weekend wrap up

Tensions were running high in packed-to-capacity, Slovak-owned and operated Carculcah as the Slovaks lost to the Czechs in the hockey. But, teamBEAT!!!™, in typical form, managed to reunite the two in a celebration of peace and love reminiscent of post-Velvet Revolution revelry:

Oli spun some fantastic electro until late and we went on to Bukanyr for more. A great night. Saturday’s Million Man Marijuana March brought around 12 000 people to the summit of what is probably the only bad view of Prague:

And karaoke at the Globe saw some fantastic talent and a few brand new songs. We went on to Chapeau Rouge for even more late night / early morning mayhem. Here's Spencer belting out some Meatloaf:

 

The weekend wrapped with a barbecue out in beautiful Černošice Mokropsy. Here’s the view from Jirka’s porch:

Then back to Prague for drinks and fotbalek at the Red Room with diehard (or not at all) mikeFEST!!!™ers, Lawrence and Bulat who have attended the most events so far:

TONIGHT 9.5: FREE MONDAYS at ROXY for some Moravian house music of all things and

TOMORROW 10.5: live street painting from 18h in front of Bio Oko over in P7, followed by the Czech premiere of Banksy's “Exit through the GiftShop” at 20h30 – here's a link to the event from the good folks over at Chemistry Gallery who are hosting.

Hope to see you at both or either and, as always, happy mikeFEST!!!™

this mF weekend

Here's the line-up for this mikeFEST!!!™ weekend:

TONIGHT FRI 06.05.11

@ bar Carculcah: šafaříkova 11, prague 2 -M- IP Pavlova -T- Bruselská

20h Czech Rep vs. Slovakia (hockey) call 777.352.024 to reserve a spot.

22h teamBEAT!!!™ soviet synth-pop revival: revived and live! Here's some required reading.

23h Oli – mixing and spinning the very deepest and hardest electro!

 

TOMORROW SAT 07.05.11

15h MMM (CZ’s 4/20) @ parukářka: the hill park near olšanská, P3

20h karaoke @ the globe: pštrossova 6, P1

SUNDAY 08.05.11

12h wet dogs barbecue @ Jirka’s in černošice mokropsy, P54

RSVP 777.352.024 for info & directions.

Hope to see you at any or all events!!!

¡cinco de mike-OH!

Last night’s GEEKfest! was literally a blast – and I got blasted more than most in Half-Life, some Zombie thing and even UT. Thanks, Greg, for hosting and proceeding to kick my ass. 

Tomorrow’s main event @carculcah:

20h will kick-off with a face-off as the Czech Republic meets Slovakia on the ice at (Slovak) Bar Carculcah (the new ‘snail bar’), now located up by bruselská tramstop @ šafaříkova 11, Prague 2 (Czech Republic) – let me know if you’re coming for the game.

22h (or thenabouts) teamBEAT!!!™ - soviet synth-pop revival: revived and live!

23h OLI – spinning hard electro!

best mikeFEST!!!™ ever.

the reign of jarrod

After his big win at poker yesterday on the heels of the Chicken Day victory, it looks like Jarrod may sweep this year’s mikeFEST!!!™. Is there no stopping this man? GEEKfest will tell:

Scott and Tommy also won big and even I managed to get away with 200 crowns. The real winner, however, was Spencer’s spinach dip:

Full disclosure of winnings and losses for tax purposes, along with an important update to the mikeFEST!!!™ schedule will be announced today at noon sharp over Prague’s public address system. Listen carefully and see you at GEEKfest!

table's full

Poker is fully-booked for tonight - results to be reported tomorrow. Wish me luck. Sorry it's taken me a while to post, but as many of you know already, I was part of that small group of Americans who went after bin Laden just after Chicken Day. It was the perfect pre-mission send-off and a great kick-off for mikeFEST!!!™ with Jarrod sporting a teamBEAT!!!™t-shirt (concert Friday) for the occasion and inspiration for my mission as he collected the big prize. Thanks, buddy:

Tomorrow brings us Greg's GEEKfest! @battleZone – Myslíkova 23, P1 - Looks like we'll be playing Half Life and Counter Strike from 19h and hope to go until 4 in the AM. Gonna feel a little weird after the real deal, but should be fun. I think there may be a couple of places left. Lemme know if you're interested. Happy mikeFEST!!!™

trash triathlon rescheduled

Bowling will be rescheduled due to rain...

and the fact that yesterday's blow-out kick-off at Chicken Day was over-the-top, taking most of the bowlers down with it. I will, however, be meeting people at Bar 'Boudoir' at Francouzská 50 after 21h.

Tomorrow's 'poker in the park' will also move indoors due to anticipated inclement weather. Call or SMS me at 777.352.024 if you're interested.

Thanks and happy mikeFEST!!!™

mikeFEST!!!™ is NOW.

mikeFEST!!!™ officially kicks off this afternoon at Chicken Day on Petřín Hill. Followed by the anti-fascist May Day festival on Císařská louka in Prague 5. See you there and Happy mikeFEST!!!™!

Full schedule below.

'twas the night before mikeFEST!!!™...

AND IT WAS LOUD!!!

TODAY HEUTE DNES from 13h

Jam session and bring your own beef barbecue at 16^th century magician, Edward Kelley’s Tower, the house of the Donkey in the Cradle, Janský Vršek 8, P1 – Malá Strana between the US Embassy and the Krishna Restaurant. Bring instruments and grillables!

TONIGHT mikeFEST!!!™ Eve from 19h

čarodějnice / valborgsmässoafton / walpurgisnacht 

Dead Souls play Joy Division + Pohlavní nádraží @Vagon: Národní 25

Get ready to rock!!!

mikeFEST!!!™ XXIX 2011 is (almost) now!

Turn off, tune up and drop by. 

The 29^th annual mikeFEST!!!™ is (almost) now. Get off your computer. Get out of the house – just pretend you’re in an 80s horror movie and your phone line’s been cut – and, get out of the house before it’s too late. Shut down, wake up, come out and play. Disconnect to reconnect. You can do it.

mikeFEST!!!™ is a time for real contact with real people – most of whom you haven’t seen for a while or have yet to meet. It’s a time to reconnect, pre-connect, regroup and recharge. To put your troubles behind you or share them with friends over a beer or in song. Come to an event or several. If you can’t make it, have your own mikeFEST!!!™ - wherever you are. mikeFEST!!!™ is ‘everywhere you wanna be’ and anywhere you feel it.

So, take off your socks and run in the grass (or down a bowling lane) and help make mikeFEST!!!™ XXIX the best mikeFEST!!!™ ever! You can do it. Here’s the score and the schedule. Enjoy and be happy:

30 SAT – mikeFEST!!!™ eve

čarodějnice / valborgsmässoafton / walpurgisnacht

13h witches’ bbq brunch and jam session @kelley’s tower – musicians, wannabes and groupies most welcome! donkey&cradle janský vršek 8, P1

19h dead souls @vagon národní 25, P1

01 SUN

13h chicken day XIV - petřin hill, P1

02 MON

19h trash triathlon: bowling, darts and pool @equinoxe - nový smíchov, P5 - RSVP!

03 TUE

18h poker in the park @riegz beer garden, P2 - fish welcome!

04 WED

12h sharp! mF public service announcement – listen for important updates!

19h – 04h Greg’s GEEKfest! @battleZone – myslíkova 23, P1 RSVP!

05 THU

19h cinco de majko – don’t call us, we’ll call you.

06 FRI the main event

22h teamBEAT!!!™ + OLI @carculcah - šafaříkova 11, P2

07 SAT the (other) main event(s)

15h MMM @parukářka, P3

20h karaoke @the globe – pštrossova 6, P1

08 SUN 

12h wet dogs bbq @Jirka’s černošice mokropsy, P54 - RSVP!

The schedule is, in the true spirit of mikeFEST!!!™, subject to change, hyperbolic inflation and eventual rose-colored revision, achieving any detail sometimes only after-the-fact - with the last four days still an almost complete mystery to even yours truly. Read: stay tuned for details. Waiting will fill.

Huge thanks to Christophe for yet another fantastic poster, to Willy Windsor for a great pre-mikeFEST!!!™ party tonight – best of luck today with that Kate chick from Middletown or whomever you were worried about! Remember the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree ;) And thanks to all and sundry (you know who you are) for the tremendous support I’ve received thus far in order to barely pull this off. A celebration of procrastination naturally elicits logistical difficulties, so what do you expect?

The best mikeFEST!!!™ ever. That’s what.

Feel free to contact my people about franchising and investment opportunities.

Thanks and happy mikeFEST!!!™

You can follow the ‘event’ on faceBook here, for lack of a ‘fest’ app.