Why We Do It

Why We Do It :: Why we put so much effort into one week in the desert. by Syd Gris

It has come up as a frequent topic of conversation. The country has slowly descended into a subtle police state run by morally corrupt gangsters. They are highly effective at accomplishing many of their goals (financial gain for their cronies), but highly ineffective at being leaders of pluralistic vision and progress for those not connected by money and political lineage. They successfully stole 2 elections and were probably complicit in some form in the 9/11 attacks. (Up for debate of course, but if you still buy every spoon of the official story you haven't done your homework.)

The land of the free has become a well crafted machine that fits our own definition of a terrorist state. We don't really support democracy, we support the interests of the elite corporate hierarchy. This is not news, this is simply fact. And here we are, perhaps the most educated generation to date in the most progressive area of the country. What are we doing about it? Not much, really. We like to bitch and moan, we might attend a protest or sign an on line petition that literally is as much work as the click of a mouse. We vote (sometimes) and try to be conscious about our choices as consumers. But have we really held our representatives to task for being a pathetically weak voice of opposition to the trampling of the constitution or an illegal and immoral war? The last election may suggest so, and my yearning for hope wants to say yes, but the jury is certainly still out on that. I haven't seen many signs the fundamental workings of the maching have been or will be altered (though the recent lobbying reform legislation was a nice step, forgive me for being cynical it will significantly take money out of politics). The moral back bone of our country remains far from the good of the many. Our military spending is a disgusting and obscene orgy of waste beyond anything we can take in all at once.

Syd Gris & Alain Octavo Special 7 hour set

Syd Gris & Alain @ Ruby Skye August 18, 2007

Alain Octavo & Syd Gris take over Ruby Skye for a special night of forward thinking dance music from these 2 prominent taste makers and fun creators. Between the two of them they’ve been tapped to share the decks with every big name in dance culture including Moby, Tiesto, Armin Van Burren, John Digweed, Carl Cox, Oakenfold, and the list goes on....

With an all night set expect a little bit of everything that illustrate why they are among the most sought after dj’s ion the Bay Area.

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August 18, 2007 12:22 PM, by mark

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Sensuelle : August 4th

The Kama Sutra of Sensuelle Saturday, August 4th @ the Porn Palace

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August 4, 2007 01:37 PM, by Syd Gris

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