[kj] (OT) Speaking of Goths

[Pagan]

Haven't been to WGW for a few years but a few thousand Goths taking over Whitby?  Fantastic!  The locals are really good too especially the shop/pub/cafe owners who deck out there places especially for it.  The jet shops produce wee bat pendants and the Elsinore pub puts up huge "Home of the Goths" banners (unfortunately, I can't find my photo of it!).  They love us because we bring money into the area off season and don't cause any bother - although you'll always get someone who takes exception to how we look and gives you either physical or verbal abuse for it.  WGW itself is probably as much a social event, catching up with people as it is a music event.

Must admit I'd like to go this October as the line up includes Eden House and Adoration.

Weirdest experience in Whitby had to be the weekend it coincided with the Folk Music Weekend, when the Angel was a mixture of both groups and then on the Sunday the people for the Mod festival started to arrive!  (Actually my weirdest was my beloved gran trying to feed a bit of gammon steak to a donkey near the Abbey but that's another story!)

Claire
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  From: MichaelHead at HBOSplc.com 
  To: gathering at misera.net 
  Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:00 AM
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  do you ever come down for the Whitby Goth Fest? any good?





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  From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Pagan
  Sent: 12 June 2009 09:48
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
  Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Goths


  You should have seen it in 2000 when Project Pitchfork were headlining on the Sunday and spent part of the weekend in a tent signing.  All you could hear was the thumping of bodies in a long leather coats collapsing on the wooden boards due to the heat!

  They had the Drum tent set up then that you could walk through or sit in and be sprayed with water but being a Goth myself, I wouldn't dare enter for fear of ruining my make up and crimped hair! :oP

  We did wonder where in the Goth refugee camp (a sea of black and purple tents), they plugged in their crimpers!

  Being a Goth and living in Scotland certainly has it's advantages come summer time!

  Claire (a Goth of all seasons)
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    From: MichaelHead at HBOSplc.com 
    To: gathering at misera.net 
    Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:02 AM
    Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Goths


    couldn't see the photos for the link here at work but the sites address reminded me of all the german goth's white slap melting in +40 degree temperature at the m'era luna festival 2003. absolutely blistering day. kj were good too! 






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    From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of sade1
    Sent: 11 June 2009 01:56
    To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
    Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Goths


    > I've thought about this before, 

    Growing up, that's where me and my goth-ish friends parted ways for months each summer cuz I couldn't/wouldn't wear that much black all at once much less during summer. It's summer in Los Angeles, for phuc's sake! let it go!

    But I'm little disturbed by how often Los Angeles - of all places - kept popping up, or maybe i'm missing something. 
    I haven't been to check out the scenesters at the local Bunker or Dungeon in a few years so maybe that whole scene has metastasized, hm. I blame Bar Sinister in Hollywood. 
     

    ... ... ... ... ... ... 

    [looking at the current state of things..]

    'Save me...
      save me from Tomorrow..
        I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'   






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    From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
    To: gathering at misera.net
    Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:19:16 PM
    Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Speaking of Goths

    Haha!
    I've thought about this before, with the high goth population in Los Angeles!
     
    > From: vassifer at earthlink.net
    > To: gathering at misera.net
    > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:15:28 -0400
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    > I laughed....
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    > http://www.gothsinhotweather.com/
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    > 
    > Alex in NYC
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