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08/28/2009 22:41 #49650

Seilent Exchange Tommorow
Category: dancing
I so excited to go dancing tomorrow during the day. Should be pretty fun, even if it rains. Does anyone remember dancing in the rain at the art gallery last year? I really like Mike Parker and he is playing. One of my favorite times seeing him was at the metal pit over near the ford plant in south buffalo/lakawanna.

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Rain or Shine, this will be unforgettable!

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Electronic Music + Art Day Festival August 29th Buffalo, NY
    
What is Silent Exchange?

Silent Exchange will be an all day open air electronic music + art event taking place on August 29, 2009 from noon-10pm with five DJ's that have tickled dance floors all over the world, with local performance artist and other artist work up and around in a one day installation. You will not be disappointed!.

Why Silent Exchange?

After living in NYC and Berlin for the past four and a half years, I returned to Buffalo, NY, only to find a commercial side of the electronic music scene. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

My plan - the Silent Exchange concept - is meant to focus on what is missing: the simplistic, low key, underground, and more accessible side of the music and art scene. Buffalo does do a great job in introducing people to the mainstream sound but Silent Exchange will open the door to a new experience - to an encounter with unconventional and unexplored surroundings where people can have direct access, and a unique connection with the music and art around them.

What Silent Exchange wants is for art to show its true face - inspiring, dirty, raw all simultaneously. Artists can freely manifest their sound in an artistic and unpretentious environment, where their techniques and interpretation aren't bound to any commerical expectations. International, as well as up and coming talents, will bring their edge and unfiltered sound to Silent Exchange, and artists will have the opportunity to display their work in one day exhibitions - with the perpetual message in mind: "actions speak louder than words."

It doesn't matter where we are all from, which backgrounds, interests, worlds we belong to - this is a connection between the people and music + art. Words are not needed for the exchange that takes place on a dancefloor. The smiles, the winks, the hugs, the kisses between strangers - all these create the vibe.

Where is Silent Exchange?

Silent Exchange Electronic Music + Art event will team up with Rock Harbor Commons Village "The Yard" for the debut. his space is in the backyard of the warehouse buildings. What they are beginning to build atRock Harbor is a new ecologically friendly and safe student environment that will incorporate a blending of art, history, nature, and social activies. The village will soon house 300 students in the first phase along with plans for a caf� , student entrepreneurial offices, food court, fitness center, game/recreational room, big screen TVs, 24-hour security, Wi-Fi, monitored private parking, and eco-friendly shuttle buses. August 2010 marks the beginning of a remarkable future for Rock Harbor and the Black Rock community.

Line Up:

Mazi-Gourmet Recordings/ NRK (Chicago)



Soul Clap- Airdrop/ Wolf + Lamb (Boston)



Nico Jaar -Wolf + Lamb/ Circus Company (NYC)



Mike Parker- Geophone Records (Buffalo)



Bill Bacon- Sunset Sundays (Buffalo)


Performance Artist/Aritst Include:

Bonny Mae Stuber-fire poi/live painting

Zack Boehler aka Creative Hustle- street art metal sculptures


Cory Brabon- Nuclear Explosion Paintings


Steve Myers-Live Painting



Alex Makin-Live Painting

Don Schwartz-Photography

Jimmy & The Boys-Live Graffiti

+ a couple interactive activities ....

teaser video released soon!

Facebook Fan Page:


Facebook Event Page:


Buffalo Rising Article of Silent Exchange


Silent Exchange on The Artery Magazine


uncutsaniflush - 08/29/09 10:53
Wow! That's a few blocks from our house. Can coolness be creeping westward towards the unfashionable parts of the West Side?

Have Fun!!

08/28/2009 17:16 #49648

Is this still a church?

If so it's scary as hell.
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08/28/2009 16:25 #49647

Snow Leopard Day

We were at the mall shopping for (e:Terry)'s birthday shoes when I
remembered it was snow leopard day. I checked my amazon account and
saw it was not shipping for another week so I canceled the order on my
phone and checked out at the apple store. Thanks amazon for making
that so convenient! The nice part about the apple store is that they
email you receipt and you don't even need a bag. That's pretty
green. Even better would be if you could just install online.

The totally got rid of everything but hardware at the apple store.
Not sure if it's for snow leopard or back to school sales.
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jenks - 08/29/09 12:00
tiburon- I think they didn't add a lot of new 'features'- but my understanding is that it's been totally re-written 'under the hood'. And they know people don't want to pay for that, which is why it's $29 instead of the usual $129. I'm with Jim... speed and stability are worth $29.

Oh and mine actually DID arrive yesterday- but the office was closed so I didn't pick it up til this am. Off to install now.
jim - 08/29/09 00:12
I've been using it for about 6 weeks now, and definitely wouldn't want to go back. No problems so far, easiest OS upgrade ever.

Between Snow Leopard and an SSD, my computer restarts in about 15 seconds.
paul - 08/29/09 00:05
I installed it on a separate partition just in case.
jim - 08/29/09 00:04
Speed is a feature. My favorite feature.
tiburon1724 - 08/28/09 23:41
I don't get it.
What I mean is why pay for this? Shouldn't it be a free upgrade? It's not like it changes the OS in any significant way..
fing - 08/28/09 23:30
I have a very weird problem with Snow Leopard. I got Mail, iCal and Address Book to work with Exchange. However if I VPN in that does not work anymore. Entourage also does not work over VPN. I have tried another external connection, different VPN clients (Cisco IP Sec, Cisco SSL and Citrix)....nothing seems to work.
jenks - 08/28/09 18:14
yeah I preordered mine online since they made a big deal about how if you ordered by wed you'd get it today...

haven't gotten it.

wtf.

jim - 08/28/09 18:09
That's what the SLC apple store looks like now, too.

08/28/2009 13:30 #49645

Happy Birthday Terry!

I hope 30 is as fun for you as it was for me.
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uncutsaniflush - 08/28/09 20:44
Happy Birthday Terry!!
metalpeter - 08/28/09 19:54
Happy Birthday Terry
theecarey - 08/28/09 17:49
Happy Birthday, Terry!
jim - 08/28/09 15:04
Happy Birthday! Is it today? Is anything going on this weekend to celebrate?
drew - 08/28/09 15:00
Happy Birthday!
james - 08/28/09 14:30
Level 30? That isn't such a milestone.
tinypliny - 08/28/09 13:41
Hope you have a smashing year ahead! :)

08/27/2009 11:14 #49640

Roof tear off

I can't believe how those guys just run around up there unharnassed
and with nothing to catch them. They obviously do this all the time
or they would be terrified.

The only thing I regret is getting new gutters last year. It seems
like they will get destroyed by all that weight pressing on them.
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metalpeter - 08/27/09 19:14
They are a lot braver then I am, I was a little bit on edge being up there and I wasn't near the Edge. The getting up and getting down was a little nuts but it was a good time up there.

In terms of the gutters I would guess that if the roofers damage them they would be responsible for replacing them or fixing them at least, I could be wrong but it seems like that might be true. Also what and those beams on the roof are those gutters if so won't they have to take them off to replace that part of the roof? If so will they then put them back on the New Roof? Might be something good to ask?