I always presumed you posted the reviews for the middle aged men of OTF/WSC could scope out pics of hot goth chicks?

In which case, applause for Elena above.

Hah, she is rather lovely, yeah.

Just wait till you see this month's batch, though. (Oh wait, I'm not doing that any more, am I.)

I thought you'd been persuaded to by the clamour upthread?

Oh alright then. The roar of the crowd has twisted my arm. I'll come back to this in a couple of days.

Sod that - I'm going over to Myspace to see if I can get a sneak preview.

E10 Rifle wrote:

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I could be tempted by this, after a long absence. I guess the absence of unspectacularly dressed blokes in their 30s, skulking in the upstairs bit, getting quietly pissed and talking about old cricket and the labour party has been greatly noted.

Just wear your sharpest suit and your skinniest tie, E10. And if anyone asks, just say you're Ian Craig Marsh.

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I guess the absence of unspectacularly dressed blokes in their 30s, skulking in the upstairs bit

Speak for yourself!

So is this going to be a mini-OTF-athon? If it is, we may be able to drag some others into it. (Though they really shouldn't need dragging to have fun!)

So, SR...

Am I to assume from your new Myspace profile music that your band next month is them?

I thought it might be, if so. ;-)

I'll leave it to you to make the grand announcement, of course. Maybe I shouldn't dress up smart, after all!

By the way - having just left a comment below it, I was about to briefly purloin one of your Other Half's photos for use here ...but then I thought you might not appreciate that! So I thought it best to mention it to you first, so that you could commit the deed yourself if you thought it worthwhile. Basically... Dr. Robert = Robbie Coltrane!

He's had a tough life.

Spearmint Rhino wrote:

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He's had a tough life.

With his liver leading the way, I would think.

So, back by popular demand... (although this is kind of doing things backwards, cos I haven't written up last month's report yet)

luring disco dollies to a life of vice…

[i]Stay Beautiful[/i]

http://www.staybeautifulclub.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/staybeautifulclub

WE PLAY: SLEAZY GLAM // HI-VOLTAGE ELECTRO // GLITTER ROCK // SHOUTY GIRL MUSIC // F UCKED UP DISCO // '77 PUNK // NEW WAVE // ALTERNATIVE ANTHEMS // POP TRASH



[b]*GIMME AN 'H'! GIMME AN 'OTLEG'!*[/B]
It isn't often, boys and girls, that a double Brit Award-winning member of a band who have headlined both the Reading Festival and Wembley Arena and made a platinum-selling album takes the stage at Stay Beautiful (well, it's happened just the once before). But it's about to happen again. Yes, the rumours you've been hearing are true. The next Stay Beautiful is on SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER, and our live guests are none other than HOT LEG ( http://www.myspace.com/teamhotleg ), i.e. JUSTIN HAWKINS of THE DARKNESS with his brand new band. It won't be the first time Justin has appeared at SB, of course: those of you with long memories may recall a DJ set in the old Islington Bar days, when The Darkness were still on the way up (pic below). A lot's happened since then, to say the least. Now he's back with a new band, proud warriors of a genre they prefer to call 'Man Rock', with a debut album recorded and ready to go and a UK tour coming up, and we're thrilled and honoured that they've chosen to launch the tour at Stay Beautiful. Our Simon has already been to check out Hot Leg's first-ever performance, and can vouch for the fact that they absolutely ROCK (see his review from the Independent On Sunday: here ). Expect shameless rock'n'roll showmanship, kick-ass tunes, killer cover versions, maybe even the odd diamond from the Hawkins back catalogue, and an insane amount of fun. This one's gonna be fcking legendary.



[b]*NEW YEAR'S EVE TICKETS ON SALE!*[/B]
The clocks have gone back, there's a chill in the air, and winter - and therefore seasonal hard-partying - comes to mind. You may even be wondering how you're going to spend the last night of the year. Well, wonder no more, because the STAY BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY is happening once again, at our regular venue of The Purple Turtle. Tickets, priced at £10 ADVANCE (£12 on the night, while stocks last) go on sale at Stay Beautiful itself on Saturday 4th October, and from then on can only be bought in person by cash or cheque (no credit cards, unfortunately) from The Purple Turtle itself (61-65 Crowndale Rd, London NW1 1TN, tel. 020 7383 4976) which opens from 11.00am weekdays and 3.00pm weekends. Full details, including the live band at midnight, will be confirmed in the coming weeks, but we know two things already: firstly, it will run till 4.00am (with the bar remaining open even longer should you wish to continue drinking), and secondly, it's going to be fcking amazing!



[b]*WIN MY RUIN PRIZES AND ROSIE & THE GOLDBUG ALBUMS!*[/B]
We're feeling super-generous this month, so we're running not one but TWO prize giveaways. The first involves the mighty MY RUIN ( http://www.myspace.com/myruin ). The Californian grrl-rock legends will be touring the UK throughout October and Miss Tairrie B, a good friend of our own David Ryder-Prangley, has kindly donated TWO TICKETS to their London show at the Islington Academu on Thu 23 Oct including a chance to meet the band, plus TEN COPIES of their new album, Throat Full Of Heart, which is out now on Rovena. The second is a competition to win the self-titled debut album by ROSIE AND THE GOLDBUG ( http://www.myspace.com/rosieandthegoldbug ), the fantastic new drama-pop trio who are comin' on like a Cornish kid sister to The Dresden Dolls. Why did we pick them? Well, apart fom the fact that they're ace, it's because they're playing the next Stay Beautiful in November...

*CHEAP BOOZE, FREE BOOZE!*
Drinks at the Purple Turtle are, you'll be glad to hear, served at pretty reasonable, pubby prices anyway (certainly compared to one or two of our previous homes). And, to set you on your way towards alcoholic oblivion, the Purple Turtle serves a special JESUS JUICE cocktail exclusively at Stay Beautiful - a delicious and potentially head-fvcking blend of vodka, Archers, cranberry, lemonade and fresh lime - at £8.50 per pitcher ALL NIGHT (a wide variety of other cocktails will be served at a tenner per pitcher). Furthermore, as aficionados of messy vodka-guzzling will be aware, Stay Beautiful has a somewhat notorious tradition called the WATERING CAN SONG...



*I DON'T POP MY CORK FOR EVERY MAN I SEE...*
...and this month's Watering Can Song is "BIG SPENDER" by DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY. So, when you hear that unmistakeable saucy six-note horn intro and the tinggg of the triangle, you know it's time to get wet![p]

*ADMISSION PRICES*
Regular admission prices are as follows. Standard price is £7 (i.e. if you can‘t even be bothered to pick up a flyer, bring some sort of concessionary ID, or wear an SB badge). However, for very early birds, it's just £4 BEFORE 9.30pm, and if you come with a flyer (printable version: http://www.staybeautifulclub.co.uk/eflyer.htm ), NUS/DSS card or a Stay Beautiful badge, it's now just £5 ALL NIGHT!

*WHERE IT'S AT*
Stay Beautiful's current home is the PURPLE TURTLE ( http://www.purpleturtlebar.com ), 61-65 Crowndale Rd NW1 (for directions and transport information, see our 'Info' page: http://www.staybeautifulclub.co.uk/info.htm), just 1 minute's walk from Mornington Crescent tube (and about 5 minutes from Camden Town.

*OPENING HOURS AND AGE POLICY*
Stay Beautiful opens at 9.00pm and closes at 3.00am. Please note that The Purple Turtle is an over-18s venue and ID MAY BE REQUIRED, so if you think you may look underage, please bring one of the following: an NUS card (with a credit card), a passport, or a driving license.

*FUTURE DATES*
Stay Beautiful happens on the FIRST SATURDAY of the month, so mark your diaries accordingly! (See http://www.staybeautifulclub.co.uk/info.htm for full dates.)

*SIGN UP*
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See you there… and don’t forget: DRESS UP!

love and poison

Simon, Tony, David and Cherry xxx

P.S. don't forget to check out our POLAROID gallery: www.staybeautifulclub.co.uk/gallery.htm
...and our YOUTUBE page: www.youtube.com/profile?user=staybeautifulclub

Well, I've been having a constant work related nervous breakdown all year and gave up drinking two months ago which necessarily limits the amount of times I go out but I'll be going to this. Hopefully see some of you there.