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July SVB social -- Saturday, July 12

2008-07-18T21:13:57Z

I'll be glad to host both the July and August socials on the second Saturday at my home. Let's make them potlucks -- please bring a side dish or dessert to share. I can have a propane grill set up in the back yard for those who would like to barbecue their own meat. I'll supply ice, soft drinks (Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, root beer), cups, plates, napkins and plastic-ware. You're welcome to bring alcohol and smokers can use the backyard.

I'm in Rancho Cordova, near Hwy. 50 and Mather Field. Please contact me at sinfulcat@aol.com to get my address, phone number and directions. If you use "July party" in the subject line, your e-mail be easier to identify if you get caught in my spam filter.

I look forward to seeing you here.

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Need a camp? Shadebearers Temporate Zone has room.

2008-07-17T13:43:27Z

I need at least 5 or 6 good campmates. I supply 34 large but light parasols to volunteers who carry them onto the playa to offer shade to people, accompanying them for awhile as they tour the art installations during the heat of the day. The Temporate Zone is the basecamp, consisting of a large origami-lke tent that serves as a 24-hour chillspace and meetingplace for the Shadebearers. It's colorfully lit at night (lasers, kaleidescope projector, liquid projector, gobos, fiberoptic, blacklight, and a LOT of other lighting, a subdued sound system with choice music, soft carpets, furry chairs, velvet cushions, and two well-placed large hookahs. There's a well-equipped kitchen, a couple showers, an evap pond, separate dining tent, and a wardrobe/dressing room complete with costumes to share. I'll also have a ton of really exotic fabric onhand, and a sewing machine. No camp fees, just contribute your share to food and drink, and your share of camp responsibilities like cooking and cleanup, serving cocktails, hosting guests, and of course, you gotta be a Shadebearer for a few hours a day. You'll make a lot of friends, provide a public service, and have a lot of fun, and it won't take any more time than you want it to. After all, you have to experience the rest of Burning Man, too.
Interested? Email me at the_light@comcast.net

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Looking for camp space

2008-07-17T13:40:51Z

Greetings,
We are looking for a camp with room for 3 veteran burners, all guys (2 happily married, 1 single). We are veterans of Mohammeds Mini Martini Camp and are very self sufficient and drama free. We are very low key and just need room for a small cabover RV. We can add/donate various things to the experience. Drop me a line and let me know if you have room and desire for campmates and how to proceed.

Playa Bound,

Jeff Maloney
aka FINHEAD
530-878-1649
maloney1@pacbell.net
Auburn, CA

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Playa Clothing Exchange - Saturday, July 26 in midtown

2008-07-16T17:15:43Z

Don't know what to do with the playa-fabulous clothes you aren't going to use again?

Need new creative outfits or gear for the Burn this year?

Then come to my clothing exchange party on Saturday, July 26, from 2 to 4 pm! We will chill out at 2719 P Street in midtown. Feel free to come empty-handed. All clothing donations will be accepted (indeed, they are what makes this event work).

This is a totally relaxed event for totally free clothing. Recycle your fashion!

Questions or RSVP: deliciousbreakfast@gmail.com

~Kat~

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Great place for re-bar in Sac

2008-07-14T18:27:42Z

There's a place called JJ's Re-Bar off of Florin-Perkins in South Sac. They supplied me nicely and even put a candy cane hook on the end so I'd be less likely to kill myself in the middle of the night. I highly recommend them.

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Looking for a ride and camp

2008-07-13T01:54:56Z

We are looking for a ride from Sacramento to BRC leaving around Aug 25 coming back around 30-1st. We are a couple and will be *trying* to bring 2 bikes and camping gear and would help with gas
Thanks

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2 tickets for sale

2008-07-11T07:07:32Z

well..... things have happened that we are not able to make it to the playa, the story is complicated, bottom line, we can't go this year...

so, we have 2 tickets for sale.

$250.00 each.... if you're interested please contact me,

209-403-4983

Bare

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Bowling for Pancakes at Capitol Bowl Saturday, July 26

2008-07-10T22:09:17Z

Capitol Bowl
900 West Capitol Avenue
4 pm and on

Mention Pancake Playhouse when purchasing your lane or shoes and 10% of the proceeds will go to feed hungry burners delicious pancakes on the playa.

This is a Big Lebowski inspired fundraiser for all things Pancake Playhouse. Rock
your favorite 70's cardigan, Maude-esque sexy caftan or plain German
stalker black.

Or come as you are because your life is interesting enough and you don't
need to pretend. Plus you like to support a good cause and/or bowl the big
balls.

Questions or RSVP: deliciousbreakfast@gmail.com

Keep on rockin! (softly)

~Kat~

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Sierra Club BM article

2008-07-09T20:18:26Z

It made the cover of the July/August edition.

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200807/burningman.asp

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Roommate wanted in El Dorado Hills (burner prefered)

2008-07-06T01:30:16Z

Beautiful house. Great neighborhood. Great Roommate. This house has everything... Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, Beautiful Kitchen w/ pantry, Large Living Room w/ fireplace, Nice/private backyard w/ shade structure, grill and patio set, small garden, front yard w/ free maintenance, driveway parking, central air conditioning and heat, satTV with all the standard & all the movie channels, phone & fax. You get one bedroom, plus
the house has a spare bedroom you can use as an office.

1st month rent + one month security deposit. Monthly rent is $650 plus your share of the monthly utilities, phone, tv & house expenses. Applicants must be responsible, neat, friendly, financially stable and have references. No Children. Pets negotiable. Move in ASAP

Contact Jim at 916-337-5353

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Playa wear and supply Tips

2008-07-04T04:17:30Z

If Sacramento Burners want, I can give updates on things stocked at Thrift Town in Carmichael where I work. I get to see things before they are put on the floor. I have already been able to put costumes out and they are getting stocked daily. we are also putting fake fur coats and wild clothing on the racks too.
Please reply to this and let me know if you all want first hand tips on items stocked.

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Laboratorium 77 days party, Saturday June 14th

2008-06-26T23:23:56Z

Camp Inspiratum is hosting a party to celebrate our new space in Gold River. It may sound urban but it is a cozy little 1/2 acre of dust and rock and an amazing shop which by day is a productive business for Zoom Zoom and Captain Chuck and at night becomes our workshop for projects which we now call 'Laboratorium'.

We want to share our new digs with everyone this Saturday, June 14th. Since we are close to the river, early in the day we are having a rafting trip down the American River and then as the day starts to cool off we will pitch camp and settle in for a night of good music and amazing people.

Below is the original invitation, if you have any questions send me a message.

Captain Chuck
Inspiratum 2008

It has officially become time to unveil the shop, open the doors, welcome in all of our friends old and new.

Our new place sits on 1/2 acre with plenty of room to be festive, camp, spin fire, have fun, listen to Jay play the guitar or Red Bone spin some tunes or whatever. So here is how it will work:

All are welcome to camp overnight. Bring a motorhome or a tent or a car or sleep on the ground, there are showers, toilets and plenty of room. Even the consistency of the dusty yard is strikingly similar to playa dust!

The party festivities will begin around 7:00 pm with a barbecue, food, drink, and relaxing in the afternoon sun. As night opens up we will party Inspiratum style. For those of you who have been there you know that this means great people, a little bit of craziness, and maybe some fire here and there.

Early in the day we will be rafting! Yes, rafting... We are very close to the American River and we will drive everyone down to the river rafting rental place, rent rafts, load them up and float down the river. This will cost about $20 per person for the raft rental and the bus ride home. The cool thing about this is that you don't have to carry any gear home! If you have your own floaty and can arrange a ride back, that is cool too and even cheaper!

Once we get back, you can pitch camp, chill out, run around naked or whatever strikes your fancy while we gear up for a barbecue... then begins the party.

Camp Inspiratum is hosting this party at the same location where we hold our Laboratorium nights. This is where we open the shop for projects, camaraderie, and soaking up some inspiration. During the day this shop functions as the home of Autoshield and also as the world's headquarters for Public Safety Innovation. Our gift to the community is this party; so come and have fun, respect the space, leave no trace, and help us to keep this party crazy fun and still a little bit down to earth.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What can I bring? Hello, this message is from Captain Chuck... he will have flashy things and no food, I know how this goes. Bring food and drink.

Who can I call for info? Contact me at 916-952-0101 or Zoom Zoom at 916-984-2007.

Location: Check out Tribe or...

Laboratorium
2376 Gold Meadow Way
Gold River, CA 95670

Directions:
HWY 50 to Sunrise north
right on Coloma
left on Gold River

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Bicycle forks

2008-06-25T02:55:36Z

I want to build a rickshaw style cart to pull my Playa Queen around on behind the trike. I am looking for two pairs of suspension forks from a couple junk bikes. They don't have to match. Any one have any laying around in bicycle junk yard that they would like to part with?

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July and Aug SVB socials....

2008-06-25T00:45:05Z

Ok, so we've already discussed moving these to a different venue ... private locals ... because well, Pyramid service and billing sucked. So, that stated I want to postulate a slight change in date as well because.....

the first Saturday of July happens to fall on the Fourth of Julplaya weekend - I know not all of us go, but enough do, plus for some odd reason that's a big family weekend. I'll be out of town, camping and vending my soaps. So, what do ya'll think of July 12 instead? and ...who's hosting?

and now August... ya'll can have the August social on the regular first Saturday (Aug 2nd) if you want.... but I'd really really prefer it if you could migrate out of town, and go to the City (yeah, SF... Sac surely aint a City, it's just a city). My reason, you ask.... well, the Temple of Community (art project I'm very involved with this year) is hosting a fundraiser at Il Pirata, 2007 16th Street Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA - 415-626-2626 - 9pm to 2am... we could really use your support and participation... so come on down!! http://tribes.tribe.net/templeofcommunity
SO, given that, I propose that we move August's social to Aug 9th?

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June SVB Social

2008-06-10T03:12:20Z

Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant

Located at: 1029 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 498-9800
First Sat of the month, as always - June 7th - 7:00 until they boot us out

Who be willin' to come out and socialize with us?

Oh, and there better be a good crowd; I'll be celebrating my birthday that night (which is just a couple nights prior).

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THRIFT TOWN IN CARMICHAEL IS PUTTING OUT BURNERWEAR

2008-06-10T00:41:07Z

Thrift Town in Carmichael on Fair oaks next to California Family Fitness is putting out Halloween costumes and crazy clothing just for Burners.
We have one rack going out today with a mustard costume black tutu capes Santa hats bunny ears ext. I told them you all will love this so get out there and check out the burners rack at Thrift town, they are also putting out crazy hats for all of you too. Some items will not be at the burners rack (they refer to it as the "Seasonal section" ) I asked they to put out more fuzzy coats too, so come and check it out cause I begged for weeks to have them do this for everyone.

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SVB Venue Thoughts

2008-06-09T07:18:03Z

Last night we discussed switching the socials to a house every other month. Skirblah was brilliant when he suggested still going to a public venue every other month that way if there was anyone leery about coming their first time, they might be more relaxed going out in public. That Skir is so smart.

Someone volunteers their house.....we each bring a food item to share, we bring our own drinks (not just a bottle of something....bring what you need to make your drinks, we don't want to put any burden or expectations on our host). Pretty simple and there is the added bonus of not leaving with a $40 bill afterwards. We're burners, we don't have money!

We already got an offer for someone to open up their home (I'll wait for you to chime in though in case you changed your mind T), and we are also willing, although we would only be available to do that when we don't have our kids. Anyone else out there with a good space that would like to throw themselves into the volunteer pool? Anyone have any thoughts or opinions that we might not have considered and really should?

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Burners Untie!

2008-05-06T03:33:14Z

Thought some of you SVB's might like this...

Blue Turtle Seduction(rock/roots music/americana) are playing at the California Club on May 1st-Thursday Night at 9:30 PM.
The California Club
1580 Lincoln Way
Old Town Auburn
(530) 885-6453

$10 cover

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=37084774

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BTS in Auburn Ca. this thurs 5/1 @

2008-04-30T00:36:37Z

at the California Club in Old Town Auburn
show starts 9:00ish
hell of a kick ass dance party
hope you can make it out :)

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Burner's Unite! ALBINO! Dance Party in Nevada City this Friday!

2008-04-29T02:08:22Z

Black Rock's favorite afrobeat band is back!
This Friday ALBINO! will play two sets in Nevada City in support of their new album "Live with Karl Denson".
http://www.albinoband.com/audio/rhino/02_PuppetBoy.mp3
http://www.albinoband.com/audio/rhino/05_NoGoSell.mp3

Dress in your Black Rock's best!

8pm Delta Nove
10pm ALBINO!

Nevada city
Miner's foundry
tix 15/20

details here-
http://www.nevadacitymusicevents.com/
albinoband.com

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Other Events of Interest to SVBer

2008-04-27T06:44:43Z

Since I have not had the good fortune to meet any of you yet, just wondering what other SVBers might be attending the Scottish Games & Festival in Woodland this weekend or Karfluki in Auburn next weekend. Perhaps we can meet up.

Red

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Queer burners in Sacramento

2008-04-23T17:46:21Z

I am looking for any queer burners in the Sacramento. I would love to work with a theme group. If you have any info then please contact me.

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Anybody going to Gerlach this weekend?

2008-04-16T20:51:25Z

I'm trying to get to the DPW work weekend and my car is a piece of shit, if you have room for one more please message me! Even if you weren't planning on going but think you might like to, you fly and I'll buy!

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April SVB Social

2008-04-07T17:17:36Z

Ok, per request we're back to the Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant

Located at: 1029 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 498-9800
First Sat of the month, as always - April 5th - 7:30 until they boot us out

Who be willin' to come out and socialize with us?

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POI AND STAFF CLASSES

2008-04-06T04:20:06Z

If anyone would like to take some fire poi or staff classes do reply

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May SVB social

2008-03-25T16:33:19Z

I'm a'lettin ya'll know now that we either need to move the date of the May SVB social, or someone else needs to step up and grab the reins. I cannot do the first Saturday in May (first Sat being our 'traditional' day) ... I cannot do the first weekend whatsoever... I'm going to be up in Auburn at the Karfluki Fest selling my soaps .... this'll be Sea Dragon's second event as a legit business... it's taking off... I'm'a doin' it - I's in business for meself......

do not confuse this with the April SVB social... that one is still on as scheduled (see the other thread for it's details)

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seeking room for rent

2008-03-24T21:34:03Z

Hi there!

I'm moving to Sacramento in a couple of weeks to start a new job. I'm in need of a room to rent until the end of May. Just me, no pets, non-smoker, social drinker, LNT follower, and animal lover. I'm a tinkerer, quite social, sex positive, and an excellent cook.

I'm looking forward to getting to know the Sacramento Burner crowd. I'm very active in the Seattle community.

Please email me off-list if you have a room or suggestion!

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Temple of Community Challenge

2008-03-23T17:53:32Z

Hello fellow Theme Camp organizers (and others).

The Rue Morgue and Temple of Community would like to offer you a challenge of a different ilk. Some of your crew may already be on this project but we'd like to see a represented piece from your camp.

When we found out that Best wasn't doing a temple this year we started to embark on creating one for the community that each camp could be part of.

We are building a 20 - 30 foot origami crane from wood to burn. It will a place of mourning, deep thought and release. To say goodbye to loved ones that have left this world.

We are asking various camps to build their own 5 foot version that can be placed next to the main structure in a circle to show that no mater how different we are together we are a community.

We will be happy to send you scaled down drawings but in the end its your art piece and we'd like you to make it yours. Use the skeleton as a base.

If you are interested in this challenge please contact me or Gothalot.

THIS OFFER IS OPEN TO UNREGISTERED AS WELL AS REGISTERED THEME CAMPS.

FOR Temple of Community INFO or to JOIN us go to: tribes.tribe.net/templeofcommunity

We also need financial donations to make it happen!

Thank you for your continued support.
Namatse
Skirblah

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March SVB Social

2008-03-20T00:09:25Z

Ok kiddos it's time for another monthly social.
After much thought and experimentation on trying to find the 'perfect' place, I'm settling .... screw this perfect place search - I just want to have a place we can meet, socialize, eat, have a few drinks (if desired)..... and get to know one another. So.....

This month's social will be at Round Table:
2915 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 441-2662

Date/Time: Saturday March 1st
7pm until ???

Hope to see many of you there!
Namatse

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Room for rent - Auburn

2008-03-17T18:59:36Z

hey gang...i have the following room for rent up here in Auburn. thanks!

1 room available in a 2 bedroom/1 bath older home
1 mile from old town
fully furnished house
large sunny yard
minimal storage downstairs
washer/dryer
parking for one more car
wireless internet
(veggie garden planned for summer)
near park
easy access to freeway

Available room has a closet, is carpeted and is unfurnished. would like a person who is down to earth, easy going, picks up and can commit to a 6 month stay. This is an Eco-conscious household and drama free.

You'd be living with a 30-something teacher, puppy and cat. Pets are ok as long as they can get along with ones already here.

No inside smoking, social drinking ok.

Room is $500 plus half of utilities ($100~$140/mo) and $500 security deposit.

Available April 3, 2008...possibly sooner.

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Help out an artist!

2008-03-16T01:44:05Z

As most of you probably know by now, Dadara is currently working on what is in my opinion one of the coolest interactive art installations ever! "Help a brother out!" He is looking for a "burner friendly" printer in the U.S. to print out a bunch of stuff for the project, passports, dreamland currency, maybe t-shirts... If you or someone you know is in the printing business and can hook him up, or if you'd like to help out with a monetary donation, contact Dadara (and check out his awesome idea if you haven't already done so) at the link below!

www.dadara.nl/checkpoint/

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Black Rock Equinox Party

2008-02-26T05:56:16Z

Six months has passed, leaving six months until Burning Man 2008 and we all migrate back to the Black Rock Desert. To celebrate Spring, longer days, warmer nights, and the anticipation of another year of projects, costumes, and planning Camp Inspiratum will host a party to bring us all together and share a bit of the inspiration that we all seem to find in each other.

Friday, February 22nd at Laboratorium Inspiratum Captain Chuck and Zoom Zoom will open the doors of their shop and welcome in all Burners old, new, jaded, hopeful, or otherwise. We provide the place, the lights, the stereo and you bring your costumes, some food, some drink, and we can all bring in the second half of the year together. Laboratorium Inspiratum is where our camp gets together to work, build, make costumes, build art cars, and socialize. This is the first of many Friday nights we will spend toiling away on projects so come help us kick it off!

Laboratorium Inspiratum
11311 Trade Center Drive, Suite #115 (home of Autoshield and Public Safety Innovation)
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
916-952-0101

Directions:
HWY 50 to Sunrise (south) to Trade Center (left)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11311+Trade+Center+Drive++++Rancho+Cordova,+CA++95670&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.335236,59.765625&ie=UTF8&ll=38.606643,-121.264772&spn=0.00778,0.014591&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=0

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I went to the coolest Party I've been to in six months Captain Chuck and ZomZoom rule

2008-02-25T00:05:33Z

I went to the coolest Party I've been to in six months
Captain Chuck and Zoom Zoom hosted the Burningman Equinox party in Rancho Cordova last night and I had a blast. They covered all the basics good music, food, lots of drinks, fire, amazing art/toys, hool-a-hoops, and the best were the people. I don't think I saw anyone show up with out something for the party . I didn't have to squint my eyes very much to be back on the playa. I could feel that special energy that burners create when ever they gather. I met lots of new people I think I made some new friends I got to ride a turtle and a tricycle but I didn't ride the palm tree ... it looked shady to me.( haha I Punned). I put up some pictures for your viewing pleasure.
I wanted to thanks to Captain Chuck, Harmony, and Zoom Zoom and every one for such a great time. You guys are the best of what Burningman is kind,generous, creative, and you can boogie.
Thank you my friends well done.

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Dome buildin'

2008-02-19T23:51:31Z

Hey y'all. So I'm looking to build a geodesic dome out of conduit for this year, and I'm wondering whether anyone on here has done this before and can provide some tips+tricks for making this go smoothly; I hear that a hydraulic or electric press for flattening the ends is a biggie, and I can believe it after flattening a few with a hammer myself. Any other dome-builders out there?

love,

O-ryan

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First hello and Sac area theme camps

2008-02-16T00:22:41Z

Hello all!

I just signed up on Tribe to connect with all of my local fellow burners. I'm a long timer, starting in the early 90's. I stopped going for a few years. Don't ask what I was thinking!!! I still haven't figured that out either!! However, I returned the last two years with friends and it felt like a home I had missed. I'm planning on going again this year. Every time I've gone, which is about 10 times now, it's been with a group of close friends and I've never done the theme camp experience. No, I'm not a grandpa, I'm only 36. I had some friends join up with Lamplighters the last couple of years, but they've become so massive, structures, and are right in the middle of center camp which is like camping near a bicycle freeway. Besides, they're mostly in SF but spread out quite a bit, so you'd get to know very few people in the theme camp before getting out on the playa.

I've always wanted to help work on a project, but most of my friends either end up short on time, short on money, or both, so the ideas and plans seem to fizzle out. I'd like to hook up with an established theme camp this year. Hopefully, some local burners near Sac who can meet up, hang out, work on a project, party, and get to know each other.

Please let me know if you know of or belong to any local theme camps? I'm looking forward to meeting up with everyone at one of the local events. When I left SF, I was wondering where all the burners had gone!

-Nomad

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February Social

2008-02-11T18:41:27Z

I know we planned to meet on the first Saturday of the new month.....any plans in the works yet?

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Burn Virgin

2008-01-30T07:02:55Z

Wondering about how would-be burners meet, how projects coalesce, how this mad idea becomes real. That other message, same subject, me, whoops. So anyway, hi.

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Burn virgin

2008-01-30T04:42:09Z

Wondering about how would-be burners meet, how projects coalesce, how this mad idea becomes real. So, hi.

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4th of Juplaya

2008-01-28T23:41:55Z

I am interested in going to 4th of Juplaya. Is there anyone out there who can tell me the details? Thanks!

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Printmaking class

2008-01-24T04:49:18Z

I will be teaching a printmaking class through the Placer School for Adults starting on 1/29/08 at 6:30pm.
anyone interested should register online at-

www.placeronline.org

we will be doing lino-cuts, woodcuts and foam prints.
there is a $25 materials fee.
Hope to see all you creative types!

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Is there an arborist in the hosue?

2008-01-24T00:29:38Z

After our recent storms we have realized that we are in the need of an experienced arborist. I wanted to check within this community first to see if any of y'all either were, or could recommend the services of, such a qualified professional.

What say ye?

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January 2008 SVB Social-rama-bama

2008-01-07T20:35:03Z

Senor Skirblah was having power issues, and I know some others were still dealing with effects from the storm so I hope things are better for y'all that didn't make it and that we can meet next time. J, Myx, Xtine and I stayed until 8 so we hope we didn't miss anyone that showed up (we were hungry and needed some comida).

Just a couple of thoughts on the venue though.....the coffee and la chica that was working were great.....but the food selection is sparce (muffins and breads only), there is limited seating and very, very, very cold in the building. Even with the space heater, there was no warmth with the windows and doors open. Burrrrrr. I think it would be a great spot to chill at when it's warmer because the overall laid-back vibe was great as was the coffee and the gal working.

Anyhoo, just throwing my opinion out there for the other members that weren't there this evening. A great spot, just not a winter spot. Burrrr....

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January 2008 SVB Social

2008-01-05T02:27:42Z

Saturday Jan 5th - 7pm until we get kicked out (10ish by their schedule) .... possible relocation to private venue thereafter.

Per the few votes in the Opinions 2 thread - Old Soul is our new location

1716 L St
Rear Alley
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-7685
www.oldsoulco.com

How about a show of hands on who might be there.

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Ticket prices announced, Bloody Hell!

2007-12-31T01:39:54Z

Ok, I knew they were gonna be at least 200.00 out the gate...

BUT, they are starting at 210.00 out the gate... thats the first tier,

2nd tier prices are225.00, and 3rd tier are250.00

there are 10, 000 tickets available at each of the 3 tiers.

the price for tickets, while supplies last (hmmm, does that mean they are finally cappin ticket sales?) is 295.00

there will be 3500 tickets at a discounted "Scholarship" price... and I dont know what that price is.. I am betting about 185.00 though.. Don;t quote me on that, but seems likely, given the other prices...

if ya want a scholarship ticket go to tickets.burningman.com and READ IT COMPLETELY, if ya don't follow the instructions exactly ya won;t get the scholarship, and don't procastinate on this.. there are only 3500 of the discount tickets available..

I Recommend ya do Will Call, that way ya dont have to worry about them being lost in the mail.... but if ya must hold them in your hands.. then ABSOLUTELY pay the extra price to insure them.....

I can't tell you the number of horror stories over the years of lost tickets.... but it has and does happen every year...

YES!!! we are going.. BUT, it is indeed our last year... so, hope ya all can make it... and help us celebrate our 12th and final burningman...

it is truly an experience one should not miss...

Be sure your pay pal accounts are set up and ready to go before Jan 16th
the last thing ya want is a pay pal malfunction on ticket day..

part of the burningman experience is scorin those tickets......

see ya there...
Barb

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 8 replies

Opinions part 2

2007-12-19T01:04:41Z

So, I think we'll forge forward with the idea Bare proposed for a bit.... that being meet earlier for dinner, hang there for a bit, then go to a private venue if people are so inclined. So, January 5th lets do pizza.... here's where the locals get to chime in.....

With that in mind, does anyone have a favorite pizza joint in the mid/downtown area that will accommodate the large numbers that we'll eventually swell to (see, I'm being optimistic here)? I'd prefer to keep the location somewhere near down/midtown Sac, because that seems to be a central area for this geographically sprawled out group. I really dont know what the area has to offer, so I'd probably pick a Round Table or some such.... there's gotta be something really good tho

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 14 replies

Santacon Bitches Santacon!!

2007-12-18T19:26:56Z

Tapandy and Manpan, Dave and Candace, Jill and Bob are in.
Who else wants to dress as Santa and fuck shit up !!!!
Come on down puppies !!! What else is there ?
I know a few of the FootHill Burners are also in like Christina, D'Nah, Supacow and
such . Create a mommentum NOW !!!!

Tapandy

Sacramento Santacon 2007
Ho Ho Ho Bag.

It's that time. Grab your Santa Suit and make your way to downtown
Sacramento. Don't have a santa suit? Make or buy one, but don't show
up in just a santa hat (REALLY) unless you have $1000's to buy us all
drinks, all night. Yes, you WILL be Santa's Little Bitch(tm).

We'll start out at the jail, to hopefully impress them with our
soberness and holiday spirit so that if we end up there later on, they
will be nice to us.

The jail and train station are only moments from each other, so this
will give all you folks from out of town an opportunity to meet up with
us so we can get our Ho on.

Bring money for drinks.
Bring an unmarked drinking vessel.
Bring comfy shoes and warm clothes.
Bring gifts and crap for the shoppers and homeless.
Bring a musical instrument.
Bring a megaphone.
Bring a camera (tag your photos with sacsantacon07 on flickr.com).
Bring your loud ass and your singing pipes.
BRING YOUR OWN BAIL!

When: Saturday, December 8th
Time: 1pm
Where: Meet at the Jail in downtown Sacramento (7th & I)

The train station is at 6th and I.

We'll be leaving the Jail at about 2pm.

THE FOUR FUCKS:
Don't fuck with KIDS
Don't fuck with THE LAW
Don't fuck with SECURITY
DON'T FUCK WITH SANTA

Santa is just about the best response to any question asked, like
"Who's
in charge here?" or "What's your name?".

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 22 replies

Opinions

2007-12-17T17:00:08Z

Ok... somehow I'm now the 'official' organizer for the SVB meetings/socials... whatever, I just wanted these things to start up again, so I started choosing places and times to make something happen. Fine, if that makes me official.... again, whatever.

Well, and I think I've done this before, I'm asking for ya'll's opinions in this matter....

should the events be at a local pub/alehouse/pizza joint/etc, or at someone's home?

Personally, I'm rather torn between both.
Public places sound nice because they do not impose upon any host, there should not ever be any conflict with family plans, etc; they are easily accessible by most everyone (although money can be a barrier at times); and it can provide a fixed - and known - location.

Private homes are nice because it is a more intimate environment; typically people can relax more; the bands do not interfere with conversations; people can bring their drink/food of choice and save lots of money doing so, etc......

the downside to private homes is that some people, especially the newer burners, may be intimidated by the 'private party' aspect. That was one of the main reasons that so many of the meetings (socials... gotta switch to socials, they're NOT meetings).... so many of the socials were called at public places - to not exclude anyone. But really, we're BURNERS - we're a pretty welcoming and open lot. Is not the main aspect to the socials to meet new people and forge stronger friendships with those people? would not a better setting be in a comfortable environment?

so, for what it's worth, what are your opinions on these matters? Public socials for SVB, private socials for SVB? I just want us to get together at least once a month - lets forge a community here - there are LOTS of us in this area..... lets get together....

thanks
the official Skirball

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 16 replies

The Geminid Meteor Shower.....

2007-12-13T16:57:37Z

Is anyone going anyplace to see it nearby ? Any information.
Maybe get a group together, get a blanket, get some hot chocolate
see the meteors. Anyone ?

Tapandy

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 4 replies

Anyone heading to Gerlach this weekend?

2007-12-06T21:24:06Z

I am trying to head up to gerlach to help with the Solar install project this weekend. I was wondering if anyone on here was already going & had some extra space I could take up. I'm pretty much broke but I would still like to help on the project. :)

here is the info about the project

http://www.blackrocksolar.org/?page_id=9

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Burners Tupperware Party

2007-12-05T04:46:31Z

Will anyone be interested in hosting or attending Burners Tupperware party?
My husband and I have started selling Tupperware and know how important sealed storage is at Burning Man and we would like to have a big Tupperware party for burners in the Sacramento area. We will be making fresh salsa using the Quick Chef that can be made on the playa and demonstrating many other products that will be beneficial at Burning man.

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December Sacramento Valley Burners Social

2007-11-29T19:44:48Z

Ok, so the announcement is a little late coming on this one... sorry folks.

Jason and Crash have graciously decided to open their home to host this social (meeting sounds so stuffy... social, much better).
So, instead of supplying some brew-pub with our hard earned monies, lets take some form of appetizer / snack items and libations of your choice to their place.
Arrival time is set at 8pm, and I've been informed that the spa should be prepared and they might even have some burnable materials for the chiminea

Date and time:
December 1st - 8:00pm

Location:
Message Crash or Jason for address

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 12 replies

The CoExist ? Comedy Tour on My58 on Nov 29th morning - Sacramento Punchline in the Evening.

2007-11-29T19:43:20Z

come check out our show at the Sacramento Punchline tomorrow.

Date & Time: Thursday, November 29, 2007
8:30 PM

Location: Punchline Comedy Club
2100 Arden Way
Sacramento,Ca 95825

More Info: 916 925 8500
www.punchlinecomedyclub.com
www.CoexistComedy.com
A Christian, A Muslim, A Hindu, an atheist and a Jew walk into a bar… The Coexist? Comedy Tour Holy war has never been so funny!

Click here to see what the SacBee has to say about us !!
www.sacbee.com/124/story/510431.html

What: The Coexist? Comedy Tour; 5 Comics, 5 Sets of Beliefs, 1 Hilarious Show

Who: Christian: John Ross, Muslim: Tissa Hami, Hindu: Tapan Trivedi, Jew: Chad Lehrman and Atheist: Keith Lowell Jensen

When/ Where: November 29th, 8:30pm, Punch Line Sacramento 2100 Arden Way, 95825

How Much: $12.50 general admission. Tix available now at www.CoexistComedy.com. Or call the Punchline and make a reservation !!

For more information call: Punch Line (916) 925-8500 or visit www.coexistcomedy.com

The Coexist? Comedy Tour features five comics you might sooner expect to see fighting in the parking lot than sharing a stage, not that they’re pulling punches either way. All five performers are comedy veterans boasting impressive resumes on their own. Combined they’re an unstoppable force on a mission from God (Gods? Science? Darwin? Something.)

“These five comedians wage holy war in a hilarious show!” The Jewish Journal of LA

“Glory, glory hallelujah, I saw the Coexist? Comedy Tour, Hot Damn!” Bittorrent.com

“Amazing and hilarious. These five comics are some of the most original stage humorists you’re going to see.” RetroCrush.com

God Bless, Namaste, As Sala'amu Alaikum, Whatever

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 3 replies

Santacon???

2007-11-16T00:27:44Z

So any one have any dates in mind to be one of Santa's "other" helpers this year????

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 1 reply

is anyone doing anything on 11:11 -

2007-11-13T07:21:12Z

I AM WONDERING WHAT PEOPLE IN THE SAC AREA ARE PLANNING ON DOING ON 11:11-WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU

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Nov Meeting - date, time, place

2007-11-09T21:01:08Z

Nov 3rd, Saturday
7:30 until we fall over
Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant 1029 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 498-9800

As promised, I'm moving them away from the Second Saturday events, in hopes that many of the Second Sat artists will be able to attend. I'm also trying to find a date that we can stick with for the duration - yet a date/location that works for as many people as possible.

Please lemme have an idea of who plans to attend so I can get us a table/area large enough.... thanks, and hope to see many of you there!

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 39 replies

Cute little PA system needs good home (or I'll let it loose on the playa...

2007-11-06T20:32:15Z

... and we all know what playa dust does to electronics... you can save it's life!!)
I'm compressing my world into a motorhome, and I just can't keep it anymore. Sorry, Spinner, it's gotta go...

Peavey head, Yamaha speakers, all peripheral equipment. Package deal only, $900 firm
.
Peavey XR600F powered mixer: 4 mono channels w/hi-z and XLR inputs, 2 double input channels w/2 hi-z and one XLR input ea., channel parametric EQ, effects control, mon/main blend controls, 1 device channel (cd, tape, or phono) w/in and out RCA jacks, mon/main, EQ controls; 2 graphic EQs (main/monitor)w/feedback locator systems, power section switchable main/monitor or main/main (210w/side @ 4 ohms, 150w/side @ 8 ohms), two rear outputs/side (5 total rear outputs including 420w bridged out), front main/monitor line outs, 2 front power amp inputs, fx defeat jack.

6 Yamaha AS108 acoustic suspension speakers: rated 70w nominal, 280w max each; small but they KICK.

4 speaker tripod stands in rolling case, 2 collapsable monitor stands, 2 Shure SM58 mics, 2 Shure SM57 mics, 2 nesting mic stands, all cables w/spares and cable ties.

This system PERFORMS, It has filled most blues clubs from Truckee to San Jose with clean sound. Great for recording, band use, or DJ. Call Journeyman at 916-384-5287

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DJ hardware/software

2007-10-26T16:56:41Z

calling all laptop DJs, what systems do you guys use?
I just got a MacBookPro and want to get some mixing software...
not sure what one to choose.

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Bare's Party Reminder

2007-10-24T21:37:33Z

Ok, only 3 days away... hope ya all can make it....

it's that time!

once again we are having our most popular celebration and we hope you will join us

Saturday Oct 27th from sundown, lasting all night...
email me at lyingbare@hotmail.com for directions or message me here on Tribe....

Costumes encouraged, there will be a costume contest

there are two domes. The pleasure dome and the party/music dome, bring your drums, and other non amplified instruments, there's also a place to pitch a tent and stay over if you wish, bring your sleeping bags, and claim your spot...

There's a clothing optional hot tub, (bring your own towels)
Bonfires, music, great food and conversations with friends new and old.... fire spinners welcome and bring your yard chairs or blankets for sitting around the fires.... the grass gets cold and wet as the evening gets on..

though this party is a partially catered event Please bring a favorite dish, dessert or snack to share, and your beverage of choice,

also, bring something hand size from this past year that you would like to purge from your life by burning it in one of the bonfires, please, nothing "toxic" or "explosive"

feel free to invite guests

come celebrate another year, the end of one season and the begining of all things bright and beautiful,

hope to see you here, any questions just ask...
Bare, Charly and Dave

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turntables for sale

2007-10-24T18:58:52Z

help a brutha out and give this gear a good home-

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ele/457725513.html

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Dancing the Wild Divine, a Playa Tale

2007-10-24T16:26:36Z

A ninety-foot tall oil derrick bore spiritless witness to nine gigantic steel humans in various poses of prostration and supplication. Crude Awakening, the installation on the edge of the open playa was called, and throughout the week I found myself vaguely annoyed by this piece. Impressed by the scale and ambition, most certainly, but isn’t that theme overwrought? Yes, we worship petroleum. Surely everybody gets that by now. Even the people running generators all day in their RVs understand that.

So there are those who say that Burning Man is hypocritical, wasteful, hedonistic, and false. They are correct, in their own way, but not as correct as those who, when asked what Burning Man is like, simply shake their heads and fall into gazes faraway, as if remembering a lost love, for Burning Man is nothing if it’s not heartbreaking. To witness how beautiful everyone is when they allow themselves to be free, to see how we all want to dance, to love, to be authentic, and then to return to the antithesis of all of this, the workaday world of anxiety, insecurity, guardedness, where people are who they think they should be rather than who they actually are, this is heartbreak.

But of course, the heart can only break open.

There seems sometimes to be an anticipatory sense that something is going to *happen* at Burning Man. Aside from the hundreds of people you meet, aside from the uncanny synchronicities, aside from the hookups, aside from the startlingly original art, aside from the burning of the man, there is an undefined mysterium tremendum that reverberates through the event, as if the event itself is the center of a vortex that has been pulling you toward it for months, a wormhole that threatens to leave you in a whole new world on the very same planet.

At least, this is what happened to me. I first attended Flipside, a regional burn outside of Austin, Texas, over Memorial Day weekend. As it happened, I walked into Whole Foods on the Thursday prior and promptly ran into a friend who was stocking up on provisions on her way out. She asked me if I was going, and in the supreme confidence of unabashed ignorance, I shrugged and said, “naw, that’s not my scene.” You know, hypocritical, wasteful, hedonistic, false, all that. But she told me I should go if I could find some tickets, and this challenge was at least diverting, and I remembered a friend who’d told me months ago that he had a Flipside ticket but didn’t think he was going so I called him and it turned out he was going after all, so sorry man. No worries, didn’t think I really wanted to go in the first place, but then he calls back a few hours later—his girlfriend had just broken up with him—to see if I still wanted a ticket. Sure, I said, not at all sure, but it’s only forty-five minutes outside of town, and I figured I’d just drive over, walk around and check it out for the night. I grabbed two bananas, two apples, two avocadoes, and two gallons of water and headed out. I arrived back home three days later, having been perfectly provided for, and shining like I’d just witnessed a solar eclipse at sunrise.

But this is all just prologue. The summer following Flipside and preceding Burning Man, I found myself taunted by periodic dreams, difficult to describe but having something to do with a pulse at the center of Burning Man, some ominous storm of consciousness that first swiped me off my feet with Flipside and was now drawing me into a rebirth canal before hurling me into points unknown. One dream in particular I remember clearly: Upon arriving at Burning Man, someone pointed at me friendly and demanded, “why are you here?” I awoke to the echoes of my unhesitant reply: “To completely let go of my former relationship.” As I was still recovering from the splinters of a broken eleven and a half year relationship, there was now no obstacle too great to prevent me from making the 3500 mile round trip to Black Rock City. And as fate would have it, I ran into my former partner two days before I left for Burning Man. A poignant sadness passed between us, but she looked good. She looked fantastic.

But on to Burning Man. The portentous soundtrack upon my arrival happened to be Seal’s “Crazy.” "We’re never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy." An auspicious opening to a crazy week spectacular, though it did not really begin until I made my early pilgrimage to the Temple to write my prayer, citing Rumi, "All I ask is that you forever remember me as loving you." After that, my week began in earnest, and I could regale you with tales all night long and my eyes would sparkle and enthusiasm would strain my voice, but let me just tell you about the night of the burn itself. Atop Abraxas the Dragamuffin, a brilliantly-realized work of rolling art in action owing itself to the effort of the Solarians, I had an excellent view of the burning of the man. I wish I could say that it blew my mind, but really it was just a big fireworks and laser show surrounded by the Zippos of the 21st century, thousands of glowing LCD screens as the assembled watched it via the viewfinders of their digital cameras, saving instead of savoring the moment. Fun, yes, but missing was the mystery. Of course, what I did not yet realize was that the burning of the man is not the climax of Burning Man. It is only the blast-off.

It was in the disorderly dispersion after the burning of the man that I began to feel the pulse I had known in my dreams, an emergent rhythm simmering beneath our feet, and we reconvened a couple of hours later at Crude Awakening out on the edge of the open playa to witness the burning of the oil derrick. Again atop Abraxas, I am huddled and cuddled with shipmates reincarnated from a glorious pirate ship, fireworks and lasers, oh my, and then… and then… I don’t know if I gasped or if all the air was sucked out of my lungs by the detonation of the largest controlled propane explosion in the world, a Guinness I guess, 900 gallons of NASA jet fuel and 2000 gallons of liquid propane and oh my god a thousand foot high mushroom cloud churning hellish red and demon black, 2.4 gigawatts of energy, just enough to power the entire Bay Area for one minute (or, come to think of it, two trips back to the future in Doc’s De Lorean…), and the only thing more wow fantastic than this is the firelit faces around me, fireshadows flickering across their wide-open eyes, transfixed in apocalyptic wonder.

And you know, the word apocalypse derives from the Greek word, apokalyptein, which means, “to unveil.” And there was indeed a renting of the veil that night, an opening into a realm where every encounter is authentic, and consequently, deeply meaningful. I had painted the word IMPULSE across my chest in fluorescent white, and as the night wore on I discovered that this was as much invitation as invocation. I was hugged, kissed, licked, squeezed, nibbled, massaged, hit on, and slashed with chocolate, and before long I became the impulse, daring the impulse from whomever chose my presence. During one extended moment, I shared an hour long shoving loving shouting kissing encounter with a woman bursting out of her chrysalis. She showed me how tightly our spirits are crammed into this life, how our bodies are but leotards for our soul, and how our soul just wants to dance, and dance we damn did and nighttime disappeared into blackness all around and there was she and there was me orbiting around one another like Shiva and Shakti growling and grinning across the galaxy, and this is not even the climax.

Finding my way to Opulent Temple, I’m aware of an uncanny sensation of familiarity, of recognizing everything that is happening, a sort of “oh yeah, this is the part where I share an extended shamanic dance on the open playa,” or, “oh yeah, this is when I kiss a pregnant woman’s belly,” or, “oh yeah, this is when I throw it down with a dozen other dancers at Opulent Temple,” as if it all happened in one bright shining moment, a big bang, and life is a vastly reduced awareness of that moment that is right now, and gods and goddesses are dancing the dance their bodies have been dying for, impulses pulsing timeless and tireless and oh yeah this is the part when the dance floor opens around me and surrounds me and eyes are so bright like stars of the night and I am between now and nowever and we are so fucking lucky to be alive.

A dragon breathes fire in the distance and I heed the call of my shipmates and make my way toward the mothership, noting the sky rosy on the horizon and thinking holy cow what a night but it has yet hardly begun. Abuzz with activity, setting the generator a-rumble, bolting into place a platform for spinning, samurai warriors are striding about, preparing for the final assault upon the ego panting upon the periphery, for we have sailed out upon the dead calm of this dry lakebed to do battle only with ourselves, and we won, and we are a float in our own victory parade, and Bassnectar is spinning and people come together to dance the dawn awake and my are we alive today as the sunrise pales next to the light shining out of the eyes of everyone and how are we so beautiful and Seth good brother that he is grabs my shoulder and points to Crude Awakening and do you see how now that the derrick is burned they’re actually worshipping the sunrise?

And I would have wept but my grin would permit me only to dance for I was not yet done and oh yeah this is the part where I’m dancing on the catwalk and a sparkling woman joins me and writhes in close but then something in me closes imperceptibly and I humor her for a couple of minutes before dancing my way away and down the ladder I go and I take three steps and happen to glance back and she’s leaning over the railing and glaring at me in aggressive compassion and where do you think you’re going get back up here and I comply yes I do and regard the dance proper ‘cause you’re not really dancing till you imagine that you are making love and I clearly see how I have been breaking the circuit of sexuality in my life ever since my split and she doesn’t know how she healed me and I don’t know how I healed anyone around me but it happened all the same and the deejay lays down Frou Frou’s “Let Go,” and an exhilaration of epic healing gasps into atmosphere and we dance, and dance, and dance the wild divine.

Epilogue: The next night, during the Temple burn, I watched in somber fascination as it collapsed, sighing satisfied as a wave of cheers swept round and round. Later, I was having a snack with a friend and she asked me if I had let go of what I wanted to let go of and it occurred to me that my former relationship had not crossed my mind all week, not even during the Temple burn. I forgot to let go, I said, realizing that letting go requires no effort, no remembrance, and certainly no action. It requires only release, and acceptance, and that I forgot to let go only demonstrates my success in doing so.

Thank you to all who shared this experience with me. It is surely the morning we will return to upon our death.

Be your biggest,

Impulse, a.k.a. Tony Vigorito
www.tonyvigorito.com

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 1 reply

Party Oct 20th?

2007-10-23T07:13:42Z

Last year, a3dog ranch hosted the Sacramento Decompression and my neighbors haven't forgiven us yet. So would you be interested in another gathering on the 20th of October? If so, please let me know asap.

Dragon...

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 18 replies

We got something special...

2007-10-20T05:19:02Z

...up here in Chico tomorrow night, and it won't cost you a dime, Taal Mala from Vancouver and Phokus will be playing at our little weekly "Velour Lounge" @ Panama's bar NO COVER, but feel free to tip Keenan it's a long drive back to Canada.

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 0 replies

Anyone good at Math here ?

2007-10-19T21:55:25Z

Can anyone help me work with a probability problem ?

Tapan

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 11 replies

did you know TRACKER?

2007-10-19T19:49:22Z

hello,
first off, my very sincere apologies if this is how you're getting this info... i hate for anyone to get bad news via the internet, but when time is of the essence, sometimes there's no other choice. that said, i'm sorry to say that our friend Tracker has passed away. it was approximately september 23rd, of causes not yet known. as per his request (this is something he'd talked about many times in life), a group of us are having a memorial and wake/party in his honor. below, please see the bulletin that is circulating on myspace. and please, if you knew him, or know people who did, please help get this info out there.

with love and grief,
darcy

The Kyle “Tracker” Brown Memorial will start at 4:00 p.m. at the Townhouse located at 1517 21st Street, Sacramento on October 20th, 2007. We will then promptly start the memorial at 5:00 p.m. If you plan on saying a few words, please be on time. Entertainment will follow and drinks will be available at the bar for purchase. Please keep in mind that because of the venue, this memorial is 21 and over. We are supplying some food; please feel free to bring potluck or anything to contribute.

We will be asking for donations (What ever you can afford) just inside the door to assist the family with burdening costs that have occurred.

Please do not hesitate to contact any of us (Cory, Lori, Angie, Allen, Paul, Neal, Darcy, Frankie) regarding the memorial and we hope to see you there to celebrate Tracker’s life and fulfill his wish of this memorial get together.

PLEASE REPOST!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 2 replies

500

2007-10-15T21:43:19Z

members of the SVB tribe. That's heavy duty!

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 1 reply

Oct Meeting - date, time, place

2007-10-15T05:52:18Z

Oct 13th, Saturday
7:30 until we fall over
Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant 1029 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 498-9800

This is a Second Saturday - so sadly many Burner artists might be excluded... however, I chose this weekend because it does not conflict in anyway with the SF Decom. Next month I'm thinking it'd be better to move away from Second Saturday ... maybe First Saturday ... and then we'll stick with the day, time, and location.... speaking of, this location was chosen only because it's where we had the largest meet last year..... I really could care less - but this one is set.

Please lemme have an idea of who plans to attend so I can get us a table/area large enough.... thanks, and hope to see many of you there!

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 46 replies

Just rolled in...

2007-10-14T19:35:34Z

After 6 1/2 years on the road, mostly in the service of Burningman, Regionals, DPW, BRC Airport Management, and bumming your warm PBR's while hitting on your Women, and NO... your pets aren't safe either!!!
Kamikaze Kelly is in Da house.
Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a few basic needs.
I need you, the Community.
I had a hard roadtrip getting here.

I've heard about a warehouse that could use some work, I could really use a place to safely park my truck in exchage for work for awhile.

Many of you I know. Lying Bare knows my Character. Others I've only been friends with online. I hope to meet all of you!
I've been a part of the Colorado Burners the last few years. Prior to that, I helped build the MidWest Burn.
I don't know what else to say except, I really need a place to stay for a bit where I can Decompress, get off the road, be safe, work, and make new friends.
I hope to hear from Ya'll.
KK

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 2 replies

Party Time at Bare's Place

2007-10-10T20:06:43Z

saturday Oct 27th.... sundown and lasting all night....

the annual Samhain/Halloween/Harvest celebration

costumes encouraged...

if you're interested in attending please message me for details....

the rest of ya got invites... <grin> for those that didnt, well it must mean you're not on my friends list or I spaced it....

Bare

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Decompression tomorrow

2007-10-06T18:06:27Z

Hi Fellow Burners!

I know it's last minute, but I desperately need a ride to Decom tomorrow! i signed up for a volunteer shift and my original plans for going fell through... So if anyone is going through Davis on their way to SF, and has room for little ol' me in their car! Let me know by personal message, I'd much appreciate it!

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new to sacramento!!!

2007-10-04T20:31:55Z

There's gotta be more to Sacramento than the kings! ....just moved to sac a couple weeks ago from Chico, and really only spent a year there - so I'm still pretty new to Norcal. I grew up in Las Vegas, and this year was my first at Burning Man and I hope there are many more years to follow........if you live near Madison and i-80......we should get together and go bowling.....lol

-aubry

posted in Sacramento Valley Burners - 4 replies

burner with room(s) for rent

2007-10-04T17:28:36Z

hey everyone,

i have a room for rent in my house... actually two rooms (one can be used as an office)
the home is really nice... every amenity. the rent would be $725/month plus half of the
utilities, etc. (this gets you the room and office) the home is in el dorado hills. you must be neat, gainfully employed and
able to pay your rent on time every month. this is not a party house.

reply if you're interested. i'll answer any questions

jim (admiral painjoy)

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black rock city brewpub

2007-10-01T17:36:10Z

Ok., so this idea has been rattling around in my head for a couple of years now. There are plenty of pubs at BRC, but no breweries. To remedy that, Myself and another person are endeavoring to create the Black rock City Brewers Guild Brewpub (actual name TBD). It seems to be a daunting task to be sure, so I am hoping that there are some other homebrewers that would be interested in joining this experiment. The details aren't yet worked out, but there are some tentitive ideas. If you are interested, I invite you to join our tribe http://tribes.tribe.net/brcbg and help with the planning and eventual implementation. You need not be a brewer to participate.

Thanks

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Chili Cook-Off October 13

2007-10-01T16:48:19Z

I am new to this tribe. It's nice to be here! I've been burning and living in Sacramento for about five years now.

I know you all have about a million things to do on October 13, but that's not going to stop me from giving you one more opportunity to have fun and support an awesome theme camp.

Think you have what it takes to beat out some of the best loved cooks on the playa? To make it fair, we won't challenge you with pancakes. We challenge with chili.

The First-Ever Pancake Playhouse Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, October 13, 2007
2719 P Street, Sacramento

5:00 Doors Open
6:00 Registration closes
7:00 Winners Announced

THEN PARTY ALL NIGHT / BEER PONG TOURNAMENT
~ ~ OPEN BAR ~ ~

Free booze if you like the cheap stuff.

$10.00 to attend
$5.00 discount if you enter a chili

To enter a chili, please bring four quarts of chili in a pot. We will have
camp stoves to help keep it warm. To avoid potential food allergies, please
bring a list of ingredients.

Categories will be: Best overall, best vegetarian, best with no beans, and
best with a unique ingredient.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A PRIZE FOR BEST CORNBREAD.

Come stuff yourself and test your stuff!
With questions, post here or e-mail
latke@pancakeplayhouse.org.

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New to Sacramento!

2007-09-30T02:33:50Z

Hi Everyone!

My name is Sarah (aka Crescent) and I am going to be moving to Sacramento in about two weeks and I am looking to meet new people and keep myself busy. I don't know many people in Sacramento and I would love to find a community of artistic, open minded, spiritual, environmentally conscious, and supportive people. Also, I really want to take a beginning poi spinning class when I move. Does anyone know of any classes starting in mid October or after? Or any other community oriented or artistic events? Black Rock City is surely my home, and I'd like to find a community of people to help me bring the spirit of BM with me into the default world. I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks.

Crescent

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help! in need of a place to stay

2007-09-28T19:36:25Z

aloha..i've been traveling throughout cali and i'm on my way to sacramento. I was hoping that maybe someone would be open to letting me stay at their place for a night. i'm on route to grass valley to meet up with some friends. i'm taking off from arcata this evening so would need a place to stay for the night. i would be so grateful if someone could help me out. You can reach me on my cell phone at #720-938-6912. thank you.

Ivon

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Hugs

2007-09-26T02:54:42Z

I have a fellow friend, many of you may know him from Burning man as Halcyon. He has a weekly group hug called hug nation. Halcyon is taking the group hug on tour, and is looking for a place for a good group hug. Does anyone know a good location in Sacramento where we can all get together for a group hug?

What is hug nation?(www.hugnation.com)
Hug Nation is a world-wide Group Hug.

Those pesky oceans keep us from doing the weekly hug physically, so we do it virtually. Thousands of people around the world gather in front of computers to hug themselves and the people around them at a set time. Rather than a shared physical space, it is a shared mental space.

Regardless of where you are on Tuesday at 1-pm (PST), you can join the Group Hug.

Squeeze yourself in your car or in the supermarket. Hug your spouse or co-worker. Just visualize the thousands worldwide who are joining you at that moment.

Think of it as a sort of prayer -- a communal expression of compassion. It is a weekly reminder that we are connected and we all far more similar than we are different. Everyone can use a hug.

more info:
http://www.hugmobile.com/

Thanks

Michael

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Support your local burner comedian.....by going to a free show - for the San Francisco Comedy Competition

2007-09-22T10:06:42Z

Hey kids,
Your local burner comedian Tapan Trivedi here.....
So as a few of you already know I have been invited to compete in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition joining ranks of such greats at Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Will Durst, Sinbad, Ellen Degeneres, Louis C.K., Dane Cook etc . You get the point. One of the preliminary rounds is at Sac State and its a free show . So come on down and help a brother out .

Thursday, 9/20
California State University
University Union Ballroom
6000 J Street
(916) 278-4323 Sacramento

You can find out more about the schedule at
http://www.sanfranciscocomedycompetition.com/Pages/Schedule.html

Tapan Trivedi

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please help out a local fellow burner....I need your votes

2007-09-19T20:04:29Z

I need your help and vote. I am in a contest with V magazine! One model will be chosen by popular demand to have a fashion spread in V magazine. No sign up required! Please come and vote for me....also please pass this on!

http://www.vmagazine.com/model_viewprofile.php?model=1407

Many Blessings,
Jennifer

www.myspace.com/timsentertainment

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IT help needed

2007-09-19T17:25:10Z

Sorry for being off topic...

My HP laptop is beginning the process of a slow death and I'm need of someone to fix it! Rather than sorting through the flakes on craigslist or handing my $$ to some anonymous Geek Squad face, I'd prefer to reach out to my peeps. Is there anyone who is experienced at this type of thing and is available for a little side job? Feel free to contact me off list at lunar_girl_98@yahoodotcom

Thanks in advance for any help!
--stacy

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"American Dream"

2007-09-18T21:59:49Z

Greetings

My name is Mr. Bear.
My Burning Man background is:
Started going to Burning Man in 95.
First Sacramento group coordinator, then I pass it on to Allen of Horse Cow.
Along with my wonderful friends we spent 97 - 99 in center camp and created many large-scale art projects. Then with the happenings of 911 and the legal problems that came with playing with big fire, and me becoming jaded I quite doing art projects and spent the next few years learning about myself and became a teacher of spiritual tools such as Neuro Linguistic Programing, hypnosis, fire and glass walking.

As I was watching the amazing firework show before the derrick when up, I saw a series of fireworks go off in the colors of the American flag. I turned to those in our group and said, “there is the theme for next year”. I had a feeling we were being given a message. And when the derrick finally went up, I knew what it was. For me it was, "this is my country and I should be able to live it as those who created it intended".

This years theme is the "American Dream". You can see it on the front page of the Burning Man website. I was announced Monday, Labor Day.
I am seeing so much negative feedback already about this year’s theme. I want to get this on the Sacramento and Foothills list now so you can get another view of this year’s theme. The theme is what it is and it is up to each one of us whether we are going to look at it as positive or negative. It is your choice and YOU are responsible for what you make it.

If we truly want to honor those that created and died for this country it is our duty to live out our dreams and if we want to blow shit up in the desert, as long as it is done safely, we have the right to.

The American Dream is not about Bush, the war, politics, inflation, global warming or any of that other bull crap. The American Dream is about what we truly want deep in our hearts. It is that which we are afraid to say. We can so easily say what we don’t want, but it is fear that keeps us from saying what we do want.

This year’s theme has got me excited again. For the first time in years I do want to wave the flag. I am tired of watching those who are really operating in fear wave the flag. Why have those of us who really want the rights that our forefathers gave us, become so against waving the flag?
Our government does not own the flag, we do.

I have wanted a change in Burning Man and I feel this is it. We now have a chance to change the world around us to what we want. We don’t have to vote, we don’t have to go out and campaign, all we have to do is start living our dream and be happy. Look around us most of us are now having fun and living a life better than 90% of the world. Now it is time to kick it up to where we really want and not live in the fear that others have placed on us.

I am going to be posting my project for next year and my dream shortly. Being honest like everyone else, it scares the hell out of me to publicly post and say my dream. But it is my American Dream and unless I overcome my fear and live the life that Martin Luther King talked about, I will always live in fear. If I don’t live my American Dream I will actually be disgracing those men and women who died for my rights to live my dream and to be able to go out in the desert blow up stuff and party my ass off.

I will be sharing with you shortly.

What is your American Dream?

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