Happy Meatster! Yet another DMOS (sort of) announced!!!

OK, So Muffin XXXVII might be DOA but DMOS 2012 is showing some signs of life. Paul Pot has offered up his place again for this year's event. Yup, E-Day is April 8 this year. Party should begin around 1PM. Rules??? I guess as always, bring'em if you got'em. If you're holding the trophy better bring it with or be prepared to be hunted down. If you need more info on this event, track down a Muffineer or tag a query onto this post and we will get back to you.

Un-Clam Show at the Starry Plough Saturday, July 16th

It's the Saturday Night Muffin line-up delayed for six weeks. It was so quiet at Muffin XXXVI. Let's ratchet up the decibel level at the Plough on July 16th. Doors at 8:30. Clams open up at 9pm sharp!

For more info: The Starry Plough

XXXVI Outtakes Available for Viewing

Derwoody does it again. Check out his exclusive Muffin XXXVI Video!

Muffin XXXVI Forecast: Cool ... Tres Cool! (mais sans Coolius)

A few final words for folks brave enough to attend "Muff in the Ruff". Rest easy, Pope sez that POP's if not yet delivered are indeed on the way. In the past few days we've heard or gotten word from the Ricks (Banjo and Mando), King Jomo, Mr. Ocono Lodge, Dan and Jane, P. Pot and 2/3 Clams, Mz Nanceee, Dandy Gee (and the Beer Pong Boys), Senor Blanco & Smithy, the Derwoody Clan, Bean Man Ben, Bishop Joey... and the list goes on and on. Also, many regrets from those who are disposed elsewhere or perhaps are just BIG BABIES! In any case, hopefully some grass was cut and if not maybe there will be a weed whacker or 2 available to spruce up your camp site. Ed sez please beware of overhead branches when you pitch your tent. Some rather large ones came down this past year. So car pool if you can and be sure to pack your woolies. You know the drill, have a safe trip and see you "up" there.

Experts Expect Rapture To Have Little Impact On Muffin XXXVI Attendance

It may be a little less crowded around here after tomorrow if things go according to some folk's plans. Don't expect too many Muffineer's to be swept up in the event... so we're not scaling down our port-a-potty order one iota! Want to go to HEAVEN?... got news for you...You are as close to it as you are ever gonna get. So ignore these false prophets and get your car loaded up and ready for some real Rapture... the 36th coming of MEADOW MUFFIN! Thanks to everyone who posted RSVP's (its NOT TOO LATE to do so). Looks like we should beat the Muffin XXXIV attendance (was it 4 or 5?) by a long shot. Looking forward to a very EASY Muffin for a change. Hope to see you there!

Newly Discovered Volcano Threatens To Blow Away Nuthin Muffin

It has been reported in a recent USGS press release that a long forgotten and assumed dormant volcano in the region north east of Browns Valley CA is showing signs of new activity and unrest. Locals have reporting seeing signs of increasing pressure with small eruptions of smoke and ash emitted into the atmosphere. Some blame this activity on a failure to maintain farm equipment or large falling tree branches. The Muffin committee wants to assure all potential XXXVI Muffineers that this occurrence will "in no way" impede our ability to engage in Muffin type activity this year. As a precaution, Muffineers are requested to be prepared for raining brimstone and avoid generating loud noises and other acts of hammerheadedness in the vicinity of the cinder cone/trailer.

Muffin XXXVI Schedule (Tea Party Style)

OK, so there has been much chaos and confusion about what parts of Muffin will still be intact for this years event. Well, clearly we have had to eliminate the many "give-aways" that made Muffin so popular (and poor) in the past. So to give you an idea of what Muffin will be like this year, here is a proposed schedule of events.

Friday:

• "Mow Your Own" Campground Fun
• Port-A-Pot $$$ Round-Up
  
• BYOB Zombie-Tiki Meat & Greet (admission free, Pirates $5)

Saturday:

• Cook-Shack Hammerhead (less) Fest
  
• Beer Pong Slam Down (bring your own folding table)
  
• Open Mic I (that's one microphone, amplification optional)
• Muffin Drive-In (your head) Movies

Sunday:

• Championship Horseshoe Demonstration (sorry, Weazels Only)
• Pope's 3D Hayride Simulation (with horsecrap-like smells)
• Club Ouiselle Bavarian Wiener Feast (1 case of PBR FCFS)
  
• Battle of the Unplugged Bands (or persons)

So, if you are still reading this and want to reserve your spot at this years "Muffin-Without-Stuff-in", please RSVP by posting a comment to this post with your handle and a body count. You can also contact the usual suspects at the usual locations.

Muffin Committee Announces Austerity Program For 2011

Cough! Cough! .... Wow, its really dusty in here! Cough! Somebody OPEN A WINDOW! Hope this thing doesn't blow up when I fire it up!

Jeez ... Contrary to what that last post sez, that last Muffin must have really turned some folks off. It's like a ghost town around here. Maybe all those looser geezer hippies finally packed it in. Too bad, just when it looked like there might be a crop of young-un's around to carry the torch. Oh, well!

So I'm guessing your eye balls ended up here cause you are thinking that it sure would be great to enjoy a good old fashioned pull out all the stops mind blowing Muffin for a change. Well, the powers that be sent me out here to let you know what's going on (or not!). The story here is that the Muffin committee, in the spirit of these tough times, is announcing serious cut-backs to the extravagant and wasteful ways of Muffins past. I know, I know, Muffin has never been known for being fiscally responsible but in this new age when everyone but hedge fund managers are going broke something must be done to stop the hemorrhaging!

SO, cutting to the chase here... Cutbacks (and we really hate to do this) for Muffin XXXVI will include the following:

• No Flyer (or is it Flier)
• No T-Shirt
• No Tickets
• No Mow Down
• No Stage Setup
• No Drive In
• No Sound System
• No Band Recruitment
• No Videos
• No Bands (organized, anyway)
• No Unreal (amplified for sure)
• No Portable Pinball
• No Club Oiselle (or maybe without the Gold Room)
• No Hay Ride (well, maybe)

Basically this boils down to having a "Muffin with No Stuff-in".

Just imagine how much more fun I, I mean YOU can have without all those distractions!

Stay tuned (that is if you aren't completely bummed out by now) for more info...

Wow! Thanks for One of the BEST Muffins Ever!!!

This was truly a Muffin for the record books! You can't possibly capture in a single post how much came together at this year's Muffin but it was pretty darned amazing. Thursday's rain and hail turned into near perfect Muffin weather for the remainder of the weekend! Some great performances were turned in at the Friday night open mic. Miz Jen, for one did a fantastic set in case you missed it. Expect big things from her at the Open Mic this summer!

The Saturday pot luck was a real wiener and a must have for future Muffins. Psuedo's fusion machine got the party up and running fast with their own mash brand of funk-hop and R&R. Very cool! They were followed by Berkeley's finest geezer punk band, The Happy Clams. Wow... what can you say! As tradition dictates, The Unreal Band capped off the night. Clearly they have been working hard because in 25 plus years of playing the Muffin, they have never sounded better! They had everyone up and dancing until well after midnight. Wow, is this world's greatest party or what!

Sunday saw Dandy G. wrap up the horseshoe tournee by defeating not one but two of his sons in the final rounds. TOC didn't do too bad either. Another terrific Itchy spin-off the Cosmic Shenanigans kicked off the third evenings show. Keep your eye on this band... they are big fun! The lone Hokum Boy himself H. Hollander dragged himself out of double H-surgery all the way to the Muffin for the next set. Nice to see you up and about H. Next up was a loose consortium out of Berkeley called the Lost Hippies (a.k.a. Cavepainters) who jammed with various Muffin family members including Doggie Jomo with a rousing rendition of the "D. J. Theme Song". The LH also performed a valuable dynamic load test of the stage by placing no fewer than 12 people on it at one time thereby qualifying it GTG for yet another year. "Laid back" Sunday was topped off with some very cool and classy blues by (all the way from Portland OR) Mr. Dan Lange. If that wasn't enough, Muffin newbie (and hopefully future regular) David Matela brought the show back to Earth with some incredible riffs that had everybody feelin' groovy. Nice!

The fun just spilled over into Monday for those who just couldn't make themselves leave. The traditional meat fest was done up right with some fine goat ribs a-la-Elin. A guitar-off ensued giving birth to at least three new verses to "Ghost Muffins in the Sky" and a rendition of D.J.'s "Muffin Song". And a very long song it is. Thirty-five years and counting!

Some individual thanks go out (in no specific order) to...

Mr. Ed P: for graciously allowing us to do this on his property AGAIN!
G. Lee: for delivering world class sound under the worst conditions possible.
Vasco: for organizing the Marin front.
Pin-head Mike: for hauling the lil-JuJu all the way from Alameda.
M.C. Shoot: for projecting what might be Muffin's raunchiest videos to date.
Greg M: for rounding up all the homies and keeping them in line.
Chris: for commandeering the HS tore-knee AND ticket design/printing.
Candy: for those SUPER stickers.
the Pirates: for Tiki cocktails (especially the "bilge water").
Paul Pot: for encouraging the whole mess.
Laura (Pink Boots): for being a ticket nazi.
Rickey D: for keeping that Itchy spirit alive.
The Weazels: for inventing the Muffin and abdicating their horseshoe crown again.
Marshall (with help from Pope): for not wrecking the hay wagon completely.
Lee: for fixing the hay wagon (just in the nick of time) and drawing/mailing the flyer.
Bee People: for keeping the gate running smoothly and those critical cappuccinos.
Gary & JA: for keeping the faith!
Bishop Joey: for forming the decorations committee on his own.
Matt: for pitching in on sound.
Vee: for being a firewood taskmaster.
Antoinette: for hauling out the hay-ride.
Bill: for upgrading the KMUF transmitter.
Tim & Dina: for firing up the pot luck.
Hans: for the Muffin portrait studio (Just don't put me on facebook!).
Stephen & the Neck: for continuing to show up and entertain us after 30+ years.
the Roadies: for humping gear and hanging in (beer pong rules!)
Pope: for filling in the many gaps and keeping us on course (most of the time).
Everyone who attended: we couldn't do it without you!

Photo by Derwoody (who else): See more of Darron's Muffin photos

Muffin Gate "Sauna" Seeking Buffalo Robes

... or old blankets will do if you have 'em. Here's a message from the Muffin "Gate" crowd: For all you out there with the cold of spring in your bones the fix is a good sweat. To complete the image we need all the old blankets, cotton coverlets, down comforters, moving pads and buffalo skins we can find. Help us out by bringing an old cover and dropping it off at the entrance camp on yur way in. If we can find enough rocks we'll have a warm place to drive out those chills and get ready to roll. A few logs of Oak will be gratefully accepted as well.

Editor's Note: That's right, a proper sweat lodge is NOT covered with plastic tarps alone! It needs to breath. So break out those healing crystals and get your chakras tuned up and prepare yourself to shed all that bad stuff you've been carrying around. Rumor has it that some creek access has been opened up complements of "mow down II" and it sounds like we will really be able to use it.

Lastly: IF YOU SUFFER FROM A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR HAVE AN ACUTE HEART, CIRCULATORY OR RESPIRATORY PROBLEM, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SWEAT BATHING (Or MUFFIN'ing in general for that matter!).