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38 songs = 3 prongs of the pitch fork in ur stomach
an open letter to my organs: the heart
believe it or not you are not an empty soulless stone. you cannot drown. you know how to swim.
so. just. keep. swimming.
an open letter to my organs: the noggin
dearest brain,
thank you for always staying put. i would most certainly forget you if not for the accident of your placement inside my skull. And also thanks for cranking out quality even when I periodically quit and relapse with caffeine.
Very Truly Yours,
Bridget
the beth ditto afterglow…
DANCE LIKE THERE’S NOBODY LOOKIN
let’s start with the best part (as opposed to the beginning) my wardrobe: I looked like a power lesbian from the 80s – all shoulder pads and leggings with plenty of bling. Shoes that could both give me height b/c i’m enjoying being taller than my lady on occasion and keep me from being crippled after dancing up a storm.
The venue was slammed with every color of the rainbow – with people bleeding into the entry ways! I’ve never seen Terminal 5 that crowded! Murray Hill was the cutest MC too – “We have every kind of LGBTQ in here tonight – and look there’s a straight married couple and nobody’s bothering them!” Where Beth Ditto goes the well mannered gays, straights, and non-identified queer umbrella fringe groupies will follow.
“she shimmied around the stage to the beat, giving the impression that Beth Ditto is not the centre of the universe, but the universe itself…and we mere mortals are all just playing at her game. ” well said by this dude
She was in this amazing body suit
with tits-a-go-go! I would like to wear something like this if I had the nerve. She looked smashing! And the rest of the band was adorbs and in low key garb like “yeah whatever, we’re a super group. no big d”
MARY WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!
when i heard the beat of “Firesign” my brain exploded. i started jumping around and dancing as if … well as if this was real life, and my favorite gay was singing my favorite song!! some girls in front of me didn’t know what the hell the song was (newbies) but i acted like the floor was a spring board. Life after this song would only get worse, right…except it didn’t!!!
Beth then tells us about what she’s been up to (read: breaking up! it’s hard to do yo! Pneumonia! ICK) and then says that this next song is for her neeewwww girl friend (read: person i would like to kill so i can marry her)! Then she rips into “Yesturdays News”! I let her incredible voice and fucking brilliant lyrics wash over me, start dancing, belt out every line, stare up at beth and look back at my lady and think “This is my bucket list. I can die now”
LA LA LA LA MEN IN LOVE…WITH EACH OTHER
the set list was 99.9999% all my favorite songs (i would have preferred to hear “ain’t it truth” vs. “heavy cross” but whatevs). And now w/ the magic of the internets you too can see the awesome concert that I did – i’m including all the youtube videos i could find and some of my own :)
Note: You may not experience the full effect of the power that is the goddess Ditto, the demi-god Hannah, and the Saint Nathan, because you will not be with your new main squeeze singing all the words at the top of your lungs – alternatively being cheesey and singing 2 each other then fawning over Beth’s awesomeness – breathing the same air as this force of nature, and dancing around like your life depends on it (well maybe that last one b/c the band is that good!).
NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME AGAIN…OH…ANOTHER 4 LETTER WORD
The Set List
Yr Mangled Heart
Pop Goes The World – beth’s working of the stage was sheer genius!
4 Letter Word
Listen Up – if only she could teach me all math i bet my skills would be much better!!
8th Wonder
Waves – i hope someone has this online it was sooo goood!
Dimestore Diamond – this slow jam allowed for 7th grade dances with lovers
Love Long Distance
2012 – at this moment i thought the concert couldn’t get any better!
Firesign
Standing In The Way of Control (w/ “rebel girl” by bikki kill thrown in for good mix)
Yesterday’s News
Men In Love — my working theory is that nobody has this on video cause we were all singing and happy and loving on each other and dancing and in awe of the band that is the gossip.
Heavy Cross — no one has uploaded this video b/c we are all over the song and can’t wait for beth to be over it too.
Encore: Pull Up To The Bumper (Grace Jones Cover)
more photos:
- http://www.last.fm/event/1420793+The+Gossip+at+Terminal+5+on+30+April+2010
- http://www.nypress.com/blog-6394-the-gossip-at-terminal-5.html
- http://according2g.com/2010/05/gossip-live-at-terminal-5/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhappens/4569121682/
- http://according2g.com/tag/terminal-5/
- http://www.tlc-blog.com/2010/05/gossip-and-rye-rye-at-terminal-5/
autostraddle = ’90s magic
Top Ten ’90s Movies Beloved By Girls Who Turned Out Gay
I am not kidding ya’ll this is scary accurate & good! And if my estimates are correct about 70% of these are available for immediate viewing on Netflix right now! Perhaps a nostalgic date night? Whip out the ace of base / fugees / missy misdemeanor elliot mix tape. pop open a bottle of fresca and throw those pizza bagels in the oven! (sing it with me ya’ll: pizza in the mornin, pizza in the evening, pizza at supper time! when pizza’s on a bagel; you can eat pizza anytime!) And don’t worry about crazy breath, there will be plenty of Mentos -the freshmaker- on hand for the frantic make out session before your dad comes home!
I even tumbled / tumblr-ed this i was so enthralled by it’s accuracy!
friends, tunes & wardrobe
Friends
everything seems a little bit brighter – not just the sky in this gorgeous weather!
Doodles sang this to me (in the tune of the Spice girls “spice up your life”) “geriatrics of the world! eat your applesauce! if you can’t find your dentures use your walking stick! if you can’t get out of bed! hi cee ya don’t die!”
Shawny B gave me words to live by “It’s too hard to describe, but I’m confident in it. And that’s more than words can say.”
RIT made it to the Frozen 4 for Division 1 hockey and we are all a little bit excited. My super super boss (general manager – alumnus of RIT & CIAS like me!) was wearing RIT gear yesterday and kept randomly walking by me saying”Go Tigers!” & high fiving. Though we lost last night I’m still rocking the Orange colors to show my support :)
I have met a gaggle of new ladies who are gems and so much fun! If I was clever enough I’d come up with a name for us as a whole (the pink ladies, the Fab 5ish, the SMH crew)…except I’m not so I won’t. But they are so much fun and i love that we can go and dance, drink and cause trouble together :)
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I think I’m going to COP that style from Hana & start this 30/30 dealio. 30 poems, in 30 days. Christ they will be super bad but it will be a fun mental exercise. Her poems are amazing thus far and totally inspiring – i hope she reads them out loud at one of the femme events or at any even in nyc that i can see soon cause i prefer to listen rather than read (just like i prefer to be driven as opposed to drive).
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Tunes: Beth Ditto said “listen up” so you’d better!
#1: “my fingertips are holding on to the cracks in our foundation” – kate nash – I am totally feeling this chick’s album Built by Bricks, it’s lovely and sad and she’s a great lyricist. songs to listen to are: happy merry, foundations, dickhead, navi taxi, the nicest…. All of them are great :)
#2: “I am not a robot” – marina & the diamonds – one girl but a whole great list of tunes from her crazy vocals
#3: Paris is burning / My Delirium – Ladyhawke – just started listening & I’m liking it thus far esp since I’m assuming that she is referring to the favored beer Delirium Tremens
and not the illness :)
#4: Another Day – Dragonette – it’s all about only getting a person’s voice mail which pretty much me / my mom. people need to send pigeons to find us most times. true story: my mother’s voice mail says “Hi, this is Anne. I’m either on the other line, working, shopping, or something! Leave me a message and i’ll get back to you…soon” — as in she’s not sure you are more important than that list of things she just mentioned she may or may not be doing.
#5: Ghosts – Laura Marling – dainty sweet voice that feels like sweet tea in summer
#6: la rouxe – esp b/c i want shawny b to have her hair :)
#7: ting tings – cause who doesn’t love a 2-person jam band?
#8: plenty of girl talk
#9: jack johnson / dave matthews / sunny weather fellas
#10: rollerskate – Matias Aguayo – great jam but it makes me miss my ricky! I’m so happy to report his retirement from Funemployment! Congrats on the new jobber Ricky!!
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Check out my Duds!
i can’t wait drop all my $ on summer wardrobe! This is about 3k worth of goodness!! Obvi I’ll have to scale back but in a perfect world it would ALL BE MINE!
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