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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66905312430097750862020-02-29T02:33:56.658-08:00Flight of the IcarusThe personal log of vagabond SteampunksCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-33128403684770786462010-09-10T22:57:00.000-07:002010-09-10T23:26:36.461-07:00bang.We started this thing to help people keep track of us, and so we could share our experiences on the road.

The road kicked me in the nuts.

It was nothing like we thought it would be. Not to say we regret it. We loved it. We still do. We miss parts of it, and we miss other parts less. We prepared for the wrong things, and then had to hit the ground running whenever we crashed. We had no time to catch a breath, and less time to deal with what people have called the "Real world."

I can't even begin to list what I learned from the trip. But there is one thing I know for certain. This "Real World" people are so fond of forcing down my throat is no more significant than anything I chose to do, or have done. My world is as real as anyone else's.
"You're livin' the dream!" was repeated to me in dozens of different tones, from adoring to criticizing to bitter. Not a one of them knew that there was nothing dreamlike about it. It was the most brutal, wonderful, damaging, and changing thing to ever happen to me. I set out for a deliberate walkabout, and wound up changing in the most unexpected and bizarre ways.
It was annoying.
The ways I wanted to change became insignificant. I suppose that tells you something about what I wanted to be...

I am saying all of this (and vaugely, I might add) because I realized this week that once I hit the road, I talked about it...but I never told anyone about it. I tried to share it, and wound up keeping a lot more to myself. I think it was suppose to be a pretentious induced Jack Kerouac sort of deal.
Instead it became a highly personal and deeply changing ride.

I wanted to share it. I wanted to show people what I was doing. I wanted to help people stop being afraid to do what they wanted and loved. I wanted to "be the change".
Instead the current took me farther from where I wanted to go than I had thought it would.

Now here I am. My life keeps getting better and worse at the same time. I don't think I'd want anything less.

To everyone who followed us, helped us, pushed us, or generally watched us from afar...there is no text big enough, no voice loud enough, and no words sincere enough for what I want to say to all of you.

Thank you. I hope I never made you regret it.

I have to go plant a garden.

See you, steampunks!
~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-34791908346142105572010-05-20T12:44:00.000-07:002010-05-20T12:49:12.101-07:00It's over!Steampunk Worlds Fair is over.

Thank you everyone who came out, in, up, down, left, right, whatever, to make it to SPWF and make it awesome. All we really did was put you all in a pair of hotels together, and YOU made this event. It could not have been done without you: staff, attendees, vendors, volunteers, and performers. And the hotel, the Radisson especially, was awesome to us.

So thank you. This event is truly yours.

I hope you had a good time.

In other "it's over" news, Cap and I have gone stationary from now through end of June. We'll be in CT for July, then back down to NJ for August. What happens after that, not sure.

I know we are most likely looking to sell The Icarus though. I think our days of being transient are for the moment over, but they could pick back up at any time.

Thank you everyone who has read this blog over the past year or so. I am happy to have been able to bring what little tales I did bring to you :D We lasted almost 1 full year before we had to settle for a bit. I hope in the future we can go travel for the spring, summer, and fall, and just be stationary for winter. But right now we need to build up: we need to get a new vehicle because the Icarus barely made last legs down to New Jersey and she's pretty much dead despite all of the work that has gone into her. I'm sure we'll give her a proper send off when the time comes.

~WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-74596052595581273482010-05-08T13:18:00.000-07:002010-05-08T13:25:51.218-07:00Hell WeekONE WEEK UNTIL WORLDS FAIR!!!!!!!!

It is crazy as hell and getting crazier. the house (hereafter referred to as MORDORK) is becoming a stopover for workers, staff members, guests, and volunteers. Things are getting done, but we are still running around like mad.

I can't wait for world's fair to be over, not because I am tired of it, but because I want to say "We did it!" and sleep for a week.

Sorry for the radio silence, by the way. Attempting to go stationary, work this event, and build ourself up...it's eating our attention. It'e becoming harder and harder to maintain this blog.

But at least for now, I can give you vague proclamations about what is going to happen at World's Fair.

Huzzar!

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-65508446003149130792010-05-06T13:24:00.000-07:002010-05-06T13:33:53.596-07:00http://outlandarmour.chipin.com/ Our friends and SPWF Performers The Outlanders just lost their bus, 4 personal cars, and nearly all of their costumes and props to a flood in TN! Please help out if you can! Every little bit count!

Half the funds donated will be split with the Nashville Red Cross to aid in the relief of folks who have literally lost EVERYTHING but what they could fit in a backpack. :(

All best,

~WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-45861570607674738992010-05-01T23:23:00.001-07:002010-05-01T23:25:29.316-07:00So... Cap and I love this guy so very much....And YOU SHOULD TOO!

Seriously, watch them all the way through. They just. get. better.

These are outtakes for an Absinthe commercial he was making.

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--

And the Laudanum advertisement!! (it's slightly louder volume so turn things down first! :D )

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And if this isn't enough, he'll be at Steampunk World's Fair!!!

Love you, Renfield!Whisperhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-21046508693424826372010-04-10T15:57:00.000-07:002010-04-10T16:03:52.115-07:00Brian Vilgione has a ray gun, and he's not afraid to use it!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tovT73dHH4

It won't embed...

But here's the 3rd video of 6 in the SPWF Promo videos we shot, starring Cap and Brian!

~WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-6779443010714116122010-03-23T17:52:00.000-07:002010-03-23T19:00:48.388-07:00Updates! KamikazeCon woooo!First: go check out the latest Steampunk World's Fair promo:

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Second, after a crazy weekend including cosplayers, crossplayers, comedians, voice actors, Power Rangers, and missed flights in New Jersey, we all arrived back in New England safe and sound from an AMAZING time at KamikazeCon.

This was a small convention compared to the average New England con we attend, but man you would never have known it. The quality of cosplay was insanely good!! The staff was super professional. Wow!

And the events coordinators were wonderful too. Thank you Ojy for inviting us, and thank you to the con chair Mark for having us!

Thanks to Uncle Yo, Jia Jems, Rocieru, Sly, and the other guests who hung out with us this past weekend. And thank you to the staffers who made us feel so at home, especially Alan, Jeremy, Yuki, and Mia.

If you are in Houston, TX next year when Kamikaze is happening... don't miss it!

...and go eat at Chuy's cause it's freakin' tasty Mexican food. BEST. SALSA. EVARRR! Queso was tastilicious too.

Here's a quick run down of the weekend:

Arrived in Houston, driven around by a Maine-native!
Ate at the con chair's chinese buffet restaurant: totally decimated by the GIANT cups of soda.
Driven around to get decorations for Friday's dance- they all turned out excellent.
Went back to pass the heck out, but then got invited to go grab dinner with the other guests...
Who can pass that up!
Went to Chuy's, hung out with Jia and Rocieru and Sly, and Robert and Alan. Had amazing chips and salsa and queso.
Passed out back at the hotel.
Woke up! Ran around. Hosted two panels.
Sat at the table for only a couple hours, cause we wanted to run off and get ready for stuff.
Got some dinner, and then started pulling together the decorations for the dance.
Decorations = win
The music... we tried! But were not equipped for a ballroom/formal dance, but at least we were able to attempt to save the day. Wish we had been able to save the day :(
Went to hear the Brothers Ayers, Clarine Harp, and Samantha Harte tell hilarious uncensored con stories.
Try to find food... end up finding IHOP. Works for Lucretia, Cap, and I! General passes out back at the room instead. Night, General!
Then, we all went to bed too.
Wake up for Lucretia, to attend the panel Rocieru asked her to help out on about crossplay. Lucretia does a great job. And it was excellent hearing her and Roci and Sly talking about these things.
Then, run our media panel. I don't know why but this time I had a particularly good time at this panel.
Then... attend Jia's panel on her cosplay and Cosplay.com. She is AMAZING. Seriously, look up Jia Jems. I love that she cosplays Leloo and Jean Grey especially.
Then table it up for a little while! Before heading to the Cosplay Masquerade. Turns out, they need us to help judge. Woot!
Head off to judge the Masquerade, the four of us with Jia, Roci, Sly, and then our other new friend of the event Uncle Yo is hosting!
So, this was the first cosplay event I had attended and I have to say... sitting up front and not waiting in line is a good plan. But wow, the level of amazing cosplay outfits was insane.
While we deliberate on winners (not a hard process this time as it turns out we were all on the same page) Johnny Yong Bosh's band "Eyeshine" plays for the crowd. The second Black Ranger!! Vash the Stampede himself! So much fun!
Then he asked, ever so nicely, if he could play another song if we were done. Yeah, like we're gonna say NO to Johnny? I think not.
Then, the winners were announced, they were great. But the most Texan Master Chief stole our hearts when he won Best in Show. I think the whole audience wanted to hug that guy by the time he stepped off the stage. :D
And after....
AFTER WE PARTIED!
No, after we tried to party. But Texas blue laws say no sales of alcohol after 9pm. Le sigh.
So that's okay, we were heading to dinner anyway again at Chuy's. With Uncle Yo, Jia, Roci, Sly, and Jeremy and Harley from guest relations. Another good time had by all!
Then 'Cretia, Cap, myself, and Uncle Yo headed off to the hot tub... but the hot tub wasn't working, so we went semi-swimming. More like wading in the warm actually-in-the-building-end of the pool as opposed to the really-cold-outside-the-building end.
Then we went to sleeeep. Cause the General was off with Jia and the Brothers Ayers and we couldn't find the room. BOOO! Jia was leaving at 8am too. Sorry we missed you, Jia!
Sunday, our last day, we woke up and hung around a bit with Uncle Yo. I set up the table for about an hour, if for no other reason than to have a central meeting point (and to try to lighten the load for the return flights!)
Had to get going for the airport with Yuki and Christin. Said our goodbyes, people seemed to want to know if we were coming back next year. We shall see! We had a great time, so that much is in our favor and theirs. ^_^
Got on the plane no problem...
Got to New Jersey no problem...
But Jersey wuvs you, you understand? And the airport was hot as hell. And then they moved the gate from 20 to 25 without announcing it more than once- and definitely not during the almost two hours we were in that terminal waiting. >.<
So now we're stuck in Newark. Next flight to Manchester- where our checked luggage is off to- isnt till 8am.
But we work some things out, and Jeff Mach lets us borrow his car for the next few days. (TANK YOU, JEFF!) We were so lucky he lived like 25 minutes away from that airport.
We hit a diner first, then make the 4.5 hour drive to Boston so Lucretia won't miss work and get fired!
Finally get to the Generals and pass out for about 8 hours.
Make the drive to Manchester. Have a little trouble getting all our luggage because Lucretia is not there- at work- but finally get to take the luggage so General and I can get the few things we put in her bag out.
Haha, ten minutes later guess who shows up? Lucretia. We couldn't get in touch with her because her phone was off. But calls me from the airport.
We all meet up, make the exchanges, and then Cap and I head off to the Icarus! Which we are at now.

So... over all KamikazeCon was a win. A very much win. ^_^

See you all at I-CON 29 this weekend. Firday we have our "Angel" fan panel (we're excited: we hadnt realized Charisma Carpenter is at the event this year!!) and "Being Dreadful". Then a few other events on Saturday. Not sure we have anything on Sunday...

And then Anime Boston next weekend! We have a table in Artists Alley (#14) and hope to gather with the steampunks for photo ops with everyone at 5pm on Friday in the courtyard like last year.

Much love,

~WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-34379953076453854112010-03-09T15:20:00.000-08:002010-03-09T15:27:40.958-08:00Spring cleaning!On our way to Mass for a quick stopover tomorrow. We need to register the Icarus for the year, and take care of a few minor documents. Busy work all tomorrow. If it wasn't for the fact it needed to be done legally, I wouldn't be doing it. It's mostly a waste of a day, filled with waiting. Ugh.

Then we are off to Maine for the weekend. Visit a few people, pick up the rest of our stuff and situate the Icarus. Spring cleaning is always fun! A year ago I was cleaning the Icarus out in Brunswick. Only thing that seems to have changed is that now I am heading back up there with Steampunk World's Fair, Wicked, and a number of other events under my belt. Plus the fact that the Icarus has had enough work to keep it from stalling out in a crowded intersection.

We are catching showers at Matt and Carli's, before we hit the road again. Get ready for our conventions next week and the next few months. Hope to see you at some of them!

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-73990054784689563742010-02-27T00:45:00.000-08:002010-02-27T01:23:51.439-08:00...wherein the Captain makes a bunch of links.Huzzah! Wicked is over! Smashing!
Though we spent most of our time trapped in the Steampunk playground, it was rather fun. Everything kept changing as to what we needed to do, what we could do, and what we had. It was all very organic, growing and shifting and changing on us. Of course, when planting a radish, you expect to grow a radish. Not a turnip. Ah well. T'was a blast nonetheless!
Plus, Project Munchausen was a success. HUGE success. Everyone loved it, and some of the best quotes of the weekend came from having Voltaire, Jeff Mach, Hugh Casey, and Daniel Greenwolf just shooting the shit together. Oh, and let's not forget the fantastic Gypsy Nomads, the band Coyote Run, and White Elephant Burlesque Society. The only three shows I got to get away for all weekend. Luckily, I chose some GREAT ones!

Now, we just have to get ready for the Big Brass Ball, I-con, and a half a dozen other Conventions over the next two months. Oi. It's going to be a looooong few months. Our work load is rocketing through the roof. We may even be making an appearance in Texas, Of all places! More news on that later.

I suppose I should come back to this later, and potentially update more on what we are planning, talk about some merch we are making, bring up some other jobs we are taking on...But I am tired, and I have a Wicked Faire after Party to attend tomorrow. *crosses fingers for scotch and rum*

This year is turning out to be a fucking AMAZING one so far! Great things are happening, and I am just going to let them.

Let's see where this wave takes us.
~CapCaptain JHWhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-61770641515478838972010-02-17T10:41:00.000-08:002010-02-17T10:44:06.989-08:00From the Professor, A Wicked Poem...
Twas the Night Before Wicked and all through the Sky ship
Not a creature made sound, not even a drip.

And Whisper in her hammock and I in my bunk,
had just settled down, for we had been quiet drunk!

when up on the deck there arouse such a disturbance
The General ran off for hopeful battle in earnest!

We all arose quickly to see who dared attack!
but on our dark deck stood only Jeff Mach.

He was pleasant and plump and had a bag full of junk,
I laughed when I saw him... for I still was a tad drunk!

Come to Wicked dear Dreadfuls he said with a smile,
and we all knew right then it would take only a while,

To reach the southlands and the fabled New Jersey!
Where Cap said, it was more then possible to develop "the scurvy!"

To Wicked we go! Fear the Dreadfuls arrive!
Captain Homer-Winslow leading his, fearsome five!

There's Whisper, the General, Lucretia n' myself
and Alan of course that enchanted skull Grelf!

See you at Wicked, my dears, we shall be there indeed!
Merry Wicked to All, on this All Wicked's Eve!!

---Professor Ulysses Marvel

Thanks Professor!Whisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-37081512480190172242010-02-15T09:52:00.000-08:002010-02-15T09:57:40.743-08:00Steampunk promo #1!<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EbQ81bkVYv0&border=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EbQ81bkVYv0&border=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>

Brian Viglione vs. Brian Viglione Chess Match

This is the first in a series of 6 promo vids we have for Steampunk (and the Steampunk Worlds Fair!) Brought to you by SPWF, Wicked Faire, and of course DogToon Media!!

Enjoy it, my friends. There's more where this came from.

~Whisper
and CapWhisperhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-72268611548633111412010-02-01T08:36:00.000-08:002010-02-01T08:51:23.475-08:00Just a reminder...TEMPLECON!

This weekend.

We'll be there. We hope to see you. Pleeeease come to TempleCon- it's gaming! And steampunk! And other fun things.

Check out the site if you don't believe me:

http://www.templecon.org/10/

~WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-72878025493367958242010-01-30T05:43:00.000-08:002010-01-30T05:47:29.876-08:00Steampunk, brought to you by SPWFMwahahahaha!

We finished our steampunk advertisement shoot yesterday with Brian Viglione at about five in the morning. It was frickin' LOOOOOOOONG. But it was a hell of a time!

I want to say more about it, but I would rather wait until we have the stills from it so we can post and narrate what happened.

Suffice to say that I was honored to work with Brian, The Philly Crew, and Dogtoon. Everyone was professional, fun, and having a blast. Even with a six hour delay, once the Philly Crew showed up with the equipment, everything got set up immediately and went into full swing.

Sooooooo...

More on that, once we can get the shots!Captain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-85963355060252201262010-01-22T01:08:00.000-08:002010-01-22T01:10:51.005-08:00oh, I remember you!Wow, that's right. We still have a blog.
We are very bad at updating.

Heinously bad.

...

That's apparently the end of that thought.

...

Toodles!
~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-28471067805953994102010-01-07T20:58:00.000-08:002010-01-07T20:59:14.408-08:00New Site!Head on over to the new Steampunk World's Fair site! It's new and shiny!

http://steampunkworldsfair.com/

More exciting things on the way!

WEEEEEEEEE! *slides away on his socks*

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-34858013909360832962010-01-06T20:52:00.001-08:002010-01-07T12:21:37.221-08:00The Hayes nominated S.S. Icarus for a Shorty award on Twitter!UPDATE AND NOTE: Be sure to list a reason WHY after "because..." and leave in the ellipses. ^_^

Look, guys, we have no idea what this is. But we want it.

That's why we get a point in egocentric ^_^

Anyway, if you're on twitter, just go on over to this:

http://shortyawards.com/category/steampunk

or this:

http://shortyawards.com/ssicarus

Type in:

I nominate @ssicarus for a Shorty Award in #steampunk because...

and then list why. Some good reasons, you ask?

* We're EPIC (according to The Hayes. And The Hayes is never wrong!)

* We live out of an RV doing steampunk stuff all over the fucking place. C'mon.

* A little thing I like to call The Steampunk World's Fair. Maybe you've heard of it?

* Did I mention how full of ourselves we are?

* We're bringing you Professor Elemental. Yeah. We did that. (Don't know Elemental? "Cup of Brown Joy", google the video. Lucretia named his new album! He's going to rap in a song about us!)

* We're Steampunk Approved! BA-GOOSH!

Those are some ideas for you.

Seriously, it'd be hilarious and awesome. And we really need to get our names out there in the steampunk community a bit more. We've done a whole lot for this community but most of what we do is behind the scenes and less of the whole pictures and articles thing (which is equally awesome, don't get us wrong.) But it's really hard to EXPLAIN what Cap and I do.

And we want something more to add to our list of bragging rights.

Spread it around, Dreadites. Muwahaha!

Much love,

WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-69046601146680218882009-12-21T14:42:00.001-08:002009-12-21T15:06:19.952-08:00100th post, wherein Whisper tries to make some $$ for the holidays, with special guests HUMANWINE, Gogol Bordello, and Brian Viglione!First!

THIS IS OUR 100TH POST!

We were holding off for something amazing and awesome, but I really really need to get this site out here.

I put off making an online store for a long time, but I have like no money to join in the secret santa the Dreadfuls are doing at TempleCon. Plus, I need new material to make more stock. So just trying to get that out there in the hopes that a few things might be taken off my hands. I really dislike having stuff from last season still with me.

If you can pass that site around to anyone you know who might want some steampunky earrings, chokers, bonsai, lolita hats, and so forth, I would appreciate it!

But that's the least important thing you want to hear about.

You want to hear about how Cap and I (and possibly the General if he can get down to NYC) are going to see HUMANWINE in New York at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on December 27th.

And you want me to invite you to come along, too, if you are in the area. ^_^

Well, consider yourself invited!

Tickets are only $8! Doors open at 7pm!

After HUMANWINE, if things work out, we may also join them for dinner. We might have dinner with M@ and Holly! Woot!

Plus, we're hoping to be able to hit up Gogol Bordello in NYC the day or two after them. They are playing Webster Hall December 27-29th.

Here are tickets for Gogol Bordello on the 28th!

The only thing that might stop us is the ticket price, which is like $33.

But then we have Clockwork, January 5th! Our steampunk dance night held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Radisson of Piscataway.

This time the theme is Steampirates Invade! We have DJ Baron von Crankshaft III returning, and a new DJ to give him some breaks. Plus the lovely Shadow Queen of "Psyche Corp" will be returning to sing for us, and SPWF performer Matt DeBlass will be bringing sea chanteys and songs of air pirates as well!

Last but certainly not least, we have a music video shoot at the end of the month we're filming with Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls fame. This video hopefully will include music by HUMANWINE, and will be an advertisement for Steampunk World's Fair.

This is so exciting! We cannot wait to dress Brian up in steampunk stuff. :D

All right, that's it from the land of the Dreadfuls. Over and out!

~WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-2653693335250158822009-12-11T14:59:00.000-08:002009-12-11T15:11:12.573-08:00something peculiar and awesome.So, we started Steampunk World's Fair with the idea that we would treat it like an actual world's fair, and see if we could emulate that.

Because of our ability to let things evolve and change on their own, it has taken on it's own life and personality. I am overwhelmed and excited by this. Mostly because it seems to no longer be World's Fair. it is in fact changed into something better. Myself and Whisper have come up with an affectionate name for the even:

Steamstock.

It also has a bit of a Ren Faire feel to it, so that in fact seems to only make it BETTER for me. It's a Renisteam Faire. I don't know how we did that, but that's what it's becoming! The Names and Musicians that we have attending are fantastic, and are serving as it's own drive for World's Fair and the excitement around it. I haven't even gotten to the attendee list, and who is going to be there making this thing even MORE fun!

You can see the Artificers and Guests here.
Content is changing later tonight, as Whisper will be updating the list as of this week.

Then later this month we are going to go to a HUMANWINE show, and then have dinner with them afterward.
I'm not joking. That is the most surprising thing about that statement to me.

My life is kickin' names and taking ass right now. IN THAT ORDER.

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-64968452702948762782009-12-09T21:37:00.000-08:002009-12-10T00:23:24.335-08:00Requested that we post this...So our new friend, the Steampunk Punisher (or as you might actually know him, Louis Oswald) has asked that I help post around the latest Guys of Steampunk Calendar as he is being featured in it! I can most certainly do this, especially since my friends the Brothers McManniss are also in this calendar- and on the cover!

http://www.cafepress.com/guysofsteampunk.333079376

That is the calendar, Guys of Steampunk, 2010. Order it now and you'll have it in plenty of time for the first of the year.

By the way, did you know you could also buy a Guys of Steampunk mug (for him) or thong (for her)? Please buy a thong, with Gid and Ed's faces on it. It will just make my day! ^_^

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And while I'm promoting things:

Yes, those are puppets...
"WICKED FAIRE: Where even Rocky Horror gets weirder"

Ha. Awesome.

Much love,

WhisperWhisperhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-15814742229219367522009-12-08T12:22:00.000-08:002009-12-08T12:38:30.095-08:00Happy pretend to be a a Time Traveler day!We are almost to the year 2010, and to celebrate this wonderful time, we can go out and act like a time traveler and freak the 'mundies'!

Ah pretend to be a Time Traveler day, what better time to remind all of you that you can Pre Reg for our favorite (and bestist!) Retro-futurist gaming convention, TEMPLECON!

Check it out here,
and pre reg here.

Now, Time Traveler day...
Here are the rules!!!

Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day

"You must spend the entire day in costume and character. The only rule is that you cannot actually tell anyone that you are a time traveler. Other than that, anything's game.

There are three possible options:

1) Utopian/cliché Future - "If the Future did a documentary of the last fifty years, this is how badly the reenactors would dress." Think Star Trek: TNG or the Time Travelers from Hob. Ever see how the society in Futurama sees the 20th century? Run with it. Your job is to dress with moderately anachronistic clothing and speak in slang from varying decades. Here are some good starters:

- Greet people by referring to things that don't yet exist or haven't existed for a long time. Example: "Have you penetrated the atmosphere lately?" "What spectrum will today's broadcast be in?" and "Your king must be a kindly soul!"

- Show extreme ignorance in operating regular technology. Pay phones should be a complete mystery (try placing the receiver in odd places). Chuckle knowingly at cell phones.

2) Dystopian Future – This one offers a little more flexibility. It can be any kind of future from Terminator to Freejack. The important thing to remember is dress like a crazy person with armor. Black spray painted football pads, high tech visors, torn up trenchcoats and maybe even some dirt here or there. Remember, dystopian future travelers are very startled that they've gone back in time. Some starters:

- If you go the "prisoner who's escaped the future" try shaving your head and putting a barcode on the back of your neck. Then stagger around and stare at the sky, as if you've never seen it before.

- Walk up to random people and say "WHAT YEAR IS THIS?" and when they tell you, get quiet and then say "Then there's still time!" and run off.

- Stand in front of a statue (any statue, really), fall to your knees, and yell "NOOOOOOOOO"

- Stare at newspaper headlines and look astonished.

- Take some trinket with you (it can be anything really), hand it to some stranger, along with a phone number and say "In thirty years dial this number. You'll know what to do after that." Then slip away.

2) The Past – This one is more for beginners. Basically dress in period clothing (preferably Victorian era) and stagger around amazed at everything. Since the culture's set in place already, you have more of a template to work off of. Some pointers:

- Airplanes are terrifying. Also, carry on conversations with televisions for a while.

- Discover and become obsessed with one trivial aspect of technology, like automatic grocery doors. Stay there for hours playing with it.

- Be generally terrified of people who are dressed immodestly compared to your era. Tattoos and shorts on women are especially scary.

And that's it. Remember, the only real rule is staying in character and try to fit in. Never directly admit you're a time traveler, and make really, really bad attempts at keeping a low profile. Naturally, the dystopian future has a little more leeway. And for the record, I've already tried out all of these in real life, in costume. It is so much fun you want to pee yourself."

Have fun out there kiddies!

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-91535695749434175652009-11-26T02:23:00.000-08:002009-12-16T23:39:03.381-08:00The Joke that is Steampunk!So I know we still need to post about AAC, and that will eventually happen...but I have put something off for long enough. A while back I posted about an FAQ on Steampunk Empire. Now I finally have something to show for it, but the original intent got hijacked halfway through, so I began to re-write it. I finally can show you it. Hope you enjoy!

The Remnants of My Steampunk FAQ

or

The Joke that is Steampunk!

I think that in order to love something, you have to be able to laugh at it.

I honestly believe that in order to appreciate something, you need to include the flaw of the thing. You cannot simply clog your ears, scream 'LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!' and honestly care for something. That's disillusion and outright disrespectful of your object of admiration. The same obviously applies to Steampunk.

Now, when I speak of Steampunk, I am talking about the Genre/template/subculture/style/WHATEVER it may be to you. But when you start splitting hairs, declaring something 'not steampunk' or 'the only way to do steampunk' you begin to water down the conversation. Let's try not to do that.

With Steampunk, I feel that since it started as a sideways smirk at cyberpunk, it should retain that attitude. The tongue in cheek aspect of Steampunk is the most prominent thing to me, and as a Steampunk, its crooked smile is the saving factor of the growing subculture.

These are my personal takes on a number of questions people have asked me about Steampunk. I've eventually come to the conclusion that it is best to answer some of the 5 W's and so on. Because it all seems to boil down to that. Most notably are "What is Steampunk?", "When is Steampunk?", "How are you/do you do Steampunk?", and "Why Steampunk?"

WHEN?

When is Steampunk?

There is no time-line.

Anyone who says Steampunk is in 'such and such' an era is lying to you. Steampunk never happened, therefore it does not need to be tied to any point in time. This allows for alternate time-lines and realities to be created and explored. Perfect examples are the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Full Metal Alchemist, and Girl Genius. Thought each will call itself something different, they are widely accepted as 'Steampunk'. They each happen in an alternate reality where (respectively) literary figures of the Victorian era roam free, Alchemy is a magic/science that has replaced modern technologies, and robots run rampant. Most Steampunk worlds and styles pull from different eras and time periods, yes. Most noticeably the 1800's into the early 1900's, When technology was on the rise. But the wonderful thing about Steampunk is the historical vandalism. Writers, artists, costumers, and artificers all around are taking indiscriminately from our cultural history and retrofitting them for their own purposes. Hell, it is happening so frequently we could even coin a word for what they do! I personally like 'anachro-fitting', but that's just me.

Being historically accurate is for re-enactors and historians.

Most every aspect of Steampunk is a romanticized view of our past. Our cultural heritage, or others heritage. Much like the modern romanticization of pirates, we look at these things after the fact, and see something beautiful and entertaining about them, though they had negative connotation at the time. With the buffer of time on our side, we can start to enjoy aspects of history which then were restrictive and disheartening. (I'm looking at you industry and social stricture!)

HOW?

"How" is a lot easier to me, because all you have to do is look around and steal ruthlessly. Be it from fashion, textbooks, movies, manuals, artists. All can be cannibalized for the sake of Steampunk.

Though it often has a basis in history and science, Steampunk uses reality and fact as a springboard to jump into the surreal and extravagant.

You start to get the Steampunk feel by looking at the past and putting something there that doesn't necessarily belong. Again, favored era's are Victorian, Edwardian, and Turn of the Century, but you can go beyond that. Wild west, far eastern imperialism, WWI & II, futuristic post-apocalyptic worlds, ancient Rome, New Jersey. All are ripe for the picking to the Steampunk mind! Mad scientist during the reign of terror? Mechanical cowboy in the American west? Biplane pilot for her majesty Queen Victoria? Coal powered Samurai? Steam powered Darth Vader? Robotic President Theodore Roosevelt, aka ROBOVELT? All of these are possible and more when you take historical and scientific fact out of the equation. Hell, you can make a Victrola powered by hamsters, and make it look Steampunk!

The basic aesthetic is that of technology. Whether it be future technology or retro and archaic is up to you. Most people only go so far as to add brass and copper piping to things. But some folks actually like to learn the sciences and facts behind the prominent tech of the time. Those people I have the utmost respect for, because they are taking a hobby and turning it into a learning experience, instead of simple escapism. The downfall to these folks tends to be that they only see the scientific facts and become very cemented to them. Anyone comes near them with a modified NERF gun, claiming it shoots lighting bolts, and these folks become very angry. Understandable. They are learning how these things can actually work, and someone comes up and tries to engage them by saying they have a Tesla coil powering their toaster. It's fantasy and impossibility. (now I am going to have someone e-mail me saying 'But you CAN power a toaster with a Tesla coil!')

Not everyone can go out and become a tinkerer or contraptor. Some people don't have the time, patience, or capacity for those things. It can be very demanding. Yet they still like the look of machines and contraptions. They begin to make up their own toys and stories, and they are rather proud of them, because that might be something they are good at, or they at least enjoy. They want to share that in much the same way you want to share your hand powered engine, or Jacob's ladder. You both appreciate mechanical things on different levels, and why get angry they are on a different level when you can get together, look at a Train engine, and agree it is a thing of beauty? They enjoy the form, you enjoy the function.

I seem to be a little sidetracked.

How do you Steampunk? Research can help with that. (message me for resources, or simply trust google authority!) There are a number of resources to give you a start, if you want to costume, make toys, learn how steam engines work, read the literature and history of the times, or just put a top hat on and dress in brown. There are varying levels, and just because someone else is not as in depth doesn't mean they are any less important to the Steampunk organism. Again, laughter is the best medicine. If someone is only wearing a vest, bowler, and runs around saying 'Bully' more than is humanly normal, they are poking fun at a preconceived notion some have about our past and it's culture. They have the right idea. So I'd shout "BULLY!" right back and curl my handlebar mustache at them. Then we can all grin about this superfluous and wonderful exchange over a cup of tea or absinthe.

WHY?

'Why Steampunk' is much more personal to me, and I believe it should be for each person.

It could be as deep as:

"I grew up in a dying mill town where everything had gone to shit with the creation of highways. Before my time trains use to bring people by the hundreds to our main streets for celebrations, work, and commerce. It was a thriving community, and when cars made trains inefficient, my town began to die. I can walk around and see the old train tracks, the decaying paper mills, the dirty brick buildings, and see that there was once life and vigor here. Nowadays it's rust and dirt everywhere. But I appreciate Steampunk because it celebrates and borrows from a time when my hometown was a community, instead of a dirty concrete ghetto."

Or as Simple as:

"I look damn good in suspenders and bow ties!"

This is where my love for Steampunk shines the brightest. That people from diverse and varied backgrounds can come together, look through rose tinted goggles and rejoice in the fact that this science, or this fantasy, or this art, exists. Science, Art, Literature, History, Fashion, Fiction, Non-Fiction...all of them are ingredients being thrown in a blender so we can have ourselves a Steam-smoothie.

WHAT?

I am setting a challenge for myself. I am only allowing myself to use one sentence to describe Steampunk to someone who has never heard of it before. You can knit-pick and argue all you want, but there is a specific image that we all have of Steampunk, and that is what we need to get across to someone who doesn't know what the devil we are talking about.

"Steampunk is taking aspects of history, technology, and culture, and placing them where and when they have no business being."

Now, is it perfect? No. Is it right? Debatable. Is it accurate? I believe it to be, but that's my humble opinion.

There is one last question that was asked, and I loved this one gent's answer to it, so I figured I could share it:

Do you really think you are a Sky Pirate Captain?

"No, but I'd be happier if I was."

This is a wonderful answer to a question I've had to field before. Do we believe these things are real? No. It is fantasy, and solely for our amusement. We write stories about being sky-pirates, play music and singing about wind up dolls, dress in period clothing with a twist, and incorporate dead and dying ethnological anomalies into our everyday lives. (or not so everyday lives!) Why? It's fun.

To get back to my original statement, You cannot truly love something until you learn to laugh at it.

Our history can be sordid and sundry. We cannot deny that fact. There are aspects that horrify us and repel us and our 'modern sensibilities'. But why ignore the aspects that were good, enjoyable, and outright fascinating? The failings of our forefathers do not justify abandoning the things they got right...and sometimes the things they didn't get right, just to shake things up.

So this entire wacky Steampunk "Thing" started with a sneer and a snicker, and has turned into a full on chuckle. I say we let it become an all out gut wrenching bout of hysterical laughter. We should look at history as if it were a joke, and why not enjoy how bad a joke it really was? We know the joke, we've seen the punchline, and we are going to laugh at it, dammit!

When I see someone taking this thing too far, I wonder why it means so much to them. Why they are putting down others for trying to appreciate something they both clearly like. The only thing I can think of is that they believe that their way of loving something is the right way. The ONLY way. That you have to get it right in order to be a part of this cavalcade of anachronism.

I think they are doing it wrong.

This is an opportunity for Steampunks, Dieselpunks, Neo-Vics, Gaslamp Fantasists, and Retro-Futurists the world over to come together, put their collective boots, heels, spatter dashes, and gaiters down, let out a resounding "Poppycock!" and have a good time, in spite of what our history and civilization chooses to ignore and cast aside. (whew...tough sentence!) We'll catch what falls to the wayside, and dust it off, polish it up, and put it on a pedestal for all to see. These things had value at some point in their existence, and we aren't going to allow them to become one more bit of refuse and cast off in the name of something new and sleek and shiny.

Before I get too preachy, let me wrap up:

I am not a scholar. I dislike scholars. They tell us what is true, because they are self important and, well, scholars. They believe facts are the only things that hold weight. What can be put on paper is the end all be all. But some of us know differently. Sometimes fiction tells us more about who we are than empirical evidence ever could. So we turn to things like Steampunk. (which, need I remind you, never happened.)

I wrote this for fun. I enjoy thinking about these things, and playing around with ideas. It's entertaining to me. It's one aspect of joy that I gain from Steampunk. So when I write this, I am not attempting to make a 'Guide to being Steampunk'. I am not telling you this is the right way to do it, or even the only way.

Alan Watts said it better than I can.

"I have nothing to sell. I am an entertainer. That is to say in the same sense that when you go to a concert and listen to someone play Mozart he has nothing to sell except for the sound of the music. He doesn't want to convert you to anything. He doesn't want you to join an organization in favor of Mozart's music as opposed to Beethoven's. And I approach you in the same spirit, as a musician with his piano or violinist with his violin, I just want you to enjoy a point of view which I enjoy."

So remember to giggle at gadgets and chortle at history...unless you might not get the joke.

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-51327642641721479682009-11-24T03:13:00.000-08:002009-11-24T03:15:59.837-08:00PlaceholderThe dreadfuls had a great time at AAC, and we have pics and info...but we seem to be striken with the con plague.

Besides, we need to rush down to Jersey so we do not get caught in Thanksgiving traffic. So we are going to have to post on everything later.

But good news: WE HAVE HUMANWINE FOR WORLD'S FAIR!

More info once we are amongst the living.

~CapCaptain JHWhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-54680462894673473592009-11-15T14:10:00.000-08:002009-11-15T14:32:31.091-08:00We are oh so bad at documentation.We just attended another event, and took ONE single picture, and have not said word one about what happened there.

So I am making a resolution right now to post more about our projects and events here. I will try to adhere to this as much as possible over the next few months, seeing if that helps us at all.

I will also try to get more pictures taken. We see a bunch of fantastic things at these cons, and we never post any of them. We need to share them more.

We will start by posting about a woman who makes the most fantastic looking key pendants we have seen!
Silver Owl Creations, by Kendra Tornheim.

We only saw her pendants in person, and they were amazing! All hand wrapped metal around refurbished keys she purchases from a retired blind locksmith. Sounds like the beginning of a story, doesn't it?
She does a fantastic job, and we wanted to push her work a bit. Whisper will be annoyed that I beat her to the punch on posting...guess I am winning!

So, starting next weekend at AAC, we will be making a greater attempt to document and take pictures of all the happenings at the cons and fairs.

Oh, and we might have some very exciting news coming out in the next week or two...stay tuned!

Wish us luck!
~CapCaptain JHWhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-74949218106203392782009-11-07T12:06:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:09:40.958-08:00I needz your shiny steampunk pictures!Hey guys,

So I'm working on a project for Steampunk World's Fair, but I need your shiny steampunk pictures! Pictures of you- if you are going to SPWF next May- doing whatever as long as it's steampunk. Send me your best picture, the shinier brassier the better.

Also, don't make it a far-away shot. Close up is best.

Message me at steamfairdevelop at gmail dot com!

Love you lots!

WhisperWhisperhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690531243009775086.post-74511563919912313512009-11-04T12:30:00.000-08:002009-11-04T21:05:40.148-08:00AGGREVATION! LOTS OF IT!Yet again, Steampunk Magazine is being assaulted by the state. Or at least the police. They raided the home of one of the founders of steampunk magazine, accusing them of leading riots and using twitter to tell people where the police were during protests.

They confiscated everything from Steampunk Magazine prints, Toys, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer dvd's.
So, just to recap, if you own Buffy Dvd's, use Twitter, and read steampunk magazine, that is enough to destroy your home and accuse you as enemies of the state.

http://www.birdsbeforethestorm.net/2009/10/steampunks-professor-calamity-faces-multiple-felonies-for-twittering/

Go read, and if you can offer aid, please do. Even if all you can do is spread the information! Post wherever you can, or just send out e-mails.
Steampunk Magazine is something I personally endorse. I cannot speak for the dreadfuls, but for myself. I identify with a lot of the goals and ideas in this magazine, and it is solely rsponsible for my ongoing love of the subculture. It's appauling that this could happen, and even more terrible that people like me are being harassed for simply owning these things, and participating in something they are passionate about.

Again, please repost, or e-mail...anything to get the word out. I am at a loss of what else I can do right now, beyond putting word out. Just keep the signal going.

~Cap

EDIT:
Apparently it was already dealt with, and my post came a day too late. Here is the latest information:

http://www.birdsbeforethestorm.net/2009/11/all-charges-against-the-pittsburgh-twitterers-have-been-dropped/

~Cap
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Makes 1 roll
- 1 sheet nori
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- balsamic vinegar
- sea salt
Cooking Directions
- Cook sushi rice.
- Slice the tomato into wedges.
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The 'Colourful World of the Xhosa Tribe' is a range of locally sourced Merino wool and mohair knitted textiles exploring the cultural heritage of the Xhosa people by design graduate and South African knitwear designer Laduma Ngxokolo. Of his choice of material Laduma Ngxokolo used mohair for its richness of colour and extra sheen, saying it is a versatile material; sustainable, lightweight, breathable and elastic. While studying at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, Laduma Ngxokolo was inspired by the Xhosa initiation ceremonies and sought to create garments that men could wear when attending these traditional ceremonies.
The designs reinterpret the aesthetics of Xhosa beadwork and in 2010 Laduma Ngxokolo's designs won first place at the Society of Dyers and Colourists annual international design competition held in London. Laduma Ngxokolo sources his fibres locally as a means to support the local industry, as interestingly South Africa produces 75% of the world's mohair but because of a lack of sufficient textile industries to convert the mohair into end products the majority of the fibres are exported. Visitors to the annual Design Indaba Expo, held recently in Cape Town – 25th-27th February 2011 – were able to see Laduma Ngxokolo's collection on the 'Emerging Creatives' pavilion and on the 'Most Beautiful Object in South Africa' stand.
As I write the collection is currently being show at Milan Fashion Week and I hope that Laduma Ngxokolo will realise his dream of setting up his own knitwear production line in Port Elizabeth.
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For further information visit: www.designindaba.com and www.designboom.com


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My ultimate goal in life is to become a wife and mother. In the meantime, I am working toward the much smaller goal of supporting myself by doing what I enjoy most at the moment: writing.
January 2020 Newsletter
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Definitions for "Die Stamping"
Keywords: intaglio, relief, stamping, forcefully, cameo
A technique that uses a die to emboss a relief image onto a surface. Ink or metallic foil is generally used to add color, but if not the surface is said to be blind-stamped or blind embossed. Also known as relief stamping.
An intaglio process for printing from images engraved into copper or steel plates.
To cut paper, card or board to a particular size and design with a metal die, for packaging and display work.
a common method used to mass produce costume jewelry. Less expensive and much faster than the lost wax casting method from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Keywords: pipe, permanent, marking, placed, specifications


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The Triple Talaq Bill was finally passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday despite the Opposition's uproar over sending it to a Standing Committee, reported The Quint. Only eight members voted against the Bill while 303 voted in its favour.
The Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had opened the debate earlier in the day, saying it is imperative that Muslim women are part of the country's growth.
The Congress had expressed its apprehension with its MP, K Suresh saying, "The Criminality Clause maybe misused by the police and the government. So we'll strongly oppose it. If the government sticks to that, we'll ask for division."
Among those who spoke in favour of the Bill, were BJP MP Mukhtar Abaas Naqvi, who said, "It is a blot on our society and should be abolished."
The ongoing Parliament session will be extended till 6 August, PTI reported quoting sources.


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The 'Terroir Moselle wine and architecture route' is a 'preparatory' cooperation project gathering six LEADER areas, five wine growing areas from four regions and three countries.
Projects & Practice
Total results: 6.
Ensuring the preservation and restoration of species and habitats in Saxony, by offering free advice and relevant qualifications to land users.
LINC stands for Leader Inspired Network Community, an initiative of Local Action Groups and Network Support Units.
Catch crops supported by the AEC measure in Baden-Württemberg play a key role in reducing the nitrate level in the region.
Visualising how today's archeological sites and antique remains looked in ancient times using a smartphone application.
EAFRD funding helped set up associations that bring together local stakeholders with diverse interests to manage the implementation of Nature 2000 conservation rules.


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