New Mexico Adventures! – Episode 3 – “36 Miles”

Posted on 05/13/2012 by dano

New Mexico Adventures! DanO New Mexico Adventures! – Episode 3 – “36 Miles”

Release date: 5/13/12 (Happy Mother’s Day!)
Total running time: 11 min

Summary:
The NMD team begins a 36 mile adventure through the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico. As they make their way up river, they discuss ecology, conservation, flora/fauna, and a few tips and tricks.

Featuring:
Dan “DanO” Otero
Chris “Chrispy” Poole
Justin “JMar” Marley
Michael “Mike” Ward

Original music, graphics and videography by: New Mexico Digital

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“Wounded Strangers” by 44 Forty – ABQ, NM – 2012

Posted on 05/06/2012 by dano

Wounded Strangers

“Wounded Strangers” by 44 Forty – ABQ, NM – 2012

The 44 Forty players:
Yancy – vocal, guitar
Uppie – guitar, vocal
DanO – mando, guitar
Pata – bass, vocal
Jerzy – drums

Video by DanO @ NM-Digital.com

Thanks to Bob Webb, John Sherwood and the LocoMofo Theater crew, Stevie, Marcos, DJ Inspex and The Orchid Chamber crew

Audio, motion and graphics by http://www.nm-digital.com

Lyrics (© 2012 by 44Forty)

She was a gentle vision suitable for sidelong glances
I worked up my courage and took my chances
I asked her name, offered mine
When she reached across the table for my arm
I took that to be a good sign

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Chris Kill live @ Gecko’s – 4/4/12

Posted on 04/04/2012 by dano

Chris Kill live @ Gecko's - 4/4/12 A 14 minute acoustic set by Chris Kill, live @ Gecko’s, ABQ, NM – 4/4/12.

1. Looks like Jesus, sounds like the Devil (C.Kill)
2. County Time (C.Kill)
3. Stone Free (J.Hendrix)
4. I’m Coming Home (C.Kill)

This video was shot for the Coyote 102.5 “Rock Star For A Day” contest, and as such, is the official entry for Chris Kill.

Should he win, Chris Kill would open for Ted “the Nuge” Nugent at the Hard Rock Pavilion on 5/3/12–a curiously good synergy of madmen, notwithstanding motor city affiliation.

Apparently, Erica Viking and Big Benny will pick the top three (3) (III) sets and they will compete live on 4/28/12 at Music Go Round with a panel of Celebrity Judges. Sounds like fun, ¿que no?

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Rope work and rappelling in southern New Mexico – 4/1/12

Posted on 04/01/2012 by dano

DanO rappelling to inspect some cliff swallow nests. Here’s a custom gallery of photos from NMU’s trip to southern New Mexico.

We camped near a cliff and took the opportunity to get some bonus rope practice happening.  To our surprise we found some empty Cliff Swallow nests made of mud.

Cliff swallow nests are made up of 900-1200 mud pellets. They are a fairly social bird with a non-forked tail (barn swallows have forked tail)  They are mostly insect eaters.

All photos by Yancy Jubal © 2012, except where noted.

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New Mexico Underground – Gear list

Posted on 03/26/2012 by dano

The New Mexico Underground suggested vertical cave gear list, based off of Stalagmike’s current rig (3/2012). NMU Suggested Gear List

    • Caving suit  (FDS)
    • Helmet
    • Headlamps (3 minimum)
    • Video spot light: Brinkman lithium
    • Gloves
    • Multi-tool
    • Garmin GPS—surface only
    • Primary caving pack
    • First aid kit
    • Vertical pack

DanO on rope

  • Harness bag
  • Boots
  • Kneepads
  • Caving harness  (GGG)
  • Petzl Croll ascender with adjustable chest harness
  • Petzl handled ascender with custom foot loops, oval maillon-rapide
  • Petzl Tibloc, emergency ascender
  • Cowstail with locking and non-locking carabiner
  • BMS micro-rack descender
  • Figure-eight descender
  • Locking carabiners
  • 3 pt. rapid link
  • 12’ 8mm handline
  • Etriér (rope ladder)
  • 80’ PMI static rope
  • Rope protector (garden hose)
  • Nalgene water/pee bottle

Not Shown: High energy food, spare batteries, lighter, spare webbing, undergarments appropriate for specific cave environment, socks, maps, video equipment.

Note: This content is merely suggested gear for a safe, vertical cave experience.  For more information, contact your local cave grotto, and learn the most current safety information, and the proper use of  gear and technique, from a trusted cave mentor.

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Never Enough performed by LocoMofo live @ Hooligans – ABQ, NM – 3/17/12

Posted on 03/17/2012 by dano

LocoMofo live @ Hooligans - ABQ, NM - 3/17/12 Never Enough, performed by Loco Mofo live @ Hooligans – ABQ, NM – 3/17/12

Loco Mofo is:
Bob Webb – vocals
Justin Ennis – guitar, vocal
Rob Nelson – guitar, vox
Mike “Gutter” Garcia – bass, vox
John Sherwood – drums, vox

Special Thanks: James Wood, Hooligans, Aaron Stuedli, Sean Duran, Justin Marley, and the Jupiter street players.

LocoMofo logos and graphics by Mike “Gutter” Garcia

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videography, audio and motion graphics by
Dan Otero @ New Mexico Digital
Justin Marley – camera 2
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Equilibrium – by 44 Forty – 3/9/12

Posted on 03/09/2012 by dano

Newest video by 44 Forty called Equilibrium. Filmed on 3/9/12 in Rio Rancho, NM

44 Forty - Live in Rio Rancho - 3/9/12

44Forty is:
Yancy – vocal, guitar
Uppie – guitar, vocal
DanO – mando, guitar
Pata – bass, vocal
Jerzy – drums

44 Forty is an Albuquerque, NM based rock band. 44 Forty features a stockpile of 20+ original songs, ranging from kick-ass rockers and old-school country; to extended jam and poignant songs of lament.

44 Forty is professional, experienced, and available for Albuquerque and South-western gigs. For booking, contact Yancy.

For more info go to www.44forty.net

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Archive: F.F.A.A.T protest – Santa Fe Film Festival – 12/4/05

Posted on 02/01/2012 by dano

Fairness for Androids and Trolls – FFAAT

DanO protesting the unfair treatment of trolls in local-indie-movies - Santa Fe, NM - 12/4/05

From the NMD archives comes this gem:

A mock protest at the ’05 Santa Fe Film Festival box office to protest the movie Zen & the Asteroid for it’s unfair use of Troll and Android labor. Ha!

Featuring the creative forces of Gene Torres, Justin Marley, Wil Albarez, Bob Alexander, Jon Bowman, Steven “Jules” Ruben, Grizz Sakowski and the rest.

Original press release: 12/4/05:

At the 2005 Santa Fe Film Festival, a group calling themselves F.F.A.A.T. (Fairness for Androids and Trolls) picketed the Festival Box Office in protest of the screening of Zen & the Asteroid (IMDb), which the group claimed had unfair treatment for the Trolls and Androids in the movie.

DanO protesting for troll-fairness. Note the mops in support

This blatant publicity stunt landed us on the front page of the Santa Fe New Mexican news-rag, featuring this photo of DanO protesting his cause. For more info on the mops check out the epic saga:  Los Mopes by Grizz Sakowski.

This video is hosted at the NMD archive.com site.
Note to typographers, sorry I used that stupid Papyrus font. :-\

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Sandia mountain time-lapse video – 1/24/12

Posted on 01/24/2012 by dano
Sandia mountains with Clouds

Sandia mountains, New Mexico, 1/24/12

This is some uniquely beautiful time-lapse video footage of clouds over the Sandia mountains, just east of Albuquerque, NM (2:36)  (YouTube)

Video by DanO @ New Mexico Digital (NM-Digital.com)

“Arroyo Chiquito” music by Dan Otero and Adam SpeckledRock, recorded live in Española, NM, 2/4/00.
© 2000-2012.

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Best snow in N. America – Ski Sandia, New Mexico – 12/27/11

Posted on 12/27/2011 by dano

A video update on Sandia Ski Basin, New Mexico, which had the best snow in the nation on 12/27/11, with a 65″ base.  (YouTube)

Featuring DanO and Galileo from New Mexico Digital

Bonus video of the Sandia Tram, with lovely Christmas lights and artistic window reflections.

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