My Dear Darling Sasspots,
Wow. It's been a long time my darlings. So many changes. SO many costume changes! I suppose as with everything, we evolve. And now with 2012 approaching it's like a whole wack of change is on the brink of slapping us in the face. Umm... what the crap is gonna happen now? So many new messages and causes abound... and of course the answers vary with all of us. Different shades and angles, all travelling at varying speeds; bolts of blue, red, and obviously, PINK. ;)
Wow. It's been a long time my darlings. So many changes. SO many costume changes! I suppose as with everything, we evolve. And now with 2012 approaching it's like a whole wack of change is on the brink of slapping us in the face. Umm... what the crap is gonna happen now? So many new messages and causes abound... and of course the answers vary with all of us. Different shades and angles, all travelling at varying speeds; bolts of blue, red, and obviously, PINK. ;)
But sometimes I fear that individually, our voices can feel quiet and small. Little beams of colour, little whispers of belief. Like when your mom is STILL talking to you and you're in the bathroom with the door closed. :) It's almost like that voice isn't there. Of course, this is never true.
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow'." - Mary Anne Radmacher
We wondered if perhaps this NYE we could use those ever so powerful bits of sass called “costume, music, magic” to cast ourselves a spell for strength. Because we all know that regardless of the year, we each are fighting some kind of fight. Case in point: no matter how difficult it becomes, we will still find places to gather, to connect, to revel. They might move, they might change. But in the end they are always there. And in the end we are always together.
NYE 2012, we regroup - as Warriors of Time.
We invite you to suspend reality for a night and unearth your inner warrior. Be it ninja, samurai, knight or sith. Be it wrestler, road-warrior, droid or drag queen. Use the greats throughout history as inspiration, or move away from them altogether. Whoever you truly identify with, whatever you feel symbolizes your strength, put that shit on. And whatever secret powers you possess... bring them to life in the tradition of our dark Vancouver playgrounds. And then - let's fucking dance.
“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.” - Rumi
Sweet Soul & SHAHdjs present
Warriors of Time
NYE 2012
w/
Glitchy & Scratchy
K-Tel
Kir Mokum
Librarian
Michael Red
Steamboat Fattie
Woodhead
& featuring Sweet Soul Burlesque & MC ThinkTank
Sound by Application Audio
Huge love.
xoxo
CP
(You can here to download a hi-res pdf version of the scroll... I handwrote it just for you).
