Archive for March, 2007

Ben

ben driving home, from a having a lovely dinner with this magnificent individual, e.e. cummings starts talking to me & he won’t stop:

Buffalo Bill’s defunct who used to ride a watersmooth-silver stallion and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat Jesus he was a handsome man and what i want to know is how do you like your blueeyed boy Mister Death

each time i see Ben, i am astounded by his open-armed approach to the world. he can make you forget that his life has already been thrice been filled with more obstacles than most of us will ever have to encounter. i admire this gift he has, this open heart and terrific smile, despite it all. thank you for your unabashed thirst, and your perseverance. and for making my world a substantially more worthwhile place to live in. i love you. sam

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3/30: Pronoia @ Le Duplex

03/30: Payback @ Le Duplex LUX aka Rodman, Patricio (LA Breakbeat Assoc), Samira (SisterSF / Pronoia), Raydeus (Pronoia), Pieter Rizen (Pronoia) Le Duplex, 1525 Mission @ 11th, SF. 10pm-4am, 21+, $5 or email your name to to get on guestlist! PAYBACK every 5th Friday at Le Duplex

03/09-03/11: Burning Beach Ball in New York

A Dance Music and Freaky Fashion Festival | A Montauk Weekend Getaway webBBB4x6front A first-of-its-kind music fest bringing together top DJs, bands and many of NY’s most creative people. Hosted by the International DJ Guild and the Kostume Kult Arts collective and DMF Entertainment this is guaranteed to be a most memorable weekend. Based in historic Montauk, beyond the Hamptons on the tip of NY’s Long Island, we have full control of the most luxurious Montauk Yacht Club and the surrounding grounds. Over the weekend, bask in the heated pool and saunas, luxuriate in the spa, feast on gourmet food and drink, go horseback riding or partake in the interactive arts and fire dancers throughout the event. This 2 day and 2 night weekend getaway will feature top bands and top DJs on 5 stages from all over the USA performing around the clock. DJs include - San Francisco Glitch Mob w/ Ooah & Kraddy, Sub Swara w/ Haj, Sunder, Dhruva & Juakali, Philadelphia Experiment, DJ Samira, DJ Shakey, Small Change, Black Angus, DJ Connie, Mindbeam, Hector Strangeways, DJ Bum Rush, Monk E, Character 7, DJ Eve, Rip Kardon, Jomai, Robert Miner, Mic Rage, Jet, V:Shal Kanwar, Drew G, DJ Fucci, Cristina Raphaeli, DJ Tarquin, Betsy Freeman, Arrow Chrome, DJ Pet, Electronkind, DJ Elon, DJ Kenny “Hollywood” Hart, Dave Stephen, DJ Tarquin, DJ Erroneous. BANDS include - Cesium 137, Matrix, Haale, Infidels (winner of Music Choice best unsigned band), Monica’s Kneepads, Sea Monster, Jordan Hope, Science vs. Nature, Graveyard School, Crutch Lovely, The Creamsicles, Jordan Hope and more. · Dan van Emmerick’s Acoustic Retreat Open Mic w/ 1000 CD Demo Manfacturing Prize · Video by Glass Bead Collective and Visual Journey Productions · Dance balloons by Balloonman SUGGESTED STYLE includes faux-upscale / nautical themes including sultry seacreatures, Davey Jones Locker, upscale pirate, optimistic Titanic, glamorous mermaid, one of the buoys, kelp, fish kill, the Skipper or Mary Ann, Sponge Bob, floatsam or jetsam, Nemo, Moby’s Great White Whale, etc. Costumes are encouraged but not required.

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04/14: Thrashin and Fashion in Lake Tahoe

041407ThrashinFashion_front THRASHIN and FASHION April 14th - Lake Tahoe - Global Snowboard Party and Fashion Event All Ages. Showcasing the hottest in new GIRL POWDER fashion. First 200 girls get FREE GIRL POWDER Hats, bandanas, posters, and lip balm! Hosted by THE BLOCK International female DJ Line Up: DJ Molly-Fi, DJ ICON (djicon.com, Reverb, Femme DJs, Sister SF), Samira (SEISMIC, Sister SF), DJ Sweet Beets, DJ B-traits