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Things and events, Comment if you think somethings been forgotten .

2008-07-16T06:53:19Z

Events:

in Europe, 20th of July
The event "Zirkus Ravenstein" is hosted by VIONA and will take place in Theater Tinnenpot in the centre of Gent, a theater place in the form of a white circustent.

Time Travel Picnic
in NY , August 2nd, this year every one who comes will get skeleton keys, compasses, books, and more military pins.
Come to the one in NY or plan your own via this link.

Pi-Con
August 22-24
Pi-Con is a weekend-long convention where fans and creators of science fiction gather to interact. There will be three days of panels, games, readings, debates, events, interviews, conversation, parties, and socializing. at the Clarion hotel in West Springfield, MA. There Guest of Honor is the one and only Cory Doctorow

Dances of Vice
August 22nd to August 24th
Sunday, August 24th: at REBEL NYC 251 West 30th Street
New York, NY 10001 The Münchausen Time Travellers Ball takes place at Rebel NYC, featuring live music by Voltaire (exclusive full band show), The Deadfly Ensemble, Fern Knight & the Stumblebum Brass Band, as well as a theatrical fashion show of Steampunk, New Romantic, Fantasy, & 18th to early 20th century inspired costumes from Azrael Accomplice Designs, La Metamorphose, Miz Candyman, & To Die For Designs.

Dragon*Con
Aug 29th -Sept 1, steampunk meet ups can be arranged and spoken of here

Burning man
Aug 25- Sep 1
If you do not know what Burning man in the USA is you must find out click here .

Salon Convention
A Neo-Victorian convention on September 13th in NJ, USA, featuring a Steampunk Salon by G. D. Falksen, friday night meetup, Abney Park, To Die for Designs, Chrono'nauts Parade, Burlesque.

Things

* An interview with the one and only Jay Lake
who has written many books, two being Mainspring and Escapement
This interview on GeekSpeak with Jay Lake covering things steampunk and beyond.

* The San Francisco Chronicle has done a very nice article on steampunk and the budding subculture around it, click here to read.

(Click the photo for why Thomas Willeford of www.bruteforceleather.com is worth checking out )

*Help Mouse come up with ideas for her new web site of " SteampunkWallpaper.com". She is creating a new wallpaper for you all every day of the year but is always open for suggestions.

* Two exsamples of how Tesla's birthday was Honored

* Do not forget to check out the Steampunk Workshop blog

* Steampunk Anthology is all most sold out all over get a copy when you still can

* The Vernian Process has a new project The Clockwork Process

* Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab now has the PHOENIX STEAMWORKS Phoenix Steam Works and Research Facility

Last but not least

The Willows
is celebrating its one year anniversary. As you know The willows is a bi-monthly source for Vintage weird victorian and steampunk fiction and art.
To celebrate their one year mark and to hope for many more the editor Ben has set a sale on year subscriptions, to make them about the cost of two cups of coffee from Starbucks.To those out there with businesses there is also apparently some sale on ad space contact the editor Here for the info . So do give the site a look and take advantage of the generosity of the magazine.

For excerpts on the current steampunk and pulp-noir serial it's running:
The Strange Case of the All-Seeing Ear by G. D. Falksen

The Willows web site for more info

I hope this is steamy enough...

2008-07-09T08:55:06Z

Here is a nice piece I found while out and about. I suppose it's not obvious steampunk... but I suppose I can see a steampunk gal in it... especially maybe the western type? ;) Personally I think the dangley metal heart adds the charm. Just wanted to give everyone a chance on this lovely piece... :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130235704659

(Sorry if this is redundant to some, I x-posted to a couple of comms.)

In 15 days.

2008-06-12T03:44:49Z

At this summer's Totally Normal Event (http://www.wickedfaire.com/TNE/index.html)
We will be holding a costume contest for steampunk,mad scientist and neo-Victorian.
It will be judged by author G. D. Falksen (http://www.myspace.com/gdfalksen)
Include prizes such as from
*Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab(http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/)
*Weird Tales ( http://www.weirdtales.net/),
*The Willows Magazine (http://www.thewillowsmagazine.com/index.htm)
*Jaborwhalky Productions ( http://www.Jaborwhalky.com)
*Death Rock Magazine (http://www.deathrockmagazine.com/)
and many more.
Prizes will be given for three categories
* best costume male
* best costume female,
* best costume couple.
Come dressed in you best and most imaginative costumes, and prepare to show off and admire each
other's creations.
Get your tickets now at http://www.wickedfaire.com/TNE/index.html

Smaller Circles (Little Wing)

2008-06-08T10:39:03Z

Smaller Circles +Little Wing+ by =artistm0nk on deviant ART

More info on The International Telectroscope wave!

2008-06-03T01:53:52Z

There is one more way to set things up for your meet up:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20587840849

More to come on this.

And anyone who comes to NYC 2 to 2:30 pm, as long as you're dressed up you have a free pass on the line to get to the scope. Any later and you will have to stand in line like everyone else.

And anyone in London you have 7:00 -7:30pm to get a pass on standing in line too.

Do remember just because you might come late does not mean you can't still come, as the scope is still a great deal of fun to look at. It is a good spot to meet up before you go out on your night adventures and a great back drop for photos.

My loved people who dwell in the wonderful areas of NY and my favorite city across the pond, London.

Let's have an Event shall we? Let's wave at each other across those thousands of miles dressed as best as we can, thus in a small way talking over that time and space.

I propose to you The International Telectroscope wave!
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/

On June 7th

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/cn/visit/newyork.php
NYC area people meet up at the telectroscope at 2pm.

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/cn/visit/london.php
London area people meet up by it at 7pm your time.

Then in an odd way via the telectoscope we are all meeting up at once and can wave at one another!

For any NY area people who come there will be more stuff to do after this.

London people you should go to Around The World In 80 Days, from White Mischief afterward (http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=814#comments) perhaps this can be your pre-event before the event.

This is the first of its kind.

Steampunk Geek Girl Poll

2008-05-16T23:42:43Z

Help choose the Steampunk Geek Girl photo for the upcoming Geek Girl Calendar! Vote here.

[Crossposted appropriately.]

What is she building in there?

2008-04-24T20:10:14Z

It can be difficult to find the old-fashioned sort of suspenders that button onto Victorian trousers. Professor Gravel, noted chronologist and adventurer, recommends the following anachronistic accessory.

These button-end suspenders have a charming clockwork pattern against a burgundy background. Accented with brown recycled leather and brass findings. Adjustable. See other photos here. Peruse more Theriaca Fina creations here.

TONS OF UPDATES!

2008-04-21T03:53:49Z

Sales

Also, anyone looking to pick up a clip-on eye-loupe? I have two that I've no use for and will sell cheap, cause I really can't stand the clutter. My life is chaotic enough as is.

Job

Further, any illustrators here? I'm sketching an idea for a no-dialogue 28/32 page comic and while I could draw it, I'd rather find someone with a style that is nice and clean (think Milo Manara), and still can turn out a page every two days or so. Paying gig, yes. Not much, but you'll live, I'm sure. Only need someone who does line-work–I'll handle colors, layout, flow, composition, setting, etc. Email me (check my user info) with a link to samples. I'd do it myself, but my plate is very full lately.

NYSTEAM BOOK!

Last: I'm going to produce a NYSTEAM Book of art, poems, music, graphic stories, and literature! I'm demanding, selective, and downright blunt to the point I've hurt feelings as an editor, but C'est La Vie. NYSTEAM Vol. 1 will replace my earlier concept of a periodic zine. It will be print on demand and if I accept your submission, your prize is a free copy and my love. The former is more valuable, the latter more rare.

Guidelines: Submit an Email by June 30th with the .DOC file attached, or the image linked. Music is to be published as sheet, not recorded. I require a recording to judge, however. Post as a link for listening or download. Talent in the latter is immaterial, but it wouldn't hurt me ;)

All work must be original and unpublished. Either the author or the concept must come from the NY Metropolitan area and the time setting must be between 1800 and 1940. The story need not be focused on "Steampunk" aspects, but it must have the flavor involved.

I will judge as harshly as I am wont, but fairly and honestly always.

Well, that's all for tonight. Oh, I take it back. Query, dear friends. Should the book be available A: only in hardover, B: Only in softcover, or C: In both?

While Hardcover at all will be more difficult and expensive, C is exponentially so. But if there's demand, there's demand.

Crossposted to a few places.

New community

2008-04-07T03:08:07Z

steam_southeast steam_southeast steam_southeast steam_southeast

I've created a community for those of us in the Southeastern US. Please do join! :D

Moderator Post

2008-04-05T21:06:31Z

Greetings everyone,

Since this community has an underscore in it's name, I've decided to rename it. Unfortunately, I can't think of anything good. Any suggestions for a good steampunkish name that may help attract new members?

This comm needs a bit of a kickstart, wouldn't you say?

-K

What is she building in there?

2008-02-21T19:46:20Z

Brass gears and cogs, boxes that sing...these are a few of my favorite things...

This charming brass and copper music box in the shape of an antique sewing machine plays the tune of "My Favorite Things" while brass gears turn round and round, the bobbin bobs, and the foot moves back and forth. Four large gears are visible, and the bobbin and drawer are accented with brass nuts. Wind-up key is located underneath the drawer. A brown band is included and can be replaced with any rubber band. The music of gears for steampunk ears, indeed! See other photos. Measures 14 cm wide, 15.5 cm tall, and 9 cm deep.

See the Steamy Stitches Music Box here, or view other creations at Theriaca Fina.

[Crossposted to relevant communities.]

What is she building in there?

2008-02-14T21:40:00Z

As any mad scientist can attest, the anatomy of the heart is complex. And how to tell the objects of your steam-driven desires that they are dearer to you than your own left ventricle? Fresh flowers wither and dry over time, but these monochronic blossoms last for centuries, even without the aid of a time-machine.

Dr. Edmund Gravel carefully preserves samples of flora and fauna that he collects on his anachronistic expeditions. These cunning glass bottles each have one of his unique preservation airlocks, which maintains conditions inside the bottle similar to those on the Isles of Ne'erwas in order to best sustain the specimens of local plantlife for further study. Airlocks feature brass and silver gears, cogs, and fittings (the torus-shaped one also has a spool of micro-gauge copper wire). Antiqued brass placards read "Flora Samples, Yeare 1803." Jars measure, respectively, 17 cm tall (inc. airlock), 10 cm wide, and 7 cm deep (reverse pear) and 19 cm tall (inc. airlock), 14 cm wide, and 7 cm deep (torus).

See the Flora Specimens here and here, or visit Theriaca Fina here.

[Crossposted to relevant communities.]

What is she building in there?

2008-02-12T20:58:46Z

I've been spending long hours in my laboratory of late, crafting neo-Victorian steampunk curiosities from found objects and antiquities. My workshop contains antique brass pipework, gears and springs, organs and specimens in various liquid-filled jars or terrariums, whimsical iron birdcages, countless sepia photographs and well-worn journals, and all manner of clockworks. There's a row of ominous-looking bottles holding various chemicals and solutions, and a shelf filled with the compasses, dials, and gauges used to maintain precise control over the elements.

Seize your goggles, set your pocketwatches, and embark with me on a steam-driven journey back to a time that never was. And might I suggest my recent creation, the Expedition Tool Kit?

Prof. Edmund Gravel never sets his chronometer without his Expedition Tool Kit, featuring four essential items securely packed in a stiff black velvet folding case with an outside name placard and snap. The dog-leg scissors and sharp moon blade are adorned with tiny brass gears on the handles, the pick has a brass handle wrapped in silver wire for a precise grip, and the divining compass (a hybrid of a divining rod and a compass) is Dr. Gravel's own invention. Black grosgrain ribbon loops hold each in place, and the two heaviest items are further reinforced by gear snaps. Case measures 23 cm long, 16.5 cm wide, and 5 cm deep.

See the Expedition Tool Kit here, or visit Theriaca Fina here.

[Crossposted to relevant communities.]

Heya, duckies!

2008-02-07T05:00:25Z

Here's the set up for everyone planning to do the pre-VICE (Link Here) meetup on Saturday, courtesy nysteam!

I'm calling to meet at 6:00 (EDITTED TIME! BE AWARE!) (be there or square, kids!) at one of a handful of locations in the area of Element (the lovely Venue we shall be visiting). I need your opinions. Each is a small (er, define "small"... I walk forty some minutes every day I work...) walk to the venue in question, and an early meetup allows us time to chat, socialize, do photos, laugh, eat, drink, and prep for the madness (if people want a later meeting time... er, tell me what time the doors open!). Here are my suggested ideas for meeting places. If the one chosen fails, we can just walk and chose a crash spot.

Josie Wood's The most distant of all of them, but could be interesting.

Caravan of Dreams Despite being a site for herbivores (kidding, dearies), it looks like a place even meat-eaters can fill up, and pleasant atmosphere to boot.

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/loreley-restaurant-and-biergarten/menus/drinks.html A restaurant and Biergarten. Not cheap, but looks tasty. And I miss having Brauts...

Croxley Ales Practically next-bloody store, this has been recommended, but the word of some labeling it part sports bar concerns me. We're going to stand out... but I don't know how much my sparky spirits can take. Of course, it seems to have a british theme and is highly thought of, so perhaps...

That's what I've got, and yes, this is cross-posted like mad.

New One of a Kind Clockwork Jewelry Now Available!

2008-02-07T04:05:34Z

Some Awsome New Stuff!

Also Taking Custom Orders(chaoticlycreative@gmail.com)! Resonable Prices!

Orders Over $50 get Free Shipping and Gifts!

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"Smoking Lounge" Forum

2008-01-09T16:03:16Z

There is a new messsage board community available for discussion on all matters Steam, Diesel, and Pulp--the "Smoking Lounge" forum. Discuss the weightier matters of Life and Steam in the shivering odour of cigar and Scotch . . . talk about steam- and dieselpunk, discuss literature and poetry, and debate real-life issues and politics in the gentlemen's Diogenes Club. Register Today!

Update- More Steampunk goodies!

2007-12-11T06:29:04Z

Gloomth & the Cult of Melancholy
http://www.gloomth.com

We now have Steampunk clothing, pins, more necklaces etc!!! :)

As well as cufflinks and Valentines themed steampunk jewelry on their way!!!!!! :) thanks

For ease of future planning...

2007-11-26T04:44:14Z

I've created a new community called socalsteam for those people living in Southern California who are interested in Neo-Victoriana and meeting others with similar interests! We've already begun planning our first event, so please do join if the topic applies to you!

cross posted to steamfashion

for science!

2007-11-24T04:55:42Z

The Steampunk Timeline of Futures Past is a resource intended to provide quick references to history of technology used in steampunk imagery. Even though its primary focus is, naturally, on the 19th century, it includes notes on earlier and later technology to give a sense of historical context to steam related technology. Accompanying commentary is provided to help the reader understand the role of history in determining the aesthetics of retro-futurism in general, and in steampunk in particular.

Available on auction at Ebay, this is a collection of useful mad scientist-friendly devices from Veynom Labs, ideal for your next outing into the furthest reaches of the unknown. Included are the latest model Z-3 ray gun, X-225 goggles, and K&H work smock, as well as accompany paperwork. Stop by and see what Veynom Labs has to offer. Remember,
"You can conquer the world. We can help."

something good and helpfull..

2007-09-26T02:41:58Z

Issue 3 out now.
Find it online at the Steampunk Magazine website.

This issue has an interview with the legendary, one and only Alan Moore, the continued serial fiction of G. D. Falksen , the works of Margaret P. Killjoy,Olga Lzakson, how-tos on making your own spats , flight cap and much more....

Remember, the official release party for Issue 3 will take place at in NYC at Dance of Vice where the Steampunk Magazine and Jaborwhalky Productions will be supplying the prizes for best costumes, and other give-aways....

We are on MySpace at
http://www.myspace.com/steampunkmagazine
Are LJ community is
steampunkmagazi

Thank you and good night....

All the info you need in one spot.

2007-09-24T19:47:37Z

Oct 20th, NYC...

2007-09-18T21:24:22Z

http://www.dancesofvice.com/
Go read what is going on Oct 20th.
Look at what they are giving away as a prize.
And what it is going to be a release party for.
The other Prize will be a Mad Scientist stater kit made by Jaborwhalky Productions BTW...

Convention any one?

2007-09-09T03:13:04Z

At my vending table I will be carrying hard copies of Issues 1, 2 and the new 3 at my table in the vending hall.
One of the Prizes for the Victorian LARP will be copies of Steampunk Magazine, along with other cool odds and ends...
Also the author
G.D.Falksen of the serial "An Unfortunate Engagement "will be on hand if you wish to ask him things or have him sign a copy for you.

There will be a meet up at some point during the convention or some insane room party. Ask about it when you're at the Con for info on that as it will be finalised that day most likely.

And if you do dress steampunk or really good Victorian at the Con we will be taking photos for a possible upcoming article for issue 4... That is if you would like to have your pic taken...

so ya..

A Few of Your Favorite Things...?

2007-09-08T23:38:05Z

My animation project this semester has a steampunk theme, but I'm at a loss for gadgets to put in a certain part. They can be just about anything, save a jet pack as I've already used it. So I turn to you good folks. What's something steamy and delicious you'd love to have that fit perfectly into the era? I can include a pretty decent amount and have left myself the ability to do so. I look forward to what suggestions I receive.
(Cross-posted a bit. Sorry for any repeats!)

steampunk teapot

2007-09-07T09:51:47Z

I've just bought this teapot from ebay:

on a scale of 1 to 10, how steampunk?

_{(i guess it needs at least one steam-gauge to be really steampunk)}