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Worshiping the Cargo Cult: The (de?)Commodification of Burning Man Marches On
Black Rock City – Watched thousands of pagans, actual & momentary, roiling wildly counterclockwise around the collapsed symbol. Alone amidst thousands beneath the smoggy sky the decision was made to be there again before any real time for consideration.
Posted in Burnination, Electrocution, I was there, Wanderings
Tagged 'merica, bike thieves, black rock city, broken trust, burnination, burning man, champagne, circle of regional effigies, CORE, electronica, fire, impermanence, live, lub, ludum et refugium, musick, osiris, pdx, portland, radical, self reliance, survival, treehouse, womps
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Montréal, Lachine & Igloofest ft. Vilify, Mimosa & Foreign Beggars
Montréal – Made a run at the border to see what would happen. A polite officer who did her job & a few hours later found Rue Sainte-Catherine bustling through the short lived January sunshine. Disposable camera purchased with recently … Continue reading
Posted in Electrocution, Festivals, Muzak, Wanderings
Tagged border patrol out of control, canadia, drunk french kids, everything, foreign beggars, igloofest, live, madness, mimosa, montreal, musick, muzak, Orifice Vulgatron, parc rené-lévesque, public art, the failure of america, uhhmerica, vilify, womps
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Ludum et Refugium: Treehousing Portland’s CORE Amidst a Cargo Cult
Portlanding – Play & refuge, two of the main things keeping humanity interested in the rest of it. Visible everywhere one looks, much of our real expression and true creation lies in these. As one transitional being journeyed west through snow, … Continue reading
Posted in Burnination, I was there, Wanderings
Tagged 'merica, black rock city, burnination, burning man, community, CORE, impermanence, live, ludum et refugium, moopie's house, pdx, portland, regional effigy, rose city, self reliance
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A Dallas Drinking Fountain Project – Memories of Jim Crow & Social Judgement In America
Dallas, Texas —”For decades, a seemingly innocuous metal plate attached to a marble wall hung above a public drinking fountain in the Dallas County Records Building. One day in 2003, it fell off. A public outcry ensued as people learned … Continue reading
Posted in Actual News
Tagged 'merica, dallas, dallas drinking fountain project, jim crow, live, racism, radical, social judgement, the failure of america
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Post Playa (not technically) Decompression at the Refuge with Sandra Collins & Solovox
Portlanding – Reentry is never easy. Burning through the atmosphere to find oneself crippled with the bends. Two weeks into recalibration life muted along. Unfortunately heat shielding may be faulty. Dark of night two weeks afterward found train tracks receding into … Continue reading
Posted in Burnination, Electrocution, Muzak
Tagged 'merica, electronica, live, mr. moo, musick, pdx, refuge pdx, rose city, womps
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Putting a Good Foot Toward Clean Water: UkeLadies Headline One Evening’s Fight Against Fluoridation
Bridgetown – Walked in to a broken camera. After surviving circumnavigation and three years zigzagging the lower 48 the Sony DSC-T90 died sitting on the table.
Posted in Actual News, Bands, Muzak, Politickle
Tagged agua es vida, clean water portland, environmental protection, fluoridization, good foot, industrial excess, live, muzak, pagan jug band, pdx, poisoning children, portland, protest, rose city, the failure of america, ukeladies, water
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Major Lazer Fights to Free the Universe from General Rubbish at the Roseland Theater
Rose City — Late like usual. Still trying to figure out how pedestrians work in these parts. Smiled at the cross dresser huffing a fag before hustling up the street. Dodged a few bumscussions before turning the corner to follow … Continue reading
Posted in Electrocution, Muzak, Politickle
Tagged dancehall, diplo, electronica, free the universe, jillionaire, live, major lazer, musick, pdx, portland, reggae, rose city, roseland theater, secret zombie war, walshy fire, womps
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DJ Wicked Demonstrating Proper Movement at Portland’s Crown Room
Portland — The limousine circled for the third time in its wait for the wealthy, slowing to ease 90° before accelerating to a halt in front of red. Puddles remembered Portland sunshine as the reflection turned green. A short walk up … Continue reading
Posted in Electrocution, Muzak
Tagged dance, dj wicked, king fader, live, musick, pdx, portland, rose city, scratching, the crown room, turntablism, vinyl, womps
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Hump Night: An Art Social Hosted by Alexeisia’s Center for Arts
Portlanding – Creative Collaborations formed as a nonprofit last year to expand Portland’s slate of community gatherings with the introduction of Hump Day. In celebration of the work week’s apex a monthly music and arts festival featuring local musicians, artists … Continue reading
Posted in Actual News, Muzak
Tagged alexisia's center for the arts, creative collaborations, daytrip to logos, dj mom, hump day, hump night, josephine, live, live painting, muzak, new deal distillery, pdx, portland, rose city
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Threshold: Black Water Snake Celebrates the Chinese New Year at Portland’s Refuge
Portland – Saturday night the year ended for many perched upon our rotating orb. The lunar year finished its cycle and halfway around the globe hundreds of millions ushered in their fresh start. An ocean away Oregon’s Acupuncture & Naturopathic … Continue reading
Posted in Electrocution, Muzak
Tagged andreilien, black 22s, black water snake, chinese new year, electronica, jpeace love circus, live, musick, nagasita, pdx, portland, r/d, refuge pdx, rose city, threshold, womp show, womps
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