September 19, Opening of the movie Igor

September, 20 2008 09:00 PM – Unextraordinary Gentlemen playing at the CIA (California Institute of Abnormal Arts) - w/Harlequin Jones, Red Light District & others TBA 11334 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, California 91601 - $10 ALL AGES - w/Harlequin Jones, Red Light District & others TBA

Gears, Goggles and Gilding Saturday September 20th 11:30ishSaint Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish New Hampshire After the picnic, the Precision Museum in Windsor, Vermont. Cornish is located about 2 hours north of Boston. Admission to the park is $5.

Sept 20- Decatur, Pirate Palooza Expect at least a few Airship Pirates to invade.

Sept 20-21 Unofficial Fop event

Sept 21- The Western Warship Combat Club is engaging in combat. 1/144 scale ship combat to be held at Penitencia Ponds.

September, 26-28 2008 at The NY Anime Festival Voltaire playing.

Sept. 26- Abney Park is playing in Seattle, 9pm, $13, 21 and over at Heaven, 172 South Washington Street. Part of the Seattle Steampark Party.

Saturday Sept 27th, Gainesville, FL. Picnic at the memorial park on Tower Rd (they have a nice wooded area and standing stones) and maybe the fossil room of the museum.

Sept. 27-28…GEEK.KON Madison Wisconsin, a gathering place where all geeks can find their own PG-13 geek fun. news rss feed to keep informed of any updates.

Santa Rosa, CA Sept 28 The Handcar Regatta invites Builders, Tinkerers and Artists to create and then race a Human Powered Rail Bound Vehicle for the adoring public. Also a Steam Trunk Craft Show.

Sept 28, Atlanta, GA, 6pm. Can’t Stop the Serenity event, $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Plaza Atlanta, 1049 Ponce de Leon.

Oct 3-5, Silicon in San Jose, CA at the Doubletree. Science Alley, dancing, and steamy socialization.

Oct 10- Necronomicon in St. Pete. Steampunk Fashion panel on Friday, October 10th at 4pm.

Oct 12- Combat and BBB 15k tons and over at 1/144 scale ship combat to be held at Penitencia Ponds.

Scream Fest 2008, October 17-19th Scream Fest/Wyndham Orlando Resort, Voltaire playing

Oct 18, 2008. The soapbox race takes place in Dolores Park and is sponsored by Redbull -
It’s not only about the fastest car (they’ll be racing against the clock), racers are being judged on “flair” and “an outrageous skit” on stage with their “pit crew”.

Oct. 18th and 19th, 2008, Austin, TX Maker Faire Austin:

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 11:00 am ‘til 6:00 pm, Capsule Design Festival - Hayes Valley Park - Octavia and Hayes Streets, San Francisco, CA 94102 160 clothing, jewelry, children’s, lifestyle and accessory designers along with artists and musicians. Music on the green, courtesy of Flavor Group, and other special events to be announced.

Eccentrik Festival is an annual music festival held in the Raleigh, NC area in the month of October Eccentrik Festival V (2008) will be held October 23 to 26, 2008. All events will be held at HELL in Chapel Hill, NC. Post-mortem brunch to be held on Sunday (10.26.08). Bands and DJs from around the world. art show, vendors, and we also hope to add variety acts and a fashion show as we grow.

October, 25 2008 at Flint’s Vampire Ball, Historic Masonic Temple , 755 S. Saginaw Street, Flint, Michigan Voltaire playing. Cost : $20 in advance, $25 at the door- 21 and over ONLY please - must have valid ID.. doors open at 9:00 (tentative).. Voltaire Showtime TBA.

Unused Online Delights for Your amusement:

TV Transmitter goes Portable via the Modern Mechanix- Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today!

A Gentleman’s Duel via a delightfully animated video. Site plays immediately with audio.

The Typing Ball is shiny.

Good heavens, the retrofuture is exciting.

Photographs of WW1 aviation related uniforms from the collection of the 1914-18 Aviation Heritage Trust.

Even experienced sewers can find themselves confused by vintage patterns. This article explains some of the differences in markings to unravel the mysteries.

Rube Goldberg lives, and he wants your Cadbury candy!

As mentioned during the interview: How to tie an Ascot

Share your event, info, or favorite site with the rest of the Spectacular listeners by emailing it to podcast@gettingby.net.

 

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Greetings, long lost friends! The HMS Astrolabe makes port once again, after and extended journey to exotic parts. Correspondent Chris Fisher has all kinds of steamy news, The Archivist Matt Wallace brings us some more lessons of an interesting nature, and you just might have the opportunity to meet one of the other members of our rather motley band of travelers.

If perchance you are attending the festivities known as DragonCon, keep a wary eye out. Correspondent Chris Fisher and I will be skulking about, and we would be delighted to make your acquaintance.

I do apologize for the lack of show notes for this episode. The crew of the HMS Astrolabe is grateful to have made port at all, and while I do hope to be able to post notations for your edification, it is of utmost importance that I join my crew for a spot of much-needed Rest and Recreation.

 

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After a long absence, the HMS Astrolabe finally makes port again! Steamy news for this fortnight includes items regarding Penguicon, the BUST Spring Craftacular, Costume-Con, The Silicon Valley Computer History Musem, Bazaar Bizarre, Maker Faire, and the Seattle Steamrats. Online delights include gears, vintage projects, simulated wood-grain, and the many offerings of Datamancer. This visit also contains another installment of Six Score and Twenty from Matt Wallace, a new vintage vocabulary lesson, a cautionary tale from Helljack, and a disturbing message. The salon today is a discussion with author Mur Lafferty.

 

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Welcome back to the HMS Astrolabe! We suffered some delays in making port this time, but I hope that you will find this installment was worth the wait.

The sights available from the observation deck this week include The Clockwork Ball, Unofficial Fop Day, FreakAngels, and In Timely Fashion (being a compendium of era hairstyle instructions with photonic illustrations), and SepiaChord. Other diversions include the launch of an original flash fiction series called Six Score and Twenty by Matt Wallace, and the first of what we hope to be many sartorial lessons from Jared Axelrod.

Today’s salon is a conversation with the inestimable Magpie Killjoy of Steampunk Magazine.

Thank you for joining us!

 

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Welcome aboard the HMS Astrolabe! Our metal-clad hybrid aircraft has all the modern conveniences including an automated galley, ballroom, and a fully-equipped laboratory. If you please, Maurice will show you to the lab for your meeting with Susan Z (our resident Mad Crafterix).

Following your meeting, you are welcome to take in the magnificent views afforded by a stroll on the observation deck. Of especial note are Circa Nocturna, Maker Faire, Dawanda, The Clockwork Cabaret, and a crucial article on etiquette for the jet-pack set. We will be disembarking at Transylvania Polygnostic University for a chat with Professor Foglio about Girl Genius.

Thank you for joining us.

 

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This is Episode 0 of the new podcast. I like to think of Episode 0 as an amuse-bouche, a little morsel to whet your appetite and give you a hint of delights yet to come. Future episodes will be released on the 1st and the 15th of the month.

 

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