It's high time you got the fuck out of Dodge.
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I've spent half the morning dicking about with it and now the posts publicising it don't seem to be coming up on my news feed, so I can only assume they aren't showing on other people's either.
If you are interested in my performance work (I'm deleting the old Lydia Darling profile) I'd appreciate it if you could follow this link and click 'become a fan' as it's a bit embarrassing having zero fans at the moment.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lydia-Dar
Ta!
:D
Got there in the end :)
- Mood:rather pleased
- Music:Bowie - hello spaceboy
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KATE: The last song is called "Cloudbusting," and this was inspired by a book that I first found on a shelf nearly nine years ago...( Read more... )
Your tongue is like poison
So swollen it fills up my mouth
Love me love me love me
You nail me to the floor
And push my guts all inside out
Get it out get it out get it out
Get your fucking voice
Out of my head
I never wanted this
I never wanted any of this
I wish you were dead
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cure/K
I remember when the Cure were my favourite band.
http://www.showcasefringe.tv/
The show in full, nsfw, pants and pasties and trapezey delightfulness.
( Sexy Circus Sideshow )
oh, still no phone by the way - if anyone desperately needs to get hold of me try my work number which is...well i can't remember but I'll post it here later.
I'm in a much better mood than yesterday, I totally proved to myself that I can put together a cool routine with interesting touches (I'm particularly proud of the host of butterflies that flutter around my head and follow me around during the show!) and perform it at height in front of a packed house without fucking it up. I totally thought I wouldn't have the confidence nor capability to do so - this is a real accomplishment for me so I'm allowing myself a bit of a slap on the back :)
I'm doing it again tonight so if anyone fancies it let me know - it's a really enjoyable evening with some excellent acts and a fantastic atmosphere.
Pics soon
xx
- Mood:doo de doo
- Music:Ellery Queen - 'the adventure of the blunt instrument'
I didn't really do anything for my birthday this year, and now I'm sort of regretting it a bit. I'm sure everyone except new recruits knows the Lydia birthday drill - dress up in your vintage or black tie finest, pack a hamper and join me in Regent's Park for music, champagne and conviviality. And although it's a bit of hassle to organise I do love seeing my pals all dressed up and getting to dust off my lovely clothes and do something a bit different. But do YOU? This is the first year I've not held a formal picnic since the first one in 2005, and summer is swiftly slipping between my fingers. SO! I feel it's time enough for a poll.
Poll #1245715 Chap-esque picnics
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 46
How do you feel about dress-up picnics?
I love them. Gives me a chance to dress up and show off.
33 (71.7%)
I like the idea but come the time it's a bit of effort. 1 (2.2%)
I'm not fussed what we wear. I'll dress up if that's the theme of the event. 9 (19.6%)
I like to see my friends dressed up but would rather not myself. 2 (4.3%)
They make me feel uncomfortable, I don't like dressing up and would rather just go in my normal clothes. 1 (2.2%)
other (comment) 0 (0.0%)
Entertainment at picnics.
Bands! With pianos! And accordians! Woo! 30 (65.2%)
Old stylee entertainment, gramophones and croquet. 27 (58.7%)
Nothing - just let people chat and make their own entertainment 10 (21.7%)
Acts, such as fire-shows, dancing, circus etc 22 (47.8%)
Don't mind 23 (50.0%)
Other (comment) 2 (4.3%)
Would you be up for a big formal picnic before what we laughingly call 'Summer' is over?
I thought you'd never ask! 21 (45.7%)
Depends on weather/commitments/yada yada 23 (50.0%)
Picnic yes, but leave out all the bloody tail coats and cream teas 2 (4.3%)
Picnics please me not. Please leave. 0 (0.0%)
And then I scrolled LJ and saw Jake's post about Cyka's pledge drive, and remembered that there are more important things than sitting around feeling sorry for oneself.
Have a read - prepare to be hugely inspired by an amazing woman, and please consider pledging some dough to help her cause.
http://cykauchuujin.pledgepage.org/
Donations go towards the race fees, vaccines, basic medicines and transportation to villages throughout Kenya.
Good luck Cyka!
We're also looking ofr a tea urn to serve up the opium tea in, mainly to save us running about with teapots all evening - can anyone lend us one for the evening?
We've had problems running over before so make sure you arrive promptly if there's a particular act you want to see! The running order for tomorrow is as follows:
Doors at 9pm
10 pm - Sam Astley (our very own
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slinkymule) 10.30 - 'femme fatale' burlesque performance by Rose Thorne
11 pm - 'Three chord' Craig Temple
11.30 - burlesque performance from
amandamaesteele12 midnight - The Stillhouse Orchestra
Then dancing and carousing til late! Do come down, this may be the very last one...
( click for flyer )
- Music:stillhouse orchestra - white wedding
Due to the sad passing of Mr Bo Diddley we have a surprise turn from Mr Paul Ronney Angel and Special Guests playing some of his greatest songs.
Also this night as you are all aware we have Mike The London Magician astounding us all with his Mind Reading powers of amazement.
Charlie Khan will be bringing his skiffle sound to the Den's illustrious stage.
Dr Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band will be taking us back to when Penny Farthings graced the streets of London.
Luc Owll will be surprising us with his dark and brooding one man show.
Congregation will be gracing the stage too with their amazing and unique sound. Mojo raved about them and it's easy to see why we had to have them play for us too!
And finally the infinitely beautiful Lalla Morte will be charming us with her fabulous burlesque.
DJ's are Duncan DeMorgan (Born Bad, Shore Leave) Darling (B Movie Strength through Joy) and your hostess Amanda Mae Steele.
And this time the tea is on the house!
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1. Thank you for all your Happy Birthday messages! I had a lovely weekend marred only by excessive consumption of White Russians on Monday night. My phone has had a mild stroke and now all the buttons down the right hand side don't work. So if you've texted me and I've not replied it's probably because my response contained the letters D, E, F, M, N, M, O ,W, X, Y or Z.
2. There is a family of Jays living in the tree outside my bedroom window and it makes me really, really happy.
3. The Zephyrus Dreams showcase will be playing at The Round Chapel in Clapton on the 13th, 15th and 17th of May. I play several different roles within the production including a tangoing tempest, a ghoul trapped between worlds, a viperous crone at a funeral, and my main part as the tragic lady of the sea who saves a sailor from drowning but knows she must eventually give him up. Toby is in the production too (I can't keep up with his roles) as well as a very talented cast of over 20 actors, dancers and puppeteers. We would love to see you there and would really appreciate your support for this fledging theatre company who are trying to do something beautiful on a minimal budget. So if you are going to come PLEASE order your tickets here - http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?re
We need to shift some more pre-sales or I fear the director's head might explode!
EDIT: this too
Add Zephyrus Dreams on Myspace!
Just a reminder that Cor Blimey! is on this Thursday from 7pm at the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club. Get there early and grab a free gin punch cocktail. Then get ready for a right ole' knees up with our Pearly King, our bawdy music hall stripper and Lorraine & Kim. We've also got some goodies to raffle off, and brilliant bingo prizes to be won - a tasty food hamper, a crate of ale, vouchers for slap up pie and mash meals, plus bottles of gin for the best dressed.
Hope to see you there: http://www.corblimeylondon.co.uk
£8 entry, or £3 for the oldies!
Love Lorraine and Kim
- Music:The McCarricks - Genetically Modified
Well done everybody, and thank you, you're all stars.
Welcome home Diz.
Fresh from a nail-biting tour of the Al-Wathba prison complex...
WHEN: SUNDAY MARCH 16th - 7-11pm
WHERE: Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
44-46 Pollard Row,
Bethnal Green,
London E2 6NB
six pounds entry
Background info:
On January 26th 2008, German citizen and UK resident Cat Le-Huy (known to his friends as Diz) arrived in
Dubai and was arbitrarily stopped at immigration.
He was stripped, searched and made to sign papers in Arabic that he didn't
understand. He was then held without charge in Dubai between January 26th and
March 5th, 2008.
Cat was carrying Melatonin, which is legally sold over-the-counter in Dubai,
and this was tested for contraband along with a sample of his urine and 0.003g
of what the Dubai authorities believed was (and which allegedly tested
positive for) hashish which was found in his bag. Cat maintains that the
alleged hashish was simply dirt.
If charged and found guilty Cat would have faced a minimum sentence of 4
years. After weeks of heavy campaigning by friends and pressure on the Dubai
authorities, Cat was released and returned to the U.K.
Although Cat has obtained a release, there are still massive financial costs
to be covered and the last few months have left Cat and his partner in tens of
thousands of pounds of debt. The fundraiser that was originally to raise the
deposit for an attorney is now thankfully a welcome home event, and any monies
raised will go to cat, with a portion being donated to the Mel 1000 fund.
Also, though Cat is back and safe, there are still literally hundreds of
people in the same position who are not as lucky, and information on ways to
keep the pressure up for their release will be available on the night.
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