Nevada is a wonderful state, full of diverse and widely varying climates and ecosystems. It may look like a barren, scrub-filled waste, but get a little closer to the ground, and you'll see there's much more to it than is immediately apparent. Pinion pine and juniper forests fill the high canyons, sage and rabbit brush gather as much water as they can, wherever they can. Wild horses, remnants of America's colonial and expansionist past, roam the land, which is cared for by the well meaning but bureaucratic BLM. Antelope and mule deer run free among the mountains and sage. Mankind has its place out here too, in ranch-land and mining claim, and the little towns, remnants of the old West that was, still holding onto their little pieces of the Great Basin. From the flat, lifeless, alien Black Rock playa, to Wheeler Peak, which holds the oldest known living things on the planet, the Bristlecone pines, to Lehman Caves carved from limestone over millions of years, the Ichthyosaur fossils of Great Basin National Park, this state is full of history, pre and post colonial. Its only fitting, then, that we should bring one of the oldest rituals, reupdated of course, to this vast, wide open land!

In more modern times, Nevada was quite the hot-bed of political attention. Famous, of course, for more than 1,000 nuclear explosions above ground, during the 1950s. Famous as well, for another product of the Cold War paranoia, Area 51. No secret any more, though, you do have to have special (And I mean SPECIAL) clearance to even get within sight of the place. There are signs, warning, that if you continue on, the guards are authorized to use deadly force to prevent your incursion. And lately, the source of controversy when Bush gave the go-ahead to stash nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, supposedly an isolated and remote place, the truth, though, is that the 'local' water table of Yucca Mountain sits atop a much larger aquifer. The only thing keeping the contaminated (or potentially contaminated) water from poisoning most of the Southwestern US is a shaky, thin fault. If that were to break, then, well, Vegas and LA wouldn't be drawing quite so many visitors, for one...

Reno is enjoying the crest of a wave of interest in electronic music, more parties are being thrown of all genres, 2 clubs have regular and well done nights, promotion is professional, people are friendly, smiles abound! So, its time to strike while the iron is hot, and have our own little shindig in the desert. Reno has one thing missing: PSYTRANCE!! So, that's what I, with the help of all the rest involved, are hoping to solve! We're planning a Nuclear Fishin' trip, out to the riverbank of the psyche, dropping in the lures of curiosity, hoping to pull out a big lunker of an experience!

A good variety of styles will be represented, no boredom allowed here! We'll start out in a more full-on vibe, cranking up the intensity at midnight, unfurling all the sails, cranking all the motors, til the morning, and the lighter vibes that speak so well to the daytime, evening out in mid afternoon to slower, mellower progressive moods. After that, well, we'll see, won't we?


Updated lineup with time slots:

8:00ish-10:00-D6 (Reno)
10:00-12:00- MasterSodium (Reno)
12:00-2:00- Flak (D-A-R-K Records Medford, OR)
2:00-4:00- GyPsy (COlorado, formerly Portland, OR)
4:00-6:00- Joe (Night set, Reno)
6:00-8:00- Officer Bunch (Ooze System/Saturated Mind, Sacramento, CA)
8:00-10:00- Teksus Jack (Medford, OR)
10:00-2:00- Godizus sisters (Vancouver, BC)
2:00-4:00- Joe (Progressive set)
4:00- the cows come home *open*



Deco by Godizus and us all.

Visuals by D6 (Interactive video! biggrin.gif Depending on wind conditions)




Will be using a mailing list to get the info out. Email gbtcinfo@gmail.com to sign up. Please use the subject, 'fishing trip' or something related to Nuclear Fishin'. ;)


Things to bring:

SMILES!
comfy dancing shoes and extra socks!!
LOTS OF WATER!!!!
Shade (we have no structure planned, unless... someone wants the job?)
SUNSCREEN, HAT, SUNGLASSES!! It will most likely be a sunny day!
tent, sleeping bag, etc for a night or 2 in the desert
Food (You need fuel to dance all night and day!)
BYOB (please try not to break any glass)
GARBAGE BAGS!!! (Lets get this started on the right foot, help us keep our wonderful land clean!)
Toilet paper

PLEASE DO NOT BRING:
BAd Vibes (We're going to play all sorts of stuff, Im sure you can find something you like, please keep your complaints civil! )
Uninvited individuals (The mailing list is there for a reason! We often have problems around here with shady individuals at parties, help us keep it mature and relaxed!)
Drugs, weapons
Dogs (if theres no shade, its really mean to let Fido bake in the sun..)
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LEAVE NO TRACE! NONE WHATSOEVER!!!! BE PREPARED TO HAUL OUT EVERYTHING YOU BRING WITH YOU!!!!!!


Try to keep your ecological footprint minimal! Bring a big jug instead of small bottles, and refill a canteen. Bring stuff to cook, instead of a ton of packaged garbage! You get the idea.

We can keep having parties, and better and most importantly BIGGER!! But its up to us all, not just we the organizers. Together we can really make something great happen! Lets see what we can do!

Seeya out there!