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[May. 7th, 2008|01:20 pm]
Three things:

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/?region=xxx&query=schedule&promoter=zephyrus

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!
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Jus' passing it on... [Mar. 26th, 2008|12:15 pm]
[Current Music |The McCarricks - Genetically Modified]



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
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[Mar. 17th, 2008|12:27 am]
Bloody hell.
Well done everybody, and thank you, you're all stars.
Welcome home Diz.
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PLEASE REPOST - hope to see y'all there! [Mar. 10th, 2008|12:53 pm]



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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more details tomorrow... [Mar. 9th, 2008|09:22 pm]


With many thanks to [info]aliasrob for the flyer!
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All singing, all dancing, homecoming party preview... [Mar. 7th, 2008|05:29 pm]
Fresh from a nail-biting tour of the Al Wathba prison complex...

'Dubai-ous Pleasures' promotions bring you...

The 'Unjust Deserts' variety show!

in honour of the recently returned Diz '0.03g' Le Huy...

Starring...

Han-sam Sam Astley playing his glorious and unique brand of Glok n' Roll!
The Bohemianauts bringing squeezebox revivalism to the masses!
Miss Lydia Darling in a daring tassle-twirling adventure!
Circa Burlesque dazzle with their spectacular feather fling!
Miss Chrys Columbine performs her acclaimed Venus show!
The Stillhouse Orchestra - Purveyors of Finest Country Swing and Twisted Bluegrass!
And the unforgettable, the implausible, the deeply disturbing FANCY CHANCE AND LUCIFIRE
in their FURRY BITCHES FROM HELL show...

Plus! a special appearance from Scar Crash and May Betwisted of the London Roller Girls as our hot skatin' tequila gals!

Live DJs playing gypsy punk, swing revival, neo-circus, chantsons and showtunes and more, oh my...
All this, and a very special act tba! Golly. And all in aid of a good cause...profits from the evening go towards the legal fees accrued in obtaining the release of Cat-le Huy, unjustly imprisoned in a Dubai jail, with a portion going towards the Mel 1000 fund for DJ Melanie Lucy Fur.

WHEN:Sunday MARCH 16th
WHERE: Bethnal Green Working men's Club
WHO: Anyone who's anyone.

Watch this space for further announcements!
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[Mar. 5th, 2008|11:13 pm]
[Tags|]
[Current Location |my sofa]
[Current Mood | relaxed]
[Current Music |seasick steve - hobo low]

Set list, Opium Den 29-02-08.

Lydia Darling 9-10ish.

Katie Lee - Repressed Hostility Blues
Seasick Steve - Cut my Wings
Hellblini Sextet - It comes to this
Hijak Oscar - Dollar Bill
Humanwine - Rivolta silenzioza
Jill Tracey - Evil Night Together
Ute Lemper - Mack the Knife
Stillhouse Orchestra - Cautionary tales
Peculiar Pretzelmen - Queen Nefertiti
Dead Brothers - Closer to you
Tom Waits - Big in Japan
Soggy Bottom Boys - man of constant sorrow
Flaming Doo Dits - Hellfire
Cab Calloway - Ghost of Smokey Joe
FM Einheit - Princess crocodile

Then a bit later...

Sophie Tucker - Some of these days
Tiger Lillies - Little Boy Blues
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Cherry Poppin' Daddy Strut
Benny Goodman - Yes my darling Daughter
Eartha Kitt - I wanna be Evil
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Prince Nez
Billie Holiday - Now or never
Vikki Car - The Silencers
Hijak Oscar - Disciple of Time
Fantasmagoria - Odessa Eyes

And then there was more stuff but I didn't write it down.
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all as mad as hatters here... [Feb. 29th, 2008|11:08 am]
[Current Music |tom waits - singapore]



I'm sure you know the drill...music and performances in deepest, darkest N16, courtesy of [info]amandamaesteele with a bit of fairy dust from my good self. This is happening tonight, and you'd be a fool to miss it, what with an escape artist, a burlesque show, four bands and three DJs...oh, and of course our marvelous opium tea. See you there!
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[Feb. 20th, 2008|07:32 pm]
I've made custom list for people who might want to be involved with Diz's fundraiser. If you want to be actively involved (I'm mainly looking for people who can perform in any capacity or contribute on the night, which will be in early March) then leave a comment here.
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[Feb. 20th, 2008|12:01 pm]
[Tags|, ]
[Current Music |diamanda galas - the sporting life]

Working hard - in the last 5 days I've devised, sourced and mixed a show, travelled to Swansea and back, performed three shows (two with Skinphony (one on trapeze) and one solo), done a photoshoot, written a short film for Uni, attended lectures, and am now in the process of mixing audio and visuals for the next show this Friday - Flame and Flesh, which I hope to see some of you at.

Anyway, attention industrial types. I need suggestions for industrially type tracks (thinking in the vein of SPK, Nurse with Wound etc) that are abstracty soundscapes with a hint of beauty? Something that is not entirely dark and menacing, with maybe a little light shining through. Any help appreciated!

In other news Diamanda Galas kicks Amy Winehouse's skinny ass.
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[Feb. 8th, 2008|02:15 pm]
DIZ IN DUBAI

Media updates from Mildred's journal

I'm pretty sure everyone has heard about this now, but keep spreading the word - the story has started to surface in national and international press, and hopefully the pressure is starting to build.

EDIT: front page of BBC News!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7234786.stm
I shall take away Daily Mail link as I have never agreed with its views as a newspaper and some of the comments on this story are appalling.

Maybe this is a good time to start writing to the tourist board? The only contact I could find was here though, anyone got anything more appropriate? (Maybe 'concerns' rather than complaints)

Mil, I don't know if you know but if you google for 'Dubai', THIS now comes up on the first page of results - can only be a good thing.

SIGN PETITION
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For those of you that attended the New Year's Eve masque [Jan. 3rd, 2008|04:06 pm]
Ok, so on New Year's Eve a collection was taken towards Lyssa's flowers. As it was all being done quite covertly quite a few of you missed it and said that they would have liked to donate a quid or two. I'm pretty sure the cost of Lyssa's flowers has been covered (caleb was in charge and I haven't checked with him yet) but I thought it might be a nice idea to put any excess towards a gift voucher for Nat, the bar manager who worked really hard and from the sounds of it had quite a night on her hands.

Anyway for those of you who asked, here's a way to contribute if you fancy it.








I've left this post open so you can direct people here if you want to.
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[Nov. 8th, 2007|06:35 pm]
Hey, does anyone have any pics from the Hallowe'en do other than Jill, Kieran, Emmie and Gaius? I'm thinking especially of the shows, I'd like to forward some to the performers. Ta!
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*yawn* [Nov. 5th, 2007|10:21 pm]
I am so bored of this scam now. They don't even bother to change the wording any more.
Read more... )
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Spread the word! [Oct. 29th, 2007|01:24 pm]
[Tags|, ]
[Current Location |london met uni]
[Current Mood | busy]
[Current Music |chattering masses]

A Halloween/Day of the Dead celebration of all things spooky and gory...

FINAL LINE-UP!

The terrifying Phantom Tango from Lala and Alan!

The wild and wanton Romany Gypsy dance from Bettie Bebe!

The Spooky Kruger Striptease from Chrys Columbine!

Ms Tanya Cheex tells us the chilling story of Bloody Mary!

Miss Mae Steele frightens and delights with her burlesque spectacular!

PLUS! The Bride in Black suffers a nuptial haunting!


Bobbing for apples! Pumpkin pie! Ghostly decor! Prize for best fancy dress! Spooky music!

Be there or be dead!

Costume ideas...
Day of the Dead! Corpse Brides! Zoot suit Zombies! Go-go ghouls! Hoodoo Voodoo! Bitchy Witches! Scary clowns! Use your imagination!



(Feel free to repost *hint hint*)
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[Oct. 26th, 2007|03:20 pm]
Well, baby, what I couldn't do
With plenty of money and you.
In spite of the worry that money brings.
Just a little filthy lucre buys a lot of things.
And I could take you to places that you would like to go.
But outside of that, I've no use for dough.
It's the root of all evil,
Of strife and upheaval.
But I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny
With plenty of money and you.

It's the root of all evil,
Of strife and upheaval.
But I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny
With plenty of money and you.
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This Hallowe'en (Wednesday the 31st)... [Oct. 26th, 2007|02:12 pm]
[Tags|, , ]
[Current Mood | cheerful]
[Current Music |glen gray - this house is haunted]

A Halloween/Day of the Dead celebration of all things spooky and gory...

Shows include but not limited to:
The terrifying Phantom Tango from Lala and Alan!
The wild and wanton Romany Gypsy dance from Bettie Bebe!
The Spooky Kruger Striptease from Chrys Columbine!
Plus, the ghostly ballerina! The mysterious woman in black!
Bobbing for apples! Pumpkin pie! Ghostly decor! Prize for best fancy dress! Spooky music!

be there or be dead!

Costume ideas...
Day of the Dead! Corpse Brides! Zoot suit Zombies! Hoodoo Voodoo! Bitchy Witches! Scary clowns! Use your imagination!

See y'all there *w000oooOO*

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[Oct. 26th, 2007|12:57 pm]
Can anyone recommend a good character extras agency for alt-looking people? S'not for me. Cheers!
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[Oct. 1st, 2007|01:09 am]
A few preview snaps from yesterday's shoot with Anna Karenina Corsets, Valkyrie Corsets and Age of Elegance clothing. Peacock hat by Lily-May designs.









Photos by Spencer Hyperboy.
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For Delilah [Aug. 23rd, 2007|05:07 pm]
[Current Mood | sad]

there’s no end to the love you can give
when you change your point of view underfoot
very good: you may be flat but you’re breathing

there’s no doubt he’s at home in his room
probably watching porn of you from the fall
it’s last call and you’re the last one leaving
and you thought you could change the world
by opening your legs
it isn’t very hard
try kicking them instead

and you thought you could change his mind
by changing your perfurme to the kind his mother wore
o god delilah why?
i never met a more impossible girl....

in this same bar where you slammed down your hand
and said “Amanda, i’m in love”
no you’re not
you’re just a sucker for the ones who use you
and it doesn’t matter what i say or do
the stupid bastard’s gonna have his way with you...

you’re an unrescuable schizo
or else you’re on the rag
‘cause if you take him back
i’m gonna lose my nerve
i never met a more impossible girl....

at four o clock he got off and
you called up i’m down at denny’s on route one
'you won’t guess what he’s done'
Is that a fact delilah?
larry tap let you in through the back
and use his calling card again
for a quick hand of gin

you are impossible, delilah: the princess of denial
and after 7 years in advertising you are none the wiser

you’re an unrescuable schizo
or else you’re on the rag
cos if you take him back
i’m gonna lose my nerve

he’s gonna beat you like a pillow
you schizos never learn
and if you take him home
you’ll get what you deserve

i never met a more impossible girl

so don’t cry delilah
you’re still alive delilah
you need a ride delilah? let’s see how fast this thing can go.....

-Dresden Dolls
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