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How to Talk to a Dick

Thursday, October 6th, 2005

If you’ve seen the tv show, you know Andy Dick likes to give everyone a hard time. For the upcoming show, i’m inviting your ideas on clever replies, in whatever spirit seems appropriate to you. Personally, i’m drawn to funny/poignant/loving/dis
If your comeback is featured on the show, you get a free hug next time you [...]

Options for the Non-T.V. Afflicted

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

So you want to watch our show but you don’t have a t.v. or you don’t get MTV. What to do? I’d feel bad if we became a force for more people having TVs! But good if you took this opportunity to get to know a neighbor. My mom reports meeting a couple of new [...]

Let the t.v. begin

Monday, September 12th, 2005

Our show starts tomorrow on MTV. It’s called “The Reality Show.” If you’ve heard us play or talk from stage, you might think we don’t like t.v. or big corporations. Well that used to be true but now that it’s about us, we changed our mind!
Just kidding. It’s more complicated than that. The truth is [...]

Shrimpfest Report

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

Cops, park rangers, protesters, cameras, peer pressure, and our collective conscience could not stop the festival love.

This shot should be called Fake Shrimp.
Although you see Fossil Fool, Thao, Fiddle Fantastic, IJ and KC going for it on the river side, not all is as it seems. Many in the community protested our having the party [...]

Grass Valley Friday Market

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Our first public show in a long time, and we’ve got a great cast of characters assembled. Borrina Mapaka is in town, helping produce our new album, and he’ll be rocking the crowd with his far out vocals, wild moves and beautiful presence. And we’re stoked to have Bodhi Busick on the stage, too, [...]

Shrimpfest Carpool

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

post and reply to comments about where you’re coming from and what you offer or need in the way of sharing rides to the fest. and join us for the ride if possible.
There will be some sport utility bikes available to borrow for the group ride to the festival.

Schedule of Shrimptivities

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

All the goods:

Protected: Directions and more, ShrimpFest 2

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

Greetings:
If you’ve made it here, then either you are a very good password guesser, or you belong at Shrimpfest.
Bike Ride with Fossil Foo
We’ll all be meeting at Xtracycle HQ (Willow Springs) in North San Juan on Friday between noon and 3pm. At 4pm promptly we’ll start heading for the river, with Fossil Fool and his [...]

Shrimpfest 2: still clandestino

Monday, July 25th, 2005

whoa. the shrimpers ride again. cyndra ninja and I scouted out the locale yesterday, dipping in here, checking the dancing surface there, listening for stray white noises from the rapids above, dipping in again. suffice to say, a magical locale awaits all who dare venture forth.
What the hell is a shrimpfest anyway? I thought shrimp [...]