rachel
"Rachel Weston"

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25 years old

United Kingdom



Last Login:7/11/2008
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GeneralLove, sex, cuddles and curls, dreaming, poetry,storytelling, slamming, festivals, campfires and candlelight, clutter, bagpipes, being in the water... and All the extraordinary performance poets who continue to divinely wake me up every day: Ani DiFranco HKB FiNN, Ebele, Derrick Brown, Zena Edwards, Bernadette Cremin, Rosy Carrick, Dizraeli, Mahogany Browne, Nathan Filer, Queen Sheba, Simon Welsh, Tim Gibbard, Yap (PinkPunk), Jasmine Cooray, Strangel, Poetree-man, Dean Atta, Lemn Sissay, Dreadlock Alien, Simon Kossoff ...and the rest xx
MusicKlezmer (Eastern European Jewish folk), acoustic folk, rocknroll, psy-ambient, electronica,trance, techno, Joni Mitchell, Pentangle, Regina Spektor, Martha Tilston, Steve Tilston, PinknRuby, HKB FiNN, Tunde Jegede, Itzhak Perlman, The Hat, The Levellers, Janis Joplin, The Klezmatics, Golem, The Shout, Emunah, JJ Cale, Rage Against the Machine, Nick Cave, Orbital, Boards of Canada, Plaid, the Prodigy, Nicky Mitchell, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Maya Angelou, Carrie Tree, Cate Ferris, Patti Smith, Joan Baez, PJ Harvey, Sugardrum, Sharon Lewis...Chopin, Mozart, Debussy, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov - too many more... (quite a few of these artists are on my friends bit so check them out!)
MoviesStonewall, Adaptation, Mysterious Skin, Lolita, My Neighbour Totoro (beautiful Japanese animation - the Cat bus!),Quadrophenia, The Princess Bride, Velvet Goldmine, Pie, Leon, Cabaret, Some like it Hot, Requiem for a Dream, Guys and Dolls, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (flying bed!), , Dead Poets Society, Labyrinth, The Little Mermaid, Annie, The sound of music, Mary Poppins, The Railway Children
TelevisionNope
BooksMr. Vertigo by Paul Auster Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coehlo Unbearable likeness of being by Milan Kundera Singing & Swinging and gettin' merry like christmas / All god's children need travelling shoes and most things by Maya Angelou - Kelly&Victor by Niall Griffiths - Brass by Helen Walsh
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Status:Single
Zodiac Sign:Taurus
Children:Someday



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About me:
I am....a Performance Poet, Classical-Jazz-Cabaret singer and and mental health-social care support worker from the fair shores of Brighton...... And creator-promoter of Wordplay (look out for a Wordplay myspace coming your way any day now!), a sizzling smoking hot performance poetry and live music cabaret night featuring the scene's most vibrant national and international artists
Who I'd like to meet:
Joni Mitchell and God. Joan Baez to see if she's real. Brightonians. Beautiful ladies. Lovely, genuine, spirited, flamboyant, talented people. People who make me laugh till i nearly wet myself. Poets, musicians, performers, festival goers to share with...x

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John the Savage





Jun 23 2008 11:47 AM

Hello Rachel

We're playing this Thursday the 26th, with a whole host of other weird and wonderful sonic explorers, at the Komedia in the studio bar. If you fancy it...

JTS
King Porter Stomp





Jun 15 2008 11:02 AM

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Lipstick on your collar





May 28 2008 12:56 PM

TOMORROW NIGHT 9.
30PM!!!!Lipstick on your collar presents 'Enchantment Under The Sea' @ The Hanbury Club, 29th May, Brighton

BACK TO THE FUTURE.... 1980s vs 1950s! Fantastic music, dancing, live burlesque from Baby Bones, Honey Moon, Kitty Peels and musicians plus free sea shot from our gorgeous usherette on the door! DON'T MISS IT!!!!
THIS THURSDAY 29th MAY AT THE HANBURY CLUB, BRIGHTON!!!!
We finally bring you the long awaited Back to the future stylee Enchantment under the sea Dance club night. Dance away to 80s classics vs 50s Rock n Roll with our DJ Mister Grinell (you dance I'll clap) plus live performances to entertain you from our own Marty Mcfly, Baby Bones, Kitty Peels, Racquel Merlot and more.... Dressing up welcome, prizes for best costumes if you're in the mood!
Free tasty treats alcoholic and otherwise....
All this for only £6! (£5 conc )
Tickets now from REvamp in North Laine, or on the door x
http://www. facebook. com/event. php?eid=14134995151
dazzle





May 26 2008 5:39 AM



Centrifuge London Launch Party featuring EBOLA & ZEDDEMORE (Wrong Music), NeuTek LIVE, Boombot DJs, STREET RAVE!!, Confounded AV, Ursa, Captain Chaos and missaw...



Date: Friday 30th May


Venue: Epicurean Lounge Basement, 10 Clerkenwell Green London EC1R 0DP .
Nearest tube: Faringdon / Old Street


FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT. Doors 9 pm, Street Rave starts @ 8pm.



The Centrifuge ( TheCentrifuge. co. uk ) and NeuroMantis ( myspace. com/neuromantisav ) team up to bring you the phattest live electronica and AV night you could ever wish for!




Here's the lineup, see you down the front!



8pm - 9PM: a FULL-ON STREET RAVE

Ebola vs Zeddemore LIVE (Wrong Music, Net-Lab)

NeuTek LIVE (TheCentrifuge. co. uk)

Counfounded LIVE AV

Boombot DJs

missaw (TheCentrifuge. co. uk)

Captain Chaos (TheCentrifuge. co. uk)

Ursa (TheCentrifuge. co. uk)

beatabet





May 12 2008 6:31 PM

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Ashley ffrench





May 7 2008 9:04 AM

Hello!

Monday the 12th of May sees the fifth Horseplay night run by myself and Hattie Snooks.

We Have the most exciting line up ever!

Peter Nevland, the most explosive performance poet you have ever seen. All the way from Austin, Texas. For a sample vid click here. http://youtube. com/watch?v=qxocGVxgFDQ


Bunty, Soul, experimental, hip hop via a loop station. "What can we do with our mouths" http://www. myspace. com/buntylooping go there for tracks, videos and other gigs.


Last but not least we have Mr. Joe Woodham, Eccentric, characterful and endearing. www. myspace. com/joewoodham


Open Mic slots are available, with a prize for the most surprising performance, this could be worrying.

This night should be really special. Never mind who's playing, it will be a night out to remember.

5 quid to get in, 4 quid if you are skint.

See you there.
shana-WhiteTiger





Apr 25 2008 8:27 AM

Happy Birthday for yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miss Kitty Peels aka Kitty Meow Meow





Apr 24 2008 3:14 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!!!!!!! Hope you had a fabulous day, will have to meet up and have cake very soon x x x x x x x x
TAUREANS UNITE





Apr 24 2008 11:50 AM

You were born under the astrological sign Taurus.
Ruling planet is Venus.
Your opposition sign is Scorpio.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Courtnee Draper (1985) Kelly Clarkson (1982) Chipper Jones (1972)
Cedric the Entertainer (1964) Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952) Doug Clifford (1945)
Barbra Streisand (1942) Jill Ireland (1936) Shirley MacLaine (1934)
Anthony Trollope (1815)

Your birthstone is Diamond
The Mystical properties of Diamond
Diamonds are said to increase personal clarity to help one see things clearly as well as be straight-forward and honest. Supposedly, the higher quality the diamond, the better it is supports these qualities.

Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Opal, Quartz, White Sapphire
Your birth tree is
Walnut Tree, the Passion
Unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts, often egoistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult and uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous and passionate, no compromises.

Holidays and observances
* Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
* Australia - Kapyong Day a day of remembrance for Korean War veterans, named after the Battle of Kapyong in 1951
* The Gambia - Republic Day in (1970).


Much Love
rachel4/22
Scott Grant Eckert - Poetry





Apr 23 2008 7:57 AM

Happy Birthday!!!!
Morgan Moon





Apr 21 2008 8:05 AM

Hey Rachel, good to bump into you the other day.I miss your Wordplay events!

Check out my new blog, www. morganmoon. blogspot. com, chronicling my journey through writing, motherhood and yoga!

Morgan x
p.s.
look forward to hearing you sing one day!
Tribal Vibe





Apr 17 2008 7:20 AM

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Earthed





Apr 9 2008 8:36 AM

ello luv.
how ya doin, ya just never know
who your gunner sit next to on the train these days.
hope all is well. was just
droppin ya a line to see if ya still wanted me to do some spoken word at wordplay. would love to do a little sum ting sum ting 4 ya.
big love
Tim xx
The Acoustic Room





Apr 2 2008 5:20 PM

Hello friend of TAR...
5th April
DeadRoses





Mar 31 2008 4:24 AM

Hey Beauty howz thingz?
Brighton Poetry Society





Mar 30 2008 7:24 AM

Brighton Poetry Society open mic - Cella - Mon31 Mar 2008
Body: Hello Fellow Poets and Artists,

Just a short note to inform that it is Brighton Poetry Society open mic evening will be happening this coming Monday 31 March 2008.



All levels welcome, especially beginners!

Musical interlude from Lee Westwood!
Sanctuary Cella, Brunswick Street East, Hove, Doors 8PM.



Sean Creed
BPS Coordinator/Events

W: http://myspace. com/brightonpoetrysociety
W: http://www. myspace.
com/seancreed
Know Peace is Kev da Poet





Mar 21 2008 6:39 PM

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Left Hand Red





Mar 19 2008 10:41 AM

Hey,

Hope you're well, have a listen to our new studio recordings when you get a chance, they're pretty damn good you know :-)

Speak to ya soon,

Dan,
LHR
beatabet





Mar 18 2008 6:08 PM

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hallo all! check out www. brusselsmeetsbrighton. org for exciting beatabet audio and visual arts showcases coming up in the next few weeks!
Ashley ffrench





Mar 15 2008 5:58 AM

hello rachel. How are you doing? Fancy doing a slam? We got a bit of horseplaying going down at the farm tavern on monday. free to get in, dan rovira, invokal, bitter ruin and pelican chorus who are a gypsy jazz band. free with an open slam, would be nice to have you along.
King Porter Stomp





Mar 12 2008 3:08 PM

We're having a massive party for local charity WHOOPSADAISY this Friday and we'd love to see you there!

KING PORTER STOMP @ THE ALBERT BRIGHTON THIS FRIDAY 14TH MARCH


KING PORTER STOMP @ THE ALBERT BRIGHTON FRI MAR 14TH

Sacred Sound Collective





Mar 10 2008 4:58 PM

Hi Rachel, hope you are well and happy.
Blessings. x
Lee Westwood





Feb 29 2008 3:40 AM

Wouldn't miss it for the world, my friend.
DeadRoses





Feb 18 2008 1:41 PM

Big HuGS 2 U
xxx :)
beatabet





Feb 15 2008 2:14 AM

boo

how goes rachel??

x
WillFearless





Feb 9 2008 5:03 PM

Hi Rachel thanks for your comments, I don't have a CD yet, but my intention is to record an album (or two) this year, and to start gigging again too. I've got a lovely new flat in Kemp Town. Come and visit sometime! x
DeadRoses





Feb 7 2008 6:20 AM

Sure thing sweety, it'd be great to see you! A Mate's having a leaving party 'dis Saturday! But Everyones welcome and shes really lovely, and about to go round da World! but to be honest i wasnt really sure if i'd go or just do the usual Rainbow, Soho crawl!!! either way come along it'll be a Laugh! lol ho ho ho :)
So beauty, What pray tell, have you been up to of late?
J xxx
Russ Bell





Feb 6 2008 12:29 PM

Hello Hun!
Hows you? Will you be going to see Kitty perform at the Concorde2 gig on the 15th?
Sean Creed





Jan 18 2008 8:24 AM

Andi





Jan 6 2008 2:45 PM

hey Rachel how you doin'? Can you let me have a list of your dates for the next few months so I can plan a visit? maybe we can get a posse from Bristol together but I will be around London from Feb. Hugs for you and Rosy.
Andi x
Mia





Nov 29 2007 3:20 AM

Hi hi, we are coming, and think I'm bringing a couple of course mateys who are v into their poetry. Hope you're well, see u Monday! x
yesk





Nov 6 2007 12:53 PM

thankyou very much for adding
hope that you might enjoy
-yesk
Patscan





Oct 16 2007 2:42 AM

Needleandthread presents... {yet another} dirty great big night out...
19 Oct 2007
the JAMM, 261 brixton road,
London, sw9
UK
Cost:£6/£5, or £4 before nine..
BARGAIN!!

Room One: live electronics hosted by Short Circus, feat..
Cyan341 (Zainetica/Rednetic/Boltfish)
eN (No-Test/Erisian Discharge)
rANdOMoiDz (Adverse Camber/Wrong Music)
Alt*Ctrl djs
Patscan (Rednetic/Concrete Plastic)
Uncle Smutfist (Short Circus)
Jones Deviation (Short Circus)
between the rooms, we have live performance pieces from The Great Antagonist, and guests..

Room Two: live dub, ska, hip hop and drum n bass, feat...
ZeJ
Red
King Porter Stomp
Bogus Gasman
Bunty
plus djs Mr Hovis, Dj Dark & more TBC..
should be a bloody good one!
Michelle Hysterik





Oct 15 2007 11:34 PM

LAURAAA





Oct 10 2007 3:39 PM

ey you!

hope alls good lady

xxx
;)