NOT FROM VENUS NOR MARS

Michael Jackson. The most recognisable fame on the planet yet within a constant tornado of speculation. It's so very odd that there can be such debate about the actions, orienatations and idiosyncrasies of someone who seemed never to be left alone. The catalogs of his belongings remain online after his death. Of all the hoarded things the life-size figures win the odd stakes. Who creates a model of a woman in a dressing gown, holding a copy of 'Men are from Venus, Women are from Mars"? And what kind of person Michael, would buy such a thing?

CANDYFLOSS HAIRDOS

Sometimes after a number of ho-hum evenings, you find you are suddenly having way more fun than you have come to expect. On Saturday you buy a last-minute ticket to the Zombie Prom. There's a few hours 'til it happens, you decide to dress up. Your hair is like candyfloss, too easily big. It's made for teasing. A friend is an expert in the blackening of eyes. A lace slip and skeezy sparkly dress are topped off with a flashing Y2K addition to the hair and meat on a chain round the neck. The Hairdos play. They are perfect for the ocassion. This three piece band works so well. Their songs seem to be mostly about slacking off, nasties, death and brains. They are playng to an audience of sympathetic "lost causes" caked with corpse paint and dribbling fake blood. The sounds are real murky, the drums clomp and the keys churn. They really get into this zombie-type-shit, you reckon, they don't play with a smooth gait that's for sure, it's all stops and starts and screams. You buy the CD, it's 5 bones for 4 tracks, special art drawn on for the ocassion. You get slipped a dry ice, but you're onto him cos your beer erupts into a spawning mess. You like to have a dance and tonight is no exception. The DJ's song choices please you. Flailing hordes attempt a conga line and a Thriller dance, then scrap over a man-sized piñata. Detrytus power into a mammoth bogan roar, much twiddly dee dee and scream. Head-bangy stuff. You are thankful for the gross glamour. It's all relaxed and good-fun bawdy. This lot isn't wound-up nor aloof. You love it.

Oooooooh! A Magic Bookcase!

Step inside, gain new perspectives.

HOST A SPRAY TAN PARTY TODAY

Spray tan party photography.
Tupperware party photography.
Scrapbooking pajama party photography.

CAN'T HOLD US DOWN

It's happening, and it's going to rule.

MOTHER & DAUGHTER?

Just assume so.

NOTEWORTHY

Carmel has made a handsome new zine. Her palette and shapes charm, and remind me of a Brian Wildsmith. Here is a picture from his nice book "Puzzles" that I took acquired recently.