modify events on the calendar by clicking on the number of the day you'd like to modify and entering the appropriate user ID & password (given in a previous email).

One not-so-nice thing about this calendar is that it won't let you have an event that crosses 12am (which many of ours do!). In those cases instead of adding an event time I just put the event time at the beginning of the title. You can see that the time on the karaoke events looks slightly different because of this. Also, you can categorize your events so that they appear as different colors. So far I set up the categories karaoke and party. Feel free to add more, but try not to make the calendar *too* much more colorful.

We'd like to try to schedule acts that follow our circus aesthetic in some way. If you'd like to schedule someone that requires power, make sure to talk to Boe, Mig, or Steve first. However, feel free to schedule acts that don't require power (e.g. mimes, comics, poi spinners) during the day.

WORK SHIFTS

We need everyone camping in Gooferville (not Goofer Heights, as they will be building their own camp) to sign up for a MINIMUM of two work shifts involving the setting up or tearing down of the camp. From the bottom of our hearts, those of us that will be working nearly every shift thank you for every additional shift you sign up for. As we’ll only have a skeleton crew building the entire camp early in the week, we will need the most people for the two tear down shifts on Sunday & especially Monday, so please sign up for one or both of them. Everyone still there on Monday should definitely sign up for the Monday shift. What’s a “shift”? Sunday: a few hours in the afternoon; Monday: all day til we have the entire camp cleared and loaded. You can sign up for these shifts on the evite.

LOADING THE TRUCK

We will be loading the truck on Friday, August 27th at Allison & Mig's. We need to pick up the truck on the Peninsula, pick up staging hardware at Holzmueller's in SF, then head over to Mig & Allison's for the remainder of the load (i.e., everyone’s goods). We want to start at Mig & Allison’s by 2pm, as we intend to head out early Saturday morning. Please bring things that are coming up in the truck on either Wed, Aug 25 or Thurs, Aug 26 in the evening, or Fri, Aug 27 by 2pm. If you are bringing a bike before Friday, make sure to bring a lock to lock it up in Allison & Mig's backyard. We recommend that you coordinate with Allison & Mig to bring things in the evening when they are home (phone number given in a previous email). PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LABEL EVERYTHING GOING UP IN THE TRUCK WITH YOUR NAME & ARRIVAL DATE! That way we can pack accordingly.

UNLOADING THE TRUCK

Everyone *must* pick up their items from the truck on Tuesday, Sept 7. Unloading of the truck will hopefully begin at approximately 11am at Allison & Mig's, so please join us if you have items in the truck and are able.

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DECORATIONS

2004-08-07T15:51:38Z

Let's talk about decorations, shall we? One thing that I believe we've decided this year is that anyone who wants to do decorations will pay for them themselves and get to keep them after the playa (or burn them). However, people who are interested in contributing to decorations but don't have ideas can obviously offer to help other people create and pay for their decorations. Let's all get into the spirit on this, shall we?

One obvious way to decorate is to create things to hang in the dome (and maybe from other structures). Last year I think Krista had a trapeze that we never used...do you still have that Krista? (probably just to hang something like a stuffed monkey on, not people...) It might also be cool to paint styrofoam balls from the craft store to ressemble planets. We could also make some sparkly stars, and maybe some more circusy stuff? Other ideas?

I would like to do an e-l wire project and know Linda & Mary buy a ton of that stuff...guys, do you have any extra that Mary might be able to bring up on Sunday for us to buy?

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bike transportation to BRC

2004-08-07T00:59:00Z

bi-peds and tri-peds,
as some of you may recall, bicycles take up a lot of space in the truck. How many cars and other vehicles are coming aside from the big truck? There are some trunk-mount type bike racks at urban ore for cheap that i would be glad to pick up if anyone thinks they could use 'em.

whatcha say?

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Electric scooter policy for those interested

2004-08-06T02:51:15Z

The Truth from the Burning Man crew:

Boenobo,
The distinguishing factor is whether you stand or sit on the motorized conveyance. If you stand - OK (Yes, even a segway would qualify). If you sit - not permitted. I can't go into all the details of why we delineated "good" and "bad" this way. I think it has more to do with the speeds. Sitting people tend to drive faster than standing ones. We really want speeds under 5 mph and we prefer that people use bikes or walk. Each
motorized vehicle that we permit helps to add to the loose dust on the playa. That means more dust in your food, camping gear, lungs, etc. (you get the picture)!

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my greatest news (to me....and maybee you)

2004-08-05T20:58:35Z

well,my most_________ friends!!!!
its final!!!
you will have to put up with me again.
me and my puppets are reporting to our most precious moments...
see you all on the dust....for the whole week and whats before and after.
love frome far away but soon - closer then ever.

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Sunday's build photos posted

2004-08-02T20:24:53Z

in the Gooferville photo album

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CARPET

2004-08-02T18:37:00Z

We checked out the good old carpet dumpster on 40th & San Pablo in Oakland yesterday, but the truck normally containing the carpet wasn't there. So we don't know if it's gone forever...?

BUT, I found this listing on the SFBayBurners tribe...anyone in the city have time to go check and see if it's still there? With the stupid toll being $3 now, it's not so easy for the rest of us to make a casual trip into the city!

July 26, 2004 - 01:37 PM new
Huge dumpster of discarded office carpet...

I just walked by the corner of Battery & Pacific, and they're doing building renovation on an office building. There's a dumpster overflowing with huge pieces of what appears to be low-pile office carpet.

Don't know how clean it is, or what shape it's in, I just walked by, but thought I'd mention it for anyone that might be in need of such a thing & want to check it out.

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Electric Power & Generators

2004-08-02T18:20:42Z

Found a couple of interesting resources about electric power and generators at Burning Man in the latest Jack Rabbit Speaks Newsletter. If you aren't already subscribed to this (it's the Burning Man newsletter), I highly suggest that you do...just send an email to bman-announce-subscribe@burningman.com

Desert power (without lots of generators): http://www.templetons.com/brad/burn-power.html

Power Generators 4 Burning Man:
http://www.streamingmedialand.com/ufo/generators.htm

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Camp location...survey says:

2004-08-02T17:26:36Z

GOOFERVILLE, Mercury and 7:00, 50' x 150'

(DUSTFISH: Esplanade and 7:00)

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Build Day Tamale

2004-07-31T23:37:53Z

goofs,
if ya'll could BYO tools, crafty devices, materials and such tomorrow, that would be swell.

pens, tape measures, basic hand tools...whatever you got.

Nir!!!! you better be here!! the other monkeys miss you!!

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adress?!?!?!

2004-07-31T19:39:37Z

does someone now when do we get an adress????
i dont know the way home.....

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New Slavery pictures posted

2004-07-31T15:18:40Z

Check out new photographics in the GOOFERVILLE photo album (upperleft corner of this page). Shot while under a soft influence during Sunday's build at Allison-n-Mig's joint. In technocolor, just like the real thing, minus the soreness.

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SCHEDULE

2004-07-30T01:51:41Z

so again, this is super skeleton, mostly to generate ideas...

-Weds night: possibly "Gooferball" dance party; Jim can DJ, anyone else can do anything they want to

-Thursday night: "Three Rings Around Yer Anus!"
this will include the following, and any other ideas everyone has:
-Gooferman
-Jim DJ & video
-TradeMark??
-Nir's Puppet Theater
-Shadow Dancing
-Steve & Helen's "Break the Bat" tricks :)

-Friday night: Punk Rock Karaoke (Mary's helping w/ this one too!)

-Saturday night: Belinda had a dream... let's make the dream come true! all of us gather at Gooferville at about 7-ish, bring a potluck dish and we'll all have dinner & drinks together, then out we go for the torching of The Man!

-Sunday night: wide open

LOVE to ALL!

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PROJECTS

2004-07-30T00:02:46Z

Chupa Gentes! here's the stuff we did yesterday:

-started Go-Go stages
-started DJ station
-started the Gooferville bar
-cleaned out our projector
-got the generator started up (would still love to use yours too, Brooke!)
-tested lights, measured out some cables

here's stuff we want to do next Sunday - and if anyone wants to add to this list with your own ideas, please do!

-finish Go-Go stages
-build the bar
-make the Gooferville sign
-test inflatable furniture
-measure boe's blue balls <snicker!> for use with lighting
-make hats and cocks out of styrophome (sp?)*
-build shade structures**
-figure out how big the shadow dancing sheets need to be

*Helen is picking up styrophome
**Mig, i think you're getting material for these?

over and out, Goofers. hope to see you next week!
-deb

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Do we have our BM address yet???

2004-07-22T22:57:52Z

Hey there campers! Has BM given us an address yet for our placement?

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Stimulation Station: what's your elation?

2004-07-20T02:32:48Z

beautifuls,
here's our first pass of ideas on "how to stimulate people". howzabout we add to the list until it's perfect?
* vibrating chair massager
* "tingler" vibrating scalp massager
* headphone feed (from main PA)
* hand fans/feathers/ticklers/other hand-held sextoy-type stimulators
* scents (armpits, nice smells.....this might be a challenge on the playa
* "infinite reflection" bubble mirrors (steve might make these vibrate)
* stupid kaliedescope glasses/goggles

...........what else, eh? did i miss any senses?

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Burning Man Lost & Found

2004-07-19T23:04:28Z

I'm going through some old stuff from Burning Man last year and am wondering if anyone is missing a large pink flat sheet (with some white paint splatters on it) or a large black flat sheet with white piping. For some reason I thought they were Boe's?

Also, does anyone have our red (I think Coleman) cooler? I know we had three coolers at the end of last year, and gave one new blue one away to someone (it had been Nir's...maybe he wants to use that again this year?), but it seems our red cooler has disappeared, too. Did we loan it to one of y'all or something?

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We have a website - www.gooferville.org

2004-07-17T01:01:03Z

...in case you didn't know this already...not much there now, but it's there.

And, here is the description that was submitted to Burning Man about our camp and now appears in the theme camp listings: http://www.burningman.com/themecamps_installations/themecamps/04_camp_vill_2.html#G

GOOFERVILLE
Step right up, Fellow Primates, and experience circus-inflected intergalactic intercourse like only GOOFERVILLE can conjure up.

Luxuriate in the inflated, boozed elegance of our tethered spacestation lounge and enjoy the same revitalizing stardrinks our GOOFERNAUTS rely on during their interplanetary adventures. Popstars, rockstars, wankstars - we serve'm all and NASA won't!

Then let the anti-gravity float you out to our GOOFERDROME performance space for a truly sensory-friendly dip into the kindliest nirvana this side of Paradise itself. Explore the Nine Circles of Gooferdom in the undulatings, whirlings, gyratings, contortions, and other meteoric kinetics of humanoid celestial bodies. Contribute to the GOOFERVIBE sprayed green into the night sky with our 12-foot satellite dish. Plop into our Stim Sitty captain's chair and treat all of your senses to some chaos theory while diabolically controlling the lighting of our two Go-Go Pods. Feel your brain pulsating to the astronomical sonics of anti-matter and your booty defining it's own orbits as the GOOFERDROME presents nightly appearances by GOOFERMAN http://www.gooferman.com, other live musicians and DJs, and karaoke in one of the Playa's only house-less electronica/electroacoustic environs -- all on the mightily illuminated GOOFERDROME mainstage.

And whatever you do, don't miss GOOFERVILLE's One-Ring (Around Youranus) Circus Thursday night, starring GOOFERMAN, Nir the Puppetir, firedancers, go-go dancers, burlesque dancers, bellydancers, acrobats, circus peeps, sideshow freaks, and all sorts of other space-age whatnot.

Get in touch if you want to perform or participate in any other form in the GOOFERVILLE cosmic circus: Visit http://www.gooferville.org and either email us or call us, or stop by once you get in to Black Rock City.

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
URL: http://www.gooferville.org

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Just makin' sure everyone has *all* the info! We've got a lot to live up to my fantabulous campmates!

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Posting our events on the playa calendar

2004-07-17T00:55:01Z

We should all make sure to post events as we decide on them to the playa calendar:
http://www.burningman.com/calendar/playa/day.php. Should we go ahead and post our Thursday night event, and what should we call it? Deb & I talked today about having the Goof-ball on Wednesday night...what do you think about that Jim? It is a good night for the people who are there early (the die hards) to party, and might be a good way to lead into our "main" event on Thursday.

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5/31Kookout and Meating Seconds

2004-06-26T19:17:59Z

Hey peoples,

After a long wait, you can stop holding your breath 'cause here's the minutes of our last meeting....

Thing we fought about:

Submitting our camp for approval and things needed before doing so.

Such as... Deciding on size requirements of our camp and the possibility of going to a park to check on size. ( I think we ended up figuring that out in the front yard/street of Allison and Mig's place...correct?)

Requesting that we be on a street and next to Lord Huckleberry's camp.

Figuring out how much power we will need.( Steve and I resently went to the "ranch" for a DPW work weekend. We made furniture for center camp and street signs. We also met alot of cool people who "are in the know" and it seems that the power really only gets to center camp, the immediate camps around c.camp, DPW , and earth guardians. Just because you are on the esplanade does not guarantee you power. )
Now we need to think about our generator and how about solar power?!

What is John getting for the camp? Did the boys meet with John on Wed. @ 12-1pm?
I.e., lights, ttrusses, etc.

Allison has agreed to build a paper mache clown monkey totem pole for the center of our camp.

For the side stages, there was talk of having light controllers for the go-go dancers (and having them blind folded??Boe's idea, I think.)

And most importantly...our party name. Is it "The Intergallactic 3 Ring Circus of Saturn or Uranus(he-he)? Steve thought we should wait to see what street BM assigns to us before we name the party.

"Boe, could you get me a beer while your up ?"

There was talk of hanging decorations from the overhead cables, i.e., planets, cloth, mirror balls, beheaded suffed animals, and beer can luminaries (would Coors light cans or PBR cans look more "spacey"?)
Some of the girls talked about getting a Decoration Commitee together for the camp. I think Allison and Krista have already started some "stuff". Allison, when can we get together again??

No astroturf this year, instead keep you eyes peeled for TAN CARPET any size(s) will do.

Deb has agreed to do everyones hair for Thursday's party. Quite an undertaking but have you hairspray, bobby pins , and ideas ready. Will this be the carpet or the drapes, Deb?

Boe has agreed to take on the responsibility to rent the truck with and E-track? and a lift. (Belinda says "thanks, sucker")

"Hand me that lighter, please."

Helen said "Everyone bring a spare car key! Or else." Belinda wants to be in charge of them. She also wants to throw them all in a bowl and have a swingers party.

Next on the agenda: Thursdays party.

We already went over name ideas now we just need performers and "circus stuff". Krista and Susan will be doing a fire performance along with some other fire acts (poss. a topless female group from LA...Suprise! Boe found these gals.) Also, Belinda had the idea of an Alien Burlesque which I thought would be really fun for the girls in our camp. And Lazer boy may make an appearnce. I hear he's really sexy!!!! Mig thought it would be really cool if the guys just wore silver lame thongs to the party.

Next: Main camp & Chill camp

Krista and Susan will supply a small dome for chill camp. Is this correct???

****There will be both a shower and kitchen located at both camps****

.Everyone brings there own food this year. There will NOT bea "dinner nite" to be responsible for but we were thinking about a community brunch or dinner on Thursday. We chose Thursday because we'll all be together preparing for the party anyway. Maybe this will be a "potluck" event. More to come.

"Who farted?"

We decided to use rectangular bins for "everything" Especially the ones that have a removeable top instead of the top that meets in the middle that we usually use. These tend to get too much playa dust in them. Keep an eye out for sales. Steve and I got 4 for $11 at Target.

"Krista, flip the sausages."

H2O is OK.

Now real important stuff: the camp's bar!!!

We decided on a joint camp bar/crappy guest bar with cheap booze and mixers for the party. Everyone should bring there own "good stuff" Boe said something about getting booze wholesale thru Bliss bar. Any more info on this , Boe? We also need a volunteer to coordinate this endeavor.

Steve thought it would be fun to have either a "alien beer bong" or "spacey beer shotguns" contest.

Misc: Keep your eyes peeled for babydoll parts for Krista Especailly babydoll heads...Creepy.

NostraBelinda says..."Prepare for Rain."

Hope to see you all at Belinda's on the 27th.

Helen (in the city but on the playa I'm Nancy)

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Wigs on eBay

2004-06-09T20:42:38Z

I am buying a buncha wigs on eBay...usually I've been getting them for $7-$10. There are some white ones with pink or purple stripes that I thought might be good for a space theme if we try to do coordinated costumes...what do you guys think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60188&item=3485164962&rd=1&tc=photo

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stage design talk

2004-04-28T06:20:54Z

stage design-wise, we're thinking a Willy Wonka meets Brasil sorta look.... mad scientist's lab. i've got all sorts of quality junk that i've been collecting, and should be able to get most of the materials for free/cheap.

the concept so far is something like:
"intercepting and translating music from outer space"
---our machine will do just that, or at least kinda look like it.

take a look at the concept drawing that's posted on the gooferville tribe..........

*we've procured a 12' diameter motorized rotating parabolic satellite dish. no kidding.
*the idea is to project video & lasers with it
* btw....the drawing is much much cleaner and less junky than i'd like....
* on either side of the stage will be some sort of metal pipe framework to hold the speaker horns, lights, and misc. junk.
* we're thinking of making giant paper mache speaker horns. very Dr. Suess. a couple of these will be built around our actual PA speakers.
* the blue circles on the drawing are supposed to be big light diffusers/gels. i'd like to take drum head hoops/hula hoops, etc. and cover them with plastic, with a light mounted behind each one.
* i would love to have some movement....big gears turning, etc...
--paper mache speaker horns built around oscillating fans.
* trigger interfaces that allow participants to create music with loops and samples.

we're thinking of keeping the color scheme pretty simple...blue, silver, and black mostly.

Steve is working on a laser with motorized mirrors
we have a video projector that should work

yup. now all we need is a bunch of time and money.

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first meeting minutes, or something of that nature

2004-04-27T05:36:20Z

Folks,
to open things up, here's an overview of what's been discussed at our first meeting and other conversations....

We're thinking:
Providing a venue for interesting/atypical music (nothing too straight-ahead, live or DJ)
We can offer:
--stage/PA/lights/etc...
--somewhat organized events w/ show managers
--booze
--neato camp/stage design

various possible acts:
* live electronic
* wacky DJ's
* Karaoke
* Gooferman/spinoff
* in-camp DJ's (bring yer discs)
* other......

Ways people can contribute:
* help set up camp
* manage a show
* promote the shows
* a zillion other things

our 'big night' (thurs?) could be a sort of cabaret w/ everyone from the camp performing

We'll have two different camp locations....Gooferville and the chill/home camp. Gooferville being close to the Esplanade, and the chill camp being set back in the suburbs.

If anyone knows some good peoples that would be interested in being part of this, by all means send 'em this way.

Let's take it there, eh? whaddya say?

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