Fulci would have been all over this.

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triadruid finally talked me into seeing Grindhouse on Saturday. I enjoyed the hell out of it, but I did come away with the feeling that it was not so much a movie, but the world's most expensive in-joke. Still, it was wildly funny -- both films were, but for different reasons. The Rodriguez picture is just over-the-top gore and bad dialogue (and Freddy Rodriguez riding to glory on a kid's minibike -- he's like a Shriner from Hell). Tarantino's effort is his typical shtick, lots of people sitting around talking in coffeeshops, punctuated by ludicrous unexplained violence. It has the added charm of featuring vengeful stuntwomen indulging in some joyful car-crashing, which I enjoyed immensely.

In retrospect, though, I believe that if triadruid had told me that seeing this movie would involve having to think about Quentin Tarantino's cock (there is a scene for this in the Rodriguez film, which is easily the most over-the-top in the film), I might not have gone. I have a list of things I do not want to ever have to think about, and while Tarantino's cock is probably not #1 on the list, it's still in the top twenty.

For extra bonus awful, we were at the Ward Parkway Theater. So, if you've been watching the news out of the Great Midwaste, you will be aware that on Sunday, some crazy fucker went up to the mall there and shot a bunch of people more or less at random. So that's exciting. Yeesh.

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LOOOOOVED Grindhouse...~S~

Question: I am venturing into my first foray into rennie garb. I was wondering if you could offer suggestions/ideas/warnings about getting started?

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What sort of person will you be dressing as, or have you decided yet?

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Peasant/wench...~S~

At the moment, the garb I access to is all male. I'm gonna be cross-dressing at Muscogee this coming weekend unless something wonderful/unexpected/Susi-blessed happens...

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That should be pretty easy to come up with.
I'm not an authority on garb, but I can offer this: the sort of bodice with a central front panel and two rows of front lacing looks very nice, but is extremely difficult to manage by yourself. The sort with a single lace up the middle is much easier. (I say this, but of the two bodices I currently own, one is the center-panel type, and the other laces up the back like a corset, and absolutely can't be gotten into without assistance.)

Also, you'll probably want a good belt and some frogs for hanging crap off of. I can't seem to go to faire anymore without a pouch and a mug and a basket...

You're welcome to come raid our garb if you like (and if it's feasible. I'm not sure where you're staying these days.). We're not going to Muscogee, so we're not going to need it anytime soon.

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I am generally in Olathe these days.


You're welcome to come raid our garb if you like
Thank you! ~surprised/happy smile!!~ That is very kind of you!! What can I do in return?

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Eh, treat the stuff well and return it when you're done with it? :)

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I can do that...~BG~

What does your schedule look like in the evenings?

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Hrm... tonight is good, Thursday night is good. Other than that, this week is sort of shot.

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Tonight works for me too...

i have bamphed my email to you ala yahoo. Directions, times and so forth?