reading * writing * drawing * painting * doing anything with Gary * music - especially live music * photography * watching my kids play and learn how to do things * going out * staying in * tattooing * Halloween * black cats * comics * Frankenstein * witches * pirates * social change * my motorcycle - a classic Honda 750, riding = therapy * old cars (especially a '66 GTO...in about 5 years) * The Vagina Monologues (cast member twice 2005 & 2006) * serious conversation * mexican art (caballero, Dia de los muertes etc - the more colorful, the better)* religious art * cooking ( what? I'm Italian...)* NPR * soccer * camping * swimming * collecting records * biking in the city at night * old cemeteries * museums * challenging myself * spending time with my family in Jersey * tattoos * learning to speak Italian * road trips * sleeping late (which happens never)* irony * learning how to not kill plants * I really like making stuff * building stuff / fixing stuff and working on my house in general
seriously.
Music
!!!
* The 4-Skins
* 60's soul
* 80's glamrock, pop and hiphop (awww...nostalgia)
* AC/DC
* Acid Bath
* Allman Brothers
* Alo Brasil
* Amebix
* Anal Cunt
* Appleseed Cast
* The Arcade Fire
* At the gates
* Bad Brains
* Big Black
* Bikini Kill
* Billie Holiday
* The Birthday Party
* Bitchslicer
* Black Flag
* Black Sabbath
* Blatz
* Bloc Party
* Bouncing Souls
* Broken Bones
* Brujeria
* Buttnaked Butthole
* The Buzzcocks
* The Cardigans
* CCR
* Celtic Frost
* Charles Bronson
* The Circle Jerks
* Clamfight
* Clap your hands say yeah
* The Clash
* Concrete Blonde
* Crass
* Crowbar
* Crue (old stuff)
* The Cure
* Daft Punk
* Danny Elfman (esp. Edward Scissorhands sndtrk)
* David Allan Coe
* December Wolves
* Den of Germs
* Descendants
* Devo
* Devotchka
* Dick Dale
* Disassociate
* DK
* D.R.I
* The Dwarves
* Dying Fetus
* Electric Six
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Ernest Tubb
* Eph Tradition
* Etta James
* The Exploited
* Fear
* Fear Factory
* Filth
* Flipper
* Frank Sinatra
* Fugazi
* Gogol Bordello
* Gorilla Biscuits
* Gruesome Stuff Relish
* Guns N Roses
* Gwar
* Hank Williams Sr, Jr and even some of HWIII
* Hellblock 6
* Howlin Wolf
* Iggy and The Stooges
* Iron Maiden
* Jack off Jill
* Jake & The Stiffs
* James Brown
* Jane's Addiction (old stuff)
* Janis Joplin
* JFA
* Jimi Hendrix
* Johnny Cash
* Johnny Paycheck
* Joy Division
* Jr/Sr.
* Le Tigre
* Lily Allen
* Louis Armstrong
* Louis Prima
* The Makers
* McRad
* MDC
* Metallica (old stuff)
* Miles Davis
* The Milkshakes
* Minor Threat
* Morrissey
* Motorhead
* Mr. Bungle
* The Muffs
* Municipal Waste
* Naked Raygun
* Napalm Death
* Nation of Ulysses
* Negativland
* New Order
* Northern Liberties
* Nouvelle Vague
* Nuclear Assault
* Op Ivy
* Pantera
* Pinback
* The Pixies
* Pro-bot
* The Ramones
* Reagan Youth
* Rollins
* Sam Black Church
* Scareho
* Schreeching Weasel
* Scissor Sisters
* Sepultura
* Shonen Knife
* Siouxsie
* Sisters of Mercy
* Slapshot
* Slayer
* Slumlord
* Skeleton Witch
* The Smiths
* Snapcase
* Soilent Green
* The Specials
* Steve Earle
* Stiffed
* Stray Cats
* Subhumans
* Sun Ra
* Ted Nugent
* Tegan & Sara
* Tom Waits
* Townes van Zandt
* Toxic Holocaust
* The Trashmen
* The Trashwomen
* Turbonegro
* Type O Negative
* The Unknown Hinson
* The UK Subs
* Van Halen
* Venom
* The Waitresses
* Wanda Jackson
* Warsaw
* Waylon Jennings
* Wesley Willis
* The White Stripes
* Willie Nelson
* X
* X-ray Spex
* ZZ Top
and all the bands I forgot...especially good thrash, gypsy music and old sad shit.
Movies
* pretty much most documentaries
* all David Lynch movies
* all Jim Jarmusch movies
* all Kevin Smith movies
* all Tim Burton movies
* all John Waters movies
* all Pedro Almodavar movies
* most Judd Apatow movies
* some Sam Raimi movies
* anything to do with Clint Eastwood
* 5 corners
* Almost famous
* American history X
* An inconvenient truth
* Apocalypse now
* The Breakfast club
* Before night falls
* Brighton beach memoirs
* Brown bunny
* Crash
* Decline of Western Civilization 1 and 2
* Dogtown and Z-boys (doc)
* Donnie darko
* Escape from New York
* Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
* Everything is illuminated
* Fahrenheit 911
* The family stone
* Full metal jacket
* Ghost world
* Goodfellas
* Godfather
* Gummo
* good horror
* Heat
* I know I'm not alone (doc)
* The Incredibles
* June bug
* Kids
* Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
* Love actually
* Lydia lunch
* Magnolia
* Me, you and everyone we know
* Memento
* old 411 videos
* The reflecting skin
* Repo man
* Riding giants
* Say anything
* Shawshank redemption
* Sid and Nancy (ah, nostalgia)
* Sin City
* Sir! No Sir!
* Sixteen candles
* Slingblade
* Snatch
* Spun
* Step into liquid
* Suburbia
* Supersize me
* Trainspotting
* Usual suspects
* The virgin suicides
* Welcome to the dollhouse
* White oleander
* Wicker man (original)
* The Wrestler
* WM3 documentaries
* Wristcutters *
…finish this later
Television
* Dexter * Reno 911 * ATHF * Adultswim for the most part * Six feet under * 30 Rock * Sopranos * Weeds * Big Love * Talk Soup
Books
This is gonna take forever...I read a lot...a lot, like if I got paid per book, I'd be able to make it my full-time job...oh, Kirkus Review, please hire me.
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, NJ
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Major: Sociology
Minor: Psychology
1994 to 1996
Victoria von Frankenstein's Companies
The University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School Philadelphia, PA US Development Associate External Affairs
2005 -2007
Critical Acclaim Tattoos Emmaus, Pennsylvania US Tattoo Artist / Piercer
Shop closed 7/31/07
www.toria231.com Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US owner/artist painter / tattoo artist / photographer / stuff maker / consignment
2006 - forever
JR's Tattoo & Piercing Philadelphia, PA US Tattoo Artist both locations
Aug 2007 - January 2008
Mojo 13 Wilmington, Delaware US Bartender / Booking Quit this one too
July - October 2008
Tritone Philly, PA US Bartender / Booking never again
August 2007 - June 2008
None-of-your-business LLC Cybersville 90% of the time , Sometimes NJ but mostly PA US Director of Marketing Outreach, Corporate Relations, Review Program, web content, Community Development & PR
11-2008 - currently
Victoria von Frankenstein loves a relaxing long weekend! Wish it could be more often. Posted at 7:54 PM Jan 2 view more
About me: I've lived in West Philly for over 14 years, grew up in Jersey * I'm a Mom and a wife, raising two great kids, ages 10 and 11, with my adorable husband, Gary, here at the Thunderdome * life is good * time is more important than money * Gary and I got married February 21st * our wedding was awesome * my life is not something I can sum up easily *
I believe that "normal" is relative * I follow my instincts when it's an option * I have fucking amazing friends * and I don't care to have a bunch of fake friends * I read a lot * I do a lot * sleep very little * always working on a project whether booking shows, photography, something band-related, painting, refinishing furniture, designing tattoos, writing, working on my bike - something *
we have cute kitties * I sometimes "get Jersey" when I'm mad otherwise I just get quiet * I'm addicted to caffeine * I love chiropractic * I coached a youth soccer team for 8 seasons * My kids are amazing, funny, intelligent, creative individuals who challenge and frustrate and inspire me * Gary calls the kids the mini-monsters or the Jr. crew...he's a wonderful father *
The hate section: I hate white walls * I hate having my time wasted by liars, insecure fucks and other lower life forms - stay away, you're not welcome in the circle * I hate people who have bad grammar and write in broken English - Jesus, if you're that stupid just use spell check; you look like you're retarded * I am still surprised by how many dark, disgusting, souless and cruel people there are in this world - and it makes me sad and angry that those I've had to deal with left me more hardened than before * I hate sociopaths * I hate crazy stalkers *
I have a hard time reconciling some of the duality in my life...If you know me, then you know what I mean - I'm simultaneously 17 and 50 years old - balancing a separate identity while being a mom, having fun yet being responsible, not beating the shit out of bitches even though they deserve it..you know, balance * there have been significant changes in my life in the last few years and I know there's more to come * I learned a lot about trust, respect and faith in the last few years * I'll never stop learning * I have some serious wanderlust * a good show is like my version of first aid - doesn't cure what ails me but definitely helps me along * I would not function without music * I sometimes romanticize things * I may have a terminal case of the rads * I'm really liking my 30's *
I have friends who've known me over half my life - which is weird, humbling and wonderful * I say what I mean and I mean what I say * The more I know, the better I am *
Who I'd like to meet: People who are simultaneously pragmatic, optimistic, grounded, spontaneous, sarcastic, genuine, passionate, laid-back, serious, hilarious, compassionate, creative, trustworthy and sincere. So basically .001% of you.
And lots of espresso...
Hey Victoria von Frankenstein, If you aren't listening to any music right now, maybe grab a cold one and drink with the Knuckleheads on Biker.FM. We finally produced some killer shows with LIVE hosts and a bunch of videos featuring Babes and Bikes and some other twisted stuff. We also added some cameras to the studio. That way when you do come around, we'll drink along with yah. Stop in and party anytime. Total respect, GC Biker.FM
Also, if you've got something you want sold to the Biker community, we can get it sold. Sponsorship programs from 25 bucks a month, which is dang cheap. If you want to, you can send us your email address, and we'll send you a media kit, and then some sales. However we can help a brother or sister out, you know we will. This Biker.FM stuff is all about you.
I'm pretty psyched too! Drop me a line with the address and I was sure I already talked about this with Gary, but I assume there'll be a backline so we just need to bring guitars, guitar heads, snare drum, bass pedal and cymbals? Lemme know, thanks!
dont know if you like them but!!! android lust.. !! We'll be playing our first ever in-store and signing CDs for the Resolution box set release party at Philadelphia's Digital Ferret!
Come on down and join us for this free and all ages show.
Date: Friday Oct 23 Time: 7-10pm. AL goes on at 9pm. Admission: Free
Digital Ferret 732 S. 4th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 (215) 925-9259
Basement show in November at the Thunderdome with Bitchslicer. Order your husband to get someone to play drums or whatever. I miss his fuzzy face. Make this happen!
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