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Maria

My Purple World.

About Me

I'm tall and purple and like many things.
Please check out our bands my space page that is now up with music! http://www.myspace.com/thestillhouseorchestra
I work in creature f/x and there are pics of some of my work in the slideshow below (amongst the other silly pics). In all these work photos I did the furring, feathering or hair work on the pieces.UPCOMING GIGS
For more info on any event please click on the relevent bands page in my top friends list

19th May - Torture Garden B'day SE1 club - Flaming Doo-Dits

24th-27th May - Small world Festival Kent - Stillhouse Orchestra

2nd June - Razor Stiletto club Sheffield - Flaming Doo-Dits

15th June - Gypsy Hotel Dalston - Flaming Doo-Dits

22nd-24th June - Glastonbury Festival - Stillhouse Orchestra

30th June - Private Function Suffolk - Stillhouse Orchestra

28th July - Brockstock festival Brockenhurst - Stillhouse Orchestra

31st Aug-2nd Sept - Electric Picnic Ireland - Flaming Doo-Dits

23rd - 26th Nov - The Rhythm Riot Camber Sands - Whisky Sour

My Interests

I play saxmo and sing in "The flaming doodits" and sing in "The Stillhouse Orchestra". I work in creature f/x and when I'm not working I like to do all sorts of daft things like snowboarding, painting, trampolining, making clothes, swing dancing, jewelry making, sculpting and swing dancing to name a few.

I'd like to meet:


Old friends who i've lost touch with. I've seen how out of hand this site can become with huge friends lists so won't just be adding everyone who I don't personally know (please don't take offence).
If you would like to hear our music have a look at http://www.myspace.com/thestillhouseorchestra or http//www.myspace.com/theflamingdoodits for our 7 piece swing band.
I'm also misstiamaria at Live Journal if you play the LJ game!

Music:

All things swing from Lady Day to Lee Press-on. Squirrel nut Zippers, Royal Crown Revue, Ray Gelato and Louis Prima to name a few.I love Skapunk and more recently have been listening to a lot of country swing and Bluegrass music due to our new band The Stillhouse Orchestra.I love The pietasters, Mighty Bosstones, Gogol Bordello and all manner of things from Gillian Walsh and Hayseed Dixie to System of a Down. I spent my youth in the London metal scene and still hold that dear although I tend to be out at swing dance events or cabaret clubs more now.

Movies:

I hold the genre of 80's-90's horror very dear to me as it is a huge reason for my job. Evil dead, Friday 13th, Nightmare on Elm St., Creepshow, Lost Boys and all those other slightly cheesy favourites. I also love a very wide range of films. To name a few, Cabaret, Steamboy, Lost in Translation, City of God, Crash, Buena Vista Social Club, Happy Gillmore oh man i could go on for hours. I have been finding HBO series pretty engrossing too.

Books:

I adore the Dark Materials trilogy. I have been reading quite a bit about casino life and cheats and I love studying Magic and illusion (although I don't have the mentality to sit down and practice performing it myself)