Tom + Gary's Dynamic Dance Party Delivery Service

We Have A Brand New Official Website!

2010-01-01T18:32:00.000-08:00

RIGHT HERE

(THIS BLOG IS NO LONGER UPDATED)

New Year's 2010- The Fifth Ever Decentralized Dance Party!

2009-12-21T18:35:00.000-08:00

Up for grabs is an unprecedented night of lunacy and laughter as Tom+Gary once again transform The City That Always Sleeps into a Pleasure-ridden Party Paradise!

(photo c/o Photographess extraordinaire Sarah Hamilton)
lebeastsphotos.carbonmade.com

The Fourth Ever Decentralized Dance Party / Vancouver Santacon 2009

2009-12-19T06:13:00.000-08:00

In its glorious, unabridged entirety!

"Instruments Of The Revolution"

2009-12-13T20:12:00.000-08:00

A new gallery of every single boombox in our collection
Is now readily available here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=135494&id=126084825675&l=ccd881baed

Just scored an awesome lot of stereos!

2009-12-13T02:30:00.000-08:00

OH YEAH!

This Is A Charity Drive For Figgy Puddings!

2009-12-08T13:10:00.000-08:00

(full video coming soon!)

The New West News Leader Reports:

2009-12-08T04:02:00.000-08:00

Parade crashers stage Santa 'dance party' on Columbia Street

"Everybody was surprised," said Melanie Vogel, executive director of Hyack Festival Association, which organized the parade.

The mob of Santa-clad revellers were making lots of noise, many carrying "boom box" stereos. The group was dancing and cheering as they joined the parade—an unofficial entry.

"It was not organized by Hyack at all," said Vogel, adding that most people in the crowd thought it was all quite funny and entertaining.

The group had a portable trampoline, and a few had sleds that they carried along.

Most wore Santa robes and hats—some quite elaborate, while others looked cobbled together. A few others wore risqué Ms. Claus outfits.

The group danced its way with the parade down towards New Westminster SkyTrain Station, at the corner of Eighth and Columbia, where they lingered and continued their "dance party."

The crowd seemed to enjoy the spectacle, Vogel said.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/newwestminsternewsleader/news/78695742.html

The Fourth Ever Decentralized Dance Party / Vancouver Santacon 2009 Was A Success!

2009-12-07T04:23:00.000-08:00

Great memories and great madness as we teamed up with with 500 other Jolly Old Souls, lugging 30 synchronized boomboxes, a trampoline and several toboggans in a ridiculous adventure across the GVRD.
Highlights included Brentwood Mall Crawl, Santa's Private Skytrain, the unauthorized crashing of the New Westminster Santa Claus Parade and Figgy Puddings!
(all photos c/o Jenn Summers and Laurent Piché)

The Boombox Diaries- Santa's Seattle Sojourn

2009-12-03T03:13:00.000-08:00

A pleasurable prelude to this weekend's Santacon...

The Fourth Ever Decentralized Dance Party

2009-11-22T05:32:00.000-08:00

Is soon to transpire.
If you want to partake, join our facebook group.

For Anyone Wondering

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what the night really sounded like...

We Want Fun But We Want Something MORE!

2009-11-10T13:33:00.000-08:00

Now behold the true power of the Party Revolution!

The Boombox Diaries- Halloween 2007+2008

2009-11-08T17:39:00.000-08:00

Halloween misadventures past...
A prelude to "The Third Ever Decentralized Dance Party" video.
Dropping in less than 24 hours!

The Third Ever Decentralized Dance Party

2009-11-05T16:55:00.000-08:00

Looked a little something like this...

Completely mobile for the first time,

2009-11-04T02:47:00.000-08:00

The Third Ever Decentralized Dance Party featured a 30-strong Banana Brigade armed with 20 synchronized boomboxes...
Video soon to come!

Halloween's Decentralized Dance Party Boombox Bananza Was The Ultimate.

2009-11-02T01:36:00.000-08:00

Absolute Banandemonium as we Took Vancouver By Storm and Partied a lifetime's worth in one ridiculous evening!

Big thanks to all who participated and Translink staff for being so agreeable and allowing such Bananarchy!

Photos and video soon to come!

The Boombox Diaries- Halloween 2006

2009-10-31T04:38:00.000-07:00

Probably our wildest Halloween To Date.. but who knows what tonight will bring...!

At Long Last! The Red Suit Diaries Part Two!

2009-10-19T23:37:00.000-07:00

Details Of Tom + Gary's Upcoming Halloween Boombox Bananza Are Now Public

2009-10-14T01:37:00.000-07:00

And unless you'd like to miss out, joining our Facebook group is strongly advised: http://www.facebook.com/decentralizeddanceparty

Everyone complained that the Second Ever Decentralized Dance Party Video was too long.

2009-10-13T12:35:00.000-07:00

So, bowing to public pressure, we have created an abridged version.

What it now lacks in character it hopefully retains in brevity.

Yes?

Just What Is Booty Bass You Ax?

2009-10-10T02:10:00.000-07:00

Straight outta the Dirty South, this genre was sadly overlooked and largely forgotten.

It is the nastiest, naughtiest, choicest party music ever!

It is Tom+Gary's Favorite!

It makes them so happy.

Revel in it.

Critical Mass Boombox Cruise Now Online!

2009-10-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

Tom + Gary Recently Teamed Up With The Good People At CMFR (CriticalMassFreeRadio)

2009-10-02T01:03:00.000-07:00

Tom + Gary recently teamed up with the good people at CMFR (Critical Mass Free Radio) in order to help create a bicycle-borne synchronized sound system.

About 15 stereos going at once made for fun times indeed!

Video soon to come!
(All good photos c/o Photographess extraordinaire Sarah Hamilton)
http://lebeastsphotos.carbonmade.com/

Thirty Two Synchronized Boomboxes And Over 150 Party People Made DDP #2 A Roaring Success!

2009-09-26T16:14:00.000-07:00

Shut down prematurely by Vancouver's Finest after a noise complaint,
but still the best Decentralized Dance Party yet!
The Revolution Continues!

While Waiting On The Edge Of Your Seats For The Second Decentralized Dance Party Video,

2009-09-16T00:57:00.001-07:00

Feel free to enjoy the inaugural Red Suit Diary, created earlier this summer, when Tom+Gary's Dynamic Dance Party Delivery Service was but a fanciful notion...

Thirty Two Synchronized Boomboxes And Over 150 Party People Made DDP #2 A Roaring Success!

2009-09-14T19:03:00.000-07:00

Shut down prematurely by Vancouver's Finest after a noise complaint,
but still the best Decentralized Dance Party yet!
The Revolution Continues!
Video soon to follow!
(All Photos c/o Photographess Extraordinaire Sarah Hamilton)

The Second Decentralized Dance Party Is A Go!

2009-09-11T01:17:00.000-07:00

And in less than 48 hours we will colonize the structure above with a brazen contingent of Party People.
You are cordially encouraged to attend.. join our facebook group for an invite/directions...

The Second Decentralized Dance Party Has Been Postponed

2009-09-05T03:46:00.000-07:00

Because rain is forecast and Gary's leg is still bum, the result of an injury sustained two weeks ago up in Lynn Canyon...
But things are looking good for next weekend.. the forecast is warm+dry and a boomboxed wheelchair is ready to roll!
We've got a great location picked out and we're doubling the number of boomboxes to 32.. time to Party Hearty!
In the meantime, here's part one of the Lynn Canyon footage:

First Decentralized Dance Party Video Now Online!

2009-09-02T00:57:00.000-07:00

Our expectation was to storm Vancouver's 3rd beach with a team of boombox-armed infantrymen and women, blaring synchronized 90's Dance + Booty Bass and overwhelming what we predicted would be a 100-strong beach party in full swing.

We arrived to discover about 10 people and no hint of a party.. but once we pumped up the jams and started cutting loose, a modest crowd began to form, growing steadily as the night progressed, with all manner of passersby compelled to join us and get down.

A pretty good test run and a pretty good time!

Biographical Information / Mission Statement

2009-08-28T05:05:00.000-07:00

For the past five years, Tom Kuzma + Gary Lachance have been staging Unsolicited Dance Parties across Canada and around the world...

Sick of the bar/club scene and sick of the music that other people played at Parties, they broke off, vowing to never again allow themselves or their friends to suffer Bad Music, Bar Rules, Cover Charges, Dumb Bouncers or Inflated Alcohol Prices.

By combining the versatility of the modern Mp3 player with the resilience+volume of the vintage boombox, they created the Ultimate Party Machine: a portable Party-To-Go hybrid that could blare their Own Music as Loud and Late as they pleased.

And, unfettered by any undue costs, rules or curfews, together they would launch countless impromptu Dance Party Takeovers in locations as diverse as pizza parlours, playgrounds, trees and elevators; on buses and subway cars, in hallways and city streets; on beaches, under bridges and roving on bikes; on snow, on water and in the rain.
Aside from the occasional police boombox confiscation, nothing could stop the Party!
Death metal showdowns, Motown beach cruises, all-night 90's dance marathons; it truly was the stuff of legend!

But now,
By way of a thrilling new technological innovation, they plan to Increase the volume, scale and intensity a hundredfold.
Spread the love as far and wide as possible.
And spark a Party Revolution!

This Movement has a name: The Decentralized Dance Party (DDP)
This Movement has an objective: To Return The Party To The People!

Just what is a Decentralized Dance Party?
It's portable (entirely battery powered)
It has a single music broadcasting source, coupled to a powerful, portable FM transmitter
And an unlimited number of synchronized boombox recipients who receive the music signal from the transmitter
Extremely versatile in design, it is totally portable, totally interactive and requires No Time to set up or tear down.
It can go anywhere, at any time, and at minimal cost.
Loud and proud; the most fun you'll ever have.

Why Party indoors?
Or near a power socket?
Pay another cover charge?
Or suffer another curfew?
This is the power of the Revolution!

Together, we will Crush the Despotic Party Paradigms Of Yore and launch a new era of Free And Democratic Open-Source Partying!
Partying that anyone can create, participate in or build upon!
Anytime, anywhere, everywhere!

You're out there.
And you need to Party.
And The Party needs you!

(soon to be illustrated w more photographs)

An Epic Teaser

2009-08-27T18:45:00.000-07:00

For the Decentralized Dance Party video.. which will be released forthwith!
Conceived and birthed by Mark Boucher!

Hipster Bee

2009-08-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

For the past couple of weeks, for the first time, people have been informing us that we're 'hipsters'.

Which is funny for us, cause we were under the impression that hipster meant tight pants + flannel + neck scarves + art shows + indie music.

We are way out of the loop here in Vancouver and have been since we arrived.
Perennial outsiders, who have no idea what is going on or what the latest trend may be...

But if to be hipster now means to dress like a Flamboyant Child, Laugh At Yourself and have the Most Fun Possible then we stand guilty as charged.

If they've finally caught on to what we've been wearing and doing for the past 10 years and how much fun it is then Power To Them!

The more people full-time-rocking Neon, Spandex, Hypercolor, Belly Shirts, 1-Pieces, Fannypacks and Halloween Costumes the better in Nofuncouver!

Zombie Walk Toe Nasty Bat Hang

2009-08-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

Some photos from the tail-end of the 2009 Zombie Walk.
It was great times, featuring an impromptu Zombie Dance Party and the startling debut of both the Toe Nasty and the Bat Hang!
All photos c/o Sarah Hamilton

This Sensational New Blog Header

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Was created by Sarah Hamilton, our dear friend and Resident Photo Wizardress

New Acquisition

2009-08-17T01:03:00.001-07:00

A friend spotted this vintage JVC gem in an alleyway this evening.
Very heavy (40lbs) and very cool, with tons of inputs/outputs and tonnes of potential!

Zombie Walk 2009 Was A Roaring Success!

2009-08-16T00:48:00.000-07:00

Synchronized Boomboxes, Dance Partying, ZomBee, Bat Hangs and Toe Nasties!
More photo and video soon to follow!

Zombie Walk Tomorrow.

2009-08-15T02:01:00.000-07:00

Time to get hellacious for the fourth year running...

So,

2009-08-10T17:44:00.000-07:00

Due to a miscommunication, our inaugural DJ gig at the Narrow was called off, but we popped by anyhow for a few minutes in order to test our 90's jams on an unsuspecting audience...

It seemed a pretty button-down crowd, and not the sort who'd take kindly to a high-intensity Booty Bass onslaught, so we played it conservative, leading in with Corona's 'Rhythm Of The Night', followed by La Bouche's 'Sweet Dreams'. And our intrusion was unexpectedly well received, toes tapping and pleasant surprise roundly expressed. Emboldened, we stepped things up a notch, dropping Reel 2 Real's lean+mean opus 'I Like To Move It'

You can't play this in a bar! Insisted one indignant patron, who'd earlier been treating us to his 'The Jam' records

Why not? We countered.

And then the beat hit, prompting an immediate retraction

Physically-fit-a! Physically fit-a! Ahhahhhaha alright! Fuck it, you're right, you're right!

And our new friend wasn't alone in his enthusiasm, with many others prompted to also rise from their seats and 'get on down'. An upbeat vibe spread throughout the establishment and held fast as we DJ'd the rest of the evening away...

It was an interesting experiment, but not much of a party.

So we grabbed our mobile DJing unit and headed out for a high-decibel adventure thru the City That Always Sleeps with a couple of ladyfriends...

Stopping at a Shell station for snack food, Sarah decided to stage an impromptu photoshoot (as Tom and I had inadvertently coordinated outfits) and were approached by a slightly-crazed-looking guy on a bike who said he was from Winnipeg and wanted directions to a party and drugs if we had any.

We spun our fanny packs full circle, cranked up some fucking So So Def Bass All Stars and told him that we were the party.

There would be no contesting our claim.

Meandering further and rocking out hard to 'Koochie Kuterz', our new friend began exhibiting signs of psychosis, challenging oncoming traffic and insisting that although he'd been hit by three cars already that day that he also had a "right to the road". He'd been ingesting large quantities of Gin, Ecstasy, and whatever else all night and there would be no contesting his claim either.

Rambling on towards Science World and inspired by our counterpart's bravado, I decided to challenge a small plastic bag laying in the McDonald's Parking lot. Naturally, it was filled with thumbtacks, which punctured both my 'puncture proof' tires in several places.

With two flat tires, I pushed on to Science World...

And though deliriously drunk, our new friend luckily had the presence of mind to carry a pump and patch kit. He patched both tires first try and spent the rest of the evening with us, sipping on wine, enjoying+discussing Meatloaf's unparalleled body of work and fooling around on the playground.. he was a pretty cool dude after all.

About 6AM it started getting light and Russ Chimes' incredible new 'Esper Mix' guided us home as a refreshing Summer rain began to fall...

Not a bad evening.

(all good photos c/o Sarah Hamilton)

The First Ever Decentralized Dance Party Was A Success!

2009-08-08T15:37:00.001-07:00

It's hard to tell, but we had 16 synchronized boomboxes blasting simultaneously!

Now working on editing the video footage and plotting Decentralized Dance Party #2

(photos c/o Sarah Hamilton)

If You're Reading This

2009-08-07T01:53:00.001-07:00

You likely just partook in the first ever Decentralized Dance Party.
And you likely enjoyed yourself.
And that is great.

We're planning to keep going with this, taking everything to the next level, with more lights, more boomboxes, more volume, more surprises, more risk, more innovation and more funnnnnn.

Updates, videos and new dance party locations will soon be announced, so stay tuned!

And in the meantime, Tom and I will be debuting our indoor DJ prowess at The Narrow this very evening (Saturday August 8th). So come on down and indulge in the uproariousness that is:
Tom + Gary's Bootyriffic 90's Butt Blast Bonanza!

Regards,
Gary