– StrangeBeat Productions presents yet another holiday tunes compilation, just in time for Christmas! –
Music Collection: A Christmas Music Box
Fashion Crap: And I do mean CRAP – recent costumes…
October was kind of a sewing nightmare. I really, really hate sewing. Like, I’d rather stab myself with a rake than have to deal with the cutting, the pinning, the seamripping, the rumpled fabric (right, I don’t even OWN an iron)…yeah, can’t stand it.
Well, since none of my beautiful Regency wardrobe fits (still), I had to pull together an 1814-ish evening gown out of my trusty-dusty purple silk sari (not a very period color, I know) for the Bay Area English Regency Society’s Congress of Vienna Ball. I had a role – Princess Bagration, the White Pussycat and Naked Angel – so I needed something that looked lush. At any rate, the job’s not TOO bad for a rush. I didn’t have time nor a proper pattern to make period stays, so the silhouette’s not the best. Oh well.
For Halloween, I made myself a Patrick Nagel “Rio” outfit, perfect for “dancing on the sand.” This image was apparently the alternate cover image considered for Duran Duran’s legendary sophomore album.
More images in my photo album.
Fashion Crap: Vintage beaded purses, anyone?
So nearly a year ago I promised to piggyback my antique jewelry post with a look at some of my spiffy vintage beaded purses. Most of these purses came from my grandfather, the king of pawns and master of the Bay Area flea market. It’s also possible that one or two of them belonged to my great-aunt Alice.
But FIRST, my awesome silk shawl from the 1920s. This is the famous Shawlhead shawl, ifyouknowwhatImean.
Okay. So onto the purses. First up is a cute, cream-colored purse with machine embroidery and white beading. It has a sparkly clasp and metal chain, and looks to be from the 1960s. There’s no maker or shop mark on the lining to identify it…
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This is Haunted Halloween!
– A festive two hour collection of holiday tunes, debuting on October 1, 2010! –
Disc One is packed with a selection of macabre party hits, from a new extended mix of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller†to Sheb Wooley’s campy “The Purple People Eater.†Disc Two follows with pieces reflecting the darker side of Halloween. Here, spooky film themes, ghoulish classical favorites, and other grisly tunes mix it up with creepy sound effects perfect for a stormy night.
Produced by Jason Pittman and Kali Pappas, this collection offers new presentations of old classics alongside several fun surprises. But beware — this is not your average Halloween mix tape. Listen and share! If you dare…
Available for download NOW:
Audio files:
– Disc 1 – 17 .mp3 files, tagged and labeled. (128kbps LAME MP3)
– Disc 2 – 14 .mp3 files, tagged and labeled. (128kbps LAME MP3)
Expanded notes on the collection and the various tracks:
– Liner Notes.pdf
– Liner Notes.rtf (text only)
Artwork:
– 3 .psd files, complete with gutters and ready for conversion/printing (CYMK)
– 5 .jpg files, at screen resolution for viewing (RGB)
– 1 .jpg file, 800×800 pixels, for use as cover art in your preferred media player
LINKS:
http://tinyurl.com/hauntedhalloween
http://bit.ly/hauntedhalloween
Mirror:
Dead Man’s Party…
Almost time!
Mr. Ghost Goes to Town
“Behind every man now alive stand 30 ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.”
~ Arthur C. Clarke
More to come!
Halloween Spooks!
The strangest sight you’ve ever seen
The Monster Tree on Hallowe’en …
~ Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
More to come!
This is Halloween…
T h i s * i s * H a l l o w e e n
Goblins on the doorstep,
Phantoms in the air,
Owls on witches’ gateposts
Giving stare for stare,
Cats on flying broomsticks,
Bats against the moon,
Stirrings round of fate-cakes
With a solemn spoon.
Whirling apple parings,
Figures draped in sheets,
Dodging, disappearing,
Up and down the streets,
Jack-o’-lanterns grinning,
Shadows on a screen,
Shrieks and starts and laughter
This is Halloween!
~ Dorothy Brown Thompson
Stay tuned for something special…