In mid-October Chicago’s Primitive, finely represented by Joseph Rudy, granted the RL&GEMS a private tour of it’s voluminous and odd Bridgeport warehouse space. A tremendous outing for our group, the assembled mostly lamented the recession in the wake of …
Archive for November, 2009
RL&GEMS visit Primitive Warehouse
Nov
24
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A Steampunk Outing to the DIY Festival
Nov
23
It was Sunday November 22nd and after posting on Steampunk Empire that it might be fun for all six existing Chicago Steampunkers to meet up for brunch and a trip to the DIY Marketplace – four of us were actually …
Bleak House
Nov
23
Our family lived down the street from this place until I was 5 years old. I finally got to go on a field trip here in 5th grade and it spooked the hell out of me. It has been burned …
Where Doth the Good Steampunkers Meet?
Nov
19
Hello hello from the Lord Baron – it’s been a moment since I last graced the pages of The Compass, but in the light of the DIY trunk show (see below), I felt perhaps we can move forward on suggesting …
DIY Trunk Show 21-November
Nov
19
Part of the Steampunk lifestyle and aesthetic is a do-it-yourself attitude. Constructing devices, props, mods, sewing and electrocuting — we do it all by hand.
This Saturday, see the DIY Trunk Show 2009 in the west side, showcasing art, projects …
Windycon 36: Photographs
Nov
18
Windycon 36 was an amazing success, full of fashion finery, bully beer, gadgetry galore, beautiful boots and perfect panelists.
Some photographs from the event can be seen on The Facebook, as made by the Rev. Cpt. Samuel Flint
Windycon 36 – It’s “Steampunk”
Nov
12
Which – of course – means there will be an awful lot of this.
I cannot deny though, they put a lot of time into those outfits.
My subtle and yet unfounded derision for individuals with more skill than myself
… The Clockwork Cabaret Proves That I’ve Listened to Steampunk Music All Along
Nov
10
This is something I should have posted quite a bit ago.
When I am doing aether-devise modifications, or concocting culinary inventions or just want some degree of background noise that is a good 30/70 split between some-what witty banter and …
STEAM-CON – Report from a Midwest Steampunker
Nov
07
I had just worked 20 hours (literally) and had not eaten a single meal. I was wearing my “traveling” jeans, a vest, my pocket watch and compass, my great jacket and holding a walking stick. People were looking at me …
