Post #182898 by monkeyskull on Mon, Aug 29, 2005 11:33 PM

I have some handy links to help you further your knowledge of goth subculture and better prepare you to fit in with your new friends at the next Bats Day, Freddie. (For optimum effect you should download and listen to Rob D.'s "Clubbed to Death [Kurayamino Mix]" and read two or three poems from Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du Mal.")

First, let's loosen up by doing some goth dancing. Many try goth dancing, but few do it well. This page will get you started (and seem very evocative to anyone who's ever been to a goth club): How To Dance Gothic

Okay, nice and limber? Now you're ready for How to be goth in 7 easy steps

Starting to fade a bit? Nothing perks up the motivation like seeing a really hot goth girl. This is best done at a goth club, of course, but in the meantime, here's one I spotted at the Catwalk here in Seattle a while back:

You can find a list of goth clubs in the San Diego area here, or head up to see the very pretty goths in the LA clubs like Bar Sinister, Dungeon or Perversion. (Warning: Goth club photographers tend to focus on the more, uh, photogenic scenes, and these links are not "work safe.")

Now, with renewed energy, you're ready to hit the books. Two fairly decent ones are Paul Hodkinson's Goth: Identify, Style and Subculture and Gavin Baddeley's Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide to Dark Culture.

Finally, you can look for answers to your other questions in the Encylopedia Gothica

Have a fun time being goth Freddie (but don't forget to always look morose while doing it).

[ Edited by: monkeyskull 2005-08-29 23:34 ]

[ Edited by: monkeyskull 2005-08-30 00:09 ]