Not at all. Today is loading day. Syzygryd can use all the help it can get, plus community support. Go go go go go!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Elizabeth Sarah Quirk Goodman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:elizabethsqg@gmail.com">elizabethsqg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hey,<div>I just got this email. I'd been considering showing up today but figured it was too late to help. Am I wrong?</div>
<div>Quirk<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Aaron Muszalski</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sfslim@gmail.com" target="_blank">sfslim@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 2010/8/14<br>Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] SYZYGRYD needs YOU! Help create 2.5 ton fire-breathing sound art! [FWD this & help spread the word!]<br>To: <a href="mailto:slimslist@theliminalist.com" target="_blank">slimslist@theliminalist.com</a><br>
<br><br><div><h2 style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Have some spare time? Looking for something interesting to do? Want to learn new skills, meet new people, or just have a hand in the creation of something truly amazing?</span></h2>
</div><div>SYZYGRYD NEEDS YOU!</div><div><a href="http://www.syzygryd.com/join-us/" target="_blank">http://www.syzygryd.com/join-us/</a></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_12a734f1e6f55138" alt="syzygryd-main-image.jpg" title="syzygryd-main-image.jpg"><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>SYZYGRYD (pronounced SIZZ-ee-grid) is a 2.5 ton, 60' wide fire-breathing musical instrument, a one-of-a-kind interactive sculpture that will debut at this year's Burning Man festival, and currently under final construction at Oakland's NIMBY space, a DIY industrial arts workshop. This is our FINAL WEEK of Bay Area construction - We ship out to the Black Rock Desert next Saturday, the 21st. For more about SYZYGRYD, check out our website at <a href="http://www.syzygryd.com/" target="_blank">http://www.syzygryd.com/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>SYZYGRYD is entirely volunteer-created, and WE WELCOME NEWCOMERS, REGARDLESS OF SKILL LEVEL or experience. All that is needed is a little free time, a fun attitude and a willingness to learn. We're happy to teach you what you'll need to know, from riveting to soldering to metalwork, painting, light carpentry, and more. Nor do you need to be going to Burning Man (nor even, for that matter, a "burner"). Although SYZYGRYD will debut at Burning Man, it will have a long life outside of that event, and will be exhibited both locally in the Bay Area and internationally, and our team reflects this diversity.</div>
<div><br></div><div>SYZYGRYD is also a NO GUILT ZONE - Whether you can help for twenty minutes or twenty hours, we will be deeply grateful for your presence and will never pressure anyone into putting in more than they're able. WE DO THIS TO HAVE FUN. The well-being of our volunteers is a responsibility we take very seriously. We do this because we LOVE it, and that is the experience that we want to share with you, the incomparable feeling of collaborating on LARGE ART.</div>
<div><br></div><div>TRULY, there's nothing like contributing to such a project, from the camaraderie to the pride of ownership - of walking up to a massive, technically complex, aesthetically amazing THING, and being able to say "I helped MAKE this." It's something I encourage everyone to try at least once. Doubly so if you attend Burning Man; contributing to a project is the single best way to deepen your perspective of the event, and diversify your social circle. And the more people you know out there (and who know you) the richer and more rewarding your experience on the playa will be. GUARANTEED.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So COME BY NIMBY and join in the fun. Best to wear grubby clothes and full-coverage footwear. We will provide all tools and any appropriate safety. Still not sure if this is for you? We encourage you to at least visit the workshop, meet our team, and have a look around. If nothing else, you'll get a glimpse into how large interactive artwork happens. (Hint: it's made by people like you!)</div>
<div><br></div><div>NIMBY Space</div><div><a href="http://www.nimbyspace.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nimbyspace.org/</a></div><div>8410 Amelia Street</div><div>Oakland, CA 94621</div><div><br></div><div>Build days run from NOON-MIDNIGHT(+) on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY and from 7-MIDNIGHT(+) on weekdays. There's also usually stuff going on outside of these hours as well - if you'd like to come by, just shoot us an email: <a href="mailto:volunteers@syzygryd.com" target="_blank">volunteers@syzygryd.com</a> Additional volunteer info can be found online at <a href="http://www.syzygryd.com/join-us/" target="_blank">http://www.syzygryd.com/join-us/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>We're looking forward to meeting you! Writing on behalf of the entire SYZYGRYD team and extended volunteer community,</div><div>- Slim</div><div><br></div><div>FAME! GLORY! PRIZES! - EMBRACE THE NEW! - LEVEL UP! - HELP CREATE BIG ART!</div>
<div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_12a735069af4f1ef" alt="4812918951_c68efa0b0a.jpg" title="4812918951_c68efa0b0a.jpg"><br></div><div><br></div><div>ps. Going to Burning Man? SYZYGYRD is also seeking volunteers to help with on-playa setup and tear-down. Email <a href="mailto:volunteers@syzygryd.com" target="_blank">volunteers@syzygryd.com</a>, or just come find us on the playa! Sculpture will be located at approximately 1/3-1/2 way between the Esplanade and the Man, on the 7:30 axis.</div>
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