Monday 5 November 2012

Helen & the Sirens

Spent a fantastic Samhain night at The Bedford in Balham, a great music venue! There were three acts on that night, but we were only there to see one - Helen & the Sirens!

Since it was Samhain we decided to dress up a little. My darling hubsand was an evil demon, robed and tattooed with burning red eyes. I was a zombie.






We had a few odd looks on the way, but it was halloween so most people took us in their stride. One teenager did comment, 'Why are they trick-or-treating? They're, like, twenty or something.' Which halved my age. Score!

Helen & the Sirens were excellent, as always. In fact I'd say that this was their tightest performance yet! And they looked fantastic, terrifying, dressed as Stephen King's Carrie. Prom dresses and corsage flowers were liberally drenched with blood!


Most of their set can be found on their EP (which can be purchased here) but they also performed two covers. The first was Justin Bieber's 'Baby', an hilarious take on the song (you have to hear it to understand...) The second, especially for halloween, was a mash-up of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' spliced with 'Tubular Bells' - just perfect!

The whole show can be seen here, although the sound quality doesn't do their live performance justice.

Sunday 30 September 2012

Friday 28 September 2012

Samhain Festival 2012

Pagan Future Fests are holding a Samhain festival this year on Sunday 21st October. The venue is The Bedford in Balham (full address below), a great music venue... handy, since Inkubus Sukkubus will be playing! There will also be workshops and stalls selling all kinds of goodies!

The Bedford (Pub/Theatre)
77 Bedford Hill
Balham
London SW12 9HD

 Tickets are available in advance through their site (here) or on the door. Should be a good one!

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Aged bigot in a dress decides gays aren't fully developed humans. Priests who commit pedophilia are fine though... Full story here.

Thursday 27 September 2012

Brother

Did I know you once?
Or was that just a masque,
Once worn, now discarded?
Reality ill suits you,
A face set in cold, hard lines.

I am unchanged,
Older, wiser, perhaps -
But still, at heart, the child you knew,
Craving your attention.
Denied, ever denied
By the bitterness of shared blood.

If man's love for man is such a taint
In your eyes
That hatred can be made a virtue,
Then better I am tainted!
Should I deny myself, my heart,
For your approval? No.

And so I cut you free.

Saturday 14 April 2012

2012 so far...


First post of 2012 - I'm getting very lax...

So here is my new roleplaying character, Anastasya Nicolayeva. She is a former KGB agent, now self-employed...

In other news I had another fantastic Zombie LARP experience (for more on these great events see here). So want to do another one RIGHT NOW but there are no more in the pipeline.
Sigh...

Off to Cornwall next week for a much-needed break, so hopefully will have fun things to post when I return.

That was all a bit of a ramble. I should be more concise.