Pandemonaeon Live

with Tempest

and special guest T. Thorn Coyle

at the Starry Plough

3101 Shattuck Ave in Berkeley, CA

Friday January 30th at 9PM

$12 COVER

Pandemonaeon performs their first live show in several years as they gear up for the release of their upcoming album, Dangerous Beauty. We'll be supporting Tempest, and Thorn Coyle will be joining us for this show, as will Tim Rayborn, Gari Hegedus (Stellamara), Bean, Jeff Obee and Judy Graboyes. 

This is a celebratory occasion for us, so we hope you'll dress accordingly. In fact, to encourage the situation, we are offering prizes for the sexiest black boots. We'll let the crowd decide by yelling loudest for their favorite boots. We'll offer between 1 - 3 prizes depending on how many folks show up. Prizes will entail CDs, t-shirts, and a special item from Sharon's personal collection. 

Another fun production brought to you by the good folks at Pagan Alliance!

Zombies on Ice-Winter Wonderland Dance

Friday, December 19, 2008
9:30 pm to 2 am
The Cat Club
1190 Folsom Street (between 7th and 8th)
SoMa-San Francisco. 
$10 before $10 pm
$15 after 10 pm
$20 in street clothes.
21+ with Photo ID
 
DJs Glamtasm, Dire Delorean, Cory Coffinkicker, Lilah Wild, and Agent Double-0-Soul
Psychobilly, garage stomp, metal, glam, psychedelia, "spy and strip" tunes and more!
Jack Shen, Dark Fantasy Artist and Cartoonist will be on-hand to create a creature for you to take home.
Party refreshments of "finger foods," swamp punch, brains, holiday treats, and cocktails prepared by the Cat Club's beautifully, hot blooded staff.
Vie to be crowned Ice Princess or Ice Prince, and receive prizes!
Dark Holiday Basket Raffle. Tickets $1.
The proceeds from this event will benefit the Pagan Alliance

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Just wanted to put out a reminder to those interested...Folsom Street Fair is happening this Sunday.

A friend just told me that the band, Berlin, is scheduled to perform on one of the big stages at 5 pm.  I'll be there for sure!  ;^)

I, and a few others, will hit the Faire shortly after the 49er's game on Sunday.  I'll be sporting some new leather (can't hardly wait!!) and will possibly helping a friend at his leather garment booth for a while (9th & Folsom, I believe).

So, come on all ye freaks!   Join the teaming leather-clad (or not, in some cases) masses for SF's most shocking and amusing street fairs!

This public service announcement has been delivered to you by the Queen of the Rogues. 

Had an awesome time with my mom at Faire this weekend down at Casa de Fruita!

Since it was my mother who first introduced me to the Renaissance Faire when I was 16, way back when Southern Faire was held at Agoura (the height of Faire days in my opinion), I felt really touched that I could play at Faire with her again.  I got the chance to tell her how much that first time in Agoura changed my life...how it opened my imagination and bade me see life in a different way.  It may seem really selfish, but I'm glad I could tell mom, once again, how much she's influenced me and how grateful I will remain to her  for her open-mindedness, sense of adventure, and strength.  I feel I get most of my best qualities from her and it felt good for me to say that to her right out loud.

We stayed down at the Best Western in Hollister and made our leasurely way to Faire, arriving there and parking (in the Preferred Lot...worth the $10.00) at around 10:30.  Once inside, we wandered around and found the leather shop where she bought me a new belt (since I'd left my original at home).  This new one is oxblood-colored with a cool celtic weave design burned into it...matches my costume perfectly.  I bought myself a mead and told mom that it just wasn't Faire for me until I imbibed my first draft and she cheerily agreed with me, though she doesn't drink. 

There were a lot of vendors selling amazing and beautiful things, though the prices were really high.  I suspect it's because of the economy, but it makes it difficult for people to buy their wares.

I finally got what I've been seeking high and low throughout all the small Faires I attend:  a small ocarina.  Yay!  It's in the shape of a dragon's head.  The coolest thing about it is that there is a little eyepatch on his eye and a little hoop earring in his ear.  What's better than an ocarina?  One shaped like a pirate dragon's head, of course!  I already know a simple tune and am thoroughly enamored with it.  *grin*

We watched a couple of the comedy shows and tooks some pix.  We ate bratwursts and drank chai tea.  We gave away small bits of money here and there to the "street" performers (both of being so fond of musicians, don't ya know?).  We saw an amazing "baby stroller" which is really a carved out barrel lined with rabbit fur on wheel-barrow-like wheels.  The little girl inside was simply precious and mom couldn't resist getting a pic of the child and the amazing conveyance.

I ran into my friend, Johanna from PA, and chatted with her a few minutes.  Really good to see her.  She told us we picked the right weekend to come.  Apparently, last weekend (opening) the weather rose to 106 degrees in the heat of the day. 

I know I haven't mentioned the delicious men at Faire.  And there were a lot of them there, much to my delight.  Despite the fact I was with mom, I managed to flirt with a few cuties.  A very nice man came up to me and recited a Shakespeare sonnet to me.  He received kisses from me for his efforts.  Mom was intrigued by Rory, a rather attractive older gentleman dressed very convincingly as a pirate.  I mainly had my eye on a tall, likely lad, but he was working as a soldier for the queen's court and was mostly unavailble for outright flirting.  We exchanged a lot of eye contact and smiles, though, and maybe next time I go I'll get a chance to chat him up.

After Faire we went to the Casa de Fruita restaurant for some mediocre but modestly priced cuisine and talked over our day. 

This weekend will be indelibly engraved in my memory, just as my first time at Faire is.  I'm so incredibly grateful that my mom is still around to play with me.  (bowing down to the Cosmos here)