Earl Dax and Wulfpak present
TINGEL TANGEL CLUB
~Halloween Ball~
at The Swedish American Hall!
2174 Market St. @ 15th St, SF (map)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
$16 Advance ($22 Door) 9 :00 pm - 2:00 am
Presale Online: CAFE DU NORD TICKETWEB
Presale Location: Cafe Flore, 2298 Market St
Presale Location: Ginger Rubio, 600 Shotwell St
Presale Location: Distractions, 1552 Haight St
Saints and sinners alike will converge at the historic gothic ballroom within the Swedish American Hall above Cafe du Nord on October 29 for Tingel Tangel Club: Sex, Magic and the Occult featuring the one and only Penny Arcade. Drawing on the pagan aspects of Halloween and the Celtic samhain, we celebrate our ancestors and the change of seasons in this night of performance and revelry. The star-studded lineup includes Vinsantos, burlesque darling Kitten on the Keys, the rock and roll stylings of the dragulous Ethel Merman, harpist Deirdre Eagan, Sophisticated Boom Boom the Dead or Alive tribute duo, and special guest Holcombe Waller. The evening kicks off with DJ Nature Boy (Babies on Fire) and concludes with closing set by DJ Sunevil (Protection). Since debuting in March, Tingel Tangel Club has drawn a cross-section of San Francisco's alternative communities and provided an opportunity for the cross-pollination of New York and West Coast performers and DJs. With the move to Cafe du Nord / Swedish American Hall, there is a corresponding transition from lounge party to a performance-driven nightlife event. BRAVA Theater receives a portion of proceeds from this event as a charitable contribution.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Stranger Humor
Louise Quatorze handed me a great compliment regarding my blog. She said
'Reading your blog is kinda like reading Last Days, only you use links instead of boldface.
I <3 Last Days.'
Awwww! I have Stranger Humor! And of Course Last Days, as a weekly written by David Schmader, is always my first Stranger Pit Stop.
Thanks, L.Q.
'Reading your blog is kinda like reading Last Days, only you use links instead of boldface.
I <3 Last Days.'
Awwww! I have Stranger Humor! And of Course Last Days, as a weekly written by David Schmader, is always my first Stranger Pit Stop.
Thanks, L.Q.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Detox: Or How I Doused my Addictions
A few weeks ago I was filling out the patient sheet for my first appointment for Acupuncture therapy in the Bay area. I'd been having numerous stomach issues for a few years as well as (consider this an announcement for anyone who wants to kiss me) an obnoxious extended breakout of (here it comes, don't freak out) HSV type 1. This is the virus responsible for cold sores and fever blisters. Some factors that influence HSV breakouts are:
Stress
Extended exposure to Sun
Incorrect Diet
Fatigue
Being Run-Down
Drinking lots of alcohol
and I'm just gonna throw in:
Traveling from Sea to (flight) SF to (flight) LA to (car) Palm Springs to (bus) Vegas to (bus) Palm Springs to (bus) LA to (flight) Sea to (flight - and puking the entire way*) Idaho Falls to (flight) Seattle to (flight) Hawaii to (flight) Seattle to (car) Boise to (car) Seattle to (flight) SF to (flight) Seattle to (Uhaul) SF to (flight) Seattle to (flight) SF to (flight) Seattle to (car with cat) SF to (car) Reno to (flight) SF
That is:
13 flights
6 Extensive Car Rides (1 14-hour one with a U-Haul, and 1 14-hour one with a cat)
3 Extensive Bus Rides
3 full days of job interviews in 1 week followed by
36 hours on a Pontoon boat (tho to be fair, I slept in the back of a truck for 5)
5 months of sleeping only on futons, floors or couches
6 months of 90+ degree weather
4-month relationship cycle packed into 4 weeks
Subletting and Apartment Shopping
Starting a New Job
Moving
Stress (I think this is worth repeating)
Needless to say, though my West Coast Adventure was amazing and magical, I had subject my body to a lot. It was in a very uncomfortable place and it let me know that in many annoying & humiliating ways.
I found recommendations for a good Acupuncture clinic from Yelp.com and began my process of physical healing.
When I filled out my new patient questionnaire, I mentioned the outbreaks and the stomach issues and my stress. As an afterthought, I added 'detox'.
I had never done a detox before, nor ever wanted to. But I figured since my body had been through so much plus I'd been drinking for 15 years and clubbing for 8, it might be a good idea. The timing, of course, was perfect, as I was embarking on a new phase of my life. I could start clean, so to speak.
What I didn't realize was that a detox is more than just a colon sabbatical and the exoneration of your intestines. Along with the debris, it also removes old scars and their emotions. (At least, the ones you haven't fully healed yet). But not without pain, which is probably the reason you'd been holding onto the scars in the first place.
The detox itself was a nutrition-based detox. Food was mitigated to only things that are not prone to causing allergic reactions. This included (milk substitutes, starches like rice and tapioca, chicken or fish, vegetables, fruits and spices). What it eliminated was caffeine, alcohol, wheat, dairy, soy products, oranges, peanuts, sugar (including maple syrup and honey), and corn. During the second week, my menu was reduced even more to only fruits, vegetables, fats and spices. Along with the diet, I had to drink a rice-based powder which I referred to as the 'human cleaning fluid'. The taste was much like the baby oatmeal that we were exposed to as suburban American children and produced poopoo that was also much like the poopoo we excreted as suburban American children.
Along with the physical and emotional (and doubtless spiritual) cleansing, my detox produced for me a very clear window to my addictions. The Universe transpires to help you out**.
The first week was about getting through physical withdrawals of addictions. For me those were coffee and sugar.
Coffee
--------------
Ah, coffee. My 2nd biggest and most enjoyable addiction. How can one live 20 years in the rain forest and not succumb to its enticing aroma, its warm comforting blanket snuggled around your cold hands, its omnipresence on every corner and 1/2 block in every American city? Oh, my coffee, it has been only 4 weeks since we last met and yet it has been forever.
So I like coffee.
But what I found is that I'm not really that into caffeine. Masil freaked me out when she mentioned that when she cut out coffee she had migraines. For me, nothing. I was a little fuzzy for a few days. Minor aches in the body. I thought I would get at least one splitting headache, maybe some hammer bulging type action on the temples. Nadda. Honestly, I felt like I'd let Seattle-lites down everywhere.
Though I didn't have headaches, I did notice the first day without coffee I was really cranky. But in retrospect, I might have been cranky because I had an excuse to be. One shopping trip to the thrift store with the Conscious Fashionista (plus two big bags of clothes for only $27 later) and I was feeling mighty fine.
Sugar
--------------
This was a surprise addiction for me. Another surprise was how much sugar actually exists in processed foods. The company I work for, being a startup, buys us hard-working employees food. Its from great places like Berkeley Bowl, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. Still, sugar is somehow necessary in pre-packaged foods.
My body started feeling the effects of the lack of sugar after about 2 days. That, combined with my detox from caffeine created 3 days of body aches, irritation and general uncomfortableness. On the third day, I would gain surges of energy and then supercrash. It felt like effort to use my body. However, after the 4th day (and many many baths) the effects from coming off these two drugs were all but gone.
The second week was about dealing with habitual addictions.
Netflix
--------------
I know I have a problem. I am aware of the problem, and sometimes I work on the problem. (Standing) My name is Jen Woolfe (Hi, Jen Woolfe) and I'm a TV Series Addict. On days where I am at my weakest, I can blow through an entire 4-episode DVD of any cable TV series. I can never, ever, ever order On Demand Cable. If I have that, I will not sleep. I subdue this addiction with my dear friend Netfix, who will only send me 3 DVD's at at time. Thus, I live on; I work, I sleep, I eat. I can function as a normal human being. The Sopranos was my gateway drug to this underworld of hallucinatory escape. Then Queer as Folk, Oz, Six-Feet Under, Sex in the City, Carnival, Deadwood, The L Word, Weeds... This list goes on and on! But I ask you... where does it end?!?!! (hopefully never)
I wasn't aware that I needed to quell this addiction until the Universe transpired to help me out by making a DVD get stuck inside my laptop, which is the only place I can watch DVDs. It was stuck there for 2 full days before I finally agreed to abstain from TV Series sentry for two full weeks. Once I agreed, the laptop relinquished its grip. Painful it was. But one thing is for sure. I got a lot of shit done.
Alcohol
--------------
The second habitual addiction I faced was alcohol addiction. I had been working on this addiction for quite some time. However, this was the first time I ever stopped drinking altogether. One thing that makes letting go of drinking difficult for me is how much it's integrated into my world as a DJ. Gigs are at bars, alcohol is free, blah blah blah. So during my second week of detox I left the comfort of my nest to venture out on my first Dry Bar experience.
Stay Tuned for Detox: Part II
* long story
** This is actually a quote from the book 'Now is the Hour' by my new favorite author Tom Spanbauer
Stress
Extended exposure to Sun
Incorrect Diet
Fatigue
Being Run-Down
Drinking lots of alcohol
and I'm just gonna throw in:
Traveling from Sea to (flight) SF to (flight) LA to (car) Palm Springs to (bus) Vegas to (bus) Palm Springs to (bus) LA to (flight) Sea to (flight - and puking the entire way*) Idaho Falls to (flight) Seattle to (flight) Hawaii to (flight) Seattle to (car) Boise to (car) Seattle to (flight) SF to (flight) Seattle to (Uhaul) SF to (flight) Seattle to (flight) SF to (flight) Seattle to (car with cat) SF to (car) Reno to (flight) SF
That is:
13 flights
6 Extensive Car Rides (1 14-hour one with a U-Haul, and 1 14-hour one with a cat)
3 Extensive Bus Rides
3 full days of job interviews in 1 week followed by
36 hours on a Pontoon boat (tho to be fair, I slept in the back of a truck for 5)
5 months of sleeping only on futons, floors or couches
6 months of 90+ degree weather
4-month relationship cycle packed into 4 weeks
Subletting and Apartment Shopping
Starting a New Job
Moving
Stress (I think this is worth repeating)
Needless to say, though my West Coast Adventure was amazing and magical, I had subject my body to a lot. It was in a very uncomfortable place and it let me know that in many annoying & humiliating ways.
I found recommendations for a good Acupuncture clinic from Yelp.com and began my process of physical healing.
When I filled out my new patient questionnaire, I mentioned the outbreaks and the stomach issues and my stress. As an afterthought, I added 'detox'.
I had never done a detox before, nor ever wanted to. But I figured since my body had been through so much plus I'd been drinking for 15 years and clubbing for 8, it might be a good idea. The timing, of course, was perfect, as I was embarking on a new phase of my life. I could start clean, so to speak.
What I didn't realize was that a detox is more than just a colon sabbatical and the exoneration of your intestines. Along with the debris, it also removes old scars and their emotions. (At least, the ones you haven't fully healed yet). But not without pain, which is probably the reason you'd been holding onto the scars in the first place.
The detox itself was a nutrition-based detox. Food was mitigated to only things that are not prone to causing allergic reactions. This included (milk substitutes, starches like rice and tapioca, chicken or fish, vegetables, fruits and spices). What it eliminated was caffeine, alcohol, wheat, dairy, soy products, oranges, peanuts, sugar (including maple syrup and honey), and corn. During the second week, my menu was reduced even more to only fruits, vegetables, fats and spices. Along with the diet, I had to drink a rice-based powder which I referred to as the 'human cleaning fluid'. The taste was much like the baby oatmeal that we were exposed to as suburban American children and produced poopoo that was also much like the poopoo we excreted as suburban American children.
Along with the physical and emotional (and doubtless spiritual) cleansing, my detox produced for me a very clear window to my addictions. The Universe transpires to help you out**.
The first week was about getting through physical withdrawals of addictions. For me those were coffee and sugar.
Coffee
--------------
Ah, coffee. My 2nd biggest and most enjoyable addiction. How can one live 20 years in the rain forest and not succumb to its enticing aroma, its warm comforting blanket snuggled around your cold hands, its omnipresence on every corner and 1/2 block in every American city? Oh, my coffee, it has been only 4 weeks since we last met and yet it has been forever.
So I like coffee.
But what I found is that I'm not really that into caffeine. Masil freaked me out when she mentioned that when she cut out coffee she had migraines. For me, nothing. I was a little fuzzy for a few days. Minor aches in the body. I thought I would get at least one splitting headache, maybe some hammer bulging type action on the temples. Nadda. Honestly, I felt like I'd let Seattle-lites down everywhere.
Though I didn't have headaches, I did notice the first day without coffee I was really cranky. But in retrospect, I might have been cranky because I had an excuse to be. One shopping trip to the thrift store with the Conscious Fashionista (plus two big bags of clothes for only $27 later) and I was feeling mighty fine.
Sugar
--------------
This was a surprise addiction for me. Another surprise was how much sugar actually exists in processed foods. The company I work for, being a startup, buys us hard-working employees food. Its from great places like Berkeley Bowl, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. Still, sugar is somehow necessary in pre-packaged foods.
My body started feeling the effects of the lack of sugar after about 2 days. That, combined with my detox from caffeine created 3 days of body aches, irritation and general uncomfortableness. On the third day, I would gain surges of energy and then supercrash. It felt like effort to use my body. However, after the 4th day (and many many baths) the effects from coming off these two drugs were all but gone.
The second week was about dealing with habitual addictions.
Netflix
--------------
I know I have a problem. I am aware of the problem, and sometimes I work on the problem. (Standing) My name is Jen Woolfe (Hi, Jen Woolfe) and I'm a TV Series Addict. On days where I am at my weakest, I can blow through an entire 4-episode DVD of any cable TV series. I can never, ever, ever order On Demand Cable. If I have that, I will not sleep. I subdue this addiction with my dear friend Netfix, who will only send me 3 DVD's at at time. Thus, I live on; I work, I sleep, I eat. I can function as a normal human being. The Sopranos was my gateway drug to this underworld of hallucinatory escape. Then Queer as Folk, Oz, Six-Feet Under, Sex in the City, Carnival, Deadwood, The L Word, Weeds... This list goes on and on! But I ask you... where does it end?!?!! (hopefully never)
I wasn't aware that I needed to quell this addiction until the Universe transpired to help me out by making a DVD get stuck inside my laptop, which is the only place I can watch DVDs. It was stuck there for 2 full days before I finally agreed to abstain from TV Series sentry for two full weeks. Once I agreed, the laptop relinquished its grip. Painful it was. But one thing is for sure. I got a lot of shit done.
Alcohol
--------------
The second habitual addiction I faced was alcohol addiction. I had been working on this addiction for quite some time. However, this was the first time I ever stopped drinking altogether. One thing that makes letting go of drinking difficult for me is how much it's integrated into my world as a DJ. Gigs are at bars, alcohol is free, blah blah blah. So during my second week of detox I left the comfort of my nest to venture out on my first Dry Bar experience.
Stay Tuned for Detox: Part II
* long story
** This is actually a quote from the book 'Now is the Hour' by my new favorite author Tom Spanbauer
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
NEXT GIG: Sat @ The Lookout
Saturday Oct 25th
Stop by Sat from 4p-9p at The Lookout to celebrate Melvin's bday party. It will also be the after party for a guerilla art event in Dolores Park!
I play 7-8p.
The Lookout
Castro
3600 16th St (between Castro St & Market St)
San Francisco, CA 94114
Another Important Event This Week ------------------------
Friday October 24th
Friends & Family presents: Equality ~ A Fundraiser for No on Prop 8
Please support a very special evening of music, dance, and performance dedicated to raising awareness and funds to defend marriage equality and defeat Prop 8.
The venue - is the Craneway Pavillion - a beautiful venue in the East Bay. The crew, FnF. Speakers, TV crews & other circus-like perks will also be present. So please, pass the info along to anyone you feel may be in support so we can put a stop to this madness!
Your Musical Equalizers:
Forest Green (FnF, www.ForestGreen.org, Cute Fang Recordings, Daly City Records)
Dragn'fly (Strategik, www.djdragnfly.com)
Mozaic (Nexus, Raindance)
Raydeus (Pronoia)
Alixr (Friends & Family, Pulse)
Dhamma (Goodbeats, Pulse)
Chill Space by Ambient Mafia
Sound by Loud Sound Design
Lighting by Radiant Atmospheres
All Ages, 21+ to drink, $20 minimum donation at the door, $5 parking.
All proceeds after expenses go directly to No on Prop 8. For more info on the campaign please visit the official No On 8 Campaign website.
Stop by Sat from 4p-9p at The Lookout to celebrate Melvin's bday party. It will also be the after party for a guerilla art event in Dolores Park!
I play 7-8p.
The Lookout
Castro
3600 16th St (between Castro St & Market St)
San Francisco, CA 94114
Another Important Event This Week ------------------------
Friday October 24th
Friends & Family presents: Equality ~ A Fundraiser for No on Prop 8
Please support a very special evening of music, dance, and performance dedicated to raising awareness and funds to defend marriage equality and defeat Prop 8.
The venue - is the Craneway Pavillion - a beautiful venue in the East Bay. The crew, FnF. Speakers, TV crews & other circus-like perks will also be present. So please, pass the info along to anyone you feel may be in support so we can put a stop to this madness!
Your Musical Equalizers:
Forest Green (FnF, www.ForestGreen.org, Cute Fang Recordings, Daly City Records)
Dragn'fly (Strategik, www.djdragnfly.com)
Mozaic (Nexus, Raindance)
Raydeus (Pronoia)
Alixr (Friends & Family, Pulse)
Dhamma (Goodbeats, Pulse)
Chill Space by Ambient Mafia
Sound by Loud Sound Design
Lighting by Radiant Atmospheres
All Ages, 21+ to drink, $20 minimum donation at the door, $5 parking.
All proceeds after expenses go directly to No on Prop 8. For more info on the campaign please visit the official No On 8 Campaign website.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
I'm learning ...
I'm learning persistence.... especially related to my health. I think that is one of the hugest lessons for me in life right now. At the same time, I'm learning patience. Patience in some things (like my home getting to be how I want it). I'm learning elements of design. I'm learning grounding, self love and I'm letting go of self-doubt. I'm reminded not to attach to material items. All of these things are testing my ability to believe in myself, my future and the world around me.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
New PICS!: Love Fest 2008
Jen first party weekend as a Bay Area resident is Love Fest.
She stopped in at Fat City and Mezzanine on Friday night,
swash buckled with Shameless, Evil Breaks & Strategik's Pirate's Booty
and sailed the blue skies on Lee Burridge's space rocket.
http://www.jenwoolfe.com
She stopped in at Fat City and Mezzanine on Friday night,
swash buckled with Shameless, Evil Breaks & Strategik's Pirate's Booty
and sailed the blue skies on Lee Burridge's space rocket.
http://www.jenwoolfe.com
Thursday, October 02, 2008
I have a Reality
I'm quite sure I'm actually falling in Love with Barack Obama. Please check out this great Question & Answer session video that Google put on in Nov 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
More about Our Future
http://www.barackobama.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
More about Our Future
http://www.barackobama.com/
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