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Newbie from Southeastrn Oklahoma

2008-08-15T15:46:48Z

Just checkin' the site out to see who all was here. Looking to meet other people from across the state. I drive a truck so it's nice to have like minded people I can chat with while I'm out on the road. Looking to work maybe for the next five or six years and I'm out of here. I'm in the process of finding an old school bus to convert to a home and hit the road. I have a couple of friends that want to travel with me. Hitting the festivals and fairs and whatever I can to help make it out here and just meet up with all of America's wonderful souls out there! I can't wait to set out on my new life.

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Raise your hand

2008-07-25T06:20:26Z

Raise your hand if you are still here.

Also, someone stole my bike!

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Where are the Norman Oklahoma Burners?

2008-07-08T02:17:16Z

My brother and I are on a road trip across the country seeking out environmental solutions coming from the American heartland. We're here all week and we want to know where the burners are hiding around here? What's fun to do in this town? After a long day on the wind farm or at the storm prediction center we need to unwind.

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Spinner, visiting OK

2008-06-27T07:19:34Z

I'm a Texan, new to the spinning crowd.

I'll be up in Yukon visiting a friend July 5th through the 7th or 8th. I'm looking to see if there are any spinning events or gatherings, fire or not, in the area of Yukon or the great OKC. I'll only be visiting, but I'd love to meet some of my Oklahoman brethren (or sistren?) while I'm there, and to introduce my friend to the greatness of poi, hooping, and what-not.

Thanks for any info,

The Fez.

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Critical Mass?

2008-06-25T22:01:38Z

After searching and asking and asking and searching... There may or may not be a Critical Mass Bike Ride on Friday. It may or may not be starting around 5pm. It also may or may not be leaving from Sauced at the Paseo. I plan on being around at that time on my new used blue recumbent. Maybe a ride or maybe a piece of pizza. Either way I'm happy.

Sooooo..... hello?

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Paseo Drum Circle

2008-06-12T05:27:43Z

Is still happening... Friday nights, 8pm-about10:30pm or so. Woodchuck Chop Shop, Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City. I went for the first time in a few weeks last Friday and the drumming was AWESOME!

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Indy documentary film production seeks storm chasers & weather experts

2008-06-07T22:07:03Z

We're an independent documentary film production passing through Oklahoma on an environmental tour of the American heartland during the week of July 6th. We're seeking a qualified and enthusiastic weather chaser, meteorologist, grad student, scientist or other expert to take us out into the field and speak to us about severe weather.

Send me a message for more information if you're interested.

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Bedouin Cirque April 26th Norman, OK

2008-05-01T23:52:40Z

Early bird ends April 19th, workshops in tribal fusion with the dynamite duo of BellaNaTana from TX ! Hoop and Poi workshops with the Prairie Fire Spinners, and a show that night will have ya ready to run away with the circus!!
Check out www.banmala.org for registration and more information!

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Fraud Alert regarding North Coast Earth First! Aka NCEF! Media. Completely independent from any activist group!

2008-03-27T09:22:06Z

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NCEF! Media in Humboldt County Ca.(AKA NORTH COAST EARTH FIRST!), is accused of fraud and donation embezzlement. Caution! Do not support this lone wingnut's scam! Active and legitamate groups exist in the area. Caution! Do not be fooled by NCEF! Media and his fraudulent outreach. Shunka Wakan exists completely seperate from any active affinity group.

Read about how he perpetuated a lawsuit under the guise of EF! against a legitimate environmental nonprofit:

From: northcoastjournal.com/100407/...004.html

October 4, 2007

"Money On Trees"

Big cash nearly fell into Shunka Wakan's lap. Other Earth First!ers are kinda happy it didn't.

by Heidi Walters

As the jury trial for the civil suit Kathryn Miller v. the Trees Foundation puttered to a start last week inside Courtroom 3 at the Humboldt County Courthouse, Shunka Wakan — a key witness for the plaintiff — spent mornings sitting on the hard wooden benches in the long hallway outside the courtroom. During breaks, Miller's attorney Linda Mitlyng, would come out of the courtroom to join him. But otherwise, as other people and their legal affairs swirled around him in a warm, odiferous bath of humanity, Shunka sat alone. Or, sometimes, he stood alone, straight-spined, his small, stocky body swallowed by the huge, stiff blue suit out of which his newly shorn, razor-scraped bald head poked vulnerably — as if, at any moment, the suit could gulp once more and he'd disappear completely. Always, he clutched a paper folder with a wolf's face on its cover.

The North Coast Earth First! Media guru had shaved off his woolly rust-tinged brown hair and beard the night before jury selection started, after discussing it with attorney Mitlyng. Now, it took an uncertain moment to recognize him. Then, of course: Shunka's light blue eyes in the pink-pale face, Shunka's closed-lip smile, Shunka's trademark husky murmur, "Mm-hmm, for sure," in response to a comment.

In Courtroom 3, the amiable but no-nonsense Judge Christopher Wilson's domain, the fate of a $185,000 donation dangled. Would the plaintiff, donor Kathryn Miller, prevail in her claim that the defendant, the Trees Foundation, was not in fact the intended recipient of her generous gift? That Shunka Wakan's NCEF! Media Center and the treesitters were? Or would the Trees Foundation convince the jury that, in fact, the money was intended all along for Trees, with no instructions attached for funneling it elsewhere?

Richard Idell, left, who is defending the Trees Foundation against a lawsuit filed by Kathryn Miller, confers with Doug Wallace, community support coordinator for Trees. Photo by David Lawlor.

In her opening arguments, Miller's attorney, Mitlyng, said the case came down to "fraud and broken promises." "She believed [Trees] would hold [the money] in trust, for the benefit of North Coast Earth First!" said Mitlyng. The defense's attorney, Richard Idell, countered in his opening argument that the donation was an unconditional gift and Miller never wrote letters of instruction — as Miller claims she did. "Ms. Miller ... didn't do anything. She took the check [from her mother's estate] and flipped it over and wrote on the back, 'Payable to the Trees Foundation,'" said Idell.

Miller's claim sought the return of her $185,000, plus interest.

Out in the hallway, Shunka waited to tell his side of the story. Maybe he thought about the magical donation that never materialized, and now probably never would. Maybe he thought about the other times he'd been in this courthouse — dozens of times, along with other activists, often before Judge Wilson, answering to charges of trespassing and other forms of civil disobedience in the woods. Likely, he wondered when they were finally going to call him in to testify — it was taking forever in there. He'd even sent out an e-mail prematurely to the several hundred subscribers to his NCEF! online group erroneously announcing he would be first up to testify.

By the end of Friday's court session, Miller was still on the stand. Perhaps Monday it would be Shunka's turn. Whenever it was, he would be testifying on Miller's behalf; but he wasn't a party to the lawsuit. And in the end, after hearing all of the evidence, the jury would be determining who was telling the truth about intentions and letters of instructions. Shunka was just there to provide context and evidence in a contract dispute.

But to a number of forest activists, including a half dozen or so who appeared in the audience last Friday to watch the trial unfold, that context matters more to them than the legal questions. They say this lawsuit has placed a strain on the environmental community that could do as much damage as an ill-felled redwood that takes down other giants in its descent. They disapprove of the lawsuit, and they blame Shunka for it. And, they say, it's just another example of how Shunka has commandeered the North Coast Earth First! identity and used it for purposes that nobody else in the amorphous but consensus-driven local Earth First! movement has agreed to.

"For a lot of us, when we read about the lawsuit, this is kind of like Shunka on trial," said long-time forest activist Deane Rimerman last Friday, calling from Olympia, Wash. "And, to what extent is he worthy of that money?"

Kathryn Miller wanted her money to go toward saving trees, she said on the witness stand last Thursday. The slender 59-year-old was dressed in a pink print skirt and white sweater, with her gray-streaked dark hair pulled back into a neat, thin braid tinted slightly green. (Little did the jury know that Miller had spent the night in jail, in blue jail duds, and then had been "dressed out," in court lingo, in her street clothes before being escorted into the court by the bailiff. Miller had been arrested the week before, on Sept. 17, when she arrived in civil court for the pre-trial readiness hearing; according to the misdemeanor criminal charges filed against her, Miller allegedly had made annoying phonecalls to Barbara Ristow of the Trees Foundation all hours of the day and night.)

On the stand, Miller described how she became an activist. She remembered how, when she was a child in Orinda, her mother decided to stop spraying the beautiful oak trees on their property after reading Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. "And then, when my son was 9, we were watching the news on TV about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown. And my son said to me, 'I wish I'd never been born. I don't think I'll get to live a full life.'"

She protested the building of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. She started a peace action group in the late 1980s in San Jose. She did nonviolent protests at the Nevada Test Site. And in 1990, she came up with some of her fellow protestors to help set up the camp for Redwood Summer, and to take part in demonstrations. She's been on and off involved in Earth First! actions in Humboldt ever since, she said, including huffing in supplies for treesitters and huffing out their garbage. She'd also, at one point, bought a condo in Arcata.

In 2004, Miller sold her condo and bought an acre of farmland, already planted with coffee, in Guatemala. She put in fruit trees to shade the coffee. That same year, her mother, who lived in Sonoma, died. "The last time I saw her was in 2003," said Miller. "She told me when she died, she was going to leave me some money. I told her I'd use it to further my work for the forest. And she was pleased, because she loved the treesitters and the forest."

Shortly after learning of her mother's death, Kathryn Miller sought out Shunka Wakan in front of the food co-op in Arcata, where he "tabled" to raise funds for the North Coast Earth First! Media office — selling T-shirts, and stickers, offering pamphlets, accepting donations. She'd known Shunka for about five years, she said.

"I said to him, I was going to inherit some money: What was the best way to get that to the North Coast Earth First!?"

In the spring of 2005, Shunka Wakan was floating above the treetops. "I was so excited," the 32-year-old said in an interview a few weeks ago, sitting inside his tiny but colorful North Coast Earth First! Media office in Arcata, walls covered in art and topo maps — including one of Buckeye Mountain, where in 2000-2001, during the "Mattole Free State" action, Shunka and others hiked 14 miles through waist-high snowdrifts to save trees.

Kathryn Miller, he recalled, had come up to him excitedly as he walked along the sidewalk outside the Arcata Co-op and said, "I just donated $185,000 to North Coast Earth First!'"

She'd talked to him the year before about making the donation — she'd said she was anticipating an inheritance from her mother's estate, and she wanted to make a big donation to his group. He'd told her to make it through the Trees Foundation, which handled the NCEF! Media office's finances through an arrangement that had been established years ago. (The Trees Foundation is an umbrella organization formed in 1991 to assist smaller environmental groups. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, it can accept large, tax-deductible donations on behalf of affiliates, and provide professional resources. And it can lead large campaigns, like the one to save the Headwaters Forest back in the '90s.)

Well, now she'd finally done it.

Miller and Shunka agreed to meet at Fiesta Café in Sunny Brae, so she could tell him how she wanted the money spent: She wanted, straight away, for someone to organize a mediated workshop for the local Earth First! activists on ageism and sexism, issues she thought were fracturing the movement. And, she wanted the bulk of the donation to help support the forest activists who blockade logging roads and hunker up in ancient redwoods to fend off loggers' saws.

Not long after, Shunka was on his way to have lunch with some folks from the Trees Foundation, where they'd talk about Miller's wishes.

"Our media outreach was going to get a big boost," Shunka said. "The donation would keep the EF! office going for many years. So I walked into the Wildflower Café feeling elated, thinking we got all this money."

Barbara Ristow and Doug Wallace of the Trees Foundation were there. "I was super excited," Shunka said, "and I said, 'This is great, this big donation. Isn't it wonderful?' We ordered food, and still I'm all excited, talking about the money, but I notice they're looking nervously at each other. [Finally], they said, 'Well, we're just shocked that you think this money was for you.' And I was like, 'I just met with the donor, and that's what she said.' And they're like, 'Well, let's go ahead and plan the workshop and deal with that later.' I remember that, because it put me at ease."

After that, Shunka said he gave Trees a list of people he thought might benefit from the mediator-run workshop. "Some were people I knew had beefs with me, but I was willing to bring 'em into the circle and talk about it."

According to some vague accounts, the workshop was a disaster. One person who was there claims that Shunka, at one point, pounded his fists on the floor, blustered, then got up and stormed out, yelling as he walked away. Shunka says that's overblown.

"The letter from Kathryn Miller to Barbara Bristow said she wanted the mediation to be a safe place, safe to be emotional," he said. "And I think people are saying 'I freaked out.' The freak-out reports are exaggerated. It's just part of this ongoing character assassination. People say I was 'red-faced.' But my face is naturally red."

In late 2005, while Shunka was in Seattle, a friend called him from Arcata to say a woman had come by asking for the office key. She had a list of equipment she wanted to take away. The friend didn't give her the key.

When Shunka got back from Seattle, he discovered his reimbursement funds from Trees had been "frozen." He also learned about a letter someone in the NCEF! movement had circulated for signatures and then sent to Mark Knipper, who handled the Trees Foundation transactions for the NCEF! Media office. It said, in essence, "We don't want Shunka running EF!"

"I called the Trees Foundation," Shunka recalled. "I was sick, it was the middle of the winter, I'm trying to table, it's raining, it's cold. And Barbara Ristow told me, 'You just need to have a meeting [with the other Earth First!ers] and come to a group consensus on what the Trees Foundation funding should be used for."

The meeting never happened — nobody could agree to meet, said Mark Knipper, also in an interview last week. Knipper is a social worker and a long-time activist who had been the contact person between Trees and NCEF! Media. "So it ate itself," Knipper said. "And although I'm former Navy, a mariner, I said I'm not going down with this ship. So I divorced myself from it ... and signed it all back to Trees."

The NCEF! Media office was dropped from the Trees Foundation altogether.

Shunka and the NCEF! Media office never did see any of the big donation. Miller didn't even know that, he said, until she phoned him up in the summer of 2006, more than a year after she made the donation, to ask about a guy named "Jungle," who had been reported as missing on the NCEF! hotline. Miller was spending much of her time in Guatemala now, where she was raising fruit trees; after she'd made her big donation, Hurricane Stan had struck — she spent the ensuing year mopping up the mess.

First, Shunka told her Jungle was still missing. Then he told her about the money.

"I said, 'Yeah, they told me it wasn't for us,'" said Shunka. "And she said, 'I meant for all of it to go to you guys.' She sounded real upset. And I was like, 'I knew it! I knew it!'"

Shunka tried to sue Trees in small claims court, but it went nowhere.

Miller filed a claim against the Trees Foundation on Oct. 5, 2006, in Humboldt County Superior Court, seeking the return of the $185,000 plus interest so she could distribute the money herself.

And if she wins? "She may just spread it out more," said Shunka. "She's got tree planting ideas. Maybe she could buy a grove. She'd maybe not give it all to Earth First! this time. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Trees blew for us."

On an uncomfortably hot afternoon last week, four forest activists who'd agreed to an interview for this story — Jeff, Shaggy, Sparrow and Farmer — sat on the ground at the Arcata Marsh next to a log bench on which a teeming crew of red ants worked a splintered notch. Someone had come along here in 1999 and carved a grouping of faces — bearded, grimacing, possibly mourning faces — onto the log and signed it Daniel. The carving had been drenched in red paint, and burnished by years of sitters.

"It kind of reminds me of the memorial for Gypsy," said one of them. "With the red paint."

Gypsy was the forest name of David Nathan Chain, who in September 1998, during an Earth First! action at Grizzly Creek, was crushed to death by a tree felled by an enraged logger. Farmer, actually, was there — he was just 16, but had a year of activism already under his belt. And Shunka was there — it was Shunka's first forest action.

Farmer, Shag, Sparrow and Jeff first made it clear that they spoke for themselves alone, although they participate in various forest defense affinity groups: Farmer works for the Mattole Wildlands Defense Group now, watchdogging the California Department of Forestry for new timber harvest plans, and keeping an eye on a Pacific Lumber Co. watershed analysis. Shag, who saw his first redwood about five years ago, helps keep the Fern Gully treesit village in Freshwater functioning. Jeff, who grew up in the high desert, and fell in love with the woods, works with the Nanning Creek treesit just outside of Scotia, as well as other groups. Sparrow, who was drawn to forest action because the cultural landscape was "like a folktale" he couldn't resist, is with the Fern Gully affinity group. These groups are all part of the Humboldt Forest Defense Association, a collective with a website but no formal structure.

The HFDA sprang into being six years ago — about the time the entity called North Coast Earth First! had essentially dissolved. It would take a book to describe that drawn-out dissolution — a book of lost causes, won causes, waning media interest, Judi Bari's death, Gypsy's death, ego-spurred squabbles, interpersonal catastrophes, a war overseas, hurricanes. And while the HFDA activists might still cherish the Earth First! name — the movement — in their hearts, it's now been further complicated by what you might call the Shunka effect.

"I still feel in many ways solidarity with the greater Earth First! movement abroad," said Farmer. "But in this county, in this climate, if you say you're with the North Coast Earth First!, many people associate you with North Coast Earth First! Media."

Shunka revived the North Coast Earth First! office around 2002. And he did what previous office managers had done — tabled, put out news releases, wrote articles for other publications. But it wasn't like the old days, in the '90s, when hundreds of people were getting arrested in forest actions and the jail support phone and legal resources were in constant use.

Shunka first worked in an office in Eureka, then later moved to Arcata. He called his outfit the NCEF! Media Center. For a time, he and other "affinity groups" tried to work together. But he alienated some people. He took over the North Coast Earth First! website. He controlled the North Coast Earth First! email list of 300 or more subscribers to the news alerts. He sent out press releases on his own.

"I felt the North Coast Earth First! Media Center was a unilateral effort on Shunka's part," said Farmer. Whereas, in the old days, "spokespeople were decided on by the group. And if you wrote an article it was passed by everyone. I feel Shunka appointed himself spokesperson at some point."

Many also claim they've been subject to a lashing anger from Shunka.

"I won't work with him because I pledge nonviolence in my actions," said Shag. "I don't believe he pledges the same thing. He has exhibited violent behavior towards me and towards other activists in my presence."

"He's a bear," said Jeff, making claw-fists with his hands.

But the sad thing is, all of this infighting probably has done nothing to help the actual trees. And the mediation workshop Kathryn Miller wanted didn't fix matters. Now, there was her lawsuit.

"When I heard about this lawsuit, I thought, the Trees Foundation does not deserve to be attacked in that way," said Farmer. "There's much bigger issues that need to be dealt with — with Maxxam and old-growth logging. ...If you look at Fern Gully and Nanning Creek (the Bonanza timber harvest plan), there's hundreds of old growth acres still standing whose fate is unclear."

Shag put it more bluntly: "If [Miller] knew Shunka and wanted to get the money to North Coast Earth First! Media, she should've given it to Shunka. But if she was trying to get it to treesits and forest defense, then the money went to the right place.

"My problem is this whole representation thing. There's people in the trees — how do you know who to get the money to, to help them?"

Shunka knows that a lot of fellow activists aren't happy with his role in the donation dispute. He also knows how some people talk about him and say he's hard to get along with. "I'm just standing up for the truth," he said. "And people don't like it. To me, it feels like a small clique of people who don't like me. I feel a lot of love and support in this community."

He certainly doesn't come off right away as someone who's angry, or who lashes out, or who locks the office and doesn't let people in. Why, recently, he helped a young woman hook up with the treesitters so she could learn the ropes. (Shaggy said that's proof Shunka doesn't have direct connections with the people doing direct action; but you can't deny it's a connection.)

It's probably a bad idea to ask Darryl Cherney, one of the founders of the local Earth First! movement, what he thinks of Shunka Wakan, whose real name is Jason Wilson. (Shunka tells a story of how he was named by a Lakota medicine man on the banks of the Cheyenne River in South Dakota in 1995. "Shunka Wakan," meaning "great dog," is only part of it. There's a secret part after that — altogether, his name means "the humble man called horse.")

"Shunka's a wingnut," Cherney said over the phone last Friday, sounding cheerfully vitriolic. "I have a 10-verse song about Shunka."

Here are the last few verses:

Who's at the co-op spanging a donation
Shunka, Shunka
Who's got a lawsuit 'gainst the Trees Foundation
Shunka, Shunka
Shunka, Shunka
Who's gonna keep on fighting the fight
Shunka, Shunka
With four of his friends at swimmers delight
Shunka, Shunka
Shunka, Shunka (Shunka voice: It's the last of the revolution)

There's no other word for it but "mean." But Cherney and Shunka have history — not all of it sour. Cherney said Shunka laughed when he heard the song, at least the first time.

"I met Shunka in 1998," Cherney said. "And I know he knew Julia ["Butterfly" Hill, whom Shunka had come west to find]. That was a good thing, helping Julia. That was good Shunka."

Cherney had even pushed for Shunka to go to Houston to talk with Charles Hurwitz, whose Maxxam Corp. bought out the old Pacific Lumber company back in 1985 and quickly became the forest activists' number one villain. Shunka went.

But now? "The current status of Shunka and me," Cherney said, "is that Shunka has sent me five or eight or nine e-mails threatening to sue me. Shunka is a joke."

Cherney can talk for hours about the problems he's had with Shunka over the years. His main point, though, is what has Shunka done for the trees lately?

"My question is, where's your topo maps?" he asked. "Where's your wilderness preservation proposal? Where's your lobbyist team in Sacramento?"

It has to be that, on some level, even the people in the movement who don't like Shunka understand somewhat where he's coming from. So he's emotional. Passionate. Perhaps he's caught up so completely in the cause he can't let go. Or, who knows — maybe he's a phony, like he accused Knipper of being back in 2005.

But being a forest activist comes with perils beyond the obvious physical ones.

"I'm really trying to have compassion for Shunka, even though he's kind of attacked us," said Susy Barsotti by phone from Laytonville a couple of weeks ago. Barsotti is president of the Trees Foundation board, and she says the lawsuit has held Trees hostage, unable to function fully. "I've been mystified and dismayed that he's participated like this in the suit. But Shunka witnessed Gypsy's death. And I think he may have post-traumatic stress syndrome. I don't think he's recovered from it. And that can affect your behavior."

A number of people mentioned this, actually, about Shunka. And he often refers to Gypsy's death himself. In an article titled "What Luna has taught me," posted on the website of Julia "Butterfly" Hill's organization, Circle of Life, Shunka writes: "I decided to commit to doing ground support after witnessing the death of David Nathan "Gypsy" Chain on September 17, 1998 ... I remember looking across the valley as we hiked up that day, seeing the rolling hills of forests and clear-cuts, and thinking out loud, "That's why we're here!" Seeing Gypsy's life taken from him, and then seeing the corruption and lies of the Humboldt County Sheriffs ... really opened my eyes to the situation our old-growth forests face."

Later, he did ground support for Hill in her second year in Luna. And in the same article on her website, something else Shunka writes indicates how ready he was to devote himself to a cause: "Being on the support team was the top priority in my life, and I was happy knowing that everything else revolved around when I'd be needed for the next supply run. I never felt lost because I knew what I was doing. That was a feeling I had not felt in years, between feeling dissatisfaction with life in college, and then more dissatisfaction with life as a minimum-wage worker after college. Before joining Julia's ground support team I was unhappy, even to the point of tears, wondering if my entire life was going to be a minimum-wage nightmare ...."

Pure devotion, without benefit of a little hypocrisy, could drive anyone batty. Deane Rimerman, the activist from Olympia who said it is Shunka who is on trial, said it's not uncommon for intense, stressful movements like Earth First! to produce an army of walking wounded. And he's been around, in forest actions up and down the coast, for long enough to know; he was the one, in fact, who "got the maps and led the first hikers up to the hill" to the Gypsy Mountain campaign and Luna treesit.

"In the forest activist movement, there's very little that's rewarding," Rimerman said. "There's a lot of post traumatic stress syndrome. All of us get it. Once you've been through the court process, and the jail process, and seen 1,000-year-old trees get cut down that you really cared about and thought you could save — it's devastating."

That alone, setting aside the troubles with Shunka, could explain the many rifts that have occurred within the local EF! ranks over the years. Josh Brown, who moved to Humboldt in 1995 right before the peak of the Headwaters campaign, said one of the unique qualities of Earth First! is that it "is primarily a youth movement."

"A lot of people that come through are young, are passionate — and it's a wonderful thing," he said. They get thrown into leadership positions quickly — and then they get burned out. Many move quickly on to other things. Brown stayed in longer than most. "When I left [in 2001], I was 30 years old. And I'd been a full-time activist since I was 18."

Paradoxically, said Brown, the youthful draw and the departure of seasoned activists leaves the movement with "no elders to kind of sit around and coach the [new kids]."

The movement also draws strong personalities, he said. Tenacious ones, too, like Shunka's.

"Shunka, I think he really does have a big heart," said Brown. "And I think he does care for the forest."

Last Friday, following the morning session of Miller v. Trees, a group of the Humboldt Forest Defense Association activists stood on the courthouse steps talking. The door opened, and Shunka walked out and down the steps toward the group. They didn't greet him. After a time, he tried to talk to one of them, Jeff. Jeff walked away. Shunka followed him, then stopped and talked to another guy. Then he stood alone again.

From: northcoastjournal.com/101107/...011.html

"Trees Foundation Wins"

October 11th, 2007

The jury in the civil case Kathryn Miller v. the Trees Foundation decided in favor of Trees, after deliberating all day Tuesday. (See "Money on Trees," Oct. 4).

Miller is the long-time forest activist who inherited a bundle from her mother and then signed $185,000 over to the Trees Foundation. In her lawsuit, she claimed she had intended the money to be passed through Trees to one of its affiliates, North Coast Earth First! Media, run by Shunka Wakan. She claimed she had made her intentions clear, verbally and in writing, and that Trees had agreed to the conditions, then broken its promise and kept the money. Trees denied making such promises, and said it had never seen any letters or heard of instructions to give the money to NCEF! Media. (Also, somewhat relatedly, in criminal court on Tuesday Miller pleaded no contest to charges that she had made annoying phonecalls to Barbara Ristow of the Trees Foundation.)

So, that's that. Now, there are only the pieces to pick up.

For Shunka Wakan — featured in last week's Journal as a central figure in a messy nest of infighting that has fractured the current ranks of local Earth First!ians — it could be a long, lonely patching together of lost friends and broken alliances. Not only did he and Miller lose their attempt to retrieve her donation, but now he's been banned from the North Coast Co-op.

Yes, that happened last week. It was Thursday, around 4:15 in the evening, and two activists with the Humboldt Forest Defense Association were tabling — hawking brochures and such — outside the Co-op. It's an activity Shunka himself has spent many a day doing in that very same spot, raising cash to pay for his NCEF!Media outreach work and other causes. And, well, these two fellows, Jeff and Farmer, were on Shunka's shit list, now. They'd spoken gently, but unfavorably, about Shunka's doings in the North Coast Earth First! arena — said he lashed out at people, said he commandeered NCEF! resources, and so forth. Here's a snippet of Jeff's account of what happened, which he sent to the NCJ in an e-mail on Friday:

"Shunka was removed from the Arcata Co-op yesterday after a scuffle with myself and another activist around 5 p.m. Well, he wasn't exactly removed, but APD was called. He was asked to leave after threatening to flip over the HFD donation table while stating he was 'like Jesus in the marketplace ...'"

Sue Coulter, manager of the Arcata Co-op, recounted on Friday how an employee walking by heard the argument and went inside to get her. "So I went out to talk to [Shunka], because it's not the first time we've had problems," she said. "Most of the time, he's fine. Most of the time, I stick up for him." One time, she said, she even called the police to protect Shunka after someone had threatened him. "But he gets into arguments. I tried to talk to him. I told him to leave. ... He was causing a scene, right by the door, and I can't have it. He refused to leave. ... I said, fine. I went into the store. He followed me into the store, and he was still yelling at me, 'Oh, now you're going to call the police on me.'" Coulter called the police, but Shunka left before they arrived.

Shunka, waiting in the courthouse for the jury verdict Tuesday, said Coulter did indeed ask him to leave and he did, indeed, refuse to. As for the HFD tablers, he said he merely asked them why they had Trees Foundation literature on their table. "I said, 'Why do you want to represent these people?'" And then, he said, "Jeff accused me of embezzling — he said this in public. He said, 'You've embezzled thousands of dollars from the Earth First! movement through the years.' And I complained to one of the employees who was walking by. Because that's serious, accusing someone of embezzling."

But Shunka said the whole thing's yet another attack on him. "I don't consider I was yelling. We were talking. I'm an emotional person, I concede to that. I speak from my heart. I don't scream at people. I would love to — but I don't."

In his email, Jeff with HFD predicted Shunka would leave town within weeks, if not sooner. But at the courthouse, even before the verdict, Shunka said he wasn't going anywhere.

"I'm just going to continue to run the Earth First! office and continue to call Humboldt County home," he said. He's also going to write a letter to the Co-op, complaining about how he gets scapegoated and booted out of there even when other people, he says, are the culprits. And, as for the Miller v. Trees case, he said, he and Miller may now take their complaint to another venue.

-- Heidi Walters

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posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Grease Car for Sale.

2008-03-27T09:21:45Z

Here's a link to the add...

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/car/473046859.html

and a bit from the add...

I arrived in OK from California this summer with a 1981 300TD Mercedes Benz Sation Wagon. Has 324.5K miles on her, the last 10,000 of which were fuled by veggie oil. She has a strong engine and runs excellently in town and on the highway. She runs as good or better on biodiesel and grease than on diesel. The grease system is a custom two-tank system designed by Raw Energy out of San Rafael California. It is wired to run a pump off of the car battery for easy fueling behind restaurants or wherever you find good quality grease.

There is a motor oil leak near the oil pan and there are problems with windows and door locks. She has brand new AC and glow plugs. No radio. Tires and brakes are in very good condition. Will probably need a valve adjustment in near future. Call to discuss, see pics or meet.

Pictures are of: 1 - The wag, decorated for the 2006 Zero Carbon Parade in Berkeley, Ca last November. 2 - The 26 gallon tank (drive forever for free!) and pump system in the back. 3 - Close up of the user friendly pump intake end and nozzle end. 4 - Close up of the heated grease filter under the hood.
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Asking $4500. Happy to negotiate. Call 415-464-7794

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

Lily-White, Punk-Ass Oklahoma: F*** You

2008-03-27T09:16:32Z

I'm so sick of this shitty ass state. If I had the money I would surely get the hell out of here. I want to tell the world what a hypocritical, sad, and pathetic place this area of the country is. It is surely Bush country. If you are black and not "BORN_AGAIN", you can kiss legitimate employment good-bye. And the department of human services and aids to the poor are such a racket. Where does the money go? But I am sure to get a rise out of all you Okie-Fanokies with all your lily white sentiments about how great Oklahoma is.
Yeah. If you are religious and white.
To everyone else it is closed and intolerant. I used to wonder when I first got here why all the black people looked so defeated. Now I know. They have been beaten down for so long that they don't know whether they are living or just playing at living.
But Bush likes it here and until there is a regime change in Washington, black democrats like me are going to get the short end of the stick. But I will never sweet talk this shitty place.

Oklahoma can go to hell for all I care.

Gilton
And you can take that to the bank. A lot of bigoted and terribly stupid rednecks and cowboys. Oklahoma is to the United States what Turkey is to Europe. An embarassment.

posted in Oklahoma - 66 replies

Home for the Holidays...

2007-12-10T17:25:27Z

Making my first trip back to Oklahoma since 2002... haven't seen my family since then, outside of immediate family I mean. I was last there for my grandmothers funeral, who in one last act of defiance, died in August. Sure did enjoy carrying that casket in 100 degree weather with 85 percent humidity... hard to laugh along with her, but somehow I managed. I was born on her birthday so we kind of had this special bond throughout our lives, nothing wrong with being the favorite if someone was to play favorites. ;)

So I'm adventuring back at the end of this month to see my parents at their farm. I believe it's in Grant County... somewhere between Nash and Wakita.. a 160 acre farm that my father had grown up on. I try not to say my dad bought the farm that he grew up on... everyone thinks I meant he died. They moved back there when my dad retired three years ago ish. It's going to take a bit of acclimating coming from a town of 900,000 to spending a week at the farm, good chance to get in some extreme R & R. I may adventure to Enid to see some cousins... hoping they still have a titty bar.

I'm also excited to spend some time with my son who's been living in Ponca City for that last year and a half. He really loves the small town life after spending the last 7 in the Bay Area. He just got a job doing tech support for AT&T which I'm extremely excited about... not many tech jobs in that area.

Anyway... I was just rambling, excited to come home again. I haven't lived in OK since I think I was 5 although I have spent many summers there. Looking forward to seeing family and enjoying my mothers cooking... I'm hoping she still has some sand plum jelly to put on the biscuits in the morning.

Peace to all Okies... hope you have a safe holiday.

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Hi from Ada

2007-11-23T04:19:41Z

My name is Dawn, married , 3 kids. Awesome business.
http://www.senegence.com/face2face

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

Note From Tribe Founder- Please Read

2007-11-23T04:17:57Z

I need your help to get people in Oklahoma to my Blog Channels.
I have a toolbar TV thing I am working on. Come see my site and post a reply on my blog!

http://linkboxes.blogspot.com

Check out the Blog Channel, you can make your own!!

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Burning Oklahoma

2007-08-21T03:51:14Z

Any Burning Man-goers from Oklahoma on this Tribe? I'm the Burning Man regional contact for this area, and I've set up a web forum here: www.okburners.com

I'd love to hear from anyone in the area who's headed to the Playa next week!

Curtis

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

Jurisdictionary Club meetings in Oklahoma City

2007-07-26T15:22:38Z

The Oklahoma City chapter of Jurisdictionary Clubs of America meets at Coits Rootbeer Stand located at the corner of SW 24th and Western Ave. in Oklahoma City on the 2nd Thursday of every month. The meetings start at 7:00 P.M. sharp. We teach law and how to win in court without an attorney. We are an educational group. The meetings are free and there is no obligation to buy anything although most of us get there about half hour early to eat our evening meal. Coit's appreciates the business.

If you would like to find out more you can always call Bill Bauer, the chapter president at 405-616-7901

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

oklahoma city

2007-07-24T01:04:28Z

what is your favorite thing to do in okc?

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

For Sale - Tony Little's Gazelle

2007-06-16T17:10:38Z

http://www.fitnessquest.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=fq/itemdetl.html?item=13450VFQ
Like New - LCD readings... includes 3 workouts and cup holder - $150.
Pick up ... located in central OKC
email - joy2dai@yhaoo.com

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

Owner Finance- 10% down and you have your own HOME!!

2007-03-29T18:41:08Z

Hidden Valley is an Oklahoma based company offering some
300 building sites at bargain prices. Hidden Valley will finance
your acquisition no matter what your credit is like, if you have
a steady job, and a small down payment. Our lots are located
in each quadrant of the city, and with aprox. 100 half acre lots
in the country. If you are looking for commercial or industrial
lots we offer some 50 lots that are zoned commercial and/or
industrial or could be zoned for the use.

Attn: Builders

All of our lots are buildable, most have: water, sewer, gas and
electric and are ready for construction. The lots range in price
from $6,500 to $18,500 some with $500 down payment, this
allows for you to have the bank put up the cash and maintain
liquidity in your own business.

We will consider subordination for the right builder,
subordinating our position to a secondary position and
having the payoff come out of the loan when the home sells to
a third party. Discounts are available for the acquisition of
multiple building sites.

If you need lots for construction, especially for low to middle
income homes we have them.

Call Chaz Davis 405-455-2134

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Free Green Lemon video webcast on 3-29

2007-03-27T18:43:11Z

Catch Green Lemon's show this Thursday night, 3-29-07, on a live webcast from The Soapbox in Wilmington, NC! This band of Oklahoma natives has been making big waves in the jamband world and gaining a fanbase from coast to coast. Groove right along with us from anywhere in the world. Just go to http://www.themusictreehouse.com/concert/ and select the stream from The Soapbox. The show should start around 11:00 pm Eastern Time.

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Green Lemon live webcast on Saturday 3-23-07

2007-03-18T23:58:47Z

Oklahoma band, Green Lemon, is on tour and you can catch their live show at The Pour House in Charleston, SC in cyberspace this Saturday night! Go to www.charlestoncrystalball.com and look for the webcast link. The show should start around 10:30pm Eastern time.

www.charlestoncrystalball.com

http://www.greenlemonband.com
http://www.myspace.com/greenlemon

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Drum Circle at the Art of Yoga

2007-03-15T21:03:30Z

PASEO DRUMMING CIRCLE

PLACE:
Art Of Yoga
2920 Paseo Drive
Oklahoma City, Ok
( Phone: 609-6566 )
http://www.yogaokla homa.com/

DATE:
Friday, March 16th, 2007

TIME:
8:00pm - 10:30pm

FEE:
None!!!

HEALTH BENEFITS:
All!!!

Drumming resets our Natural Bio-Rhythms, which returns
us to the correct pattern for proper cellular growth,
which in turn develops the entire Brain/Body System
according to it's perfect DNA Design.

BRING YOUR OWN SEATING.

No prior experience or rhythm required.
Everyone is welcome!!!
Didgeridoos And Shakers Encouraged.
( Extra instruments will be available. )

For More Info Re: Drumming Circle Contact:
Faith At
Hum_Drum_Health@ Yahoo.Com

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

whats up?

2007-02-21T02:16:11Z

this is the Bluedemond im new here, is everyone ready for FRIDAY??!!!!!

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Wooo wooo weee

2007-02-19T17:01:13Z

Earth Quakes in OKC.....those folk in CA are scared of tornados. We're not scared of quakes are we ?

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

casting call - Rocky Horror in OKC

2007-02-15T06:02:52Z

Below is a casting call for an amateur Rocky Horror cast to perform during the movie at Soonercon 2007. I thought there may be a few interested parties on the board.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Don't Dream It, Be It!

We're looking for cast and crew for a one-night only Rocky Horror showing at Soonercon 2007.

Want to release your inner Brad? Is there a Columbia in you begging to be free? Let it all out at Soonercon 2007.

This is an open call for an (obviously) non-paying amateur production. Soonercon is showing the film, we need you to strut your stuff. The show date is Friday, June 8th, around midnight-ish, with three cast practices (dates TBA) to be held in March, April, and May, in Oklahoma City.

For consideration, send a quick note referencing "Rocky Horror at Soonercon" to "ivarr.brokksson@gmail.com". Include any previous Rocky Horror and other acting experience, character or position desired, headshot or previous production pics, and contact info. Final casting will be completed by February 17th, 2007.

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

intro stuff

2007-02-08T21:00:04Z

I just joined this tribe last night, so I thought I'd give a quick intro.

My name is Katharine (Kathy), I am 26 years old, live in Edmond, and just recently graduated from OSU-Stilwater with a degree in Studio Art, Russian, and a minor in Art history.

Things I like about OK.

-big sky
-lots of wind
-open spaces
-crazy weather
-nice people
-my family
-i can depend on a nice person pulling over and helping me change my tire if it every blows (again)

Things I dislike:

-not so much cultural stuff to do as I'd like
-poor eating habits of most of OK
-lack of fresh tropical fruit
-crazy weather
-allergens
-the poverty and small mindedness in a lot of areas.

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

All Eyez on Oklahoma

2007-02-02T18:20:08Z

It seems whenever I turn of the TV or watch the national news, I hear our state mentioned.

- Mike Brown (former FEMA) is from Edmond
- The new LPGA commissioner is from OKC – Carolyn Bivens
- American Idol – Carrie Underwood
- One of the largest digital entertainment companies – Creative Labs, Stillwater, OK
- The current #1 selling CD – Kanye West mentions Oklahoma as a place to retire, Track 9, Gone
- New Orleans Hornets temporary home for one year – OKC Ford Center
- Most talked about male celebrity – Brad Pitt (born in Shawnee)
- Most famous gymnast Nadia Comaneci from Romania lives in Norman
- Big Brother 5 runner-up – from Durant
- America’s Next Top Model Cycle 4 runner-up – Kahlen
- Toby Keith has been on a couple of award shows
- Reba McEntire’s tv show started the new season last week

Who have you noticed from our state in the national spotlight?

posted in Oklahoma - 32 replies

Art Classes?

2007-02-01T22:30:14Z

I am wondering if anyone knows about or has suggestions about art classes in or around OKC? I'm looking to expand my skills. Thanks in advance.

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Fire Spinners Needed

2007-01-15T03:48:07Z

A friend was wanting me to try to contact any local fire spinners that might like to help out with this so if you are one or know one please pass this info along with the contact email!
Chalice Circle CUUPs 1st Annual Beltane Faire
To benefit NUUF
April 28, 2007
1st Annual Beltane Faire on April 28th, 2007, from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. at 1309 W. Boyd (Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship), with a special collection of vendors and truly magical entertainment.
Contact Catherine medeasbrew@yahoo.com if your interested, my dance partner and I will be performing and bringing a few of our fire toys, lets hope the weather is good!

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Help I live in Duncan!

2006-12-07T23:00:15Z

Hey anyone want to chat about oklahoma and stuff to do around here? I live in Duncan ...... eeek!

I should write a book, fear and loathing in Duncan.

posted in Oklahoma - 15 replies

Oklahoma Sooners - Conference Football Champions!!

2006-12-07T02:34:47Z

Did you know this is OU's 40th football conference championship? They average a major win every 2 years.
Read more here --> http://tinyurl.com/y9ckex

Congratulations to everyone on the team and the sponsors. Woohoo!

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Drummers Wanted!

2006-12-04T20:54:29Z

Let's play in my backyard in Mustang! I used to drum in Woodstock, NY and I MISS IT!!!! Please join me! Beets

posted in Oklahoma - 51 replies

Homes

2006-12-04T20:50:16Z

Has anyone seen those 1-800-2 sell homes commercials? They are soooo bad. So bad there funny. God bless the Oklahoma accent.

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

Favorite Place in OKC

2006-11-28T00:03:39Z

What is your favorite place to go in Oklahoma City Area?

Mine is the Maclanburg (spelling issues) park out on Memorial Road and Rockwell. I love it that it is not so groomed and nature is abundance. This has been one of my favorite places since childhood.

How about you?

posted in Oklahoma - 12 replies

Green Lemon Post-Thanksgiving Concerts in Tulsa and OKC

2006-11-24T19:03:05Z

Oklahoma natives Green Lemon are home for the holiday and will be hosting two big Thanksgiving after-party concerts. On Friday night the band will perform at the historic Blue Dome Roadhouse in Tulsa. And on Saturday night, their biggest show of the year will take place at Farmer's Market in OKC.

So skip those turkey leftovers and dodge the relatives who are making you doubt the wisdom of too much family togetherness and make it out to one of these shows! The Blue Dome Roadhouse is located at 311 E. Second Street in Tulsa. Farmer's Market is located at 311 S. Klein.

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Live Stream from OKC businesses.....Sell your stuff!!

2006-10-06T05:01:37Z

JOIN OUR THE NETWORK WE ARE BUILDING ITS FREE

----Dock the Chat room to the left,so you can see player and Chat----- if we are not on live our Videos come up.
This Online Channel has all kinds of programs some live , some not. I will show you how to set all of this up!
I am looking for people who want to form a network of channels and live streams...heres the cool part , its FREE!!

http://gabbly.com/http://freway.21publish.com

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Looking for a party DJ

2006-09-20T05:03:54Z

I'm looking for someone to run music for a Halloween party fundraiser I'm hosting. The group can't pay much, but it is an opportunity to promote. Contact me here on Tribe for details.

Ivarr

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Okies on the Playa?

2006-09-04T05:17:18Z

If there are any of you coming out to Burning Man be sure to look me up and I'll buy you a drink. I'll be camping at Pink Flamingo Lounge at 4:30 and Anxious... we're serving happy hour, with DJ's (breaks, DNB, Jungle) and a stripper pole.

Former Okie from Enid

LJ

(I prefer to say I'm a recovering Okie, heh)

posted in Oklahoma - 7 replies

Summer's last gasp...

2006-08-31T05:53:20Z

Well, this is it, the last weekend of the summer season. I know the season doesn't officially turn until the equinox, but for all intents and porposes this is the end.

I will be heading out to Lake Eufala for the weekend, to hang out with family at Terra Star campground. It's pretty cool, mostly old folks gettin' their groove on, but we usually go out there with my grandparents every year over Labor Day weekend. It's lots of fun for my kiddo, and I like to see the generations mix and mingle. I must be getting old, I guess... LOL.

What's on everyone else's agenda?

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Hello from Oklahoma Bodypainter, photographer and artist

2006-07-31T07:07:32Z

My name is Bryan. I am a artist of all sorts as the subject entails. I just wanted to introduce myself and see how many other artsy people were on here from Oklahoma.

I have some of my work in my photo album on here. Also on my website. so if you want the link just let me know.

Sincerely,
Bryan Crump

posted in Oklahoma - 11 replies

Drum n Bass?????

2006-07-26T18:17:27Z

I'm moving out to OKC to attend the OU's med school and want to know if there are any drum n' bass Djs out there that throw parties or just like to spin recs. I'm bringing my decks out from Humboldt county with what records I can salvage. Please tell me there is a scene out there. If there's not please tell me there's someone out there interested in starting one. I have to play and dance.
tim

posted in Oklahoma - 5 replies

IHC

2006-07-24T05:55:41Z

A great free resource for students and faculty is www.ihomeconnect.com. Detailed housing pages with no sign up required to view and contact ad owners. You have more control over your listing, including it's creation and expiration dates. Great for realtors who are short on time!

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Best of OKC

2006-07-22T21:02:39Z

The Oklahoma Gazette's 2006 "Best of OKC" poll is out. You can vote online at the link below. While you are there, don't forget to vote for Green Lemon as the Best Local Performing Group! If you aren't familiar with Green Lemon, do yourself a favor and take a listen at http://www.greenlemonband.com or http://www.myspace.com/greenlemon.

http://www.okgazette.com/inexSurveyor/survey_show.asp?sid=84

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Live music still heard in OKC?

2006-07-22T20:59:49Z

I've been staying at home 'nesting' with my old man and little girl for a good, long time.....
I really used to enjoy the live music scene in Norman, but it became pretty homogenous when the Powell family took over campus corner and the Town Taven became a sandwich shop. Does anyone know where to find really good rock, metal or new and creative live music in Norman or OKC anymore?

Thanx, Kids!
Morgan

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

Building up the dance scene in OK!!!!

2006-07-10T14:14:57Z

Greetings, I just moved back home to Tulsa from Tucson and I bringing the scene with me! I'm putting together a crew to start throwing dance parties here in Tulsa, and Oklahoma in general. We've already got the lighting and sound systems all lined out but we still need more dj's and a set of turntables to hook up to the system.

We may even be able to round up enough equipment to throw events on the scale of 3 stages if we can find enough DJ's and turntables. Making connects between the Tulsa and OKC scene is a big goal of mine since we have such a small scene in the state banding together will only help us to grow.

The name of the crew is Our Scene Productions and right now we need DJ's, Tables, Contacts, and promotors, and any one who can help. Step up the plate, WE need YOU for OUR SCENE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Allen

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

Burner hang out wanted

2006-07-10T14:10:45Z

Hey guys, burner out here in San Diego! I will be traveling to...uh...eh...khm...Tulsa...for a conference and I just wanted to know if there is anything cool-burner-related going on in early July (9-13). I can play african djembe (if there are drum circles) fire spin (I'll definately bring my poi with me). I love connecting to Burners everywhere! ( and I will be bored out of my mind sitting in my hotel room with nothing playalicious!) lmao

Thanks

Katya

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

I am looking for people who want to blog for income in OKC

2006-06-11T18:34:52Z

You would be a part of my blogzine and have your own blogs with the same template and be a part of our blogzine

www.chazdavis.blogspot.com

EXAMPLE OF ONE OF MY BLOGS

PANTERA VIDEO BLOG

http://sayyoulikeit.blogspot.com/

posted in Oklahoma - 6 replies

Its the weekend - what are you doing?

2006-05-28T16:05:57Z

I went to my sister's graduation at Langston University this morning! Woo hoo! http://www.lunet.edu/

Next...
I'm going to pick up some free comic books - http://www.freecomicbookday.com/ Today only!
Yard Dawgz game tonight - http://www.okcyarddawgz.com/

I work tomorrow. Hopfully I can sneak in a movie - Ask the Dust - at the MOA. http://www.okcmoa.com/Film/p/6802/Default.aspx

You?

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

Okla. Set to Lift Ban on Tattoo Industry

2006-05-26T06:55:38Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060503/ap_on_re_us/tattoo_ban

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Legislature gave final approval to a bill Wednesday to legalize the tattoo industry in Oklahoma, the only state that prohibits the trade.
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The Senate voted 29-15 for the measure, which now goes to Gov. Brad Henry. The House approved the bill last month.

"Public health officials have urged the governor to sign the legislation so they can legalize and regulate the practice, and he is inclined to do so," said governor's spokesman Paul Sund.

posted in Oklahoma - 7 replies

Passing though

2006-05-21T23:39:38Z

im passing thought next week. i'll been hanging around for a week between Lawton and OKC. Anyone wantto help me get into some trouble?

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

www.shaimus.com

2006-04-26T23:23:07Z

check out one of the hottest up and coming bands in the nation. You might know some of their music from the hit PS2 game Guitar Hero...

www.shaimus.com

go to the website to find out about their upcoming shows and summer tour.

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

hello new to tribe

2006-04-17T18:48:14Z

hello everyone. I am new to the tribe and just recently moved back to Oklahoma City from San Francisco.

posted in Oklahoma - 6 replies

burningman?

2006-04-16T18:46:35Z

how many of us here go to burningman or burningman events?
are there anything going on here in oklahoma?????

posted in Oklahoma - 30 replies

Medieval Fair This Weekend!

2006-04-12T21:33:55Z

http://medievalfair.occe.ou.edu/index.html

Come one, come all... it's free, it's fun. See you there!!

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

Oklahoma Band - Green Lemon - Up for a Jammy Award!

2006-02-25T22:14:42Z

Oklahoma native band Green Lemon has been nominated for the 2006 New Groove Jammy award! Help support the home fries by voting now! The awards ceremony will be held at Madison Square Gardens in NYC on 4-20 with performances by Blues Traveler, Peter Frampton, Dweezil Zappa, Steve Kimock, moe. and many more. Help put the Edmond boys there by voting for them in the last category on the ballot. You must vote in at least 5 categories for your vote to be tallied. Vote now at www.jammys.com/survey/index.php.

www.greenlemonband.com

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Feb 10 - Belly Dance SuperStars

2006-02-06T20:59:45Z

www.bellydancesuperstars.com

or buy tickets at: http://www.zooamp.com/index.html

It's a must see, of course. Rachel B, Ansuya, Petite Jamila, Sonya, Adore, Jillina... who could ask for more?

Jennifer, you going to be there?

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

So...it's almost Valentines day...

2006-01-28T07:14:01Z

yes it's over commercialized but lets admit that its so much fun to buy that special someone in your life something unique for V-day! My new website may be the perfect place to find something fun and romantic! Many of my items are wax hand cast, sterling silver little buddhas, rings, earings, pendants, belt buckles and so much more! :)So come by and see if anything interests you! www.fullcirclecreation.com

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Hornet's Tickets...a bit pricey?

2006-01-22T06:05:38Z

When I went to visit mom I thought it would be great to go see the Hornets play or the ice hockey team...but noooo wayy was I going to pay $75 and how in the world did these games sell out sooo fast ????

Fortunately, it was great weather up until yesterday (snow? finally! ) and we went to Tulsa instead....

posted in Oklahoma - 8 replies

Edgar Cruz & Flamenco dancers, OKC

2006-01-18T00:42:42Z

I saw him at the UCO Jazz Lab before Christmas. It's quality live entertainment.
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1/30 UCO Jazz Lab w/Ruben & Dancers 8:00pm 100 E. 5th Edmond OK 359-7989 ext 273 $7

1/31 Galileo's w/Ruben & Dancers 8:30pm 3009 N Paseo Okla City OK 405-415-7827

http://www.edgarcruz.com/publicperformances.html

by the way, hello Oklahoma tribe

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

NYE at Bricktown

2005-12-30T19:21:22Z

whats going on for this weekend there????

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

House Sharing - Shawnee, Oklahoma.

2005-12-29T21:54:23Z

We are interested in finding a room-mate that wants to be a part of a unique household. We hold occasional dance, drumming, Jewelry and costuming classes as we are a part of the The Society for Creative Anachronism and would prefer someone who is open to that.
http://www.sca.org/

"The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our "Known World" consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which may feature tournaments, arts exhibits, classes, workshops, dancing, feasts, and more. Our "royalty" hold courts at which they recognize and honor members for their contributions to the group."

We also do many Medieval, Rennissance and other Art faires.
We are a household of 4, a couple and 2 kids 7 & 17.
Husband does Specialty Courier and Wife is an Artist.
One child is in 2nd grade and the other is in college.
We would welcome a Single parent or a couple with kids.
I would be willing at times to share caring for the children, if this helps the single parent...we can discuss trades.
I would also be open to a Student(s).
Email me through the tribe and we can set up a time and place to meet.
Thanks Jennifer

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

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2005-12-21T18:08:34Z

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posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Care for a Dark Venture?

2005-11-23T04:49:28Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/darkventures

A network of Artists, Philosophers, Entrepreneurs and Rubesque Romantic Women.

Expressions are of Art, Music, Literature & Culture.

Dark Ventures is NOT responsible for connected tribes.

Unless it is hateful I will not delete threads.

Roadie
Dark Ventures

posted in Oklahoma - 7 replies

What will it take?

2005-11-23T04:05:32Z

Calling all fellow "Oklahoma" tribe members. ........
What will it take to get some activity and interaction going on about this tribe?

There have been all sorts of topics thrown out lately with little or no comments.

Please if you have a topic to ponders as Okies, list it, lets interact.

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

main photo

2005-11-22T13:41:21Z

hey everyone, I know I am new and all......can we put a photo on the main photo for this tribe? I vote for the Oklahoma OK.

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

turkey trot

2005-11-21T20:39:47Z

Does anyone know if there is going to be a "turkey trot" at Lake Hefner this year? I'm new to Oklahoma City and I overheard someone talking about it. What a way cool way to start the day.

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

action figure parts in oklahoma

2005-11-21T07:51:11Z

Hey I am new at this type of posting and such. I am a person who has collected lots of action figure parts including lots of accessories and trying to figure out a way to connect to some customizers that might be interested in trading for some loose action figures not yet customized but in good condition. I live in in oklahoma and will trade for all kinds other than fast food figures.
Just let me know I have about 50 lbs of all kinds from tmnt to wrestling, and misc parts. small GI joes etc.

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Myspace anyone?

2005-11-18T13:13:54Z

anyone on ,myspace??

http://signup.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=join&rID=671389&iID=1CC9C6EC-9708-4ACC-B8B4-F9B4F7B2B94E

posted in Oklahoma - 6 replies

Movie Extras Needed

2005-11-15T04:21:46Z

I saw this in another group and thought someone here might be interested:

This weekend we are shooting a new short-film directed
by award-winning filmmaker SHOGO. We need extras for a
few scenes in downtown Oklahoma City.

Our biggest need for extras is on Saturday morning
(September 17th). This is a non-paying gig. But it
should be fun and the movie is going to be really
cool.

If you are interested, please contact us (chrissharpe
[at] mac.com) and let us know how to contact you.

posted in Oklahoma - 4 replies

We need creative people in oKC for indie TV and Radio

2005-11-15T04:19:42Z

http://www.myspace.com/ChazR

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Green Lemon show October 29th

2005-10-28T00:51:23Z

Everyone should come check out the Green Lemon show on October 29th. It's at Bricktown Live in OKC with Reido as the opening act. Hope to see all you motherfuckers there.

-Steve

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

Hornets NBA Tickets

2005-10-27T20:18:39Z

If anyone needs to sell their Hornets tickets for any game, please post here. I know several people who would like to score tickets at a good price.

Thanks.

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Fire play in OK

2005-10-22T02:56:07Z

Ok, I need people, places, etc. where fire play is the order of the evening...

I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in Bartlesville that spins fire and its GETTING LONELY!!!!!!

I have inspired a few people to start practicing, but you know how that goes... So Tulsa? OKC? Who What When Where?

posted in Oklahoma - 6 replies

What the Deal?

2005-10-14T15:54:58Z

So Ive been hearing about Normanites going around calling Norman "Nompton"--I guess trying to equate it with Compton CA. Why?
-Do they now have a huge drug epidemic as the result of gov't proliferation?
-Is there a rising gang problem with scores of ppl killed?
-Is there a huge crime wave?
-Are there shots fired every night?
-Are there ghetto birds flying overhead at all times of the day and night?
-Are the police corrupt and racist and sadistic, tarnishing the name of the actual good cops?
-Is Norman in a prime real estate area that was once a bustling African-American community but now turned into a crappy neighborhood due to aforementioned drugs and crime?

Or is this the result of some wanna-be kids trying to be cool by ACTING like theyre in some fucking movie or video or song about an oppressed urban warzone? Just because they can snort some powder, hit a joint, sell rocks, dress the part, put rims on cars, and whatever else is in their handbook doesnt mean shit. Or if they are really real about it then they can take over OKC and the meth trade in Moore too

"Them knew it...but them cannot do it"---Bob Marley

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

Da Bomb

2005-10-05T17:44:40Z

What the hell's going on in Norman?!? Suicide bombers? Sounds like that town is gettting hot--hotter than cayenne pepper. Hell, hotter than Muskogee even!

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

new

2005-09-28T05:05:23Z

hello...new to the tribe...i was raised in ardmore, but i live in healdton now...anyone nearby???

posted in Oklahoma - 6 replies

Me on Jeopardy! rerun tomorrow!

2005-09-27T19:13:05Z

Hey Fools,

This lily-white punk ass from Oklahoma will be on Jeopardy on channel 4 tomorrow at 3:30 pm. Watch me do OK enough to get a wildcard to the semifinals!

posted in Oklahoma - 3 replies

Hornet come on over...

2005-09-23T00:00:15Z

It should be a good boost to the local economy for the Hornets to be playing in Oklahoma City...wow, professional basketball...sounds exciting!

posted in Oklahoma - 1 reply

RedMan Triathlon 2005

2005-09-20T21:15:41Z

I'm a runner, but I can't see myself running 26.3 miles at one time. A triathlon is 2.4 miles swim, 112 mile bike ride, And a 26.3 mile run. Whew! I'm volunteering to witness it firsthand.

Anyone competing?
http://www.redmantriathlon.com/

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Back to Work in my field in Oklahoma

2005-09-19T23:02:59Z

Looks like the five year nightmare is over. Just hired back in the computer field for a premier computer outfit here(Name I will not disclose) and so I throughout the ordeal my fortunes have taken a turn for the better.

What a test.

Will Oklahoma make a place for me?

Gilton

posted in Oklahoma - 5 replies

Where is everbody from?

2005-09-11T16:47:22Z

Lawton/FT. Sill here.

posted in Oklahoma - 52 replies

CityBeach

2005-08-23T17:45:38Z

A new volleyball business is open. Has anyone been yet, and would there be interest to start a league from tribe.net?

i love volleyball.

www.citybeachokc.com/

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

looking or weekend hiking buddy

2005-08-10T14:33:35Z

would like someone (or more) to hike the trails at Wichita Mountains (up to 15 miles available). 08/06 or 08/13 - BYOG (bring your own granola) LOL!

dayhike

the bison roam freely there
hope you can climb a tree

:-)

posted in Oklahoma - 2 replies

Hot Dj's

2005-07-25T15:53:00Z

Utopia Productions and Dark Ghost Records are proud to present Dj's Lance Phillips, South Paw and Decibel. These guys are absolutly amazing. They have been tearing up dance floors for over five years and have recently began to tour in the U.S. From house to breaks to jungle to old school booty house they will always have the crowd on their feet begging for more! They have performed with Sharaz, Huda Hudia, Baby Anne, Jon Bishop, The Brain Bashers, Deisel Boy, Icey and many more.
All three have new releases coming out soon and have promos available to ship immediatly. We are looking at adding some more dates to their booking schedules. Anyone interested in reciving promos please contqact us at Utopiapro@comcast.net.

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Check this out!!

2005-07-22T00:52:44Z

http://www.xanga.com/chazman80

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies

Visiting from San Francisco

2005-06-29T15:32:28Z

I’m in OKC and Lawton for a week and just thought I would send a quick shout out t see if there is anyone around interested in hanging out and showing me a good site or two (or perhaps a club).
I’m 25
I work in fashion and costume design back home
Also Dance professionally.

Message me if you’re interested

~ Ryoga

posted in Oklahoma - 0 replies