t shirt pics

[jonathan danh]

couillones, 

we gotta figure out a day when we can take the pics for our t shirts. there is class tomorrow but i cant make it. do we know whats up for the next coming weeks? i read gamo is doing  a new class on mondays? are you guys attending that one too?

btv

[filote]

Hi Jonathan,

I'm planning on attending both, I'm guessing that Ricky, Monica, and
Taka are, can't say for others.

There is a facebook page for Quimbanda (this group). Could you explain
to this techno dinosaur the pros/cons to using the Google Group chat
vs FaceBook Group page?
Just wondering...I tend to not use mobile - just desktop.

filote

[jonathan danh]

simply because not everyone has facebook (or am i the only one?), this isalso  what we use to chat with capoeira peeps and its working just fine! 

[Takanori Taira]

Well I tell you what Jonathan. You are the only one. 

[jonathan danh]

i'm such a looser... anyway, we do have class next week?

[jorge gonzalez]

Only cool people are on facebook. Hi Jonathan!!!

[fernando ix]

you freaked out couillon!, come on come back to facebook!, we miss ya every day wey!

[jonathan danh]

fernando : i had that discussion with jorge before already, and i had the last word : www.lamebook.com

[Alison Barnes]

Hey BTV,

I'm almost positive this will be the last class for 2010 since Abada is closing the next 2 weekends for the holidays.

We should get together sometime soon though!

Batida

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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:59:48 -0800
Subject: t shirt pics
From: jonath...@gmail.com
To: quimbanda-...@googlegroups.com

[Jorge Gonzalez]

Booooo!!! Now you are making it sound like we got in a fight about it which we didn't cuz I would have the last word cuz I always win cuz I'm always right. 

Sent from my iPhone

[Takanori Taira]

It's just irritating that we have to use e-mails only for you. There have been videos etc posted there like every week. 

Why don't you come back but disable everything like tagging, wall, everything so that at least you can access to the info there but people can't include you in all the junks you hate? We never use this email anyway except this time. 

[Jorge Gonzalez]

Lol Taka!!! You've met Jonathan, right?  His mind is set and he is stubborn and the more you pester him the least likely he is to do it just to show you up and prove a point. Anyone telling him to do something he doesn't wanna do is just wasting their time. So meh!!!

Sent from my iPhone

[jonathan danh]

thank you jorge!

im more and more amazed to see how much this facebook has taken over your lives! but taka, if it's too much effort to use emails instead of facebook, why dont you organize a photoshoot for everyone on facebook, and text me about it, if texting is not too much to ask?! 

other than stupid drama, yes, i do think we should get together for another game night if people are down. im going to see tricky from massive attack at the independent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b29-MYEBTLg&feature=related next tuesday if you guys are interested.

any plans for NYE anyone?

[jorge gonzalez]

Lol like I said, I'm always right.

[Aaron DiFranco]

hey-unfortunately can't make class tonight either :( have fun everyone

garra

[Takanori TAIRA]

Well Jonathan, I will be providing info about class cancellation etc on the FB group just like it's been unless I find it necessary to email/text for relatively last minutes cancellation.  

You choose not to get the info there then it's your choice, but please keep in mind that I will not answer your questions regarding classes if it's available online.  You should ask other people who are simply way nicer to answer each email and text of yours asking the questions that everyone else already knows the answer.  

Meanwhile, some people will be missing this week so my assumption is that t-shirt photo shooting will not happen until everyone is back from vacation etc in January.  

And Jorge, if you are not coming back to the classes then why are you on this list?  I really couldn't care less about which one of you and Jonathan is right.  I don't want to go through my mailbox just to find out so many emails are not worth reading.  

T

[jonathan danh]

taka : 

1/ calm down, this conversation is humiliating for both of us

2/ i never asked you for anything! 

i'll just take you off this group to relieve you of the unbearable pain you get from reading the posts. 

im sorry if i do not wanna encourage brain-numbing-destructive corporation such as facebook from growing, and if it is my choice to not be part of it anymore. i never freaked out on you like this for still being on it right? though i could list a good amount of reasons why facebook is wrong in so many different aspects... i really dont know "what's on your mind" right now, but something tells me that facebook made you lose it!

to everyone else : you all know you can drop the google group at any time right? i wouldnt like the idea of imposing my posts such as making shirts or going out to you all! i just thought it works all fine on the other one for capoeira, so why not for quimbanda?!

k, done with drama! have a magical and wet evening everybody!

[jorge gonzalez]

Ok, first of all, when did you ever hear me say that I am not ever going to class? I know for a fact that I never said that because it is not true. Further more, it is up to me and me ONLY when I go back to class. Keep in mind that you are not the teacher nor do you pay for my classes. It is also my choice whether or not I want to be part of this email group or not. It is not up to question by you or anyone else nor should anyone care. Also, upon joining this group, you joined this group already having years of experience on the dynamics of how we get along and what we do. And might I point out that you are also flooding this group with emails that are "not worth reading." If anything, you could have sent me and Jonathan a private email about how you felt as opposed to behaving the same way that me and Jonathan are behaving as well as the behavior you are calling us out on.
And so fucking what if Jonathan is not on facebook? It looks like you are angry and resentful because he is not on it and it comes off like you are punishing him. If it's really that much work and trouble to keep him updated on important stuff, well that's fine. I'll keep him posted since for me it is no trouble at all. And if this stuff is really that much of a bother, why stay on it?
    Jorge
   Ps
        I'm still right

[David Vinson]

Whew.

I was checking if there was one vehicle we can all use, instead of multiple. So I'm guessing that's a no? ;-)  Can a FB post trigger an email to a non-FB user?

Looking for a solution, folks.

****

Just speaking for myself, it's my responsibility to control how much of my life I spend in front of a screen. And I don't believe it actually matters in what format--it's all communication, it's all arguably using companies that involve questionable end-games for society... The question at hand is which is the easiest for the greatest number here and now; and what constructive work-arounds can we come up with to be inclusive? If there is a longer-range goal of choosing something that is benevolent, well...

Back in the 90's I used to rail against MightySoft for blatantly using unfair practices to knock out competition. You may say that is so last century, but now it's same game, different players. (Except that our social fabric is morphing at a faster pace). 

I'm thinking Google, as much as I love the ass-kicking they are giving MS, are becoming the next MS...But even more insidious:

a) because we are building our lives around it, perhaps without being aware of how deeply we are weaving them into our daily practices; and 

b) I'm not convinced Google's agenda has my privacy, welfare, and freedom in mind. 

So I think FB and Google have an equal potential for evil. But it's still up to me to keep it in balance, and as much as I can, control how I use them as tools for my convenience. It's always my choice to forego convenience and learn other tools, and/or to make sure how I leverage them works the best for me, whatever the criteria for "best" is.

There's my ten cents. Sorry to ramble.

filote

[Jorge Gonzalez]

Lol Thanks for all the emails guys!!! Just so that everyone is clear, the situation has been fixed and everything is fine. It's only natural for families to exchange words once in a while. 

    Jorge

Sent from my iPhone

[jonathan danh]

LOL i can barely believe we came to this just because i was asking about tshirts!!! 

ok, the FB group is fantastic, great, marvelous etc... but the universal way to communicate is still email as far as i know! you dont have to subscribe if you dont feel like it and thats all!! whats the big deal??

now, TSHIRTS OR NOT?!!! i guess the simplest way will be beginning of january. i will take all the info about pricing and i will let you know how much the contribution will be. then you can tell me if its worth it or not... 

i want to ask if we have a performance coming up but i'm scared to!