QOTSA

Yay! I saw Queens of the Stone Age play tonight in Ventura. They were great & I'm thoroughly enjoying the post-show ringing in my ears. Josh Homme is the most unlikely rock star, isn't he? I mean, he looks like an (American) football player. Such a departure from the usual cookie cutter heroin chic rock star look. The opening act was called The Eagles of Death Metal. I'm not kidding. They looked funny. They sounded incredible. Google them. You'll see what I mean.

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Deja Vu

Sometimes life happens too fast to write it down. I've been kept very busy lately, putting in a lot of hours at the dungeon. I've had one day off this week & that was spent running errands. Got my California driver's license - yay!

The Theatre de Cris was held at Passive Arts & I participated in two scenes. One involved being spanked by a man wearing a dress - HA! The scene was photographed, too! I MIGHT post one or two photos here. Not sure as I haven't seen them yet, and they might be too hot to share. Yeah, I'm mean. The other scene was in a schoolroom. I was the naughty schoolgirl who got to turn the tables at the end & whack the teacher a few times with a wooden paddle. Now THAT was fun!!

Last night I got tied up at Zen Sushi. Rope bondage. Got tied to a metal post with my arms raised and lots of rope around my head, leaving me completely immobilized. Wish I could have seen what I looked like, but no one had a camera. Not wanting to take a chance of it being stolen while I was tied up, I had left mine in the car. My hands & wrists went numb after a while, which was ok. I warned Sir Nik (the gentleman doing the tying) that when he did eventually take me down, my arms probably wouldn't work right away, so he might have to catch me. Like I said, that was fine & I was still ok. It was a few minutes later, when the numbness moved to my HEAD, that I had a problem. It was the strangest feeling, almost like doing whippets. I knew I was about to pass out & I didn't trust the metal framework would keep me upright. I let him know I had to get down & immediately he began untying the ropes and sent someone to get a bottle of water from the bar. He got me out of the ropes quickly & had me drink some water. My head felt better almost immediately, but there had definitely been a moment or two of panic while the ropes were being undone. It was very scary to know that I was about to lose my head. Hard to describe actually. Fear of the unknown. What would have happened if I hadn't said anything? How long would I have passed out for? Would I wake up on my own? Would I remember passing out? Would I end up in an ambulance? Who knows. To be continued I'm sure.

Went to a birthday party tonight & spent some quality girl time (laughing our asses off) with my new friends up in a tree house. Had some cake & coffee & took a few pictures too. Borrowed a book called Carnal Alchemy. This ought to be good. Found the place (which is in the middle of nowhere) just fine, but drove 20 miles out of my way on the way home. Go figure.
Deja Vu. Yep. I'm feeling it big time tonight. Seeing ghosts. Don't wanna talk about it necessarily, just want to pinpoint that it happened today.

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The Panic Channel @ the Dragonfly

Saw The Panic Channel at the Dragonfly tonight. Got there kind of late & they were already onstage. This was my first time seeing them perform & I was impressed. I hope they get a record deal soon. Honestly, I thought Steve Isaacs was going to be a little tame for me, but he kept my interest throughout the set & then completely won me over at the end with Dazed & Confused.

What can I say about Dave Navarro? He's completely fucking gorgeous & beyond photogenic. I'm really happy with this photo! Next time I'd like to bring my "real camera" and big lens.

Yes, I wore the PVC dress. No, I didn't get a photo with Dave. Didn't meet the band at all, actually. Ran into a friend of mine & we chatted near the bar after the band's set. The crowd cleared out really fast & we only stood talking for a few minutes before we left as well. I glanced around out front on my way out, hoping to get a photo or two, but the band was nowhwere in sight. Maybe next time.

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Comments:

Jeez that's a pretty shot. He looks more like his wife all the time. Good shot though. What time did you write this? 6 in the morning? You were just getting ready at midnight....
Posted by: King Cack May 18, 2005 at 07:42 AM

Wrote it at 3am your time I think. I was home by midnight Pacific time. It turned out to be a very early night.
Posted by: Alchemy May 18, 2005 at 11:55 PM

Fuck You, I Won't Do What You Tell Me

Oh my God. The free Audioslave concert ended just a couple hours ago and I'm still coming down. They shut down Hollywood Boulevard & the band played on a stage right in the street, facing Mann's Chinese Theater. The first two songs were for their appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show, then they took a five minute break & came back to do a full set for a future DVD & also an Mtv show. They were fucking incredible. Chris Cornell's voice still sounds amazing, and it was great to hear tracks from Audioslave and Soundgarden (they did Spoonman). The highlight of the set was a Rage Against the Machine song, though.

With an audience of several thousand people in the street standing behind barricades, and cops in riot gear, they launched into Killing in the Name Of. It was SICK! Oh. My. God. Guys standing behind me literally started a mosh pit on the sidewalk. I had to reach my arm through the couple in front of me to grab the barricade to steady myself so I didn't get knocked over. The crowd surged 20 or so feet away from me & broke through the barricade, almost knocking over a photographer's 800 mm lens & huge tripod. The cops rushed over & put a stop to the people rushing through the opening in the barricades. People were singing along, raising their fists, and yelling about the "fucking pigs". For a few moments the energy of an impending riot seemed to crackle through the air. They only did one more song. Photos are of soundcheck & the aftermath (those shadowy figures are all cops in riot gear).

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Pretty Tied Up

Oh, no....please Mistress Feral. Not the cane! HA! After all these years, those Bettie Page films they played at the Wah Wah Hut have taken their toll on me.

Rope work & photo by the immensely talented Mistress Feral. This was followed by a rope suspension by Mistress Destiny. I haven't got the photos of the actual suspension yet, but I'll post one when I do. It was a lot of fun, although I couldn't stay up there very long as the ropes were cutting into my ankles & my hands were turning purple. Walking into a Starbucks afterwards with deep, red rope indentations on my wrists was deliciously decadent.

It's past 3am. Yikes. Tonight is the Panic Channel show. I'm intimidated as all hell at the thought I might finally meet Dave Navarro. I've got some kind of Dave phobia after the webcam incident. This is going to be fun.

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Comments:

Just don't wear those old painting clothes and you'll be fine. ;-) HAVE FUN!
Posted by: flamingheart May 17, 2005 at 10:57 AM

Thanks! Hey, have you listened to the May 14th CFR yet? They were talking about needing a PVC clad nurse to come down to the studio. Would you believe someone GAVE me a PVC nurse outfit today? ROFL! I might have to wear it tonight. Will make great photos with Dave, if I get that close to him. I think Dragonfly is a small club, so we'll see. :D
Posted by: Alchemy May 17, 2005 at 03:52 PM

I so want to hear how THIS turns out!
Posted by: Daryle May 17, 2005 at 08:31 PM

Anger Management

Has it really been a full week since I updated? Wow, time flies when you're having fun. I'll try to keep this thing more up to date from now on. There's so much going on - so many changes - & it's so important to me that it gets documented. I have the worst memory in the world, so my theory is if I can write it all down or photograph it, it won't disappear. Yes, I know I'm crazy.

Ok, I feel kinda bad. Had cell phone problems for a couple days & couldn't access my voicemails. When I finally got into my mailbox today, I heard a lengthy message from Kenneth Anger. He had called on Saturday & invited me to "tag along" on Sunday and photograph him as he placed a flower on his mother's grave. Haven't even met the guy yet & he asked me to go along on such a personal journey. Why? I'm not really sure. I certainly don't mean him any harm & perhaps he is able to pick up on that. Maybe he just doesn't know anyone else with a car. I hope he was able to get a ride.

I've added a fetish gallery to my site: http://www.ladyalchemy.com/Fetish.htm . It's mostly just photos of equipment - pretty tame. I'm doing a much edgier fetish shoot tomorrow, a voyeuristic look at a domination session. Not sure how this will affect my head, let alone my website & blog. I'm probably going to have to put up adult content warnings & so on. If you're easily offended, look away, kids!!

The final Carnavale De Sade happened Saturday at Passive Arts. As my friend from London so aptly put it, I got to be the "door whore" and check everyone in. I had too much fun. There are so many good looking people in the L.A. fetish scene, it's beyond belief. Got to meet everyone as they came in the door. Still had fun even though I was stuck behind the desk for all but a 15 minute break, which I made the most of, by the way. So, who here has ever been flogged in a room full of people by a hot guy in a Nazi uniform? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone? Oh, you have no idea what you're missing.

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Comments:

You're slacking....more info on your life and happenings, please. The King needs stimulation.
Posted by: King Cack May 15, 2005 at 06:02 PM

Hollywood Babylon

Ok, forget yesterday's whining. Wrote a letter to Kenneth Anger last week proposing an idea for a film location. Today I got a reply. He wants to go to lunch. I'm intimidated as all hell. He's not exactly a nice man. I complimented him on his films in my letter & his response was that he doesn't like "fans", "so - cool it"! Me & my schemes. Did I watch too much I Love Lucy as a child or something? Good lord, what have I gotten myself into now. He'd better not make me cry...

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Comments:

What the hell are you getting yourself into NOW? Why are you asking about film locations?
Posted by: Mr. Jenkins May 04, 2005 at 05:53 PM

Um, lunch with Kenneth Anger, apparently. LOL.
Posted by: Alchemy May 04, 2005 at 11:44 PM

Okay I'll bite... Who's Kenneth Anger? And should I be ashamed of myself?
Posted by: King Cack May 05, 2005 at 09:35 AM

He's a bit obscure, but definitely a genius. He wrote Hollywood Babylon about movie stars & their no so glamorous lives (and deaths), a book so scandalous that US publishers refused to put it out & he had to get it published in Europe. He's mainly a film maker though, and his films include Scorpio Rising and Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome. Known for surrealistic imagery, homo eroticism, and fast cuts (his work inspired the look of music videos). Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful were in some - or at least one - of his early films. He's also an expert on Aleister Crowley. He's been making films since the age of 17 & he's now in his late 70's.
Posted by: Alchemy May 05, 2005 at 10:31 PM

Ouch, My Ego!

Had an interview with the Suicide Girls last Thursday. They had my application & a couple photos before the interview, so up until that point they liked what they saw. Got a rejection email today. "We think that you are a lovely girl, just not quite right for our purposes at this time." Ouch. I'm really disappointed. In tears, actually. I really wanted to do the site. Can't help but wonder "why". I've seen women younger than me, older than me, thinner, heavier, more tattooed, without tattoos, with rainbow colored hair, or just plain natural. I asked a lot of questions, because I like to be well informed before making decisions, especially when I'm considering modeling nude on a website. Maybe they didn't like all the questions. Maybe they thought I was plotting to create a site competing with theirs (which I'm not). Maybe they thought I was too old for their site, but they already knew my age from my application. Beats me. I'm going to try to stop myself now, because I can make myself nuts trying to analyze the situation. I'm really sad about it though. Being told "no" is one of my least favorite things. Eeww. :(

***EDITED SEVERAL HOURS LATER***

Ok, on a less whiny note, I did respond to the SG email by saying the following:

Hi Elisabeth,

Thanks for the response. I was about to write today to thank you for your efforts in setting up the meeting, etc. Wow, I'm really disappointed that I'm not right for the site. Going over things in my head & wondering what - if anything - I could have done or said differently. I've been planning to make some changes to my hair & will probably get more ink in the future. I'm going through an evolution of sorts appearance-wise. Would reapplying at a later date & with a different look be frowned upon?

Thanks again,

Alchemy

I've just taken a look around their message boards & it turns out that reapplying after 6 months is exactly the route a lot of rejected girls take. So that's what I'll do. I'm not angry. I don't think they suck. My feelings are just hurt. No one likes rejection. I don't feel that I need their site to validate me and I'm certainly not planning to change my appearance just to please them either. It's just that I get ideas in my head & once I decide to do them, I tend to be tenacious about it until I see results. I might change my mind at some point, but right now I want to be a Suicide Girl, dammit!

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