The “world’s first street art disaster movie” is playing tonight only at the Harvard Exit in Seattle at 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:45.
Famed anonymous street artist Banksy has avoided any appearance on camera–until a couple of filmmakers attempt to befriend him. It’s going to have tons of footage of notorious street artists at work. More info at and tickets are available at banksyfilm.com.
We recently received some photos of our Bali production manager Dewa’s beautiful wedding in Bali.
Dewa gave me a few insights into the ceremony, which took place in December at Dewa’s parents’ house.
As the usual the Balinese person gets married (pawiwahan or nganten) it must be done the ‘proper way’ which means in front of the whole village. If a man is living in his own place it will be at his house, if not at the home of his parents, the new wife moving in immediately. When people get married in Bali, the man takes responsibility as a member of society. He gets the right to speak at a Banjar (the community body) meeting and must take on social duties, such as attending the temple ceremonies and taking part in the community activities. In this way other members of the Banjar will come to recognize him as an adult and he will have the opportunity to take on more responsibility in the Banjar.
Hindu wedding ceremonies are rich in tradition; between elaborate entertainment (with storytellers!) ritual and food, it sounds like magic. Dewa provided me with a few highlights:
- The wedding ceremony begins with a Memadik process, where the groom’s family meet with the bride’s family to ask the bride if she wants to marry the groom. If the answer is yes, the bride will go with the groom to his family’s house.
- The groom’s family arranges and pays for the wedding; the date set well in advance on a propitious day. Wedding guests are often entertained by professional storytellers and musicians. Enormously detailed rules govern dining and seating arrangements.
- Usually the bride and groom offer food to one another, then simulate such domestic duties such as washing, cooking rice, and cutting bamboo. Prayers are intoned, and then the couple eats together in public, feeding each other. This is an important symbolic act, as in former times only married men and women were allowed to eat food together in public. The priest then performs a ritual purification and blesses the couple.
- With the wedding process in Bali, both families will unite, not simply the bride and groom… This is why there is always many people attending a ceremony.
Devi takes part in the family business in Bali that makes our magic hand-knitted hats, making her an important part of the Spacecraft. Congratulations to Dewa and Devi for making it happen.
Templeton at The Skateboard Mag put up a post yesterday about Chicago skater David Thomas, who was dropped from his insurance company after finding out he has testicular cancer.
The good news is, he has a lot of awesome friends who are doing a ton of fundraising to help cover his medical bills. You can help out The Nicest Man in Chicago online, or if you’re in the Chicago area you can head over to the Empty Bottle on Wednesday the 21st for a pretty kickin’ fundraising party:
There’s also going to be a raffle and auction for some “sick merch”–should be pretty sick, and it’s for a good cause.
Spacecraft Astronaut Sky Siljeg in the Oregon Trifecta.
This was day 2 at the Oregon Trifecta.
Sky Siljeg is destroying bowl in Tigard.
2009 Oregon Trifecta Skate contest Pier Park Day 2 from Jeff Greenwood on Vimeo.
The Oregon Trifecta is a 3 day contest at 3 different location across Oregon.
- Lincoln City
- Tigard
- Pier Park
Inspired by the television show “Glee,” more than 800 dancers perform in Westlake Park, Pioneer Square and Seattle Center on a series of “Glee” flash mob events on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
During halftime at Ride Shakedown 2010 in Quebec, a bunch of riders took out their skateboards and went to town on the snowboard rail. Dan Mathieu has this video on Vimeo:
An April dump of snow in the Cascades, one piece suits and stepping back into the rad… Check out the first annual Stevens Pass Retro Fools Day slalom race and as seen by Spacecraft’s Ryan and the Rabbit.
Retro Fool Day
A late season dump produces an amazing day at Stevens Pass on April 2nd. The crew set gates for the first annual Retro Fools Day downhill slalom race. About 100 stoked snow enjoyers showed up at the top of Hogs Back and strapped into their old set-ups. The day was a classic in the making with neon glowing gear and a pretty good assortment of snow toys that represented the evolution of 20+ years of snow shredding design. A slalom course with breakaway gates was the set-up to test your skills and shoot for the fastest time. The snow fell all day and the beer went just the same. Powder, friends and fun was Retro Fools Day… and you know that Spacecraft will be back at Stevens Pass next year… come on out and race the Rabbit on your classic equipment.
Stevens Pass Marketing Rad Dude : Nate
Spacecraft Astronaut Kenji rocking Sno Con vintage gems
Ryan and Spacecraft Rabbit at the top of the course
Maxx from POW Gloves and soon to be wife Lindsey from SOS
Dropping in... toe strap up
The Stuart Martin of Zumiez and Edmonds...
Accumulating snow
Good times in the making
Local legend,real estate agent and victor of the snowboarders : Marcel Dolak w/ sister
Classics :
Andy and Marcel
The trophy for 1st place mono ski devision
Trophy grabber snowboard division. I didn't catch your name ripper...
It was like Hot Dog the movie up at Stevens Pass
This guy landed a trophy on an old Gnu
Skier hot dogger and 1st place denim style
Girl soccer trophy for the Spacecraft mantle
The locals were in the spirit
The organizer of the day : Dave... Until next season
Check out some other rad stuff: Sno con, Pow Gloves, SOS, Zumiez
Four ever so courageous evo interns storm the walls of spacecraft, they leave with one great story to tell…
Check out Their mighty story at “evo Interns Enter Spacecraft”
evo's top notch interns!
Smokin Snowboards Pool Party
Presented by: Smokin Snowboards, BOREAL, and PORTERS LAKE TAHOE.
Saturday April 10th
Registration: 8-11am Practice: 10-12pm Jam: 12:30p
Over 1,000 cash and 5,000 in sponsor prizes!
Check out the flier below for more details:
This is Sally, ghost-posting for our very own Ryan Davis, who sent us these pictures this morning as he was heading up to Retro Fools Day at Stevens Pass.
Blue Steel
One-Piece Player
Going to check out the Spacecraft All-Star sticker sheet release party on the 8th?
Before you go, come see the second best thing going on in Seattle. Visit Twilight Gallery for the First W3 Collective Opening April 8th 6-9pm.
This morning we got this email from Spacecraft Astronaut Sky Siljeg:
Hi, just wanted to check in and let you know that I’m home again from Florida Bowl Riders this past weekend. Day one at a secret back yard bowl was super fun. Sunny out and really an amazing session.
Didn’t quite skate up to where I wanted to and took a 12th. I guess scores were super tight so over all I didn’t place too far out of 1st really score-wise, just lots of amazing skaters.Day two at Kona. Looked like it was going to get rained out. I even went to the local movies to pass the time. Got the text that it was clearing up and they were drying the bowl. Left the show early and booked it for the bowl. Some serious skating always goes down at Kona. I love that bowl. Took 6th and felt like I really put out a good show. You would not believe the level bowl skating has come to. Getting into the top ten is really taking a lot. I placed 8th in the overall scores.
I feel lucky to get to even be in the bowl with some of these guys. Thank you for your support in getting me here.
After I came home I spoke at a celebration dinner for “Invest in Youth” for the YMCA. [It] was held in a huge, very full banquet room at the Everett Convention Center. [It] was all the heads of the Ymca, trustees, committee heads, etc. My talk was basically my story and what skating is to me. They put up a pretty cool picture that my mom shot at Kona. [It] was pretty cool to get a standing ovation from that group. My hope is to get more funds for programs at Mukilteo Skate Park and hopefully a roof over it at some point in the next year. I think they see what is possible through skating.
Sky attached some great pictures, too.
Seattle’s Electric Coffin will be presenting a double-feature on April 1st.
In the entryway will be “Cleaning Out the Coffin,” featuring “some awesome affordable art from several established artists throughout Seattle,” leading into the main show, a solo exhibition by Jose Rodriguez III.
The shows will be running from 6-10 pm on Thursday, April 1st–and will probably be surrounded by other outstanding First Thursday festivities. Electric Coffin Studio is located at 212 Alaskan Way S.
Posted by Sally.
This weekend is North by Northwest’s Strapless Weekend at Hurricane Ridge! Admission–$15 for one day or $20 for two–gets you a t-shirt and a raffle ticket. Olympic National Park is not charging for entrance.
Saturday includes a Park Jam at around noon, starting with a one-hour all skate jam, with the top 10 advancing to a half hour jam and the top 5 advancing to a half-hour final. First place gets $700. Also on Saturday: an evening indoor skate jam and a party at the Coo Coo’s Nest in Port Angeles with the T-Bagging Bandits.
Sunday includes the Baked Slalom around noon at the Port Angeles Speed Ditch with a $300 first-place prize, an end-of-the-day raffle, and (most likely) the Snowskate Powder Downhill.
Also, if you can get your triple “S” (Snow, Skate and Surf) all in on either day there’s a hat in it for you–and bring your hotel receipt, because they’ll be raffling off a free hotel room stay, too.
Posted by Sally.
Looking for something to do in Bellingham this Friday?
Funner Fest features DJ Ryan I and The Endorfins, plus art by Dylan Hart, Pat Kennedy, Norman Rogue, Nico Inzerella, Jenny Tofe and Jayme Wiseman. Bellingham has one of the tightest art scenes in the area–it should be a great event.
We at Spacecraft like to snow skate from time to time. I think snow skating has still to reach its prime… many vision a lunch tray with grip tape and a little rail set up… back yard stuff for kids, right?… I guess it depends on how you look at it and what level you want to take it to.
I personally like the by-decks and being able to RIDE the mountain… The dudes that put on the Serpentine Massacre are of similar thought. These guys are pushing an underground movement that is likely to smear any stereotypes of snowskaters…
Riding the whole mountain on conditions that allow it can rejuvenate your love for the mountain and even act as a way to feel like a kid again… or it’s just another excuse to drink beer and get ideas for bad tattoos. Only you can decide, so, before you stereotype this “un-sport” as a novelty act, check out people who really RIDE snowskates. Your jaw will drop and you’ll become a groupie.
Check it out: Silver Fir at Snoqualmie Pass, WA : Sat March 20th at Noon
Snow Skate
Posted by Sally.
Friday, April 2nd is Retro Fools Day at Stevens Pass, an event celebrating vintage boards and rad, retro gear. The older and cooler your stuff, the more time deductions you get off your runs. They’re giving out rewards for best time, best outfit, most radical, and more. A $5 suggested donation (or nothing at all) gets you into the downhill slalom race.
So you can plan your trip to Value Village/Goodwill/your grandparents’ garage, here’s some time deduction samples from the Stevens Pass website (although these aren’t set in stone):
Retro jacket: -1 sec Retro pants: -1sec One piece: -3sec Pre 1995 board: -1sec Pre 1995 skis: -1sec Old boots: -3 sec Monoski: -7sec Post 1995 board: +4sec Post 1995 ski: +4sec
I can only imagine what kind of time deduction you’d get for some legit 70’s or 80’s gear.
Posted by Sally.
Brooklyn-based artist collectives Faile and Bast have put together one of the coolest gallery shows I have ever seen–a day-glo arcade dubbed Deluxx Fluxx at Lazarides Gallery in London. It’s kind of like a normal arcade, if a normal arcade was one gigantic, black light-reactive collage. In addition to decking out old 80’s consoles, Faile and Bast plugged in original games (really, more like amazing art installations) with buddies Adapted and the Studio for Interactive Media. They even painted a Foosball table! Babelgum has this video, and Vimeo user Rockwell Kills has this one:
Deluxx Fluxx from Rockwell Kills on Vimeo.
If you find yourself in London within the next week or so, the show runs until March 27th (although some sources say it ends today. Oh well).
The Shakedown was a grassroots event that was started in the far away country of Canada. It has grown in popularity over the years and made its way to Washington’s Summit at Snoqualmie.
We were given an invite to come see some talented snow shredders leap off of a huge snow wedge and then navigate a rail set-up after landing that.
It was a cool scene at the Summit, with a steady crowd to cheer on the snowboard leapers.
Spacecraft stayed low key and lurked around checking out the action from the sidelines.
Congrats to Manuel Diaz and Megan Ginter from your friends at Spacecraft
The images below are a slice of the final day as seen through Spacecraft eyes.
For actual substance on the event, check out these links : Snowboarder | Transworld | ESPN |
Ryan Miller : The Clark Kent of the NW Spacecraft Rabbit and grower of the clear mustache.
Jen Tofe : NW ripper, animal lover and Spacecraft hat wearer
Manuel Diaz : Friend and super launcher… also got second place. Congrats!
Girls LOVE the Spacecraft Rabbit…” My Rabbit”…
Check out more pictures of the Ride Shakedown at Snoqualmie on our Facebook.
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The Seattle Greasebus is up and going! Spread the word and make sure to join us this next weekend (3/18-3/21) for the inaugural trips to the Summit and to Stevens Pass!
How it works:
The Greasebus service is first-come first-serve. For the spring of 2010 we’re offering trips to the mountains four days a week, pending at least 10 seats are sold. On the calendar (see link below) you can view how many riders are registered for any particular day by clicking on “Sign Up” in that date.
Schedule:
SIGN UP - Easy as 1-2-3
Full details and info!!!
http://www.greasebus.com/seattle/
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Marco Zamora’s is an installation artist/printmaker/painter, who displays his fascination with bicycle culture with densely populated street scenes and Derek Albecks Print maker/painter/photographer who’s richly patterned works dominate. Both these artists have worked with Vans as well as exhibiting throughout the west coast.
Check out there exabition at the Fecal Face Dot Gallery, April 1st 2010, 6-9pm
Fecal Face Dot Gallery
66 Gough St. @Market
San Francisco, CA 94102
gallery@fecalface.com
415.255.6479
MARCO ZAMORA
MARCO ZAMORA
DEREK ALBECK
DEREK ALBECK
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It’s RIDE Shakedown Time!
Dont miss out on $35,000 in cash prizes!
March 12th and 13th @ Summit of Snoqualmie
Here’s the breakdown:
Friday, March 12th:
10:00 am, Amateur qualification
6:30 pm, Rail Jam
9:00 pm, Shakedown MFG After Party**
Saturday, March 13th:
12:00 pm, Snowboarder Mag autograph session
2:00 pm, RIDE Shakedown Semi-Finals
6:00 pm, Halftime Show (Skateboard)
8:00 pm, RIDE Shakedown Final
9:00 pm, Shakedown MFG After party**
**Ride Shakedown After Party:
March 12th/13th
@Hard Rock Cafe Seattle (116 Pike Street Seattle)
21+
Cover 10$ pre-sale/ 15$ at the door
9pm-2am
RIDE Shakedown!
RIDE Shakedown After Party!
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YES YES YES YESSSSSSS!
Rumors have been buzzing all around the Internet Worlds, should Windells get
a second private lift in their private park or is the one good enough?
Well It is official, Tim Windell himself called from the Oval Office minutes ago and made the announcement: ”WINDELLS CAMP will have a second lift for the
Summer of 2010.” Windells is once again the first summer shred camp in the
history of the world to own, operate and install, two of its very own
private rope-tows!
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Funner fest 2010
Sponsored by:
Funner, Wild Card, Lib tech, and Kind
March 26th 2010
At Wild Buffalo In Bellingham Wa
21+ and 5 dollars at the door
There will be art, music, And Free stuff so be there!
FunnerFest 2010
Green 4 Green Rail Jam
Saturday march 13th
Green 4 Green
Artist Kevin Cyr, who was featured on the latest Spacecraft Gallery Sticker Sheet, is having an art show in San Francisco Saturday, March 6th from 7-11pm at White Walls. The show is titled Temporal Surfaces: New Works by Kevin Cyr and Jessica Hess.
Friday, Mar 05 at 07:00PM
Self-taught designer Danny Yount has become one of today’s top title designers for film and television, as well as a photographer and commercial director. As a Creative Director at Prologue Films, he has designed and directed title sequences for films including Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man, RocknRolla and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.Yount will be here to show his work, discuss his creative and technical processes and field questions.
Check out Danny Yount’s 2009 showreel…
MARCH 5-11, 2010
Presented by Northwest Film Forum and AIGA-Seattle
Sponsored by CapitolHillSeattle.com
The tenth annual ByDesign program features a range of film title sequences, animations, documentary portraits and guest presenters. We are especially pleased to present films by Charles and Ray Eames, as the work of the legendary multi-disciplinary husband and wife team was the main inspiration for our starting this program a decade ago.
Curator: Peter Lucas
Program Assistant: Katherine Jardine
Presented by: Northwest Film Forum
For all of you that missed opening day at Baker… oh man, it looked
like a good one.
Astronaut’s John Laing, Jake Blauvelt, Jesse Burtner, Pat McCarthy and
pretty much the entire shred community painted powder turns on 62+ inches
and some even made it to see the Pixies that night. I’ll bet work was Zombie
like the following day, with a dirty little smile to all onlookers.
I was unable to make it but was lucky enough to hear all the details from
the 100+ people I know that did go…
Lucky me… I made it up on Saturday for redemption, and though it was not
opening day, it was Baker with over a 65″ base.
Check out the link below from Snowboarder Mag’s Cali transplant Kyle
Kennedy, honorary NW shredder.
To check out more pictures of opening day at Mt. Baker click the link below:
http://fresh.snowboardermag.com/photos/mt-baker-2009-opening-day?pid=1591
See you there.
The long awaited clip of the space craft rabbit preforming “your love”.
Filmed by Shane Deegan.
