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Dandy

Taking great pains with our toilet and aiming high at your low brow

About Me

Dandy is a new CLUB Night dedicated to the Dandy in it's many guises - Heavy on the Foppery with extra Large helpings of Macaroni.Brought to you by Kitty Diggins Presents in Hollywood California .We took our baby steps at Safari Sam's , and in the not too distant future will return , but at an unknown location, and perhaps will be a "special occasion " as opposed to a monthly event .We have been terribly lucky to have garnered in this short time , a very dedicated following of wonderfully spirited , artistic , stylish and glamourous individuals who recognise the need to spend time on one's outer appearance and refined manners , which enables them to galavant with others which ultimately allows themselves to be freed of social constructs ; as contradictory as the notion may seem.It is about taking the time to find one's inner beauty through the visual expression of the outer ,thus involving oneself in the environment that one is drawn to.If one meanders listlessly in pajamas or slovenly work out attire , what more can be expected at the day's end , but casual , listless bemusement?If time is spent taking pride and vision in one's put to getherness ; it can be surmised that the anticipated event to ensue will be that much more involved and fulfilling.Our guests are not expected to possess great wealth ( although we are always on the look out for generous patrons ) or copious fountains of couture bursting from ones closet , it has more to do with careful selection and creativity and the desire to indulge and participate passionately and gracefully.Dandy is an asthetic escapade which seeks to inject some Joy de Vivre and Veuve Clouquet back into the tired old world we have come to be.Expect a carefully selected mixture of ingredients enveloping vast expanses of culture and fun which embody the late 1800', 1900's the 20's ,60's and Glam Rock era's.This is Baroque au GoGo !Divine Decadence at it's finest with a severe pointy tongue planted in the cheek ! Check your snobbery at the Door! ****************************************************
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My Interests

Brocade Paisley Silk Satin Velvet Pinstipes Polka Dot's Fine Hats Spats Ruffles Neckcloths Absinth provacative Art Music Flowers and Botany in general. Witty conversation poetry anticdotes and Limericks. Making a Splash and dictating the trends of culture.Finery and Folly of every sort.

I'd like to meet:

Dandies Fop's DapperDan's and Dame's ,Mod Flappers Gentlemen and Gentlewomen JetBoy/Girls Malchick's Dollybird's Macaroni's Witty Tongues The Ones who make the Tailor and are not made by the Tailor Pirates Peacocks and all sorts of fascinating individuals .Those who are tired of the limiting choices that commercialism has to offer , and who are willing to be a part of the experience rather than standing around bemused and waiting for it to happen.

Music:

The 1960's and the 1920's were more or less a parallel universe. Both decades embraced cultural rebellion, new trends in fashion, music and ways of thinking.The late 1960's embraced the decedance and romanticism of earlier periods such as Edwardian ,Victorian and the 20's well as the modernism that came along to counter act.Dandy loves all these elements of sensibility and attempts to entice it's guests into the best ( and maybe some of the worst) of those eras.Here you will find a conglamoration of Bubblegum Alley,Tin Pan Pop,Psychedelic Tango ,Far Out Fugues ,Swampy Blues,Piano Rolls,Romantic Psychedelia swathed in paisley and purple ,Hot Jazz you can GoGo to , 60's Pop you can Black Bottom to .The possibilities are endless....

Movies:

There are many cinematic pieces to be enjoyed ,most based on classic novels and literature too numerous and obvious to expound upon , however , it can be stated that originality in the cinema is preferred and so therefore it is easy enough to say that there is very little contemporary cinema that is worth being discussed..Of course we enjoy our leisure , of which we dedicate much time.Titles will appear in time , but the wallpaper needs tending .

Television:

Masterpeice Theater Dark Shadows Laugh In Black Adder Faulty Tower's Benny Hill The Avengers Jeeves and Wooster Deadwood and a few lucky tid bit's here and there.

Books:

To list books of relativity would appear redundant and pretentious .I am sure you have your own lists of books waiting in tow .As much as we feed a voracious appetite with books, this is an evening affair , in which activities which any pleasuer seeking fool might chase after.

Heroes:

Beau Brummel ,Charles Baudelaire ,Oscar Wilde ,Lord Byron Dave Davies David Bowie Noel Coward Marlene Dietrich MaxErnstAubreyBeardsleyMarcelDuchamp Colette DavidBailey Peggy Moffit QuentinCrisp Ossie Clark Brooks Brothers Lord Whimsy MaxBeerbohm Steve Strange Marchesa Casati Freddie Mercury BryanFerry BrianJones MarcBolan Micheal Caine FScottFitzgerald ZeldaFitzgerald Jean Cocteau DavidHemming AlecGuiness JohnSteed EmmaPeele MarianneFaithfulGeorgiaSitwell Cecil Beaton and so on.....

My Blog

Count Gottfried of Bismarck

One of Germany's leading families are mourning today. British police found Count Gottfried von Bismarck, a descendant of German unifier, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, dead Tuesday.Though no official c...
Posted by Dandy on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:07:00 PST

Winchester Cathedral at age 40

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Posted by Dandy on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:50:00 PST

Prince Poppycock on Ring my Bell

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Posted by Dandy on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:17:00 PST

Tramp Aestheticism -By Lord Whimsy

TRAMP AESTHETICISMHow a pinch of sartorial savoir-faire can breathe new life into one..s personal style...The dullard finds even wine tasteless but the sorcerer can be intoxicated by the mere sight of...
Posted by Dandy on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:07:00 PST

Jack Dandy gives Club Dandy a little boost!

http://jackadandy.net/blog/2006/11/decline-and-fall.html
Posted by Dandy on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:53:00 PST

Portraits by Mae Dean from Dandies of the Dead

Go to Mae's My Space page or just go here :( Thank you Mae!) Photographs from Dandies of the DeadCategory: Art and PhotographyHere is a link for the Flickr site to view thephotographs from Dandies of...
Posted by Dandy on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:34:00 PST

Portraits by Mae Dean from Dandies of the Dead

Go to Mae's My Space page or just go here :( Thank you Mae!) Photographs from Dandies of the DeadCategory: Art and PhotographyHere is a link for the Flickr site to view thephotographs from Dandies of...
Posted by Dandy on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:34:00 PST

Monty Python does Oscar Wilde

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Posted by Dandy on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:59:00 PST

Dandy article in LA Weekly

http://www.laweekly.com/la-vida/la-vida/club-dandy/14895/
Posted by Dandy on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:57:00 PST

Costume resources for dandies of the Old West

Heres a few good online sources for costuming for Dandies of the Old West http://hollywoodprop.com/westerns.htmFor the DIY Cowboy/girliehttp://www.buckaroobobbins.com/page13.htmlhttp: //www.wwmerc...
Posted by Dandy on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:03:00 PST