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Byrd Of Paradise

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About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Delectably dashing, Gloriously glam, stunningly sinful, radiantly rocking, terrifically trashy, Queen of the night. Loves - Art Deco hollywood style, black and red, black and gold - so very Biba! Marlene, Bette, Liz, Marilyn, Norma, Joan, Louise, Clara, Audrey, Katherine and all the Hollywood Divas. Glam Rock, Mick Rock, The English Disco, The Dolphin in Hackney, Boombox R.I.P., Horse and Groom in Curtain Road, Bourne and Holiingsworth - for letting me dance on tables, Black Satin Pencil Skirts, Ostrich Feathers, Leopard print, Alice in Wonderland, Men in eyeliner, women in Tux's, masks, Top hats, Bowler hats, Berets, Dressing up, red lipstick, felines, Gothic Splendor, fake fur - not real, black or red patent shoes, A lil tipple of Sherry, long luxurious baths, my lie-ins, Havana Rum, a nice cup of tea, mighty boosh, Cabaret, Rocky Horror, chocolate. Hates - Flourescent colours (not good on a pale complection), suntans on me - I like being pale, trainers, Tracksuits (especially those velour ones, Modern RnB - give me Sam n Dave or Booker T anytime not Usher!!! Most Stallone films. Marketing people who are killing off individuality - I will fight you till the end.

My Interests

Music - My Life and My love, Fashion - from the darkest depths of the past to the perfection of the present I love clothes - esp Biba, Schiaparelli, Westwood, YSL. Art and Photography, going out to party hard or staying in to recover, glittery dirty electro clubs, dark dank venues to watch gigs, looking through vast amounts of junk in vintage stores in the hope of finding a gem, burlesque.

I'd like to meet:

The beautiful creatures. The peacocks. The freaks. The stared at. The excluded. The weird and the wonderful - all are welcome.

Music:

This may take a while!!! David Bowie, T-Rex, Roxy Music, Rolling Stones, New York Dolls, Talking Heads, Devo, Blondie, The Ramones, Television, Iggy and the Stooges, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Small Faces, The Who, The Kinks, The Jam, The Clash, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Morrissey, The Smiths, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Nick Cave, Kate Bush, White Stripes, Johnny Cash, Bobbie Gentry, Marianne Faithful, Sandy Shaw, Cole Porter, Robert Johnson, Gershwin, Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, CSS, Peaches, Goldfrapp, Suede, Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dandy Warhols, Aphex Twin, Autreche, 2 Many DJ's, ACDC, Air, Gram Parsons, MC5, Primal Scream, Interpol, Skull Juice, Simian Mobile Disco, Erol Alkan, Ali Love, The Faces, Beck, Simple Kid, Guns n Roses, early Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Horrors, Mystery Jets, Adam Ant, Beatles, The Bees, Cramps, The Cure, Elastica, ELO, The Fall, Flaming Lips, The Gossip, Human League, Dinosaur Jnr ... Oh god!!! Thats enough - there are more but im bored of typing it now......

Movies:

Cabaret - Everything about this movie is perfect.... I wanna grow up and be Sally Bowles!My taste generally falls into 3 groups...Old classics - Sunset Boulevard, Pandora's Box, Imitation of Life, Big Sleep, Gone with the Wind, Rear Window, The Women, Now Voyager, All About Eve etc.Weird and strange - Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, The Legacy, Man That Fell To Earth, Performance, Wicker Man, Christiane F, Pink Flamingo, Hammer movies, Greg Araki movies ...The usual - Usual Suspects, Godfather, Goodfellas, Fight Club, lord Of The Rings, Kevin Smith movies, Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Trainspotting, Clockwork Orange, Omen ...

Television:

The Avengers - the greatest ever, The Prisoner, The Office, Extras. I also love a good murder drama or costume Drama.

Books:

The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe and Alice In Wonderland (i'm just a big kid really). I'm also a sucker for a good mystery novel.

Heroes:

I repeat, when I grow up I want to be Sally Bowles. I also love Marianne Faithfull, Anita Berber, Betty Page, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Purdey from the New Avengers, Emma Peel from The Avengers, Barbara Hulanicki, Siouxie Sioux, Chrissy Hynde, Keith Richards, David Bowie, Beau Brummel, Oscar Wilde, Louise Brookes, the cheshire cat, Dita Von Teese and of course... Madonna.

My Blog

The Last Gasp!

At midnight the UK changed forever. It is now illegal to smoke within the perimeters of an enclosed public space. I do not smoke and although I look forward to arriving home at the end of the eve...
Posted by Byrd Of Paradise on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:43:00 PST

Toni finally gets creative!!!

Today is a big day on Planet Toni!!! Two reasons for this  - one - I have finally posted a blog, (its only gonna be a short one - I dont want to overkill the moment). Two - after being on myspace...
Posted by Byrd Of Paradise on Wed, 02 May 2007 03:47:00 PST