“A topper is a topper and you can’t top that.” -Roger Miller, “The Hat”
It’s a shame to see so many Chicago heads emblazoned with the logo of a sports team. Baseball teams show regional boundaries. Football provides a unifying …
Archive for the ‘Gear’ Category
Chicago Steampunk Event this Saturday!
Jun
01
Come one, come all to Chicago, for this Saturday June 4, we have an extra-ordinary event! Presenting, the Polyphonic Panorama! A night filled with steampunk and vaudeville music, steampunk fashion, pirate humor, fantastic Steampunk art, jewelry and more!
The …
The Tesla Electric Rifle of Rev. Cpt. Flint
May
25
Reverend Captain Flint has seen many things in his travels around the world, and many things that should be dead. From the horrors of the undead catacombs of Paris, to the mysterious goliaths of deepest Africa, to the cold steely …
The Fusion-O-Scope Version 2 to Premiere at Ohayocon
Jan
27
Back in August we introduced you to our first version of Professor Evad & The Lord Baron Vourteque’s Amazing Aural Amplification and Fusion-O-Scope Machine just in time to premiere it for our Gypsy Nomad’s show.
As with all inventions, …
Galena, IL: Hidden Steampunk Gem of the Midwest
Jan
10
I first went to Galena many years ago, having heard stories about it’s exceptional beauty and European style. Upon arrival I was not disappointed and since then I’ve returned many times and even made a number of local friends. Just …
Steampunk Christmas Party a Clockwork Dream
Dec
31
With a mechanical arm, typewriter key beard, and fanciful monocle on a real wooden hat, Steampunk Santa greeted guests and provided cheer to hundreds at the year’s end Clockwork Christmas! Fancy dressed patrons, steampunk angels, and fortune tellers from miles …
Incredible Steampunked Musical Device Debuting Tonight at Gypsy Nomads Concert!
Aug
06
Want to hear and see something extraordinary and decadent tonight, Friday, August 6th for the low price of only $5? Then bring yourselves, dressed to the nines (or tens!), to Darkroom in Chicago at 2210 West Chicago Avenue and experience …
Go Forth! Design a Raygun!
Apr
22
If you are anything unlike me (though perhaps like the Rev. Cpt. Flint or the Lady KL) then you wake up on any given morning and think “I wish I had some motivation other than mad science and/or sheer boredom …
I Do Say, Are Those Working Gears on Your Finger?
Feb
10
First off, thank you to my good compatriot Keith Kaye for bringing this lovely item to light. He is a wealth information for such things.
Formalities aside, if you are, and I am vaguely afraid you may be, anything like …
Vintage Clothing, Militaria, Devices and Gadgets for the Historical Steampunk
Feb
03
Steampunk fashion and culture can be DIY, modded, recreated, adapted, changed or created from the ground up. As a fashion and device aesthetic, it can come from or be any time period. Military clothing, badges, devices and gadgets are perfect …
