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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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2 Events in December
Current mood:  mellow
Hello Everyone,
Some events where the Viper will be in action:
Saturday, December 20th
Eris Temple Winter Solstice Celebration and Anniversary Party
The third year running!
With music by Cyndee Lee Rule, Audiophyle, Seizure 17, Radio Eris,
and more! Plus poetry, performance art, food, drink
FREE (no donation necessary)
602 S. 52nd Street
6pm-4am
And our annual Space Jam Party, commposed by Jeff:
HEADER: HIGH PRIORITY SUBSPACE TRANSMISSION
MISSION DIRECTIVE: JEFF AND CYNDEE'S ANNUAL PRE-NEW YEARS SPACE JAM
PARTY
MESSAGE BODY:
SOLICITATION FOR: ALL CARBON-BASED LIFEFORMS, ENERGY BEINGS,
HOST/SYMBIOT COMBINED LIFEFORMS, EXOSKELETALS, INSECTOIDS, REPTOIDS,
ANDROIDS, EXTRA/MUTLI-DIMENSIONAL BEINGS, GALACTIC OR MULTI-PLANE
EXPLORERS, TEMPORAL TRAVELLERS, PIONEERS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT,
KNIGHTS
OF SPACE, POTHEAD PIXIES FROM THE LITTLE GREEN PLANET GONG, RADIO
GNOME
TELEPATHICS, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER LIFEFORMS BELONGING TO ALL
INTERPLANETARY FEDERATIONS WITH NON-INTERFERENCE PRIME DIRECTIVES
TO: BEAM IN, TELEPORT, WORM HOLE TRAVEL, STARGATE TRAVEL, TIME TRAVEL,
DIMENSION SHIFT, PLANE TRAVEL, SPACE SHUTTLE, FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLE
TRANSPORTATION, SOLAR OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VEHICLE TRAVEL TO
THE
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL COORDINATES PROVIDED BELOW
MISSION: JEFF AND CYNDEE'S ANNUAL PRE-NEW YEARS SPACE JAM EXTRAVAGANZA
BRING: ANY AND ALL ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC, OR OTHER POWER-SOURCED MUSICAL
AND ENTERTAINMENT DEVICES AND INSTRUMENTATION, LIFE-SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY
AND SUPPLIES (REFRESHMENTS FOR CARBON-BASED LIFEFORMS WILL BE
PROVIDED).
TECHNICIANS, ENGINEERS, SCIENCE SURVEY TEAMS, ASSISTANTS, PILOTS,
NAVIGATORS, AND OTHER CRAFT PERSONNEL ARE WELCOME. WEAPONRY OF ALL
FORMS
PROHIBITED. MODULAR AND INTEGRATED WEAPON SYSTEMS MUST BE REMOVED OR
DEACTIVATED.
ASSIGNMENT: OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION OR OBSERVATION IN SPACE JAM
ACTIVITIES
TEMPORAL COORDINATES: SATURDAY DECEMBER 27, 2008. 8:00 PM (EARTH EPOCH
2000 COORDINATE SYSTEM REFERENCE)
SPATIAL COORDINATES: TREVOSE, PA (JUST OFF STREET
ROAD, BETWEEN BUSTLETON AVE AND RT.1), EARTH, SOLAR SYSTEM, ORION
SPIRAL
ARM SPUR, MILKY WAY GALAXY, LOCAL GROUP
ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY: HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!
:SUBSPACE TRANSMISSION CONCLUDED:
Please email me for the exact address and directions:
violincyndee@yahoo.com
Also, note that there will be a variety of vegan snacks provided. If
you choose to bring something to share, please make sure that it is
vegan (no meat, dairy, or eggs).
Hope to see you there!
Cyndee
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Scattered Planets Reunion Gig on Friday!
Current mood:  luminous
Composed by Jeff:
Once again, SCATTERED PLANETS rises from the ashes of decay for a rare
reunion gig!
This Friday, November 14, the 'classic' Scattered Planets lineup will
reunite for Landing Pad VIII, a Space Rock Festival.
Spatial Coordinates:
The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. Phila., PA (near U Penn campus)
Temporal Coordinates:
Friday Nov. 14, 7 PM
ALL AGES!! FREE!!
Scattered Planets Classic Lineup, performing your favorite Scattered
Planets psycho ambient space rock classics such as Dead and Moving,
Vogon Invasion, and more!!
Invasion Fleet: Jeff (Alien Flutes, Glissando Guitar), Cyndee (Viper
Space Violin), Doug (our Evil Dictator, Synths, Vocals, Programming),
Rich (Guitar, Vintage Sound Generators), Ken the Extremist (Theremin),
and others.
Other Assault Teams:
Audiophyle
Radio Eris
Baptist Preachers
Plus videos, visuals, etc.
Hope to see you all there!
Cyndee
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
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Mellotronworks for free download!
Current mood: adventurous
Systems Theory mellotronist, Mike Dickson, has offered his new
mellotron album for free download. I have also contributed viola
samples which are then played through the mellotron!
I have also de-tuned the viola to include some notes lower than the
viola's natural range, offering 35 notes for use on the mellotron.
Mellotronworks
A series of popular classical music pieces played entirely on the
Mellotron
* Mars, The Bringer of War (Holst)
* Adagio in G minor (Albinoni)
* Adagio for Strings (Barber)
* Air on The G String (Bach)
* Canon in D major (Pachelbel)
* Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams)
http://www.mikedick son.org.uk/ mellotronworks/
Don't forget to post comments!
Cyndee
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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Elephant in solitary confinement.. write letters please!
Current mood:  sad
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San Antonio Zoo elephant is held in cruel isolation
Lucky desperately needs your help. She's a 48-year-old female Asian elephant who has been living alone at the San Antonio Zoo in Texas since the death of her companion, Alport, almost one year ago. Female elephants are intensely social, making her solitary confinement especially cruel.
 In addition to Lucky's inhumane isolation, she likely suffers from foot problems, as evidenced by the zoo's frequent foot treatments, and has a large abscess on her back leg. Foot problems are no surprise, as the San Antonio Zoo elephant display is extremely small and outdated, giving Lucky only about one-half acre of barren space.
Foot problems and arthritis, caused by inadequate zoo conditions, are the number one reason for euthanizing elephants in captivity. Another elephant at the San Antonio Zoo, Ginny, was euthanized in 2004 after suffering for years from painful, infected feet and arthritis.
As if all this weren't bad enough, the San Antonio Zoo is adding a unique twist to Lucky's story. The zoo is constructing a new attraction that will feature African animals, including elephants. As Lucky is an Asian elephant she will have no place in this new display. Yet rather than retire Lucky to a sanctuary, the zoo has come up with a nonsensical plan to bring in another Asian elephant and then ship out both Asian elephants when the African section is complete!
After 46 years on display in a tiny, unnatural exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo, Lucky deserves to be sent to a spacious natural-habitat sanctuary where she can spend her final years roaming freely in the company of other Asian elephants. Once at the sanctuary and living on soft, natural surfaces, many elephants see improvement in foot problems.
A coalition of San Antonio activists needs your help to urge city leaders to do everything in their power to help Lucky, including sponsoring a resolution to send her to a sanctuary.
Please make a call or send a letter today!
Please write a polite letter to Mayor Phil Hardberger and the following city council members and let them know that:
It is cruel to keep Lucky in solitary confinement.
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Lucky shows signs of foot disease caused by decades of life in a tiny, inadequate exhibit; she must removed immediately from that damaging environment.
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The City of San Antonio should do the right thing and show it cares about Lucky's welfare by sponsoring a resolution to send her to a sanctuary.
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Lucky's sorry condition is a black eye for the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Zoo.
CONTACT: (Here's an e-mail string of all the contacts listed below. If you're sending them each the same e-mail, cut and paste this string into your "cc" field: phardberger@sanantonio.gov,district1@sanantonio.gov, district2@sanantonio.gov, maria.fares@sanantonio.gov, district4@sanantonio.gov,
district5@sanantonio.gov, district6@sanantonio.gov, Debra.Hill@sanantonio.gov, district8@sanantonio.gov, Iris.DeLaGarza@sanantonio.gov
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Mayor Phil Hardberger
P.O. Box 839966
San Antonio, TX 78283
Phone: 210-207-7060
Fax: 210-207-4168
Email: phardberger@sanantonio.gov
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
District 1 - Mary Alice P. Cisneros
Phone: (210) 207-7279
Email: district1@sanantonio.gov or use the message form at http://www.sanantonio.gov/Council/D1/Contact/form.asp
District 2 - Sheila D. McNeil
Phone: (210) 207-7278
Email: district2@sanantonio.gov
District 3 - Jennifer V. Ramos
Phone: (210) 207-7064
Email: maria.fares@sanantonio.gov
District 4 - Philip A. Cortez
Phone: (210) 207-7281
Email: district4@sanantonio.gov
District 5 - Lourdes Galvan
Phone: (210) 207-7043
Email: district5@sanantonio.gov
District 6 - Delicia Herrera
Phone: (210) 207-7065
Email: district6@sanantonio.gov
District 7 - Justin Rodriguez
Phone: (210) 207-7044
Email: Debra.Hill@sanantonio.gov
District 8 - Diane G. Cibrian
Phone: (210) 207-7086
Email: district8@sanantonio.gov
District 9 - Louis E. Rowe
Phone: (210) 207-7325
Email: Iris.DeLaGarza@sanantonio.gov
District 10 - John G. Clamp
Phone: (210) 207-7276
Email: district10@sanantonio.gov
OTHER ACTION YOU CAN TAKE
The San Antonio News-Express recently ran an op ed about Lucky. You can view it at http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/Comment_Luckys_name_has_been_a_misnomer.html. Please write a letter to the editor of the San Antonio News-Express at letters@express-news.net. Include your daytime phone number and address for verification purposes only. No word count is stated, but letters to the editor are generally limited to 150-200 words.
For more information on Lucky's plight, please visit www.VoiceforAnimals.org (where you can also sign an on-line petition) and www.helpelephants.com.
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
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Bob Drake gig--UPDATE
Hi Everyone,
We are looking forward to hosting Bob Drake and his Cabinet of Curiosities on Monday, October 20th @ 8:00. I will be doing an opening Viper set, and then joining the band for a few tunes. There will be vegan snacks. Doors open at 7:00.
Bob's first gig in the US is THIS Friday, so he will be busy with gigs almost every day until our show on the 20th.
Bob's full itinerary:
http://cabinetofcuriosities.bdrak.com/info-en.htm
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to me at: violincyndee@yahoo.com, NOT at Bob's email. I will give you the address and directions at that time.
Hope to see you on the 20th!
Cyndee
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Friday, September 26, 2008
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Polar Bears and Global Warming
Current mood:  hopeful
Yet another reason to adopt a vegan diet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Y2mFUnmqM
The polar bears in this video are running out of space, and food, so are forced into cannibalism! Two out of three of the major greenhouse gases are largely generated through livestock production--specifically factory farming. The struggle these polar bears are going through is unacceptable! By adopting a vegan diet, you will not be contributing to the factory farm industry which is accelerating global warming dramatically!
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Friday, September 19, 2008
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Benefit for Stan Whitaker
Saturday, Sept 27th, 2008
Orion Studios
StanJam - 6:00
2903 Whittington Ave
Baltimore MD 21230
Price: $15
StanJam is the first benefit to help our friend, Stanley Whitaker in raising some much needed money to help him cope the the mounting bills from his medical needs.
Some of the players will include Alan Benjamin from Advent, Paul Sears, Anthony Setola, Scott Paddock, Greg Phillips, Bill Plummer, Chris Mack, Dave DeMarco, Frank Wyatt, Cyndee Lee Rule, Winn Krozack and more special guests.
The event will combine many artists who haven't played together before. There should be some special moments and some unique new music created right on the spot.
Doors are at 6pm and we'll go as long as we can. Admission is $15 but we'll happily take as much as you can spare to help Stanley through this tough time. We'll be recording the event to be aired later on the Gagliarchives.
For those who cannot come to the gig but would like to make a donation to help with Stan's medical bills, go to:
www.whitakergiftfoundation.com
You can also leave a message of encouragement for Stan at that site.
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Monday, August 25, 2008
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Whales
Current mood: sad
While in Santiago, Chile for the 60th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Sea Shepherd Conservation Society officially announced plans to return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to once again oppose illegal Japanese whaling activities. Sea Shepherd is represented at the IWC by Captain Paul Watson, Founder and President of Sea Shepherd, and the Honourable Ian Campbell, former Minister of the Environment for Australia and current member of Sea Shepherd's international Advisory Board.
This year's campaign, Sea Shepherd's fifth campaign to Antarctic waters, will be called Operation Musashi in reference to the legendary Japanese strategist, Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi's Book of Five Rings included the approach of the Twofold Way of Pen and Sword. Sea Shepherd's goal is to send two fast ships to the Southern Ocean with the purpose of continuously keeping the Japanese whaling fleet on the run.
"We intend to sink the Japanese fleet economically," said Captain Watson. "Our strategy is to prevent whales from being killed, to force Japan to spend money on fuel without killing whales. My crew and I will not watch whales die, we will not bear witness to the cruel slaughter of a single whale without risking our lives to prevent its unlawful and cruel murder. If the members of the IWC refuse to act to save the whales, then it is up to us to take this fight onto the high seas where we will prevail in the next season even more successfully than we prevailed in the last season."
The name Operation Musashi was chosen to reflect Sea Shepherd's approach of aggressive, yet nonviolent, confrontation and the increasing global awareness of Japan's ongoing illegal whaling activities; thus the crossed feather pen and katana (sword) under the skull with the imbedded sperm whale and dolphin yin-yang symbol. The Banzai flag background gives reference to the ecological imperialism that Japan is committing against the whales of the Southern Ocean.
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) was the greatest samurai warrior, strategist, and tactician of all time and is a personal role model and hero of Captain Watson, who incorporated Musashi's ideas into his bookEarthforce! An Earth Warriors Guide to Strategy. Sea Shepherd intends to transform Setsuninto - the sword {harpoon} that takes life - to Katsujinken - the sword {harpoon} that gives life. Sea Shepherd's ship, the Steve Irwin, will be outfitted with a very special harpoon for this year's campaign.
Sea Shepherd is not a protest organization. It was established in 1977 to intervene against the illegal exploitation of marine life in accordance with the principles of the United Nations World Charter for Nature. However, as with all Sea Shepherd campaigns, all strategies and tactics are designed to avoid any physical injury to the whalers.
"We have never injured a single person in our 31 year history," said Captain Watson, "and we intend to keep that record unblemished."
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Bob Drake Paypal--CORRECTION
Hi Everyone,
The email address I gave for Bob Drake is NOT the one he is using for PayPal!
You can email him to reserve your spot in our October 20th gig, and at that time he will give you his correct PayPal email address.
For more info:
bd_houseshow@bdrak.com
Cyndee
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