Hey Everyone!
Gil is getting closer and closer....and we are getting more and more excited~ YAY!
I dont really know how many more times, and different mediums I could use to spread this message, but seriously, the Goa Gil Birthday Bash, and the venue are LEAVE NO TRACE.
This is not just good sense.
We will be off of highway 80, in the mountains. Not hills. MOUNTAINS.
You know who else likes to spend time in the mountains? BEARS!
Yes, BEARS.
Not Dancing Bears.
Not a Bear Hug.
I am talking about real life, fuck you up, bears.
The Venue where we will be holding the event is very conscious about their environmental impact on the land, AND on the territory and natural migratory patterns of the local bear population. In order to create a safe space for us AND the bears, the Venue has a very strict LEAVE NO TRACE policy.
This is the only way to keep this beautiful location Bear Free.
I am not kidding.
Bears pass through this beautiful land. Then they LEAVE because there is nothing for them to eat.
DO NOT BE THE PERSON THAT CHANGES ALL THAT.
RESPECT THE LAND. RESPECT THE ANIMALS.
LEAVE. NO. TRACE.
I know that when you show up and check out the space, you will feel like you are in a super nice resort where you dont have to worry about this kind of thing. But seriously. You do. LEAVE NO TRACE.
TAKE YOUR TRASH HOME WITH YOU.
When you are walking around...taking a hike...swimming in the river...and you bring snacks, bring a TRASH BAG for your trash. YES, I mean food scraps as well. DO NOT THROW FOOD SCRAPS ON THE GROUND.
Also....
It will likely be pretty damn cold at night, and super nice during the day.
There are some fire pits on site and we will inquire as to whether or not we can use them.
However...there are like 11 fires burning through California right now, so I am going to lean towards a NO.
NEVER leave a fire or camp stove unattended.
NEVER throw a cigarette butt on the ground.
ALWAYS keep all camp stoves elevated.
Hopefully I will post a little map of the location site soon.
A lot of people are wondering what the layout is.
Well....Once you drive in you will be greeted by the Welcome Committee and Gate Crew.
Please have your paypal receipt ready! All you need is a print out.
IF you reserved a car camping/RV spot, YOU MUST PRINT out your receipt and bring it with you as well. THERE WILL BE NO "EXTRA" CAR CAMPING SPOTS. YOU MUST RESERVE A SPOT AND PAY IN ADVANCE.
IF YOU SHOW UP IN AN RV (without letting me know) you will be paying $25, AND you will NOT be in the car camping area. You will be in general parking. I bet you wont be too happy about that. Best to just email me and get your space reserved now!
It seems like every gathering I have to make some exception for a large vehicle full of people.
Guess what...I will NOT be making any exceptions. Lucky for us there is TONS AND TONS of parking space. So if you show up without a car camping pass, and you cant camp without your car you will be camping in the parking lot. End of story. Avoid this tragic situation by EMAILING ME at gilnessisgoodness at gmail dot com
And now something to be really excited about....
There is drinking water on site! It is amazing ancient drinking water from aquifers deep in our planet. Enjoy!
a space to see info about Goa Gil’s adventures in streaming online to the Multi-verse.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Location! It's Beautiful!
Hiking around on the trails
Going down the canyon to the river
By The River, Ancient Beautiful Trees
Near the Dancefloor Edge
The Dancefloor from the Back looking Front
Center of DanceFloor
The All Seeing Above the Dancefloor Couch
Saturday, September 7, 2013
I love a good quickie.
Here is a quicky for all of you.
Go to www.oomplop.com to get your goa gil birthday bash ticket.
First 100 tickets will be $50.
Next 100 will be $60. And at the gate, entry will be $70.
Entry on Sunday after noon is $40.
Email me for car camping, which will be $10.
Location is about 3 hours north east of San Francisco.
Pictures and more info coming soon.
Go to www.oomplop.com to get your goa gil birthday bash ticket.
First 100 tickets will be $50.
Next 100 will be $60. And at the gate, entry will be $70.
Entry on Sunday after noon is $40.
Email me for car camping, which will be $10.
Location is about 3 hours north east of San Francisco.
Pictures and more info coming soon.
Monday, August 12, 2013
October 5, 2013
Party Babas are rested and refueled.
Now we are awakening from our Winter (aka SF Summer) Nap.
And not a moment too soon.
How is it mid August already?
As we begin our Birthday preparations...
I will be keeping you informed and up to date.
As always, Party Babas are all about creating a community experience.
So email, comment, call...whichever! Get in touch!
It's a little early to sign up to volunteer, BUT it is the perfect time to contact me if you would like to offer a service, have a booth, or teach a class.
It's a little early to sign up to volunteer, BUT it is the perfect time to contact me if you would like to offer a service, have a booth, or teach a class.
Technically speaking, we are in the heavy planning stages.
Currently we are searching for an amazing location where we can BLAST the sound.
Currently we are searching for an amazing location where we can BLAST the sound.
We have two locations in mind, both new. We will be driving up to check out at least one of these locations this week. Both of these locations are North of San Francisco, although one of them is kind of more North-East.
We hope to get our locations dialed in before Burning Man.
I will post pictures of the possible locations, and more information as it comes in.
I will post pictures of the possible locations, and more information as it comes in.
In the meantime, we are open to suggestions.
Do you own some remotely located land? Do you want to host us? Do you have any other recommendations?
Do you own some remotely located land? Do you want to host us? Do you have any other recommendations?
That's all for now kids.....more to come soon....
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Just a little sexy...
Blatant self promotion!
Party Babas are all about spreading joy and happiness. So is my friend Bubicorn. Bubicorn is visiting from a nearby star system. Planet Intittity, to be exact. Bubicorn is pretty much getting to know Earth, and sharing insight into the universal ways of light and mysticism. Bubicorn is also all about establishing a guerrilla presence in the subconscious minds of all of us.
Please help me get Bubicorn to the playa this year.
Thanks!
We got interviews coming up soon!
Friday, August 2, 2013
Party Babas on the party go!
PartyBabas recently visited berlin, Germany, to find out a bit about the psy-trance scene, and to see how parties are organized as well.
The first event we visited is the Antaris Festival, whose motto is "laugh and dance." In its 19th summer, Antaris is the largest psytrance festival in Germany, with 21,000 attendees, as well as three stages. The main stage is a custom built, eight point surround system, with killer sound. The alternative stage was a five point surround stage, with very decent sound (we had fun finding the "sweet spot" which could be elusive.)
Antaris' music program balances many of the diverse tastes in the large Germany psy-trance scene. Many dancers commented that Antaris was the big meet up for the extended psytrance family, and the age range of the festival reflects that.
Dj Shore-Bar Axel has an eye for the big picture when creating a line-up, with traditional european trance in the daytime, and music that is psychedelic at night.
The main stage was very well organized, with two tables for artists to set up, and the monitor speakers were moved back and forth, between sets.
The weather was hot (32C), and the dance floor energy was impacted, as this is unseasonably warm for this area during July.
The music starts at 9pm each night, and ends at 8 pm the next night, with an hour break.
Many artists outside the mainstream were playing at Antaris, and with the positive reaction on the dance floor, its rumored that Antaris will continue to incorporate music which is not easily definable.
The first event we visited is the Antaris Festival, whose motto is "laugh and dance." In its 19th summer, Antaris is the largest psytrance festival in Germany, with 21,000 attendees, as well as three stages. The main stage is a custom built, eight point surround system, with killer sound. The alternative stage was a five point surround stage, with very decent sound (we had fun finding the "sweet spot" which could be elusive.)
Antaris' music program balances many of the diverse tastes in the large Germany psy-trance scene. Many dancers commented that Antaris was the big meet up for the extended psytrance family, and the age range of the festival reflects that.
Dj Shore-Bar Axel has an eye for the big picture when creating a line-up, with traditional european trance in the daytime, and music that is psychedelic at night.
The main stage was very well organized, with two tables for artists to set up, and the monitor speakers were moved back and forth, between sets.
The weather was hot (32C), and the dance floor energy was impacted, as this is unseasonably warm for this area during July.
The music starts at 9pm each night, and ends at 8 pm the next night, with an hour break.
Many artists outside the mainstream were playing at Antaris, and with the positive reaction on the dance floor, its rumored that Antaris will continue to incorporate music which is not easily definable.
This is a video of the fractal cowboys set http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sj01Rs-65-M&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dsj01Rs-65-M
After Antaris, we went to Berlin for a few days. Berlin is an amazing city, which feels instantly like the cultural center of Europe that it is. With great conversations, and a laid back bohemian government, which is in some ways reminiscent of san francisco (and in many ways much free'er than anything that can exist in the states) Berlin is a late night city where you can easily stay up until sunrise every night, without really "partying".
For instance, you can openly drink anywhere, and all shops and bars can stay open any time they want. There are young people, everywhere, and easily a ton of babies, unlike san francisco, which is baron less like a crone. Rent is around 600eu a month, but with more and more people move into town, the freak density (how many freaks/normal person) is slowly decreasing, according to locals, but this certainly is not noticeable from an outsider's perspective. Synchronistically, or randomly, we were in two documentary movies while in Berlin, and ate amazing food (including lots of veggie options). Any one with the ability and desire to visit amazing places on Earth, go directly to Berlin.
After an amazing few days in Berlin, it was time to head to Psycrowdelica. This is the 4th Psycrowdelica in 5 years, with the crew skipping a year last summer. This festival is the biggest "dark" music festival in the world, with the artists playing the "craziest" music there is. There was night time psychedlic, high tech, and daytime crazy music. Starting with a 3 hour set, at 8 am on friday, was Electrypnose, followed by Parasense, and then Quasar. By the time we went on at 2pm, the dancefloor was smoking, and so where the temperatures (35C).
Psycrowdelica uses a long throw Funktion 1 system, which is getting rare for german parties, due to neighbors and noise complaints.
There are many amazing performances that I saw, and i was left with the impression, where is all the "dark" music? No babies crying, no chalk on the ears sound, everyone was smiling. When Alex Audiopathik (a kick ass producer from Mexico) was asked about the term " dark trance", he notes, "no one asked us for our input when naming this genre, so its not surprising that the name does not match up to the energy on the dancefloor, or the dj's and artists' intentions."
I found it interesting to be at a European party, where some of the music was "too much". In contrast to the "not enough" feeling i get from mainstream psy-trance festivals, I found it more entertaining to be faced with something something faster and crazier than I am used to, than the norm, which is music that is a bit slower and sometimes predictive. One set was easily above 200 bpm, and it was too fast for me, but I found it entertaining to try to find the beat.
In many ways, the scene in Antaris Project is very much like the scene in Los Angeles, just as Psycrowdelica is akin to the san francisco scene. Except they get thousands and thousands to their parties.
It makes me want to plea with passion to American organizers to do a better job bringing freaks together, because the alternative is being a lone freak. and thats an unhappy freak.
PartyBabas report
Berlin, July 2013
Dylalien
After Antaris, we went to Berlin for a few days. Berlin is an amazing city, which feels instantly like the cultural center of Europe that it is. With great conversations, and a laid back bohemian government, which is in some ways reminiscent of san francisco (and in many ways much free'er than anything that can exist in the states) Berlin is a late night city where you can easily stay up until sunrise every night, without really "partying".
For instance, you can openly drink anywhere, and all shops and bars can stay open any time they want. There are young people, everywhere, and easily a ton of babies, unlike san francisco, which is baron less like a crone. Rent is around 600eu a month, but with more and more people move into town, the freak density (how many freaks/normal person) is slowly decreasing, according to locals, but this certainly is not noticeable from an outsider's perspective. Synchronistically, or randomly, we were in two documentary movies while in Berlin, and ate amazing food (including lots of veggie options). Any one with the ability and desire to visit amazing places on Earth, go directly to Berlin.
After an amazing few days in Berlin, it was time to head to Psycrowdelica. This is the 4th Psycrowdelica in 5 years, with the crew skipping a year last summer. This festival is the biggest "dark" music festival in the world, with the artists playing the "craziest" music there is. There was night time psychedlic, high tech, and daytime crazy music. Starting with a 3 hour set, at 8 am on friday, was Electrypnose, followed by Parasense, and then Quasar. By the time we went on at 2pm, the dancefloor was smoking, and so where the temperatures (35C).
Psycrowdelica uses a long throw Funktion 1 system, which is getting rare for german parties, due to neighbors and noise complaints.
There are many amazing performances that I saw, and i was left with the impression, where is all the "dark" music? No babies crying, no chalk on the ears sound, everyone was smiling. When Alex Audiopathik (a kick ass producer from Mexico) was asked about the term " dark trance", he notes, "no one asked us for our input when naming this genre, so its not surprising that the name does not match up to the energy on the dancefloor, or the dj's and artists' intentions."
I found it interesting to be at a European party, where some of the music was "too much". In contrast to the "not enough" feeling i get from mainstream psy-trance festivals, I found it more entertaining to be faced with something something faster and crazier than I am used to, than the norm, which is music that is a bit slower and sometimes predictive. One set was easily above 200 bpm, and it was too fast for me, but I found it entertaining to try to find the beat.
In many ways, the scene in Antaris Project is very much like the scene in Los Angeles, just as Psycrowdelica is akin to the san francisco scene. Except they get thousands and thousands to their parties.
It makes me want to plea with passion to American organizers to do a better job bringing freaks together, because the alternative is being a lone freak. and thats an unhappy freak.
PartyBabas report
Berlin, July 2013
Dylalien
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
*Yawn* Good Morning
Greeting!
Good Morning.
Party Babas are just waking up from their post Memorial Meltdown nap.
We needed a nice long one after such a fantastic effort!
Want to know what we have been up to?
Here it is...
We made multiple trips up to Middletown for take down.
And guess what?
We are gonna make one more trip to take down the shamiana frame and the headquarters shade.
I hear Chillits had a nice time borrowing those items for shade a few weekends ago.
Sharing is caring.
We have also decided to stick with oomplops.com as our permanent website.
So make sure you got that bookmarked. Your party specific info will be posted there.
Another great way that you can receive event specific communications, as well as random tidbits of happiness is by joining our brand spanking new mailing list
partybabas at oomplop dot com
Send an email to that address to join the list.
Then check you spam folder.
Now that all the housecleaning is out of the way, we are happy to announce
GOA GIL BIRTHDAY BASH
OCTOBER 5th 2013
Northern California
We all enjoyed Middletown, but now Party Babas is on the hunt for an October location.
Sadly the Dry Creek Road/Middletown spot is no longer an option.
Prior to the Memorial Meltdown we had a very nice visit from the Fire Department, Police Department, Board of Supervisors and Zoning.
All Middletown officials were compassionate, kind, and open to our vision.
It was nice to know that our fire safety plan was excellent and approved.
However...there are a ton of neighbors that have been dealing with us for the past two years, and they need a break! Middletown is generally very open to events, camp outs, and retreats, but they want us to go through the proper procedures to get a permit. The thing is...the really easy to get available festival permits don't allow all night amplified sound. We could get a specific land use permit, but this process requires a 30 day time period for the community to weigh in.
We know that we have a lot of support from some of the Middletown community.
Others...not so much.
It is my honest opinion that if we did decide to get a permit, we would succeed. But at the same time, I dont think that it would feel right. I can only assume that the nice Dry Creek Road neighbors moved out there to get a little peace and quiet.
We want to respect the community.
And we want to blast our sound system full power.
So on to new locations we go!
That means we want to hear from YOU!
What are YOUR favorite party spots?
Comment and let us know!
Comment and let us know!
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