Thud

[dancerjodi]

Dimebag Darrel is dead.
David Brudnoy is dying.
I spent 4 hours on my paper last night - my brain is pretty dead.

At least we have our campus holiday luncheon today. Tonight I'll do some Xmas Shopping, head home, pick up Brian, and head to T+Ns to drop off our Toys for the Tots.

A homecooked meal and some conversation with friends (and friends later, at goffee) is what I need right now. And I AM taking that class on Monday if there is space available (I have to wait until 10:00 to call the store). I have all day Saturday and part of Sunday, I know I can do this.

If I finish before Stitch and Bitch on Sunday I'm bringing some costuming and KNITTING to work on. That's right, I'm finally going to learn how to knit.

Quote of the Day:
"It is not enough to have a good mind; the important thing is to use it well." - Rene Descartes

Comments

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Oh cool--I'll have someone else to talk to there. It seemed, just from the students, that it would be an interesting class, but maybe that's not the best way to judge.

Have you seen many burlesque shows in the area? It seems there's a lot more than one would guess offhand. The Pontoni Sisters, Through the Keyhole, Black Cat, Suicide Girls... I'll be trying to make it to performances when I have some time, I was wondering if you had an opinion of any of them.

Burlesque

[dancer.livejournal.com]

I just called and signed up for the class. The woman at Grand Opening doesn't have the list so she can't confirm there's space available so they'll call if I can't get in.

"Have you seen many burlesque shows in the area? It seems there's a lot more than one would guess offhand. The Pontoni Sisters, Through the Keyhole, Black Cat, Suicide Girls..."

I've seen all of the above (including BRA, the Burleque Revival - that group broke up when some members moved to CA and the remaining members turned into Through the Keyhole). And Dita too (obviously).

I loved the Pontoni Sisters and wish they'd come to Boston again. Through the Keyhole has got to be my local favorite, they seem more fun and more traditional burlesque. Unfortunately though, the lost their weeky Sunday night gig, and I haven't heard much of them since then. I've seen Black Cat once and wasn't too impressed (but again, it was only once and wasn't a full show - just a Man Ray performance). The Suicide Girls - I totally wasn't impressed with them. There was only 1 person that did a true classic Burlesque number (the rest were just modern-day strippers with freaky clothes and piercings, though this was at the Middle East, so they didn't totally strip).

I've been thinking of trying to get involved with a local burlesque group (maybe) now that I have time again and could work on developing a routine. I love the music, am crafty with costuming and have a lot of related dance experience. There needs to be a tap-dancing burlesque performance! Think of the bouncing boobs! ;)

[jasonsmyr.livejournal.com]

where when is goffee typically? many show up?

Goffee

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"where when is goffee typically? many show up?"

At Diesel Cafe in Davis Square (people seem to show up at 9:00ish).

[firewolfalpha.livejournal.com]

hate to say this jodi, but i know more about Dr. Brudnoy and care more about him than i do for dimebag, never was much of a pantera fan. but i listened to brudnoy since i was a kid on WBZ. wow so many years listenign to one of the most brilliant minds on radio and *poof* soon he'll be gone. makes you think.
and jsmyr, gofee is held at diesel in davis square somerville, right around the corner from the station itself, people begin to get there around 7 to 8 but the big flux i noticed was around 8:30 to 9. the numbers range wildly though.
~jimmy

[aidenraine.livejournal.com]

I love knitting, oh yes I do.