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Spaceman Boots

DR Review

Things learned tonight:


  • If I use primer on my eyes before putting on eyeliner, it will actually not run, even with the amount I sweat when dancing!

  • I can dance all night in a gi top, because it breathes well. Unlike my old Darth Maul tunic made from heavy polyester.

  • I've learned a lot about sewing since I made my long Sith robe for Hallowmas. I spent some time this afternoon going over it, zigzag stitching the seams and reattaching the sleeve I put on inside out the first time. I put it back on inside out again, but now it's harder to tell since the seams are finished better.



Questions pondered:

  • Is it acceptable to glowstick to Industrial/EBM if you're doing it at Dark Rave?

  • If the dance floor is entirely empty, does it become acceptable to violate the normal politeness rule about not throwing high kicks on the dance floor?



I dragged myself out to DarkRave this evening, and had a pretty good time. I think a fair number of the more hard core out of high school Dark Rave crew were at BM or something similar - the crowd was a little thin, and there seemed to be fewer 20-somethings; lots of kids and a fair number of the old guard. Holy Joes was Industrial/EBM all night, so I spent most of my time up there, wandering off to glowstick occasionally in the more air-conditioned room to change muscle groups for a bit. The downstairs wasn't bad music-wise, but the crowd were not my people - I haven't seen that much white under black light since... ever.

In any case, that was a good night out. Now, I should go to bed.
smirking half-hawk

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Voltaire kicked serious ass! He actually got a Toronto crowd singing and dancing! The singing took a little encouragement, but he got us going.

Tomorrow will hurt.

I hope it will hurt especially for the jackass with big hair who kept moshing inappropriately, and for his friends who kept encouraging him to ram into people who clearly weren't into that sort of thing.
Spaceman Boots

done.

Now that was a proper send off.
I got to Savage at around 10:30, and actually got through the line up and in the club by 11. After a quick drink, it was off to the dance floor, where I spent the better part of the night until they kicked us out at 4. They ran out of beer before last call, and out of bottled water by 2ish. I'm really glad I went, and glad I got to dance.

Now, gatorade and stretching, and then sleep.
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goth-matt

end of an era

*sigh*

Squeezing my old fat hairy self into my goth gear. Drinking absinthe, putting on eye-liner and boots for one last hurrah. Savage Garden is closing tonight. From tomorrow on, I'll no longer be able to count on going to Queen West on a Saturday night and being able to find music I want to dance to.

It's been in decline for over a year, and its clear that the fix is in for Queen West as an area for clubs and weird clothes. I wonder if this is how folks like William Gibson felt when Yorkville turned into the Yuppie Preserve it is today.

I am just hoping the next bohemian neighbourhood in Toronto is actually, y'know, in the city. I'd hate to have to drive to Mississauga to go dancing.

I feel really old.
smirking half-hawk

home

Home from the concert. I missed the opening band, Johnny Hollow because of working late and general slackitude at home.

I got to the show just as Abney Park came on, and, as expected, I enjoyed the hell out of them. I got to chat briefly with three of the people from the video shoot, as well as zagatto, who was there taking some good looking pictures.

After that, there was a brief fashion show, and then Android Lust. When I first heard of the show, I was planning to go just to see AL - Abney Park became a deciding factor once I knew more about them. AL did not disappoint, and I danced the Gothic Industrial Robot Dance throughout. Much fun was had. Now, I am waiting for caffeine and absinthe to wear off, and ripping all the CDs I bought.

Then, bed.

Mmm, bed.
smirking half-hawk

more rawk

There's another music video shoot this Saturday starting at 2 at Hart House. They are looking for a lot of people so they can get a crowd scene. I'm probably going to go to this one. If you happen to be interested, but don't have anything you think is appropriate, I have stuff I can lend out (including stuff for people a bit bigger or smaller than me)