Comments on: Gothurday http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 04:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: StrawberryFrog http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1435713 StrawberryFrog Mon, 28 May 2012 11:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1435713 Some are kinky. We don't care. Some are kinky. We don’t care.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1435657 Cowicide Mon, 28 May 2012 06:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1435657 Looks like Gimpday to me. Looks like Gimpday to me.

]]> By: thermoplasticity http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1435635 thermoplasticity Mon, 28 May 2012 05:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1435635 I wonder if the guy on the right has ever seen Star Trek TOS. Or knows who Frank Gorshin is. I wonder if the guy on the right has ever seen Star Trek TOS. Or knows who Frank Gorshin is.

]]> By: Derek B http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1435269 Derek B Sun, 27 May 2012 16:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1435269 Richmond Avenal approves of this message. Richmond Avenal approves of this message.

]]> By: StrawberryFrog http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1435104 StrawberryFrog Sun, 27 May 2012 09:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1435104 I'm catching some wi-fi in a hotel lobby in Leipzig; it is my first visit to the city. I'm having a great time; the city is beautiful and the festival is great. As far as I know, there are 3 big German gothic festivals: Amphi (Cologne), M'era Luna (Hanover)  and WGT (Leipzig). Nothing in the UK comes close to their scale. I've met people who have come here from near and far (USA and South Africa). My main problem now: deciding which of those I can afford time, money and energy to come to next year! Also: for fans of "New Aesthetic", face paint seems to be a trend. Blocks or stripes, dazzle camouflage against the face-recognising machines. A funny thing happened on the late tram last night. I ended up sitting next to the only 2 non-goths on a very full carriage. He turned to me and asked in German if the festival was international. I stammered out that Why yes, I came over from London, and my German is poor. He switchd to English and asked if Goth was at all political. I was about so say that it agreed with my politics, then I remembered some bands use sexist and/or right-wing images and words, and some of them seem to not be joking. So I replied "no, not political, but it is tolerant.". This is true I hope. I’m catching some wi-fi in a hotel lobby in Leipzig; it is my first visit to the city. I’m having a great time; the city is beautiful and the festival is great. As far as I know, there are 3 big German gothic festivals: Amphi (Cologne), M’era Luna (Hanover)  and WGT (Leipzig). Nothing in the UK comes close to their scale. I’ve met people who have come here from near and far (USA and South Africa).

My main problem now: deciding which of those I can afford time, money and energy to come to next year!

Also: for fans of “New Aesthetic”, face paint seems to be a trend. Blocks or stripes, dazzle camouflage against the face-recognising machines.

A funny thing happened on the late tram last night. I ended up sitting next to the only 2 non-goths on a very full carriage. He turned to me and asked in German if the festival was international. I stammered out that Why yes, I came over from London, and my German is poor. He switchd to English and asked if Goth was at all political. I was about so say that it agreed with my politics, then I remembered some bands use sexist and/or right-wing images and words, and some of them seem to not be joking. So I replied “no, not political, but it is tolerant.”. This is true I hope.

]]> By: Travis James http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1435030 Travis James Sun, 27 May 2012 04:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1435030 sometimes people get the chance to forget their world and enjoy life and what they think is right... enjoy your cubicle. sometimes people get the chance to forget their world and enjoy life and what they think is right…
enjoy your cubicle.

]]> By: allium http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434936 allium Sat, 26 May 2012 23:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434936 I wonder if the guy on the right is named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence#Martyrdom" rel="nofollow">Lawrence</a>. I wonder if the guy on the right is named Lawrence.

]]> By: rhodian http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434913 rhodian Sat, 26 May 2012 23:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434913 Wow.  I lived in Leipzig in '97 and remember the sudden early-summer happening of a weekend full of goths; I didn't realise it was a regular thing.  Cool! Wow.  I lived in Leipzig in ’97 and remember the sudden early-summer happening of a weekend full of goths; I didn’t realise it was a regular thing.  Cool!

]]> By: deeceegee http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434891 deeceegee Sat, 26 May 2012 22:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434891 Let This Be Your Last Battlefield... Let This Be Your Last Battlefield…

]]> By: David Howard http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434805 David Howard Sat, 26 May 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434805 Yes. Oh my god yes, can they be called revelers. You clearly have never been to a goth/darkwave festival. Yes. Oh my god yes, can they be called revelers. You clearly have never been to a goth/darkwave festival.

]]> By: daen http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434807 daen Sat, 26 May 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434807 I was just about to say how much fun WGT is!  I miss it! I was just about to say how much fun WGT is!  I miss it!

]]> By: SoItBegins http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434755 SoItBegins Sat, 26 May 2012 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434755 Shouldn't it be "Gothursday"?  Shouldn’t it be “Gothursday”? 

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434750 RJ Sat, 26 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434750 Looking at those kids makes me want to listen to Jimmy Buffett as a counterbalance. Looking at those kids makes me want to listen to Jimmy Buffett as a counterbalance.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434720 oasisob1 Sat, 26 May 2012 18:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434720  You can get kicked out for smiling.  You can get kicked out for smiling.

]]> By: ciacontra http://boingboing.net/2012/05/26/gothurday.html#comment-1434700 ciacontra Sat, 26 May 2012 17:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=163190#comment-1434700 Can the attendees properly be called "revelers"? Can the attendees properly be called “revelers”?

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