The Bar

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:45 pm

Hey, Cc, didn't you have a gig this weekend? or was that for Kailey's show?

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:48 pm

Hey CC lets see a pic of the Mural when its done!

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:50 pm

I'm kinda in lurk mode, it's been a little busy, and I like to watch Family Guy and American Dad. YAAAAYYY Brain Rot!!!

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:52 pm

Rockdad wrote:pick-axe and a shovel? Damn should of went by Home Deport and picked up an illegall!

Yea, in retrospect, that would have been the smart thing to do...... but aren't they all going on strike?

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:54 pm

Round em up and send them home as far as I am concerned...Maybe real carpenter's will build tract houses again

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:57 pm

Here's one of my favorite memories of BM past: In 2002 (my first year), went out to the fenceline to Crazy Larry's Nightclub (huge yellow rubber duck structure with fully enclosed bar). The vibe out there at night was great: 40's style singing, dancing, piano playing, real swanky, and there was this one girl who sang beautifully. I returned a couple nights in a row because of how good it was to talk and have a drink. Well, turns out were we were camped (about 2 streets back and 3:30) was The Yellow Duck camp (members of the nightclub), and low and behold, the singer's tent was kitty corner about 4 feet from mine! We chatted, and I made her some tea for her sore throat. But now, here's the pop that made my week out there. Late one night I stayed there until the sun came up just dancing, and totally sober (minus a grip of coffee) and helped them pack their card and gambling tables inside the club to lock-up. The bartender flipped me a black chip (the chips had different denominations, yellow got you a drink, blue got 2 chips, etc.) I asked what the value of the black chip was, and the tender said it was speacial, and couldn't be taken away once used but had to be re-gifted again. The next night, I found out the chip was do whatever you wanted, like V.I.P. I got whatever drinks, and also went up on stage to sing with my neighbor singer person. Also, got to go up on the balcony of the duck and look down into the crowd dancing. Talk about feeling good...a daydream

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:58 pm

Yea, I've seen way too much of "get what you pay for" there....Tend to prefer to do the construction projects myself....

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:01 pm

thisisthatwhichis wrote:Hey, Cc, didn't you have a gig this weekend? or was that for Kailey's show?

Not yet, TITWI, it's coming up on May 12th, 2006. It's the only time I won't have an interview with a band for the last 4 months, and won't again for the next four months. I'm excited and have been praticing to the sound of the automation, should be good fun

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:01 pm

Cool story CC what goes around comes around serendipity+Karma=reward

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:06 pm

Indeed Rock. It's a fun thing to be a human being these days...if your a good person, then thorhetically, good things will happen (not always the case, but probably 95%). I truly believe the idea (not referrence to religion, but humanity) to do unto others as you'd have done unto you. Word

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:12 pm

CLARKcon wrote:Indeed Rock. It's a fun thing to be a human being these days...if your a good person, then thorhetically, good things will happen (not always the case, but probably 95%). I truly believe the idea (not referrence to religion, but humanity) to do unto others as you'd have done unto you. Word

I think it is more than just humanity Karma seems to be a very real force that I seem to see in action a lot especially in this community!

Getting nailed lately by mail spammers wish Karma would catch up to those jerks a little faster though...

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:14 pm

Oh, Cc, you're killing me. I missed last year.... Stupid..Stupid... Stupid....

Check this out.... I grew up thinking you had to be conservative, go to work every day, grow the money tree, climb the corp. ladder,... etc....

When BM first started showing up, and I saw the peeps coming thru town, I though, wow, what a bunch of wacko's.

Then, the year before I went, I happened to also be camping close to the playa, and saw the city grow out of the desert. Thought to myself, I got to go find out what THIS is all about.....

Next year went on my own, just with my pickup and camping supplies..... My wife <at the time, thought I was nuts>....... And the rest is history.....

WELCOME.....HOME!!.......

mmmmm.....Can't wait to meet you all.........

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:16 pm

TITWI That is a great BM story too! My dinner is ready catch ya later dudes and whatever dudettes may be lurking...

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:24 pm

The first time I went/found out about BM was through a friend who owned a frame shop in our town. He just told me about it in a nice tone of voice, and some of the wild stuff like how he walked through a giant maze with one person dressed as a clown and some other stranger who was snorting coke off his hand. I couldn't imagine this craziness. When I went, something broke inside of me in a good way. My arts sprectrum just flooded, and I knew then that this, this is what feeling free (free to socialize, explore, dream large) was all about. I've never turned back. The trick I try to remember when talking to interested new people when they inquire about the event is to s t a y c a l m. Talk in a normal volume voice and be nuetral (don't want to freak them out with me waving my arms and going off on a tangent about getting body painted and riding on a car that looks like an 1800's Schooner)

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:28 pm

Goodnight Rock. Have a good Monday! (I've got Tuesday off, so Monday will be a breeze

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:33 pm

CLARKcon wrote:
thisisthatwhichis wrote:Hey, Cc, didn't you have a gig this weekend? or was that for Kailey's show?
Not yet, TITWI, it's coming up on May 12th, 2006. It's the only time I won't have an interview with a band for the last 4 months, and won't again for the next four months. I'm excited and have been praticing to the sound of the automation, should be good fun

Excellent!.... It'll be cool to hear, and I don't have an appointment with a pick-axe that weekend....

BTW..... Rock is right, Karma flows within you and will always give to you....
It's an energy when given,.. is always received.....

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:39 pm

Goodnight TITWI. Also a pre goodnight to DD (hey Duck!:D ) and a post goodnight to Bin (stay fresh main

)

Love it. Become it. Seek it. Use it. Know it. Make friendly getures to it. Trust in it. Search it. Become familiar with it. Breathe it. Eat & Sleep it. Finally, the it is what you make it, so, allow it to do what it does.

Not as much as a poetry thing as it is about a "fill in the blank thing". My it is passion (for creativity, self, others, conviction, etc). Goodnight

!

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:41 pm

CLARKcon wrote:The first time I went/found out about BM was through a friend who owned a frame shop in our town. He just told me about it in a nice tone of voice, and some of the wild stuff like how he walked through a giant maze with one person dressed as a clown and some other stranger who was snorting coke off his hand. I couldn't imagine this craziness. When I went, something broke inside of me in a good way. My arts sprectrum just flooded, and I knew then that this, this is what feeling free (free to socialize, explore, dream large) was all about. I've never turned back. The trick I try to remember when talking to interested new people when they inquire about the event is to s t a y c a l m. Talk in a normal volume voice and be nuetral (don't want to freak them out with me waving my arms and going off on a tangent about getting body painted and riding on a car that looks like an 1800's Schooner)

Yea...LOL

I remember my first day.......Night Actually.... With all of the colored lights, music, and more importantly Burners... who where just tooo cool......

I stayed two extra days.....

They almost sent the pose out for me......

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:51 pm

Yea, another early day with the Corporation for me tomorrow too....
And the Capt. Morgan's is starting to take effect....
Night Cc, Duck, other Lurkers........

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:28 pm

Night TITWI.. h'lo whoever else is still here.. I'm playing catchup, cause my machine bonked (just before everyone started telling their fav BM stories, grrrr....) and then I had to head out to pick up my NEW machine (gonna set it up tomorrow, wooo!) and watch "Good night, and good luck." with my slumlord.. was a good evening so far :)

X.

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:33 pm

VERy cool stories, everyone.. thanks for sharing :) I love getting individual perspectives.. and that coffee table book sounds like an awesome idea!

Can't wait to meet y'all for real... but many coffees and milks (thanks, happy servers!) and breakfasts and snacks to share before then, on here :)

Have good nights, and sweet dreams.. see y'all tomorrow.

X.

Zoom · Post by **Zoom** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:19 am

happy May 1st. in desperate need of some shots.
not wanting to turn the lights on, thinking that some are still sleeping here, zoom pulls out his lighter finds the switch for the espresso machine
"Click"
damn i hope that was not too loud

EspressoDude · Post by **EspressoDude** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:16 am

thx Zoom

machine hot and ready this AM.... 38 degrees outside brrrr make the nipples pucker Too cold for Harley riding(barely)

Butt, damn the Espresso sure is tasty......couple cross country shots comin your way------->> ----------->>

Post by **AntiM** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:30 am

WooHoo Happy MayDay! MayDay!

I need to watch Wicker Man today and snicker, snicker at the maypoles.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:38 am

I thought you were Anti May day?

Post by **AntiM** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:41 am

I have nothing at all against Mayday, one of my favorite lovely holidays!

Nope, I was maggiemayday (all one word) from the days when I was writing to "George Hayduke" who authored the series of Revenge books. I think I'm in Hardcore Hayduke but would have to look it up, the editing sucks so I don't mention it much. It was originally Maggie Mayhem, I can't recall why it drifted over to mayday! mayday! I dropped it because everyone started calling me Maggie, which I dislike. I just never changed my email addy.

Anti M is my nephew's phonetic spelling of Auntie Em, short for Aunt Margaret. Anti M is just easier and a better fit these days.

Whew! Too much talkin' makes a woman thirsty.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:42 am

DAMN it's early. Nice.

(pulls a couple ristretto shots, drops 'em in a cuppa joe)

Whhooo. That's gonna do for a while.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:44 am

I'm a BIG fan of the Hayduke books!!!!!!! I have two of them but never did run across the third. I'll run to the bookshelf tonight to look up your particular flavor of mayhem.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:49 am

Yep, Hardcore Hayduke. There's about six or seven books at least. A shame I lost our original correspondence, he was a very intelligent letter-writer. He had plans for later books, and had accpted far better writing from me than was published, but I never saw more in the series. Some of them were darn good tales of misdeeds and mayhem too. I don't know if he died, went to jail, or moved out of the counry.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:11 am

My sons keep stealing my copies - which is ok, I guess they are required reading for teenage males - along with a book I bought for them last summer called Backyard Ballistics. (Great potato cannon plans).