[Note: all future editions of the Bullhorn will appear in this thread and this thread only, to avoid discombobulating the eplaya even worse than it already is.]
The BORG2 Bullhorn (B2B): Volume 1, No. 2 1/12/05
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
"What am I doing? I'll tell you what I'm doing. I'm making a machine that runs on madness, and then I am going to make it GO...."
-- Doctor Murdock, "The Shroomdocs"
"It takes photon power / And eight minutes of an hour / To make it to our sun / And I know it sounds weird / But it'll take you four years / To make the next one / Expanding border / That's the sauce / Of chaos / And that's an order / That`s an order"
-- Frank Black, "Pie in the Sky"
//////DECISION 05: THE QUICKENING\\\\\\\
Lots of stuff going on right now, kids. Big news hits you like a brick every single time you walk outside or turn on the computer. Rain is threatening to sink California into the ocean: wear a hat, rubber boots. Bridges are swaying, mountainsides collapsing. BORG2 candidates, coming and going. Elections are shifting and changing. Art Council seats are evaporating and reappearing, like the face of Burl Ives on an Eggo waffle found in some little town in Texas I forget the name of which I happen to have in my very own possession and will be delighted to sell you for an undisclosed sum of money. Keep those cards and letters coming -- last week's total: Zero. Or "zed," as the British say. I am not British. Please send me some mail. I am so lonely in this soundproof booth. Jim and Chicken took away my transistor radio and there are funny smells coming from under the door. Punk rock not dead.
Anyway, much stuff to talk about in this issue. Go read it.
PS - this was written when it was raining. Hysterical lots of rain. I know there is no rain now. Use your imagination.
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--------------------WHAT'S IN THIS EDITION------------------------
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WHEAT
--> ***breeeaaaaaking news!*** ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED
--> International Candidate Nobody: National Position Added <-- XTRA XTRA
--> Candidate Platforms Online, Where To Find
--> Get Involved: Register To Vote Now
--> Fundraiser on the Fifth?
--> BORG2 FAQ Now Available Online
--> Candidates Step Forward In Debate: HEAR THEIR GHOSTLIKE VOICES
--> DONATE!
--> Spread the word about BORG2
MORE LIKE CHAFF, REALLY
--> Because you people keep asking...
--> How To Stop Receiving This Thing
--> How To Bother The People Responsible
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*******************ELECTIONS RESCHEDULED**********************
In a desperate effort to retain Unlimited Authority for another several hours, noted megalomaniacs Jim Mason and Chicken John have moved the BORG2 election date from January 15th to the following week, transforming it into a two-day affair starting at noon on Tuesday, January 18th and ending at 11:59 PM on Wednesday.
According to Jim (which is also a television show starring Jim Belushi,) "elections are always on Tuesday." The 15th falls on a Saturday, a day not traditionally known for voting. Also it's harder to buy funny party hats on Saturday. (Your correspondent will personally be sporting a jetpack, to enable him to cover the vast, cavern-like spaces of the Odeon in a matter of minutes instead of hours.)
One of the benefits of changing the election date, it appears, is that it makes possible an election night throwdown at the Odeon Bar, where "real time monitoring of the results" is promised on the bar's monitors. So mark your calendars accordingly: elections begin Tuesday the 18th at noon, and end 11:59 PM on Wednesday, with election party to be held at the Odeon.
Directions to the Odeon:
http://www.odeonbar.com/
*******COUNCIL RESHUFFLED*******
Since nobody stepped up as a candidate for the international seat on the BORG2 Art Council, it's been decided by the ruling junta that this position no longer exists; another national seat will be added instead.
This would probably be a more controversial move if there were any international candidates, but there aren't, and there are several national candidates, so let's just move on and pretend it was supposed to be like this all along.
Because this section is not remarkably funny, now it is translated into Portuguese and then back into English:
Since that nobody stepped on above as a candidate for the international seat in the advice of art BORG2, decides itself for the together one governing that this position exists not more for much time; one another national seat will be added preferivelmente. This would be probably a more controversial movement if it had some international candidate, but it does not have, and it has diverse national candidates, thus that let's to only move itself on and for fingiz it was presumption to be as this everything longitudinally.
Inept translaton courtesy of Google.
******CANDIDATES! AND THEIR PLATFORMS!******
The official list of eligible candidates for both Art Council and Curator position has been posted:
http://www.borg2.org/ArtCouncil.html
http://www.borg2.org/GuestCurator.html
There one will also find the previously posted platforms for each of the candidates.
Harriet Haynes, herself a candidate for Art Council, also made a neat thing that shows photos of all the candidates, with links to each of their platforms or web pages:
http://harriet.kattare.com/servlet/Borg ... 6&s_id=125
If you give me five dollars I will hand you a picture of any candidate you wish rooting through garbage cans behind the Safeway on Market Street.
NOW HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY? But that's not all, I'll also throw in http://battleborgs.tribe.net, a moderated forum where only BORG2 candidates can post, but everyone can listen in, so we can eavesdrop as they throw feces at each other and crush the good-times vibe out of the ever-loving democratic process! BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE! WATCH Truckosaurus _demolish_ the head of Nesdon Booth! SEE Network Girl and Nat The Bat strip down to their altogether in NAKED CAGE MATCH! THRILL as Madagascar Institute and Thunderdome debate each other... WITH FLAMETHROWERS! Act now and we'll include a limited time special edition Chicken John bobblehead doll. With this much entertainment, democracy should be ILLEGAL!
******VOTING: FUN, SIMPLE, AND PATRIOTIC******
If you've still not signed up to be registered to vote in the elections of the 18-19th to choose an Art Council and Curator for the BORG2 effort, please do so by signing up for the announcement-only mailing list:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Only announcements will be posted to this list, unless someone hacks it again. Your email address will not be farmed out to somebody for spam purposes, just to make it clear because something got lost in the editing process last time around.
Instructions on how to vote will be sent out from this announcement list. This is the only way you can vote in the elections. The election process will be conducted via the World Wide Web and will be verified and secure to ensure that no one is able to vote multiple times. A team of dedicated scientists led by and consisting of Dr. Fiasco is working around the clock to make sure this happens right. You should probably buy him a beer the next time you see him.
******BURNING BACON FUNDRAISER SET FOR FEBRUARY 5TH*******
Jennifer Clemente had a fine idea: "So here's how might work: People bring their spare change to an event in whatever container they use to store it. As we all know, our change jars/dishes/bottles/piggies can have a lot of money in them.
Then we collaborate on the building and stuffing of a GIANT flying pig. Probably within a couple of hours we could stuff a chickenwire body of our fat friend with lard, sawdust and spare change from all our friends (and enemies).
We string up the piggy, and then we burn it. As it burns, the coins fall musically onto a giant collection plate... which we have mic-ed for acoustic effect."
This was a no-brainer. Everyone said do it, so we're going to do it. The fundraiser will probably take place on February 5th, with exact location yet to be confirmed. More information and confirmation of time and place will be posted when the information becomes available.
We are encouraging everyone to bring their own fundraising ideas to the table for this event, and help with setup and cleanup and all sorts of things will also be needed, so volunteers are encouraged to speak up on the BORG2 tribe at BORG2.tribe.net
It is rumored that boards will be available to hit people over the head with, for a small donation.
******BORG2 FAQ ACCESSIBLE ONLINE******
The BORG2 Frequently Asked Questions, or FAQ, is now available for online retrieval and perusal:
http://www.BORG2.org/FAQ.html
The FAQ, while it attempts to answer just about any question one would have about BORG2, its origins, and its plans for the future, is still but a lengthy work in progress, and contributions to the FAQ are encouraged. Email [email protected] for comments or corrections.
Scratch 'n' sniff version coming soon.
******IN THE WAKE OF THE GREAT DEBATE*****
The BORG2 Art Council debate took place January 5th at the Odeon Bar, and was a roaring success. Participants fielded questions from a moderator and the mic got passed from one candidate to the next while drunk people laughed nearby in extremely low light conditions.
JoeJoe was kind enough to record the evening's activities and turn it into an mp3 file and make it available online. Right click (control click all ye Mac users) and save the file to your hard drive before trying to listen to it:
http://66.245.248.139/~fuXboy/borg2audio.html
******DONATIONS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED******
We are, as most of you have probably discovered by now, trying to raise a whole bunch of money to fund this thing called art. At Burning Man, actual art. You can stand right next to it and smell it, unless it's on fire, and then you probably better take a few steps back.
We need donations. At press time we have not even reached the point on the big donation thermometer when the red part appears. The tympani is not playing yet. This is where you come in.
Jim Mason has proposed a series of honorifics to be bestowed on those excellent people who help give us art. They go a little something like this:
---------8<---SNIP AND SAVE----->8----------
- $25 (Burner)
- $50 (Poi spinner)
- $100 (Flame thrower)
- $250 (Spontaneous combustant)
- $500 (Magnesium powder flash)
- $1000 (Lung sucking fuel-air bomb)
- $5000 (Friend of Larry)
- $10,000 and over (Friend of Smiley)
---------8<---SNIP AND SAVE----->8----------
"Why donate?"
Well . . . [from the BORG2 website]
The BORG2 is raising $250,000 to support a wide array of ambitious
creative work for the 2005 event. We are asking those interested in the
BORG2 artist/project funding effort to donate an additional 10% on top
of their Burning Man ticket. This money will go directly to the BORG2
Art Fund and be redistributed to artists/projects by vote of the full
BORG2 community. All donated money will go directly to artists/projects
minus 8.25% (tax in these parts) to pay the Guest Art
Curators/Facilitators/Evangelists for their time and efforts organizing
our art process.
--> A $25,000 GIFT TO START <--
We are running our fundraising effort on a challenge/match donation
model. An anonymous donor has GENEROUSLY started the effort with a
$25,000 challenge pledge to match other donations dollar for dollar. So
for every dollar you donate, this challenge pledge will match your
donation, essentially doubling your donation, until we reach $25,000.
(Extra credit for additional large donations to raise the challenge
level, of course).
You can donate to the BORG2 Art Fund with Visa/Mastercard/Paypal via the
link below. You can also mail donations to: BORG2 Art Fund, 1010 Murray
Street, Berkeley, CA 94710.
http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
******GETTING THE WORD OUT: A SHORT PRIMER******
The following message is brought to you by the BORG2's own PR Goddess of the Dark Side:
_Networking...you too can help spread the good word on the BORG2_
How can you harness the power of Networking for the BORG2? First, you should be consciously aware of what the BORG2 is and why you care so much about the BORG2. Imagine finding what YOU want to bring to the BORG2 project (new artists, more volunteers, more donations). Once you have an image in your mind something happens, you become more aware of what's around you and synchronicity begins to follow closely.
Talk about the BORG2 to everyone. Make a list of everyone you know - give them a call, send them an email, update your live journal or other online communities and so on. Let everyone know that you are really excited about the BORG2 and what it means to you on a personal level. This is the best kind of PR. People will be excited for you and want to help you. If they help you they end up helping the BORG2. But don't stop with your inner circle, the true power of Networking is harnessing the new outlets that start to emerge. The friend of the friend who knows the president of the Acme Widget Factory, who is interested in donating $250,000 to a worthy art fund (like, say, BORG2) is a friend of a friend of a friend indeed. It can happen!
Jeanavive
TheNetworkGirl
[email protected]
http://www.thenetworkgirl.com
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******JACKRABBIT SPEAKS BORG2ISH******
Number one question I get: "Where is that blurb in the JRS we were promised? Why haven't we done anything about this pressing massive void in my life why haven't we done it NOW? Why is the sky blue, what is the moon made of, how come the JRS doesn't say anything about BORG2?!?"
Within five days, that is the answer. I've been promised. Of course, Larry could now read this and go "Haha, here is my chance to crush their spirit and nix it!" That would suck. But I've been Reliably Informed. If it doesn't happen I will eat a worm. At some point in my life.
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Questions? Complaints? NFL playoff picks? Shoot them across the ether to
Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please stop sending me this malicious nonsense."
OK, OK. You don't like it. Go here:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to vote in the
BORG2 elections after you take this step, however.
Frankenstein Jones, Slightly Clever Robot
Office of the People Without Offices
http://www.BORG2.org
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BORG2 Bullhorn ELECTIONS NOW OPEN Issue
The BORG2 Bullhorn (B2B): Volume 1, No. 3 1/18/05
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration
(registration for current election is closed):
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
**** It's Tuesday, January 18th: the polls are open at NOON.
**** Read below for details, how to vote, where to party, etc.
**** No further, keep reading past the junk about the lucky mood ring.
"Let me be who I am
And let me kick out the jams
Yes, kick out the jams
I done kicked em out!"
-- Richard Milhous Nixon
Election server is go... elections are go... BORG2 ARE GO!
Up up and away and a fine good morning to you, the people of BORG2 Land, principality of Burningmania. It must be a good day to vote. I know this because I consulted my Magic Eight Ball. It told me "Cannot Predict Now." So I asked my Lucky Mood Ring. It was blue. I think this means yes, but there are so many colors. Looked outside and the sky was blue, just like the ring. My car is blue but there's something wrong with the brakes. Something, somewhere, under the car, near the brakes; I'm driving home from somewhere the other night, somewhere in Hollywood, on Sunset Boulevard, at 4 AM, something sounding like it had dropped off my car and started to drag on the street. Grinding, churning noises, 4 AM, paranoia. Got out of my car. There is no one on Sunset Blvd. at four in the morning who should be anywhere but on Sunset Blvd. at four in the morning. Crawled around underneath my car: nothing. Looked under the hood: nothing. Got back in the car: GRINDING, DRAGGING, GROANING. Thought I could drive it real slowly home: 15 miles. Got on the freeway, driving 15 miles per hour. Consulted lucky mood ring: blue. Chanced the accelerator. The noise started to go away, so I picked up the pace: 20, 40, 60 miles per hour, faster miles per hour. Got home and heard no sound at all coming from underneath my car. Took it to the mechanic and he could not find a problem. Blue car. Ring is showing blue. Must be a good day to vote.
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1. VOTE
2. BUT BEFORE YOU DO THAT...
3a. PARTIES
3b. MORE PARTIES
4. SF INDIEFEST: LOGROLLING IN OUR TIMES
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VOTING BOOTHS ARE OPEN
Election NOON. Start voting at NOON. Polls are open from NOON to 11:59 Wednesday night. This is not a test. Word up from Dr. Fiasco, INVENTOR OF THE BRAZILIAN VOTING BOOTH:
---How the Election Works---
1) Go to http://www.aumond.com/confirm.html
You will be prompted by your name, email as it appears in the BORG2 mailing list, date of birth, address and phone number. We will only use this data for verification purposes if we suspect people are stuffing the ballots. We will not share this data with anyone else and once the election is over and we are able to certify it as clean and fair, we will delete all the data. You must fill in all the fields. Be truthful, if we need to verify this information later and we can't, your vote will not be counted.
2) You will be sent a message to the email you used when registering. The message will contain your password.
Go to http://www.aumond.com/login.html
And log on using your BORG2 mailing list email and the password.
3) Start voting. You will see links to the candidates platforms and the BORG2 website. Make sure your ballot looks correct, once you click on the "vote" button, your ballot will be cast and you will not be able to change it. You will be able to see results for an election only after you voted in it. Election results are refreshed every 2 minutes in the voting section. You will not be able to vote for more than the specified number of candidates in each election.
That's about it. Now for the FAQs.
1) Can anyone vote?
No, you can only vote if you signed up for the BORG2 mailing list by midnight this past Sunday. If you receive this announcement and can't vote in the election it is because you signed for the mailing list after the deadline. But there will be other important votes coming along in the next few months, so sign up to make sure you have a voice. Radical Democracy, baby.
2) Can non-voters view the election results?
Yes, the unwashed masses are welcome too. There is a public web page for your voyeuristic pleasure. It is at:
http://www.aumond.com/publicElections.jsp
These results will be updated every hour in the public area.
3) How will you prevent people from stuffing the ballots?
We combed the voter email list using cryptography-based automated tools to look for email addresses that looked like duplicates. Then we manually scoured it and sent warnings to email addresses we found suspicious. They will still be able to vote but we'll be watching and now they know that. Also, we will monitor the activity on the web site. Everything you do there is logged. Everything. We are watching. And if we suspect funny business is going on we will contact the suspected offender using the contact information supplied in the registration page. If we can't verify that information, the vote will not be counted. And about 3 minutes after that, a black car with unmarked plates will arrive at the offender's house, and he/she will be thrown into its trunk by two burly men and taken to Chicken John's Chamber of Horrors. We are dead serious about making this a clean and fair election. Don't make us go there with a crowbar.
4) Why are you displaying results in real time?
Because otherwise it's like sitting outside a boardroom waiting for a clerk to deliver a closed-door decision on a silver plate. There was some concern that displaying the votes in real time would possibly have an effect on voting patterns that needed to be addressed; a compromise was reached where real-time results will only be available _after_ a person has cast their vote. Will this fix everything? We don't know any better than you. Let's vote.
5) Is it true the voting server is located in Brazil?
Yes Virginia, it's not just Carnival, soccer and wax jobs any more. Those wacky Brazilians now do online elections too. Jim Mason would like to point out that when you vote, your info goes 1/3rd of the way around the world, and then comes back to you to tell you who you just picked. It's real funny, that darn internet thing. It makes a man feel real small, especially if he's Jim Mason.
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You heard the man. Go forth and pull them levers. ELECTION CLOSES WEDNESDAY 11:59 PM. WE WERE GOING TO SAY MIDNIGHT BUT THEN PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LIKE 'WHAT MIDNIGHT, MIDNIGHT TUESDAY OR MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY OR WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN' so it's 11:59 and you should probably just deal.
***BUT BEFORE YOU VOTE***
An informed voter is a smart voter. An informed monkey is still just a monkey; cute, yes, but incapable of voting in this or any election, except maybe ones involving bananas and taxes on banana imports and other banana-related issues.
Take a look at the candidates before you head into the non-existent voting booth:
http://www.borg2.org/ArtCouncil.html
http://www.borg2.org/GuestCurator.html
http://harriet.kattare.com/servlet/Borg ... 6&s_id=125
PARTIES HERE (SF)...
Come down to San Francisco's mildly famous Odeon Bar for an election night extravaganza, 7 PM onward as we watch the election results. Interesting stuff is promised. Come toast the winners and console the losers. People will wear hats. Beer will happen. Chicken John will run around saying confusing things and collecting empty glasses. Michael Michael will probably dance. Jim Mason might smile. Larry Harvey's hat might make an appearance. Nat the Bat will call in from Colorado and scream crazy things into the phone. Everyone will be smarter and better looking the next day.
Directions:
http://www.odeonbar.com
PARTIES THERE (NYC)...
Burning Man BORG2 celebration or wallow party!
- (As per request-Fuelray will be donating portion of bar to Tsunami
Médecins Sans Frontières) -
Where: Fuelray- Directions below!
When: Wednesday Jan. 19th 2005
Why: To be together and to help others.
Join us for a night of tears and or laughter as we watch as the
results pour in from California relaying to us BORG2's council
elections on Wednesday night. Two of our very own - Lady Merv and
Rosanna of Madagascar will be voted in *or* out to serve this
community as BORG2 art council (Merv) and guest art curator (MI).
Join us to watch the expressions of Ladymerv and Rosanna as they
receive word from the "other side" if they won or lost a years worth
of hard work and ingratitude.
Who's in? Who's not? Why all the talk of lemurs?
Either way buy them a beverage –either way –they'll need it!
All are welcome, burners, virgins, newbies, slack-jawed, clear-eyed,
newts, lemurs, magicians, and trollops- all camps and artists are
invited.
Address: 68 W Third St, New York, NY 10012
Cross Street: Between LaGuardia Place and Thompson
Subway: A, C, E; B, D, F, V at W 4th St, Or 4,5,6 at Astor Place
Website: http://www.fuelray.com
Happy hour pricing till 9PM. Happy hour prices being: $3. 00 drafts,
$4.00 well drinks, $4.00 bottles, $2.00 off of any wine. Backyard open
till 12:00 and few *free* appetizer trays.
AND CHECK THIS SHIZNIT OUT
They gave us free ads; we like them. Support what they're doing:
The 7th Annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest) takes place Feb 3-15 at the Castro, Roxie, Women's Building and MamaBuzz/Ego Park in Oakland. Info will be available at www.sfindie.com around Jan 20. Program guides available in the 1/26 Bay Guardian and at Good Vibes and Amoeba Records.
also
THE ANNUAL SF INDIEFEST BENEFIT/LAUNCH PARTY
Friday January 21, 8p-2a
18up, $10 (all proceeds benefit SF IndieFest, Feb 3-15)
at Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell at Van Ness
with:
DROP BLACK SKY
ORIXA
SMASH UP DERBY
THISTLE
DEALERSHIP
and DJs Bishop and Kit from The Church of Elvis
Plus Short Films and Festival Previews!
and $2 New Belgian Beer!
10% discount on all festival tickets and passes!
Festival tickets go on sale Tuesday Jan 25 at Naked Eye Video, 607 Haight at Steiner, 11a-7p
More info: http://www.sfindie.com
Links:
http://www.dropblacksky.com (A sonorous mixture of digitally generated rhythms and soundscapes, ambient textured layers of guitar and bass, and ethereal reverent female vocals)
http://www.orixazone.com (A powerful blend of rock, funk, ska, hip hop and Latin rhythms)
http://www.smashupderby.com (The world's only live mash-up rock band!)
http://www.thistlehq.com ("Thistle slides like a jazzed up piston amongst the dirty garage rock bands of the moment... Odd yes, but brilliant definitely."-ID Magazine)
http://www.dealerkids.com/ ("Catchy riffs, pop-punk sensibilities and witty songwriting" Sponic)
http://www.newbelgium.com
http://www.rickshawstop.com
http://www.sfbg.com
http://www.sfstation.com
The Church of Elvis, RnR dance party every First Friday at Cat Club, 1180 Folsom at 8th.
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Questions? Complaints? Unsolicited manuscripts? Shoot them across CYBURSPAEC to Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please get me off this list as quickly as possible."
Ejection seat button:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to take part in future BORG2 votes after you take this step, although you are welcome to re-subscribe at any time.
Frankenstein Jones, Gamewarden
Office of the People Without Offices
http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration
(registration for current election is closed):
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
**** It's Tuesday, January 18th: the polls are open at NOON.
**** Read below for details, how to vote, where to party, etc.
**** No further, keep reading past the junk about the lucky mood ring.
"Let me be who I am
And let me kick out the jams
Yes, kick out the jams
I done kicked em out!"
-- Richard Milhous Nixon
Election server is go... elections are go... BORG2 ARE GO!
Up up and away and a fine good morning to you, the people of BORG2 Land, principality of Burningmania. It must be a good day to vote. I know this because I consulted my Magic Eight Ball. It told me "Cannot Predict Now." So I asked my Lucky Mood Ring. It was blue. I think this means yes, but there are so many colors. Looked outside and the sky was blue, just like the ring. My car is blue but there's something wrong with the brakes. Something, somewhere, under the car, near the brakes; I'm driving home from somewhere the other night, somewhere in Hollywood, on Sunset Boulevard, at 4 AM, something sounding like it had dropped off my car and started to drag on the street. Grinding, churning noises, 4 AM, paranoia. Got out of my car. There is no one on Sunset Blvd. at four in the morning who should be anywhere but on Sunset Blvd. at four in the morning. Crawled around underneath my car: nothing. Looked under the hood: nothing. Got back in the car: GRINDING, DRAGGING, GROANING. Thought I could drive it real slowly home: 15 miles. Got on the freeway, driving 15 miles per hour. Consulted lucky mood ring: blue. Chanced the accelerator. The noise started to go away, so I picked up the pace: 20, 40, 60 miles per hour, faster miles per hour. Got home and heard no sound at all coming from underneath my car. Took it to the mechanic and he could not find a problem. Blue car. Ring is showing blue. Must be a good day to vote.
=============CONTENTS============
1. VOTE
2. BUT BEFORE YOU DO THAT...
3a. PARTIES
3b. MORE PARTIES
4. SF INDIEFEST: LOGROLLING IN OUR TIMES
**********EXTRA**********
VOTING BOOTHS ARE OPEN
Election NOON. Start voting at NOON. Polls are open from NOON to 11:59 Wednesday night. This is not a test. Word up from Dr. Fiasco, INVENTOR OF THE BRAZILIAN VOTING BOOTH:
---How the Election Works---
1) Go to http://www.aumond.com/confirm.html
You will be prompted by your name, email as it appears in the BORG2 mailing list, date of birth, address and phone number. We will only use this data for verification purposes if we suspect people are stuffing the ballots. We will not share this data with anyone else and once the election is over and we are able to certify it as clean and fair, we will delete all the data. You must fill in all the fields. Be truthful, if we need to verify this information later and we can't, your vote will not be counted.
2) You will be sent a message to the email you used when registering. The message will contain your password.
Go to http://www.aumond.com/login.html
And log on using your BORG2 mailing list email and the password.
3) Start voting. You will see links to the candidates platforms and the BORG2 website. Make sure your ballot looks correct, once you click on the "vote" button, your ballot will be cast and you will not be able to change it. You will be able to see results for an election only after you voted in it. Election results are refreshed every 2 minutes in the voting section. You will not be able to vote for more than the specified number of candidates in each election.
That's about it. Now for the FAQs.
1) Can anyone vote?
No, you can only vote if you signed up for the BORG2 mailing list by midnight this past Sunday. If you receive this announcement and can't vote in the election it is because you signed for the mailing list after the deadline. But there will be other important votes coming along in the next few months, so sign up to make sure you have a voice. Radical Democracy, baby.
2) Can non-voters view the election results?
Yes, the unwashed masses are welcome too. There is a public web page for your voyeuristic pleasure. It is at:
http://www.aumond.com/publicElections.jsp
These results will be updated every hour in the public area.
3) How will you prevent people from stuffing the ballots?
We combed the voter email list using cryptography-based automated tools to look for email addresses that looked like duplicates. Then we manually scoured it and sent warnings to email addresses we found suspicious. They will still be able to vote but we'll be watching and now they know that. Also, we will monitor the activity on the web site. Everything you do there is logged. Everything. We are watching. And if we suspect funny business is going on we will contact the suspected offender using the contact information supplied in the registration page. If we can't verify that information, the vote will not be counted. And about 3 minutes after that, a black car with unmarked plates will arrive at the offender's house, and he/she will be thrown into its trunk by two burly men and taken to Chicken John's Chamber of Horrors. We are dead serious about making this a clean and fair election. Don't make us go there with a crowbar.
4) Why are you displaying results in real time?
Because otherwise it's like sitting outside a boardroom waiting for a clerk to deliver a closed-door decision on a silver plate. There was some concern that displaying the votes in real time would possibly have an effect on voting patterns that needed to be addressed; a compromise was reached where real-time results will only be available _after_ a person has cast their vote. Will this fix everything? We don't know any better than you. Let's vote.
5) Is it true the voting server is located in Brazil?
Yes Virginia, it's not just Carnival, soccer and wax jobs any more. Those wacky Brazilians now do online elections too. Jim Mason would like to point out that when you vote, your info goes 1/3rd of the way around the world, and then comes back to you to tell you who you just picked. It's real funny, that darn internet thing. It makes a man feel real small, especially if he's Jim Mason.
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You heard the man. Go forth and pull them levers. ELECTION CLOSES WEDNESDAY 11:59 PM. WE WERE GOING TO SAY MIDNIGHT BUT THEN PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LIKE 'WHAT MIDNIGHT, MIDNIGHT TUESDAY OR MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY OR WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN' so it's 11:59 and you should probably just deal.
***BUT BEFORE YOU VOTE***
An informed voter is a smart voter. An informed monkey is still just a monkey; cute, yes, but incapable of voting in this or any election, except maybe ones involving bananas and taxes on banana imports and other banana-related issues.
Take a look at the candidates before you head into the non-existent voting booth:
http://www.borg2.org/ArtCouncil.html
http://www.borg2.org/GuestCurator.html
http://harriet.kattare.com/servlet/Borg ... 6&s_id=125
PARTIES HERE (SF)...
Come down to San Francisco's mildly famous Odeon Bar for an election night extravaganza, 7 PM onward as we watch the election results. Interesting stuff is promised. Come toast the winners and console the losers. People will wear hats. Beer will happen. Chicken John will run around saying confusing things and collecting empty glasses. Michael Michael will probably dance. Jim Mason might smile. Larry Harvey's hat might make an appearance. Nat the Bat will call in from Colorado and scream crazy things into the phone. Everyone will be smarter and better looking the next day.
Directions:
http://www.odeonbar.com
PARTIES THERE (NYC)...
Burning Man BORG2 celebration or wallow party!
- (As per request-Fuelray will be donating portion of bar to Tsunami
Médecins Sans Frontières) -
Where: Fuelray- Directions below!
When: Wednesday Jan. 19th 2005
Why: To be together and to help others.
Join us for a night of tears and or laughter as we watch as the
results pour in from California relaying to us BORG2's council
elections on Wednesday night. Two of our very own - Lady Merv and
Rosanna of Madagascar will be voted in *or* out to serve this
community as BORG2 art council (Merv) and guest art curator (MI).
Join us to watch the expressions of Ladymerv and Rosanna as they
receive word from the "other side" if they won or lost a years worth
of hard work and ingratitude.
Who's in? Who's not? Why all the talk of lemurs?
Either way buy them a beverage –either way –they'll need it!
All are welcome, burners, virgins, newbies, slack-jawed, clear-eyed,
newts, lemurs, magicians, and trollops- all camps and artists are
invited.
Address: 68 W Third St, New York, NY 10012
Cross Street: Between LaGuardia Place and Thompson
Subway: A, C, E; B, D, F, V at W 4th St, Or 4,5,6 at Astor Place
Website: http://www.fuelray.com
Happy hour pricing till 9PM. Happy hour prices being: $3. 00 drafts,
$4.00 well drinks, $4.00 bottles, $2.00 off of any wine. Backyard open
till 12:00 and few *free* appetizer trays.
AND CHECK THIS SHIZNIT OUT
They gave us free ads; we like them. Support what they're doing:
The 7th Annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival (SF IndieFest) takes place Feb 3-15 at the Castro, Roxie, Women's Building and MamaBuzz/Ego Park in Oakland. Info will be available at www.sfindie.com around Jan 20. Program guides available in the 1/26 Bay Guardian and at Good Vibes and Amoeba Records.
also
THE ANNUAL SF INDIEFEST BENEFIT/LAUNCH PARTY
Friday January 21, 8p-2a
18up, $10 (all proceeds benefit SF IndieFest, Feb 3-15)
at Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell at Van Ness
with:
DROP BLACK SKY
ORIXA
SMASH UP DERBY
THISTLE
DEALERSHIP
and DJs Bishop and Kit from The Church of Elvis
Plus Short Films and Festival Previews!
and $2 New Belgian Beer!
10% discount on all festival tickets and passes!
Festival tickets go on sale Tuesday Jan 25 at Naked Eye Video, 607 Haight at Steiner, 11a-7p
More info: http://www.sfindie.com
Links:
http://www.dropblacksky.com (A sonorous mixture of digitally generated rhythms and soundscapes, ambient textured layers of guitar and bass, and ethereal reverent female vocals)
http://www.orixazone.com (A powerful blend of rock, funk, ska, hip hop and Latin rhythms)
http://www.smashupderby.com (The world's only live mash-up rock band!)
http://www.thistlehq.com ("Thistle slides like a jazzed up piston amongst the dirty garage rock bands of the moment... Odd yes, but brilliant definitely."-ID Magazine)
http://www.dealerkids.com/ ("Catchy riffs, pop-punk sensibilities and witty songwriting" Sponic)
http://www.newbelgium.com
http://www.rickshawstop.com
http://www.sfbg.com
http://www.sfstation.com
The Church of Elvis, RnR dance party every First Friday at Cat Club, 1180 Folsom at 8th.
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Questions? Complaints? Unsolicited manuscripts? Shoot them across CYBURSPAEC to Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please get me off this list as quickly as possible."
Ejection seat button:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to take part in future BORG2 votes after you take this step, although you are welcome to re-subscribe at any time.
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http://www.BORG2.org
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The BORG2 Bullhorn (B2B): Volume 1, No. 6 1/28/05
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
THE SAUCER PEOPLE HAVE LANDED. IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.
--------------IN THIS EDITION----------------
* Junk About a Flying Pig and a >>> FUNDRAISER <<<
* The Art Council. Mugged by an Iceberg. Brrrrrrrr.
* "Stewed some of Jake and roasted his head, not good meat..."
* Volunteer With BORG2 and Win Some Self-Exteem.
* To Camp Or Not to Camp? That Is One Big Ass Question.
* NYC BORG2ers Have a Voice...
THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER FUNDRAISER
Some of you may have heard we're doing a little thing at the Shipyard on February 5th. It's all about the pigs. The fucking pigs. The stuffing the pigs with money and lighting them on fire, those pigs. Those horrible pigs. Please bring your change. Little Jimmy from Temecula forgot his change once and was sucked into a time vortex and had to battle Energy Demons to get back out. He's never been the same since. Bobbie Dooley of Western Estates keeps her change in a special pouch that has been surgical attached to her body, just like a kangaroo. She always gets to stuff the pig. How about you?
Here is the latest info. Here. Wait.
Here:
BORG2 PRESENTS: THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER FUNDRAISER
Spare changing our way to a quarter-million dollars to fund a different kind of art at Burning Man? When pigs fly, they told us. And so they will! On Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Shipyard in Berkeley, the pigs will fly. TWO pigs, joined in holy airborne matrimony, doing things that can only be seen on Cinemax, in the wee hours.
These are monogamous, non-polyamorous, non-sexual adventuring pigs. When they have sex, there are only two of them, and the same two every time. They are reasonable pigs. It is a shame we have to burn them. But we will, and when we do, money will spill out of their carcasses and cascade down onto a special offering plate, creating a delightful childlike music of sorts. The money will be covered in bacon fats, so we expect to do a little cleaning afterwards.
Bring your change and stuff the pigs! We're asking everyone to bring whatever spare change they have laying around. We already have a $1,000 donation, FIFTY POUNDS of change to go into the pigs, and, ultimately, come falling back out.
And if that's not enough...
LIVE MUSIC
* The moderately famous TANGELRS will set 'em up and knock 'em down, beginning with square dance lessons for all us city folk who don't know shinola from shinola.
* The Saddle-ites, featuring America's hillbilly sweetheart, Cari Lee, will break yer achey hearts.
GAMES
* The Hyperwhiskey Wheel of Terrer will taunt and annoy you, and perhaps give you a gift of some kind. Or just a sore head.
* Talk to the Pig interactive sound installation. Ask the pig a question and receive a very different sort of advice.
BOOZE
The bar will be stocked and the drinks will be flowing.
Coin stuffing starts around 9 PM and the whole thing burns around 10:30. Other entertainments will continue on until 2 AM, or whenever the cops show up. You don't want to miss this. This may never be repeated. It's far to dangerous to taunt the pigs like this...
THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER
9 PM - 2 AM, Saturday, February 5
The Shipyard, Berkeley
1010 Murray Street
Cover: $10-$20 donation at the door, sliding scale.
Advance tickets tickets can be purchased through PayPal:
http://www.borg2.org/Donate.html (once you donate your name will be noted on the list)
Map: http://tinyurl.com/4lsfy
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ART COUNCIL DOES SOMETHING
Remember when we all voted on that thing. Remember that? That was cool. We all voted. Voting is cool. Then we yelled at council a lot because that is what we do: humans are basically vultures who eat people before they even die. It's very cool. I am hoping the Art Council recovers from their mortal injuries. Maybe you should send them a get well card.
But really, the council tells me they've been hard at work. Here's a link to what took place at their first meeting on Sunday, Jan. 23.
http://tinyurl.com/4ts44
They plan meetings every Sunday for the immediate future, and the minutes from these meetings should be available soon afterward. The Bullhorn, of course, will continue to provide linkage to this information. Reading about things is cool.
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AND NOW A STORY ABOUT SURVIVAL
"The Reeds had become so hungry they ate the leather hides that provided a roof for their cabin. The Breens graciously allowed the Reeds to move into their cabin. Though the Breens had a lukewarm relationship with the Reeds, they liked Virginia. In fact Mrs. Breen liked Virginia so much that she, feeling sorry for Virginia since she couldn't digest the everyday soup of boiled hides, secretly gave Virginia tiny pieces of her family's meat supply to help keep her strong."
-- excerpted from "The Donner Party" by Daniel Lewis; Part IV: Eating of the Dead
This message brought to you by Boiled Hide King, with locations all over the Bay Area. "Have it your way, as long as it's Boiled Hide"
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VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA!
Nat the Bat, in her new capacity as BORG2 Volunteer Coordinator (hip, consumer-savvy, atttude-driven official title to follow) has set up a forum for people wishing to volunteer in any or all aspects of the BORG2 project.
Drop in at http://borg2booty.tribe.net/ and let everyone know what you can bring to the party.
I am using the fast-moving lingo of popular youth culture to draw your attention. Now I am doing something with my hands, moving them real fast. Life is a blur of television and meat. Go volunteer for something right now. You must answer some basic questions about yourself first, but this will not hurt you. If anything it will make you a better person. Volunteering is like Wheaties, except without milk.
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LET'S GO CAMPING
The question is not do we camp together, the question is how. How do we get all these diverse and interesting people into one area, living in peace in harmony together, on the Black Rock playa in late August for Burning Man?
Some dedicated professionals have ventured thusly into the muck to explore this very question:
http://livingloudlyinnevada.tribe.net/
No matter how this turns out I am not making any of you people breakfast.
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NEW YORK CITY REPREZENTN
Solar has started a regional BORG2 tribe, the very first BORG2 regional! it's very exciting and makes me use exclamation points! You should all go look at what they're discussing over there, because it's good! We encourage all regionals to regionalize! Yip! Yip!
http://borg2ny.tribe.net/
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Questions? Complaints? Unsolicited manuscripts? Push the button and TALK LOUDLY: Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public. PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION. I can't do this without the people who read the thing.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please get me off this list as quickly as possible."
Ejection seat button:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to take part in future BORG2 votes after you take this step, although you are welcome to re-subscribe at any time.
Frankenstein Jones, Bohemian Homeowner
Office of the People Without Offices
http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
THE SAUCER PEOPLE HAVE LANDED. IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.
--------------IN THIS EDITION----------------
* Junk About a Flying Pig and a >>> FUNDRAISER <<<
* The Art Council. Mugged by an Iceberg. Brrrrrrrr.
* "Stewed some of Jake and roasted his head, not good meat..."
* Volunteer With BORG2 and Win Some Self-Exteem.
* To Camp Or Not to Camp? That Is One Big Ass Question.
* NYC BORG2ers Have a Voice...
THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER FUNDRAISER
Some of you may have heard we're doing a little thing at the Shipyard on February 5th. It's all about the pigs. The fucking pigs. The stuffing the pigs with money and lighting them on fire, those pigs. Those horrible pigs. Please bring your change. Little Jimmy from Temecula forgot his change once and was sucked into a time vortex and had to battle Energy Demons to get back out. He's never been the same since. Bobbie Dooley of Western Estates keeps her change in a special pouch that has been surgical attached to her body, just like a kangaroo. She always gets to stuff the pig. How about you?
Here is the latest info. Here. Wait.
Here:
BORG2 PRESENTS: THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER FUNDRAISER
Spare changing our way to a quarter-million dollars to fund a different kind of art at Burning Man? When pigs fly, they told us. And so they will! On Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Shipyard in Berkeley, the pigs will fly. TWO pigs, joined in holy airborne matrimony, doing things that can only be seen on Cinemax, in the wee hours.
These are monogamous, non-polyamorous, non-sexual adventuring pigs. When they have sex, there are only two of them, and the same two every time. They are reasonable pigs. It is a shame we have to burn them. But we will, and when we do, money will spill out of their carcasses and cascade down onto a special offering plate, creating a delightful childlike music of sorts. The money will be covered in bacon fats, so we expect to do a little cleaning afterwards.
Bring your change and stuff the pigs! We're asking everyone to bring whatever spare change they have laying around. We already have a $1,000 donation, FIFTY POUNDS of change to go into the pigs, and, ultimately, come falling back out.
And if that's not enough...
LIVE MUSIC
* The moderately famous TANGELRS will set 'em up and knock 'em down, beginning with square dance lessons for all us city folk who don't know shinola from shinola.
* The Saddle-ites, featuring America's hillbilly sweetheart, Cari Lee, will break yer achey hearts.
GAMES
* The Hyperwhiskey Wheel of Terrer will taunt and annoy you, and perhaps give you a gift of some kind. Or just a sore head.
* Talk to the Pig interactive sound installation. Ask the pig a question and receive a very different sort of advice.
BOOZE
The bar will be stocked and the drinks will be flowing.
Coin stuffing starts around 9 PM and the whole thing burns around 10:30. Other entertainments will continue on until 2 AM, or whenever the cops show up. You don't want to miss this. This may never be repeated. It's far to dangerous to taunt the pigs like this...
THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER
9 PM - 2 AM, Saturday, February 5
The Shipyard, Berkeley
1010 Murray Street
Cover: $10-$20 donation at the door, sliding scale.
Advance tickets tickets can be purchased through PayPal:
http://www.borg2.org/Donate.html (once you donate your name will be noted on the list)
Map: http://tinyurl.com/4lsfy
-------------------------
ART COUNCIL DOES SOMETHING
Remember when we all voted on that thing. Remember that? That was cool. We all voted. Voting is cool. Then we yelled at council a lot because that is what we do: humans are basically vultures who eat people before they even die. It's very cool. I am hoping the Art Council recovers from their mortal injuries. Maybe you should send them a get well card.
But really, the council tells me they've been hard at work. Here's a link to what took place at their first meeting on Sunday, Jan. 23.
http://tinyurl.com/4ts44
They plan meetings every Sunday for the immediate future, and the minutes from these meetings should be available soon afterward. The Bullhorn, of course, will continue to provide linkage to this information. Reading about things is cool.
-------------------------
AND NOW A STORY ABOUT SURVIVAL
"The Reeds had become so hungry they ate the leather hides that provided a roof for their cabin. The Breens graciously allowed the Reeds to move into their cabin. Though the Breens had a lukewarm relationship with the Reeds, they liked Virginia. In fact Mrs. Breen liked Virginia so much that she, feeling sorry for Virginia since she couldn't digest the everyday soup of boiled hides, secretly gave Virginia tiny pieces of her family's meat supply to help keep her strong."
-- excerpted from "The Donner Party" by Daniel Lewis; Part IV: Eating of the Dead
This message brought to you by Boiled Hide King, with locations all over the Bay Area. "Have it your way, as long as it's Boiled Hide"
-------------------------
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA!
Nat the Bat, in her new capacity as BORG2 Volunteer Coordinator (hip, consumer-savvy, atttude-driven official title to follow) has set up a forum for people wishing to volunteer in any or all aspects of the BORG2 project.
Drop in at http://borg2booty.tribe.net/ and let everyone know what you can bring to the party.
I am using the fast-moving lingo of popular youth culture to draw your attention. Now I am doing something with my hands, moving them real fast. Life is a blur of television and meat. Go volunteer for something right now. You must answer some basic questions about yourself first, but this will not hurt you. If anything it will make you a better person. Volunteering is like Wheaties, except without milk.
-------------------------
LET'S GO CAMPING
The question is not do we camp together, the question is how. How do we get all these diverse and interesting people into one area, living in peace in harmony together, on the Black Rock playa in late August for Burning Man?
Some dedicated professionals have ventured thusly into the muck to explore this very question:
http://livingloudlyinnevada.tribe.net/
No matter how this turns out I am not making any of you people breakfast.
-------------------------
NEW YORK CITY REPREZENTN
Solar has started a regional BORG2 tribe, the very first BORG2 regional! it's very exciting and makes me use exclamation points! You should all go look at what they're discussing over there, because it's good! We encourage all regionals to regionalize! Yip! Yip!
http://borg2ny.tribe.net/
-------------------------
Questions? Complaints? Unsolicited manuscripts? Push the button and TALK LOUDLY: Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public. PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION. I can't do this without the people who read the thing.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please get me off this list as quickly as possible."
Ejection seat button:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to take part in future BORG2 votes after you take this step, although you are welcome to re-subscribe at any time.
Frankenstein Jones, Bohemian Homeowner
Office of the People Without Offices
http://www.BORG2.org
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Frank Jones
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:27 pm
BORG2 Bullhorn #7
The BORG2 Bullhorn (B2B): No. 7, 2/09/05
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
And the coins came crashing down...
--------------IN THIS EDITION----------------
* FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER: Picking Up The Pieces
* ROLL CALL: The Volunteers Who Made it Happen
* Shout Outz To Our Homies Outside SF
* Art Proposals: The Here And Now And Where
* Crafting Schwag For Fun And Profit!
* Donating: Good For Your Colon
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WHAT PIG GOES UP, MUST PIG COME DOWN
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The fundraiser last Saturday night at the Shipyard was a smashing success. About 300 people gathered in Berkeley to drink, dance, spin a strange wheel, enjoy art, mingle, cuss, cheer and, ultimately, stuff a giant metal sculpture of two pigs fucking with paper, lard, and spare change, and watch the whole thing burn, and then smash large errant sheets of aluminum into submission. Other smashings by a secret cadre of BORG9 agents have been reported, but we have no direct evidence as of yet.
The night was filled with the unmistakable stench of chaos and fun from the get-go, with people milling about the rather confining back patio to sample alcoholic concoctions served up by Johnnie Royale and his crew, buy buttons and t-shirts, and pay two bucks to spin a big, wobbly, brightly painted wheel manned by yours truly and, at other interesting times, Mateo and his bullhorn, to win an opportunity to get smashed over the head with a board.
Outside in the main yard the Tanglers (sorry about the misspelling on the promo stuff, fellers - I was misinformed) played hillbilly classics far into the night - too far, after the other band didn't show up - and led square dancing calls. The crowd responded with vigor, throwing themselves into this strange new art form. As the mob thickened, Jim Mason drove a very large forklift around crazily through the crowd and there was also some welding. No one got hurt but a bullhorn was almost injured. A guy on stilts got real drunk. And a guy with an air cannon almost got what he deserved.
As to the take, Jim Mason provides an edumacated guess:
"All the combined money separate of the pig seems to total just shy of $5000. there will likely be some clean up costs, more people to pay and whatnot expenses that will reduce that a bit. so let's say around $4700 in the end.
the coins from the pig are a bit more difficult. they are embedded in a very unhelpful cake of grease, newspaper, dirt, cigarette butts, latex gloves, etc. simple green doesn't cut it. so far gasoline is the best solution for breaking the grip of the grease. various sifting solutions get rid of the rest of the non-coin matter.
one of our crew is a past employee of Brinks Armored Car service. his name is marc. hi marc. marc has a good deal of experience handling heavy mixed buckets of change. his estimate is we have between 2000 and 3000 in change. i guessed 1500. most others seem convinced we are over 2000.
but at this point, and for some time to come, this is all speculation, as all the coins are brewing in gasoline for a day or so to get the grease off.
nonetheless, it appears the BORG2 made around $7,000 from the pig swaree. impressive. certainly more impressive than a chicken john "fundspender" (the patented money losing fundraiser he's been repeating for years).
even if we had made $0, this was so much fun that it would have been a roaring success. the fact that we raised something around $7k for art is cake that many will enjoying eating in the near future in the name of art."
Pictures here:
http://tinyurl.com/4659l
And also here:
http://nephology.org/gallery/list.php?exhibition=16
The San Francisco Bay Guardian has their own take on it here:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/19/news_burningman.html
Thanks to all who made this fantastic night happen.
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And so who wants to do the next one?
The goal is one BORG2 fundraiser each month from now until August. The piggie crew is now tired. BORG4 is threatening to hold a rave in benefit of BORG2. BORG9 has renounced all associations with the filthy lucre. BORG3 appears drunk and passed out.
So we need some help here folks. Who wants to do the next fundraiser? Early March, one month later than early February, is nearly here...
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THE ENVELOPE PLEASE...
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Speaking of thanking those who made this possible, although we thank everyone who just showed up and showed love to the pigs, we especially would like to thank the following volunteers, many of whom stuck around until waaaay into the night and then came back the following day to help clean things up, not to mention those who showed up in the days and weeks preceding the event:
CORE TEAM
Jen
Jim
Babablou
Gxaoui
Mishka
Harriet
Frank
JR
Kiko
Miranda - who heard the calling of the pigs and came from Portland to
help
SET UP/CLEAN UP/BUILDING
GXAOUI
Julie
Marc
Brian (FKO)
G-off
PIG CONSTRUCTION AND PYRO
Jen
Jim
Dan Foygel
Marc
Brian (FKO)
Miskha
G-off
Johnny Royale
Harriet
Liam
Nesdon
Kimric
Foo
M2
ART
Chris Schardt - Pulsar
Bellboy Bob - Flying Flaming Pig Mobile
Liam McNamara- Washing Machine Music Box
Steve Valdez- shaky spider thing
John Devenizia- scary pig staff at door
SCHWAG
Kiko
Michelle, one of our raver converts
BAR - Bacon Bloody Mary Crew
Lorelei
Therese
Kelleigh
BAR
JR
Bridget
Liquor Pig
DOOR
Simone
John De Venezia
Ali
Rebecca
Cathy
Tamara
MUSIC/SOUND
Simran and Dr. Wasabi
Lucas Hicks and the Tanglers
SECURITY
Babalou
Che
Kevin
Katy Bell
and of course
Mateo, deviant archetype (don't fuck with the bullhorn)
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MORE FUNDRAISING FUN
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Harriet Sez...
"I'd like to suggest that we recognize those who donated their coins in
absentia. There were four such donations all together, and since these
people didn't get to experience the glories of the sex pigs in person,
I thought it would be cool to recognize them in print.
Here's the list of such donors:
Chris Doane (San Francisco)
Cathy and Bill (Berkeley)
Arthur Z (San Jose)
Dawn and Frey (San Francisco)
Mike Kuniavsky (San Francisco, Portland)"
We also heard tell of a party last week in Portland, goal of stuffing a piggy bank to take to the Shipyard for the FPSD. No word how that turned out, but thanks for the effort, guys. And we think there was a bar gathering in NYC too, but no news on what happened here. Stage coach from back east hasn't arrived with the papers yet.
==============================================
DROWNING IN ART PROPOSALS
==============================================
Art proposals are now drifting in at an increased rate as anticipation builds over this project. The current BORG2 website has been updated to reflect this:
http://www.borg2.org/Projects.html
The Art Council would also like to mention that art proposal outlines should be sent via email to Rosanna (of the Madagascar Institute, Guest Curators of BORG2) at [email protected], or posted on tribe.net here:
http://borg2art.tribe.net/
==============================================
SCHWAG FOR THE MASSES
==============================================
Rachel is now all about SCHWAG. Doilies. Fringe. Artsy and craftsy, you know? Ribbons. Silkscreens. Maybe even those paintings done of macaroni you used to do in first grade.
"Want to learn how to make those camp keychains out of woven plastic? Weave potholders? Make temples out of popscicle sticks?
--Any maniacal knitters who want to craft soccer-style BORG2 scarves?
--Anybody got nifty ideas for what to silkscreen (patches, thongs, potholders, bags, hats)? Any good sources for stuff to screen in SF?
--Any letterpress printers out there up for making some beautiful posters? -
-Any bakers want to be on call for at-fundraiser-bakesales?
What else you got that we could schwag up for BORG2? Pasties?
I know you all make stuff....I'm happy to help organize the crafting, and funnel schwag to event organizers around the country."
Get involved at: http://borg2booty.tribe.net/
==============================================
BE A SOMEBODY! DONATE TO BORG2 TODAY
==============================================
With the $7,000 estimated from the fundraiser, our donations to the art fund to date total $37,000. Pretty impressive for an Org that just got a proper bank account two days ago.
"Why donate?"
Well . . . [from the BORG2 website]
The BORG2 is raising $250,000 to support a wide array of ambitious
creative work for the 2005 event. We are asking those interested in the
BORG2 artist/project funding effort to donate an additional 10% on top
of their Burning Man ticket. This money will go directly to the BORG2
Art Fund and be redistributed to artists/projects by vote of the full
BORG2 community.
--> A $25,000 GIFT TO START <--
We are running our fundraising effort on a challenge/match donation
model. An anonymous donor has GENEROUSLY started the effort with a
$25,000 challenge pledge to match other donations dollar for dollar. So
for every dollar you donate, this challenge pledge will match your
donation, essentially doubling your donation, until we reach $25,000.
(Extra credit for additional large donations to raise the challenge
level, of course).
You can donate to the BORG2 Art Fund with Visa/Mastercard/Paypal via the
link below. You can also mail donations to: BORG2 Art Fund, 1010 Murray
Street, Berkeley, CA 94710.
http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
-------------------------
Questions? Complaints? Unsolicited manuscripts? Push the button and TALK LOUDLY: Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public. PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION. I can't do this without the people who read the thing.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please get me off this list as quickly as possible."
Ejection seat button:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to take part in future BORG2 votes after you take this step, although you are welcome to re-subscribe at any time.
Frankenstein Jones, Handy Multi-Tool
Office of the People Without Offices
http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Info: http://www.BORG2.org
BORG2 Discussion: http://BORG2.tribe.net
BORG2 Email List and Voter Registration
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
BORG2 Art Fund Donations: http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
And the coins came crashing down...
--------------IN THIS EDITION----------------
* FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER: Picking Up The Pieces
* ROLL CALL: The Volunteers Who Made it Happen
* Shout Outz To Our Homies Outside SF
* Art Proposals: The Here And Now And Where
* Crafting Schwag For Fun And Profit!
* Donating: Good For Your Colon
==============================================
WHAT PIG GOES UP, MUST PIG COME DOWN
==============================================
The fundraiser last Saturday night at the Shipyard was a smashing success. About 300 people gathered in Berkeley to drink, dance, spin a strange wheel, enjoy art, mingle, cuss, cheer and, ultimately, stuff a giant metal sculpture of two pigs fucking with paper, lard, and spare change, and watch the whole thing burn, and then smash large errant sheets of aluminum into submission. Other smashings by a secret cadre of BORG9 agents have been reported, but we have no direct evidence as of yet.
The night was filled with the unmistakable stench of chaos and fun from the get-go, with people milling about the rather confining back patio to sample alcoholic concoctions served up by Johnnie Royale and his crew, buy buttons and t-shirts, and pay two bucks to spin a big, wobbly, brightly painted wheel manned by yours truly and, at other interesting times, Mateo and his bullhorn, to win an opportunity to get smashed over the head with a board.
Outside in the main yard the Tanglers (sorry about the misspelling on the promo stuff, fellers - I was misinformed) played hillbilly classics far into the night - too far, after the other band didn't show up - and led square dancing calls. The crowd responded with vigor, throwing themselves into this strange new art form. As the mob thickened, Jim Mason drove a very large forklift around crazily through the crowd and there was also some welding. No one got hurt but a bullhorn was almost injured. A guy on stilts got real drunk. And a guy with an air cannon almost got what he deserved.
As to the take, Jim Mason provides an edumacated guess:
"All the combined money separate of the pig seems to total just shy of $5000. there will likely be some clean up costs, more people to pay and whatnot expenses that will reduce that a bit. so let's say around $4700 in the end.
the coins from the pig are a bit more difficult. they are embedded in a very unhelpful cake of grease, newspaper, dirt, cigarette butts, latex gloves, etc. simple green doesn't cut it. so far gasoline is the best solution for breaking the grip of the grease. various sifting solutions get rid of the rest of the non-coin matter.
one of our crew is a past employee of Brinks Armored Car service. his name is marc. hi marc. marc has a good deal of experience handling heavy mixed buckets of change. his estimate is we have between 2000 and 3000 in change. i guessed 1500. most others seem convinced we are over 2000.
but at this point, and for some time to come, this is all speculation, as all the coins are brewing in gasoline for a day or so to get the grease off.
nonetheless, it appears the BORG2 made around $7,000 from the pig swaree. impressive. certainly more impressive than a chicken john "fundspender" (the patented money losing fundraiser he's been repeating for years).
even if we had made $0, this was so much fun that it would have been a roaring success. the fact that we raised something around $7k for art is cake that many will enjoying eating in the near future in the name of art."
Pictures here:
http://tinyurl.com/4659l
And also here:
http://nephology.org/gallery/list.php?exhibition=16
The San Francisco Bay Guardian has their own take on it here:
http://www.sfbg.com/39/19/news_burningman.html
Thanks to all who made this fantastic night happen.
---------------------------------------------
And so who wants to do the next one?
The goal is one BORG2 fundraiser each month from now until August. The piggie crew is now tired. BORG4 is threatening to hold a rave in benefit of BORG2. BORG9 has renounced all associations with the filthy lucre. BORG3 appears drunk and passed out.
So we need some help here folks. Who wants to do the next fundraiser? Early March, one month later than early February, is nearly here...
==============================================
THE ENVELOPE PLEASE...
==============================================
Speaking of thanking those who made this possible, although we thank everyone who just showed up and showed love to the pigs, we especially would like to thank the following volunteers, many of whom stuck around until waaaay into the night and then came back the following day to help clean things up, not to mention those who showed up in the days and weeks preceding the event:
CORE TEAM
Jen
Jim
Babablou
Gxaoui
Mishka
Harriet
Frank
JR
Kiko
Miranda - who heard the calling of the pigs and came from Portland to
help
SET UP/CLEAN UP/BUILDING
GXAOUI
Julie
Marc
Brian (FKO)
G-off
PIG CONSTRUCTION AND PYRO
Jen
Jim
Dan Foygel
Marc
Brian (FKO)
Miskha
G-off
Johnny Royale
Harriet
Liam
Nesdon
Kimric
Foo
M2
ART
Chris Schardt - Pulsar
Bellboy Bob - Flying Flaming Pig Mobile
Liam McNamara- Washing Machine Music Box
Steve Valdez- shaky spider thing
John Devenizia- scary pig staff at door
SCHWAG
Kiko
Michelle, one of our raver converts
BAR - Bacon Bloody Mary Crew
Lorelei
Therese
Kelleigh
BAR
JR
Bridget
Liquor Pig
DOOR
Simone
John De Venezia
Ali
Rebecca
Cathy
Tamara
MUSIC/SOUND
Simran and Dr. Wasabi
Lucas Hicks and the Tanglers
SECURITY
Babalou
Che
Kevin
Katy Bell
and of course
Mateo, deviant archetype (don't fuck with the bullhorn)
==============================================
MORE FUNDRAISING FUN
==============================================
Harriet Sez...
"I'd like to suggest that we recognize those who donated their coins in
absentia. There were four such donations all together, and since these
people didn't get to experience the glories of the sex pigs in person,
I thought it would be cool to recognize them in print.
Here's the list of such donors:
Chris Doane (San Francisco)
Cathy and Bill (Berkeley)
Arthur Z (San Jose)
Dawn and Frey (San Francisco)
Mike Kuniavsky (San Francisco, Portland)"
We also heard tell of a party last week in Portland, goal of stuffing a piggy bank to take to the Shipyard for the FPSD. No word how that turned out, but thanks for the effort, guys. And we think there was a bar gathering in NYC too, but no news on what happened here. Stage coach from back east hasn't arrived with the papers yet.
==============================================
DROWNING IN ART PROPOSALS
==============================================
Art proposals are now drifting in at an increased rate as anticipation builds over this project. The current BORG2 website has been updated to reflect this:
http://www.borg2.org/Projects.html
The Art Council would also like to mention that art proposal outlines should be sent via email to Rosanna (of the Madagascar Institute, Guest Curators of BORG2) at [email protected], or posted on tribe.net here:
http://borg2art.tribe.net/
==============================================
SCHWAG FOR THE MASSES
==============================================
Rachel is now all about SCHWAG. Doilies. Fringe. Artsy and craftsy, you know? Ribbons. Silkscreens. Maybe even those paintings done of macaroni you used to do in first grade.
"Want to learn how to make those camp keychains out of woven plastic? Weave potholders? Make temples out of popscicle sticks?
--Any maniacal knitters who want to craft soccer-style BORG2 scarves?
--Anybody got nifty ideas for what to silkscreen (patches, thongs, potholders, bags, hats)? Any good sources for stuff to screen in SF?
--Any letterpress printers out there up for making some beautiful posters? -
-Any bakers want to be on call for at-fundraiser-bakesales?
What else you got that we could schwag up for BORG2? Pasties?
I know you all make stuff....I'm happy to help organize the crafting, and funnel schwag to event organizers around the country."
Get involved at: http://borg2booty.tribe.net/
==============================================
BE A SOMEBODY! DONATE TO BORG2 TODAY
==============================================
With the $7,000 estimated from the fundraiser, our donations to the art fund to date total $37,000. Pretty impressive for an Org that just got a proper bank account two days ago.
"Why donate?"
Well . . . [from the BORG2 website]
The BORG2 is raising $250,000 to support a wide array of ambitious
creative work for the 2005 event. We are asking those interested in the
BORG2 artist/project funding effort to donate an additional 10% on top
of their Burning Man ticket. This money will go directly to the BORG2
Art Fund and be redistributed to artists/projects by vote of the full
BORG2 community.
--> A $25,000 GIFT TO START <--
We are running our fundraising effort on a challenge/match donation
model. An anonymous donor has GENEROUSLY started the effort with a
$25,000 challenge pledge to match other donations dollar for dollar. So
for every dollar you donate, this challenge pledge will match your
donation, essentially doubling your donation, until we reach $25,000.
(Extra credit for additional large donations to raise the challenge
level, of course).
You can donate to the BORG2 Art Fund with Visa/Mastercard/Paypal via the
link below. You can also mail donations to: BORG2 Art Fund, 1010 Murray
Street, Berkeley, CA 94710.
http://www.BORG2.org/Donate.html
-------------------------
Questions? Complaints? Unsolicited manuscripts? Push the button and TALK LOUDLY: Frankenstein Jones at ([email protected]).
Got an event coming up or an announcement to make? Send them in. We
can't guarantee everything submitted will appear in an issue of the b2b,
however we will make every effort to accommodate your sincere desire to
yell at the general public. PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION. I can't do this without the people who read the thing.
You can also sign up for the tribe.net thingy at http://BORG2.tribe.net,
where we talk about all sorts of stuff related to BORG2. This is
probably the quickest way to receive information and inform others on
topics related to BORG2.
"Please get me off this list as quickly as possible."
Ejection seat button:
http://saucer.spaceship.com/mailman/listinfo/bep
Go down the page until you see the part that begins with "To
unsubscribe". Enter your email address and that should effectively get
you out of the loop. You will no longer be eligible to take part in future BORG2 votes after you take this step, although you are welcome to re-subscribe at any time.
Frankenstein Jones, Handy Multi-Tool
Office of the People Without Offices
http://www.BORG2.org
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You're welcome and thank you. However, I now have to break my word: I am going to start off a new thread for the Bullhorn I post today. I noticed that it gets very difficult to scroll past so much text. So I'm thinking every few issues, I'll create a new thread. Which would be approximately once a month.
I'm hoping this won't annoy anyone.
I'm hoping this won't annoy anyone.
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