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Entries from November 2008

FIRED UP

November 11th, 2008 · No Comments

by Anna Conda

I had a great Friday last week. Really great healing day. First Brett and I became domestic partners then we marched with 40 thousand of our friends in the protest from city hall to Dolores Park and back to city hall. At 11 the Marcy Playground Minute was off the hook! Then the [...]

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Tags: Events · Getting Political · Off Playa

bob dylan/hunter s. thompson remix.

November 8th, 2008 · No Comments

A nicely done piece about Burning Man with footage from this year’s burn set to Dylan. Captures the warm ebb & flow often found on the playa…

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Tags: 2008 · Burning Man · Video

An Inspiring Letter from Matt Coles

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

A friend sent this to me from Matt Coles, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation LGBT & AIDS Project. I found it inspiring. History is on our side and we’ll win this fight, eventually… xo frisk
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After the California Supreme Court’s brilliant, inspiring decision in May, Tuesday’s loss at the polls is a bitter pill. [...]

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Tags: Getting Political

Download Lord Kook’s New DJ Mix

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Two-time Comfort & Joy alumnus + renowned electro dj LORD KOOK has released a new mix for us all to enjoy:

Decemberween Electrohouse 2008 (01:31:24) < ————— cliiiiiiiick
01. Headman – Moisture (Headman Club Mix)
02. Funky Transport and Jonee Q – Mixed Up (Style of Eye Remix)
03. Young Rebels and Francisco Diaz – Human Animal (John Dahlback [...]

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Tags: Music

A Call to Arms

November 6th, 2008 · 5 Comments

by Anna Conda

We are not going.
We will not give up.
When I was born in the summer of love I was born under the sign of mental Illness. I was gay and that was enough to have me put in a mental institution and lock me away till I was better and straight. My parents just [...]

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Tags: Getting Political

Ghost Ship, of course!

November 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The Ghost Ship dance party by the Space Cowboys tonight (Nov 1st) features outrageous inflatable art by the people that brought you the Orange Sphere (above). Of course you should go… Comfort & Joy is hosting a room! Do come early before they sell out & close the doors! Details [...]

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Tags: Burning Man · Events · Off Playa