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We all have the Kraftwerk Tickets Blues.

 

Did you spend your lunch hour humming an Emil Schult lyric from Kraftwerk? Staring at that screen as you perhaps chawed on a salad that you picked up early so you get those tickets, you slowly had this sinking feeling. You're staring at the screen and over on the Facebook you see that your unemployed friend that is always getting a free this or that has tickets. Then some random friend that you aren't sure how you even met also proclaims their tickets and on the night that you wanted and your screen? Sigh. It's the Kraftwerk Tickets Blues.

 

Obligatory "It's Labor Day!" Round-up of Gay (and Not So Gay) Goings-on This Weekend...Posted Halfway Through Said Weekend on Sunday "Morning"

So...It's Labor Day Weekend and - if you live in a city with even a moderate-sized gay population - you know that means everyone and their sister's mother's gay aunt are throwing a party.

Guess what? This is exceedingly true here in New York...all reports of New York nightlife being dead to the contrary.

Sooo...There was Summer Snaxx by the Sea last night in Cherry Grove, while the Matinee children came all the way from Spain - the reigning Queen of all things Circuit after biting off the head and ingesting the fetus of Saint At Large (I'm not sure if I'm talking about Spain or Matinee at this point) - to carry on at the Pavilion.

The night before was Clubber Down Disco which must have been overrun with fashion-types as it's nearly New York Fashion Week (but you knew that, Good Gay). It sees a slew of fashion kids on a regular night, much less those in such close proximity to Fashion Week...

Yesterday day saw that merry band of Disco divos, Horse Meat Disco, spinning at Warm-Up at PS1.

They'll also spin the closing set for today's SPANK/Rocket collaborative party, SProcket! at The Palms, not far from PS1. Party started at 12pm and goes 'til 10pm. The Palms is a temporary party spot in an old bank building with three container pools outside in the parking lot for good measure. Co-host Alberto Cortes says be your swimsuit!

Tonight, in addition to the regular Sunday night options that also involve pools - whether somewhere else in the building, as part of the party...or of vomit (I kid! These kids know how to hold their liquor!) - there's Michael Tee, Benjamin Ickies, Shien Lee and Twig the Wonderkid's Oh! You Pretty Things extravaganza at Le Poisson Rouge. This one's a tribute to Freddie Mercury and Queen so should be right up most readers' alley. If you go, don't be a scaramouche - give a great moustache a la the incomparable Freddie.

Oh and the Matinee kids are still going...

 

Tomorrow is Labor Day and if you don't know what that's about, give yourself (and the day) a little moment of your time and read Marx or Engels or watch Norma Rae or read about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire or inflate a giant rat... For advanced readers, ponder how far Labor and trade unions have come and whether they've outlived their usefulness or - if not - why not and how they are continuing to further the project of safe work conditions and prosperity for all.

Images via Tribe of Dad, U.S. Department of Labor and _______

What are you doing for Hallowe'en?

Yes. That IS a Labryinth t-shirt!

What are you going to be (I still haven't a clue, but it's not likely to be either Luke Perry or David Bowie in Labyrinth.)?

Ancient Celts believed the membrane separating this world and the underworld, or afterlife, became thin and was breached by various spirits on All Hallow's Eve (they traditionally called it Samhain, I believe?). See, Samhain is believed to have marked summer's end (the word derives from the phrase for that in Old Irish, supposedly.), and the border between the "light" part of the year and the "dark" part may have seemed related to a thinning of this barrier between worlds.  The spirits who came through could be harmless, but were also potentially harmful. Costumes were worn both as a means to confuse the harmful spirits and - by young men - to symbolize the spirits of family who had crossed over, that viewers might remember those who had passed and respect their memory.

So...what are you going to wear?

Regardless, here's what you might want to do:

FRIDAY (Tonight):

Ladyfag's new Clubber Down Disco returns for its second night with Honey Dijon DJing and Tai Chi, One-Half Nelson and Casey Spooner hosting. Ryan Smith at the door, whore! Word to the wise? Arrive on the early side. There's more than one reward (i.e. - entrance) awaiting you if you do.

Similarly, Mr. Rich King and Mr. Gustavo Motta offer incentive to arrive to their Snaxx shindig early. They'll be wigging out (as you should be!) but the beer will be free (from 10pm - 11pm)! Also popcorn, peanuts and a surprise!

Uptown at mine and Tai's (well, EVERYone's) old haunt - Rebel - Peter Rauhofer and the WORK! crew (DJs Corey Craig & Nita Aviance spin upstairs and Ms. Roze BLACK is BACK hosting the party!) throw a night of Hallo-weenie craziness.

Bana is back, but they've been kicked out of their Downtown Fulton Street baths location at the last minute so are moving the VIP portion of the party out to Brooklyn to the site of the original banya party several years ago that kicked the whole shebang off. The baths there are SITTing, is all I'll say. Oh and transportation is provided (via go-go equipped...or equipped go-go? party bus.) from 15th and 8th Avenue (in front of Starbucks) three times: 11pm, 12am, and 1am with two return trips at 3am and 4am. I think you may have to already have a ticket to ride the bus, so hit up the website for full information and the ticket purchase link.

There's (what seems like) a thousand other options, as well. Find the FYF Calendar for those.

"New York Is Killing Me", Gil Scott-Heron, 2010

Via MoMA

MOMA is now an iPhone app

The MOMA iPhone app is pretty user friendly, with calendars, audio tours built in, an index of the collection, basic museum info and other features.  You can even use the index to pick out a new "ironic" Grindr profile pic.

MoMA signs are seen and herd.

 

The signs of MoMA warn, encourage, protect, and advise.  Each has a reason and design.