the crucible in oakland, california is hosting its amazing fundraiser & fire ballet for 2008 titled Firebird (a more intense take on stravinsky’s firebird)! it looks fantastic! tickets generally sell out. performances on Wednesday April 16th & Thursday April 17th are $55 and the gala performances on Friday April 18th and Saturday 19th are $150 (though saturday’s show is now waitlist only) . it’s a great way to support a non-profit, the arts, an amazing creative community, and see a great performance! here’s a link to the event flyer. see you there!
if this track below by the transcended cool cat from san rafael named astarius doesn’t stir something up inside you, then you’re probably very sleepy or perhaps dead. ‘i invoke and dream awake the full current of ascension in every cell of my being …‘ that’s good stuff. press play below & listen to the sound of your mind cracking open. i dig it!
the cardboard institute of technology presents welcome to cardburg. welcome indeed! cardburg is an amazing art installation going on at cellspace in san francisco. an entire city - built all in cardboard - with magic, myth, and lore all its own. amazing! and you should see it! opening night was April 3rd, 2008. There’s another opening/show tonight, April 10th at 7pm, and a final show next week on friday April 18th at 8pm. you can read the hype on sfgate or read the great post on extreme craft (& flickr set too!) but go! good art can be hard to find (but actually, in SF, not lately. lotsa goodness out there!). is SF ready for a ducksquatch? yes!
the bright minds over at luxim have created an incredible new light bulb that is the size of a small pill and turns out 140 lumens per watt. that’s pretty damn amazing!!! quoting the post on treehugger about the luxin plasma bulbs: “At 140 lumens/watt, these pill-sized plasma light bulbs by Luxim are a pretty awesome contender for “light of the future”. They are almost 10 times more efficient than traditional incandescent light bulbs, twice as efficient as current high-end LEDs, and they also beat CFLs, most of which are around 50-80 lumens/watt.” that is great! mass produce them now please!
sometimes reading a good/funny review of an incredibly bad & god-awful movie can actually make you want to take time out of your life and watch that aforementioned awful movie. case in point, the wretched movie roadhouse is reviewed by iamsheamus in such a way that i now find myself bumping up Roadhouse to the top of my netflix que. having seen roadhouse once too many times before, i remember this being a less than pivotal role for patrick swayze. i also distinctly remember mentally labeling roadhouse with the phrase ‘never ever again.’ yet thanks to iamsheamus, i’m ready to immerse myself in the mullet-fueled lameness that is Roadhouse. ugh! read the magic and find out for yourself. trailer below for your, um, horror. thanks iamsheamus!
excuse the lack of a post & comments on comments. just got back from a lil’ road trip to santa monica/LA/hollywood. very good to be away from a computer though. anyway, i got some dumb posts to spew out, so let’s do this.
mr t hasn’t got time for comas. actually he does, in the sense that he once brought a kid out of coma. true! quoting the news article titled Mr T brought boy out of coma: Former The A-Team star Mr. T once stunned a sick child’s family by bringing him out of a coma - after doctors begged the actor for help. The poorly kid fell unconscious in Detroit, Michigan in the mid-1980s - and the only physical movement he made was in response to hearing Mr. T’s name. rad!
dean kamen along with his company DEKA has been busy developing an advanced prosthetic robot arm modeled after on the replacement robot hand for luke skywalker from the science fiction movie the empire strikes back. watch the clip Dean Kamen’s Robotic “Luke” Arm to see something nothing short of amazing. the robot prosthetic arm was developed for iraq war veterans who lost limbs in the war. such an advancement in robotics to ease the struggle of other is just spectacular!
it’s friday, and this weekend you may be heading out on a lukewarm to semi-hot date. need advice? no problem! that funny fella dan clark is here to help you with the conceptual art that is dating. first, please watch and learn with dan clark’s 10 reasons not to take drugs on a date.
“Enceladus has got warmth, water and organic chemicals, some of the essential building blocks needed for life,” said Dennis Matson, Cassini project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “We have quite a recipe for life on our hands, but we have yet to find the final ingredient, liquid water, but Enceladus is only whetting our appetites for more.”
for spring break week, it’s taxidermy gone wild! yes, monday morning bringeth the beaver jokes with the most awesome beaver case mod ever (maybe the only beaver case mod ever). built by kasey mcmahon. for steaming PC action, check out the specs on that hot beaver too! a very nice beaver at that! some pics of the amazing project below. awesome job kasey! i think i love you!
my friend sasha is having a party to celebrate the 3rd issue release of her magazine meatpaper. meatpaper (nominated for utne’s best independent press award in 2007) is a print magazine of art and ideas about meat. so come celebrate with meatpaper! the meatpaper 3rd issue release party is sunday, march 30th, from 6pm to 9pm and will be held at serpentine in san francisco. $10 - $15 sliding scale entrance includes drinks and dee-licious snacks (of the meat & non-meat variety). congrats on your hard work sasha!
1. lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere.
2. not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating.
3. pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; faux-naïf.
4. giving a false appearance of frankness.
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1. a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.
2. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one’s identity.
3. verb : to conceal one’s real personality, character, or intentions.
4. anything that disguises or conceals; disguise; pretense: Her politeness is a mask for her fundamentally malicious personality.
so maybe you’re going out to a club this weekend. yeah? need some awesome moves? really awesome? then you got ‘em! here’s the official freshness on rave dancing from sweden called stampa med leroy. double yeah! at 1:42 i find hurt & myself rather upset that leroy is revealing my signature move titled ‘wash the laundry.’ dag-nabbit! i recommend letting the video fully load and then skipping right to 4:23 for the sweet sweet dessert that is leroy’s ultimate rave dance showcase demo! it’s quite a feast. good stuff. now go dancing!
interesting + amazing + creepy + fascinating + ‘it’s coming to get me’ new footage of boston dynamic’s big dog pack mule robot traversing through the woods and snow. while it looks like two actors in leotards performing an elaborate mummenschanz show, it’s not. it’s a robot, built to walk & deliver supplies, and it can’t fall down. in fact, i can hear it approaching right now … yikes … gotta go!
thank you mojito’s in north beach for bringing the lovely & soulful alice russell to the bay area! giantmonster especially thanks alice russell & mike simmonds for 1) a really amazing show at mojito’s in north beach on march 10th & 11th, and 2) getting a ticket-less me into the sold out show for free! thank you thank you! if you haven’t heard alice russell sing, check out alice russell’s myspace page to get a listen to her music. previously with tru thoughts recordings. video of alice russell singing to know this below.
home for sale! want to own a beautifully restored historic victorian home? i believe you do. this lovely house at 395 west main avenue in morgan hill california is for sale (first time in 31 years). this home sits on a large corner lot and is just amazing! great neighborhood that’s walking distance to the library, historic downtown & shops, good schools, and parks. the spacious yard includes a white picket fence, a well maintained lawn & plants, over 13 rose bushes, large organic garden area, multiple fruit trees, and large, mature trees as well. the historic home was built in 1906 and was home to the first mayor of morgan hill. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, updated modern wiring and copper plumbing, hardwood floors throughout, leaded glass windows, incredible kitchen and family room area, dining room, living room, outside patio & deck, bar, partial basement, and more. the home is listed with realtor marge fiorenza of keller williams realty. please call 831-644-9809 if interested. and much much love to everyone who helped on this massive project, especially in the last 2 years!
the mighty syd gris and crew at opel productions are hosting the time is now - the opel 6 year anniversary party! it’s happening saturday, march 22nd. “If you were living the life you wanted to lead, how would it be different? If you were the YOU you wanted to be, what would change? What are you waiting for? The Time is Now.” very nice. & if those words don’t seem incredibly apropos, then perhaps the music lineup will work for you: meat katie & lee coombs to host along with other great djs. but wait, there’s a fashion show too! oy! and it’s at temple in SF!? double oy!
oy! fresh on the heels of my skydiving post, please check out this amazing clip of extreme base jumping in wingsuits. beautiful!!!! what are wingsuits you ask? think giant flying squirrels. closest thing to flying. great audio on the video too.
a new art show opening titled solo flight featuring the art work of mike davis will be held at the lovely white walls gallery in san francisco this saturday night (3/15/2008). the show runs through to april 14, 2008. peep the white walls website for a preview of the show and more information.
if you are interested in turning your world around (who isn’t, really?) then giantmonster highly recommends jumping out of a plane with the great people at bay area skydiving. bay area skydiving is located in byron, california - just a quick drive from san francisco/oakland. very professional and very courteous and very fun crew (thanks vic and connie!). this was my first time skydiving and what a blast!!!!!!! a truly fantastic experience! a bit like being reborn & having the words ‘totally winning’ tattooed on your soul at the same time. such a rush and thrill in facing your fears. seriously, what are you waiting for? choose a skydiving package and book a jump today! do it!
it’s very nice to see something low tech and simple executed with great style. from late show with david letterman comes this clip of austrailian artist/unusualist raymond crowe performing his art of hand shadow puppetry. very amazing - right down to louis armstrong’s eye! see more of this unusualist at raymond crowe dot com.
the crucible in oakland, california is hosting its amazing fundraiser & fire ballet for 2008 titled Firebird (a more intense take on stravinsky’s firebird)! it looks fantastic! tickets generally sell out. performances on Wednesday April 16th & Thursday April 17th are $55 and the gala performances on Friday April 18th and Saturday 19th are $150 (though saturday’s show is now waitlist only) . it’s a great way to support a non-profit, the arts, an amazing creative community, and see a great performance! here’s a link to the event flyer. see you there!
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