The Bar, Volume #4

[tinymystic]

Happy May Day - (a lil late) off to Saguaro Man in the morn... must sleep! so excited!

[MyDearFriend]

Good morning all!

*waves to Tinymystic & Figjam as they head off*

Let's have some

[magicmarty]

Morning, MDF. Visit here for a few moments and then back to bed. Going to Ashland, OR tomorrow for the weekend to celebrate a Burner friend's 50th Birthday. Haven't been there in years. Likely catch a play or two while there.

Cheers

[AntiM]

Morning morning!

[ygmir]

*wanders in, makes CCCCFS*
have a great trip, Marty!
Hi MDF!
HI AntiM! ........are you still getting snow flurries?

[Patsh]

Good morning, all!!

We'll be heading out soon for Saguaro Man... See you there, TinyMystic and Figjam!!
We'll also be seeing TinkerMom and Julie there!

PlayaPoppa 's good buddy, Erik, arrived last Sunday from Washington (state) and my dear friend, Sandra, from here (AZ) is also going with us. I do believe we're in for a wonderful long weekend!!!

[ygmir]

have a great time, Triken, Andy, et al........don't do anything I wouldn't do. hahaaa

[Simon of the Playa]

went downtown today to figure out the byzantine permitting process for the city of rochester.

trying to organize a maker's faire/figment like art event.

wow....between the insurance rider, the costs of paying the officials, and the permit it looks like we are going to have to have a whole year of planning instead of 5 months.

we dont qualify as a "block party", which would have been cheap and easy and only 2 month lead time on the permit.

so back to the drawing board....fundraising, movie nights and informational meetings and we do it right next year...

and paperwork....a 16 page pdf application form...and more money to send in the form.




i can only imagine what the BMORG must go through as far as logistics when dealing with so many authorities.

anyway.....SPider Man Filming is blocking up Half of downtown, i wonder what kind of paperwork you have to fill out to do that...they must be spending huge, because every cop and fireman is out there, they've cordoned off a 10 block radius.

coffee cofffee coffffeeeeeee!

have a nice day everyone....nose to the grindstone for a few more days.







kudos to all who have to deal with that schtuff.

[ygmir]

I'd bet Ben Franklin does a lot of the movie companies paperwork.

[Dr. Pyro]

Hay Yggy, you going to be in Auburn anytime soon? There's a picture that was sent to me (remember the person in the video I forwarded to you, wink wink) that I cannot send to you for obvious reasons but you'll absolutely want to see.

[trilobyte]

Permitting processes in a lot of cities can be a real nightmare, and typically getting something permitted the first time is more hellish than subsequent years. I'm not sure if it's just that they're more defensive on things that have no history/track record, or it's some kind of rite of initiation, but it's a ball of suck. And then depending on the shindig, the people sticking their hands out follow. What, extra fees for city cleanup? Wait, we already have security plus off-duty cops…why do we need to hire 6 more people? Traffic control? WTF do we need traffic control for, this isn't a parade and we don't have any motorcades! See if someone within the collective circle of friends organizing this has any history in running stuff through the process before, and beg him/her to give you a hand. Sometimes a person like that can really help cut through the red tape. Good luck with all that.

Man, I'm sore as hell today. I definitely need to get a new cushy sole insert for my Docs - I pulled the old ones out after the last burn. The boots fit and are comfortable enough, but after a long day on my feet on the concrete floor of the workshop, fatigued doesn't begin to describe it. Advil for breakfast! Then it's off to sand and finish the parts I made yesterday.

[Simon of the Playa]

yeah, pretty much just what you described trilo.

the add ons.

we are reconsidering whether or not to do it in a "public" space since Private Property is a lot easier to deal with a whole bunch of concerns, but the location we wanted is kinda special and a center of activity for the community.

and yes, i was just on the phone with someone who has done this before concerning events, and old political buddy who is still in the system.

it's gonna take a while, but with more time we can dot our I's and cross the T's...

in the meantime, we are going to do one off impromptu art projects in a vacant lot nearby the location just for the fuck of it....

[FIGJAM]

Heading out now!

AND WE'RE OFF IN A CLOUD OF WHALE MANURE!!!!!!!!!!

[Simon of the Playa]

another meeting...went pretty good...it's nice out here, so nice, everybody is nice...it's a weird psyche thing in the ROC.....first really gorgeous week and everybody is pleasant as fuck...

the gentleman in charge of event schtuff at the location is really pretty cool and super art friendly.

now to talk to the peeps at RIT who have really cool machines and shit.

engineering geeks + designers + art = fun


plus, i have a hard on to play with their 3-d printing shit.

[trilobyte]

For what it's worth, my understanding is that the advantage of going the horrifically painful route is that once you do it successfully, putting together subsequent events gets easier. I've only ever helped others with their public event productions so don't have any personal experience tips or tricks to share. Maybe with the season change civic moods will improve and things might get easier.

Safe travels to those heading to Saguaro Man, should be ridiculous fun.

Spent the morning doing virtual shopkeeper stuff, doing some research on drill bits, and deburring some of the parts I made yesterday. Break for lunch with the gf, then back to more of that later...

[AntiM]

Yggy, we might still get one more hard freeze, but probably no snow. But you know the Mountain West, it can snow anytime in spring.

Larry is outside re-arranging his firewood collection. We already have yellowjackets. Damn.

Ah, paperwork. I don't even like filling out the theme camp one for our regional. Can't imagine how arranging a full blown event must be. Kudos....

Saf journey to our travelers! Have fun fun fun!

[lemur]

heh. i enjoyed this.. .. some comedy bit with two people in some market-type place.. a carnival barker type lady and a donut seller..



AND THE SEAS WILL RISE UP! AND DROWN THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE LOWLANDS!!!


*donuts!*


AND THE SUN SHALL BEAT DOWN AND BURRRN ALL THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HILLS!

*donuts!!!*


AND THOSE PEOPLE LIVING ON THE LANDS THAT ARE NEITHER HIGH NOR LOW WILL ALSO DIE FROM A COMBINATION OF BURNING AND DROWNING, NONE OF YOU ARE SAFE.. THE END IS NIGH !!

*come get your donuts!!*

[International Incident]

Howdee Bar,
Trying to work - but there is more trying than work going on.
Had my second cup of coffee but it is not working - damn you coffee.
But, it is Friday here (yah).

Tomorrow I work on the paperwork for our art placement - this will involve research on fire, so that makes me happy

[ygmir]

*strolls in*
HI Mel!
no coffee, but I made dinner:

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lamb chops, hot pan fried in coconut oil, garlic, onion, fresh cracked black pepper

[knowmad]

*drooools on Keyboard*
bwah, Can't wait till my tooth can chew agian, and you food pornographers ar'n't helping. today the dentist packed my tooth, Wensday drill and cap. Pain is still making me crabby.

[magicmarty]

Great looking dinner, YG. Tooth feel bettah, Knownmad. Off to Oregon in the AM.

Cheers, kiddies. I'll miss you.

(((LF)))

[Simon of the Playa]

Marty, say hello to Beautiful Ashland for me...

well just like the burger i'm




and for all of those afficiandos out there, this is the one on Pyramid Way...

have a great friday everyone.

zoom-zip.

[media]

[magicmarty]

Will do, Simon!

Carpe Diem

[AntiM]

Lovely morning, all!

We're getting an In and Out on Riverdale, in front of the defunct Toys R Us which hung on as a Babies R Us for a few years, and is now Zurchers Party Supply. There's a tale in there somewhere. I have always been underwhelmed by INandOut burgers, they're greasy, and not in the yummy way. Meh. I just want a bumpersticker I can hack into In and Out urge.

[Martiena]

Wishing all of you a fantastic Friday!!
A few extra today

[ygmir]

*wanders in, makes CCCP*
Safe travels, Marty! I envy you that road trip, it's a nice one! If you get the chance, grab me some "eye of newt".
Hi AntiM! I gotta diverge with your opinion on In N Out. "double double, animal style, well done animal fries" is heaven, for me.........

knowmad, I sure hope your tooth gets better.......you know Simon has talents and may be able to instruct you..

HI Martiena!

TGIF!!

*strokes Juke, heads for ROS*

[media]

[burner von braun]

Hey all

I've been online watching the progress of the SolarImpulse, an electric solar powered one person airplane that took off this morning from Moffett Field, and is headed to Phoenix today on the first leg of a cross country trip. Currently at 6000feet, 27knots, it will take a while.

Safe travels to them, and to all of you traveling today!

[Simon of the Playa]

hurry up and wait....back and forth....meeting postponed....fuck it, im going outside and do some damn gardening and make hay while the sun is indeed shining.

i have much to mulch...putting in beans this weekend on the front face of bldg, garden across from restaurant they are putting in leeks and herbs and spices.



2013 is the year of the victory garden.


sunshine rules...i heard that in washington state they let some schools out for a "sun day"....i TOTALLY understand this phenomena.

[knowmad]

Moin Moin!
well the tooth pain is already starting to subside. no nerves no pain, I guess. and I'm Eating Bacon so all is good. I hope everyone is doing well Safe travels for everyone out and about. Speaking of, I just received word that Marymal is going to be visiting my side of the Mountains in a few weeks. Guess I'll start making plans. my plans for today include shopping(ugg), new I.D. (double ugg). But for now it's more coffee and bacon, then maybe some gardening.

2013 is the year of the victory garden.


sunshine rules...i heard that in washington state they let some schools out for a "sun day"....i TOTALLY understand this phenomena.

Victory Garden indeed SOP! I've got Sour Diesel(haven't tryed this outdoors), Alaskan Thunderfuck and some seed grown SativaX.
We cut them loose from school to prevent them from clawing through the doors.

annyhoo Loving you all.

[theCryptofishist]

The thing about in'n'out burgers, if I remember correctly, is that the fries are made from real potatoes that very day, not trucked in frozen from Idaho. The meat is fresh ground, too. That being said, there's a super duper burger near work, that has a four ounce patty and newborn fries. I go there once a month.