Not your grandmother's convention

From the multitudes in black to the incessant meowing by 35-year-old overweight men, I can definitely say this past weekend ranks at the higher levels of my weird-o-meter. With both Convergence 14 and the pre-party for Fetishcon, the weekend was full of everything from sexual innuendo down to outright lewd acts. (I saw performer using a lollipop in fashion that has curbed my desire for anything sweet for at least a month). But I'm not going to be the only one with these images scarred into my brain. I took some photos throughout the weekend that will haunt my nightmares for years to come.

Call me a geek, but I want a pair Thomas Willeford's glasses. Who doesn't want to look like a megalomaniacal evil super genius with a plot for world domination? Amazingly rad stuff and I want a pair. If you do too, check them out here.

As much as I wished it, Eric Krastel would not fall down. I almost wanted to push his friend Stephanie Lipka out of the way so he wouldn't have the support. In fact, the only person who did fall down near me, blamed my flash for it. If he were a good skater, I might be inclined to agree, but when you're hugging the wall for five laps around a rink, don't blame your lack of skill on the photographer's millisecond of flash.

When I saw Danielle Cowan in her bathing suit for the gothic bikini contest, the only thing I could think was the fact that Mary-Anne was far more tan and could never be that pale on that wacky island.

How do you know that a gothic convention was in Tampa Bay? The massive amount of booze and preference of mojitos is a hint. Acid Poptart gets classy by downing some right before the bikini contest. With a name like that though, I'm not really expecting her to act like Mother Theresa.

This was the biggest letdown of the event. The OneFonz was going to jump over a remote controlled shark in a pool. It was just a kiddie pool so I expected it to be kind of funny. Then they took away the pool to make it safer. What a letdown. I can't be too disappointed though, considering he lacked the skill to even make this jump. I'm dead serious. Henry Winkler gives you two thumbs down.

While not scary by itself, Orias Bastet's performance will haunt me for years to come. What started out as wonderful and delightful dance for the Cabaret de Kinque at the Crowbar ended with her being beat down and choked to death on stage (of course it was just theatrics). This was the turning point of the night. Everything else afterward became a little too graphic (for a family newspaper, that is). With all the craziness at the Cabaret, I'm both excited and scared for the upcoming Fetishcon. I hear there's even going to be a BDSM-styled wedding. I'm guessing handcuff instead of rings?

If you want to see some more crazy goth action, click here, or if you want to see the Cabaret de Kinque photos that I was able to and post, click here.

Comments

[cd348]

That gorgeous red head in a little bikini, standing in front of you and letting you take pictures...and all you can think of is Gilligan's Island???? Holy Smokes! The last thing I thought of when I saw her picture was a now-defunct, half-witted tv show.

[anon]

that red head is not gorgeous, i would be thinking about ginger from gilligan's as well

[Bob]

"I can't be too disappointed though, considering he lacked the skill to even make this jump."

Yep! I only had 30 minutes of practice. You must admit, though, I did have a cool helmet. :-)