the secret life of antlered girls: April 2005

HOLY FREAKIN' RECAP.

i realize this shit's been all over the place since yesterday, so let me just recap all orderly and shit. here's some goodstuff happening this weekend.-- FRIDAY: 1) screening and speak out at nyu. 6pm. free. 2) CRITICAL MASS. BE THERE. 7PM. 4 DIFF DEPARTURE PTS. 3) Parts & Labor and Aa at tonic. midnight. SATURDAY: 1) KCDC/Mark Gonzales + art opening. 8pm. 2) DFA1979 at bowery! 3) Japanther house party! 10pm. 4) happy birthday Jen Props! SUNDAY: grub & big blue kickball, but you'll just have to ask sucka.

JAPANTHER HOUSE SHOW SAT NIGHT.

JAPANTHER. (pic by tod fucking seelie) AWSTA les angles morts (montreal, ex-arcade fire) demander weather permitting there will be a large outdoor area with a movie projector. weather not permitting there will be a large completely furniture free apartment with a lot of people in it rocking out. 10pm Sat 4/30 at 188 Grand St, Williamsburg [between Bedford Ave and Driggs Ave, south side of the street - next to Iona] map here (down the street from my house!)

SCREENING & SPEAKOUT-6PM. NYU.

Speak Out: I Had An Abortion

A documentary screening and speak-out

Friday April 29th, 6pm NYU's Silver Center room 714 100 Washington Square East

After the screening, a Q&A session will be held with the documentary's producers, Gillian Aldrich and Jennifer Baumgardner. That will be followed by an abortion speak-out, where we will have the opportunity to share our own stories about the reproductive choices we make. Sponsored by Voices for Choice at NYU. Email voicesforchoice.club@nyu.edu with questions

I'll be speaking at the speak out afterward! Free & open to the public!

AWFUL. INDYMEDIA'S HACKED.

this is what indymedia currently reads:

g00ns r00ted th1s

You have lied to the American People over and over again. You attend The Fifth Hope and spread your wicked ideology there. Expect more of this. American Imperialism is non-existent. Our soldiers are dying over sees to give men, women, and children a taste of freedom and you call them imperialists. You are nothing but pigs. You are not against Bush you are against Republicans, you are against anyone who has a different opinion and way of thinking than you. Your box got rooted for lying to the American people. Here are some fun things for the visitors:

[their urls & names]

it was hacked by some rightwing jackasses. 1) they can't spell "overseas," but can hack pretty well. 2) they suggest that we are not against bush but republicans. hmm. i think perhaps we're against the policies of both. 3) they also say we're against people who have different opinions than us. i suppose that's what we really mean by "independent media" i guess we're all for censorship. shocker. it's funny that they say imc is pro-censorship and they react by making the forum non-existent. that's not censorship, right? also, here's this weird chicken promotion burger king is doing which is totally bizarre. thanks for the tips shane! UPDATE: nyc.indymedia.org now redirects. the hack didn't last long, except it would be nice to see nyc.indymedia.org again. they now have this post up:

"New York City IMC, along with several other local IMCs, is experiencing technical difficulties. While we attend to the problems, please use the US IMC site for all of your community reporting needs.

As with local IMCs, you can post and read the US IMC open publishing newswire."

update: some started a petition against these conservative hackers, goons.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT DAVID CHOE FOR A HOT MINUTE?

piece by david choe. so in all honesty i sort of swore off this choe character after checking out his tokyo prison art show at powerhouse gallery. 3 very long walls covered in cartoon women holding their vaginas open just didn't cut it for me artistically and i thought it was stupid and annoying on top of that. it was neato because the quality of drawing was pretty good and because it was made of pee and blood and stuff, but in all i was really turned off. i was especially not digging a balcony scene where it's a little unclear if the sex the woman is having is consensual or if he's making zines about sexual assault. i'm all for sex and the celebration thereof, but not the celebration of violence against women and oppression of women. my least favorite thing is when i feel like scenester life asks me to compromise my feminism and ethics, because the answer is and remains staunchly "no." i think i can carve a path between culture and politics where the two merge and blend. anyway, check out choe's website, because the rest of his stuff is WAY better than the stuff i saw at that opening.

IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS...

see that fucking steed in front of my desk? i rode it to work today (5.9 miles). know why? after a screening of the film i'm in "Speak Out: I Had an Abortion" and a speaking engagement at nyu at 6:30pm I'm riding in critical mass. and as luck would have it, so are you! important deets on critical mass tonight are in suckatown. 4 diff departure points. main departure point is still union square at 7pm. i even wore sneakers today and not cowboy boots. when was the last time i wore sneakers? like never. you don't even care. just come to the damn ride.

now don't act like ya don't know. saturday night book launch. be there or be pre-pubescent. 560 pages. 117 illustrations. 5 bands. 26 cases of free brooklyn lager. 3 cases of wine. 1 free tattoo artist. you know the deal. S. 6th off bedford. saturday 9pm.

CAULK THE WAGON AND FLOAT IT ACROSS.

ford the river. pour one out for the oregon trail. i loved that game. fraction munchers was also totally rad.

ART PARTY. SPEND IT IF YOU GOT IT.

Meredith Melling Burke Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo Ron Clark Alan Cumming Rachel Feinstein Milla Jovovich Philae Knight Zac Posen Tom Sachs and the Whitney Contemporaries invite you to the ART PARTY a benefit for the Whitney Independent Study Program Thursday, May 5, 2005 9pm-1am cocktails and dancing 9pm-11pm silent auction Special DJ Set by Romeo & Live Performance by René Risqué & the Art Lovers Splashlight Studios 535 West 25th Street (between 10th and 11th Aves) FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS VISIT www.whitney.org/artparty

NYAAF FUNDRAISER TUESDAY. PLEASE COME.

Without abortion funds, many women have no choice. Stand up for access to abortion services! You can make a simple, but profound difference in the lives of women and girls in New York City. Please join us for a fundraiser in support of the New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF) Tuesday, May 3, 2005, 6-9 p.m. Beauty Bar 231 East 14th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Suggested donation: $20 For more information, please call (212) 252-4757 or visit *www.nyaaf.org* NYAAF is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to low-income women who cannot afford to pay for an abortion.

LIST IS CLOSED. GO HOME.

I got a communique from lvhrd today. if you want to be invited to their events you should sign up before sunday. after that membership will be closed. go to lvhrd.com and put in your info. it can't hurt just to know what's up, right?

DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GRIND YOU DOWN.

so. for the gritty starry-eyed punk in you, get ya mayday rockin and non-stoppin. tons of workshops and events and shows HERE. and don't forget the tv on the radio benefit show tonight in support of the wburg anti-rezoning groups. scroll down or click here (and check out the zipfight with someone still only identified as 'anonymous' and jordan the white yoga teacher). and in case you like to plan early, FRIDAY: parts and labor and Aa play tonic friday night at midnight after critical mass. SATURDAY: mark gonzales and friends have an art show at kcdc opening SATURDAY night. 8-11pm. and i got tickets to dfa79 for that night. also, check out this booklaunch someone told me about at a barbecue last week that sounds really rad. SUNDAY: GRUB & KICKBALL? ask sucka. ha. eat it. also, did you recognize the title? here's a little refresher (goodnight cleveland!). once in high school i was on the way to their show with a bunch of friends. i was sitting shotgun and totally lost the directions--flew right out of my hand out the window! man that was funny.

GO GET YOUR BUST ON.

Michael T & Jess Present BUST! Wednesdays @ Boysroom April 27th OPEN BAR 10PM-11PM & 2 4 1 DRINKS 3AM - 4AM! MC: Peppermint Gummybear

Live Performances By: LADY ACE THEO SHASTA COLA

Downstairs All Star DJ Line-up: JESS (trash!, americana) PUNK ASS JASON (Lit) DJ MAKO (7forty7) Rock n' Roll, Post Punk, New Wave!

Upstairs All Star DJ Line-up: MIKE SIMONETTI DAN SELZER Disco, Electro, Old-Skool Hip-Hip!

With Your Hosts: ALANNA STAR CHRIS B Cum Celebrate Everyone's Favourite Afterhours Tour Guide NATE TURBOW (Lit) B-DAY BASH! Dress Code: "Lets Do it in the Bathroom Stall" Slut, & Late Nite "Have to be at Work in 2 Hours" Junkie!

BUST! @ Boysroom 9 Ave A btw 1st & 2nd St Every Wednesday FREE! 18+ w/ ID 212-995-8684 Promotion By: Shaw Promotion Photos By: Lastnightsparty.com

MO FLOWERS. NO TOWERS.

| REZONE THIS! | DON'T SUPERSIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD! rally / party || TV ON THE RADIO |||| Dragons of Zynth |||||| Apollo Heights |||||||| Roxy Pain |||||||||| Tha Pumpsta with Chief Quievie || late late nite filthy booty bass lapdance room / VIP lounge party || with a reunited ** GHOST EXITS ** || & FREE BLOOD (members !!! aka Chk Chk Chk - *tentative*) || dj Kill Whitey || KILL WHITEY DANCE PARTY TO FOLLOW [ CLUB EXIT ] 147 Greenpoint Ave @ Manhattan Ave | Greenpoint, BKLYN | 718.349.6969 G train / B61/B43 - Greenpoint Ave | 18+ | 8PM | $12.50 advance / $15 @ door MORE HERE AND HERE my two cents: what does it mean for gentrifiers to fight gentrification? hmmm. i'm on board of course, because who wants highrises and a private waterfront not available to the public, not to mention the environmental damage it will cause? but as a wise person once said of the gentrification/displacement relationship, we are part of a broken system. it behooves us greatly to fight the displacement through working with tenants rights groups and through multi-income residential zoning policies. there's nothing wrong with bringing amenities to neighborhoods, the problem lies much more in displacement and segregation. please feel free to chime in on this one. i'd also love to hear what you think about white people teaching yoga (elaborated on below in the comments).

THE NEW TYPE OF BEAUTY CAN ONLY BE A BEAUTY OF SITUATIONS

is it beautiful here? well, yes. except that i'm a bit cold and it's raining out making a bike ride out of the question. last night i was all no fear, riding from wackburg down to cobble hill and back up again. have you ever crossed tillary? shit is scary! furthermore, i think i'm becoming a domestic killer (still vegan 4 life of course). i have no interest in parties the way i used to. i like parties and all, but i don't need parties like i used to. hell's definitely freezing over. happy where i am, the beauty of situations. who'd have ever thought the space would be as beautiful empty as full of people?

I HEART WOOSTER. WALK WITH THEM.

that's right. you'll be there. have i told you how much i love the good women and men over at wooster collective? well, let me just say that they've introduced me to my roommate adam, my favorite girltalk sleepoverist ever (who made this pic above), my good friend paul (check out his show list here), reconnected me with ease and doze, introduced me to the work of reid who totally rules, forced half of darius and downey to make me say i'm an artist, given me one of the most fun weeks ever last summer with the british hoodlums (jon burgerman, mysterious al, the london police, galo and many more) and given me a good plenty of wine to guzzle. (now click on all their sites and check out their rad work.) i probably wouldn't know sucka either if it weren't for them. so. come on the walking tour i met my roommate adam on last year. rsvp fast! they wrote: This morning we locked in the route for the 3rd Annual Wooster Collective Walking Tour. As we mentioned the other day, the walking tour through Soho and the LES in New York will take place on Sunday May 22rd at 2pm. We are excited to let you know that some of the artwork you'll see on this year's route include pieces from a wide range of artists including The London Police, Faile, Bast, Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Mike Giant, Tats Cru, Skewville, Space Invader, and many more. In addition, we'll be showing you work from some of the true legends of graf and street art including Cost and Revs, and Barry McGee. But for us, this years highlight is sure to be an original work on the street by the twins, Os Gemeos. And if you look closely you may discover a few Banksy rats lurking in various doorways along the route. More surprises are on the way. So again, if you're planning on joining us, drop us an email to confirm your spot at woostercollective@hotmail.com. (There's no fee for the tour) So far we've filled about half of the 100 spots on the tour. More info coming soon. Don't forget to send us an email if you're planning on attending.

FREE STORE GETS PRESS IN NYT

more importantly it gets press in gawker but here's the nytimes article in case you wanted to see

deer kisses deer.

*THE* EVAN HUTCHINSON AND *THE* DAVE MOORE BLOGGING FROM EVAN'S SIDEKICK FROM THE FUCKING BAR IN A POST ABOUT USING SMS TO ORGANIZE PROTESTS! you know we do that here in new york city too (like during the rnc), right boys?

after the st. helen's candidate thing keara set up we went to mugs. here's keara.

it's a little tough to see but my new bedside table is on the left of my bed.

i got so excited about installing the rack (pictured below) that I hung up my mirror and decorated with the asbestos stuff on the left and some little calma and jet-pac arts.

So last night I found this great little bedside table which Keara drove to my house for me. I got inspired by the addition and installed a rack to hang all my bags on!!!! I'm so proud of myself. Joanna taught me how to install anchors and put the thing up. Awesome.

clearer pic of linda zacks' work. thanks linda!

WEEKEND IN BACKWARDS REVIEW. I'M FUCKING EXHAUSTED.

this is the goddam rattlesnake and poor boy johnson at the barbecue thing where i didn't know anyone. they were amazing! you can hear their stuff in suckatown.

i think this band was called "meadows" or maybe that was just the name of a song they played. in any case they were really nice.

kevin didn't mind being stuffed in a big tube and rolled around my little redheaded muffin's new studio. this was after we rode my bike around the huge space and threw beanbags at the person riding. then my chain fell off. it was FUN.

ladypoo takes a nap in the art coffin in her new playhouse.

me and zip. stop trying to hire us. we like being underemployed dammit. this was the 4th opening we hit in like 3 hrs. i was beamingly proud of us for our party hopping skills. was in bed asleep by like 1 am.

sincerest apologies for the shit pic, but here's linda zacks' work at the rockpile mag opening.

my favorite princess of politics. i love keara so.

the 13-yr old zip doppelganger and darrell. the 13 yr old HATES getting confused for zip all the time. poor boy. he goes to these art openings because they don't card.

seelie-esque companion piece. see the rest here.

this lady is named "orlan" (sp?) and she gets plastic surgery to look like famous paintings. weird! better pic of her over at zipland. we saw her at the deitch "live statement" thing.

everything gets better when dietz gets 3 inches from your camera. this was seconds after he grabs my bandana and goes off on "you're SOOOOO sexerz." dirty dietz. this was at the david choe/vice thing. basically a room full of pictures he made out of pens and blood and urine which are mostly porn. not exactly a feminist funland, but pretty skillful drawing all in all. and he was in solitary confinement and all. boy's resourceful.

'can't you see what you've done to my heart, and soul, this is a wasteland now...'

so it started on a sad thursday evening. riding my bike around into the sunset.

IT'S NO FUN ANYMORE. I'M NO BLOGGER.

so this weekend was really awesome. for a detailed explanation and photo essay of said weekend, check here and here.

PRO-CHOICE DOCUMENTARIES!

Getting Reel: Contemporary Pro-Choice Documentaries Planned Parenthood of New York City and The Culture Project are proud to present four powerful films about speaking out and fighting for reproductive rights. Bring your friends, family and colleagues to get inspired by what activists are doing across the country. Each film will be followed by a discussion, where you'll have an opportunity to meet other activists and talk about issues like real sex education, women's stories of abortion and violence against women. Take a break for a brown-bag lunch screening or catch a show in the evening! Monday, May 9 12:30 p.m. – V-Day: Until the Violence Stops 6:30 p.m. – The Education of Shelby Knox Monday, May 16 12:30 p.m. – The Conservative Message Machine's Money Matrix & Eve Ensler at Omega Women and Power Conference 6:30 p.m. – Speak Out: I Had an Abortion All films will be shown at The Culture Project @ 45 Bleecker Street, NYC Admission is FREE! Click the title for more info about each film and to RSVP!

EAT IT.

Come one, come all: Visual Resistance is hosting a dinner this Sunday in Brooklyn. Toyshop Collective and friends kicked this thing off two weeks ago with the first in an ongoing series of free dinner gatherings at Rubulad, and challenged us to cook for the follow-up. There will be vegetarian & vegan food for about 40 people, first come, first served. Here’s the details: Sunday, April 24 Rubulad — 338 Flushing, at Classon, Brooklyn (Map) G train to Flushing or Classon stations, J,M,Z to Marcy, B61 bus to Flushing 7:00pm doors, 7:30pm dinner Free (donations appreciated) more: www.suckapants.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ZIP!

pictured above: zip's 13 year old doppelganger that's right. our boy is finally turning 16. get the man some kool-aid. zip's 13 year old doppelganger's been knocking out secretaries and photographing the wreckage. here he poses in front of his work.

DAVID CHOE/VICE/POWERHOUSE:PRISON

then there's also a DAVID CHOE show at powerhouse gallery, right near the 'by the people' opening. it's at 68 Charlton b/w Varick and Houston. 6-9pm rsvp to events@viceland.com here's what they write: Our friend, the artist David Choe, got arrested for punching out an undercover detective in Tokyo in December 2004. Then he spent four months in solitary confinement in a Japanese prison. Deprived of his usual drawing and painting tools, David improvised materials out of whatever he could scrape together in his tiny cell—including soy sauce and his own urine... more here FLIER AT TRUDY'S SITE

tonight at deitch. listen here.

Come see this fantastic show tonight. Artist Linda Zacks (who totally rocks the world) has work in the show.

"ECHINACEA IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF HEALTH INSURANCE"

just got this from ken: This is a call for entries! Tokion Magazine Proudly Presents the King of Zine Contest! Create your own zine to win big prizes! 1st Prize: One year of health insurance! Plus have your magazine reprinted through Tokion. 2nd Prize: $500 THE DEADLINE IS JULY 1ST, 2005 All zines must be produced using a standard photocopy machine. Entrants must submit a minimum of 10 copies. Tokion is not responsible for returning any submissions. Winning zines will be selected by our panel of distinguished judges: Kevin Lyons, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Deanne Cheuk, Ed Templeton,Eva Prinz of Rizzoli Books, REAS, Carlo McCormick, Sarah from Colette, Adrian Tomine and KAWS. Mail your entries to: Tokion Magazine attn: King of Zine 78 Clinton Street Ground Floor New York, NY 10002 For all the latest info on the King of Zine contest please go to Tokion.com or to Ouchthewebsite.com Special thanks to Tylenol for the health insurance.

DAY OF THE ZIP.

it's a little bleached out. sorry. anyway this is zipco heckling a minivan in the l.e.s. last night on the zebra bike.

zipco on the train last night with zebra bike. it's made out of real zebra.

drown your sorrows in song

so i've been a little down and out (gaw! no! you?--you're always happy!). yes, it's true. a teeny bit saddy sad. so a dear friend passed on a wonderful cd to me full of sad sad songs, one of which can be located in suckatown. i've been playing it over and over. "the hardest thing in the world to do, is to find somebody believes in you/ make a sad, make a sad, make a sad sad song..." oh broken hearts club, take me in your arms.

EQUAL REPRESENTATION & THE COLUMBIA STRIKE

1) The press conference last week was great. HERE'S what Senator Schneiderman said. 2) There's a strike on this week at Columbia. Please support: Hey folks, Take two seconds to send an e-mail to the douche bag administrators telling them to recognize the damn grad student union. This can be really useful, it really got their attention last time. Thanks everybody! Jacob 3) Is someone war-mongering on the comments section of my last post? Is that facetious? I'm confused.

NAOMI KLEIN & ERIK GUSTAFSON ON TROOP WITHDRAWAL

Troops out now? Naomi Klein and Erik Gustafson talk about the debate for US troops to leave now, or to rebuild and then leave. Whether the U.S troops are actually helping to rebuild or if they are hindering efforts to rebuild and allow credible Iraqis to rebuild for themselves is really at the crux of the debate. A few excellent points are made in this debate. Unfortunately, I still don't feel like I have the answer--since the people I know giving me first hand accounts say that to leave Iraq now in a shambles as it is amounts to a crime against humanity. Klein says that the insurgents who would cause the damage feared in Iraq are already in power and the U.S troops exacerbate the problem heavily. I'm not sure what to think. Watch or listen to this really excellent interview here.

THIS IS THE NIGHT YOU DREAM OF

To the Art & Mischief Makers, This is a call for artists and performers to join us this Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at Subtonic at 107 Norfolk St. for the planning of the street party First Warm Night. Imagine an un-permitted roving renegade explosion of music and performance, flaming hula-hoops, melting ice cream, wanton stilt walkers, delicate poster art, battling brass bands, renegade sound systems, fireworks and rockets, impulsive performance, a city of dreamers at play beside calm waters, within canyons of concrete, amidst shadows of steel. This is the night you dream of. Dozens of motivated event makers have been working the past few weeks to lay the groundwork. We have a plan of action (and plans B, C, and D), we have locations scouted and ideas sprouting, we have a fist full of dollars and infrastructure set. We have performers of whimsy and makers of wicked but we want more. We want you. This is the night you dream of. This Thursday from 7pm to 9pm join us at Subtonic at 107 Norfolk Street at Delancy in the Lower East Side. We will introduce the full concept of the event and will review the logistics we have set. Then we break into work groups including, sound crew, live music performance, electronic performance, non-music performance, video projections, poster art, interactive art, promotion, logistics, bar-b-que crew, team: shock/awe, and others we may discover. This is for all you experienced street aficionados to bring your talents and inspiration into a massive collaborative project. But more than anything this is for those of you who have never been involved in something like this, a taste of building a movement outside of boundaries. This is the night you dream of. Other details: This event is intended to be on the first truly *warm night* of the year. We have had some warm days but the nights haven't yet reached the threshold we are looking for. But this event isn't about temperature, it is about you and me in the street and we will take our chance when it comes. To learn more about the timeline and the plethora of groups already involved come to the meeting: Thursday 7pm to 9pm (or so) At Subtonic (below Tonic) @ 107 Norfolk Street, Surrounded by construction just north of Delancey on the Lower East Side. Take the F or J,M,Z trains to Delancey St. and you are right there. \r\n \r\nFor full details click here

TONIGHT IS A BENEFIT FOR YOU!

DAN SELZER WROTE: Some worthy things going on in the hood tonight. Check it ---> TUESDAY APRIL 19th An After Party for: Smoke on the Water (MiniMiniMarket Fashion Show) Your DJs For The Evening: James Fucking Friedman Max Pask Kaiser P G Minimus Join us at CAPONES 221 N. 9th Street (Between Driggs and Roebling) FREE PARTY FREE BEER PROVIDED BY RED STRIPE 10PM Until Uh Oh ------------------------------------------ Please come out to the MiniMiniMarket Fashion Show / Benefit beforehand: Mini Mini Market presents: SMOKE ON THE WATER: FASHION SHOW AND CABARET BENEFIT Tuesday April 19th 8pm 66 N.6th street Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10 donation at the door RAD Raffle!!!! Prizes include $1000 dollar, $500 dollar and $250 dollar shopping sprees donated by local businesses including: Ugly Luggage, Hello Beautiful, Fred Flare.com, Mini Mini Market, Spoonbill and Sugartown, the Reed Cafe, Reel Life, Main Drag Music, Fortuna, Love Shine, Go Yoga, The Bedford Ave. Cheese shop and many more!!!!! All proceeds go to benifit the North Brooklyn Alliance www.northbrooklynalliance.org who are working HARD to make sure the proposed rezoning of the Williamsburg and Greenpoint waterfront reflects the needs of the people who live and work here!!

DESPERATELY SEEKING IRAQI BLOGGERS

YO. I'M LOOKING FOR IRAQI BLOGS TO READ. HOOK ME UP. IF YOU GOT LINKS PLEASE LEAVE 'EM IN THE COMMENTS. I'M ALREADY UP ON BAGHDAD BURNING/RIVERBEND

DANCE. DANCE. DANCE. LIVING FOR THE WEEKEND.

this was amazing. i've never seen more people dance outdoors at columbia ever. even when kanye and de la soul played. note that melanie's rocking my antlered hoodie here.