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videos from Dec. 28th - o yeah!
For y'all who couldn't make it to the "Family Get-Together" event at the Bassment on Dec. 28th, 2006, here are some short videos of the performance I did with Jon Vaughn. We worked together for this event under the name "Green Gift". Expect more in the future...
Green Gift Setup (video by Carrie Gates):
Green Gift - Spring Clip 1 (video by Jake ( Read more... ) -
omg omg omg...happy new year to me!
Sometimes wonderful surprises happen, and everything changes ( Read more... ) -
New Blog for Posting Opportunities in the Arts
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Anarcho-Commie-Rave?!?!?
mk, so I've been thinking for a long time about how there are some value conflicts inherent in the rave scene today. So rave started as an emancipatory, anti-capitalist, "Temporary Autonomous Zone", if you will...but now it costs a hell of a lot of money to put together the shows we now call "raves". Gotta pay for the venue, the sound system, the ( Read more... ) -
must...mail...packages...must...write...essays....want...to...make...video
Ok, so I have appx. 500000000 people that I promised I'd send art/goodie packages to. My intent is to mail all of the packages in December when school is on break. I'm writing that here so that I do it. Now I will. Yes ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Today I got another part-time job...working at the University in the Division of Media and Technology, doing website stuff for the New Media Department. That makes 5 jobs I have now. Weird. Anyways, this new job will be just for one afternoon a week...I'm a bit intimidated though...well, I'll listen hard, learn hard, and try hard. Wish me luck ( Read more... ) -
Anarchist Book Fair = PURE FUN!
So, the first Saskatoon Anarchist Boook Fair that happened this past weekend was totally excellent. Mad props go out to Ali Lake and Meagan Wohlberg, the two smashingly righteous babes who organized the event. I sure hope it happens next year, too ( Read more... ) -
the horror!
I was utterly horrified to discover that someone recently stole my stuff that was in the storage room of my apartment building. All gone. These boxes included my sewing supplies (that were my mom's and my grandma's!), my sewing machine, my vintage magazines, art supplies, some old tapes, some cool accessories, and (gasp) my 1980s Barbie collection ( Read more... ) -
CopyCamp thoughts...
Here I am in Toronto, at the CopyCamp conference: http://copycamp.ca/Read more... ) -
archive.org listings
So I love www.archive.org, and I posted a LOT of my audio and video up there for the world to download mercilessly. Go there and do a search for "Carrie Gates" if you want to know what I've been up to lately!