Posts in the “DRAMATIS PERSONÆ” category
Ha-ha-halloweenie
by angeliska on November 8, 2008
Oh lordy. ¡Disko De Los Muertos! nearly done skinned me and hung me up to dry- such an amazing, insane, magical night. The costumes were truly incredible, (as you can see below- a few of my favorites) there were some (…)
Salomé + Yma Sumac
by angeliska on November 7, 2008
I was Salomé for Halloween this year, as in Dance of the Seven Veils, daughter of Herodias, and all that. I suppose I oughtn’t have been surprised at how many people I met had no idea who Salomé was.. All (…)
Día de los Muertos – R.I.P. Studs Terkel
by angeliska on November 2, 2008
I was saddened to hear that Studs Terkel died on Halloween. He was an amazing man, whom I had the honor of meeting a couple of years ago. We went to visit him at his house in Chicago on Thanksgiving (…)
Eventful October!
by angeliska on October 10, 2008
There’s a chill in the air at night, an urgency in the days passing, flap-flap-flap pages turning rapidly, go-go-go.. There is so much happening this month already, it’s crazy. Friday, October 10th: Treasure City Thrift is having their 2nd annual (…)
Black Magic + Disko
by angeliska on September 17, 2008
The recent full moon and sudden turn in the weather has made everything extra witchy and strange.. I’m burning xoxoa incense I found in Barcelona (that inexplicably survived the hurricane three years ago..) and listening to Tones on Tail and (…)
Triumvirate Lemniscate
by angeliska on August 9, 2008
Dog-days, my friends- where the storms tease us, unfurling bruised capes behind them as they hurry off to other counties- snubbing our parched and pathetic orchards. Drought didn’t mean nothing to me before I grew what I ate. We need (…)
Hot Pursuits
by angeliska on July 17, 2008
Texan summertime truly encourages innovation in the realms of refreshment and distraction- Anything to take your mind off your parched throat, and the rivulets of sweat dripping down every limb.. Thus, fancy sodas, frivolous frocks, and every night a cabaret, (…)
Summerfluff
by angeliska on July 2, 2008
About a week ago, I set out on an adventure.. I intended it to be only a minor one- Black Sabbath Brunch at Dominique’s house and then a little junking at the Citywide Garage Sale.. I was a wee bit (…)
Krewe of Eris – The Swarm
by angeliska on February 18, 2008
On the Sunday before Mardi Gras, the street were overtaken by a gorgeous swarm of insects- The Krewe of Eris! This convivial promenade of bugs and beetles reminded me of The Butterfly Ball, both the poem by William Roscoe, written (…)
San Frantastical!
by angeliska on December 3, 2007
Roasting ducks and painted ladies. I had not visited San Francisco in twenty-one years. Not since I was seven and I went with my grandparents who lived in Los Angeles. I remember hills and pretty houses, yes. We went to (…)
