Blogs Jan 24, 2011 at 3:36 pm

This Is What A Seattle Steampunk Exhibition Looks Like

Kelly O
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Cool
Will in Seattle on January 24, 2011 at 5:18 PM Report this
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Hey, I recognize that guy with the rope! I honestly had no clue there was a steampunk/fetish connection, except maybe the long way 'round thru burlesque, but I guess it makes sense. Neat.
SeaExile on January 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM Report this
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When can we declare steampunk dead? Seems like that day is overdue, though the Northwest is always the last to let stupid fashion trends go. Utilikilts, anyone?
Free Lunch on January 24, 2011 at 5:40 PM Report this
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It beats those guys in armor and wooden swords hacking away at each other over at Gas Works.
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on January 24, 2011 at 5:50 PM Report this
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Steampunk needs to die already. It's pathetic.
on January 24, 2011 at 6:27 PM Report this
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Barf.
Rotten666 on January 24, 2011 at 6:28 PM Report this
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what a surprise! fat people are into this!
on January 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM Report this
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So... the usual.
Wicked Virgin on January 24, 2011 at 6:58 PM Report this
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Oh look! Cynical hipsters posting on the internet! How odd for this town.
on January 24, 2011 at 8:00 PM Report this
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Gay 'nineties, goggles, done. Do they do Dickensian caroling @ Xmas?
thatsnotright on January 24, 2011 at 8:37 PM Report this
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fat goth.
on January 24, 2011 at 8:52 PM Report this
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I have no idea how steampunk and perverts became an item, but good on them for putting on what looks like a real fun party.
Greg on January 24, 2011 at 8:52 PM Report this
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Some people have too much time on their hands.
Madashell on January 24, 2011 at 9:20 PM Report this
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eyepatch has perhaps the most amazing body I've ever seen in a non-airbrushed photo.
MLP on January 24, 2011 at 9:21 PM Report this
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@8:

I believe "Sky Captain" would fall more under the rubric of Dieselpunk, which is more of a early-to-mid 20th Century sub-genre.
COMTE on January 24, 2011 at 10:47 PM Report this
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Hey, how did the skinny dude sneak in there?
on January 25, 2011 at 12:39 AM Report this
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The final word on steampunk as far as I'm concerned:
http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/04/07/strip…
BostonFontSnob on January 25, 2011 at 7:55 AM Report this
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I was going to look into this a little deeper, but then I saw that somebody on the internet is too cool for steampunk! We should track the people in these photos down and tell them to stop having weird fun on their own time. Too bad, it looks like they're smart, happy, creative, scientifically-bent, and getting laid A LOT.
A Portlander on January 25, 2011 at 9:43 AM Report this
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BostonFont: Awesomeness.

Myself, I know that as a geek I should be supportive of these folks' good time. However, I find the whole thing immensely irritating.
leek on January 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM Report this
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@20-
who cares? they are still horribly embarrassing to our city.

OH WAIT- I just read your name!

never mind.
on January 25, 2011 at 10:11 AM Report this
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When nerds try to be hipper-than-thou it's really pathetic.
dwight moody on January 25, 2011 at 10:39 AM Report this
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Why does everyone think goggle are a necessity?
On top of your top hat? serious overkill.
coolio on January 25, 2011 at 11:19 AM Report this
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I agree its kind of lame. What bothers me is that they keep thinking they are a legitimate movement. Uhh....no. There is nothing "punk" about it.
on January 25, 2011 at 12:26 PM Report this
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The fact that you hate it tells me I'm doing it right. Thanks all!
on January 25, 2011 at 1:05 PM Report this
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For those curious: yes there are a lot of kinky people into steampunk. It's costumes & corsets & protocol; think about it.

For the haters: thank-you for staying home trolling the internet and not coming to our party.
rummy42 on January 25, 2011 at 1:42 PM Report this
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"When can we declare steampunk dead? Seems like that day is overdue, though the Northwest is always the last to let stupid fashion trends go. Utilikilts, anyone? "

"I was just discussing steampunk "fashion" the other night at...you guessed it : Grim's. My conclusion is that steampunk is a very temporary...um, movement that lacks the long term staying power and dorky charm of goth or cosplay/anime/etc. It belongs in lower-tier nerdism along with LARPing. "

Steampunk has been around since around the 50's and spans over different US states as well as different countries. Also, just because you want it to be dead doesn't change the fact that's it's not going away anytime soon.

Seraphia on January 25, 2011 at 3:21 PM Report this
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What amuses me most is the haters' spew in The Stranger's comments section when there have been no less than ten Stranger articles on Steampunk and two Steampunk-related Strangercrombie auctions *in just the last two months*.

Dead? Hardly. Ironic? As hell.
on January 25, 2011 at 4:25 PM Report this
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What amuses me most is the haters' spew in The Stranger's comments section, when there have been no less than ten Stranger articles on Steampunk and two Steampunk-related Strangercrombie auctions *in just the last two months*.

Dead? Hardly. Ironic? As hell.
on January 25, 2011 at 4:29 PM Report this
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I thought eye patches were for pirates?
on February 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM Report this
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It was fun. I can't imagine what provokes those who are not interested to bother commenting.
Spiral Silverfire on February 4, 2011 at 5:16 PM Report this

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