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2009 work product

teamnoir — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:30:09 GMT

Hey, all. Thanks for modeling in this year's windows!

I'm not producing model cd's this year. Instead, my work is going up on smugmug. That's http://teamnoir.smugmug.com

If you were in the windows this year, (or any other year, for that matter - I'll be uploading past years soon), drop me a note either here or by email, ice@noir.com, and I'll send you a coupon so you can "buy" downloads for $0 cost. You can also order prints there pretty easily and at not too bad a price.

Also, I'm booked for another art show at Citadel in Fall 2010. I'm sure I'll send out more info then, but shots from this year will be included in that show. Last time I hung close to 50 gallery wrapped, giclee on canvas prints in various sizes ranging from 8"x12" up to 36"x54". I probably won't hang as many this time but I'm sure they'll still be just as gorgeous. This show, like the last, will be composed entirely of the nonfacial portraits many of you have seen on your proof sheets.

All of my books are still available online as well.

2008: http://www.viovio.com/shop/55027
2007: http://www.viovio.com/shop/29259
2006: http://www.lulu.com/content/1548914

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Nov 7 2009: Dark Garden Window Modeling Workshop, One Session Only/One Day Only!

Gordon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:56 GMT

If you want to just come, please attend, it will be crowded as always. It will be great to see you.

Long time modeler, participated in modeling in 2008, you don't have to attend, just get the form online, print it out and then fill it out from Cat's website for all things Dickens Fair Missive-ish (we may have some during booth build days in mid November weekends/Dress Rehearsal Sunday)

BUT if you DID NOT model in the Dark Garden Booth windows during the last year's run of Dickens Fair (Dec 2008), or last year was the FIRST TIME you ever have participated in modeling in the window... You must attend this workshop session to be able to have the joy & honor that is being stared at by countless throngs of customers and the many, many Participants who should know better than to hang outside the front of the Booth for more than a few minutes (yes, I'm looking at you sir/madame) for the 2009 Dickens Fair.

See you there.

Gordon (wow, I haven't signed onto Tribe for months...) Mackenzie

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First batches of 2008 pictures

RJ — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:21:22 GMT

First, thank you to all the wonderful, lovely, creative people who have let me take their pictures! You are all fabulous!

I've got the first three sets up in my LiveJournal galleries. Here are the direct links:

Fri, 11/28
http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/gallery/0009358x

Sat, 11/29
http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/gallery/0009gcz4

Sat, 12/6
http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/gallery/0009x8sb

If you are one of the people pictured in an unattributed shot, and would like to share your nom du arte or real name or LJ handle, please do. If you would like a copy of your pictures, please send me an e-mail at rmj@well.com (put DGW or some such in the subject line) and I'll forward you the original (large) file(s). If you want to repost them in your LJ/Tribe/Facebool/[insert cool, new social networking gadget here], please credit me; RJ Johnson is fine (if you are posting them to LJ, credit them to rmjwell).

And if you like them, please let me know. Us hobbyist photographers love the kind words.

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Were there ever

CheshireTigger — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:28:20 GMT

photo cds from 2007? Just wondering! :)

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Books!

teamnoir — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:51:35 GMT

For anyone who's interested...

You can purchase a copy of the 2006 book here: http://www.lulu.com/content/1548914

You can purchase a copy of the 2007 book here: http://www.viovio.com/shop/29259

(2008 book is in development.)

Links to all of my books can be found here: http://teamnoir.name/Art.html

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Model CD's

teamnoir — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:48:54 GMT

I'm about caught up with dickens photo processing, (whew!).

If you'd like a cd of my shots of you in the window from this year, and if you haven't heard from me recently, please drop me a PM with your snail mail address.

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Wear our corset to the New Year's Eve Waltz Ball

scott — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:05:12 GMT

Our Seventh Annual New Year's Eve Waltz Ball. Always fun, always a great time, a wonderful way to ring in the new year. Sells out every year. 300 attendance.

Brassworks returns for a 7th time playing waltzes, polkas, Congress of Vienna and a few other dances such as tango, latin and swing.
From 9pm to 12:30 am
About 250 attend each year.

Always located at the National Historic Landmark the Chevron Auditorium in the International House 2299 Piedmont Berkeley Ca X Bancroft. A gorgeous 3,500 square foot hardwood floor high ceilinged Morrocan style ballroom with additional socializing in the Slusser room.

Tickets are $25 per person at the door

Formal attire strongly preferred, but dressy is fine too.

Delightful light refreshments - raspberry cheesecake, lemon merengue pies, apple tartes, triple chocolate cake, fruit, vegetable , shrimp and meat platters.

A non alcohol event. All Ages. Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian.

Midnight countdown, sing along.

No partner necessary, many attend as singles.

Plenty of street parking, as the students have left for the holiday vacation. Also several paid parking lots within 2 blocks.

www.FridayNightWaltz.com

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Lace veil

laurie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:05:27 GMT

I'm looking for a lace veil that I could use for the closing window this sunday. I'm looking for something that would mimic this portrait:

http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/royalweddings/object.asp?exhibs=WedQVPA&item=1&usg=__i-owNXFhbgdxBGjcn20HQJlZba0%3D&object=421993&row=20&detail=magnify

I"ve tried purchase likely vintage peices the past two weeks on eBay but all the auctions went to high for me :(

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Prop hunt for First Weekend: gold pan and pick

ladykalessia — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:51:59 GMT

Howdy to anyone actually reading Tribe still - I'm looking for:
A metal gold-panning pan
A small, decently clean pickaxe
A period or peri-oid shovel.
Any period or peri-oid stuffed ducklings you might happen to have.

You can probably guess my window idea from those clues. :)

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Needed for Lil' Boy Blue

Anastasia — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:07:33 GMT

I think there is a horn at DG.
I need a blue hat
a blue blousey thingy
and hoping Michelle still has the blue corset I fit...fingers crossed.

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Workshops

Musique174 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:43:48 GMT

As a reminder - Dicken's workshops are starting up next weekend.

We will have a DGWindow workshop on Nov 8th and Nov 16th. (Times TBA)

You must attend a workshop to be eligible to do the window this year.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or M.Macavoy

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Now also on Facebook

Musique174 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:41:37 GMT

As you know, Tribe has been suffering a few glitches lately... (okay I realize that is an undrstatement, but I am trying to be nice)

Anyways, so you know I have started a Dark Garden Window Group on Facebook as well, as many of you have joined on that site as well.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=36451177524&ref=ts

Please feel free to join us there.

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Just for fun... my wife found them

regfoghorn — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:03:51 GMT

http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20080514.html

http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20080515.html

http://www.thedevilspanties.com/d/20080509.html

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Models needed Saturday September 27th - late night

Autumn — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:38:56 GMT

Hello Friends,
There's a really neat event that my friend Amelia Mae Paradise of Diamond Daggers Productions is putting on called Perverse Cabaret.
She's asked Dark Garden to provide living mannequins to do 1/2 hour shifts...kind of like Dicken's but in a quirky, fun, queer, fetishy environment. She's asked that our models be dressed in fun/fetish clothes, the wilder the better. What a fun change from the opposite - Dicken's: "cute, sweet, restrained"
Models will be up on pedestals...and the dressing area is crowded and dark...but fun !!!
It's at Fat City, across the street from the DNA on 11th St. in San Francisco
Are you interested?
Saturday the 27th..no pay, but a really great environment. How familiar....and yes, it's the night before Folsom St Fair
please get back to me asap
Thanks so much !!
Autumn

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The Nearly Annual Dark Garden Sample and Rummage Sale!

Tia — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:05 GMT

Sunday, July 13, 2008
11 am-5 pm

It's time once again for that rare and exotic beast –The Nearly Annual Dark Garden Sample and Rummage Sale!

This Includes:

-Size Samples & Shop-Worn Custom Samples

-Abandoned Custom Creations

-$25 off Ready To Wear Stock Corsets

-10% off Hosiery, Jewelry, Gloves, And More!

..and on top of all that:

-10% off CUSTOM CORSET ORDERS!!

-Fabric Bolt Ends

-Fabric Scraps (PERFECT for crafters, quilters & costumers

Dark Garden offers a new service ONLY at the Rummage Sale:

Have you, or perhaps your corset, shrunk (amazing how they can do that just sitting in the closet)? Would you like to see if someone else wants your corset? Please bring your corset in before 5:30PM on Saturday the 12th (if you need to bring it by Sunday morning please call to set up a time). We will have a Special area dedicated to corsets that have been gently worn. Pieces will be sold on consignment, so please be prepared to tell us what price you want for the corset. The consignment agreement will include a 10% markup, and we will need to see a photo ID when you complete the paperwork when you drop off your corset.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Did you know....?
==========
You *never* need an appointment to visit our Hayes Valley retail store! Our expert staff is always here during business hours, ready to help you pick the perfect corset style and design for your body. Come see how beautiful you are! Visit 321 Linden St (between Hayes & Fell,
off Gough) MON. - SAT., 11 am - 7pm. SUN 11 am-5pm. Can't make those times? Call us at 415-431-7684 (431-SNUG) and we'll arrange something special.

Got this as a forward? Subscribing yourself is well, a... CINCH (like
we could resist?):
Simply send an email to darkgardencorsetry-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Best wishes,
Dark Garden Unique Corsetry
321 Linden St, San Francisco CA, 94102
415-431-7684 (431-SNUG)
http://www.darkgarden.com
info@darkgarden.net
http://www.myspace.com/darkgardencorsetry

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DG on Youtube (from Edwardian Ball)

theravenking — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:21:01 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZh2v-49jIQ

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Saturday, 4/26: A Benefit for Burlesque Legends and Exotic World!

RJ — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:08:49 GMT

Sparkly Devil and Little Minsky's Present:
A Benefit for Burlesque Legends and Exotic World!
Saturday, April 26th
Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight, San Francisco, CA
9pm, $10

The shining stars of San Francisco burlesque have come together to raise
funds for three venerable living legends of burlesque: Holiday O'Hara
(San Francisco), Lottie the Body (Detroit), and Toni Elling (Detroit)!

The Exotic World Burlesque Museum is a nonprofit organization and the
ONLY burlesque museum on the planet! Every June, hundreds of burlesque
performers - from living legends to budding beauties - converge upon Las
Vegas for the annual Exotic World Pageant, to shimmy, shake, and overtake
Sin City!

Lottie, Toni and Holiday were all burlesque performers in the 1960s and
will be among the Living Legends attending this year's event in Las
Vegas. 100% of the proceeds for this benefit show will go towards their
travel costs, and the remaining amount will be donated directly to Exotic
World.

Please help us get these amazing women out to Las Vegas so they can share
some authentic burlesque history with today's current performers!

Check out this star-studded lineup!
Miss Indigo Blue (Seattle)
Pa-Ooh-la the Swedish Housewife (Seattle)
Kitten on the Keys
Mariel a la Mode
Reigning King & Queen of Carnaval, Kellita & Everett
Tit for Tat
Coco Noir
Lady Satan
Dottie Lux
Bella Trixx
Professor Shimmy
Delilah
Gia Haad
Sparkly Devil
Plus more special guests TBA!
Pick up artist: Lady Monster
And everybody's favorite drunk MCs, Kingfish & Eddie!

Plus, a fabulous raffle featuring special gifts and goodies!

Cover is $10 and donations are appreciated! Club Deluxe is 21+, and the
show starts at 10pm.

Add the event on MySpace!
www.myspace.com/sfbenefit

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Objectification – Closing Party!

Tia — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:12:34 GMT

A photographic exhibit by Chris English in association with Citadel, (http://sfcitadel.org).

After being extended an extra four months there will be a Wrap Party for the exhibit on April 17th, 2008 from 7:00 PM- 10:00 PM at SF Citadel, 1277 Mission (near 9th) San Francisco, CA 94103

There is no admission fee for this event, however the venue is 18 and over only. The Wrap Party is the only event in the space from 7PM-10PM.

For more information please call 650-328-6941 or visit the artist website at http://teamnoir.name

This is possibly the last opportunity to see all of the pieces in this exhibit together. I encourage everyone to come join us, and please feel free to extend this invitation where you like.

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Need Your Dark Garden Fix? 10% All Corsets In Stock! This Weekend Only!!!! Mar. 6-Mar. 8

buick-qualityandservice — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:49:38 GMT

This means---Sweetheart Victorians and Waist Cinchers! It only applies to store stock--but drop by~~you may find something perfect!!!!

SF Fetish Ball Weekend Sale at Dark Garden Mar. 6--Mar. 8
Need a last minute costume for the San Francisco Fetish Ball Weekend? Once again, the extravaganza will unfold!!!!!

All Ready to Wear Corsets in stock are 10% off!
All hosiery is 10% off!!!

We've got what you need to fit in (or stand out)! We have a large
variety of Ready-to-Wear Corsets, skirts and fabulous mini top hats,
lingerie and hosiery, to finish the perfect ensemble. Something for
everyone, every size, available now!

The SF Fetish Ball Weekend is March 6th through the 8th.

Tickets and more info can be found at www.sffetishball.com/.

This sale is...
at Dark Garden Unique Corsetry
321 Linden
Hayes Valley
San Francisco

Hours: Mon-Sat 1pm -7pm

Thanks

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Cow Palace Front Page News - Public Forum Tonight!

cattaylor — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:05:02 GMT

Hello!

Note: Kevin says We will have signs for people to carry tonight that read, "Stop The Bulldozers, SaveTheCowPalace.com".

Check out this mornings chron (link below). The article is very well written and it drives home important nostalgia (family) vs. big development theme which is critical to our success. We are NOT DONE. Hit the Chronicle comment board. We want to flood it.

www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi

Also, if you are so inclined, please take a minute right away to call the Daly City Manager and tell her she is wrong...

Daly City Manager Patricia Martel has just gone on record as saying the Cow Palace contributes NOTHING to the community. This is dead wrong.

Help us get two hundred calls to her office as soon as possible. Flood her lines. Christmas, dogs, trains, ice skaters, circuses, Globe Trotters, and millions of dollars in income to hotels, restaurants, gas stations and jobs contribute nothing.? Right.

PROGRAM INTO YOUR CELL AND CALL ALL DAY, EVERY DAY:

(650) 991-8127 and (650) 991-8092.

While you're at it, call Senator Yee's office again and again...and again.

(650) 340-8840 Local Office, 415) 557-7857 SF office, and 916) 651-4008 Sac office. Call 'em all. Senator Yee measures public opinion every day! He is a math guy. Make him count you. Make his staff rue the day he tried to cancel Christmas and destroy California history!

Plan to show up tonight Thursday 2/28/08 at the Daly City public forum if you can, or ask someone you know in the area to come. Kevin will be there at 6:00, the meeting starts at 7:00.

www.ci.daly-city.ca.us/city_n...fo.html

The Bayshore Community Center is a very new building with a library. It's right behind the Cow Palace on the hill...

Please forward this email to your list at the risk of being redundant.

This is the moment. A very strong showing tonight will send a strong message. We will be sure the new media is there. Attire: Daly City Resident circa 1980 to present. If you can organize costumes like giant flowers, trains, cheer leaders, Elvis...even a few Dickensian characters, go for it. Can someone get Martin on a plane from London please? ... We can work on a big costume thing for the next forum (see below) which will keep the issue in the media. Just showing up tonight is the important thing.

Thank you!!! >>>PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL<<<

We CAN win this.

COW PALACE DESTRUCTION PUBLIC FORUMS:

Tonight, 7 o'clock: Bayshore Community Center, 450 Martin St., Daly City
March 8, 10 a.m.: Visitacion Valley Community Center, 66 Raymond Ave., San Francisco
March 8, 11 a.m.: Bayshore Community Center, 450 Martin St., Daly City
March 25, 7 p.m.: Saddleback Homeowners Clubhouse, 1800 Saddleback Drive, Daly City

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Save the Cow Palace

Raymond — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:19:06 GMT

URGENT MESSAGE FROM RED BARN PRODUCTIONS ABOUT
THE DICKENS FAIR AND THE COW PALACE

State Senator Leland Yee Ph.D., under pressure
from the Daly City Council, is proposing to
“surplus” the Cow Palace and sell it to Daly
City. Daly City will then sell most of the land
to condo developers and pocket the
profits. Letter writing WILL stop this. Senator
Yee has ONLY heard from Daly City. Let him know
you oppose selling the Cow Palace!!!

Here is a link to Senator Yee's website and his
press release on the legislation he submitted
Friday February 22nd to the State Legislature,
(no voting date is set - but it could be
soon). This bill wrongly proposes to SELL the Cow Palace to Daly City!
<http://dist08.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7BEFA496BC-EDC8-4E38-9CC7-68D37AC03DFF%7D&DE=%7B49C40B5B-DD5B-48FD-A292-B04E80714184%7D>http://dist08.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={EFA496BC-EDC8-4E38-9CC7-68D37AC03DFF}&DE={49C40B5B-DD5B-48FD-A292-B04E80714184}

We must defeat SB1527 or the Dickens Fair will likely die.
It would take years, if it’s even possible, to
relocate and resurrect the Dickens Fair.
Red Barn Productions has studied all the venues
that could physically host the Dickens Fair and
there are NO other places that currently
work. All are either too expensive, too small,
are unavailable between Thanksgiving and
Christmas OR require unaffordable retrofits in
order to be permitted for public assembly. So,
Save the Cow Palace and Save The Dickens Fair. It's that simple AND
serious.

Here's the scoop:

The Cow Palace has a perfectly good plan to meet
the needs of the local community and Daly City by
providing them 13 acres of its’ unused
land. Yes, rock concerts bring public problems,
according to Daly City, but they also bring
public $$$ to the local community. Senator Yee's
Legislation SB1527 is doubly wrong. It proposes
we, as California State Citizens, sell OUR Cow
Palace to Daly City so they can bulldoze it and
profit by selling it to private developers. If
that isn't bad enough, SB1527 also deprives us of
our RIGHT to use a facility that WE own!!

This is like selling off a chunk of Golden Gate
Park because a nearby neighborhood proclaims
“unanimously” it needs more space for
development. It doesn't work that way. We get
to vote too...by writing letters and emails and
calling his office. Officials can't just decide
to take a public asset and sell it…unless it is
truly “surplus”. The Cow Palace is not
“surplus”. We must stop this proposed sell-off of our property.

Here's what you can do to stop SB1527 and SAVE THE COW PALACE:

#1 Act Quickly. Senator Yee may believe he is
serving the public, but he has only heard from
Daly City. Let’s give him the other 99% of the
picture before he gets any further down this road.

Write a Letter
Write to Senator Yee today. Quickly. Early
letters are more powerful. Send personal letters
to the address below the sample text at the
bottom of this notice. Get it in today’s mail, so
he receives it on Monday or Tuesday.

Write an Email
Personal emails may be sent via his website
“contact” at page:
<http://legplcms01.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.aspx?district=SD08>http://legplcms01.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.aspx?district=SD08

Emails are not as good as snail mail letters, but
they are also effective. Be sure to write in
“SB1527” as it is so new it is not on his issue list. …

Call the Office
You can pick up the phone and call his office,
see
<http://dist08.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B1317EB89-B124-4498-9C50-9A0EA3C89E91%7D>http://dist08.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={1317EB89-B124-4498-9C50-9A0EA3C89E91}

YOU DO NOT NEED TO MENTION THE DICKENS
FAIR. SIMPLY VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO
SB1527. That’s it! Give reasons only if you
want. The important thing is to contact him NOW.

#2 IF YOU LOVE THE DICKENS FAIR, forward this
message to groups, friends and individuals and
ask them to contact Senator Yee immediately.

#3 IF YOU LIVE in Senator Yee’s District #8 - see
map on his site:
<http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SENMAPS/MAP08_300.JPG>http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/SENMAPS/MAP08_300.JPG
…Contact him AS one of his constituents,
(District 8 includes most of San Francisco in the
West and South, and goes most of the way down the
Peninsula). It is a very large district!

Sample Letter:

Dear Senator Yee,

As a California Citizen, and resident of (…your
city…), I object to your proposed legislation to
“sell the California Cow Palace”. While you may
be responding to the needs of Daly City, please
respect my rights to use this public
facility. It may need work, but how many
California public buildings need upgrading? If
you want to help Daly City bring in new
supermarkets and shopping to the area, let the
Cow Palace deal directly with developers and Daly
City to make use of the 13 acres the Cow Palace
doesn't need. This will preserve my rights while
helping the lives of local area citizens. It
will also continue the flow of millions of
dollars into the local economy annually. These
revenues, generated by me and many thousands of
others who use the Cow Palace, also help pay for
police to patrol the area year-round as well as during big events.

Please reconsider SB1527. There is a better way
to help Daly City and Bayshore than destroying
the Cow Palace. I use it every year and plan to
continue to use it for many years to come. It is
not “surplus”; it is a vital community and cultural asset.

Thank you,

Signed,

(you)

Mail letter to both his office addresses:

Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.
Re: SB1527
State Capitol, Room 4048
Sacramento, Ca. 95814

Or call 916-651-4008

Senator Leland Yee, Ph.D.
Re: SB1527
300 South El Camino Real, Suite 630
San Mateo, Ca. 94402

Or call 650-340-8848

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SALE AT DARK GARDEN UNIQUE CORSETRY

buick-qualityandservice — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:05:36 GMT

Happy Valentine's Day from Dark Garden! To celebrate this fun holiday with something longer-lasting and better for you than chocolate, come down to the store and get 10% off all accessories, and 10% to 30% off selected garments! We have beautiful jewelry, satiny gloves, and sexy hosiery to dress up your new corset purchase. We have just gotten in the cutest array of ruffly panties and sheer mesh garter belts, as well as parasols and fans perfect for a romantic photo shoot! To suit your needs, we are offering 10% off all custom corset orders during this time as well.
Need a last minute gift? Gift certificates purchased between February 8th and 14th will include a coupon for 10% off a custom corset order.

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Dickens 2006 Dark Garden windows photo book now available

teamnoir — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:31:08 GMT

I've just put up a new photo book. http://www.lulu.com/content/1548914

Note that this is photography from 2006, not the most recent fair.

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Dickens Photo Gallery

Lynn — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:02:27 GMT

I've got a few good ones from Dark Garden in here:

http://sgolddesign.com/PHOTOS/faire/dickens_2007/index.html

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My pictures are up

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:09:51 GMT

I've finally posted my pictures from this year:

http://danceslut.net/cgi-bin/album.cgi?dg07a - Dark Garden, weekends 1 & 2
http://danceslut.net/cgi-bin/album.cgi?dg07b - Dark Garden, weekends 3, 4, and 5

also

http://danceslut.net/cgi-bin/album.cgi?di07b - rest of Dickens Fair, weekends 1 & 2
http://danceslut.net/cgi-bin/album.cgi?di07b - rest of Dickens Fair, weekends 3, 4, and 5

If you are in a picture, and want copies of all the pictures I took of you, send me an email address I can send up to 2MB of attachments to.

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Thank you, lovely models!

model-wrangler — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:29:42 GMT

Thank you to all the lovely models for Dark Garden at Dickens Christmas Fair 2007:

Adrienne, Alicia, Alison, Ammy, Amy A., Amy A., Amy B., Anastasia, Anita, Anna, Annika, Ashley, Athena, Barbara, Beth, Bob, Bridget, Brittney, Carl, Carolyn, Cat, Chloe, Chris, Christophe, Claudia C., Claudia W., Corey, Cybele, Cynthia, Danielle, Dawn, Deborah, Deirdre, Diana, Edward, Elizabeth, Erin, Eva, Gabriel, Gary Paul, Heather A., Heather F., Heidi, Holly, Isaac, James, Jane, Janelle C., Janelle P., Janice, Javier, Jean, Jennifer, Jeremy, Jessamy, Jessica G., Jessica W., Jordann, Joseph, Josh, Joshua, Karsten, Katherine B., Katherine W., Kathleen, Kelly, Kendra, Lacey, Laura, Laurie, Leland, Lora, Malaika, Marnie, Matt, Megan, Molly, Monique, Natalie, Nathalie, Nicole R., Nicole S., Pam, Pat, Paul, Peter, Pixie, Quinn, Rachel W., Rachel Y., Ragani, Rene, Rhonda, Robert A., Robert D., Robin D., Robin E., Rose M., Rose R., Sally, Sam, Sara, Sarah, Shawna, Shery, Shirley, Sonja, Stasha, Susanne, Tanya, Teri, Tess, Tygre, Tyler, Vaudie, Wendy, Whitton, and Will.

You were creative, beautiful, and a pleasure to work with. This was the smoothest year yet. We had zero "no shows", and all cancellations were done well enough in advance we were able to schedule one of our willing standby models.

I hope to see you at next year’s workshop.

--Michelle
aka Miss McAvoy, the model wrangler

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Lost Item

Pam — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:19:39 GMT

I am missing an string of quartz crystal beads that slipped off my wrist (I was wearing it as a bracelet in the champagne DG window). I thought it slipped into my basket, but sadly not. It was my mother's, and I think I have learned my lesson bringing her things to fair.

Has anyone seen a small crystal shard in the wicker chair window during break down, by the way?

Pam

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More photos from Sunday, 12/23

RJ — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:42:41 GMT

I finally got the last batch of photos uploaded! they can be seen at http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/gallery/0002wpb4 . I've got a fair number of non-window pics mixed in there, too.

Again thanks to everyone who makes this wonderful event happen!

RJ

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"Enchanted" inspiration?

RJ — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:47:57 GMT

I just got back from seeing Disney's "Enchanted" (and it is a lovely bit of fun) and wanted to mention to all the DG fans that I think someone at the Disney animation studios has been visiting DG. Or am I the only one who thinks the animated version of Queen Narissa looks an awful lot like a certain proprietress?

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Thank you Chris and Gordon

annikakes — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:08:36 GMT

A huge thank you to Chris and Gordon for the lovely photos you take of us each and every year. You spend your days in front of the windows taking photographs, cleaning the windows and looking out for us. It is greatly appreciated! Your advice and tips for future poses and windows and sharing what did and didn't work is invaluable. Thank you for all you do!

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Post-dicken's Picture request

Musique174 — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:20:25 GMT

Hey all.... So dicken's is complete. I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. If you were one of the wonderful photographers that commonly visited the booth, please take a moment to post the link to your work. We would love to see it.

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Insight

Pam — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:20:16 GMT

<<Fourth weekend fo Five! Only casualty was a champagne glass.....>>

About 20-30 years ago, my mother (and my sister and me, for that matter) lived across the street from an Persian man--somewhat slimey, always leering, rather chatty. He seemed unremarkable as men go in his chauvanistic ways (we were three women alone across the street--cause for chattiness, I suppose). He came and went sporadically. Traveled a great deal.

After one trip, he came home with a rather young, blond wife, who spoke little English. We found out in short order that she was Czech, and had known him for not so long a time. We came to know her rather well, as she was very alone, needed to learn English, and had a cad for a husband, from a western perspective. She came to us to commiserate, to complain, to find a point of reference in a very foreign country, to find a family. It turns out foreign men very often went to her country, wait along the larger avenues, and bribe young women into sexual encounters with offers of gifts, usually levis, and maybe money.

My mother especially became close to her. My mother was lonely too. Men had disappointed and mistreated her greatly--so they were kindred souls. Over the years, this (not so young anymore) blond Czech lady would travel back home to her native town of Prague, bringing souvenirs for all of us, especially my mother, her surrogate mother. On one trip, she brought two beautiful carved crystal vases for us--Prague has many crystal factories that are know world-wide (their wares are reknowned for their quality and beauty--all types of hand-cut crystal goods). She also brought a fabulous set of 6 crystal champagne glasses that she also gave to my mother with 6 small crystal teardrops dangling on the end of silver chains to accompany them--the Czechs don't care so much evidently for all those bubbles, so they hang little "bubble dispensers" in the glasses of wine to dispel the bubbles (the French would be aghast).

My mother had these glasses for many years, and we occasionally even would use them. They were so special to her, so exotic, so foreign, so beautiful. In the meantime, the Czech lady had a daughter by the slimey Persian man, put up with his abuses for some additional number of years, then divorced him, got almost nothing out of the divorce, worked in low-paying department store jobs to support herself and her daughter, struggled along, and stayed friends with my mother.

The Persian man eventually got cancer, and on his deathbed, remarried the Czech woman. This act seemed to be something done in his culture, along with not eating with infidels (we once went over to his house, invited for dinner, and sat with his wife eating in one room while he ate with his son from a previous marriage and his brother in a different room--causing a tirade of verbal protest and complaint of chauvanistic inequitude from both my mother and frankly the rest of us, so completely unacquainted with Muslim ways).

And we kept on over the years drinking out of the champagne glasses, only on the most special of occasions--Christmas, New Years.

My mother died rather suddenly ten years ago. It was brutal, and too soon, and we all fell apart and away from each other. Me, my two sisters and I. We argued over rings, and cookie jars that we had grown attached to, and champagne glasses. We divided up the six glasses, two for each of us. My eldest sister has always seemed to hate me, and went back to Texas (a place she chose--frankly, it suits her), and I haven't seen her since the funeral. My middle sister who lives in Tennessee whom I was closer to, tried to keep up for a time with me, and I with her. After the funeral, she sent me her two champagne glasses. I had been the one who stayed near my mother and took care of her during all the years. She said it was only fair--I had been the one taking care of things, and I had toasted many a holiday out of those glasses.

The Czech lady called me for months and months, trying to build on our relationship since my mother, her friend, was gone, trying to hold on to the memory of the relationship she shared with my mother. I, unfortunately, was too hurt to be a serrogate for my mother. One too many unaswered phone calls, and I presently have no idea where she is. She inherited a house from her Persian husband/ex-husband, and her daughter graduated from UC Berkeley. I wish her well.

And the champagne glasses. I haven't touched them for years. When I started doing the "champagne" motif in the DG windows a couple of years ago, I thought of them, but never dared use them--too valuable, too delicate. Then for some reason this year, last week, I thought they might appreciate an airing. To be displayed for their beauty. Like pet pups wanting to be walked and admired. I don't know what I was thinking. Maybe I was wanting to let go of a lot of locked away "things."

If anyone at DG would like to try to find the missing shard, I would appreciate it. I tried to piece the broken glass back together and there is apparently one shard missing. It must have fallen down the front of the platform when it broke. If it isn't found, I will put the broken glass away. It sits on the dining room table, but it needs to be put away and forgotten again. I need to put it away--maybe as well as a lot of other things.

I just thought people ought know. It just wasn't "a champagne glass."

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Thoughts on privacy and one's day job

katherinethegreat — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:02:48 GMT

So I've been happily modeling in the Dark Garden windows for four (or more?) years now. And in unrelated news, I am about 6 months away from graduating with a Masters degree that will land me a sweet job as a librarian [woo!] (and please keep the sexy librarian comments to yourself, I've heard most of them already) ;)

This year, for the first time, the thought crossed my mind as I was looking at pictures of myself on the Flickr account of someone I don't know-- "should I be worried about this?" I'm totally aware of the photogenic nature of windows, and up until now I'd never given it a second thought (or if I did, it was a thought of gratitude that a photographer made me look so lovely). But now I'm not so sure. Not that I want to retract my release form or anything like that. I'm just thinking for the first time about the issue of my day job colliding with the 'alternative stuff' I do on the weekends. There's an undeniable public face to the librarian's job, and there's a little bit of credibility and reputation needed in order to be a respected resource for information. If (and this is a big IF) some pics of me in a Dark Garden corset somehow appeared in my work world, would it be a bad thing for me?

I guess I'm curious what other DG models think about this, especially if you are in a profession that's fairly straight-laced (or at least a profession that has that reputation-- though I don't know if there's any profession as apparently straight-laced as librarians! ha ha) Has anyone ever had some DG window photos come back to haunt them, or at least just be a little bit troublesome in a work-type of situation? Or am I just needlessly worrying? I appreciate all y'all's thoughts on this....

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Prop request

Seabelle — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:19:55 GMT

Anyone have a tiny parasol or period umbrella I can use from 11am to 1pm?(In the window from 11:30-12:30)
I'll be in Sal's most of tomorrow if you do...
Cybele

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Public Reassurance--Your feet are safe

model-wrangler — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:49:13 GMT

Yes, for the first time we had an accident in the windows which resulted in broken glass. I would like to assure the models that I carefully examined the rug before the next models entered the window. It would be beyond terrible if anyone were to be hurt due to a prop mishap.

This serves as a good reminder of a point I made both in the workshop and in the modeling guidelines pamphlet: If you have a valuable or fragile prop, you are responsible for it. If you are concerned about it being damaged, do not bring it.

--Michelle
aka Miss McAvoy, the model wrangler

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Who has a tree?

laceyfield — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:55:43 GMT

I am looking for a smallish fake christmas tree for my window on Sunday afternoon, and am just checking to see if there is one that I could borrow, as I really don't think I need to own one.

Thanks!

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Time-lapse Movie of Weekend Four (Quicktime)

Gordon — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:14:08 GMT

http://gallery.mac.com/gmackenzie#100024

3 minutes of the day in a second of video, two days in approximately 5.5 minutes.

One weekend to go...Whew! My feet are sore from all that cold asphalt and concrete.

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My window photos thus far.

dalisair — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:06:03 GMT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalisair/sets/72157603467768484/

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Photographs - Contact Sheets & CD's

teamnoir — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:40:56 GMT

Once again this year I'm producing contact sheets and cd's. Both are my gifts to you as my thanks for modeling in the window and for signing the model release form.

If you've done a window this year and haven't seen a contact sheet for it, come find me some time this weekend. I hope to be caught up with contact sheets by this weekend.

I will also be doing cd's, but not until I've caught up with contact sheets. If you'd like a cd of my shots, please drop me a pm or an email with your name and a snail mail address to which you'd like it sent. I'll try to get some done before fair's out, but it's likely I'll need to mail it later.

For those who don't know...

Contact sheets are plain paper printouts of the shots I took that are worth seeing. They're printed kinda small, but they're enough to get an idea of what the window looked like. Easier to show around than laptops & cd's, potentially disposable, and I've been focusing my effort on getting these out ahead of the cd's. Basically they're a cheap and easy way to get visual feedback to you quickly.

Not all the shots on the contact sheets are good, mind you. I'll shoot people's backs if they present them in the window, or asses, or anything that probably shouldn't have been seen. If it's particularly bad, I'll open the window door and just tell you so that you can adjust, so there's nothing disasterous on the contact sheets. I'll also include shots with, say, children's faces on the contact sheets and the cd's, that I wouldn't put on a dvd or in a book. And sometimes shots with technical flaws like poor focus or exposure, because while the shot isn't artistically wonderful, I think there's some useful feedback in it anyway.

In case you're curious, I usually take about 35 - 250 shots per window. So far this year I've taken over 5000 shots, over 700 per day. Many of those are just multiples of the same shot. When I process, I pick the best of the multiples, throw the dups away, and throw away the ones with people walking in front of the camera, technically irretrievable shots, and just plain stupid ideas, (really, what _was_ I thinking then?). What ends up on the contact sheet is usually about 5 - 20 shots. The model cd's are just machine readable copies of the same shots which are on the contact sheets.

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Objectification - Held Over!

teamnoir — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:28:01 GMT

My show has been extended through April! So if you haven't seen it, there's still time.

Thursday night, April 17, 7pm - 10pm, I'll be holding a Gala Closing event. This will be an excellent time to see the show without paying the usual $20 admission to the club. And there won't be any play that night. So this will be an extra special time to see the show before it comes down.

I also have books of the shots from the show for sale. Three formats - large, medium, and teeny. A copy of the large one is on the counter in the booth. I have the others with me at fair for anyone who'd like to see.

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More photos from Saturday, 12/15

RJ — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:28:56 GMT

Neither rain nor snow nor twisted ankle will keep me from shooting at Dickens, although I didn't shoot quite so much as I'd hoped.

Images can be seen at http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/gallery/0002s17z .

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Third Weekend Time-lapse Movie of the Dark Garden Corset Modeling Experience

Gordon — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:29:29 GMT

Some have enjoyed the previous experiment...Here's a new installment...This time I've slowed down the frame per second rate in the conversion process from digital snaps to video from the previous 15 fps to 10 fps. The movie then gains a little more length in total overall time elapsed but it does make following individual window activity easier.

Busy weekend it was, successful on all accounts despite the brief several-minute power outage in the booth and in the time-lapse camera and my end of the day digital camera accidental drop onto the hard concrete wall of the cow shower (it survived yet another weekend at Dickens!).

As always, choose the size best for your bandwidth constraints, mute the video if you hate the music (or at work in a cubical office farm...Hi Ms. McAvoy!). There is an option on the lower right to see full screen playback (if your computer/quicktime supports it). Downloading is permitted.

http://gallery.mac.com/gmackenzie#100015

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Any spare Props???

Sara — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:36:42 GMT

I'm going to try to put together a "Three Kings of Orient" window this upcoming weekend.

I have a Kimono (maybe), a Fez (maybe), and some good ideas. If anyone has a turban, crown, incense jar, cool looking box, faux gold, or anything else Oriental that would fit the theme, that would help. If not I will wing it. :)

TIA

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Vote for Creepy Cat!

model-wrangler — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:15:54 GMT

I can has votes now?

Chris Bishop has composed a LOL cat featuring our very own window cat (you may have noticed Creepy Cat breathing in the DG window) for icanhascheezburger.com...please vote so the rest of the world can be mystified.

http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/View.aspx?CreepycatsezI128413892477458750.jpg

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Shepherd's crook needed this Saturday!

AnitaBakke — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:53:43 GMT

Hi everyone,

Saturday is my Bo Peep window and for some reason my crook has
vanished!

If anyone has a spare I could borrow from 2:45-3:15 please let me know.

Thanks

Anita

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Timelapse of Second Weekend (Dark Garden Booth)

Gordon — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:50:05 GMT

See how well you held your pose ;)

http://gallery.mac.com/gmackenzie#100010

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Pictures from Friday, Nov 23.

RJ — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:15:28 GMT

I've uploaded the images that I shot Friday in my LJ gallery (http://rmjwell.livejournal.com/715848.html).

The images are viewable by everyone but not downloadable; I will make the images available to the subjects who can then post them as they please. I picked this trick up from the ladies at Tease-o-Rama this year and it seemed to make folks happy.

Of course, if a model gives me permission to repost her pictures here, I will be happy to do so.

Enjoy!

RJ

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Citadel

teamnoir — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:41:55 GMT

The SF Citadel, (http://sfcitadel.org), (also: http://sfthecitadel.tribe.net), is having a Dickens themed night on Saturday, Dec 1.

If you've ever wanted to check out the Citadel...

Or if you'd like to see my photography show which is currently hanging in Citadel and composed exclusively of shots from Dark Garden windows, then this could be your opportunity. I'm sure there will be other folks going so if you'd like to go with a group, or you'd like a tour guide, please contact me or just find me around show close time on Sat, Dec 1.

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NEEDED FOR WINDOW

Anastasia — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:43:19 GMT

Hello all,
I am in need of acceptable cow and sheep dolls for Dark Garden Window.
I also need a horn. I would appreciate it very much if someone could help me make my window come true.

Thanks

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Model Sheet

Natalie — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:39:24 GMT

Due to a series of calamities I will not bore you all with I do not have a copy of the model sheet for this year.
Would someone be so good as to send it my way? please? please?
natalier32 at gmail dot com

thanks

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MODEL SHEETS DUE TO MICHELLE TOMORROW!

Musique174 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:05:07 GMT

Yep thats right, Model sheets are DUE tomorrow at Dress Rehearsal.

A few things to remember:
-If you aren't sure that you will be ready to do your window opening weekend - DO NOT sign up for it.
-Don't give your model forms to the DG staff, they must go to Michelle and only michelle!

Nat

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Contact?

Musique174 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:28:49 GMT

If you attended the Dark Garden Workshop either last week or yesterday, you should have received an email from our amazing model wrangler Miss Macavoy. If you have not heard from her, please be sure to email her - miss.mcavoy@yahoo.com

I look forward to see everyone's windows.
Nathalie

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Modeling credits?

teamnoir — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:36:42 GMT

I've gone back and forth a few times about whether/how/if to credit models on things like dvd's of photography from dickens, books of my photography, and now my show.

On the one hand, I think people like seeing their names and being credited. And perhaps more than most modeled photography, this stuff really is a collaboration in the sense that I provide almost nothing in the way of direction, you all handle your own costumes, poses, themes, make-up, etc.

On the other hand, I wonder if anyone is concerned about stalkers if their name is associated with their picture. Modeled photography without model credits is also quite common, either way is completely reasonable with respect to current practice.

My personal preference is that I'd prefer to handle everyone the same way. I don't much care whether you all get credits or no one does. But I'd like that a particular book or dvd be consistent.

So I'd like to take an informal straw poll. As a window model, how do you feel about being credited? Would you prefer that your name be associated with my shots of you? Or would you prefer that it not?

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2007 Window Workshops

Musique174 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:35:31 GMT

You asked for it, and we listened. This year there will be 2 Dark Garden Window Workshops. Thats 2 times to make this VERY important meeting... For those of you who are new let me explain. To be in a Dark Garden window, one of the requirements is that you attend Dark Garden's Window Workshop at the pre-Dicken's workshops. This year it will be held on the 1st Sat (Nov 3) and the 2nd Sunday (Nov 11th). Both will be in the 2nd period of workshops offered. Please check the missives for more information like exact time and locations.

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Objectification - Gala Opening!

teamnoir — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:32:30 GMT

A photographic exhibit by Chris English in association with Citadel, (http://sfcitadel.org).

The show will run from October through December 2007 and there will be a Gala Opening on Sunday, Oct 21, from 3pm - 6pm.

For several years now I have been shooting the fabulous and gorgeous live models who grace the front windows of the Dark Garden Corsetry, (http://darkgarden.com), booth at the Dickens Fair, (http://dickensfair.com). I occasionally take a paraphelia shot - a picture of a boot, or a glove or the like.

In fall of 2006, I walked up to the window to shoot a picture of a model's boot, (and her single tail whip), and what with standing not two feet away from her, albeit separated by a pane of glass, I found myself embarrassed to be so obviously shooting her boot.

I noticed my embarrassment, backed up for a few seconds, and then proceeded to shoot the boot anyway. But the experience got me to thinking about how it's socially acceptable to shoot some parts of a person but not other parts and how shooting certain parts can be perceived as offensive.

So I challenged myself to take at least one shot of each model that did not include her eyes. The photographs included in this show are the result of that self challenge.

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3 new fabrics (Yes! Aprroved for fair) at Dark Garden Corsetry!!!

buick-qualityandservice — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:10:50 GMT

Many of our customers expressed an interest in a beautiful strong blue color, as well as a lovely teal green. Our tireless production manager Alyscia combed through dozens of samples until she ran across these great silk brocades, then she ordered a timeless red as well, just to spice things up!! These fabrics are available both on ready to wear and custom orders! Please stop by the store to see these new favorites in person

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Dark Garden Orders for the Dickens Fair!

buick-qualityandservice — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:51:51 GMT

As we draw closer to The Dickens Fair, it is time for a Dark Garden update. The Great Dickens Christmas Fair will start, as you know, on November 23rd! We are proud to build upon our Foundation of the Empire award in 2006, and look forward to seeing you all at the booth. Unfortunately at this time, we cannot accept anymore custom corset orders without a rush fee. We do, however, invite you to try our Made-to-Order Ready-to-Wear styles; the Waist Cincher and the Sweetheart Victorian. As well as your old favourites, we have many lovely new fabrics approved for the fair--(Sal has already reserved her own!) Ready to Wear Orders must be placed no later than October 15th for delivery at dress rehearsal. Many thanks for your continued support and patronage through the years, your friends at Dark Garden.

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Pirate Pin-Up Contest!

QuirkyGrrrl — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:05:03 GMT

It was pointed out to me that no one has posted this here yet - and one of the most appropriate places, too!
The deadline for online entry is June 14th - so there's still time to email in your photos - :)

The Northern California Pirate Festival is hosting a "Pirate Pin-Up Contest!"
Winners receive fabulous prizes, lots of attention, eternal glory, retro-style pirate photoshoot and a spot in the 2008 Pirate Pin-Up Calendar!

Here's the info on entering:
http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com

Good luck - YARRR!

Anna

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LOOKING FOR SOME "GOOD GIRLS"

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:43:34 GMT

I need females of any shape that can sing and dance, who wish to recreate, with me, the first burlesque troupe to come to America.

Rehearsals to start immediately. The show will take place in Novato CA, this September.

PLEASE NOTE!
Burlesque was NOT stripping back when it orginated. Read my bio for explanation.

oh.... although you don't have to be blonde... it would be great if your are.

please email me if interested in more info.

Cheers!
Miss Lydia

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SALE AT DARK GARDEN JULY 15th- pass it on ;)

Tia — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:51:12 GMT

Dark Garden RUMMAGE SALE!!
Sunday July 15th, 11am - 5pm

======================================

It's time once again for that rare and exotic beast –
The Nearly Annual Dark Garden Sample and Rummage Sale!

We'll be opening on a *Sunday* to give you access to some great deals.
We're selling off selected Ready-to-Wear size samples & shop-worn Custom samples or
abandoned (Can you believe it?!?!) custom creations. If you need even more of a
deal, we're taking $25 off Ready-to-wear corsets in stock. If you need even *more*
of a deal, come in for 10% off hosiery, jewelry, gloves, and many accessories. If
that's not enough, we'll also be offering 10% off CUSTOM CORSET orders!!

We'll be selling off fabric bolt ends, and we'll even have fabric
scraps – perfect for crafters, quilters and costumers.

Scraps will be sold by the pound.
Fabric $1 a pound
Leather and patent leather $3 a pound

Dark Garden offers a new service ONLY at the Rummage Sale:

Have you, or perhaps your corset, shrunk (amazing how they can do that
just sitting in the closet)?

Would you like to see if someone else wants your corset?

Please bring your corset in before 5:30PM on Saturday the 14th (if you
need to bring it by Sunday morning please call to set up a time). We will have a
special area dedicated to corsets that have been gently worn. Pieces will be sold on
consignment, so please be prepared to tell us what price you want for the corset.
The consignment agreement will include a 10% markup, and we will need to see a photo
ID when you complete the paperwork when you drop off your corset.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Ladies and Gents at Dark Garden
www.darkgarden.com

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Need a corset fix...

Musique174 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:02:15 GMT

Are you ready to own your own DG corset? Ready to order your next one? Want to bring someone with you to try one on?

Well you are in luck Dark Garden is going to be at the upcoming Northern California Pirate Festival

This event is happening June 16th and June 17th on the Vallejo waterfront mere steps from the ferry landing. The ferries will be running all day Saturday and Sunday, and I personally can't wait to see how many pirates arrive by sea!

The even more exciting news is that Dark Garden will be vending. Admission is FREE, and I expect that a good time will be had by all. So I would like to invite you to come see how much silly fun we can manage to have in different costumes than we wear at all those other events (or at least I get to wear a different costume- attendees can wear what they like so long as they are clothed, so go to town!)

More information can be had at:

http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com/mainpage.htm

and as a bonus if you click the link there is a truly lovely picture of Autumn.

Seriously, seeing people I haven't seen in a while makes these events for me, so come on by and say HI!

(Okay so Tia did most of the writing... but I did the copy and paste to bring it to you.)

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I have a show!

teamnoir — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:27:08 GMT

I'm still a bit stunned. I took a couple framed, enlarged prints to the <a href="http://sfcitadel.org">Citadel</a> to offer them on indefinate loan. August didn't accept them, but she loves my work. Seems that this year she's aiming to actually hang shows of particular artists for a few months. And I'm now booked to hang through the summer - June, July, August, over pride and over my birthday.

I have a lot of work to do and there's a lot I don't know. Eg, I'm going to need to find someone with more clue than I to help hang stuff. I'm planning to rent Citadel for an afternoon to hold an opening as well and I really have no clue how to publicize such an event.

Anyway, I'm excited.

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costume swap at Social Salon, a new type of social networking event

scott — Fri, 11 May 2007 23:42:24 GMT

Social Sampler

A new concept in social events: "Social Sampler". 28 activities in 7 rooms over 6 hours with 300 chairs using 50 tables. Conversation tables, dancing, games, sing-alongs, read-alongs costume club, toys, food sampler join, watch, or wander activities. several helpful hosts. waltz dancing, latin, swing dancing. 6pm to midnight

www.SocialSampler.com

All ages, Comfortable attire. No partner necessary. $12 general, $6 student with ID.

Oakland Veterans Hall, 200 Grand Avenue Oakland CA X Harrison.A beautiful dance hall, with 3,500 square foot hardwood floor, extra room for socializing and meeting new people, easy access, great parking.

CONVERSATION TABLES: Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, Vacations; DANCING: Waltz, Swing, Latin SOCIAL : Board games, Card games, Social games, Sing alongs, Script Read alouds, Costumers club, Toys, Food sampler

Conversation Tables
Each Conversation table has a different theme such as Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, and Vacations.

Each table has a deck of cards with a different topic on each card. Each card is turned over one at a time. People talk about the topic as they wish until everyone who wants to talk is finished. Then the next card is turned over. For example, for the Movie Table, topic cards include “Your favorite movie?” “Your favorite actor?” “Your worst movie experience?” “Your favorite theatre” “Your favorite movie snack?”. Similar topic cards decks are set on each conversation table. You may participate or just listen. You may join or leave any table at any time. There is a host at each table to answer questions.
Movies Table May 26 -a table each for Spiderman III, Shrek III, Pan's Labyrinth, movies in general.
Books Table Recent book discussion, writing, literature, business of authorship
Relationships Table Romance and Relationships discussion
Culture Table Symphony-dance-opera-ballet-theatre
Technology Table Technology, computers and science fiction
Dining Table cooking, fine dining, restaurant, food, cooking experiences
Humor Table Read Jokes, write cartoon captions
Random Chat Table There are 100 cards: "What was the oddest thing you have ever seen?""What is your worst hair day?" “What was your worst job experience?" "Most embarassing moment?"
Artists Exchange Table Exchange techniques, shows, art
Networking Table Business Networking: startups, marketing strategy, IPO, financing
The Writers Exchange Table mutual help for new writers and authors
Harry Potter Table movies, books and trivia
Pets Table cute pet stories, pet health
Vacations Table favorite vacations, budget vacations, dream vacations
Weather stories Table Everyone has interesting stories about weather. Blizzards, hurricanes, earthquakes, hail

Dancing
Waltz Dancing Dj music for Waltz, Polka, Congress of Vienna, Bohemian National Polka
Swing Dancing Dj music for Lindy, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Shag, Balboa, Blues dances
Latin Dancing Dj music for Salsa, cha cha, samba, mambo, bachata, cumbia dances

Games Room
Social games including charades, acronamatic, the question game, story time, WHAT IF? There are social board games in the room: pick up a social board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Board games including cranium, outburst, monopoly, Pictionary. There are social board games in the room: pick up a board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games

Card games including Hearts, Holmes Card Game, Magic: Mamma Mia, other. There are many decks of cards and many specialty card decks. Pick out a game, select a table, invite others to join. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Social Rooms

Toys
Legos, Tinker Toys, K’nex, Erector sets, modeling clay, group jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzle. You are welcome to play with the toys and invite others to join you.

Script read-alouds
reading aloud scripts from TV, plays, movies, such as the Simpsons, Seinfeld, Friends, Mash, All in the Family, Hamlet, Shakespeare in Love,Buffy, Coupling, American Beauty. There are many scripts on the table. Pick one that you would like to read aloud. Select a table, invite others to join in. Everyone selects a character, and start reading aloud.

Food Sampler There is a different food sampler each Social Sampler. Some food sampler themes are ice creams, chocolates, coffees, potato chips, cookies. Odd Ice Creams with be sampled for May 26: Avacado, Buko (Baby Coconut), Ginger, Green Tea, Halo Halo (Buko, Langka, Ube, Pineapple, Mongo &Sweet Beans), Langka (also known as Jackfruit, a relative of the Fig), Lychee, Mango, Thai Tea, Sweet Coconut, and Ube (purple Yam).

Costumers Club activities include swap or sell fabric, clothing, or costumes' sewing circle talk; or meet potential new clients about new costumes, tuxes, or gowns; or finish a costume in a 'stitch and bitch' session. This is a group for costumers and seamstresses who make costumes, gowns, wedding dresses, and clothing for such events as Renaissance Faire, Dickens Faire, Science Fiction costume masquerade balls, Halloween balls and events, Sea of Dreams NYE, Anon Salon events, Costume cons, Belly Dancers outfits, Greater Bay Area Costume Group events, Art Deco's Gatsby picnic, Newport Week, San Francisco Waltzing Society, Friday Night Waltz New Year's Eve formal Waltz Balls, Peers and Gaskells formal balls.

Sing alongs
Sea Shanteys are songs traditionally sung by sailors to accompany and set the rhythm for certain kinds of heavy, repetitive work on board ship—raising and trimming the sails, raising the anchor, and working the pumps.

Musicals are the songs from musical plays and movies, such as Sound of Music, Grease, Singing in the Rain, Brigadoon, Hair, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls.

Folk songs are just that: traditional folk songs.

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Historical corsets at the De Young Museum

fezziwig — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:33:36 GMT

De Young Museum Opening Tues.:
"Elegant Distortions."
at the from the museum's permanent collection
and prints from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.
Through June 17.

50 Tea Garden Dr., Golden Gate Park.
(415) 750-3600.
www.thinker.org.

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Picture CD's

Tygre — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:58:18 GMT

Are they available?

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Utah Ren Faire 2 weeks before Burning Man

Bevan — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:02:35 GMT

Aug. 13th to the 18th
So send this link to any one that might be interested in participating.

http://web.mac.com/ibevan/iWeb/Site/Home.html

Hear is a quote from the sight.

"Merging the class and elegance of a Renaissance Faire with
the freshness of a Fairy Festival and the chaos of a Burning Man event, into one..."

“I realize the word ‘change’ is terrifying to the old school faire folk, but this production company is going to let the market decide what direction the faire goes in.
If the consumer wants a mob of cheerleaders that appear to be off the set of a “Road Warrior” movie, running through the faire dancing up a storm, creating the illusion that a mob of patrons have taken over the faire. Followed by a similarly attired marching band playing a very hip march with a back beat that you can’t help but want to swing to... then that’s what we’ll give them..!”

Bevan

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Picture Pages

Musique174 — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:14:32 GMT

Please if you know of a website that features our lovely ladies and gents, please share...

Here's one from Chris Cochems
http://dad.cochems.com/dickens06/index.html

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Contact Sheets?

ragani — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:00:15 GMT

What do I do in order to let those lovely photographers know I am interested in seeing a contact sheet of my windows? I recall something about leaving a way to contact me indicating my interest, but I am not sure now with who I should leave this information.

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Shame there's not a Jules Verne or H. G. Wells Christmas Fair

RJ — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:07:18 GMT

Some of the pictures in this year's <a href="http://www.theendoftheuniverse.ca/calendar2007/calendar2007.pdf">Website at the End of the Universe's calendar</a> would make for great window fodder.

Full info is at http://www.theendoftheuniverse.ca/node/405

RJ

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Your Model Wrangler Thanks You!

model-wrangler — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:39:44 GMT

We made it through Dickens Fair with flying colors. You listened during the workshop and you made your windows beautifully Victorian. You were superbly professional and things went very well this year. Sure, there were one or two little ripples, but it all smoothed out quickly.

Thank you for making my Dickens Fair gig such a delight. Thank you for your patience while I proselytized about dress reform. Thank you for your enthusiasm, beauty, creativity, and *sparkle* in the windows. A shout-out to the new models, especially those who have been thinking about modeling for several years, and took the leap this year.

I will be sending out the annual model survey some time this week, and would greatly appreciate your prompt response. I look forward to seeing all of you next October for the workshop.

To quote Dickens, "A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!"

--Michelle
aka "Miss McAvoy" the Model Wrangler

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Miss Muffett and the Spider King: photos please!

ragani — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:11:05 GMT

I would love to see some photos of me and Christopher, as Miss Muffett and the Spider King in the window from the last day. Please, please, please share if you have any! Too many people who intended to see it were not able to get away due to the throngs of customers.

Thanks!
Ragani

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Raven photos please

theravenking — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:48:55 GMT

That was the one in which I was head to toe black with the little coffin.

If anyone's got them...Cat was unable to see it, and is pouty!

Thanks

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Two prop items found in Changing Room in Dark Garden

Gordon — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:05:06 GMT

Fingerless black knit glove (one)
Tarot Card Case (hard paper, one)

Unclaimed model stuff will unfortunately have to be turned over to the DF's 'Lost n Found' at end of this years run. Items are probably from second weekend.

From Miss McAvoy to all models:

"Place all items of apparel and gimcracks and flotsom and jetsam into the appropriately EMPTY bin when changing"

...That way you never have to go around the Fair scandelously one-gloved with your Tarot cards constantly scattering everywhere on the slightest tempest.

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Lots of Windows pics, redux

RJ — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:29:11 GMT

I edited my galleries so well I had to re-install them entirely.

The new URL is http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/ and the two pictures are grouped by date.

Again, enjoy!

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Lots of Window pics

RJ — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:08:48 GMT

And a few others can be found at my LJ gallery, http://pics.livejournal.com/rmjwell/gallery/000013pf .

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New Year's Eve "Camelot" Waltz Ball

scott — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:20:30 GMT

nce again, we are having a formal "New Year's Eve Waltz Ball" at the International House 2299 Piedmont Berkeley December 31, 2006.

The theme this year is the "Camelot" Waltz.

Also again, we are pleased to have the Brassworks band, one of the nation's best Vintage Dance Bands to play waltzes, polkas, and some tangos, latin and swing music from 9pm to 12:30 am.

The Chevron Auditorium at the International House is a national historic landmark, built in 1927 and fully refurbished in the 1980's, with a 3,500 square foot hardwood floor and a beautiful social room. We will have a midnight Martinalli's toast and singalong as in years past.

This is a fun friendly cheerful way to pass the New Year's Eve dancing in a beautiful hall to great music. And many people dressed formally. Your are welcome to dress comfortably too, if you want.

Last year we saw about 250 dancing the night away. Great fun for all.

NO partner required or expected. Many people arrive by themselves or with friends, and find dance partners.

We will have light refreshments, including vegetable, fruit, cheese, and cold cut platters.

There is a 3 hour crash course in Waltz, Polka,and Congress of Vienna from 7 to 10 pm on Tuesday December 26th at the First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Palo Alto 94301, upstairs in the Fellowship Hall upstairsl This class has been repeatedly requested, and we are pleased to offer this class just before the Ball. Cost is $15 for the three hours.

The Ball tickets are $25 per person prepaid. There will be no tickets at the door. We have sold out the last 4 years. We are limiting attendance this year.

Tickets can be paid online via paypal at www.fridaynightwaltz.com or directly to Scott Gamble P.O. Box 1555 Palo Alto CA 94302.

more information, ScottFNW@pway.com

There is lots of on street and UCB parking within two blocks. The UCB students are on break, hence lots of parking.

pictures of previous Balls.

danceslut.net/cgi-bin/album.cgi

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Stuffed Rat Prop?

annikakes — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:42:10 GMT

Does anyone have one or more stuffed rats that I could borrow for my window on Sunday???

Thanks!

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contact sheets

teamnoir — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:37:34 GMT

I'm printing contact sheets again this year. If you've done a window and haven't seen a contact sheet for it, come find me. I've missed a few windows, but I have most of them.

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Congratulations on the Sekkie award

fezziwig — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:40:18 GMT

Congratulations on the Special Sekkie award:
"The Foundation of the Empire Award"

To everyone connected with providing so much fun entertainment, in the windows of Dark Garden, Three Lusty Cheers!!
Hip Hip Hoorah
Hip Hip Hoorah
Hip Hip Hoorah

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Prop request for 12/16

LilSweetRose — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:58:44 GMT

Does anyone have a small victorian ring I can borrow?

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Fairly tale props for 12/16

ragani — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:11:43 GMT

I am working on putting together some props for a Story Time theme window in which I try to decide which theme I am going to do for a window (to be done later). I wanted to have a bag of props for fairy tales and nursery rhymes to go through and reject.

What I have covered so far is Beauty and the Beast, and Little Miss Muffet.

If anyone has props or ideas for other tales and rhymes that might work, please let me know.

One item I would like to get is a small cape, suitable for a man or woman to wear, perhaps with fur.

Thanks!

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Lost! Red glass goblet with pewter fairy design

Shannon — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:25:24 GMT

Last seen at the Mad Sals Ale House.

If anyone has found this little gem.. Please return it to the lost and found or someone that works the front gate. The person who lost it is: Pamela Lane.

Thank you!
Shannon

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Stuffed Sheep????

AnitaBakke — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:12:36 GMT

Ok, so I need 2 sheep for Saturdays window.

My sheep suppliers of past years won't be able to be there saturday....:(

Anyone?

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While we're asking-prop request...

Claudia — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:14:47 GMT

Looking for either a Greek helmet or something that looks like a Trojan Horse for my window on Sunday - anyone?

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Sigh...I'm missing the window this year.

kathryn — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:24:06 GMT

Not only do I feel pretty, I use that time to meditate. Well, until Mueller comes up and tries to make me laugh. Then I'm usually concentrating on the window reflection of the wall behind me. I miss you window, don't ever forget me....

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DickeyTV time

Bevan — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:07:03 GMT

Hay Kids, I'm coming up this weekend to shoot video for next years podcast project called DickensTV.com
The goal is to show us as “a bunch of performers and participants that knows how to make fun of themselves."
I need you to get with me with your silly yet innovative ideas. Call or email me this week and represent the fresh and fun group we need the public to see us as.
if you want to see an example of how I cuts video for a project like this, go to
http://web.mac.com/ibevan/iWeb/DickensTV/Dickens%20%20%20Podcast.html
ibevan@mac.com
951-662-2600

better yet, go to
http://tribes.tribe.net/dickenstv
and join the chat.

Sincerely, Bevan

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Prop borrowing requests for windows

theravenking — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:04:28 GMT

This is going to be an odd question...considering my obsession...but does anyone have one of those Halloween raven props?

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Small request...

SilverUnicorn — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:28:39 GMT

Hi there.

I just wanted to make a small request of the windows models. It's pretty simple, really.

If you are going to be modeling in the windows, please be sure to make it clear what you are going to be doing, to your friends or parents or whoever you happen to tell about it.

Here's the reason I am asking. Yesterday while working at the ticket gate, someone asked me when and where the Hula Dancers would be performing. Whaaaa? Hula Dancers? (I thought the guy might have lost his mind... ) I was polite about my confusion, and still tried to help him (-and the lady with him-) figure it out. He said they had dropped off the dancers at 2:30, and they'd (-the dancers-) been backstage ever since. Well, we gave up, and he said he'd keep looking.

A while later I was passing Dark Garden, and found what *must* have been the "Hula Dancers" he was looking for. (It was a lovely window, btw. ) They were the only Hula Dancers I could find, anyway. Now, I am just guessing that the gentleman was either only told part of the story, or he did not have a clear understanding of what was going on.

If he wasn't told the whole story, why? It's nothing to be ashamed of.

Or perhaps it was not made clear to him that it was for a "Modeling" pose, rather than a Dance Performance on a stage?

Perhaps you didn't expect them to attend your "performance"?

Now, if I'm *totally* wrong and there WAS indeed a Hula Dance performance somewhere within Dickens Fair yesterday, *please tell me!*. (I could not find it anywhere in the perfomance schedule, and no one else I spoke to knew of it. )

Thank you.

(P.S. This is not intended as a lecture. I'm just trying to straigten out the confusion, and try to avoid confusion in the future. I want to be able to help direct your friends and family to see you in the window. )

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anyone have pictures from windows on friday?

brookswift — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:05:19 GMT

Since my window was so early on friday, most of my friends missed it and no one seems to have taken any photos. Does anyone have photos from friday?

On another note, how much warning are we going to get before being notified about appearing in windows beyond their audition window? I have a couple planned windows with friends that may or may not happen depending on the whims of the powers that be, but I do want to have time to practice ahead of time if I do get them.

Oh, and I've seen a lot of great windows this year. Keep it up everyone.

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Michelles e-mail needed!

AnitaBakke — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:28:50 GMT

Hi all,

my computer got stolen last weekend and I lost all my e-mails and such.

I need to get a hold of Michelle so she can resend me my window schedule.
So if anyone could send me her addy I would appreciate it.

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Link including some 1st weekend Sunday windows

laurie — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:02:05 GMT

http://mengwong.com/photography/20061126-dickensfair/index.html

Please ask Meng's permission before posting elsewhere. Hope you enjoy the photos. There are a couple of the windows that are not just me and Laura.

/Laurie

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2005 DVD

teamnoir — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 23:16:41 GMT

I'm putting the final touches on the 2005 DVD today. This is a DVD-R full of slide shows consisting of over 1500 photographs of Dark Garden windows from Dickens Fair 2005.

It is a playable DVD-R suitable for use on most household DVD players. The DVD-R format is the most compatible format available today for writable DVD’s. While there is a high likelihood that it will play on nearly all newer DVD players, there is some probability that it will not play on some older players.

All windows are represented. Windows are accessible by model and by date. Please note that if you got a model cd from me, there are no new photos of you on the DVD. And not all photos from the model cd's were used, though all photos used on the DVD were included on the model cd's.

It will be available at the Dark Garden booth this year again and the price for the DVD is $15. (It will be available online shortly).

There are also some 2004 dvd's still available as well in case you missed them.

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REMINDER

Musique174 — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:36:39 GMT

Your filled out Model Info sheet is DUE no later that 4 oclock on Sunday the 19th.

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Modeling Workshop and Lacing Workshop information- with the address

Tia — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:00:07 GMT

We have a confirmation that the modeling workshop for Dark Garden Windows is on Nov 4 directly after the morning meeting (which I highly encourage anyone coming to the workshop to attend) at 11:15 in room 6.
The first two weekends of workshops are at:

Dickens Christmas Fair Workshop Weekends #1&2
November 4th and 5th, 11th,12th
Saturday & Sunday 10:00-5:30
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School
1427 Palmetta Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044

We also have a separate corset lacing workshop later on Nov 4th. This will also be in room 6 directly after lunch at 1:30. The schedule says we will be directly followed by auditions for French Postcards- the lacing workshop is a very useful workshop for French Postcard auditionees to take.

You may address any questions about the workshop to me or to the tribe. Michelle will be addressing any questions about window content. Please save all of those questions for the day of the workshop. I am still working on whether we can have a second workshop, but I am not very hopeful we will be able to work that out for this year.

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Dark Garden workshop

fetimah — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:20:22 GMT

would someone please give the word,
when will this take place?

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Modeling Workshop and Lacing Workshop information

Tia — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:59:13 GMT

We have a confirmation that the modeling workshop for Dark Garden Windows is on Nov 4 directly after the morning meeting (which I highly encourage anyone coming to the workshop to attend) at 11:15 in room 6 at the elementary school in Pacifica whose name I can not remember. I will send the address information out shortly.

We also have a separate corset lacing workshop later on Nov 4th. This will also be in room 6 directly after lunch at 1:30. The schedule says we will be directly followed by auditions for French Postcards- the lacing workshop is a very useful workshop for French Postcard auditionees to take.

You may address any questions about the workshop to me or to the tribe. Michelle will be addressing any questions about window content. Please save all of those questions for the day of the workshop. I apologize for being slow to get back to people, but I am working on your answers. Most specifically I do not yet know if there will be any plan for having another workshop opportunity for the people who are unable to make it on the first day of workshops. Generally we have not been able to offer another workshop (we start building our booth the following weekend), but I am waiting on a confirmation about this year.

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Ride Share in to Dickens

Bevan — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:20:21 GMT

Post your ability to drive fellow Dickenights to the The Great Dickens Christmas Fair.
Post your ability to host a house sleep over for fellow Dickenights on the weekends.

http://tribes.tribe.net/ride2share4dickens

Contessas pooper scooper

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Window theme ideas brainstorming

Dawn_redhead — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:04:38 GMT

Gunfights, three musketeers, couple reading, greek goddess, Gypsy and glass ball reading, acrobat, Christmas themed and equestrian.... there have been so many ideas done SO well.

Are you full of ideas? Care to share the inspiration with the rest of us?

Comedy is always a good idea.

Since the men are not usually the main focus in the window here is a way to really contribute. Prop ideas and offers to loan us props are appreciated as well.

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Please Support "The Great Race of London"

theravenking — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:38:00 GMT

TALLY - HO!

I am sending this out to all of you to ask for your help. I have been given the honor of directing a new show at this year's Dickens Faire - "The Great Race of London". We are going to be racing miniature vintage bicycles through the streets of our London in a madcap race that will try to bring all of us together with pranks...booby-traps...and other bits that would occur during this race. For an in-depth introduction to the show...check out the following link:

http://tribes.tribe.net/greatraceoflondon/thread/ba92247c-5fd7-4999-8768-d8bf11fcba95

I cannot, unfortunately, finance "The Great Race" out of my own pocketbook (as much as I would like to). The Great Race's estimated budget is around a couple thousand dollars (that includes props...sets...etc....PLUS those vintage bikes can get expensive). So I have a proposed solution ... I am selling t-shirts to raise money for the show...and so that we may pay tribute to our favorite faire figurehead - Mr. Charles Dickens himself...our own Robert Young! I designed the shirts to not only help raise funds for "The Great Race" ...but that we may also have a "civilian" shirt to show our Dickens Fair pride during our more...ahem..."normal" lives. My other goal is to greet Robert Young with an ocean of "Who's Your Daddy" shirts during our first day of this year's workshops. *wink*

The price of the shirts will be $20 a piece (all sizes). Men's t-shirts will be printed on Hanes Beefy-Tee's and ladies' shirts on American crew neck t-shirts.

If you would like to purchase an official "Who's Your Daddy?" t-shirt, please send a check ($20 per shirt) made out to the director (Peter Overstreet) to the following address:

The Great Race of London
c/o Peter Overstreet
1012A Oak St.
Alameda, CA 94501

Don't forget to include the name of the person who will be claiming the shirts, and the sizes you would like!

I am accepting orders now, and will be accepting orders until Oct. 6, 2006. I must give my printers time to process our order.

All proceeds from the sale of these shirts will go into the production of "The Great Race of London". Your support will be gladly appreciated.

Here is the Men's:http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/8d6/52c/8d652c70-5cb9-46f2-8ac2-4504b6e22245

Here is the Ladies':http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/64c/026/64c026c8-74ce-450d-8abb-7e03ac64bbbf

The shirts will be ready, and handed out during the first day of workshops. Just come and find me (I'll be the one with all the t-shirts...and probably my pith helmet on), and pick up your shirt. For those of you who, for whatever reason, cannot make opening day of workshops, I will have your shirts waiting for you throughout the workshop dates.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to our own Robert Young, who has graciously allowed me to use his image for such a madcap scheme! (Big hugs to you, Robert!)

Thanks for the support and understanding!

See you at Fair!

-Pete Overstreet