thank yous

the amount of work that was accomplished over the past few weeks and then in the few hours of the happening evening is amazing. you came forward with open hearts and great generosity. you took care of everything that i forgot or couldn't get to. your natural intelligence was evident. you made all the right decisions. you self-organized. thank you.

writing this, i know already that of course there are actions that i didn't see, or will not remember right now. if i could, i would extend specific thanks for each action that led to the happening being a blast. everything you did was felt and is still known. please forgive any omissions. thank you.

everyone for showing up, listening, dancing, yelling, bringing your friends, family and sculptural elements, for making the mobile and exploring space

kerry campbell (daisy) for making the music happen all night long, seamlessly, beautifully, sending the evening in all directions, for wearing that cute outfit, for getting all the gear in place, despite unforseen injuries

richard jeffrey for being my partner, helping me to make sure i could always be in more than one place at a time, for talking to the audience during the show, for the painted signs, last minute details, late-night happening discussions. and all that

ven. shikai zuiko, osho ajari for teaching, informing and inspiring me, for keeping me between the lines or outside of them, for a gorgeous slide show--for everything

nada ashkar for taking your friend to the hospital, for running the door for always adding love to the room

lisa larochelle for that sassy bustier bartending, hours of work and cleaning and tear-down (not for the first time) and having a good time doing it

michael caffrey (magicrobot) for your kind and generous demeanor, for putting up the barriers around your korg, for adding noise from different corners of the cosmos, for inspiring me to play this music

heng sun chao for being a happening superstar: set-up, tear-down, door, bar, dancing, and and and

rolf klausener for recommending j'envoie

j'envoie for being so thrillingly fantastic, for being the perfect live band to headline the happening

sarah dobbin for helping us all explore space, being efficient, kind, competent, talented, patient, resourceful, for making things beautiful and effortless, for slide shows, foam heads, party vibes

rebecca and benjamin comeau for highly entertaining bartending, for making all the right decisions and taking care, for being my best friends for your entire lives and most of mine

marnie, for talking to richard during the show and just generally being the cutest

patrick shanks (merle) for playing records and instruments so well, bringing the merle van, for enabling and being part of almost every single show i have played in the past three years

karen mclane for being my happening record executive and band enthusiast, for the float and cash box, for always looking fabulous

fateema sayani for getting it right and inspiring thinking and participation

michell kaplan for a comfortable and interested interview, for being the first person to play the outlaw astronomers on the radio

chris iconomopolous for helping all day, coming early, finding headphones, setting up equipment, caring about the sound, making me feel confident that all would go well, taking care of details that i missed

outlaw astronomers for a rocking good time, inspiration, beautiful resonance and moving all that gear

sid for showing up with hat and free art

ruth oneill for a beautiful beaded star

woody for black lights, set up, extra hugs and kisses, great conversation, for being there to the end

howie tsui for checking to make sure i had everything i needed, for helping me with the loading dock key and looking for a dolly

jeremy for the decks and mixer

mush for bringing another mixer and showing up after all

marcus for being infectiously, excessively happy, for working the door, tearing down and cleaning up

mike for working the door, cleaning up, being fun to the last minute

angelo for playing records and making us dance

superdude (christine) for playing records and making us dance

senbo anagarika for a beautiful picture