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A Pox on Tom Dooley

Mar

Joe Mason

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Hang down your head, Tom Dooley

Hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley

Poor boy, you’re bound to die

In the American murder ballad “Tom Dooley,” Tom’s hanging head takes on a different connotation when …

Build a Washtub Bass

Mar

Joe Mason

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It’s not difficult to build a washtub bass. I was able to pick up all the parts in one trip to the hardware store.

Here are the materials:

1 galvanized steel utility tub

2 eyebolts

3 nuts

2 flat washers, …

Mysticism, Mystery and Magick at Geneva Steam Convention

Mar

Joe Mason

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Occultist Aleister Crowley neatly summarized the Victorian mystical attitude as “the Aim of Religion “ and “the Method of Science.” Genenva Steam Convention explores these through its 2017 theme: Mysticism, Mystery and Magick.

The Con is a mid-winter carnival aimed …

Build a Diddley Bow

Feb

Joe Mason

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It’s not difficult to build a diddley bow, or one-stringed guitar. I saw a video of Jack Black making and playing one and thought, “I want to do that!”

Here are the materials, most of which I picked up at …

Wilde Accusations

Feb

Joe Mason

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“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” –Oscar Wilde

On February 18, 1895, Lord John Douglas the Marquis of Queensbury left his business card at the Albemarle Club for Oscar Wilde, who was his son’s lover. A note …

How to Be Bad

Jan

Joe Mason

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Where can you go for immoral instruction? You can find plenty of pontification about Victorian morals, but the street-smart facts about amorality rarely come through book learning. Fortunately, we have The Right Way to Do Wrong, “Yellow Kid” Weil: …

Automatons Burlesque

Jan

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The Vertical Side Show presents Automatons, a steampunk burlesque set in the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The January 27 and 28 shows will provide scintillating entertainment and a costume contest.

It’s 1893, and the World’s Columbian Exposition is in …

Victorian Vs.

Jan

Joe Mason

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As the temporally displaced masses cry, “Burn the calendars! Anachrony now!” they need to know a few things about history before they can alter history. Where has an impact on when, so it’s time for a review of Victorian vs. …

Candy Town Does Digital

Dec

Joe Mason

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The following is an email exchange between the writer of the article and the ringleader of Candy Town

Hidey-ho, Sean. I’ve been enjoying a playlist of Candy Town‘s Lizard in the Wings and Letters from Candy Town during my …

Eli August: Is This Darkness

Dec

Joe Mason

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Sometimes production and arrangements go hand in hand. Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings’ Is This Darkness knows which instruments to use for a song and how to record them for the right effect. In this case, there’s just the …

A Pox on Tom Dooley

Build a Washtub Bass

Mysticism, Mystery and Magick at Geneva Steam Convention

Build a Diddley Bow

Wilde Accusations

How to Be Bad

Automatons Burlesque

Victorian Vs.

Candy Town Does Digital

Eli August: Is This Darkness

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