Hello,
I'm a 23 year old who wafts between OH and PA. I first ventured into goth and darker cultures when I was 12-13. I was curious about what goth really was because someone had thrown the word around, and I actually found proper sources [on the internets?!?]. First I picked up a Bauhaus compilations, then First And Last And Always, and I haven't been back to normal since.

By some definitions, in a few years I'll have been goth for half my life. Thrilling and marvelous.

My musical tastes drift in and out of goth proper. Most recently I've been through early darkwave, neofolk, and dark crazy ambient shit. I love male vocals but I'm almost hostile to the female voice. It does nothing for me. I relish UGLY music, music with teeth. I do like some conventionally pretty or beautiful things, but I don't like them in goth.

I like black, silver/grey, and muted pastel colors. Generally black. I'm a sucker for floral patterns, ridiculously gaudy overshirts, and form-fitting black shirts. Skirts > pants. I buy coats like some women buy shoes, but one pair of DMs and curiously stompy Sketchers is enough.

hahah, it is a definite 'bit of everything' sort of thing I have.... 'tis nice to be here



Yeah, music in general rather than performance based, though that is what I hope to be doing one day. What sort of complications?

Closet goth here. Due to circumstances over the past few years, I've toned it down a lot (unfortunately). I love the goth rock of the 80's, however: The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, The Cult, and the list goes on...

Simply put, I'm looking to meet with like-minded people, I suppose!

Closet goth here. Due to circumstances over the past few years, I've toned it down a lot (unfortunately). I love the goth rock of the 80's, however: The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, The Cult, and the list goes on...

Simply put, I'm looking to meet with like-minded people, I suppose!

Closet goth here. Due to circumstances over the past few years, I've toned it down a lot (unfortunately). I love the goth rock of the 80's, however: The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, The Cult, and the list goes on...

Simply put, I'm looking to meet with like-minded people, I suppose!

Grim Tidings, forum lurkers.

It is my hope that my emergence into these threads will serve as a benefit, and that I can provide perspective, insight or other contributions in equal measure to those I extract. I anticipate our imminent discourse with baited breath.
I fancy myself an Epicurian Hedonist, taking pleasure in philosophy, critical thinking, and pleasures of the flesh (note: children, and adults with the minds of children, are exempt from my lustful romps). In my mind, it is critical thinking that separates the wolf from the sheep.

I've a broad and eclectic taste in music, generally because I've a wide range of emotions that are run through a macabre filter in my mind. At any given moment, you might catch me listening to Robert Johnson, Burzum, The Birthday Party, The Cramps, yelworC, Sisters of Mercy, Tom Waits, Front Line Assembly, Johannes Brahms, The Rolling Stones, M.D.C., or Kammarheit, to name a few. While I understand the inherent incongruity of my sonic library, I find such point null.

My literary diversions are tragically limited, however I've an appetite for Harlan Ellison's work, as well as that of Lovecraft, Poe, Shakespeare, Milton, H.G. Wells, Charles Bukowski, Ray Bradbury, PKD, Hunter S. Thompson, George R.R. Martin, John Steinbeck, C.S. Friedman, and Chuck Palahniuk, among others. And let's not forget Dante Alighieri, whom placed the sycophants in a pit of excrement for their wallowing, writhing pleasure.

Welcome, Jackalspawn. Sorry we're experiencing technical difficulties at present, and this is why you're not yet seeing your posts appear on the board. I've quoted your hidden post in the meantime, so you can make your appearance here at Goth.net.

Grim Tidings, forum lurkers.

It is my hope that my emergence into these threads will serve as a benefit, and that I can provide perspective, insight or other contributions in equal measure to those I extract. I anticipate our imminent discourse with baited breath.
I fancy myself an Epicurian Hedonist, taking pleasure in philosophy, critical thinking, and pleasures of the flesh (note: children, and adults with the minds of children, are exempt from my lustful romps). In my mind, it is critical thinking that separates the wolf from the sheep.

I've a broad and eclectic taste in music, generally because I've a wide range of emotions that are run through a macabre filter in my mind. At any given moment, you might catch me listening to Robert Johnson, Burzum, The Birthday Party, The Cramps, yelworC, Sisters of Mercy, Tom Waits, Front Line Assembly, Johannes Brahms, The Rolling Stones, M.D.C., or Kammarheit, to name a few. While I understand the inherent incongruity of my sonic library, I find such point null.

My literary diversions are tragically limited, however I've an appetite for Harlan Ellison's work, as well as that of Lovecraft, Poe, Shakespeare, Milton, H.G. Wells, Charles Bukowski, Ray Bradbury, PKD, Hunter S. Thompson, George R.R. Martin, John Steinbeck, C.S. Friedman, and Chuck Palahniuk, among others. And let's not forget Dante Alighieri, whom placed the sycophants in a pit of excrement for their wallowing, writhing pleasure.