Muttered Obscenities

I still dream of Orgonon...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:38:45 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich#Orgone_accumulators_and_cloudbusters

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... It was just calling me from the shelf, and when I read it I was very moved by the magic of it. It's about a special relationship between a young son and his father. The book was written from a child's point of view. His father is everything to him; he is the magic in his life, and he teaches him everything, teaching him to be open-minded and not to build up barriers. His father has built a machine that can make it rain, a "cloudbuster"; and the son and his father go out together cloudbusting. They point big pipes up into the sky, and they make it rain. The song is very much taking a comparison with a yo-yo that glowed in the dark and which was given to the boy by a best friend. It was really special to him; he loved it. But his father believed in things having positive and negative energy, and that fluorescent light was a very negative energy - as was the material they used to make glow-in-the-dark toys then - and his father told him he had to get rid of it, he wasn't allowed to keep it. But the boy, rather than throwing it away, buried it in the garden, so that he would placate his father but could also go and dig it up occasionally and play with it. It's a parallel in some ways between how much he loved the yo-yo - how special it was - and yet how dangerous it was considered to be. He loved his father (who was perhaps considered dangerous by some people); and he loved how he could bury his yo-yo and retrieve it whenever he wanted to play with it. But there's nothing he can do about his father being taken away, he is completely helpless. But it's very much more to do with how the son does begin to cope with the whole loneliness and pain of being without his father. It is the magic moments of a relationship through a child's eyes, but told by a sad adult. (1985, KBC 18)

Sat, 23 May 2009 02:16:06 GMT

Kiss me kiss me kiss me
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/Kiss+Me%2C+Kiss+Me%2C+Kiss+Me/The+Kiss

I remember when the Cure were my favourite band.

Thu, 21 May 2009 01:21:04 GMT

"And if we’re no more than animals, we must snatch each little scrap of happiness, and live, and suffer, and pass, mattering no more than all the other animals do or have done. It is this, or that. All the universe or nothing. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?"

Gaijin Geisha at Sexy Circus - not work-safe

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:01:38 GMT

Short clip from my recent performance at Chaz Royal's Sexy Circus Sideshow, featuring my new trapeze show and a short interview. Also featuring Honour Mission, Stella Plumes and Warren Speed.

http://www.showcasefringe.tv/

The show in full, nsfw, pants and pasties and trapezey delightfulness.

Gaijin Geisha premiere

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:55:43 GMT

I performed to a packed venue last night at Bush Hall, a beautiful old dance hall in Shepherd's Bush, as part of the London Fetish weekend extravaganza. It seems I was not alone in testing out new material - there was an atmosphere of quiet panic behind the stage, with people desperately stitching ribbons, borrowing forgotten items and making last-second (literally, in my case) alterations.

I was extremely worried that I'd not had enough practice and that the whole thing was going to be a disaster but the performance seemed to go really well, rapturous applause and loads of people congratulating me and buying me drinks, so I am much more confident about tonight. Quite interesting really - all it took was a bit of a push to have the faith in myself and it all went without a hitch...my nerves really do cripple me sometimes, I was so jumpy I nearly fell off during rehearsal. Although my general levels of anxiety are much more manageable these days, it still feels like some kind of handicap, I'm sure I would function so much better if my bloody doctor would just cough up some valium. Anyway. It's nice to be part of a big showy production - I mean I love Barden's but sometimes it's nice to have a bit of glamour (especially after the Xpo fiasco).

I didn't catch all of the acts (there are about 20!) but I really enjoyed the kick-ass belly-dancing girls, three hot post-apocalyptic tank-girlesque chicks dancing to Smack my Bitch Up mixed with traditional eastern music, really orignal and worked perfectly. Chrys Columbine's new act is absoulutely breathtaking, and Dangerous Dolly's aerial hoop antics never fail to impress. There was a real mix of acts - mine is very demure and peaceful, Chrys's is dramatic and classical, Dolly's is punk rock and attitude, Stella's was a mix of cerebral, gory and hilarious. Very little in the way of bump-n-grind-with-a-pair-of-fans-and-tassles. In fact I'd have no problem saying it was probably one of the best 'burlesque' shows I've ever seen.

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

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:08:49 GMT

I must admit to having become strangely addicted to late night pulp TV show Ellery Queen. It's just so awful it's fantastic, I love it. I blame insomnia.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:56:35 GMT

So I've been thinking...

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.

View Poll: Chap-esque picnics

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:05:20 GMT

So I've had a bit of a rough weekend and was feeling a tad sorry for myself...

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!

OPIUM DEN NEWSFLASH

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:47 GMT

We are looking for someone to work the door from 9 til around 2 at Opium den tomorrow. You'll get frequent breaks and some drinks tokens, and we can offer £40 with a potential bonus if the night goes well.

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 slinkymule)
10.30 - 'femme fatale' burlesque performance by Rose Thorne
11 pm - 'Three chord' Craig Temple
11.30 - burlesque performance from amandamaesteele
12 midnight - The Stillhouse Orchestra

Then dancing and carousing til late! Do come down, this may be the very last one...

Freedom Day 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:01:14 GMT

THE OPIUM DEN this Friday at Bardens, N16

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:28:40 GMT

The third Opium Den hosted at the infamous Bardens Boudoir!

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!

http://www.myspace.com/dalstonopiumden

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:39:05 GMT

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!

Jus' passing it on...

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:20:20 GMT

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

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:28:59 GMT

Bloody hell.
Well done everybody, and thank you, you're all stars.
Welcome home Diz.

PLEASE REPOST - hope to see y'all there!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:55:36 GMT

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.

more details tomorrow...

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:22:56 GMT

With many thanks to aliasrob for the flyer!

All singing, all dancing, homecoming party preview...

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:35:24 GMT

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!

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:22:49 GMT

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.

all as mad as hatters here...

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:40:27 GMT

I'm sure you know the drill...music and performances in deepest, darkest N16, courtesy of 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!

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:35:46 GMT

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.

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:02:56 GMT

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.

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:33:11 GMT

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

For those of you that attended the New Year's Eve masque

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:12:55 GMT

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.

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:39:09 GMT

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!

yawn

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:24:28 GMT

I am so bored of this scam now. They don't even bother to change the wording any more.

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