It began as many dreams do: 300 boomboxes and a prayer.

Our sights were set on uncharted territory- the United States Of America. And with Occupy actions taking place in all the cities we were headed for, they were on high alert. What would happen when our foreign freakshow invaded their streets was anyone’s guess.

On Christmas eve, wearing Christmas sweaters, we crossed the border without incident.

Over the next 39 days, we traversed nearly 15,000km, delivering nine crazy Parties to eight major American cities, enjoying countless adventures with countless new friends.

We did not get deported, arrested, shot, or even bothered by anyone. On many nights, we actually GAINED boomboxes. The police were cool everywhere we went. Time after time, America proved to be a generous, respectful and helpful nation. The kids were alright.

These two Heroines even put their lives on the line, driving 60 hrs through the snow to deliver 50 boomboxes to New York City to save the Party. Unbelievable.

The following photos showcase the moments we created and shared with thousands of the finest human beings to ever walk the earth. Big thanks to all who came out and supported the Party Revolution!

It all ended much like it began; a weird pile of junk in a location.

But this weird junkpile won’t remain dormant for long. Secret DDPs are scheduled for Toronto on February 15th, Austin on March 10th, and Calgary on March 17th!

And another American tour is scheduled for April, as long as y’all can get it together and start supporting the Kickstarters! (which all expire in a few days). SPREAD THE WORD.

xoxoxoxoxo
T&G

Our Saskatoon DDP fundraiser was SUCCESSFUL, and the final Canadian Party date of Party Safari 2011 was booked for November 5th in Saskatoon.

Snow was forecast, so we grabbed 150 boomboxes, dressed sharp and headed East…

AFTER A DEATH-DEFYING 27-HOUR NONSTOP HELLRIDE THROUGH ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLIZZARDS, WE ARRIVED IN SASKATOON.

THE PARTY DROPS IN 6 HOURS- THE STARTING POINT IS HERE:

SNOW IS FORECAST AGAIN AND IT’S GONNA BE AT LEAST TEN BELOW.
GET READY FOR ANOTHER CRAZY COLD PARTY NIGHT IN CANADA.
THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE W ALL DETAILS IS HERE.

Party Safari 2011 is coming soon. Win a DDP in your city by voting for us in THIS CONTEST!

And!

We are very excited to have just released:

-The PARTY MANIFESTO

-Two Party Safari Teasers:

-The Party Safari 2010 montage video:

(and seven corresponding FACEBOOK albums (tag your friends))

-An invite page for a HUGE OLYMPIC DDP in Vancouver on the 26th

-And we’re still fighting hard to win $100,000 in the REFRESH CONTEST

HOW YOU CAN HELP US WIN AND MAKE PARTY SAFARI 2011 HAPPEN:
Please share the manifesto and videos far and wide to rally as many votes as possible as we head into the last month of voting and make our final push for first!

Here’s the TOUR PAGE ITSELF, and a SHORT VIDEO, both of which explain exactly how to win a DDP for your city (please share with those who don’t know).

And a DAILY VOTE REMINDER too (or just set the Refresh page as your homepage)

We’re currently in 5th place (out of 100) and we’d probably be in first if it weren’t for Serious Flaws in the contest.  If you’re one of the thousands who’ve been voting hard and want an explanation, click HERE.

However!
Although over 40,000 people have now signed up to the Facebook events across the country, most don’t know the details of the contest.  With your help, we can share the teasers, alert them to vote and win this thing!

THANKS EVERYONE!
Tom and Gary

We survived Party Safari.  To celebrate, we assembled a 70-strong Banana Army and ran amuck for several hours, then teamed up with another 500 food cohorts at the Vancouver Art Gallery and embarked on a Party Marathon that lasted 10 straight hours.  Not even the relentless Vancouver rain could stop us from Partying hard till the sun came up!

The photos are up on our site HERE.

And on FBook HERE.

Highlights include: going bananas on the skytrain, going bananas in waterfront station, going bananas in the Bananadome, the Forbidden Banana Dance at the VAG, Skate Rink Dance Party, Skate Rink Food Fight and Brodie’s Escalator.

Huge thanks to everybody that came out in Banana Gear, Food Costumery, and anyone else who had an awesome time!

Unfortunately

This will be the last DDP for some time. Tom and Gary have exhausted their bodies, brains, wallets, boombox fleet, batteries, health and sanity. We will be hibernating for awhile, rebuilding for our 2011 North American Party Safari / Round-The-World Global Party Pandemic.

In The Meantime

- You can keep abreast on our FACEBOOK PAGE, where we will post exciting and earthshaking updates and videos often.

-  Prepare your own boombox for the next DDP! See this link to learn how to prepare it.

-  Donate on the sidebar!!! —————————————————————–>

We will see you all in the Future.

Love,

Tom and Gary

Oh yeah! The Party Safari Finale in Calgary, Alberta was killer! We definitely saw the most elaborate costumery at this Party and even below-freezing temperatures couldn’t stop more than 1000 revelers from dancing into the night. Everyone had a blast and danced their butts off from the Nexen Building all the way down 8th Ave to the Olympic Square. Some highlights include boogie-board crowd surfing in the alley, limbo through the streets, the Baby Boomer’s smoke, and Olympic Square Slow Dance.

The official DDP photos are up on Facebook HERE.

We want to thank everyone who came out and the Calgary Police for assisting us in maintaining a pleasant atmosphere. We will see everyone in the near future! Stay tuned!

Love,

Tom and Gary

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