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Monday, March 31, 2008

dita <3 <3 <3

here is an interview/question&response thing from the nytimes magazine. debwa loves dita, and I think some of her answers are interesting and some are boring, but I give her mad props for promoting safe sex.

and as much as debwa loves her and wants to be her (I want to have 3 rooms of clothes/hats/shoes), it's a little much w/ all the vintage shit. 1940s phone box anyone? draw the line somewhere, girl.


Biggest misconception about burlesque: That it’s about dancing around in hot pants with feather boas. Burlesque was about the striptease. The stars of burlesque took their clothes off, end of story, period.

Hardest thing about stripping: To make it look effortless and natural.

Her first corset: It was out of my life for a little while. It was stolen, by a friend of mine’s daughter. One day she returned it and said she was sorry. I was happy. I have hundreds of corsets, but that is the most important one.

Worst moment onstage: My hair caught on fire. I do an act where I sit on a vanity table that has candelabras on it. Well, there was a lot of hair spray going on. I realized what was happening and put my hair out. The show went on.

Next big purchase: I’m getting ready to make a new show, and that is always a big expense. It will involve $80,000 worth of costumes and props. This one is going to be especially rhinestone heavy.

Personal hero: Mae West. There hasn’t been another actress in the world who wrote every line she ever said in a film.


Morning routine: My waking time always changes, because sometimes I am really jet lagged. When I’m home, I am up around 9 o’clock. First, I check my BlackBerry, which is next to me in bed. Then I let my dogs outside and get everybody breakfast.

Best thing about divorce from Marilyn Manson: There’s a long list. I am happy to have the drugs out of my life.

Fear about new love: That I’ll fall for a man who wants a modern, minimalist interior.

Prized possession: I took my engagement diamond and had it transformed at Christian Dior in Paris into a beautiful ring. It’s nice; it’s big. I feel like I suffered greatly for that diamond, and it needed to be reborn into something better.

Performance piece: Yes, I do perform in a giant martini glass, but I don’t keep it at home. All my props are kept in storage, a really big storage space, because I have a lot of things even bigger than that glass. I have never been where they are stored, to be honest. It’s somewhere in Los Angeles.

Animal friends: I have various taxidermied animals. I have a peacock, swans and birds in large glass domes. They’re beautiful.

Rainy-day activities: Sitting in front of the fire with my pets, two dachshunds and three Devon Rex cats, which is a breed that has unusually large ears and wide-set eyes.

Indispensable gadget: A 1940s phone station. It’s a stand that holds the phone, and you sit in it. You can’t move around. I used to have a cordless phone and I hated it.

Waistline: I’m not technically a tight lacer. It’s a fetish, in which you wear extremely tight corsets all the time. I don’t sleep in my corsets, and I’m not obsessed with obtaining the world’s smallest waist. My waist is around 18 inches.

Velvet painting: A painting of me by an artist named Olivia, who specializes in pinups.

Burlesque memento: I have an artifact of the famed burlesque star Sally Rand, from 1939. It’s a box that says “Winter Underwear for Men” on it. Inside is a crocheted warmer for a man’s equipment. It’s hysterical.

Guilty pleasure: Eating foie gras in Paris. That has gotten me into a lot of trouble with PETA. But it is a guilty pleasure; I feel guilty and horrible about it.

Extra bedrooms: I turned one of them into a dark, jewel box of a bedroom. Another is a wardrobe with my dresses, shoes and vintage clothes. The third is devoted to my hat collection and vanity. It’s a real powder room.

Collections: I collect in a crazy way. I have at least 15 collections. I collect vintage hair combs; vintage clothes; vintage lingerie; hats; jewelry; cigarette holders.

Favorite collection: My hats. When I look at them I can’t believe these are things that women wore on the street every day. They are dramatic and distinctive.

Treasured eras: For taxidermy, Victorian; for furniture, Art Deco; for lingerie, 1940s stockings and Victorian corsets; hats I like mid-1940s, when they wore the little tilted hats, like men’s hats.

What she drives: I have two classic cars, a 1939 Chrysler New Yorker and a 1965 Jaguar S-Type. I drove a Chrysler 300. But I just got a new car, a BMW Z4.

Fanciest corset: It’s by Mr. Pearl, without a doubt the world’s most-sought-after corset maker. He lives in Paris, and all the couturiers go to him. He has an unmatched talent for creating the perfect wasp waist. Each corset requires between 6 and 20 fittings.

Evening routine: I have no routine. I am happy if I am in bed by 1 a.m. It’s a great victory for me if I can sleep eight hours or more.


By her bed: A beautiful Art Deco box with a condom in it. I’m a single girl.


Favorite chore: Grocery shopping. I wasn’t always able to afford food, so I love putting things in my cart and realizing I can afford them.


Always in fridge: Eggs and truffle sauce. I order the sauce online. It is called Truffle Gatherers sauce. It is so good with eggs. It is very precious to me.


What she misses about America when abroad: More value to the dollar.


Fitness routine: About 20 minutes jumping on the trampoline and an hour of Pilates. I often take Sundays off.


What she wanted to be when she grew up: A ballerina.


Obsession: Ballet shoes. I have a collection dyed in every color of the rainbow.


Belief system: There are superstitions in burlesque. You aren’t supposed to put your shoes on the table. I try to pay attention to that, but I really like looking at my shoes, so I put them on the table all the time.


Perfect kitchen: One of my big extravagances when I moved out of my former husband’s house was a matching pink stove and refrigerator in ’50s style. Unlike real vintage items, they work.

Obsolete item she can’t bear to part with: Everything I have is obsolete. That’s the point.


dita <3 <3 <3

here is an interview/question&response thing from the nytimes magazine. debwa loves dita, and I think some of her answers are interesting and some are boring, but I give her mad props for promoting safe sex.

and as much as debwa loves her and wants to be her (I want to have 3 rooms of clothes/hats/shoes), it's a little much w/ all the vintage shit. 1940s phone box anyone? draw the line somewhere, girl.


Biggest misconception about burlesque: That it’s about dancing around in hot pants with feather boas. Burlesque was about the striptease. The stars of burlesque took their clothes off, end of story, period.

Hardest thing about stripping: To make it look effortless and natural.

Her first corset: It was out of my life for a little while. It was stolen, by a friend of mine’s daughter. One day she returned it and said she was sorry. I was happy. I have hundreds of corsets, but that is the most important one.

Worst moment onstage: My hair caught on fire. I do an act where I sit on a vanity table that has candelabras on it. Well, there was a lot of hair spray going on. I realized what was happening and put my hair out. The show went on.

Next big purchase: I’m getting ready to make a new show, and that is always a big expense. It will involve $80,000 worth of costumes and props. This one is going to be especially rhinestone heavy.

Personal hero: Mae West. There hasn’t been another actress in the world who wrote every line she ever said in a film.


Morning routine: My waking time always changes, because sometimes I am really jet lagged. When I’m home, I am up around 9 o’clock. First, I check my BlackBerry, which is next to me in bed. Then I let my dogs outside and get everybody breakfast.

Best thing about divorce from Marilyn Manson: There’s a long list. I am happy to have the drugs out of my life.

Fear about new love: That I’ll fall for a man who wants a modern, minimalist interior.

Prized possession: I took my engagement diamond and had it transformed at Christian Dior in Paris into a beautiful ring. It’s nice; it’s big. I feel like I suffered greatly for that diamond, and it needed to be reborn into something better.

Performance piece: Yes, I do perform in a giant martini glass, but I don’t keep it at home. All my props are kept in storage, a really big storage space, because I have a lot of things even bigger than that glass. I have never been where they are stored, to be honest. It’s somewhere in Los Angeles.

Animal friends: I have various taxidermied animals. I have a peacock, swans and birds in large glass domes. They’re beautiful.

Rainy-day activities: Sitting in front of the fire with my pets, two dachshunds and three Devon Rex cats, which is a breed that has unusually large ears and wide-set eyes.

Indispensable gadget: A 1940s phone station. It’s a stand that holds the phone, and you sit in it. You can’t move around. I used to have a cordless phone and I hated it.

Waistline: I’m not technically a tight lacer. It’s a fetish, in which you wear extremely tight corsets all the time. I don’t sleep in my corsets, and I’m not obsessed with obtaining the world’s smallest waist. My waist is around 18 inches.

Velvet painting: A painting of me by an artist named Olivia, who specializes in pinups.

Burlesque memento: I have an artifact of the famed burlesque star Sally Rand, from 1939. It’s a box that says “Winter Underwear for Men” on it. Inside is a crocheted warmer for a man’s equipment. It’s hysterical.

Guilty pleasure: Eating foie gras in Paris. That has gotten me into a lot of trouble with PETA. But it is a guilty pleasure; I feel guilty and horrible about it.

Extra bedrooms: I turned one of them into a dark, jewel box of a bedroom. Another is a wardrobe with my dresses, shoes and vintage clothes. The third is devoted to my hat collection and vanity. It’s a real powder room.

Collections: I collect in a crazy way. I have at least 15 collections. I collect vintage hair combs; vintage clothes; vintage lingerie; hats; jewelry; cigarette holders.

Favorite collection: My hats. When I look at them I can’t believe these are things that women wore on the street every day. They are dramatic and distinctive.

Treasured eras: For taxidermy, Victorian; for furniture, Art Deco; for lingerie, 1940s stockings and Victorian corsets; hats I like mid-1940s, when they wore the little tilted hats, like men’s hats.

What she drives: I have two classic cars, a 1939 Chrysler New Yorker and a 1965 Jaguar S-Type. I drove a Chrysler 300. But I just got a new car, a BMW Z4.

Fanciest corset: It’s by Mr. Pearl, without a doubt the world’s most-sought-after corset maker. He lives in Paris, and all the couturiers go to him. He has an unmatched talent for creating the perfect wasp waist. Each corset requires between 6 and 20 fittings.

Evening routine: I have no routine. I am happy if I am in bed by 1 a.m. It’s a great victory for me if I can sleep eight hours or more.


By her bed: A beautiful Art Deco box with a condom in it. I’m a single girl.


Favorite chore: Grocery shopping. I wasn’t always able to afford food, so I love putting things in my cart and realizing I can afford them.


Always in fridge: Eggs and truffle sauce. I order the sauce online. It is called Truffle Gatherers sauce. It is so good with eggs. It is very precious to me.


What she misses about America when abroad: More value to the dollar.


Fitness routine: About 20 minutes jumping on the trampoline and an hour of Pilates. I often take Sundays off.


What she wanted to be when she grew up: A ballerina.


Obsession: Ballet shoes. I have a collection dyed in every color of the rainbow.


Belief system: There are superstitions in burlesque. You aren’t supposed to put your shoes on the table. I try to pay attention to that, but I really like looking at my shoes, so I put them on the table all the time.


Perfect kitchen: One of my big extravagances when I moved out of my former husband’s house was a matching pink stove and refrigerator in ’50s style. Unlike real vintage items, they work.

Obsolete item she can’t bear to part with: Everything I have is obsolete. That’s the point.


old skool no doubt

headbanging??? wtf??




old skool no doubt

headbanging??? wtf??




Saturday, March 29, 2008

Τραγούδια για τις ημέρες!

"Τραγούδια για τους μήνες" η Αρβανιτάκη (τέλειο άλμπουμ by the way), "Τραγούδια για τις ημέρες" στο post αυτό:-)

ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ
Ή αλλιώς Τσαγκαροδευτέρα, η αρχή άλλης μιας εβδομάδας που ξυπνώντας σκεφτόμαστε ότι θα κάνουμε τα ίδια και τα ίδια. Μετά τους ύπνους, τις κρεπάλες, τις τρέλες του weekend, έρχεται η Δευτέρα σαν anti-climax για να μας προσγειώσει στην πραγματικότητα.


BOOMTOWN RATS "I don't like Mondays"
NEW ORDER "Blue Monday"
DURAN DURAN "New moon on Monday"
SUEDE "Every Monday morning come"
BANGLES "Manic Monday"



Six o'clock already I was just in the middle of a dream
I was kissin' Valentino
By a crystal blue Italian stream
But I can't be late
'Cause then I guess I just won't get paid
These are the days
When you wish your bed was already made

It's just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
'Cause that's my funday
My I don't have to runday
It's just another manic Monday

Have to catch an early train
Got to be to work by nine
And if I had an air-o-plane
I still couldn't make it on time
'Cause it takes me so long
Just to figure out what I'm gonna wear
Blame it on the train
But the boss is already there
All of the nights
Why did my lover have to pick last night
To get down
Doesn't it matter
That I have to feed the both of us
Employment's down
He tells me in his bedroom voice
C'mon honey, let's go make some noise
Time it goes so fast
When you're having fun


ΤΡΙΤΗ
Νομίζω είναι η χειρότερη μου μέρα και η πιο άχρηστη. Είναι η μέρα που πρέπει απλά να καταργηθεί και να εξαφανιστεί απο το ημερολόγιο, κι έχω επιχειρήματα γι'αυτό...η Τρίτη δεν είναι ούτε στην αρχή, ούτε στη μέση, ούτε στο τέλος της εβδομάδας, οπότε γιατί να υπάρχει in the first place. Sorry Τρίτη αλλά είσαι ο πιο αδύναμος κρίκος!

THE ROLLING STONES "Ruby Tuesday"
DAVID BOWIE "Love you till Tuesday"
THE MOODY BLUES "Tuesday afternoon"
YAZOO "Tuesday"
THE POGUES "Tuesday morning"




Too many sad days
Too many Tuesday mornings
I thought of you today
I wished it was yesterday morning
I thought of you today

And I dreamt you were dressed in mourning
But I knew that you
With your heart beating
And your eyes shining
Would be dreaming of me
Lying with you
On a Tuesday morning


ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ
"Τετάρτη και Παρασκευή τα νύχια σου μην κόψεις"...η μέρα που προωθεί την γυποποίηση και να φοράμε μεγαλύτερο νούμερο παπούτσι. Geez!!! Επιτέλους στα μισά της εβδομάδας, κι όλο και πιο κοντά στο weekend. Μετά την Τρίτη, η Τετάρτη φαίνεται σαν όαση. Δεν είναι η super μέρα, αλλά σίγουρα παλεύεται, και με ένα cinema, ποτό κλπ μετά απο μια κουραστική μέρα στη δουλειά, είναι ό,τι πρέπει!

TORI AMOS "Wednesday"
EMILIANA TORRINI "Wednesday's child"
SIMON & GARFUNKEL "Wednesday morning, 3 A.M."
FISCHERSPOONER "Wednesday"
ELVIS PERKINS "Ash Wednesday"





all the doors are shut
and the windows barely opened up
the fires all around
it's the ending of the drought
and we are ready now
for tear gas clouds
on my mind

come on fill the house
finally and weep
for it's king and queen sleep
both now in the arms of
ash wednesday


ΠΕΜΠΤΗ
Ή αλλιως προ-Παρασκευή :-) Μια από τις αγαπημένες μου μέρες. Μπορείς να βγεις και να ξενυχτήσεις άνετα, αφού ξέρεις ότι την επόμενη μέρα θα κοιμηθείς το βράδυ όσο θες και θα ξεκουραστείς. Αγαπάω Πέμπτη, ελπίζω κι αυτή εμένα!

THE FUTUREHEADS "Thursday"
DONOVAN "Jersey Thursday"
TANITA TIKARAM "Thursday's child"
INDIGO GIRLS "Thursday afternoon"
DAVID BOWIE "Thursday's child"




Throw me tomorrow
Now that I've really got a chance
Throw me tomorrow
Everything's falling into place
Throw me tomorrow
Seeing my past to let it go
Throw me tomorrow
Only for you I don't regret
That I was Thursday's child

Monday Tuesday Wednesday born I was
Monday Tuesday Wednesday born I was
Thursday's child


ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ
Επιτέλους ήρθε η μέρα που θα κοιμηθώ, που θα είναι το τέλειο prelude για το Σαββατοκύριακο. Μπορεί να συγκεντρώνεται όλη η κούραση της εβδομάδας, όμως κάτι μας κρατάει ξύπνιους. Στη δουλειά αυτή τη μέρα είμαστε όλοι τόσο χαρούμενοι κι ευδιάθετοι, λες κι έχουμε το σύνδρομο "Καλομοίρα"!



LILY ALLEN "Friday night"
WILL YOUNG "Friday's child"
AQUA "Freaky Friday"
LOVE AND KISSES "Thank God it's Friday"
THE CURE "Friday I'm in love"




I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love

Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate...
I don't care if Mondays black
Tuesday, Wednesday - heart attack
Thursday, never looking back
It's Friday, I'm in love

Monday, you can hold your head
Tuesday, Wednesday stay in bed
Or Thursday - watch the walls instead
It's Friday, I'm in love


ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ
Η μέρα που θες να ξεπορτίσεις, να χορέψεις, να διασκεδάσεις με οποιοδήποτε τρόπο. Η μέρα που αν τελικά μείνεις σπίτι και μακριά απο τη φασαρία σε κάνει να νιώθεις λίγο down και σε περίεργη φάση. Βέβαια υπάρχουν και χειρότερα...η Άντζελα πχ που την παράτησε ο καλός της ένα Σαββατόβραδο κι έτσι αποφάσισε να τα κάνει όλα πουτάνα και να βάλει φωτιά ("Σαββάτο με παράτησες, κι ούτε ρωτάς τι κάνω" (μα τι γάιδαρος κι αυτός!) ΦΩΤΙΑ ΣΤΑ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΒΡΑΔΑ)



WHIGFIELD "Saturday night"
ERASURE "I love Saturday"
BON JOVI "Someday I'll be Saturday night"
ELTON JOHN "Saturday night's alright for fighting"
SUEDE "Saturday night"


Today
She's been sat there,
Sat there in a black chair,
Office Furniture,
But it'll be alright,
Cos tonight we'll go drinking
We'll do silly things,
And never let the winter in,
And it'll be okay
Like everyone says,
It'll be alright
And ever so nice,
We're going out tonight,
Out and about tonight

Oh, whatever makes her happy
On a Saturday night,
Oh, whatever makes her happy,
Whatever makes it alright

We'll go to peepshows and freak shows,
We'll go to discos, casinos,
We'll go where people go and let go


ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ
"Κυριακή μη λούζεσαι αν θέλεις να προκόψεις"...προτιμώ να μείνω ανεπρόκοπος, έχει πιο πολύ πλάκα:-) Επιτέλους μια μέρα που ξυπνάς ότι ώρα θες! Εκτός κι αν έχεις να πας εκκλησία ή στη χειρότερη...σε μνημόσυνο (φτου φτου φτου...έξω απο δώ!!!). Η μέρα της απόλυτης ξεκούρασης, που τρώει όλη η οικογένεια μαζί, που θα βγεις χαλαρά για καφέ και cinema και τελικά θα έχεις πιο πολύ χρόνο για σένα. Από το απόγευμα και μετά όμως όταν συνειδητοποιείς ότι αρχίζει μια νέα βδομάδα αύριο, τρως τόση ξενέρα που αυτομάτως ο διακόπτης πάει στο off. Τουλάχιστον εγώ αυτό παθαίνω. Εκτός αν μηχανευτώ κάτι για να μην πάω δουλειά αύριο, τηλεφωνάκι στην προισταμένη δηλαδή κάνοντας ψεύτικο βήχα και μιλώντας με την πιο απάλευτη φωνή :-)



THE CRANBERRIES "Sunday"
U2 "Sunday bloody Sunday"
BLONDIE "Sunday girl"
MORRISSEY "Everyday is like Sunday"
NO DOUBT/ MAROON 5/THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Sunday morning"
JONI MITCHELL "Sunny Sunday"
GREEN DAY "Church on Sunday"
BLUR "Sunday Sunday"
JAZZAMOR "Lazy Sunday afternoon"
SCORPIONS "Loving you Sunday morning"
HEATHER NOVA/SARAH BRIGHTMAN/BILLIE HOLIDAY "Gloomy Sunday"




Sunday is gloomy,
My hours are slumberless,
Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless
Little white flowers will never awaken you
Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you
Angels have no thought of ever returning you
Would they be angry if I thought of joining you
Gloomy sunday

Sunday is gloomy
With shadows I spend it all
My heart and I have decided to end it all
Soon there'll be flowers and prayers that are sad,
I know, let them not weep,
Let them know that I'm glad to go

Death is no dream,
For in death I'm caressing you
With the last breath of my soul I'll be blessing you
Gloomy sunday

Dreaming
I was only dreaming
I wake and I find you
Asleep in the deep of
My heart
Dear

Darling I hope that my dream never haunted you,
My heart is telling you how much I wanted you
Gloomy sunday



Και βέβαια δεν ξεχνάμε τον απόλυτο ελληνικό ύμνο για τις ημέρες δια στόματος Στρουμφακίων!
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ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ κάτι έχω

την ΤΡΙΤΗ δεν αντέχω

ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ πώς βαριέμαι

την ΠΕΜΠΤΗ δεν κρατιέμαι

ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ πρωί

λα λα λα λα λα λαααααα

απ'όλες τις ημέρες η ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ μ'αρέσει


Κι αν νομίζεται ότι παρέλειψαν το ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ θα σας υπενθυμίσω οτι έχουν ένα ολόκληρο τραγούδι γι'αυτή την ημέρα, γιατί τα Στρουμφάκια δεν είναι τυχαία!

ΣΤΡΟΥΜΦΙΖΕΙ ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ

ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ

ΑΦΗΣΤΕ ΤΑ ΒΙΒΛΙΑ ΝΑ ΠΑΜΕ ΕΞΟΧΗ!!!

Let's Gooooooo :-)))

Friday, March 28, 2008

how stylists think that punks dress

so last night's america's next top model (smile w/ your eyes, says tyra) was on and the girls' photoshoot theme was "music"

so each chick dressed up to a different genre. now this is where I find it interesting. How, exactly, do stylists think punk rockers dress? Or emo? thanks to antm, now we can judge!
so this is mostly to miss fantasy aka costume designer (and whoever else cares). what do you think the stylist did correctly and completely incorrectly about the outfits?


Whitney - grunge (aka the fatty. not really but everyone won't stop telling her she's "the plus-sized one")

Katarzyna - emo
Lauren - Pop (bee-tee-dubs, this is the chick that describes herself as a punk rocker in real life and lives in brooklyn. um if you're a punk, why are you antm you fucking dumbass)
Fatima - Heavy Metal
Anya - Punk Rock (ummm. I don't know what to say about this)Dominique - folk (she looks like tyra here. boringggg. and too clean to be folk)
Stacy Ann - house
Aimee - r&b (btw this is the chick that got eliminated)

Claire - country (and this is the chick that SHOULD'VE got eliminated. you look dead behind the eyes, claire)

how stylists think that punks dress

so last night's america's next top model (smile w/ your eyes, says tyra) was on and the girls' photoshoot theme was "music"

so each chick dressed up to a different genre. now this is where I find it interesting. How, exactly, do stylists think punk rockers dress? Or emo? thanks to antm, now we can judge!
so this is mostly to miss fantasy aka costume designer (and whoever else cares). what do you think the stylist did correctly and completely incorrectly about the outfits?


Whitney - grunge (aka the fatty. not really but everyone won't stop telling her she's "the plus-sized one")

Katarzyna - emo
Lauren - Pop (bee-tee-dubs, this is the chick that describes herself as a punk rocker in real life and lives in brooklyn. um if you're a punk, why are you antm you fucking dumbass)
Fatima - Heavy Metal
Anya - Punk Rock (ummm. I don't know what to say about this)Dominique - folk (she looks like tyra here. boringggg. and too clean to be folk)
Stacy Ann - house
Aimee - r&b (btw this is the chick that got eliminated)

Claire - country (and this is the chick that SHOULD'VE got eliminated. you look dead behind the eyes, claire)

Η ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ!

Μάλλον είμαι Καθολικός αφου η Ανάσταση του musicbug ήρθε αυτές τις ημέρες που είναι και το Καθολικό Πάσχα. Οι Ζυγοί εκτός του ότι βαριόμαστε εύκολα, είμαστε και κυκλοθυμικοί μέχρι αηδίας! Η αλήθεια είναι όμως ότι ένιωθα ένα κενό (όχι στο κεφάλι :-)) και μου έλειψε πολύ να γράφω εδώ και να επικοινωνώ με τους "συνάδελφους" bloggers.
Ετοίμασα πιο πάνω ένα special αφιέρωμα που ελπίζω να σας αρέσει! Ήταν στο πρόχειρο για πάνω από 10 μέρες, με παίδεψε αρκετά, αλλά here it is:-)
Kisses σε όλους! I'm back! (χεστήκατε το ξέρω, αλλά πάντα ήθελα να το πω)
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

very slow things

things slowed down. 400 times, i think.

very slow things

things slowed down. 400 times, i think.

technology

i was watching music tv (not mtv but something called 'the hits' i think) yesterday whilst doing work and that video came on with JT and timbaland that is actually a 50 cent song (but i think they steal the show), and i was thinking about how i'm into the song but mostly because of the electro stuff in the music. then i had a moment of reckoning; no rap artist writes this type of thing, sure it's a sample with a hip hop beat on top! of course, i was right, the song is 'courtship dating' by the crystal castles.




p.s. there was a thing about this in today's guardian written by the foals. they made a good point in saying it's fucking awesome that timbaland listens to 8-bit synth-blasted electro from canada. their other songs are nice too, i recommends listening to 'crimewaves'

technology

i was watching music tv (not mtv but something called 'the hits' i think) yesterday whilst doing work and that video came on with JT and timbaland that is actually a 50 cent song (but i think they steal the show), and i was thinking about how i'm into the song but mostly because of the electro stuff in the music. then i had a moment of reckoning; no rap artist writes this type of thing, sure it's a sample with a hip hop beat on top! of course, i was right, the song is 'courtship dating' by the crystal castles.




p.s. there was a thing about this in today's guardian written by the foals. they made a good point in saying it's fucking awesome that timbaland listens to 8-bit synth-blasted electro from canada. their other songs are nice too, i recommends listening to 'crimewaves'

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

if you ever wondered about models + drugs...

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if you ever wondered about models + drugs...

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Os Gemeos

whoaa


when I was looking at the bomb it (documentary mentioned below) site I saw some art that looked familiar. I came across this pic sometime last year and blogged about it but didn't know where it was from and then I saw the same style on the bomb it site so I kept looking and found out about these 2 motherfuckers.






Os Gemeos, Portugese for “the twins,” are Brazil’s most world renowned graffiti artists/muralists. The identical twins began painting in ’88 and today work on canvases, sculptures, graphic design, and outdoor walls, making the transition from street credibility to international art gallery phenoms. They are huge for doing pichaçao (tag) spontaneously on the street.

here is just a glimpse at some of their stuff:



they painted on a castle!

apparently they have a huge mural on coney island that I must check out. I love them and want prints of their work in my house asap.

Os Gemeos

whoaa


when I was looking at the bomb it (documentary mentioned below) site I saw some art that looked familiar. I came across this pic sometime last year and blogged about it but didn't know where it was from and then I saw the same style on the bomb it site so I kept looking and found out about these 2 motherfuckers.






Os Gemeos, Portugese for “the twins,” are Brazil’s most world renowned graffiti artists/muralists. The identical twins began painting in ’88 and today work on canvases, sculptures, graphic design, and outdoor walls, making the transition from street credibility to international art gallery phenoms. They are huge for doing pichaçao (tag) spontaneously on the street.

here is just a glimpse at some of their stuff:



they painted on a castle!

apparently they have a huge mural on coney island that I must check out. I love them and want prints of their work in my house asap.

Terrible T-Kid


There is this interview w/ terrible t-kid (a graffiti artist from the bronx that's been tagging since the 70s) that I haven't read yet but really want to. He ran w/ this crew the vamp squad (I want a crew!) that used to cause mayhem and ran around and robbed other writers.


here is a montage of his tags I found on youtube...I only looked at a couple minutes but I'm into it



he's interviewed in this new documentary about graffiti and street art called "bomb it" (click here to watch the trailer). it looks sweet b/c it's not just about old school graffiti but also this:

"While some believe the roots of graffiti can be traced back to pre-linguistic cave markings and the innate human need for self-expression, graffiti remains a highly controversial issue. Graffiti raises important questions that delve deep into our contemporary social structure such as: Who has the right to express themselves? What is a canvas? Where should art take place? If public space is a forum for discussion, which voices will be heard?"

I am so going to buy this shit.


Update: I read the interview, and I am super into what he says about politicians and gentrification:

"Yea, that’s bullshit man, these politicians with the “equality of life”. The bottom line is it’s all about money and that’s what they’re there for. I have yet to see a politician who’s kept his word and improved anybody’s life. Ok, to me, if you’re rich, you don’t need to improve your life any more. If you’re poor that’s when you need to improve your life. These politicians don’t look at it that way. They look at it like – look, let’s get these people who have the money and let’s clean everything up for them so they can be happy and they can feel good about themselves, let’s not worry so much about the run down areas in New York City – such as East New York, such as Brownsville, such as the South Bronx. They trying, they trying, but what are they trying? They trying to gentrify [the neighborhoods]. They not tying to clean up the place for the people, no, they trying to clean it up for the money."

Terrible T-Kid


There is this interview w/ terrible t-kid (a graffiti artist from the bronx that's been tagging since the 70s) that I haven't read yet but really want to. He ran w/ this crew the vamp squad (I want a crew!) that used to cause mayhem and ran around and robbed other writers.


here is a montage of his tags I found on youtube...I only looked at a couple minutes but I'm into it



he's interviewed in this new documentary about graffiti and street art called "bomb it" (click here to watch the trailer). it looks sweet b/c it's not just about old school graffiti but also this:

"While some believe the roots of graffiti can be traced back to pre-linguistic cave markings and the innate human need for self-expression, graffiti remains a highly controversial issue. Graffiti raises important questions that delve deep into our contemporary social structure such as: Who has the right to express themselves? What is a canvas? Where should art take place? If public space is a forum for discussion, which voices will be heard?"

I am so going to buy this shit.


Update: I read the interview, and I am super into what he says about politicians and gentrification:

"Yea, that’s bullshit man, these politicians with the “equality of life”. The bottom line is it’s all about money and that’s what they’re there for. I have yet to see a politician who’s kept his word and improved anybody’s life. Ok, to me, if you’re rich, you don’t need to improve your life any more. If you’re poor that’s when you need to improve your life. These politicians don’t look at it that way. They look at it like – look, let’s get these people who have the money and let’s clean everything up for them so they can be happy and they can feel good about themselves, let’s not worry so much about the run down areas in New York City – such as East New York, such as Brownsville, such as the South Bronx. They trying, they trying, but what are they trying? They trying to gentrify [the neighborhoods]. They not tying to clean up the place for the people, no, they trying to clean it up for the money."

Old school tattoos


This is Isobel Varley: the most senior tattooed woman in the world. She is 68 and is covered in tattoos, and has 16 genital piercings!

from needled.com


Isobel began her tattoo art collection at the age of 49 after visiting her first tattoo convention in 1986 and being amazed by the artistry and the friendliness of the people. She immediately made an appointment with Bill Cooke for a small bird on her shoulder. By 2000, she had a full bodysuit with work from some of the top artists in the world including Filip Leu, Hori Hiro, Mo'o, Spider Webb, Brent of Dunstable, among so many others, and costing almost $40,000 USD.


i think she is really awesome and helpful for tattoo-hopefuls who are wondering 'what will this look like when i'm old?' Badass, is the answer.

Old school tattoos


This is Isobel Varley: the most senior tattooed woman in the world. She is 68 and is covered in tattoos, and has 16 genital piercings!

from needled.com


Isobel began her tattoo art collection at the age of 49 after visiting her first tattoo convention in 1986 and being amazed by the artistry and the friendliness of the people. She immediately made an appointment with Bill Cooke for a small bird on her shoulder. By 2000, she had a full bodysuit with work from some of the top artists in the world including Filip Leu, Hori Hiro, Mo'o, Spider Webb, Brent of Dunstable, among so many others, and costing almost $40,000 USD.


i think she is really awesome and helpful for tattoo-hopefuls who are wondering 'what will this look like when i'm old?' Badass, is the answer.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

love it/hate it

I heart the colors. and the pant line. panty line ee ee ee


hate it. you don't look cool or interesting or hip. go home.

love it/hate it

I heart the colors. and the pant line. panty line ee ee ee


hate it. you don't look cool or interesting or hip. go home.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

debwa hotties part 1





Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tv tonight, and i am so into it. Indiana Jones is a timeless hottie and i would give him one any time, any day. He is the perfect combination of scholar/manly action hero/ world traveler/ arrogant asshole (in terms of women). He looks sexy in glasses and a tweed suit, in a white dinner jacket, and shirtless and sweaty. and he carries a whip. heyyyyy.

debwa hotties part 1





Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tv tonight, and i am so into it. Indiana Jones is a timeless hottie and i would give him one any time, any day. He is the perfect combination of scholar/manly action hero/ world traveler/ arrogant asshole (in terms of women). He looks sexy in glasses and a tweed suit, in a white dinner jacket, and shirtless and sweaty. and he carries a whip. heyyyyy.