Once again the biggest Convention of the south east is rolling ever closer. Thats right,

Dragon Con. The king of all conventions. Now I know there are some pretty big cons out

there, like Gen Con and The Comix Expo out in the west, but Dragon is like the superbowl

of Geekdum. Its not just one type of con. Gaming, Costuming, Horror, Steampunk, Sci-Fi,

you name it. Movie Props and comics, anime and Larping. Meeting with stars and famous

models. A parade that stops Atlanta. 3 hotels hardly contain its size. I have been going to

this convention since i moved to Georgia in 1992, I was on the first Star Trek panel,

http://www.trektrak.com/1993/93bios.htm

This year I am back working as staff. I have become a panel guest and MC at Steampunk

events and so now I am on the Steampunk Trak at DragonCon this year. Its called the

"Alternate History" trak so come see me and my crew and many other well known

steampunk enthusiasts this year. here is a link to the trak schedual.

http://www.chronotrack.org/

http://steampunk.ning.com/forum/topics/steampunk-d...

Check out "Steampunk Dragon Con" on Steampunk Empire

Posted on Jun 10 2009, 05:04 PM
 I know everyone has been waiting for this so
 the first class this year will be on Thursday,
 June 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Netherworld. I know
 that some people can't make it during the
 week so we will plan a couple of weekend
 dates in the future.

The classes will cover buildups and
 applications of foam and silicone appliances,
 also basic blending and makeup.

Classes on creating your own pieces and mask
 will be covered seperately. More information
 on this to follow.

Thanks,
Roy

                                  

Feb 25, 2009 11:26 PM

I was asked to pass this along to my dear friends, Ever wanted to be in Atlanta's

only all retro vaudeville burlesque? Nows your chance! Read on------->


Big City Burlesque & Vaudeville will be holding auditions on Sunday March 1st

from 12:30 -2:30 P.M. We are looking for musical acts, burlesque, & vaudeville

performers. If you are interested in trying out please e-mail me(Pinky Shears) for

more information :


pinky...shear@gmail.com


Love, Pinky

             

Since I have been making a few of my sites dedicated to SteamPunk, some of you have asked me to explain what "SteamPunk" is. This is my response, though it is not the opinion of every "steampunk" person, it is my own interpretation. I have some sources that you can review on my other myspace, The Hinderscipe Airship which you can find in my top friends.

Punk means time, age or era, and so it means an age that had mastered and uses steam as a main source of power. Due to the real age of steam, Victorian and American "western age" clothing styles are mostly the fashion. In the stories of Jules Verne [(1828-1905), noted French scientific author wrote Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1869);]
and H.G. Wells[(1866-1946), English author, futurist, essayist, historian, socialist, and teacher wrote The War of the Worlds (1898)and The Time Machine (1895)] there stories took place in the Victorian culture, but there are stories like Philip Pullman's Golden Compass that take place in a modern world on a sister plane of existence that just never developed combustion engines and continued in the steam path. And there are some that are post apocalyptic. In these last 2 types, clothing fashion takes on a well crafted, but non contemporary blending of old and new. Most incorporate trade-mark elements like hats and goggles of some sort. And also note that brass, tan leather, corvettes, clockwork gadgets, and Tesla inspired electrical devices fill the background as well as airships like dirigibles. These are the elements of steam punk that I look for, but the very fact that it is a largely fiction inspired time, it is open for broad interpretation. 
Thank you

My Uncle, William Stevens passed away peacefully today. He was the older brother of my dear mother Cyndi Waite and Husband to Nancy Stevens. He was a loving father of to grown and wonderful daughters. He owned his own electronic business and was a dedicated follower of Christ. He wrote books on the bible and held the spirit close to his heart. Uncle Bill loved to laugh and tell jokes. He was a Navy man who left a short kid only to come back a very tall man. I know his mother loved him as she told me so often when she was alive years ago. I wish that I could afford to go be with him in the end, but at least mom got to be there for him. For the last month, Cyndi has remained at his bed side to help him and Nancy.






He will be missed by all who he touched. I can't believe he is gone. I hope he has found the heaven he dreamed of. Good bye Uncle Bill.

Greetings all! Check this out!
From: Salvador Chali
Saturday night, September 13, we'll be having a Zombie Pub Crawl here in Athens. At least Lawrenceville is not too far away; I grew up there.
A few details are still in the air, but the basics are to congregate as a horde and begin hitting the bars at about 22:00.
 I'm working until 15:00 today.

Staging and prep start at 21:00 in the parking lot behind Tasty World off of S. Jackson street. I guess we'll finish makeup and costume work, then try to plan out a route. The horde mobilizes between 22:00 and 22:30.


I hope you can make it out here, or else have a great evening elsewhere; 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Zodb3ap-Q