Although I do have a new blog, El mismo sol, I haven't forgotten this one. As an update, I have made it to Peru. I definitely felt the altitude the first and second days: headache, stomach ache, slight nausea, runny nose, etc., but I'm starting to feel better. I've been really enjoying it so far, and I even got to hold a baby llama yesterday!
It's been a decade since I first got into goth music and subculture. And, with my tongue firmly stuck to my cheek, I observe how I am still a baby bat! I'm young enough to still be called a "baby" at shows and club nights yet old enough to recall, with deep nostalgia, vying for a spot directly in front of the stage at my first Peter Murphy show nearly 10 years ago at a now-relocated venue in Atlanta... I also remember with fondness—and some embarrassment—writing a cliché poem for Peter Murphy, referring to him as the "original Bat." And, instead of keeping it to myself, I actually threw the typed poem up onto the stage directly following the show, hoping he'd pick it up and keep it in his breast pocket. Ah, the folly of youth! I don't recall there ever being this many bands of the goth or goth-adjacent persuasion playing in Atlanta since I got into the subculture. That's not to say there weren't plenty of bands playing this city. I only f...
Wow, baby llamas are adorable!
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Love that llama! Cute beyond words!