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February 2011

Be one of the first to buy “steampunk," a futuristic style that blends a view of the Victorian past with the technology of the present. Dress like a Victorian dandy while using a computer keyboard made of typewriter parts. The result is a modern folk art style that is already mentioned in art history alongside Goth and the psychedelic designs of the punk rock world. There are conventions and meetings. You can find them through the internet.

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  brendamc67  - If you're interested   |02-02-2011 16:26:11  
Here is a link to a story about a man from Longview, Washington, who creates
Steampunk art (the story appeared in The Daily News newspaper in
Longview):

http://tdn.com/lifestyles/article_56
c392ca-2694-11e0-a837-001cc4c03286.html
  clockfixr  - Steampunk: Certain Death For Old Clocks   |02-03-2011 09:50:44  
While I can understand and appreciate that the Steampunk "industrial"
look is favored by many, I take exception when I see that the gears contained in
old pendulum powered clocks are used after destruction of the movements. I
repair/restore old antique clocks; there are not many movements that can't be
made to function even after many decades. It really saddens me to think that
our respect for "the old" seems to take a back seat to whatever happens
to be fashionable at the time. I've heard the excuses - "it's too
loud," "I have to wind it up every week" and "I can't keep it
running" (probably because it's not level!!
This fashion statement too will
pass but, I'm afraid, at the expense of quite a few neat old clocks....IMHO.
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