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Slot Car Races at the SF Night Market

Tom Sepe — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:34:12 +0000

Originally uploaded by Nick Winterhalter

I had a lot of fun being a track marshal last night for the first SF night Market. Five Ton Crane put together a fantastic 4-lane slot car racetrack in the back of a rented Box truck, and parked it at 24th St & Illinois in San Francisco along with 18 other trucks each with different installations by different groups of artists. Big props to David Shulman for spearheading the effort and Greg Jones for all the slot car track!

Hosted by Lost Horizon, who have produced this guerrilla art event in Boston and New York in the past, there was a bowling alley in a semi-trailer, a entire garden, Mac and Cheese with attitude, a full gypsy band with stand-up piano, ballroom dancing and Grope-A-Clown just to name a few!

Check out more of these photos by my friend Nick Winterhaler on flickr.com

And here are some photos by from the High School Yearbook Box Truck picture booth:

Keep your ears peeled for the next Night Market East Bay in the spring of 2011!

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Get the Whirlygig to the Museum

Tom Sepe — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:05:18 +0000

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I really fantastic opportunity has come my way: to display the Whirlygig Emoto, my steampunk motorbike, at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham Massachusettes. Steampuffin.com is hosting a “Steampunk Form and Function Design Competition.” The opening night is Oct 22nd 2010.
I’ve never had any work in a museum, most of the projects I’ve worked on have been large-scale sculptures or art cars, so this is a very cool thing that I’m super excited about!
However, niether the museum nor I have the funds to ship the bike!

Well that’s where community comes in: I’ve started a fundraising campaign on kickstarter.com to raise the funds to ship the bike. Here’s the catch though: if I don’t meet my target goal of $3000, then I don’t get a single dime from anyone. That’s right. It’s an all-or-nothing kinda deal. As of today I’m a little over a third of the way and there are only 8 more days ’till the campaign ends!!!

I hope you’ll consider clicking on the link and donating.. even $5 – it all adds up!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1455561131/get-the-whirlygig-to-the-museum

Thanks for your support!

Raygun Rover @ Nasa Ames for Yuri’s Night

Tom Sepe — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:53:49 +0000

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Originally uploaded by jon sarriugarte

A Big hit hit with kids of all ages, the Raygun Rover rolled around the tarmac at Nasa Ames Research center April 10th, along with the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, Les Claypool, The Black Keys, Glitch Mob, Beats Antique and many more talented and amazing people!

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ThanksGivingGoodness

Tom Sepe — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:27:26 +0000

ThanksGivingGoodness

Originally uploaded by hilnix

Thanksgiving Gathering this year was amazing! Here’s a picture of me with Lisa Mekis and Carin McKay; my two collaborators on the event.

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The Lumbering Contraption

Tom Sepe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:52:15 +0000

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Originally uploaded by tomsepe
We’ve been making some great progress on the Lumbering Contraption. We’ve only got a few more days to finish before bringing her out to Santa Rosa for the Handcar Regatta.
You can see Pictures of her in progress on my Flickr page,
http://flickr.com/photos/tomsepe/sets/72157607076970947/
\as well as some wonderfull photos and a bit of video by Nick Winterhalter on his Flickr page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/winterhalter/sets/72157607016106105/
I also posted a dark and mysterious video on YouTube of last night’s test run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxQ8I4818-w
Come on out this Sunday Sept 28th to us pit our invention against the other fabulous railcars at the Santa Rosa Handcar Regatta: http://handcar-regatta.com/

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March To Tibet- Great Music- Historic Cause-Club 1015- April 6th

Tom Sepe — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:26:29 +0000

CYPHERTOWN, GIVEBACK.NET & WASFIA NAZREEN PRESENT …

MARCH TO TIBET, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1015 FOLSOM, SAN FRANCISCO
A Special Event In Support of the Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement
9pm – 4am | $15 advance, $20 door | 21+ Only
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/31859

All profits to benefit Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement: www.tibetanuprising.org

MAIN ROOM:
11:00-12:30 Cheb i Sabbah (San Francisco) www.myspace.com/chebisabbahji
12:30-02:00 FreQ Nasty (Giveback.net / Skint – UK) www.myspace.com/djfreqnasty
02:00-3:30 Karsh Kale (Six Degrees Records – NYC) www.myspace.com/karshkale

ALSO FEATURING:
Nickodemus (ESL – NYC) – www.myspace.com/nickodemusnyc
An-ten-nae (Get Freaky – SF) – www.an-ten-nae.net
Mozaic (Raindance/NEXUS – SF) – www.myspace.com/moziacmusic
DJ Amar (Electric Vardo – SF) – www.myspace.com/bansuri
Malarkey (the Juke Joint – Santa Rosa) – www.myspace.com/djmalarkey
KnowSleep (Cyphertown Street Ritual – SF) – www.myspace.com/djknowone
Unicorn (Venus Fly Love/Cyphertown – Oakland) www.myspace.com/unicorn39
SolarLion (Giveback.net – LA) – www.myspace.com/solarlion
Mimosa (Cyphertown – SF) – www.myspace.com/tigranmimosa
Heyoka (Cyphertown Street Ritual – SF) – www.myspace.com/andreism
Lotus Drops (Cyphertown/WHOMPSTEADY Crew – SF) www.myspace.com/lotusdrops
Goodfelllow (Cyphertown – SF) – www.myspace.com/goodfelllow

This event will include DJ’s, Live Music, Activist Speakers, & Visuals of the Tibetan Struggle.

March 10th 2008 marked the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising. Tens of thousands of Tibetans rose up against China’s illegal invasion and occupation of their country. Despite China’s best attempts to destroy the Tibetan spirit, Tibetan resistance has continued for nearly half a century inside Tibet and in exile communities worldwide. With all eyes focused on the Olympics in China, Tibetans and supporters worldwide are protesting the Chinese government’s use of the Olympics as a political tool to legitimize its illegal occupation of Tibet.

RISE UP & TAKE ACTION:
On April 9, 2008, this very Olympic Torch will pass through San Francisco. This is the ONLY stop in North America. Help us draw attention to the worsening human rights situation inside Tibet. Help us use the Olympics spotlight to shame and embarrass the Chinese government and show them that until Tibet is free, China will never be never be accepted as a leader on the world stage.

Join Cyphertown , Giveback & Wasfia Nazreen this Sunday to stand in solidarity with Tibetans and help raise funding for the March to Tibet, a non-violent campaign to bring Tibetans exiled in India back to their homeland. March to Tibet will include international DJ’s and music, activist speeches and visuals of the Tibetan resistance at the infamous 1015 Folsom in San Francisco.

The Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement, www.tibetanuprising.org , is a global movement of Tibetans, inside and outside of Tibet, that is engaging in direct action to end China’s illegal and brutal occupation of Tibet. Through unified and strategic campaigns, the Movement seeks to seize the Olympic spotlight and shine it on China’s shameful repression inside Tibet, thereby denying China the international acceptance and approval it so fervently desires.

Giveback: Please join our online community at www.giveback.net to exchange information on the issues you are passionate about. Giveback turns inspiration into action by connecting you with organizations that are creating positive change.

Cyphertown started educating us all about the strategic opportunities of the Torch’s passing through SF last November, with the “Torch of Truth” event at Temple SF. Cyphertown is proud to be co-creating with Giveback and Wasfia Nazreen to bring you a PARTY with a PURPOSE. And this is only the beginning … please join the Cyphertown email distribution list by sending a blank email to: cyphertown-subscribe@googlegroups.com.

FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD:
An exclusive FreQ Nasty vs Bassnectar mp3, VIVA TIBET, has been created in support of the Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement and their March to Tibet. Your free download of this exclusive mp3 is available NOW via Giveback’s Action Campaign Profile: giveback.net/FreQNectar …. download your exclusive FreQ Nasty vs. Bassnectar mp3 and donate to this incredibly good cause!

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