The Clockworkers Guild

jordanricher@rogers.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:21:53 GMT

Not really steampunk...

jordanricher@rogers.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:43:40 GMT

but certainly an anachronism tech wise.

The Prince of Wales has reduced his motoring emissions by running his 38-year-old Aston Martin, a 21st birthday present from the Queen, on fuel made entirely from wine

whats are peoples opinions on this?

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Some of the best and brightest.

jordanricher@rogers.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:51 GMT

On the East cost USA.

All the info for this show is here

http://artdonovan.vox.com/

Absinthe & Steampunk dress theme tomorrow Friday July 25th!!

jordanricher@rogers.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:42:19 GMT

DISINTEGRATION!!!
Our next installment is Friday July 25th!

It's my birthday party and that always means a night full of festivity and surprises!
We will be having a STEAMPUNK dressing theme so go wild with your outfits. The two best dressed people will win gift certificates from MYSTIC INK as well as other prizes!
Also, in case you didn't know, we are now serving Absinthe at the bar... you've got to try it!

Please join DJSlave1, DJ0n1x & guest DY Lynk (Tyler from the Underground in Colorado Springs) on the main floor as we play a diverse mix of music, new & old, and mix in as many requests as we can! Also the first hour of the night will be all OLD SCHOOL goth/industrial music! Come relive the memories!
In the front room we will be having DJ's Slim FadEy, AcidBurn and Tamara spinning mellow and chill goth/industrial tunes to relax and socialize to. This also will be Tamara's first time out to the club since her surgery so please help welcome her back!

PENNANGALAN BOOTS!!!
Remember our exciting sponsor... The first 15 paid customers at each Disintegration event will receive a discount voucher to use at the Pennangalan site!!!

Drink specials are:
$1.00 PBRs before 10:30 ($2.00 after that)
Domestic drafts are $3.00.
$3 Idol Vodkas, Pyrat Rums, & White Russians!!
$2 shot specials all night!!
Now serving Absinthe!!!

DISINTEGRATION
EBM/Industrial/Goth/Electro/DarkWave/Futurepop
@ BENDER'S
314 E 13th Ave. Denver, CO 21+ only
Large dancefloor, 2 bars, and huge smoking patio!

For playlists & pictures:
"Disintegration Livejournal"
"Disintegration MySpace"

I really should have mentioned this earlier.

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:47:37 GMT

This Thursday, (sorry for the late notice, my brain is a might scattered) our beloved Jake Von Slatt is to be at the Groton, MA Library doing a piece for PBS. Details are to be found here.

My brother, girlfriend and I will be attending, as we live relatively close to Groton. Anyone else? We'd like to see some folks there! Either way, I get to meet Von Slatt, so I'm happy.

jordanricher@rogers.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:55:43 GMT

The Seattle in 2011 Worldcon bid has a steampunk theme and a spiffy new website!

Steampunkworkshop at Comic-Con:

jordanricher@rogers.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:08:35 GMT

Greetings!
If we havn't been introduced, my name is Meredith Scheff- Im a writer over at www.steampunkworkshop.com.
I will be attending Comic-Con this year from Friday-Sunday, and I'd love to meet some SPWS readers/fans- especially if you are attending in your external-combustion-punk outfits (external combustion? Get it?), costumes, or if you are showing off your SP comics or projects. If you'd like your creation (or yourself) to be in the Comic-Con feature here at SPWS, shoot me an email at satiredun at gmail dot com; and we'll figure out how to meet up.

Unhallowed Necropolis

jordanricher@rogers.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:32:07 GMT

Cross posted to unhallowed_met.

I just received this image and thought I would share. Here is a first look at the George Higham's sculpture for the cover of Unhallowed Necropolis, the ghost and psychics book for Unhallowed Metropolis. The sculpture depicts the Ecto-Containment Suit, a device for giving mobility to captured spirits. The helmet is life size and was sculpted and cast by George at his workshop.

Unhallowed Metropolis is the gas-mask chic role-playing game of Neo-Victorian horror. For more information, check out http://www.newdarkage.net/

Steampunk party this Friday July 25th in Denver!

jordanricher@rogers.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:34:44 GMT

DENVER:

In case anyone might be interested in attending, we're having a Steampunk theme at our next installation of Disintegration this upcoming Friday July 25th. Details are under the cut (if this isn't allowed, I apologize and feel free to delete):

DISINTEGRATION!!!
Our next installment is Friday July 25th!

It's my birthday party and that always means a night full of festivity and surprises!
We will be having a STEAMPUNK theme so go wild with your outfits. The two best dressed people will win gift certificates from MYSTIC INK as well as other prizes!
Also, in case you didn't know, we are now serving Absinthe at the bar... you've got to try it!

Please join DJSlave1, DJ0n1x & guest DY Lynk (Tyler from the Underground in Colorado Springs) on the main floor as we play a diverse mix of music, new & old, and mix in as many requests as we can! Also the first hour of the night will be all OLD SCHOOL goth/industrial music! Come relive the memories!
In the front room we will be having DJ's Slim FadEy, AcidBurn and Tamara spinning mellow and chill goth/industrial tunes to relax and socialize to. This also will be Tamara's first time out to the club since her surgery so please help welcome her back!

PENNANGALAN BOOTS!!!
Remember our exciting sponsor... The first 15 paid customers at each Disintegration event will receive a discount voucher to use at the Pennangalan site!!!

Drink specials are:
$1.00 PBRs before 10:30 ($2.00 after that)
Domestic drafts are $3.00.
$3 Idol Vodkas, Pyrat Rums, & White Russians!!
$2 shot specials all night!!
Now serving Absinthe!!!

DISINTEGRATION
EBM/Industrial/Goth/Electro/DarkWave/Futurepop
@ BENDER'S
314 E 13th Ave. Denver, CO 21+ only
Large dancefloor, 2 bars, and huge smoking patio!

For playlists & pictures:
"Disintegration Livejournal"
"Disintegration MySpace"

jordanricher@rogers.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:05:09 GMT

Been interested in steampunk stuff for the last year or two. Seeing things and going "That's amazing. I wish I could do stuff like that." Which now brings me to...

Does anyone know any good websites for techniques and materials gathering for making steampunk related jewlery and whatnot? To be quite honest the only real artistic/craftsmanship thing I've ever tried my steady hands at is sculpting, so I have no idea where I would begin to get into making wonderful steampunk items.

So...yeah. Any advice, resources of tips for a complete and total newcomer to the entire 'making awesome things' gig? Mostly interested in working with metal (yaybrass!) and general tiny things.

(My apologies if this or something simular has been asked recently/repeatedly. I checked back quite a few pages in the community before my tired eyes got...tired. The comm doesn't archive anything with the memories function.)

The modding begins!

jordanricher@rogers.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:55 GMT

Not long ago, I posted a few pictures of myself in my steam-gear, what I had together anyway.

And now, it's time to move forward. This weekend, my brother and I would like to begin working on some of our steamy gear and accessories, hopefully to have a bit of it in time for Connecticon at the end of the month. (If anyone else is going, let me know!)

A few days ago, he and I bought some wonderful welding goggles, and we have a bunch of Nerf guns. (Mavericks, longshots, and the C5 I think it's called.) So, we wanted to get a-working on some modding these things to make them steamy. We've loads of ideas for what to di with it all, but since I'm doing the painting I had a question.

How do some of you excellent craftsmen do your painting? Any tips and techniques? How do you age your mods? How do you paint something to look like wood? Basically anything you can give me. I actually used to have a couple of lovely painting tutorials for just such an occassion saved as bookmarks, but with my laptop on the fritz, I can't get to them.

Any help and suggestions you could give me would be wonderfully helpful! I'll be sure to post lots of pictures as things are finished.

X-posted all about.

Victorian Vampire Hunting Kit?

jordanricher@rogers.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:01:12 GMT

Probably old hat around here, but worth a look...

A 19th century Vampire Hunting Kit?

The entire Sandberg Collection is worth exploring.

Steampunk Vacuum Cleaner?

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:02:36 GMT

Oh my. These two are just begging for a little bit of modification.

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Dyson-DC-14-Bronze-Plus-Vacuum/2533641/product.html?IID=prod2533641
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Dyson-DC-16-Root-6-Handheld-Vacuum-Refurbished/3037774/product.html?

Tesla day photos...

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:36:41 GMT

hello folks,

The photos that have been submitted (with a few exceptions that i'm currently sorting through) are now posted here under the photo gallery section.

if anyone has any that they would like me to add then please comment here with a link to wherever they are (town, city or area), where they are bieng hosted currently (photobucket, Flickr ect.) who i should credit and any contacts or links you would like to your websites.

i Received such a good response to the Tesla birthday idea, i have decided to try it again, there are 2 birthdays coming up in September, Matthew Boulton's Birthday is on the 3rd and H.G. Wells' is on the 21st. i'll keep you posted on that.

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

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:53:52 GMT

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

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:45:51 GMT

1911 Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica!

The adds are annoying... but such is the price we pay..

East Bay Steampunk Meet-up (CA)

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:39:55 GMT

Greetings All,

As the time is getting close quickly, I thought I should send out a reminder about the East Bay Steampunk Meet-up in Berkeley this Friday (July 18th) at 6pm. We will be meeting at The original on Shattuck.

I hope to see you all there. ;-)

The Original
2240 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(x street Kettredge)

Spider mech...

jordanricher@rogers.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:09:53 GMT

i just found this, its probably been posted before, but i have been here for about a year now and i havnt seen it before now...

but the website assosiated with this can be found Here

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The perfect stereo for listening to your Abney Park albums...

jordanricher@rogers.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:52:27 GMT

I live in Vietnam. The cafe is a central part of life here. They range from high quality lounges with leather wingback chairs and wood paneling like an old fashioned private club to little street corner affairs with little plastic stools and a little old lady boiling coffee over a pot of coals on the pavement and selling coffee for 25 cents a glass.

I frequently have lunch in a cafe called Cafe Hi-End where they play great old jazz music on an awesome stereo system. Until recently, I had only heard the stereo because I usually go up to the loft, but the other week I went under the loft and into the sunken main room. Along the back wall, I saw the most beautiful stereo system I have ever seen. I literally could not believe my eyes. "That can't be real," I said to myself. "It must be only for show and there's some digital cd player tucked away somewhere. It was all brass and polished wood and glowing vacuum tubes.

I have just seen the latest copy of "Nghe Nhin Viet Nam", an audio-visual enthusiast magazine. They had a review of Navison Audio's new amplifier, the NVS211-PSE. I couldn't believe it. These things are real.

More information and photos can be seen at the companies website here.

By the way, I'm not affiliated with this company at all. When I saw the review and the pictures of the other products, I thought I could make a pretty penny by selling to steampunks overseas, but I was disappointed to learn that they already have overseas distributors. Good for you, but not so good for me.

jordanricher@rogers.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:37:37 GMT

Hi all!
Just a note to those living in the southeastern US.
Crisiscon is a new Scifi/Anime/Horror convention opening on Halloween Weekend 2008!
A Steampunk panel and photo shoot is scheduled on Sunday afternoon at the convention.
Please vist the website for more information.
Thanks!
www.crisiscon.com

Steampunk City in Second Life: New Babbage

jordanricher@rogers.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:59:00 GMT

Hopefully this isn't a double post.....I checked recent posts and didn't see this yet.

This is truly impressive......a very beautiful and well-designed steampunk city in Second Life.

Boeing builds an ... airship?

jordanricher@rogers.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:04:24 GMT

Biggest helicopter ever

Modern Steam Power

jordanricher@rogers.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:50:12 GMT

I hope this has not been posted before.

http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/car_news_article.aspx?cp-documentid=8778261

Best of Luck to them :)

Mythbusters

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:29:37 GMT

Hey, folks, this isn't exactly the freshest meat on the tubes, but I found it amusing.

Seems the Mythbusters dug up a reference to a steam-power, civil war-era machine gun.

Being Adam and Jaime, they built one.

Enjoy!

Alberta Oil Sands Proposal

jordanricher@rogers.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:28:11 GMT

something interesting proposed in the norths of Canada, a little embarrassment of a project we have called the Alberta Oil Sands.

the company is proposing covering work areas with inflatable buckydomes & using rotocrafts, or dirigibles with helicopter rotors to transport goods.

Linky (treehugger.com)