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Gypsy

Gypsy

About Me

Gypsy: -Art History geek, Burner, Europhile, terrible follower of Jesus. -Loves a good time in nearly any shape/form (the weirder, the better!). -Spins fire poi on command. -Will point you toward some crazy good times should you care to know. -Has an equal appreciation for the refined and the bizarre. -Great ideas are born in close proximity to her. -She will talk you into doing something you've always wanted to do or better yet, help you do it -If you find this video amusing, you are automatically her friend:Read my VisualDNA ™ Get your own VisualDNA™

My Interests

antiques, art, art history, art nouveau, beautiful things, boys in eyeliner, british boys, burning man, cars, curly haired men, edwardian era, europhilia, faery tales, films, fin de siecle, fire, fire spinning, folklore, futbol, gypsies, jesus, legends, linguistics, movies, mythology, npr, poi, roman noses, victorian era, vodka

I'd like to meet:

Bohemians, dandies, cads, raconteurs, flaneurs, charlatans, rakish devils and faux aristocrats. The disgraceful and the decadent...The charming, the elegant, the adventurous...Those who possess a refined sense of sophistication and those who most certainly do not. Eccentric, intelligent people. Brave individuals. Pretty boys with an edge. Other art history geeks.

Music:

big band, british rock, classic jazz, classical music, electronic music, indie rock, live music, swirly rock

Movies:

Love Actually, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Indiana Jones, Kingdom of Heaven, The Godfather, Usual Suspects, The Bourne movies, The Saint, Bond movies, spy movies and pretty much any period film ever.

Television:

Firefly, PBS, IFC, anything smart, anything British, anything with hotties and of course, anything with spies.

Books:

Anything by C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip K. Dick, Rosamunde Pilcher or that one other guy.

Heroes:

Jesus, people who make their dreams come true, people who feel the fear and do it anyway.

My Blog

20 OCTOBER: THEATRE BIZARRE


Posted by Gypsy on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:24:00 PST

8 AUGUST: DANCING BY COLOUR AT LUNA

Dance! Wednesday, 8 Aout! (That's August!)9 PM+Luna, N. Main St., west side of Main north of 12 Mile across from National Coney Island Dress Code: Pick a color, any color, as long as it's NOT black. (...
Posted by Gypsy on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:42:00 PST

17 AUGUST: INTER-LEWD @ AJS IN FERNDALE


Posted by Gypsy on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:44:00 PST

GREAT GROOVE REVIVAL @ O-ZEN: 19 JULY

Great Groove Revival!  http://www.myspace.com/thegreatgrooverevival JOHNb says "I'm working on something more glitchy for this week." You may be wondering what "glitchy" means. Well, we're not te...
Posted by Gypsy on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:08:00 PST

28 JUNE: MY BIRTHDAY & THE GREAT GROOVE REVIVAL @ O-ZEN LOUNGE IN DETROIT

The following was posted for me by my favourite Dirtball, the DJ DirtyD who rocks it out at O-Zen: Hey, everyone! It's a fun-filled week with River Days, the fireworks and a wicked weekend lineup app...
Posted by Gypsy on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:19:00 PST

15 JUNE: SUGAR HICCUP @ LUNA IN ROYAL OAK

A one-time only event at Luna in Royal Oak before the event moves to a new location:  1815 N. Main St. north of 12 Mile Rd.ROYAL OAK, MI.248.589.3344Doors 9pmDJ QUIG and Melissa Emily w/ special ...
Posted by Gypsy on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:52:00 PST

31 MAY: O ZEN IN DETROIT

First of all, thanks to all the Burners who came out last Wednesday.   We had a great opening night enjoyed by all! As planned and predicted, the music was fresh! I know this because after a...
Posted by Gypsy on Tue, 29 May 2007 12:16:00 PST

23 MAY: O ZEN IN DETROIT

Hump day approaches and, well, there are likely some real world stresses clogging your energies. Time to purge like old country folk when bitten by poisonous spiders - DANCE!  This will not be yo...
Posted by Gypsy on Wed, 23 May 2007 12:39:00 PST

20 MAY: TORCH WITH A TWIST @ CLIFF BELLS

http://www.myspace.com/torchtwister  
Posted by Gypsy on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:20:00 PST

11 MAY: CARNIVALE IN ANN ARBOR

http://www.unsplit.com/
Posted by Gypsy on Mon, 07 May 2007 10:43:00 PST