I think people are always looking to perform innovative activities / games while they drunk / are intoxicated. This is why stuff like gambling, cards, Monopoly, darts, shuffle board, video games, frisbee golf, and Farmville were invented. Apparently some progressive alts in San Fransisco started a meaningful community event / facility / space / scene called Craft Bar, where people get together, have some brewskies, and throw down some high level arts and craft projects.
What is Craft Bar?
Craft Bar, two of my favorite words combined into one awesome event. The Craft Bar is the definitely the most creative-activity-driven party I've ever heard of happening at a museum. Hosted regularly at the San Francisico Museum of Craft and Folk Art, the Craft Bar is a way to connect with one of the most inspiring community of crafters in the country. Each event includes a spotlighted artist, a crafty project, and a free-for-all stitch n' bitch. Oh, and there's a DJ and drinks- bonus!
What kind of people go to craft bar? Would I fit in even if I am not creative/good at arts and crafts?
The crowd for Craft Bar has been predictably young, hip, and ready to make something, darn it. So far, knock on wood, we haven't had anyone get rowdy (besides the staff, but that's because we start drinking the Trumer Pils pretty early in the day). The beer tends to fuel some pretty amazing craft projects - at the April event, which was Katy Kristin's recycled-sweater bear workshop, an entire group of people went rogue and designed their own plushies - a squid, an aardvark, and an evil peanut!
Just wanna get buzzed and get my create on.
Is Craft Bar an authentic 'hipster dive bar'?
Since we began Craft Bar in October 2009, we've had over 1,000 people attend (I can prove it! I have admissions numbers!).
April 2010's event was especially inspiring - we had 290 people attend, and literally everyone made something. At one point I could actually feel the crafty energy in the gallery. I was afraid the roof would blow off, there was so much creativity going on.
Have u ever attended an event that had so much creativity going on that u thought the roof would blow off / a worm hole would form in the facility? (AnCo at the Guggenheim?)
Do u want to chill at a bar where 'something positive / creative' is going on, or do you just like loud, smoky places where people are trying to 'get their fuck on'?
Are 'plushies' a legitimate art, or are they bullshit?
Are plushies for uncreative people?
Have u ever gotten hammered / danked out and made something beautiful?
What's ur favourite thing to do while ur at a bar?
Some map was created that shows the density of Apple users in America. It seems like people in real cities use Apple products. People who live in rural America are stuck on PCs / Dell Desktops / Cheap Hewlett Packards / Sony Vaios / other crappy Windows based computers. They probably don't have many computers in the green parts of the map, like the 'third world' areas of the United States. Feel bad that not every1 can enjoy the functionality of Apple products, but they probably don't even have good educations / a real job where a computer would be useful 2 them. They probably just need to count beans in these parts of the country, and don't
Wonder if you can make other assumptions based on this map of Apple users. Like 'all of these people read blogs' or 'all of these people are ass holes.' Maybe 'all of these people have fake jobs in the design + web development industry.' or we can assume that this map also represents the density of 'ass holes who use twitter.' Do yall know how to interpret maps + statistics?
Do u live in one of these relevant Apple using communities, or are you stuck in suburbia? Are you stuck in suburbia, but do u have parents who paid for you to 'be different from the rest' by buying u an iPod touch?
1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA: With Silicon Valley and Apple headquarters located squarely within the market’s boundaries, it’s no surprise that the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA ranks number one in the nation for owning or using one of the core Apple products. Residents here are 49% more likely than the average American to own or use an iPod, iPhone or Mac computer.
2. Boston, MA: Almost one-in-three adults in the Boston DMA (31.3%) own or use an iPod, iPhone or Mac computer making area residents 45% more likely than average to be Mac maniacs. And with 11 Apple stores located within the Boston DMA, residents never have to go far for their Apple fix.
3. San Diego, CA: San Diego-area residents are 42% more likely than the average American to be toting around an iPod, chatting on an iPhone or computing on a Mac. In fact, 31.8% of the San Diego DMA’s 2.2 million adults are admitted Mac users.
4. New York, NY: Anyone can tell you that iPhones are about as common in New York City as taxis, which supports the fact that there are roughly 4.9 million Mac-users in the New York DMA. Of the almost 16 million adults in the area, 30.4% use either an iPod, iPhone or Mac computer.
5. Washington, D.C.: Residents of our nation’s capitol can agree on at least one thing: their love for Apple. D.C.-area residents are 39% more likely than average to be found listening to an iPod, chatting on an iPhone or tapping away on a Mac computer.
6. Chicago, IL: The Chicago-area’s eight Apple stores should keep plenty busy serving the DMA’s 2.1 million adults who currently use one of the three core Apple products. An estimated 29.4% of adults in the Chicago DMA use iPods, iPhones or Mac computers, making them 36% more likely than average Americans to be Apple consumers.
7. Denver, CO: An estimated 863,000 adults of the Denver DMA’s 3 million adult residents (29.1%) are Apple users, making Mile High City and surrounding area residents 35% more likely than average to use Apple’s iPods, iPhones and computers.
8. Monterey-Salinas, CA: This upscale, coastal DMA located immediately south of the San Francisco DMA is home to barely a half million adults and only one (busy) Apple store. An estimated 151,000 adults in the area (28.1%) own or use iPods, iPhones and/or Mac computers. In fact, Monterey-Salinas residents rank 30% above average for being Apple users.
9. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA: Aside from breathtaking views and sun-drenched beaches, the Santa Barbara DMA is home to 141,000 Apple users, 27.9% of area adults. Residents can take their pick of two Apple stores—one in Santa Barbara and another in San Luis Obispo—to fill all their Apple needs.
10. Las Vegas, NV: Sin City-area residents are also 29% more likely than average to be users of Apple products. Approximately 408,000 of the DMA’s 1.5 million adults (27.9%) use either an iPod, iPhone or Mac, or all three.
Should Apple start opening Apple Stores in rural America to get ppl to buy their products?
Do u feel ashamed of your city for not being on this list?
Are apple products perfectly designed products that God created thru the prophet Steve Jobs?
Do people in rural America not understand how technology is useful?
Is San Diego 'more alt' than NYC for beating them on this list?
Do u think one day the entire country will only use Apple products?
Should I buy an iPhone or get an iPad with a skype app?
Do u live in a relevant Apple city, or a rural PC shit hole?
BLOW UP SF was one of the most popular bloghouse + electro era parties in the entire world. Capitalizing on the dense electro teen + bro demographic in California, it became a 'hot spot' in San Francisco, even to the point where there was a 'backlash' when it was 'too mainstream.' The party booked the most relevant acts of the electro / blog house era, helping to 'take the international scene' 2 a new level. Does n e 1 know if this party shut down because it got 'too big/popular'? Will there be a 'rebranding'? Did 2 of the promoters get in some sort of legal battle over who deserves what? Were 'the cops' going to shut down this party [via fire hazzards]?
The video embedded above seems like a meaningful tribute, using old clips + pictures, trying to preserve the brand forever. However, the true essence of the party brand can be appreciated in this video of Steve Aoki + Uffie performing at their party.
Will the world be a sadder place without BLOWUP SF, or was it just another place where tweens went to do drugs and do a lil bit of underaged drinking?
Are electro weekly/monthly parties still relevant, or are the an ironic/vintage event of the past?
Do yall still get tons of FB invitations from local regional party promoters?
Do yall miss electro, or will there be a 'revival' in the next 3-10 years?
