Rochester, New York, USA
12.31.05 7pm-1am -> 1.1.06 2pm-6pm
Bush Mango Community Center (www.bushmango.com)
$5-$10 Recommended Donation (to help cover venue's costs) for New Year's Eve, $5 cost per person Sunday
Contact:
Matt Cross - 585.797.3244, matthewcross [at] gmail [dot] com
HOTEL:
East Avenue Inn, 384 East Ave, Rochester
585.325.5010
$89 per night for 2 Beds.
***BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW, HOTEL IS FILLING UP FAST!!!***
CONFIRMED ATTENDEES w/ CRASH / HOTEL ASSIGNMENTS:
Tom Mosher - Matt's house
Pengpeng Du - Matt's house
Josh Lewis - Hotel
Tommy Gartland - Hotel
Josiah Digges - Matt's house
William Digges - Matt's house
Pat Tallon - Matt's house
Paul Agostinelli - his house (crash space for one avail.)
Chris Dean - Matt's house
Mike Anello - his house
Aric McIntosh - his dorm
Greg Pestillo - Mike's house
Pat Thomsen - Aric's dorm
Dan Cyr - my house
Chris Miller - Hotel
Flash Gordon Bevier - Hotel
Josh Benham - Mike's house
John Brown - Aric's dorm
Ianek Regimbald - Mike's house
Simon-Consual Kolodenchuk - Mike's house
Mathieu Gauthier - Mike's house
Adam Greenwood - Mike's house
Waylon Lew - ??
Katya from NYFA - Hotel
Rizz from NYFA - Hotel
Justin Johnson - Aric's Dorm
Pat McGurran - Hotel
Jon Schneider - Hotel
Jarrod Barnes - Mike's house
Baxter - Mike's house
Jorden Moir - Mike's house
Andrew Ivanyo - Hotel
Andrew's Mom and Tommy's Mom! - Hotel
Deadly Tedly - ??
Chris Balch - Hotel
Benny Kellman - Chris B's Hotel room
Drew Martin - Chris B's Hotel room
Peter Bowler - Hotel
Brother Bowler - Hotel
Chris Kovacs - Aric's dorm
Hugh Callaway Martin - ??
Ken David - Mike's house
Zach Fourth - ??
Possible:
Peter Irish
Nate Pipenburg (NEEDS A RIDE!)
Zach Hoffa (NEEDS A RIDE!)
Chris Balch
Matt Churney
***CRASHERS!!!***
BRING SLEEPING BAGS, BED MATS, PILLOWS, ETC!!!!
We do not have a lot of couch space for you guys, so bring yourself something that will be moderately comfortable to sleep on. Please don't forget! Not having something decent to sleep on can really mess up your weekend.
SPONSORSHIP:
1 PengPeng Du 32 panel footbag
1 Tom Mosher 32 panel footbag
1 Ilja Mitrofanov 32 panel footbag
1 FootFighter 32 panel footbag
1 KoloSport T-shirt
KoloSport Footbags
ENOUGH RED BULL for EVERYONE!
When I read that Chilly Philly had been cancelled, I saw this as a great opportunity to bring the Northeast Shred Scene together in Rochester. Then, I started to think about venues, and first one that came to mind was Bush Mango.
Bush Mango is a local converted warehouse space in Downtown Rochester. It is host to African dance classes, huge drumming concerts, and drum circles. I've been to one of their drum and dance events, and it was more a community celebration than a concert.
I envisioned an event where drummers were jamming in a ring around the room, with the big space in the center filled up with awesome East Coast shred circles! I emailed the organizers, and yesterday, one said he was incredibly into it, and convinced the other two today! He wants to get all kinds of local media coverage, and make it a huge event with all the local drummers and their friends, and lots of local teens to check out the cool event. Basically, he's really into promoting this and making it a huge party and a community event.
The room is incredible, It's very spacious, flat, with hardwood floors. I'll take some pictures soon. It's beautiful, and just perfect for a huge freestyle footbag event.
They have offered it to us on New Year's Eve for FREE (waiving a fee of HUNDREDS of dollars) although there is the recommended donation mentioned above. On Sunday, that will just be jam day for footbag players. We'll have to pay about $5 a person to use the space from noon to 4, but once again, this is at a MASSIVE discount, and they just want to cover their heating costs. There will be drinks and snacks sold on site as well.
After we wrap it up at Bush Mango, we can party all night at my place! It's gonna be one all out crazy footbag style New Year's Eve party in Rochester, and I want to see all the Northeast scene players make it out!
WE HAVE CRASH SPACE!
Rochester is 3 hours from Kingston, 3 hours from Toronto, 4 hours from Albany, 6 from New York City, 6 from Harrisburg, 5 from Montreal!!! It's CLOSE!!!!
I need someone to design a t-shirt logo! I pictured a big African looking hand drum, and the skin on top looks like a 3 colored 32, and it's got some hip looking guy playing it, and maybe a silhouette of a paradox whirl on the front of the drum or something. All other ideas are cool, too, but I feel drumming should be included as well. Let's see some submissions!!
WHO'S WITH MEEEEEEEEE!?!?!?!??!
***IMPORTANT INFO FOR CONCERNED PARENTS AND FREESTYLERS:***
The footbag events at Bush Mango will be DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE. They are marketing this event towards local teenagers. I just felt that should be cleared up, because I know that some parents had their concerns.
The New Year's Eve party at my house will not be alcohol-free. A lot of the freestylers coming to this tournament are of age, and we'll want to relax and celebrate and ring in the new year with some beers.
I have been going to footbag tournaments since I was in my mid-teens, and I was never pressured by the older players to get messed up when I was younger. I feel that that attitude remains the same in the footbag community. No one has to drink to fit in.
If parents have concerns about the party (or any other matters), please feel free to call or email me.
it would definitely save money, at least....
looks like someone's gotta take that 3 hour drive! IT"S SO CLOSE!!!! GAAAHHHH!!!!