Comments on: Back From The Abyss http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:11:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Berlin is hot. // yeahpope http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-84117 Berlin is hot. // yeahpope Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:15:01 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-84117 [...] Berlin is hot. 20. Juli 2006 in berlin und yee-haw! Last Saturday`s Dyke Trans March in Berlin was a blast! Click the link for reading a short intro to the aims of the march. I would estimate we were about 200 people, walking from the Schwarzer Kanal wagon place all the way through Kreuzberg to the Görlitzer subway station, making lots of noise and people stare at us agape. There was a “marching band” with samba instruments that did great angry chants and acapella versions of popular songs such as Blur`s “Girls and Boys” or LeTigre`s “Viz” or Salt`n`Pepa`s “None of your business”. By the time we arrived at Kottbusser Tor half the people could sing/yell along and built some pretty impressive choir there. There were speeches from the Schwarzer Kanal people, as their lesbian-trans-wagonplace is under constant threat of eviction by the Berlin city administration, and from the transgender network berlin about the political situation of trans- and inter-identifying people here. I will add links to their speeches later, as soon as I find them on this internet… Unfortunately the police did not allow us to walk all the way to the end of the route to Görlitzer Park, so we had to have the last speeches in proximity to the Kreuzberg fire squad building. However, that did not really taint our good time and my feeling that we had just occupied the minds of a lot of people in the streets for some time.. The street party was succeeded by an awesome dance party at the subversiv into early morning hours.Somewhere in between there were some Kalashnikovs (see picture, Luxusowa Vodka, lemon, espresso and sugar) and Zywiecs at the Olfe, where the light allowed us to take some pretty darn good pictures. On the hottest day of the year in Berlin I would like to devote this supra-normal drink picture to Twisty at I blame the patriarchy, who has just returned to blogging after spending some time in the chilly surgery department. Cheers! [...] [...] Berlin is hot. 20. Juli 2006 in berlin und yee-haw! Last Saturday`s Dyke Trans March in Berlin was a blast! Click the link for reading a short intro to the aims of the march. I would estimate we were about 200 people, walking from the Schwarzer Kanal wagon place all the way through Kreuzberg to the Görlitzer subway station, making lots of noise and people stare at us agape. There was a “marching band” with samba instruments that did great angry chants and acapella versions of popular songs such as Blur`s “Girls and Boys” or LeTigre`s “Viz” or Salt`n`Pepa`s “None of your business”. By the time we arrived at Kottbusser Tor half the people could sing/yell along and built some pretty impressive choir there. There were speeches from the Schwarzer Kanal people, as their lesbian-trans-wagonplace is under constant threat of eviction by the Berlin city administration, and from the transgender network berlin about the political situation of trans- and inter-identifying people here. I will add links to their speeches later, as soon as I find them on this internet… Unfortunately the police did not allow us to walk all the way to the end of the route to Görlitzer Park, so we had to have the last speeches in proximity to the Kreuzberg fire squad building. However, that did not really taint our good time and my feeling that we had just occupied the minds of a lot of people in the streets for some time.. The street party was succeeded by an awesome dance party at the subversiv into early morning hours.Somewhere in between there were some Kalashnikovs (see picture, Luxusowa Vodka, lemon, espresso and sugar) and Zywiecs at the Olfe, where the light allowed us to take some pretty darn good pictures. On the hottest day of the year in Berlin I would like to devote this supra-normal drink picture to Twisty at I blame the patriarchy, who has just returned to blogging after spending some time in the chilly surgery department. Cheers! [...]

]]> By: maarmie http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-24224 maarmie Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:52:48 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-24224 Anyone here read about the controversy involving a roadside advertisement that would have featured the mutilated chest of a woman who had her breasts removed as a result of breast cancer? The billboard either never went up or was quickly taken down. It was deemed obscene. Can you believe it? Well, I don't think it's obscene. I wish you the best of luck in your recovery. Anyone here read about the controversy involving a roadside advertisement that would have featured the mutilated chest of a woman who had her breasts removed as a result of breast cancer? The billboard either never went up or was quickly taken down. It was deemed obscene. Can you believe it?

Well, I don’t think it’s obscene. I wish you the best of luck in your recovery.

]]> By: j0lt http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23790 j0lt Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:19:58 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23790 Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. Best wishes for continued smooth sailing. Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. Best wishes for continued smooth sailing.

]]> By: Beth in Michigan http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23788 Beth in Michigan Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:12:25 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23788 Twisty, have you found the girly undershirts without the built-in shelf bra yet? In case you have not, I saw a Target ad with a nice variety of colors and a couple of different styles. They call them "layering tanks" ha, ha, as if a hot Texan would need more then one. Hope the recovery is going well, the pinapple tofu looks delicious! Twisty, have you found the girly undershirts without the built-in shelf bra yet? In case you have not, I saw a Target ad with a nice variety of colors and a couple of different styles. They call them “layering tanks” ha, ha, as if a hot Texan would need more then one.

Hope the recovery is going well, the pinapple tofu looks delicious!

]]> By: Twisty http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23517 Twisty Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:28:07 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23517 Congratulations to your sigother's BF, Charles. Another one bites the dust. Congratulations to your sigother’s BF, Charles. Another one bites the dust.

]]> By: Charles http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23508 Charles Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:36:04 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23508 Damnable IE. I tried to post a minute ago and then it went poof. Anyway, what I was saying was that I am happy that you, Twisty, are recovering. And, coincidentally perhaps, my legally conjoined significant other's best friends' Stage 3B was declared to be in remission yesterday. Damnable IE. I tried to post a minute ago and then it went poof. Anyway, what I was saying was that I am happy that you, Twisty, are recovering. And, coincidentally perhaps, my legally conjoined significant other’s best friends’ Stage 3B was declared to be in remission yesterday.

]]> By: Charles http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23506 Charles Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:32:54 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23506 I am late to this thread, but life is good. You, Twisty, are recovering and my legally conjoined significant other's Stage 3B breast cancer was declared to be in remission yesterday. Best wishes to you both. I am late to this thread, but life is good. You, Twisty, are recovering and my legally conjoined significant other’s Stage 3B breast cancer was declared to be in remission yesterday. Best wishes to you both.

]]> By: witchtrivets http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23422 witchtrivets Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:51:24 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23422 I have nothing witty to say about that tube or those staples. Except for what I said on seeing the picture -- geeezus gawdam! Happy to see you are back to getting your blame on. I can only be so ironic and witty when I am sincerely happy and relieved to see your return to the full blaming style that makes you unique. I have nothing witty to say about that tube or those staples. Except for what I said on seeing the picture — geeezus gawdam!

Happy to see you are back to getting your blame on. I can only be so ironic and witty when I am sincerely happy and relieved to see your return to the full blaming style that makes you unique.

]]> By: sphex http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23412 sphex Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:33:41 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23412 Ouch. You are stronger and braver than I can even imagine, Twisty. A true inspiration. It is so good to hear your voice again. Ouch. You are stronger and braver than I can even imagine, Twisty. A true inspiration.
It is so good to hear your voice again.

]]> By: Pony http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23393 Pony Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:36:10 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/07/19/back-from-the-abyss/#comment-23393 Typonaut: I would add, (deep) fried oysters. Oh I soooo wish I knew what a fried oyster tasted like. Twisty's pictures have me drooling. Oysters are impossible here. They'd be like, last August's. Typonaut: I would add, (deep) fried oysters. Oh I soooo wish I knew what a fried oyster tasted like. Twisty’s pictures have me drooling. Oysters are impossible here. They’d be like, last August’s.

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