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The FABLE begins…

JP and MARK ZABALA TAGTEAM.

Saturday, July 25, 2009
9:00pm - 2:00 AM - 21+

Kava Lounge/Gallery Side
2812 Kettner
San Diego, CA

Now that we have your attention...

It's Moody Moore’s last San Diego Hurrah and the Miscreant fundraiser on Saturday, July 25th at Kava Lounge on the gallery side. Music starts at 9pm and the door is $10 all night long.

Antechamber.

We’ve all been blessed with Moody for several years now. Those who’ve met her know she’s a force to be reckoned with. Those who are her friends know she’s the best friend you could ever have. We’re all sad to see her go. So right before she heads to DC we’re giving her a send off to remember.

Please come and show her your support and help a theme camp on the playa at the same time.

The DJ line up is combined of several San Diego favorites such as Scott Wakeham, Alex Holden (Happy), Chris Gardener, Austin Speed, Philly B and Jon Doss. We’ve also imported our northern brethren, Mark Zabala and JP. It’s going to be redick!

We’re raffling off several art and fashion pieces from our local talents; such as Jaqd Wear, Kyle Drumheller and Martin Sklar.

Jaqd Wear will also be available to take orders and sell clothes throughout the evening.

Click the Image Above for a more detailed look.

Farrah Fawcett Playboy Images is the eight most popular seach query on Google on the day after she died peaking at roughly Noon Pacific Standard Time. During work hours!

See for yourself: http://cli.gs/mJLBq

Also, where are the search queries for the Iranian Election?

Layar is the world's first Augmented Reality browser. It uses a combination of your phone's GPS, camera, internet connectivity, and built in compass (which is why it will be availalbe for the iPhone 3GS but not other models) to determine where you are in the world and what you want to gather metadata about. Point your Google Android phone's camera toward a building in the city and it can display information about those buldings (such as the address, rent-price, and maybe even Yelp style ratings if it is a place of business) on top of the image on the screen.

Ableton Live 8 Release Party - Imagika, Nosaj, Nalepa, G-Dub & Much More!
Imagika, Nosaj Thing, G-Dub, Henry Strange, DVine1, Nalepa, Laura Escude, Monica Dangerpants

2 Events in one!
10-2AM

IMAGIKA
NOSAJ THING
G-DUB
HENRY STRANGE with DVINE1 & LAURA ESCUDE

Dancing: DANGERPANTS & CHERCHEZ LAFEMME
Visuals: CPU & Vj FADER

And before the Bangin!

8AM-10:30

Ableton User Group with special guest Shane Hazelton from AKAI showing the new APC-40! Special party only pricing on Live 8 by audioMIDI.com. Directed by Laura Escude and closing performance by:

NALEPA DUB ORCHESTRA

On Last Night's Episode of the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert interviewed Biz Stone, co-founder and creative director of Twitter. "I'll ask him every mundane detail about every moment of his life," said Colbert before Stone even took the stage. This was just one of the many expected and semi-subtle shots that were taken at Twitter throughout the course of the interview. The satirical host even feigned being unable to pay attention because he was too busy tweeting the message,"This isn't rude. This is the Future." on his iPhone.

However, all these snarky little jabs would not have made any sense (and wouldn't have been nearly as funny) if Twitter hadn't already transformed the way many of us communicate. This 140-character microblogging service has changed the way a lot of people interact, and the rest of the world at large has yet to figure out what the big deal is or why people seem to be broadcasting every single moment of their lives over a constant stream of text messages. As a whole, we as a society are in that awkward adjustment period where everyone has to learn the new rules of the communication culture (once we figure out what those rules even are).

We have all been through this many times before. Just look at how much has changed in the last 15 years. Remember when conversations were interrupted by someone looking at their pager and having to run off to the nearest payphone?. Cellphone Etiquette took awhile to be established, and many still don't agree on what is and isn't appropriate.

Biz Stone described Twitter by saying. "It's really the messaging service we didn't know we needed until we had it. " Although this may be overstating things a bit, to the few million users in the Twitterverse (which has expanded beyond early-adopters and is just starting to creep its way into the mainstream), he is right. To many, Twitter has become a form of mobile computer crack (the addictive kind), but Colbert picked up on what a lot of people have been talking about lately. With such a fanatic userbase, how does Twitter plan on monetizing?

"I assume that 'Biz' in Biz Stone doesn't stand for 'Biz'ness model," said Colbert. This was particularly timely since the blogosphere was buzzing with rumors of a Google Buyout yesterday. Twitter has already turned down a buyout offer from Facebook of $500 million in cash and stock prompting Facebook to recently redesign to try and more directly compete with Twitter.

Stone was quick to clarify. "We are recognizing a difference between profit and value, and right now, we're building value right. now." He discusses Twitter's strategy to give access to everyone worldwide, both through the web and through their cellphones, to a ubiquitous real-time network. Even the New York Times wrote about how more and more celebrities are using Twitter. Stone points out that the ability to directly communicate with fans not only gives them a deeper connection to the world around them, but it also enhances their ability to control their own messaging instead of being slaves to the tabloids.

Twitter is in its value-building phase right now. There will be more interviews, celebrities, and companies hopping on the Twitter bandwagon. Who knows. Maybe in a year, articles like this Business Insider plea for Google to buy Twitter for $1 Billion won't seem very outlandish at all.

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Neil Young is just lip-syncing to his own songs on a regular camcorder.

I just saw this from my uncle. My cousin Josh in the Philippines entered a modeling competition for Axe body spray. His submission has already landed him in the top 10 (Which is where he neds to stay to be considered for final judging), but seriously... His submission totally needs to take him to the top and he can be pushed out in these last few hours! He's already got over 200 votes and the deadline is actually tomorrow 8:59 AM, March 31 in the U.S (edit: time was extended since original post). That's what I get for lagging on checking my e-mail =X

So here's the voting process.

VOTING PROCEDURE
1. Click on this link: http://www.axe.com.ph/index2.php?PhotoID=2732
2. Click on VOTE.
3. If you have not yet registered, click on "Not Yet Registered? CLICK HERE"
4. Fill up the registration form, then Click on VOTE.
5. To make sure your vote is counted (and not cancelled), check your Inbox (and your SPAM box if it does not show in the Inbox) for a message from info@axe.com.ph.
6. Click on "Here" to activate your account.

It has to go all the way to step 6 to count! Please pass this on to a few of your friends! Here is the short URL to go to this page: http://cli.gs/0Q2nuh

-Mark Zabala

Unifier just released a new video reel, and I was reminded that they are one of the most exciting fire performance groups in California. Actually, scratch that. They are some of the most exciting performers I have ever seen, PERIOD. Not only are they HOT (as in gorgeous, sexy pyromaniacs), but they are innovative engineers and risk takers. Their shows incorporate an underlying silent narrative which is conveyed by letting their costumes, props, stages, actions and music tell the story.

I've seen beautiful women engage in battle with stilt-walking, fire-breathing demons. The intense fireballs escaping from the mouths of the nefarious creatures bounce off of the shields of these beautiful vixens and set their weapons ablaze. Four-legged monsters tower above gothic lolitas whose nightmares force them to deal with jumpropes that create intense infernos on every turn and revolution. Drummers mechanically attached to mannequins create beats in perfect unison with torches used as drumsticks... and yes... the mannequins breathe fire as well.

This short reel can't really convey the energy and excitement of seeing acrobatic warriors dueling with swords that shoot off sparks of magnesium in all directions complete with bullet-time sequences that are well-timed to the music. It is hard to forget the first time you see a blazing sword swipe across someone's face and release a burst of light and heat. Sensual dancers with fiery wings move about gracefully like beautifully twisted fairies. Riveting tangos keep desires burning and stoke flames of passion among onlookers.

We have booked Unifier for a few of our past events and I hope to see them more. Although they are based in San Diego, I hope people in Los Angeles will consider using them for their shows so I don't have to drive as far to see them perform next. They put on one hell of a show.