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:: Please Click To Enlarge The Following Archived Text/Images ::

:: Con’t ✷ After The “Jump” ✷ With Scads Of Photographs & Flyers
To Incite The Smoke Rings Of Your Imagination ::

B U R N I N G , B U R N I N G

::  However, No—I Haven’t A Clue Why The Final Page Of The Article Scanned More Clearly ::

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:: Additional Photographs To “Re-Visit”/Reminisce/Reveal ::

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an excellent shot of Shawni, though far from the most flattering of me…

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:: An Archived House of Usher Flyer (Click to “Bounce-Out” For Full Size, Thanks to PicturePush.com) ::

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in the Usher gallery: illustrations by Sorrel Smith; sculptures by Esteban Cruz

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as mentioned in the article: Dayvid (also sometimes known as “dvd,” or just plain David) of Danse Macabre

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Dharma Buford, nightcrawler extraordinaire & partner-in-crime

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Mike Achach, illustrious lady-killer & scene photographer

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Now this? T H I S is a “look,” Miss Gabriele Hess!

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& “carrying on” with Gabriele, from a shoot for Raevyn Clothing Creations

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The scans just keep a-comin’, though my stamina is fading like black cotton washed in the hot cycle…
Here’s a lovely grouping of The Legendary Monica Richards, Jeremy Meza &
William Faith of  Faith and the Muse…

:: But Now, To Close This Post With A Whoosh-Bang Pop!? ::
Totally Fabricated Conversation #212 (A Little Snark For Old Time’s Sake) ::

“Why am I smiling?” D.J. Nako asked, her inflection faux-innocence, tone tinged with cyanide.
“Because this queen tried to clock me,” she said, motioning to The Benjalady.
“But I think I shot her down when I asked, ‘Do you tend to get “spooked”* a lot,
when the stubble starts pushing through your foundation like that?”

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The Following Tip In 21st Century Polari, Mary is sponsored by The
So-Long-As-You-Don’t-Get-A-T-Shirt-Made-On-Zazzle,For-Fuck’s-Sake Secret Society:

* spooked — for a queen to have her “Realness” stripped, a transsexual to be “outed,”
a homosexual to be spotted/pointed out.

:: Special Thanks to the San Francisco Bay Guardian & Former Culture Editor Annalee Newitz,
Without Whom… ::

Special thanks to Amy Spencer and Alanja of the Dark Arts Festival!

In “Styled Child,” Alex Cho provides the A, B, C or D for this Q & A…

So yeah, June? June’s a busy month ’round the Clintsville.

Apart from my hustle peddlin’ word at The Poetry Brothel and collaborating with Paris Sadonis and Zoetica Ebb for a special performance at Salt Lake City’s Dark Arts Festival 2010,

this month I’m honored to be part of two feature-length premieres.

✷ (And yes, I plan on being at both events!) ✷

Up first, we’ve got

“just another” genre-hopping, stop-motion animation experiment in contemporary celluloid communications, interspersed with autobiographical super 8 docudramitization of writer/director Hilary Goldberg‘s disparate experiences spanning a wasteland of family, palm trees, a violent car salesman and a stint in a mental institution…

before fact is eclipsed by the story-line of a fictive post-apocalyptic, “unincorporated community formerly known as Los Angeles,” where riot police, Amy Goodman, and Queer Superheroes run rampant.

Uh-huh. You read that correctly, and I may or may not very well play the role of a character known as Gaylord Wilshire (I’m sorry, what was that about a ‘cape’?!)

Guess you’ll have to wait until its world premiere at the National Queer Arts Festival 2010

“Hilary Goldberg’s recLAmation is a feature-length experimental documentary/narrative film shot on Super 8 in which capitalism in contemporary Los Angeles is overthrown, and queer superheroes navigate a possible future. recLAmation illuminates historic connections between private and public systems of oppression, and explores how worldview shifts caused by personal trauma rendered the capitalist paradigm nonsense.

In the first two sections  1) Consumption and Colonization, 2) Collapsepersonal narratives interact with moving images of contemporary Los Angeles, stop motion animation, and sound design. Writer/director Goldberg’s memoir unfolds, offering reflections on time spent with her mother’s violent fiancé and in a mental hospital. Then, a fictional narrative envisions a dream of Los Angeles after it has been liberated from capitalism. Queer superheroes explore a possible future for the city that includes housing for all, truly free markets, the end of prisons, and more. The World Premiere Film Event is accompanied with live narration.”

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

8 p.m. at The Garage,

975 Howard, San Francisco, 94103

Tickets range from $12-20, and are available on-line through

The Queer Cultural Center

★ ☆ ★

Then, four days later…

Same city, different festival—and an incomparable project to contrast:

Renown documentarian Christopher Hines is “following fast on the heels” of his success last year with The Butch Factor, by examining not only mannerisms and varying degrees of masculinity among gay men, but also the broad spectrum of ways in which the pursuit for perfection—or perhaps merely a desire to “belong”— manifests [itself] physically.

For those of you whom I haven’t seen in a while (or ever?), watch for me in the first 60 seconds of this clip. I’m the tan guy, no shirt, pecs so pumped-up; you might as well call ‘em “mam”s.

See me there? No, not that one, and definitely not that one…are you kidding me? I’m that one, there, by the dude wearing a baseball cap!

“Do looks matter? When it comes to the male physique in the gay community, the answer is of course a resounding YES. In this fascinating, thought-provoking documentary, filmmaker Christopher Hines (The Butch Factor, Frameline33) turns his camera on guys of all shapes and sizes to explore how body image affects status among gay men.

Through intimate interviews with men across the United States, including several from the Bay Area, Hines uncovers the very common, often unsettling reality of how many gay men struggle to achieve and maintain a particular image in order to be accepted. As he talks with experts and everyday folks, we hear how body discrimination can lead to feelings of inadequacy, as well as issues around drug abuse and severe eating disorders that transcend sexual orientation.

One especially muscular guy admits that even though he knows it’s superficial, he “feels more respected and accepted” when people compliment his look. Hines explores how these issues trickle into other areas of our modern world by looking at everything from the gay porn industry to a naked yoga class in San Francisco that helps students feel more comfortable with their bodies.

The Adonis Factor deftly balances diverse viewpoints and voices to paint a picture of a complex world where beauty is too often considered skin deep.” — BRENDAN PETERSON

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The Adonis Factor World Premiere

★ ☆ ★

Saturday, June 19, 2010

2 p.m. at The Victoria Theater,

2961  16th Street, San Francisco, 94103-3633

Tickets vary in cost for those who are organization members versus non-members, and if you’re able to actually find those exact figures at

Frameline 34 – San Francisco International LGBT Festival ?

You’re a more astute person than I!

*(Please comment or send me a message via the “Contact Clint” option, and I’ll be happy to update this listing.)

★ ☆ ★

Oh, & HI—

Official Event Flyer

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& Movie Poster

Below…

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Hope to see you there!

All Best,

Cx

]]> http://www.clintcatalyst.com/blog/three-cheers-for-celluloid-premieres-flaming-queers-hurrah/feed 0 http://www.clintcatalyst.com/blog/i-make-very-expensive-clothes-that-are-very-uncomfortable-to-wear http://www.clintcatalyst.com/blog/i-make-very-expensive-clothes-that-are-very-uncomfortable-to-wear#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 06:22:35 +0000 Clint Catalyst http://www.clintcatalyst.com/blog/?p=3538 Mildred Von Hildegard’s Twitter bio might seem terse to some, pretentious to others. Whereas in my case? The concise and brutally honest description made me that much more intrigued about meeting and collaborating with her this Saturday past.

I Don’t Do ‘Friendly’ ☀ Photo: Dirk Mai ☀ Make-Up: Stacey Hummell

In a city illustrious for back-handed, capped-teeth “compliments” and unpredictable, unspoken disdain thinly disguised by a veritable check-list of publicists’ blanket statements, Hildegard’s choice for her 160-characters-or-less section on The ‘Twits seemed fitting with the images I’d seen of her clothing designs: anachronistic—a fetish posture collar adorned with tattered lace, roses in an array of shadowy hues and elements of Victorian mourning attire;  sensual—soft tattered edges, the type of attire that fingertips long to touch;  unapologetic—ruched leather, straps and buckles arranged without regard to which body parts “should” or “shouldn’t” be exposed. Essentially, her handiwork is the antithesis of all that is red carpet Hollywood and relentlessly bourg.

Known to her public by the moniker Mother of London, Hildegard is a seminal talent both coveted and revered by fashion cognoscenti . Consequently, she’s rabidly hunted by L.A.’s handful of fashion-forward stylists—hence her stitch-witchery gracing the cover of the latest S Magazine (on the explosive Juliette Lewis), along with editorials in Numero, AnOther magazine, Bizarre, Playboy, Marquis, et al.

Said another way? While I’m unsure how many details of aforementioned ‘Secret Project’ I’m permitted to share at this juncture in time, I can tell you this: upon arrival at the studio, I discovered a stylist had hoarded the collar Mother intended for the shoot.

Photo: Dirk Mai ☀ Make-Up: Stacey Hummell

The nerve. All the same, we had an excellent afternoon. Not only does The Mother corrupt traditional perceptions of fetishwear and period costume, she’s also adorable, donning death metal t-shirts and boundless charisma while doing so.

Yes, my choice of verbiage was deliberate (just as one can be over-dressed in attitude), and yes, I hope to be swathed in her sublime regalia again in the not-too-distant future. Of more immediate import, however—particularly for those quite a distance from her L.A. showroom—I have advantageous news:

Between October 2008 & now (‘now’ being this 22nd of May, Two Thousand and Ten), this textile fascinatrix has posted a mere six items in her etsy shop.

Two of the six are fresh on the market, & while they’re categorized as menswear, I’d classify them as UNISEXY…

an asymmetrical leather collar

:: detailed view (of both the handiwork & model Dylan Monroe) ::

&

detachable sleeves, made of 100% vegan faux ostrich texturized leatherette

Grab your credit cards while you can, style fiends. Who knows how long it’ll be till the next opportunity presents itself…

from the book Damage by Josephine Hart

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:: image of Clint Catalyst by Dirk Mai ::

HAUTE

HAUTE

HAUTE  ATTACK!

With special thanks to Nixon Sixx for casting such an adorable spokesmodel

in this, THE SEVENTH PRIZE RIBBON among

the JARED GOLD/CLINT CATALYST CO-BRANDED MERCHANDISE—

a ‘site exclusive’ for the illustrious

[dot] com

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Matter of fact, the HMacabre skeleton crew has assembled an on-line boutique

for the erudite enthusiast of shadowed fineries who’s privy to the fact that

one need not spend a million bucks to look like it.

However!

Before my A.D.D.-addled ass has a chance to bifurcate off into scatter-shot territory,

I need to provide the following info —of—

:: where to click :: (HERE!) :: & claim :: First Place as a Hauttie! ::

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O.K., then Next:

Look upon a few shop highlights for the darkly inclined, such as

the obscenely affordable black smoke leggings,

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as well as

another collaborative effort with

the gents and ¢ommon ¢ent$ in mind…

(Go ahead & fling the slab of Velveeta at me over that one—I’ll cop the rationale of Twi-hards in my defense: “I don’t know how it happened! I must’ve been roofied or something, ’cause my taste level—I mean, my defenses—were down. Really: I’m really much cooler than that!” )

Mmmm-hrmmm. Right.

All the same, THIS FINE ITEM

is most right-on, indeed!

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The offspring of joined forces: Haute Macabre with Cyberoptix

(a company worthy its own blog post, truth be told…)

:: rad ties & cravats ::

paired with retinal candy such as the following

drool-worthy [OOPS]  impeccable display of DNA at its finest?

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—ahem!—

Well, since I’m “already here,” so to speak,

I figured I might as well share…

Since, you know: there’s a more-than-decent chance I’ll be ogling their URL

frequently

More.Hot.Rivet-Heads.&.Goth.Guys,Plz!

Hrmm. Did you guys hear something?

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But of course!

Furtive whispers from Thee Cult Ov Thee Fashion-Forward

state the obvious

(That is—for any devotee of Haute Macabre or mine owne Dot Com):

BAM!   Be it

xx or xy,

THIS. IS. UNISEXY.

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in

Volume Four of Hiccup, the theme of which is

“Under The Influence”

∞ ∞ ∞

Hiccup is a live, multi-media performance series in the L of A, curated by wordsmith Eric Layer—

Each ‘happening’ is accompanied by a literary magazine on-line, complete with a down-loadable podcast of Mr. Layer’s infamous

∞ ∞ ∞

Verse-slingers in Los Angeles—or traveling troubadours in search of a rad venue to ‘do [their] thang’—forthcoming themes are posted on the

Hiccup website, including a section on the where & how to submit…

An adroit and techno-savvy blogger, I’m anything but—

Hence, the fact two “circumcized” versions of the podcast have been brought to my attention isn’t a shocker, by any means.

(In other words, the equivalent of lifting my track from a D.J. mix.

Or, for the sake of giving simile?

Like going to a potluck and noshing on nothing but the entrée I brought with me. Ru!)

You’ll miss out on some awesome anecdotes by Anna Spanos, Amy Young, Valerie Palmer and Jenna Blough, but

in true “If you’re gonna do it…” parental style, the aforementioned gaucherie can be obtained

here :: via .m4a bootleg ::

or

by clicking here :: for :: the .mov download .

Whatever the case, I hope to see you Hiccuping in future days!

Until Then—

Yours in Bargain-Bin Head-Shrinking & Sample Packs of SSRIs,

Clintasaurus Wrecks

x o x o x

— Charley Gallay Photography —

Truly…Truly,

Cx

Oh! & P.S.

Special Thanks to

Jen Egan of Gen Art , Jennifer Sides, and Emma Haber of Blink Los Angeles.

:: more. soon. :: however, until then? ::

Coverage by the lovely Gigi Hooghkirk of

FIDM’s Fashion Club Daily

awaits!

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Clint Catalyst is a guest speaker/performer for the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and Language series. This year’s theme is “Word and Image.”

04/06/10
“The Writer as Image: Words, Personae, and the Media Between”
Hendrix College
Reeves Recital Hall
Conway, AR
7:30 p.m.
Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Campus Events
All Ages
FREE and Open to the Public

“Clint Catalyst, a Hendrix alumnus, further examines this year’s theme with a presentation of the idea of personal image as relating to the writer.”

* Media Coverage in Arkansas Online, in association with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. *