Conflux
NW Dark Arts Festival 
Portland, OR

The Temple of the Muse is seeking artists - specifically sculpture artists, painters, photographers, and the like for the festival. Please send applications of interest to the e-mail below or our myspace. We also currently accepting vendors for the event - the cost is $50.00 for the entire three day weekend.

Additionally, for those interested in attending, we are now accepting ticket purchases on the website.

http://www.confluxpdx.com
http://www.myspace.com/confluxpdx
confluxnorthwest at gmail .com

Blessings,

Tawny
Temple of the Muse
Building Community through Music and Art
 

I find my Dance Card very full all of the Sudden....

It's a Good thing If I remember to re-charge myself between Dances as it were :-)

I've the Book Keeper, The Bar Keeper, My Lady of Tarot, A Boi I've Been Exploring, and Ummm now, what shall we Call her.... The Advocate, yes the Advocate... With the Transit of the Tigress and Film Student on top of all that.

Mmmm

Arciten

Tonight is the next installment of INTERZONE at the Mercury!

It is Seattle's best and most comprehensive night of old-school industrial, goth, synth, wave, punk, etc. And I now have even more of my vast collection at my disposal, so you'll hear even more cult favorites, obscure gems, forgotten classics, as well more deep cuts from the usual suspects. So it's even more comprehensive than ever before!

Come on down and hear tunes that you will *never* hear anywhere else in this city, and dance to the ones you've forgotten about!

INTERZONE @ THE MERCURY
old-school underground
w/ DJ Coldheart

doors 9pm, $3 members/nonmembers

Here's a short list of what you might expect to hear:

1919, Acid Horse, a;GRUMH!, Armageddon Dildos, And Also the Trees, A Split Second, Babyland, The Birthday Party, Big Electric Cat, Bigod 20, The Blackouts, The Blitz, Brotherhood of Pagans, Bollock Brothers, Cabaret Voltaire, Chemlab, Children on Stun, Chris and Cosey, Christian Death, Clan of Xymox, ClockDVA, Complot Bronswick, Comsat Angels, Crass, The Damned, Dance or Die, Danse Society, Dead Kennedys, Doubting Thomas, Dronning Maud Land, Electronic, The Final Cut, Flux, Forma Tadre, Fortification 55, Frontline Assembly, Front 242, The Glove, Guerre Friode, The Human League, Killing Joke, Kraftwerk, Laisons Dangereuses, Lard, Lassigue Bendthaus, Lead into Gold, Legendary Pink Dots, Lost Cherees, Love Like Blood, Mentallo and the Fixer, Ministry, The Mob, Modern English, Moev, Mussolini Headkick, No More, Gary Numan, Numb, Orange Sector, OMD, Out Out, Pailhead, Pankow, Play Dead, PTP, Propaganda, Psychopomps, Revolting Cocks, Sister Machine Gun, Skinny Puppy, Southern Death Cult, Stiff Kittens, Swans, Swell Maps, Tribantura, Trisomie 21, Tyske Ludder, Ultravox, The Vibrators, Vice Squad, Virgin Prunes, Voltage Control, The Wake, White Door, Will, Xmal Deutschland, X Marks the Pedwalk, Yeht Mae, The Young Gods, Zero Defects, Zero le Creche, Zounds

the mercury is a private club for members and their guests

Hi there!

I'm flying into Seattle on Wednesday for a week and a half, this time it promises to not be all business, and I've never gotten to check out the Seattle scene before. So throw it at me! What is there to do in Seattle? I'll be moving up that way 6 mths to a year from now, so it will also be helpful to know that there are ways to keep myself entertained.
Clubs, shops, art galleries, cemetaries, anything that you find interesting I'd like to know about!

Thanks in advance!

~Blue

a

Thank you to everyone who came to Moulin Rouge on Thursday Night. It was great to see so many folks dressed to the nines and having a terrific time. Special thanks to everyone who helped with the set-up and clean-up.

Playlist

Title	Artist	Release
Ascension / Nature Boy	John Leguizamo	Moulin Rouge 2
(Forever) Live And Die	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	The OMD Singles
Need You Tonight	INXS	The Best Of INXS
Imagination (Dance)	Belouis Some	12"/80s/2 [Disc 1]
Break It Down Again	Tears For Fears	Elemental
West End Girls	Pet Shop Boys	Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
Modigliani	Book Of Love	I Touch Roses: The Best Of Book Of Love
Vienna Calling	Falco	The Remix Hit Collection
Sex (I'm A)	Berlin	Metro Greatest Hits
I Ran (Hot Tracks Mix)	A Flock Of Seagulls	Hot Tracks The Edge Level 1
El Tango De Roxanne	Ewan McGregor, Jose Feliciano & Jacek Koman	Moulin Rouge
The Garden Of Temptation	Aurora Sutra	The Dimension Gate
Butterfly: dance!	Diary Of Dreams	One of 18 Angels
Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation)	Rob Dougan	Furious Angels
Omnis Mundi Creatura	Helium Vola	Helium Vola [Disc 1]
Lost In Metropolis (Remix)	Oil 10	Cyberl@b V.4.0
Touch	Wolfsheim	Spectators
Thorns (Original)	:Wumpscut:	Bunker Gate Seven
One Day I'll Fly Away (Tony Phillips Remix)	Nicole Kidman	Moulin Rouge 2
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove	Dead Can Dance	18th September 2005 USA: Seattle
All Night Long	Peter Murphy	Wild Birds 1985-1995: The Best Of The Beggars Banquet Years
Omnis Mundi Illuminate	Qntal	Illuminate
Standing	VNV Nation	Empires
The Sparrows And The Nightingales	Wolfsheim	The Sparrows And The Nightingales
Like A Prayer	Bigod 20	The World's Greatest 80's Tribute To Madonna
Exterminate Annihilate Destroy [Reclubbed]	Rotersand	Advanced Electronics Vol. 4
Blue Lights (Album Version)	Fictional	Fictitious
Military Fashion Show	And One	Bodypop
Hindi Sad Diamonds	Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo & Alka Yagnik	Moulin Rouge
Enogoom Wil Amar	Natacha Atlas	Halim
The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum	Collide	Vortex
The Cutter	Echo & The Bunnymen	Songs To Learn & Sing
Goody Two Shoes	Adam Ant	The Edge Level 2 (Disc 1)
Here Comes The Rain Again	Eurythmics	Greatest Hits
Happy Birthday - To the Birthday Boy	Ingrid Dumosch	Happy Birthday to a Special Boy
Bette Davis Eyes	Kim Carnes	#1 Hits Of The 80's
Fly On The Windscreen (Extended)	Depeche Mode	Depeche Mode - Singles Box 3
99 Luftballons	Nena	The Edge Level 2 (Disc 1)
Major Tom (Voellig Losgeloest)	Peter Schilling	Major Tom (Voellig Losgeloest)
Because We Can	Fatboy Slim	Moulin Rouge
Can Can (Party Mix)	DJ Europe	Can Can
Hooked (LP Version)	Seabound	No Sleep Demon V2.0
Starsign	Apoptygma Berzerk	Welcome To Earth
The Plague [vers.n44]	Diary Of Dreams	The Plague
Get You Closer	And One	9.9.99 9 Uhr
Ritual Noise (Version S)	Covenant	Ritual Noise
You Haven't Earned It	Assemblage 23	Storm
The Rain Within Her Hands	Bella Morte	Graver's Paradise
Children Of The Revolution	Bono, Gavin Friday & Maurice Seezer	Moulin Rouge
In A Minute	The Aurora	Gothic Divas
Cuts You Up	Peter Murphy	A Life Less Lived: The Gothic
Love Vigilantes	New Order	(The Best Of) New Order
#1 Crush	Garbage	Romeo + Juliet
Swallow Me	Bigod 20	Supercute
Baby One More Time	Doll Factory	Weightless
Furious Angels (Album Version-Furious Angels)	Rob Dougan	Furious Angels
After Hours	Covenant	United States Of Mind
Filli Neidhardi	Corvus Corax	Dancing In The Dark: 10 Years Of Dancing Ferret
God Is God	Juno Reactor	Bible Of Dreams
Stripped	Rammstein	Sehnsucht [Australia]
New York New York	Nina Hagen	14 Friendly Abductions- The Best of Nina Hagen
First Day [Radio Edit-Clean]	Timo Maas	Advanced Electronics Vol. 4
Kein Problem (Album Version)	Melotron	Sternenstaub
Dirt	Assemblage 23	Binary
Shelter (LP Version)	Icon Of Coil	Machines Are Us
Like Tears In Rain	Covenant	United States Of Mind
Sweet (Apoptygma Berzerk Remix)	Switchblade Symphony	This Is Neo-Goth [Disc 2]
Sparkling Diamonds [Original Film Version]	Various Artists	Moulin Rouge 2
Rain of Blood (Album Version)	Die Form	Duality
Face To Face	Siouxsie & The Banshees	Twice Upon A Time: The Singles
Master And Servant	Hate Dept.	Newer Wave
Disappoint (LP Version)	Assemblage 23	Failure
Coma White	Apoptygma Berzerk	Goth Industrial Club Anthems
Winter Born (This Sacrifice) [Club/Radio Edit]	Crüxshadows, The	Frozen Embers
Hate	Colony 5	Cyberl@b V.4.0
Dancing Queen	ABBA	Pure Disco
Y.M.C.A.	Village People, The	Pure Disco
Huuvola	Peter Murphy	Cascade

Must see this movie. NO questions. Just GO.

Hey all —

It took me a bit, but I just finished getting all my photos from Pride processed and uploaded. Here’s a few ways of poking through it…

• The entire photoset is here.
• You can find just the seagoth stuff at this link in reverse chronological order, so the pre-parade stuff is on page four.
• I’ve done my best to tag photos with names and usernames whenever possible, however, I’m amazingly braindead, and while there’s a number of you that I recognize and have chatted with from time to time, I kept blanking on just who you are. So, that said, my apologies to those of you whose names escaped me. Should anyone wish, feel free to comment or tag shots with names for those people I missed. In the meantime, here’s tag links for those people I could tag:
  • dizzy88
  • seven_veils
  • knightshadow
  • kantrip
  • midnytetragedy
  • arcitennoir
  • generalchaos
  • mistressbeatlejuice
  • fairygirl70
  • synthetica
  • stillbourne

Feel free to use and re-post these images as you see fit, but please give credit to me either by name (Michael Hanscom or djwudi or, whenever possible, by linking back to the photo’s original page on Flickr. Thanks!

( A few favorite shots under the cut... )

The Declaration of Independence

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world:

( grievances )

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

The 56 signatures on the Declaration appear in the positions indicated:

( signatures )

Happy Birthday revfish!!

In respect of my country roots, I wanted to produce a couple country music set lists for Burning Man this year. This seems to be blossoming into a Top 100 (or maybe 200 or 500, we'll see when I get tired) list. Right now I'm at ~40, as it's taking me a long time to conjure up the lyrics or artist or song names I've been rusty on for so long. I cna sing all kinds of things when I hear it on the radio, but dredging it up spontaneously is a little more difficult. And then I get involved researching the history of the artist or song, and then finding the particular version I want of it.

So far I have learned I overwhelmingly prefer Texas artists and artists that cross into the pop genre of the era, all the way back to the 50's. I've also learned that out of 100's of versions of Amazing Grace, I only like versions sung gospel acapella by black ladies from louisiana. Or so I'm assuming, as that's the voice in my head and I haven't actually found a version I like. I might settle for a version from the Statler Brothers.

I started a country music station on Pandora and it keeps trying to add the Beatles and Pearl Jam and such. Hopefully it's been tamed. It's certainly reminded me of a lot of artists I need to add.

My profile:
http://www.pandora.com/people/biz39
The station:
http://www.pandora.com/stations/b53d6d6a533354bfb6cbd5fee57c7a7d3a5582c0cdf59754

My current list is http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dqpf942_4cvgz4fct

If you have suggestions, leave comments. :)

Tonight! Kick-off your three day holiday weekend in burlesque style. Yes you can can when Le Merc becomes Le Moulin Rouge.
Join us as we transform the Mercury into a French style cafe/nightclub...Le Moulin Rouge!

Food, Prizes, Contests, Music, Dress-up (If you want to), Dancing, Cool Air, Decorations, and all of the stuff I cannot remember right now.

Come dressed as a can can dancer or courtesan, actor or knave, or lady or gentleman...or just be yourself. There will be door prizes and tasty treats. The best adorned guy and gal will win fabulous cash. We'll show two different Moulin Rouge movies, feature music from the Nicole Kidman/Ewan McGregor movie and play lots of goth, alternative, industrial and eighties dance favorites.

Friday is a holiday so get ready to lift your knees and kick-up your heels. It's certain to be one of 2008's memorable scene nights.

Don't forget, Le Moulin Rouge is air conditioned and the side door will be open.

Congrats to the ever wonderful malstria! She got offered a new job today (she accepted it as it is exactly what she wants to do for a living).

Yay baby!! Im happy for you!

Greetings all you ghouls and gals! I've got some good news regarding the eventual re-emergence of Isolation, Seattle's first and only old-school goth night.

Isolation will rear its head on Thursday July 17th at the Re-Bar. Now, the Re-Bar doesn't have a permanent home for Isolation yet, as they are booked up for the next few months, but a last-minute cancellation afforded me the opportunity to give this place a try. And of all the places I've looked at, they offer the best deal for everyone involved.

So for those of you who have been missing Isolation for the past couple months, please come on out and show your support; it will go a long way towards ensuring a regular home for us all! I can't say when that will be, so be sure to catch it while you can!


ISOLATION w/ DJ COLDHEART
old-school goth/postpunk/batcave

JULY 17 @ the RE-BAR
1114 Howell (at Boren, just west of I-5)
21+ $5 10pm

Would you do meth if it was legalized?
Hells no. Im screwed up enough without drugs.

Abortion: for or against?
For, with the clause it isnt used for birth control.

There's a 2 month old child and a 65 year old man who has the cure for cancer but hasn't had a chance to announce it yet; one of them has to die... which one?
Not much of a true choice here. If either died, it would be a loss. A chance of life for one, or a chance to learn from the other.

Would our country fall with a woman president?
Gender has no bearing on running our country. Its all dependant on the person who is there.

Do you believe in the death penalty?
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. You murder someone, you deserve to get the same.

Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
Far as I recall, the medical benefits outweigh most of the dangers. I say do it, but it needs to be controlled and prescribed.

Are you for or against premarital sex?
Sex is. There is no more room for argument. A base natural instinct of our race is to procreate and continue the species. Its hard to fight natural urges.

Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
Without question. Love exists between two people. It doesnt only have to be a man and a woman.

Do you think its wrong that so many Hispanics are moving to the USA?
As long as they work, pay taxes, and dont use us as an easy welfare feed, yes. Criminals of any sort should not be allowed in, but with our system in place, its hard to catch those kinds of people.

A 12 year old girl has a baby... should she keep it?
Wow, reaching young arent we? It would be up to her, the father (if he admits responsibility, because lets be honest, most guys wouldnt) and the family.

Should the alcohol age be lowered to 18?
It was rather stupid to raise it to 21. People who are 21+ can make the same stupid mistakes while drinking as anyone 18-20. Likewise, since you only have to be 18 to be in the military, you should be able to drink at the same age.

Assisted suicide is illegal... do you agree?
No. If someone wishes to choose their time to die, let them. Why waste more money keeping someone alive who is in pain or wishes to go with their dignity attached? Why is it we can choose when to have our pets put to sleep, but not our people (if that is their choice)? If people have the right to vote, drink, and drive, then they should also have the right to choose when to die.

Do you believe in spanking your children?
As long as it doesnt go to the abusive standard, yes. A smack on the bottom (or 3) should not constitute child abuse.

Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?
A fresh one? No. I fought for this country to keep those flags flying. One that is dirty, torn, in bad repair? Yes.

A mother is declared innocent after murdering her 5 children in a temporary insanity case... opinion?
Bullshit. You arent declared innocent if you had "temp insanity". You are put into the nut house until you are competent, and then you stand trial. If you never come out of the nut house, thats a fate worse than prison what with the drugs they will feed you.

Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
Let them. These are my opinions. They are not cold hard facts. If someone feels they can no longer get along with me just because I am not afraid to speak my mind about things like this, then they will choose to no longer be my friend.

This Thursday, kick-off your three day holiday weekend in burlesque style. Yes you can can when Le Merc becomes Le Moulin Rouge.
Join us as we transform the Mercury into a French style cafe/nightclub...Le Moulin Rouge!

Come dressed as a can can dancer or courtesan, actor or knave, or lady or gentleman...or just be yourself. There will be door prizes and tasty treats. The best adorned guy and gal will win fabulous cash. We'll show two different Moulin Rouge movies, feature music from the Nicole Kidman/Ewan McGregor movie and play lots of goth, alternative, industrial and eighties dance favorites.

Friday is a holiday so get ready to lift your knees and kick-up your heels. It's certain to be one of 2008's memorable scene nights.

Don't forget, Le Moulin Rouge is air conditioned and the side door will be open.

Some good Pic's of Me.....

 

 

Compliments of GeneralChaos  :-)

More Links to Pride and Goths....

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housematehorror
Horror stories from the world of shared living spaces. EEK!

Yep. Sooooo much preferring nights again.

BEST PRIDE EVER!
Thank you to everybody that came out and braved the heat this year!
And a BIG THANK YOU to everybody that Donated Money and contributed items for our Ebay fundraiser! WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU! icarusfell,dizzy88,morbeux,arcitennoir,stillbourne,sapphireroseivy,mahariel,theflittermouse and Shadowbear!

Special thanks to stillbourne for being so fabulous:) and also for designing (and producing) our wonderful pride stickers this year (which were very popular! I think we need to pay somebody to do a mass printing next year like PFLAG gets:) maybe on shiny paper...)

Special thanks to icarusfell for his masterminding of the bat and mad engineering skillz.

Special thanks to my friend Lynn would provided artistic support and mad bat painting skillz.

Special thanks to dizzy88 for promotions, moral and financial support;)!

Special thanks to Nan for the stereo set up and djeternaldarkne for the mix!

I appreciated everybody who came to help set up and stayed to help break down!
kantripknightshadowarcitennoirsapphireroseivyseven_veilsstillbournedizzy88 Plus Shadowbear, Lynn, Wilhelm & Jenn. There are a couple more folks who I did not catch the names of, and probably somebody I am forgetting. Please forgive my heat addled brain, you are most certainly appreciated as well!


We have big plans for next year! Check gothic_presence for more info, updates and pix.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED!! HOPE YOU ALL HAD FUN, BECAUSE I SURE DID:)

This Sunday, July 6th, is the next installment of INTERZONE at the Mercury!

It is Seattle's best and most comprehensive night of old-school industrial, goth, synth, wave, punk, etc. And I now have even more of my vast collection at my disposal, so you'll hear even more cult favorites, obscure gems, forgotten classics, as well more deep cuts from the usual suspects. So it's even more comprehensive than ever before!

Come on down and hear tunes that you will *never* hear anywhere else in this city, and dance to the ones you've forgotten about!

INTERZONE @ THE MERCURY
old-school underground
w/ DJ Coldheart

doors 9pm, $3 members/nonmembers

the mercury is a private club for members and their guests