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Is tribe net dead ??

Brendan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:33 GMT

seems like I check in about every 6 months.

It was great while it lasted

but all our jamband crew in Vancouver (BC) seems to communicate on FB only now.

Any thoughts?? (I won't hold my breath, that's for sure)

slightly sad, Brendan in Vancouver (BC)

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no more lumber mill

cheez geezr — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:29:40 GMT

It closes May 4th....

poor "red"

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Legalize Hemp and Cannabis in California

Fully — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:41:57 GMT

Hi Family,

"And if my words did glow, with the gold of sunshine. And if my tunes were played on the harp unstrung..." Please help these words to ripple... ripple becomes a wave... wave becomes a tsunami... pretty soon love and compassion are the law of the land and we can dance in peace and unity!

Right now there are two competing signature drives to put Cannabis legalization initiatives on the ballot in California in November 2010.

One is found at www.taxcannabis2010.org

The other is found at www.CaliforniaCannabisInitiative.org

Please look carefully at the text of both laws (the text of each is finalized) and make up your own mind which one you support.

I am supporting www.CaliforniaCannabisInitiative.org because our law will protect Cannabis users from discrimination in

healthcare, employment, and housing. It is a full legalization measure for industrial hemp and recreational cannabis which will restore full human rights to Hemp farmers and Cannabis users all across California. Of course supplying Cannabis to children will remain illegal just as it is today. Driving vehicles under the influence will remain illegal just as it is today. Cannabis users will still be fired from their jobs if they show up to work impaired.

There are two parts to our plan. The first part is to publicly post and personally distribute our "Freedom Lover's Call to Arms" in order to recruit volunteers. This document is available here-

www.imgur.com/dbU83

The second part of our plan is to ask everyone who volunteers to make a pledge for how many signatures they can collect in

the next 30 days or so. 15-30 signatures is a good number. If enough volunteers show this level of commitment we can succeed. You can probably get that number from your family members, friends, co-workers, and neighbors without having to solicit in public too much. This is an "out of the closet" movement. We will have to proudly advocate human rights for responsible, honest, hard-working Cannabis smokers in order to convince legitimate people to support us. I can supply stickers equivalent to each persons pledge number. These stickers can be used to generate interest and be given to voters who sign the petition. Here is the sticker design-

www.imgur.com/2cjvb

Feel free to distribute and use these images. Just don't copyright them.

We have 145 days in order to get the number of signatures that we need. Our petition is hot off the press on 9/11 and we

have started collecting the first signatures yesterday 9/12.

We are polling 56% public support for Cannabis legalization in California which menas that this is an initiative which is not doomed. Its time has finally arrived; we are at the tipping point right now. Now is the time to do this and to do it right. We may only get one chance. If a law which is not exactly what we want is implemented then we may lose our critical mass and our ability to set it right.

I believe that less adults will smoke cannabis after it is legal. This is the case in the Netherlands where it has been

available over-the-counter for 30 years yet only half as many citizens (percentage-wise) smoke as do citizens here. My economics professor has taught for years that prohibition has not succeeded in decreasing usage by increasing penalties. Instead it has destroyed lives and families without substantial benefit to society. After legalization hard-drug usage will decrease due to a "separation of the markets," a decline in the price of Cannabis relative to hard-drugs, and the restoration of honesty and common sense in drug education. Violence, thievery, and the incarceration of honest people will decrease as well. I also believe that a well regulated market will decrease the availability and appeal of cannabis to children. In fact teenage Cannabis use in California has fallen steadily since the passage of Proposition 215. Furthermore the adults who smoke Cannabis after legalization will be better able appreciate the majesty of nature in peace and unity without learning to fear and disrespect authority figures. This will be better for their spirits and better for society. Finally the human rights of legitimate medical Cannabis patients will be better protected than they are today. Legalizing Cannabis will create a safer, healthier, and more humane California for us all to live in.

If you want to help us in any way please contact the CCI campaign at www.CaliforniaCannabisInitiative.org or write me at
deep_space_underground@yahoo.com I give you my encouragement to modify this message if necessary and distribute it to anyone who might help on any forum or by any mechanism.

Love,
-Fully Committed

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High Sierra Music fest 2009 pics

sueshi — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:26:31 GMT

http://www.molecularmusic.org/gallery2/highsierramusicfestival/hsmf09/

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FREE FESTEVAL- Rythms On The Rio - August 22-23

Michael — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:09:35 GMT

I wanted to let you know about a free festival we are putting on in South Fork CO, on August 22nd and 23rd 2009.

The festival is called Rhythms On The Rio (www.rhythmsontherio.com).

It will be a free 2 day festival with on-site and local camping. It will be a pass the hat donation based benefit for the Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust, and the High Valley Community Center for kids, and is being put on by The South Fork Music Association, a non-profit volunteer 501-3C Group.

Headling acts will include the Nershi-Law Trio (formerly Honkeytonk Homeslice) and friends, Great American Taxi, and others. Appearing with Bill and Jill Nershi will be Scott Law, and Darol Anger (plus maybe some other unannounced guests). The Darol Anger Trio, and others, will also appear that
day. On August 23rd 2009, Great American Taxi, Susan Gibson, Pete Kartsounes, and others will also be appearing.

The festival will take place on the grassy banks of the Rio Grande river in the San Juan mountains of South Fork CO (just over Wolf Creek Pass from Pagossa Springs and west of Alamosa in the town of South Fork on highway 160), on August 22nd and 23rd 2009. It is easy to get to, and should be a kind, relaxed, real good time for everyone. Tickets are free, but must be downloaded off of the web site.

Can you please pass the word? Please check out the web site, and if you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at 303-898-3328 or by email (michael@delibdesigns.com or on tribe). Thanks!

Michael

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A COUPLE TIX AND A CAR PASS FOR SALE

phildeez247 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:51:54 GMT

MY MOM HAS A FEW EXTRA TIX AND I BELIEVE ONE ...MAYBE TWO CAR PASSES SHE WANTS TO SELL....SHE GOT EM BACK WHEN THEY WERE AT THE 1ST PRICE LEVEL AND THINK THATS WHAT SHES LOOKING TO GET FOR EM...HER NUMBERS ARE 760-937-0740 AND 760-873-5646 ASK FOR PAM MITCHELL

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How to transfer a late night combo wristband?

misujerr — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:14:34 GMT

I asked everywhere else, might as well ask here... Any know what the procedure is? I e/m HS a couple days ago, didn't hear back but am sure they are swamped...

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Hotel available for High Sierra

misujerr — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:58:18 GMT

Spanish Creek, in town, 2 mi. from front entrance. 2 rooms, 3 beds - $90/nt. Shithole but cheap & with AC. A lot of the bands stay there.
The guy that I stay with has been scoring this room many years in a row, we want to keep in good graces with the owner. If anyone wants it, please let me know.
Thanks, Greg.

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Anyone selling their tickets??

Molly_McGee — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:13:59 GMT

I'm looking for 2, hoping not to pay full price at the gate. (last minute deciders here.)

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What are you most excited for musically and non musically?

samsalila23 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:07:31 GMT

SO CLOSE!!! Im most excited for grassy fiddly LATE NTIES that only HIGH SIERRA provides on the west coast! I would truly be lost without these! So Im most stoked for Leftover Salmon and Cornmeal late nites, fri and sat!! It will be fun to experience the GRASS ROCK DANCE craziness of Cornmeal in the Jamhouse instead of the Hall. But the Hall is still my fave!! WOOHOO!!!

Im really stoked on driving into Quincy and seeing that steam come up from the mill knowing that you all are there and ready to have the music control us for 4 days!!!

Im super excited to witness Izabella bust out some beauts on the Vaudeville Tent stage on Sunday night to close the fest, I love those guys and they SO deserve this chance to shine!!!

Im excited about hearing some new electro sounds to my ears: Delhi 2 Dublin and Pretty Lights, I love that music what I have heard on line and I am beyond stoked to hear it live!!!

Cant wait to bee under the tree on that lawn!

KICKBALL with Vince and izabella and everyone else involved is gonna be a HOOOT!

cant wait to see that big paiper mache Jerry come dancin down the street!!!

Cant wait to see Vieux Farka Toure and Umphreys wiht my husband who hasnt been since 06!!

I CANT WAIT TO DANCE WITH YOU!!

Drink mimosas under the Quincy Sunrise! feel bacon grease in my tummy! Drink a smoothie! Eat a Gyro!

See Bret (1T) smile the HIGH SIERRA wAY!

See Sweet P dance to ALO!

See Sue's pictures!!

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Anyone wanna carpool and/or camp together?

Lisa — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:24:44 GMT

High there!

I'll be going to this year's High Sierra Festival (woohoo!) and I'll be coming from Santa Cruz...thing is that none of my friends can afford to go this year, so I'm looking for chill people to carpool with or to meet up with and share a camp together. You can never have enough good friends to party with, right? :)

A little about me, I'm a 28 yr old photographer and painter from Santa Cruz. I love rockin out to all kinds of tunes, especially reggae, rock, electronic and world music. I like to stay chill, party and have a good time without any drama. Extremely 420 friendly, you hopefully are too :)

Please email me ASAP, you can also check out my website http://www.lucidartz.com
Thanks so much, see ya at the festie!!!
<3 Lisa

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HSMF Preview Special on KPFA 6/24 at 8pm

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:45:09 GMT

The 10th Annual KPFA High Sierra Music Festival Preview Special will air on Dead To The World this Wed. night 6/24 from 8pm-10pm PDT.

KPFA is 94.1 FM in the Bay Area, 88.1 FM in the Fresno / Central Valley (KFCF) and http://kpfa.org everywhere.

Get your packing party started while host Tim Lynch spins tunes from many of the bands playing this year's Fest.

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Can anyone help answer

SeanFrancisco — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:58:57 GMT

I was wondering if there is any disc golf courses in or near Quincy. If anybody knows I would greatly appreciate some information on the subject.

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Arriving on Wednesday

*foul tasting faery* — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:47:40 GMT

How many of you arrive on Weds? What time do you usually get there and when is the latest you can arrive on Weds? I've been wanting to do that for years but never had the opportunity and I'm hoping this year might be it. So any info would be awesome!

Happy Festies!!

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Hooping at The Gorge (WA)???

Brendan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:59:28 GMT

Does any one know if they will let me take my hoops into the Gorge Ampitheatre, when I go to see Phish ??

Thanks for any info.

(can't make it to HSMF this year :-( ..... have a great time ya'll)

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I met an O.G!!

gemini_v222 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:42:32 GMT

This past weekend my boyfriend and I were in Snowmass, CO for a moe. show. It was freakin' awesome! God, I love moe. It was so beautiful in the mountains, and there were sporadic snow flurries! The show was great, and followed a Salt Lake City show on June 5, 2009, which was awesome, too. But anyway....at Snowmass, I met an original HSMF festival'er who has been attending since the VERY FIRST HSMF. It was so cool. I felt like I was meeting royalty 8-D

She saw the MMJ show!!

I can't wait....one more month....26 more days?

I'm looking forward to Umphree McGhee's, Tea Leaf Green (who has personal significance), Keller Williams, ALO, and the beautiful mountain air!

Any other O.G's?

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(2) 4 day passes+ parking pass for sale - Save $45

tessa — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:56:46 GMT

(2) 4 day passes (orig. $165 each) + parking pass (orig. $85) for sale. $15 savings on each ticket. $370 total (orig. $415)
email me at thephactory@cox.net if interested.

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2nd year and still going strong!

gemini_v222 — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:47:11 GMT

As far as I'm concerned, I will be attending HSMF *every* year of my life. It's such a great time.

How 'bout you? How many years have you been attending the funnest festival around? Anyone attend the very first one?

And did anyone see the My Morning Jacket show back in the day?

Do tell!

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Papa Josh - Funk 'n' Grooves - Nor'West Tour.

Brendan — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:01:03 GMT

Hey kids !! don't miss the chance to see "Papa Josh" Suhrheinrich when he comes to a town near you.

We are happy that PJ (originally from America) has been part of the British Columbia jam scene for some years now and are hoping that our friends in the north-west will come out to support him for this first run of shows in the USA.

Josh studied under Fareed Haque at the University of Chicago. That's right !!

I think, that most of the club shows are just a $5 cover charge, so if you love dancing and good community vibes ........... then get on the bus for Papa Josh !!!

"Fareed Haque prodigy Josh Suhrheinrich (Global Funk Council, Blusirkut) is leading the live music scene in the battle against the DJ. In a world where clubs hire more Djs than live acts, Papa Josh is taking solo performance to the next level, producing a live band on-stage before the crowd's eyes. Blending his musical talents and creative personality with his desire to make people dance, Josh plays driving drum 'n bass beats, funky guitar riffs, swanky jazz melodies and whatever else sets the dance floor on fire. Then, his powerful voice and soulful lyrics capture the crowd and take them on improvised musical journeys bouncing back and forth from tune to tune, mixing in funkified disco/Jazz/electronic/R&B/
Hiphop/Reggae, whatever inspires him in the moment. Audiences, DJ's and musicians alike are awed by his mad abilities to create live music that keeps people dancing all night long.

Don't miss his US debut with 5 west coast dates starting out in the beutiful Sierra mountains".

30 May 2009 20:00
Bobolink Music Festival Belden, California
4 Jun 2009 21:30
The GoodFoot Lounge Portland, Oregon
5 Jun 2009 21:00
The Downtown Lounge Eugene, Oregon
11 Jun 2009 20:00
Johns Alley Moscow, Idaho
12 Jun 2009 22:00
Tost Seattle - Freemont, Washington

For more information on The Papa Josh Funk 'n' Groove Project please see the links below.

www.PapaJosh.com

www.myspace.com/papajoshmusic

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Dumpstaphunk 7/4/08 and 7/5/08 High Sierra Grandstand and Late Nite on LMA

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:53:13 GMT

enjoy
Lobster

http://www.archive.org/details/dumpstaphunk2008-07-04.flac16

http://www.archive.org/details/dumpstaphunk2008-07-05.flac16

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Alternate Driving Directions

*foul tasting faery* — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:58:56 GMT

Hey all!

Just got this year's tickets, woooh! Year number 5 baby!

Anyways, I have the directions to get there, but I liked the way that I drove last year. We had to take an alternate route because of all the fires. Did anyone else go through Truckee like I had to? And do you have the directions? Cuz I don't. I'm debating on if I want to take that way again.

Happy Festy!

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5 Eyed Hand 4/23/09 now up

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:17:34 GMT

http://www.archive.org/details/5eh2009-04-23.flac16

recent show from Don Quixotes
sit-ins from Eric McFadden, Jme Brill, and James Whiton
enjoy

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late nights, new website, ticket deadlines, ISO SoCal street teamers

SweetP — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:11:16 GMT

LATE NIGHT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED!

High Sierra comes alive in a whole new way late at night! Some amazing musical memories are made at the late night venues. Behold, the schedule for this year:

~High Sierra Music Hall~

THU
Umphrey's McGee
Pretty Lights

FRI
Leftover Salmon
Assembly of Dust

SAT
The Disco Biscuits
Orchard Lounge

SUN
Galactic
McTuff

~Funk'n Jamhouse~

THU
Tea Leaf Green
Dr. Dog

FRI
ALO
Surprise Me Mr. Davis

SAT
Cornmeal
The Traveling McCourys/Lee Boys

SUN
Crazy Engine
Fareed Haque

All Late Night venues open at 11:00PM. You must have a multi-day festival wristband to attend the Late Night shows. Combo wristbands allow you access to both late night venues. Combo wristbands for all nights as well as individual tickets will go on sale MONDAY, MAY 4TH on the High Sierra Tickets page.

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED!
Check out our fresh new look! We just re-launched our website. Listen to our player to hear some brand new High Sierra talent. Keep checking back as we will be adding more tunes.

NEXT TICKET DISCOUNT DEADLINE: MAY 11

Discount four-day passes are on sale now for $165 through Monday, May 11th (limited quantity available at this price). New this year: no service charges! As always, on-site camping is included with your multi-day festival pass. At less than $42 per day, High Sierra is not only loads of fun, but easy on the wallet as well.

Kids four-day passes, FestivALL Packages and Vehicle Passes are also on sale now via our secure ticketing site.

On-site RV Passes are sold out. Off-site RV Annex passes are on sale now. RV Annex is an easy stroll to the Fairgrounds Gate and RV Town showers; no hook-ups are available in RV Annex.

A limited quantity of on-site RV Passes are available as part of our FestivALL 3 packages. These RV Passes include a guaranteed hook-up (you must arrive by 5pm on Thursday, July 2). FestivALL 3 packs will sell out, so order soon!

Ticket order fulfillment is currently underway. When your order is shipped, you'll receive an email from FedEx with the tracking number.

LOOKING FOR SoCAL STREET TEAMERS
Our friends at FanManager are helping with Southern CA High Sierra street teams. They're looking for folks from San Luis Obispo, CA and all the way down the coast to San Diego. The street team in Northern California is all set, so please only respond if you live in the Central Coast or Southern California Area.

If you would like to help out on this team please email: hsmfstreetteamcentralandsocal@gmail.com

We will need your *FULL NAME, BEST MAILING ADDRESS* and *BEST PHONE NUMBER*

Materials will be shipped out to you shortly and someone from the FanManager team will also be in touch with you with ways to earn points to win free tickets and other prizes for your help and hard work.

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String Cheese Summer Sessions 1999 anyone?

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:42:28 GMT

String Cheese Summer Sessions 1999 anyone?
While looking thru LMA I noticed that it was lacking on the Cheese from the 1999 Summer Sessions tour.
If you were at any of these shows you know how special it was with sets by SCI, moe, Galactic, Govt Mule, Keller and anchored by Phil Lesh and various friends from the opening acts. They were all very good shows with lots of guesting between bands. That said, I had all the Cheese sets from that tour that I received in a dat tree and just gathering dust, so I decided to fill in the missing gaps. Hope you like them.
Cheers

http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-07-29.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-07-30.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-08-01.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-08-06.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-08-08.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-08-28.flac16

I also included another 1999 show featuring special guests, Karl Denson and Carlos Washington on horns
http://www.archive.org/details/sci1999-04-06.flac16

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Line up Additions!

samsalila23 — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:37:25 GMT

DeVotchKa (Gypsy-folk-rockers)
Leftover Salmon
Greensky Bluegrass
Delhi 2 Dublin (celtic/indian electronica?? count me in)
Orchard Lounge (electronica DJ collective)
Assembly of Dust
The Slip
Surprise Me Mr. Davis
Lubriphonic ("groovy organic alternative soul")
Zach Gill
Lebo
Big Light
Alice DiMicele & Friends
These United States (orchestral roots rock)
Red Cortez ("L.A.'s premier 'blues-punk-soul' quartet")
Paper Bird (trumpet/trombone/banjo)
Izabella
Bourgeois Gypsies
Raina Rose
Loyd Family Players
==============

Imone happy camper. Sounds like a lot of great discoveries, and Im absolutely completely ELATED to have Izabella, Salmon, and Greensky on it!! WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

This camper is HAPPY. :)

Thoughts? Opinions? Bitches? Brags?

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serving Leftover Salmon 3/9/96

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:46:13 GMT

More Salmon More Salmon

hey, they're coming to high sierra. what better way to embrace one of my all time favorite bands than to transfer some fresh fish....

http://www.archive.org/details/los1996-03-09.flac16

Leftover Salmon
1996-03-09
The Alladin Theater
Portland, OR

Festival!
Lobster

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Initial line up!! Thoughts?

samsalila23 — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:13:14 GMT

John Butler
Umphrey's McGee
Ani DiFranco
Disco Biscuits
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine feat. Melvin Seals
The Wailers
Tea Leaf Green
Ollabelle
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
ALO
Vieux Farka Touré
Dr. Dog
Devil Makes Three
The Travelin' McCourys
The Lee Boys
Cornmeal
Bonerama
Marco Benevento Trio
McTuff feat. Skerik, Joe Doria, Andy Coe & D'Vonne Lewis
Skerik will also appear as an artist-at-large
Joe Craven and Sam Bevan Duo
Joe Craven will also appear as artist-at-large and emcee
Nathan Moore
Fareed Haque and The Flat Earth Ensemble
Pretty Lights
Everest
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
Pimps of Joytime
J-Boogie and Dubtronic Science
Poor Man's Whiskey
Living Folklore
===========

I think its lovely! Vieux Farka Toure is such a great surprise!!! Lots of strong old favorites with some new freshies!! Stoked on Pretty Lights, ALO, J Boogie, Poor Mans Whiskey!! Could a used sts9 instead of Bisco, but whatever, all in all its great and bumps up the vibe!!

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tickets on their way!?

SweetP — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:36:03 GMT

I received a FedEx shipping notification via email this morning from High Sierra Music ~ could tickets really be on their way?! Oh happy day!

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Got some photos to share....

ben — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:58:13 GMT

On my hmepage...

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Need a tie dyer to dye something! (a gift for JoeLocalGuy)

ben — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:44:07 GMT

Some of you know JoeLocalGuy (Marty) who cooks the BBQ for the meat-up i found a chef's togue and hat, and thought it would be a cool gift to have it dyed and then presented to him at the fest during the meat-up. It is white and 100% cotton so it can't be that hard. Something simple.(I don't want to freak him out, he is cool old guy who is not a hippie by any streatch of the imagination) Something inexpensive. get the crew to chip in for it.

So if anyone is interested or knows someone that might be let me know.

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Blue Turtle 3/13/09 Moes now up

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:21:37 GMT

For those that enjoy a good turtle now and then....
cheers
Lobster

http://www.archive.org/details/bts2009-03-13.flac16

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LINEUP tidbits pre announcement! >>>

samsalila23 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:38:03 GMT

Tea Leaf Green - http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/tour/tour_results.jsp?dateSrch=fieldsrch&city=Quincy&rqType=flt
Del McCoury Band - http://www.delmccouryband.com/sched.cfm
Cornmeal - http://www.pollstar.com/resultsCity.aspx?ID=46705&SortBy=Date&SearchBy=quincy,%20ca
Pimps of Joytime - http://www.jambase.com/shows/Shows.aspx?ArtistID=&VenueID=2003&City=&State=&Zip=&StartDate=&EndDate=&Rec=False
Devil Makes Three - http://www.thedevilmakesthree.com/shows.html
J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science - http://www.om-records.com/events/1372

I smell an announcement tomorrow!!

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HSMF 2009!

SweetP — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:18:52 GMT

I can't believe it, but tickets for High Sierra 2009 are on sale now!

http://highsierramusic.frontgatesolutions.com/atvenue.php?v=3795

As the email header says, 220 days 'til FESTIVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!! : )

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The Bridge 2009-02-12 now up

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:57:15 GMT

Caught this killer Baltimore, MD band the other night at Don Q's and they were amazing. Nice special guest sit in by Mookie Seigel on keys. If you like Little Feat you will like these guys too.
These guys should be playing HSMF

Enjoy
Lobster

http://www.archive.org/details/bridge2009-02-12.flac16

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LANGERADO 2009 CANCELLED

sueshi — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:55:34 GMT

Today, the 2009 Langerado Music Festival is cancelled due to sluggish ticket sales. The 7th annual event was slated to happen March 6-8 at their new home in downtown Miami's Bicentennial Park.

Langerado's independent local promoters, faced with a very tough decision in a dismal economy, cancelled the 2009 event only after every possible option was exhausted.

As Langerado Co-Promoter Ethan Schwartz explains, "Langerado has always put the fan experience first. Unfortunately, during these difficult economic times, and facing a first year in a new venue, it's become apparent that we cannot execute a production that lives up to the high standards of our past events. Putting Langerado on hold was the toughest decision we have ever had to make. We are very grateful for the support of the greater-Miami community and the music community during this difficult time."

All tickets purchased will be refunded. Please look for ticket refunds to be processed in the next 5-7 business days. Each order will be refunded to the credit card in full, minus the included order processing fees. Shipping fees will also be credited for those orders that did not select the free shipping promotion. Visit www.musictoday.com for more information.

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HSMF 2008 pix

Steve — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:57:31 GMT

I posted about 700 High Sierra 2008 (& about 600 Las Tortugas 2008) pix at http://www.musicphotographics.com/photos.htm. Please check 'em out!! Thanks!!

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Pnuma Trio Tonight at Kelly's Mission Rock

Dave — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:47:10 GMT

I haven't seen these guys in a while, can't wait for the show. Jamie Janover will be one of the openers, he's a huge High Sierra guy and plays/played in one of my many favorite bands Zilla.

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Perpetual Groove In S.F

Dave — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:43:55 GMT

One of my many favorite bands, Perpetual Groove, are playing In San Francisco on 1-22-09 at The Independent, in what seems to be their yearly migration out west. I am taking Friday off just in case I have an extra special time, heh.

I saw this band for the first time at High Sierra 2005. They closed the set at the Vaudeville tent with "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie, the tent exploded. Maybe they will make another appearance at High Sierra in 09?

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Obama parties with Five Eyed Hand & Special Guests

gizzard — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:16:23 GMT

Hello Gang,
Happy new year.
Hope everyone had a safe and happy holidazzze.
We are gearing up for a great 2009 starting off with Obama Inaguration party week

Wed 1.21.09
The Connecticut Yankee,SF
Five Eyed Hand 2 sets
w/special Guests James Whiton on Bass( Eric McFadden Trio) &
Tistrya & Friends. Both special guests with offer up a short solo set as well as jamming with 5EH throughout the night,

Special EARLY show 9:30p.m

Fri 1.23.09
Coopers, Nevada City,CA
Five Eyed Hand 2 sets
w/special Guests Tistrya & Friends.
Doing a Opening and Tweener Act as well as jamming with 5EH throughout the night.

Sat 1.24.09
Cozmic Café, Placerville,CA
Five Eyed Hand 2 sets
all night long.

Look for a official live release due out by the end of the month, then 5EH goes into the studio for Feb & March to start work on the studio album. Be on the lookout for some great spring festival dates and some new cities and states for 5EH.

Churn it!

Peace
The Churn Crewz

http://www.FiveEyedHand.com

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joshua tree early bird tix

BarneyGoGo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:28:22 GMT

early bird tix $65 til THU JAN 8 @ midnight.

Kraak & Smaak, Porter Batiste Stoltz, Gandalf Murphy, Underground Orch y mas.

www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com

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Holiday Jam with BTS, Delta Nove and more!

ShutUp_and_Work — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:39:43 GMT

Get in the holiday spirit as Hoodathunk Entertainment presents the 4th anual Holiday Jam taking place Wednesday Dec. 17 at the Blue Cafe in downtown Long Beach, CA. A complete evening of festive decor, fun music, and very merry fans.

Headlining the night will be the new-grass rootsicana sound of S. Lake Tahoe's Blue Turtle Seduction who recently held their own festival in California, "Las Tortugas" featuring other acts such as Melvin Seals with JGB, ALO, Tea Leaf Green, and Delta Nove to name a few.

Getting things warmed up will be a special drumming performance by Long Beach's own Delta Nove, guaranteed to get your ass shaking and make you lose a couple of those extra pounds put on this time of year.

Also performing is the always all-around fun time of Mojow & the Vibration Army featuring John Whoolilurie along with his wife Moriah. If you have ever attended a festival in the west you probably have seen John and his red Radio Flyer wagon with looping pedals attached to his waist, a saxophone strapped around his neck, and a microphone in hand, along with Moriah and her platform shoes and funky dance moves parading around the grounds.

Opening the show will be Delta Nove's drummer Dominic Feedam on guitar performing his solo looping side project.

Music starts at 8pm, so please plan to arrive early! Festive attire is encourage and admission to this event is only $10. For more info on this show and other Hoodathunk events please visit www.myspace.com/hoodathunkentertainment .

And the BEST part is that this is also my Bee Day Party! Whooo Freakin' Hoooo Yeah!!!

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HSMF- like collaboration... Eric Levy and Five Eyed Hand

Bridget — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:23:00 GMT

Garaj Mahal's Eric Levy will join friends FIVE EYED HAND for two nights in December!
Fri Dec 5th at the Connecticut Yankee,SF
Sat Dec 6th at The Ace in the Hole Cidar Pub, Sebastapol

Churning it for the good of all music listeners and High Sierra freaks!

www.fiveeyedhand.com

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Jambands.com poll, next up SOE!

bvandy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:39:38 GMT

My band, Seconds on End, has once again been nominated for the Jambands250 "New Groove", which is a simple internet poll that lasts for a month. Our friends in Five Eyed Hand recently won this contest during the last round and we are soo excited for them. If we win this current poll we will get a featured article on the site , which would be huge for us. We need a lot of repeat votes to win this. And hopefully we can win with some help from our friends in the High Sierra Community

Voting is easy, just visit

http://www.jambands.com/Jambands250/

Click on "Seconds on End" and "submit" at the bottom.

You can vote every two hours, and this poll is going to last for a
month, so its the repeat votes that win. If you really want to help,
then set your Outlook Alerts to remind you to vote every two
hours.

Vote vote Vote!

Also I wanted to point you to some free shows for you to download enjoy up on Archive.org. Spread the love!!!

http://www.archive.org/details/soe2008-01-26.sbd
http://www.archive.org/details/soe2008-10-10

Thanks for your help!!!

Brian

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PANJEA FEATURING MICHAEL KANG AND MOO-GOT-2 AT THE MISSION ROCK CAFE

phildeez247 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:01:50 GMT

PANJEA WITH MICHAEL KANG OF THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT WILL BE AT THE MISSION ROCK CAFE IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH SPECIAL GUEST HUMBOLDT FUNKSTERS MOO-GOT-2 ON FRIDAY DEC 12TH
FOR MUSIC SAMPLES OF MG2 PLEASE CHECK OUT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MOOGOT2

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Five Eyed Hand nominated “new groove of the month”

gizzard — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:07:01 GMT

Hi churnies,
Its that time again to start getting the word out about getting the vote out!!!~~
And I don’t mean for president. Five Eyed Hand has been nominated for “new groove of the month” by jambands.com.

We are in a tight race and in a strong 2nd. Thanks so much for everyone’s support on this.
We are super stoked to be apart of this, you can simply vote here:

http://www.jambands.com/Jambands250/

VOTE “Five Eyed Hand “

please please pass this on to anyone else/groups/people/pets/aliens that might be able to help us out!!~ I believe you can vote a few times a day.. ;)

Thanks! & CHURN IT!!

For upcoming shows, music, etc.

http://www. fiveeyedhand. com

PEACE
Gizzard

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It's on!

misujerr — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:07:13 GMT

My local buddy just told me that they just signed a five year contract for Quincy...

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Rail Road

Ivonne' — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:33:14 GMT

I. Have an Extra tix . for saturday !!! @ the fillmore

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Karl Denson

Ivonne' — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:31:14 GMT

I need to get rid of a ticket for the BOOM BOOM ROOM 's show 9-12-08 $30. i could scan it and email.

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SOE @ Connecticut Yankee Friday Sep 12th

bvandy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:10:35 GMT

Come on down to the clubhouse Friday, Sep 12th for 2 sets of California Rock with Seconds on End! Its been a while since SOE performed at the Yankee, so please do expect a whole different experience with Seconds on End. This band has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, and promises to put on a fantastic show! We're celebrating Geraldine's birthday this night, so we hope you can be there to wish her a happy birthday.

Seconds on End
@ The Connecticut Yankee
Friday, 9/12, 10pm
100 Connecticut Street
San Francisco
$5 cover

Our show with Izabella on 9/6 at 12 Galaxies was cancelled due to the unfortunate closure of 12 Galaxies. We appreciate all that Robert has done for the community, and we are so sorry to see that venue close. The members of SOE will all be at the Yankee on 9/6 for Izabella's rescheduled show. Hope you'll come out to support that one as well.

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Izabella interview on Jambands.com

Siddhartha — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:20 GMT

Check out the interview from the Jambands.com NEW GROOVE of the MONTH winner- Izabella!!

Thanks for all your support and hard work making this happen. We're pretty stoked!

http://www.jambands.com/NewGroove/content_2008_08_22.00.phtml

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High Sierra slideshow

sueshi — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:55:49 GMT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/highsierramusicfestival/show/

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HSMF '08 My Tapers Radio Stream

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:09:52 GMT

http://n91.mediamaster.com/player/widget.swf?username=jtourville&startpage=HSMF%20%2708
Or you can stream from myspace here:
http://www.myspace.com/rowjimmytour

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a few of our favorites

Bridget — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:45:42 GMT

Blue Turtle Seduction
Five Eyed Hand and
Trevor Garrod
THIS FRIDAY the 15th
at 12 Galaxies in SF.

9pm showtime.
Trevor first
5EH next
then BTS!

Who's in????????

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2008 Live Recordings

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:04:47 GMT

http://www.archive.org/details/nm2008-07-04.flac16

New Monsoon
High Sierra Music Festival
Quincy, CA
Grandstand Stage
July 4, 2008

01.Greenhouse
02.Naked Truth
03.Song For Marie
04.On The Sun
05.Romp >
06.Cross
07.Southern Dew
08.The Other Side
09.Seven Rivers >
10.Slippery People >
11.Seven Rivers
12.Daddy Long Legs

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High Sierra Music festival 2008 pics

sueshi — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:57:14 GMT

http://www.molecularmusic.org/gallery2/highsierramusicfestival/hsmf08/

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My shows this week

bvandy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:55:49 GMT

I've got a busy week. Hope to see you at one of these shows!

Neurohumors
@ The Beale Street Bar and Grill
Thursday Aug 7th
6pm-7:30pm happy hour set!
www.bealestreetsf.com
Free show, come on down right after work!
lineup: Lance Case, John Gomes, Brian Vandemark, David Jayne

Open Space Project
@ San Lorenzo Park
Saturday Aug 9th, Noon-5pm
Jerry Tribute Show
134 Dakota street
Santa Cruz, CA
with The Collective ( www.myspace.com/pzcollective )
The Collective plays first, then OSP
OSP Lineup: Ken Yamada, Lance Case, Robbie Planting, Ryan Vandenbroeck, Brian Vandemark, Jae Hendrickson
Plus guest sit-ins with Matt Hartle

Seconds on End
@ The Starry Plough
Saturday Aug 9th, 9:30pm
Jerry Tribute Show
Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
www.starryploughpub.com/
with The American Economy ( www.myspace.com/theamericaneconomy ) and
The Sleepy Alligators ( www.myspace.com/sleepyalligators )
SOE plays the middle slot, so please get there early not to miss our set
Lineup: Peter Sawyer, Nick Peters, Carrie Adler, Brian Vandemark, Jae Hendrickson

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2008 Lost and Found

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:12 GMT

many were lost, but the main thing i am concerned about is a
blue trader joe's surfboard bag with a handmade aqua blue/ white netting outfit in it.
my delivery to a friend was unsucessful and i picked it up monday sometime,
then proceeded to set it down and leave it (somwhere around the showers near vaudeville i think. . . )
i would REALLY appreciate finding it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i can get it to it's rightful owner, it really isn't replaceable.

another minor loss was a smaller kleen kanteen (i can get a new one, but love the stickers!)
i think it has a keep tahoe blue & a keep tahoe seductive, heart in oregon, and maybe Zero????

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This Sunday!!! North Beach Jazz Fest (Sun. Washington Square Park)

buddhafarm — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:33:00 GMT

This has always been a great time!!! I've really been digging One the One and am excited they got this gig( Lebo/New Monsoon speak for themselves ).

Shall be a most splendid time...

Oh, I strongly recommend NOT driving to this as tourism is in full swing... parking in NB sucks even when it's not.

(repost from NB Jazz Fest site... many other things going on too)

SUNDAY, JULY 27
"Gentlemen in the Park"
Eddie Gale, New Monsoon , LEBO (Dan Lebowitz Group), On the One
NO COVER - ALL AGES
Sunday represents the second of two sublime days of free music in bucolic Washington Square Park featuring San Jose jazz legend and Sun Ra sideman Eddie Gale. The jams will be in full effect due to the efforts of Bay Area favorites New Monsoon and LEBO (Dan Lebowitz Group) and San Diego's On the One. Also appearing will be local jazz hero Gregory James, DJ Tom Thump and MC Sterling James
SUNDAY SCHEDULE TBA
at Washington Square Park
CORNER of COLUMBUS & UNION, San Francisco
SEE IT ON A MAP
PLOT PUBLIC TRANSIT AT SF MUNI
NO COVER!!! | 1pm-7pm | ALL AGES

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New Monsoon HSMF pics

sueshi — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:07:07 GMT

http://www.newmonsoon.com/gallery2/v/HSMF/hsmf08/

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Trombone Shorty 7/21/08 BT

<^\_Lobster_/^> — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:40:44 GMT

if you didn't get enough funk at HSMF, you weren't trying.
besides Dumpstaphunk and the Lee Boys, i really liked Trombone Shorty.
well he played in SF 2 nights at the Indy as an opener for Lettuce,
then came down to santa cruz for his own sold out show on a monday night in da cruz.
around 3.5 hrs of funky goodness.
high on the funk, low on the hip hop.
enjoy
Lobster

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=516999

Trombone Shorty
Moe's Alley
Santa Cruz, CA
7/21/08

CD 1 - Set 1
1.intro
2.Ahh Day-O
3.instrumental
4.instrumental
5.Thinkin' About You / Whole Lotta Lovin'
6.Set Yourself Free
7.Like Mike
8.Let's Get It On
9.James Brown Medley

CD 2
1.Brain Stew (Green Day)
2.band intros > St.James Infirmary

Set 2
3.Do It Live
4.instrumental
5.Where Are We Runnin'
6.Get Down, Get Down
7.Get Your Groove On

CD 3
1.Bow Wow > PFunk Medley
2.Where Is The Party
3.You Are My Shelter?
4.Orleans & Claiborne
5.band intros
6.Back In Black > From The Bottom jam * > instrumental
7.E: When The Saints Come Marching In

* w/ Ice Cube on harp/vocals (some local SC guy)

Source: Schoeps Mk4v/cmc6 (stage ortf) > Lunatec V3 with Oade ACM A/D modification (optical out) at 16 bit/44.1Hz > NJB3
Transfer: NJB3 > CDWAV > TLH
Recorded and transferred by Lobster

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I ♥ HSMF

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:29:57 GMT

thank you to everyone who made this happen!
best festival experience yet :0)

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Izabella in Shasta and Bend this weekend!

Siddhartha — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:57:59 GMT

For all you way up North Californians, Izabella will be playing Sengthong's Blue Sky Room in Dunsmuir, which has some of the best Thai food on tour. Come have dinner and work off those pounds with some dancing.

We will also be participating in the 4 Peaks Music Festival in Bend, OR on Saturday, but there is a great line-up and some incredible acts on Friday. Check out www.4peaksmusic.com for more details and ticketing information. Sean Lehe will also perform in the Everyone Orchestra to close out the festival on Saturday night.

See you there!

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Youtubes

misujerr — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:42:05 GMT

Bo, Jeff, and Phil playing acoustic at the High Sierra Music Festival Camp Happiness party.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhymTohgiq4

Monophonics RV top set, High Sierra Music Festival 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPLxNvUkTpU

This one is not mine but someone compiled a bunch of clips together from throughout the fest. Our friend Pete (Grampa's Chili, OM trio) is playing with AZA at about 2:50 in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H06c9rEgPw

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HSMF newbies in '08

reid — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:03:35 GMT

Alright, so just how many newbies were there this year?!?!

All this time I thought I was the only one still missing out on all the fun, but within minutes of getting there on Wednesday night I learned that Sidd and Brian Rogers were newbies too! Next thing I k ow I'm running into newbies left and right! I was stoked on the camaraderie! I know that Callie Mohler brought Lee to his first this year, obviously Chris 2Me and Jessica hadn't been, BeeSea too? I was walking from the hillside back into things when somebody shouted "420 roadblock"....turns out the two people smoking out passers-by were there for the first time too!

I hope I can speak for all the great folks who experienced their first HSMF this year when I say that I will NEVER miss is again.

For the record, I cant thank you all enough for popping my high sierra cherry in the most amazing ways I could have ever imagined.

And let the dirty jokes fly!!

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Sleep Deprivation Tank

bvandy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:25:17 GMT

The members of Seconds on End and Mike Toth hosted the Sleep Dep Tank in the Big Meadow this year. For those who haven't experienced it, the Sleep Deprivation Tank is a churn of musicians that occurs somewhere in the campground at High Sierra Music Festival. Its basically a very-respectful rogue stage that doesn't get shut down because we keep volume levels in an appropriate range. Music typically starts in the set-breaks of evening Vaudeville and Big Meadow shows, and after 1:30am, SDT runs all night until first light. This year we had a lot of music by Seconds on End, and every member of Five Eyed Hand participated in the late night SDT jams. Many many other musicians sat-in throughout the weekend, making this one of the most expansive collaborative jams of the festival.

Recordings of this year (2008) and last year (2007) are available on LMA

2008 Thursday
http://www.archive.org/details/sdt2008-07-03

2008 Friday
http://www.archive.org/details/sdt2008-07-04

2007 Friday
http://www.archive.org/details/sdt2007-07-06

2008 SDT participants:

Chris Zanardi- Guitar/Synth
Brian Vandemark- bass/banjo, Vocals, Djembe
Mike Toth- Bass/Keys
Ryan Vandenbroeck- Keys
Carrie Adler- Vocals
Sam Flot- Spoken Word
Jae Hendrickson- Drums
Derek Bodkin- Drums, Banjo, vocals, Whistlin Lips
Mike Henderson- mandolin, Violin
Nick Peters- Guitar
Peter Sawyer- Guitar
Caleb Dolister- Drums
Jeb Taylor- Bass
KC Taylor- Bass
Bill Ward- Bass
Dave Stein- Guitar, Vocals
Steve Schneider- Washboard
Many other musicians, who's names are unknown, can be heard on the recordings

Thanks to all of the SDT neighbors for your love and support.
Thanks to HSMF for enabling SDT to occur in the camp.

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Pictures from 2008

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:17:26 GMT

I'd love to see others!! Here are mine....

http://picasaweb.google.com/aelhajj79/HighSierra2008

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Five Eyed Hand on Tribe

Bridget — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:04:15 GMT

If you enjoyed Five Eyed Hand over at Shady Grove,
or at the workshop.... tune into their Tribe:
http://tribes.tribe.net/fiveeyedhand

Great People playing Great music

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jambase article

Andrew Harris — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:36:24 GMT

HSMF ...

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/14508/High-Sierra-07.03-07.06-California/2

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Don't miss Carolyn Wonderland!!

pjef — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:53:29 GMT

Hey friends and freaks!!!
Although I can't make it this year (booo!)
I had to stop by and remind yall to go check out Carolyn Wonderland @ 2:00 on Saturday, Vaudeville stage.
If you know her, you LOVE her, if you haven't seen her yet, you will LOVE her!!!
She's got so much soul and power, she really is a force to be reckoned with....
You can also catch her Sunday Gospel set with Papa Mali and friends first thing Sun morning at Big Meadow.
If you get a chance to say hi, tell her Pjef sent ya :) she'll love it!
Fan and Freak,
-p-
..you can check out her stuff on http://www.myspace.com/carolynwonderland
i've also got an amazing video of her on my tribe homepage, check it out!!

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"Friends of Fair" Issue, overzealous patrons, PLEASE READ

samsalila23 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:22:27 GMT

My friend who I have known for many years had an issue at High Sierra this year, and this is his story.

Heres the story from my friend.

PLEASE be mindful as to not over hype or spread any rumors about this out there. Its YOUR responsiblity to be RESPONSIBLE about how to convey the story. PLEASE dont be OVERZEALOUS.

So I was at a late night in the Jam house, just dancing and having a good
time, when I noticed someone acting strange around me. This individual stood
next to me, but didn't watch the show...just stared at me. At first I didn't
think anything of it, but then I noticed other people start to act strangely
around me as well...to the point where people would walk past me saying
things like, "F this guy, lets just go", or brushing past me telling me to
leave and I'm not welcome. Well, I'm very observant and mindful of my
surroundings, so I noticed the weirdness so I asked the individual who was
standing next to me...who seemed to be the first person to act weird around
me, what was up. I asked him why he was acting unusual around me and I
didn't really get a response, so I asked this person if he was a festival
staff member. The guy said, no, that he was a "friend of the festival". So I
tell him that I noticed that he and others were treating me very strangely,
so the guys says, "Maybe you should leave then." Ummm, ok...so I find that
odd, and kind of just go back to enjoying the show. Well, the situation
started to escalate more, to the point where there was about a five foot
radius around me, where no one would stand...and more people started to kind
of point me out, and then walk away. So again, being the observant person I
am, I started to become aware that for some reason, this "friend of the
fest" had deemed me not welcome at the show and had possibly been letting
other people know. So I decided since I wasn't welcome there, I should
leave. SO I grabbed my stuff and left....that's when I noticed that I was
actually followed out of the show and the situation got worse. I notified
staff that I didn't feel safe, and nipped the whole situation in the bud
right there. I made it back to my tent, luckily un-safe from harm...and kind
of let the situation die...just wanting to forget about it. Well, a couple
days after I was back, I was on the high sierra message board just checking
out peoples afterthoughts, reviews, etc. and I noticed this thread on the
message board.

www.highsierramusic.com/commun...pic.php

And most significantly, THIS message within that thread -

"as a Friend of the Fair, I can tell you that the police presence was
minimal, and even the undercover got followed and observed. Had to leave
early Sunday night, so I don't know how that went, but we Friends are more
witnesses than controllers, and most of our job is to tell folks helpful
information. We did that sort of thing mostly, and followed the police when
they came in a few times.
It was a good fest, both cop-wise and love-wise, and if there were any
arrests, I didn't hear about them in any way I could confirm."

Words like, "friend of the festival", and "most of our job is to tell folks
HELPFUL information" really stuck out...and Well, it doesn't take a genius
to figure out what they meant by that.

So once I read this message, I was both relieved that what had happened
wasn't just in my head...and that this supposed, "friend of the festival"
had not only started to observe me, but also told others to be careful
around me. But with that relief also came anger and disbelief that such a
thing would ever happen at High Sierra. Mind you, I've attended 5 or 6 High
Sierra fests since 2001, so I'm nothing new to the fest. Even though I
hadn't attended in the past two years prior, I still couldn't believe that
the level of paranoia would escalate to the point where they would install a
vigilante system, of sorts, to try to maintain a level of safety. I
understand that people are very protective of the fest, but I found this
tactic to be a very, very, very dangerous way of going about that. Its one
thing to observe and watch someone, but to go as far as telling other
festival goers of your suspicions, with no proof whatsoever...is a terrible
idea, in any capacity. You have no idea what state of mind those people are in when you tell them things like that, how protective they are of their
surroundings, and how they might decide to handle the situation themselves. You also can't control how that message might get passed along, and what
started as, "be careful around this person", might turn into as it does get
passed along.

I felt like I was put in a more dangerous situation then any undercover or
cop could ever put me in. The sad thing is, I did nothing to deserve this
treatment. It would have been one thing if I had been walking around, asking suspicious questions or doing weird things....but 100% totally honest, I did
nothing but go into the show and start dancing and watching. I was actually only in the show for literally 20-25 minutes. Honestly, if I had felt like I
did something to deserve this, I don't think I'd even care to bring this
story up. Trust me, I struggled within myself on whether or not to tell
others, but after I thought about it...I thought maybe in telling this
story, I might save others from having to go thru this same awful
experience.

I don't know if this "friends of the fest" thing came down from the High
Sierra staff....or if this was just some people who decided to take it upon
themselves, but from that post on the High Sierra Message Board, it soundslike it was pretty well organized, so that really disturbed me...either
way...this needed to be pointed out so those parties involved know that they CAN and DID make a mistake. Luckily, nothing happened this time....but who knows what might happen next time, and that's why I ultimately decided to share this story. I'm not looking for any retribution at all, and I'd rather
just stay anonymous, because it really doesn't matter to whom or where this happened at the fest, just the fact that it DID happen, I think is the
important thing....and it needed to be pointed out.

And to add one more thing, if people feel the need to be protective of High
Sierra, maybe High Sierra should deploy their, "friends of the fest" out to
the campgrounds to keep an eye on the safety of people's belongings, because while these "friends of the fest" were busy eyeing people who may or may not have been cops at the shows, it sounds like thefts were happening left and
right in the camps. Its ironic too that everyone wants to have this utopian
society, free of cops and oppression....but I felt more oppressed by these
supposed do-gooders then I had the entire weekend, at any point. Anyways,not here to preach...just want to say, be careful in your actions and your
intentions...which might seem good at the time, but might not be a good idea overall.

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Your favorite sets of 08!!

samsalila23 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:52:29 GMT

Post em!!

Mine:

RAILROAD EARTH LATE NITE = my favorite show ever ever ever ever. Seriously. I heard the 3 songs I wanted: Forecast, Birds of America, Mission Man. Rode the rail. Incredible. Music hall rules!! RRE is the best!!

NEW MONSOON LATE NITE: Unbelievable. Alaska, Walrus were my faves. Just amazing. I love them more than I ever have now. I really fell in love at Las Tortugas last fall, but this was another step in their beautiful journey.

EMMITT NERSHI BIG MEADOW: hearing Cheese and Salmon tunes right there, how awesome waas that? I thought their rendition of Restless Wind KILLED SCIs. Lovely!!

BLUE TURTLE LATE NITE: I got my ultimate wish! Guns of Brixton cover by The Clash! BTS puts the PUNK ROCK in High Sierra so well! they also did a Misfits cover, and a Ramones cover at the Big Meadow stage!! I LOVE TURTLE!!

CORNMEAL BIG MEADOW: Ok, it hurt to miss Spearhead, but that Saturday Night FEver cover was slamming. Amazing. The New Jamgrass delight for ALL. Best new band at HSMF for sure!!!

CORNMEAL PLAYSHOP with Bo Carper, Christian of Turtle, Railroad Earth members: Some of my fave musicians on stage, my favorite playshop ever.

DUMPSTAPHUNK LATE NITE FUNK N JAMHOUSE: WOW!!! This is truly what my brain needed on top of it all! Some real slammin NON-squonky funk to take me to that Sierra N'awlins place!!! This was the sexiest, and I always need one phat night in the jamhouse. Seriously, this is the style late nite we used to enjoy with Karl Denson. Just fantastic.

IZABELLA SHADY GROVE AND THE LATE NITE QUAD: This is the soul groovers to watch out for !!! Songs to get stuck in your head, and my FAVORITE GUTAR PLAYER IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW!! Sean Lehe!!! (not leahy FYI) I wish I could of boogeyed around the late nite quad set more, but I was having a kind of freakout at the time. Still, I thought that was an aweome set up and I hope to see more shows like that there in the future. BELLA BELLA RULES!!!

Ryan MOntbleu was awesome on the Big Meadow! Electric Avenue baby! 75 and Sunny! Im a new fan.

EOTO !!!!!!!! Both of their sets were tops!!! Forget sts9, lets have these guys back. I love their unique buildups and segues. Much needed this year!!

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Did you get a 2Me button?

reid — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:12:10 GMT

...because I passed a shit ton of them out, and by Sunday I was seeing them on people that I didn't remember giving them to. That means I was either on a different planet when I gave it to you and just don't remember it, OR a close friend of mine gave it to you. Awesome either way.

Figured it'd be nice to see who got 'em!

High five!

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Hoedown n Nevda City, Ca. with Gret American Taxi

bouldergardner — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:17:10 GMT

Having post High Sierra decompression issues?? Need another FESTTTIIIIVAAAAALLLLL fix? Did you miss Vince this year? For the first time ever, Vinces band Great American taxi will be playing here in Nevada County! 2 shows in one night!!! Grass Valley street faire at 6pm they will perform down on east Man st. close to Foggy Mtn Music, and then we will re-group at Coopers in Nevada City 3 miles away for a club rock out!!! GAT is psychedelic honkey tonkin' good time Americana with a polyethnic twist not unlike Leftover Salmon, the leader of GAT's original band. Plenty of dancin' and experimentation with music, ranging from hilarious great times to a songwriter extrordinare passion that only Vince Herman holds in his mind. His magic is known to be both melodically sentimental and meaningful, to crazy shenanigans and whiskey drenched fun. One of a kind sounds with a familiar rootsy edge from Colorado. What a treat!!!

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Izabella for NEW GROOVE of the MONTH

Siddhartha — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:52:13 GMT

The whole Izabella family had a great experience at HSMF this year! We appreciate the support and fun times and we would love you to log on to jambands.com and vote for Izabella as new groove of the month. It only takes a second!

www.jambands.com/jambands250 click on the dot next to Izabella

THANKS!!

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What did you think of Buckethead?

tedschram — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:42:19 GMT

I like heavy metal, so I was very curious. I thought it was pretty cheesy that he didn't have a backing band, but he more than made up for it with all the extra notes. It was excessive, way over the top, and really fun. I think there's lots of people at HSMF that would love at least a set or two of some harder edged music - lotsa people were into it. I'd say bring him back next year ONLY if he has a band, and get him to jam a song or two with one of the funk or jambands.

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New Cell phone law....

beesea — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:26:32 GMT

Goes into effect today (July 1st)!

Don't use your phone while driving to the fest, i'm sure the police are just itching to use this excuse to pull you over!

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Come and check us out too...

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:20:25 GMT

2008 High Sierra Music Festival Vendors
Yeah, I know you go for the music... but just as you might go for Gov't Mule and you discover Bassnector there are lots of extra bonuses at High Sierra. You might go for The Slip and discover a vendor selling hula hoops and reconnect with your childhood.
Vendors are a big part of festivals, and festivals are a big part of keeping their business going. It's an honor to be accepted... it's still work, but the event, the music, and the people are the extra bonuses.
Once you get your ticket, start saving those pennies... you might just find that perfect something at the art and craft fair or the food court or....

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reports from the fest

Bridget — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:37:06 GMT

Thursday's Word from the fest is that Lebo's set was amazing.
Izabella was a dance party.
Five Eyed Hand churned it!
The Slip was tearing it up, too.
Wish I was there!

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My HSMF 2008 Photos

kindsis — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:28:33 GMT

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23315&l=41a0a&id=546184905

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23317&l=5dc57&id=546184905

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2008 sit-ins

Bridget — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:30:56 GMT

one of my favorite things about High Sierra is
the mingling of artists.

I hear Will Bernard was out in full force this year.
I also heard Eric McFadden and James Whiton sat
in with Five Eyed Hand! WoW!

What other sit ins happened this year??

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Izabella in Portland this Wednesday!!

Siddhartha — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:20:36 GMT

Fresh off their first High Sierra throw down, Izabella will be passing through Portland on their way to the Remember Jerry Festival in Northern Idaho. This Wednesday, July 9th, will be our third trip to beautiful Portland and these guys are sure to rock the house. Portland has been very good to us and the band is feeling it right now. Izabella always starts at 9:30pm sharp on the weeknights at the Goodfoot so you're able to get your fill before heading to bed. See you there

Wednesday, July 9th
The Goodfoot Pub in Portland, OR
2 full sets of Izabella @ 9:30pm SHARP!

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i can't wait to Ride The Rails with Railroad Earth!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:25:31 GMT

just in case you haven't seen it, here is the link to the jambase article:
http://www.jambase.com/Articles/14167/Riding-The-Rails-with-Railroad-Earth

i am so stoked RRE will be at HSMF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
their latenights are not to be missed.

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i still have a few more tix and parking passes to get rid of

phildeez247 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:06:22 GMT

we still have a few tix and an extra parking pass to get rid of...the tix were bought a while back so are a lil cheaper than they will be at the gate...and i forget how much the parking pass was...call me on me celly if you need em as after tonight i will not have internet access till festy land is but a vague memory
darin
707-496-5835

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Ride needed

John Boy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:29 GMT

How you feelin'?
"I'm feelin' fine, fine, fine." but I want to share a ride with somebody on Thursday. I just got a free pass to the festival but everyone's goin up on Wednesday. I get out of class in Vallejo (I-80) at about 11:00. Give me a call if you can help.
Grace and peace.
John
(415) 515-7986

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The Festival is Officially ON

kindsis — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:19:05 GMT

Not that we doubted it..but now..it's official

From the Plumas County News:

http://www.plumasnews.com/news_story.edi?sid=6439

High Sierra Music Festival and other activities will take place this weekend
7/1/08
Because of the fires in the north state area, many of our readers have inquired if the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy as well as other 4th of July activities in Chester, Indian Valley, Graeagle/Blairsden, Quincy and surrounding communities will take place as scheduled.

The answer is yes, in fact, clearing skies are in the forecast.

The fires in the Canyon Complex are holding steady and there has been no damage to structures. Crews continue to aggressively fight the fires.

State Route 70 is under traffic control, using multiple pilot cars. The control is in place near Belden, in Plumas County and Big Bend Road, in Butte County. This is a 20 mile control. Motorists should expect delays. This highway may close at any time if conditions change.

State Route 32 is closed from the Junction of SR 36 in Tehama County to Butte Meadows in Butte County, due to wildfire. There is no estimated time to reopen.

State Route 36 west is currently open with no restrictions.

All other highways are open at this time.

Please check road conditions before you travel at: Caltrans
1-800-427-7623

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Five Eyed Hand Sangria Set--Thursday Shady Grove Stage 3:00pm

kindsis — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:58:06 GMT

Hi Festivarians!

I can't WAIT until Thursday! Five Eyed Hand will have their High Sierra debut performance at 3:00pm on Thursday at the Shady Grove stage--just in time to take a break from setting up camp!

We'll have some sangria on hand, please come and join us!

Take a break and get your groove on!!

See you there!

Laurel

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Forest Fire Updates?

scampalicious — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:53:58 GMT

It sounds like there are a lot of fires up in that area. We are keeping an eye on them, as they would affect our route. Are all of the highways in to Quincy still open? Are the fires staying away so the Festival will go on?

Is anyone on this board in Quincy right now? How smoky is it?

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Ride Needed after HSMF to Denver

irathepirate — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:27:04 GMT

for my friend Wertie who you can email at wertie9159 at yahoo dot com
Thanks

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Alternate routes due to smokiness/fires

*foul tasting faery* — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:33:11 GMT

Does anyone have any alternate routes actually planned out for their drive? Want to share? I usually go the normal route listed in the reg packet, but if it's going to be smoky because of the fire, I would like to know of some other ways to get there. I am coming from SF Bay area.

Thanks, happy Festi-Val..

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Ride Offer to HSMF from Bay Area

whitnizzle — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:27:15 GMT

hello family!
I have space in my car for a few kind, laid back, positive folk up to HSMF on Thursday morning if that is something you're lookin for! I would love to have some good pre boogyen company and a lil help on gas in such crazy times! Get ahold if you need a ride! ;-)))))))))))))

Thanks.
Much Love,
Whitness

(619) 519-6065

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RV pass (on-site) for sale

Victoria — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:18:20 GMT

Face value ($181)

Ticket is in hand. We live in the South Bay Area. Will be headed to Quincy on Wednesday.
If interested, e-mail phone # to victoriab65 at yahoo dot com.

See you all soon!
-Victoria

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Room for 1 (maybe 2) from Portland

charlie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:14:41 GMT

I am leaving from Portland on Tuesday night, camping somewhere on the way, and arriving early afternoon Wed. so I can get in to work on a volunteer crew (Camp Quench). So, please drop me a line ASAP if you're interested...
Send me an e-mail rather than responding to this message @ charlie.brush@gmail DOT com
Stoked!

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Looking for ride from SF to HSMF

ellisa — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:45:32 GMT

It seems that all my friends are are going to the Festival on Wednesday and I am looking to go up to there on Thursday (time is flexible). I live in San Francisco and will share gas costs, etc. I won't have a lot of stuff and can even have friends bring up some things if space is an issue. The only thing I request is an air conditioned vehicle (I went last year in one that wasn't and it was pretty brutal). It looks like I can get a ride back to SF but if you want a share (on Sunday) I am flexible too. Thanks.

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KPIG-AM High Sierra Preview TODAY Sat 6/28 1pm-3pm

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:43:36 GMT

Today on the KPIG-AM Saturday Ham Jam we take a listen to recent music from many of the artists playing the 2008 High Sierra Music Festival. We'll focus on the roots, Americana, blues and rock artists, KPIG style, while we have a pre-festival party live in the City Sty.

So join us and get your festival groove on exclusively in the SF Bay Area on 1510-AM. It's a party, so act accordingly, while listening to KPIG-AM, from 1pm-3pm today, Saturday June 28.

Tune in, turn on and PIG out!!

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Plumas County Air Quality Advisory

treemama — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:32:28 GMT

Please, please be careful everyone. This is really sad and scary stuff. Those of you attending the fest, or any other fest in areas with really bad air quality need to know this info going into it. I'm in Santa Cruz and the air is really nasty as it is in much of the state right now. I think it's already been said on another thread that dust masks will not prevent smoke exposure but respirators will. I'm not telling anyone to do anything other than to be careful, especially those with small ones.

I love my community and want everyone to be healthy and safe.

http://www.plumasnews.com/news_story.edi?sid=6435

06/26/08
Plumas County Public Health Agency (PCPHA) and Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District (NSAQMD) have been monitoring smoke in the county, and issued a health warning beginning earlier this week. Public Health Officials continue to recommend that residents stay indoors and restrict outdoor activities until the present conditions improve. In general, if you smell smoke, or see smoke around you, you should take precautions outlined in this advisory.

Air Quality Index levels around Plumas County have been in the unhealthy to very unhealthy ranges over the last 48 hours. Air pollution levels from the fires can change radically within hours, depending on fire and weather conditions. Public Health officials in particular urge residents who have respiratory or heart conditions to take precautions whenever smoke is present, though all residents should use common sense.
What to do if there is smoke present:
� Stay inside with windows and doors shut.
� Use the recycle or re-circulate mode on the air conditioner in your home or car.
� Avoid cooking and vacuuming, which can increase pollutants indoors.
� Avoid physical exertion.
� Asthmatics should follow their asthma management plan.
� Keep at least a five-day supply of medication on hand.
� Contact your doctor if you have symptoms such as chest pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, or severe fatigue. This is important for not only for people with chronic lung or heart disease, but also for individuals who have not been previously diagnosed with such illnesses. Smoke can �unmask� or produce symptoms of such diseases.
� Keep airways moist by drinking lots of water. Breathing through a warm, wet washcloth can also help relieve dryness.
� A fitted respirator (NIOSH certified N95 or P100) can be used to reduce smoke exposure unless it interferes with breathing. Common dust masks are generally ineffective with smoke.

Information on the Use of Masks and Respirators for Reducing Exposure to Smoke:
Common dust and surgical masks provide little or no protection from the health effects of smoke. In fact, these masks may actually be harmful, giving the wearers a false sense of protection. These are different than respirators, which filter out small particles. Respirators should only be used after first taking other actions to reduce exposure to smoke, like staying indoors and reducing activity. There are, however, some situations in which respirator use can be beneficial, with the proper type of mask and correct fit. For outdoor workers, or others who will be outside regardless of the smoke, properly fitted respirators can afford some protection.

� N95 and P100 respirators can be beneficial in some circumstances. These types of �masks� are actually respirators in which the entire facepiece is made of filter material.
� N95 and P100 respirators can be purchased at most hardware stores and filter out 95% and 99.97% of very small particles and must be certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) with the words �NIOSH� and �N95� or �P100) appearing on the facepiece. They do not protect against gases or vapors and do not provide oxygen.
� A respirator must have a tight seal on the face, including over the nose and under the chin. Facial hair will cause the respirator to leak, so you should be clean shaven. They do not come in sizes that fit children and NIOSH does not certify any respirators for children.
� It takes more effort to breathe through a respirator, increasing the risk of heat stress. If you are working outside while wearing a respirator, take frequent breaks in clean indoor air. If you feel dizzy, lightheaded, or nauseous or become disoriented, go to a clean area, remove your respirator, and get medical attention.
� Store your respirator in a clean dry place and replace if it becomes hard to breather through it or if the inside becomes dirty. If possible, use a fresh respirator everyday.

For information on fire conditions and local air quality updates, please visit www.countyofplumas.com. For more information on air quality and what you can do to protect you and your family, visit www.myairdistrict.com, www.airnow.gov or http://bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov/epo.

Contact: Lori Pini, Health Education Specialist 530-283-6988

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FOR SALE: High Sierra RV Pass

PacificaFunkster — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:25:30 GMT

For sale as a package only.

$400
1 RV Pass (full onsite hookup)
1 4-day Ticket

Tickets are in hand and will be overnighted by FedEx to the first to PayPal.

PacificaFunkster AT gmail DOT com

Glad you are enjoying the pocket schedules!

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Anyone have a link to the pocket schedules yet?

beerbear — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:15:35 GMT

Would love to get mine printed out and laminated this week.

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EVERYONE PRAY for no more lightning in the Sierras!!

samsalila23 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:36:38 GMT

Difficult times eveyrone.....the smoke is so bad in the Sierras. So many fires.

At this point, I have ultimate faith that whatevers going on now will be taken care of by next week.

But there are reports of more lightning storms on the way.....and THIS might be an even bigger problem!!

WE ALL NEED TO COLLECTIVELY PUT OUR GOOD ENERGY AND FAITH TOGETHER and PRAY FOR NO MORE LIGHTNING!!!

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Arriving Early

*foul tasting faery* — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:09:34 GMT

How many of you arrive on Wednesday? I am going to do that, but have never done it before so I am curious as to whether they let you camp onsite inside festival gates on Wednesday afternoon. Any info and experience stories would be awesome! Happy Festi-Val!!!