Stop Fashion Piracy!

Please follow this website and ask your members of Congress to support the Design Piracy Prohibition Act. All of us with original designs deserve to have our intellectual property protected!

www.stopfashionpiracy.com/index...olved/


Reasons to STOP Fashion Piracy:

1. "Original" fashion designs are, like paintings, music, books and movies, artistic creations that are entitled to copyright protection.

2. The current absence of design protection denies U.S. fashion designers the rightful rewards of their creativity, and since the U.S. is the only industrialized country that does not protect against fashion piracy, puts U.S designers at a great disadvantage in the global context.

3. Advances in technology have accelerated the process by which others begin pirating fashion designs and profiting from fashion designer's artistic creations, creating a real problem that needs to be addressed through enhanced intellectual property protection.

4. Design piracy is just counterfeiting without the label. And, the lack of design protection today allows the free movement of counterfeit goods into the country simply because they are shipped separately from the infringing labels that are affixed later.

Need money for bills!

Hey bellydancer friends, money is really on short supply for us now after our move to Kentucky (no job for husband yet) and my restaurant dancing job just isn't enough, so I'm going through my things and selling off some goodies. Help us pay our bills!

Up for sale is an orange glass bead Necklemann's bra/belt/necklace set. I've had it for at least 4 years packed away and to my knowledge it was brand new, however, the orange color appears to be bleeding through the cups in places? I know I've never worn it except to try on a few times but it's never been sweated in, nor is there any smell, lol! It may just have been that the way it was stored before I got it, but I know I've had it in its bubble wrap bag that it came in the whole time. It also comes with the card and small baggie of beads and sequins for repairs that came with it. Additional pictures are in my profile.

These sets retail for $135.00 plus $12.00 shipping (insurance isn't even an option) and I'm offering mine for $127.00 plus FREE priority USPS shipping/insurance (12.00 + 2.35) to the continental USA, that's a 22.35 savings! I will ship worldwide but shipping/insurance will be extra. I take direct bank account / Paypal balance transfers through Paypal or credit cards through my Google Merchant account, please contact me here or at shahlah@clearwire.net for any questions. Here is a link to the Necklemann's store on Ebay selling a similar set; cgi.ebay.com/Belly-Dance...aultDomain_0

17 1/2 " necklace, velcro closure
36" top edge of belt
40" bottom edge of belt
4 1/2" wide at front "V" point of belt
3" wide at ends of belt
7" fringe on both bra and belt
29" unstretched bra band
38" stretched bra band
16" unstretched bra straps
26" stretched bra straps (I recommend pinching the straps together at the upper back for a "racer back" effect; it's much more secure that way)
6 1/2" top edge of cup
8" across horizontal middle of cup
5 1/2" across vertical middle of cup
Advertised as 34D
Bra closure is standard two hook bra closure
Belt closure is velcro

Goodbye California!

Well, we're leaving tomorrow sometime, or maybe Thursday to start our drive out to our new home in Kentucky. We're still not done packing and I've found that I have a whole lot of stuff that I never knew I had, the good thing is I don't think I'll have to buy any crafting supplies for several years! I think I'll be doing a big purge once we get there...

So goodbye to all my wonderful friends in California and I'll see you all on tribe (or thereabouts) shortly once the computer is back online at the end of the week, I will be back for visits and when I am I'm going to be coming to see everyone, so be ready, lol!

Luv you all!

Moving to Kentucky?

Yes I am, leaving California on or about April 6, 2009 to be exact! I've been a bit absent from tribe and myspace for the last 6 months or so due to my very stressful job, however, once we move I will no longer have to work for anyone else. Below are the following important points;

My inlaws are giving us a house to live in.
We've been 100% debt free for almost a year now.
The cost of living is very good there so only one "steady" income is required for our needs.
I will be able to focus full time on my bellydance performing/costuming career.
This is truly a dream come true for me!

After all the BULLSHIT that I've been through in my life it is such a wonderful feeling to know that I will be getting an opportunity like this, I am so incredibly thankful. Bellydance has helped me become the person that I am today and helped me heal from the hurts I've experienced, and now I get to focus on sharing it!!!

The last festival for us in California will be Gothla US, so I'll be saying goodby to as many people as I can there, we'll be back to visit at some point, but not for awhile. Such a great adventure my life is becoming!

12/6 Evening Show in Murphys, CA, ticket available!

The Golden Opportunity 3 day intensive with Ariellah and Rachel B in Murphys is happening this weekend, if any of you want to go to the evening show on Saturday and want to get a discounted ticket at 15.00 please contact me ASAP!

I'm attending the intensive and performing in the show so I have a ticket that comes with my package that I won't use, tickets are 20.00 at the door now. Don't miss out!

Raven Performance...

Here's the link to my Tribal Fest 8 performance (finally!), please enjoy!

www.youtube.com/watch

Sacramento's First Fire Spectacular

An ART Festival Celebrating the union of Fire, Dance, ART, and Music.

Featuring performance ART by:

Obsidian Butterfly
The Fire Dolls
The Sacramento Bike Circus
and more Local Sacramento Fire Dance Talent

with Live Music by Drumsum

ART by:
Kristen Hoard
Orion
Jared Brecht
Sequoia
Psyren
Pamela Reffner

Join us on Friday August 8th, at 8:08pm for the 888 Fire Gala. It's Fire Dance Theatre like you've never seen it before!

Then on Saturday August 9th, 2008 decorate your bike (or come as you are) to the Brickhouse ART Studios for the Sacramento Bike Circus which will parade around MidTown for Second Saturday. We will return to the Brickhouse around 9pm for the Fire Spectacular's Fiery Finale based on Bikes and Creative Reuse!
Bike Circus from 6-8:30pm
Fire Show from 9-10pm

$18 for both nights
Friday night only $18
Saturday night only $8

An Evening of Good Luck and Fortune Awaits You!!!

Hafla in Scottsville KY 8-23-08!

Here are the details for the little show I want to put on when I'm back there visiting in August. We have the Community Center (311 North 3rd St - Scottsville, KY 42164) in Scottsville booked for that evening and it has chairs enough for 80 people but I'm sure there will be more seating on the floor if people want to bring cushions and such. The show will be from 6 to 8 with time for some gathering and chatting amongst the dancers afterwards, I'll probably have the doors open at 5 or 5:30 so people can get their seats. There is a raised stage and I'm sure there's a dressing room or at least bathrooms for the dancers to get ready in (to be safe come as ready as possible), we will also be bringing the sound system (good quality home stereo).


If you are interested in performing, please email me at shahlah@clearwire.net as soon as possible with the below info (don't message me through tribe please), all styles and performance levels are welcome and must be family friendly. I might also turn this into a fund raiser for a local charity, like bring a can of food or a coat, but I have to check into what's most needed in Scottsville. I will update this thread as needed.

I will also need volunteers to help with as music runners and stage hands and a stage manager, I'll probably act as stage manager myself until I perform but I'd like to have someone else willing to help keep things running smoothly. Also send me an email to shahlah@clearwire.net to volunteer.

* Performance Name of Troupe or Soloist

* Contact Person’s legal name, phone number.

* A description in your own words of what you plan to present and the style of dance (cabaret, tribal, gothic, etc...).

* Any special prop or lighting needs (someone needs to turn the lights on or off at a certain time, someone needs to go pick up your prop after your performance is done, that kind of thing). I can't guarantee that we can accommodate these requests but I'd like to make a nice show and I love theatrical effects!

Here are the performance time limits.

Soloists: 7 minutes.
Duets and Trios: 10 minutes.
Troupes of 4 or more: 13 minutes.

Music must be on one CD clearly marked with the performer or troupe name and performance time with a note attached indicating start on or off stage and which tracks to play. Bring a backup of your music.

We won't have a formal "dancer check-in" area but I will have a space set up somewhere (most likely with the sound system that my husband will be manning) with release forms and a place to drop off your music, performers should be there at least 30 minutes before their performance time though.

Thanks and I hope this will be a great show!

Okay, this is funny....

Here's a nifty news story for everyone to enjoy. I've been to the area where this happened and it's very unsavory, but this all just puts a peculiar picture in my mind...

Robbery attempt fails when employees run away.

By The Record
June 19, 2008 5:34 PM
STOCKTON – Two armed men trying to rob a Stockton fast-food restaurant Wednesday were thwarted when restaurant workers simply ran out the back door.

The two men – one armed with a shotgun and the other armed with a black 9mm handgun –shortly after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday went into the KFC in the 100 block of East Charter Way.

While the robber armed with the handgun waited by the front door, the other jumped over the counter and demanded to know the location of the safe, according to a Stockton police report. Instead of telling him, the employees simply ran out the back door.

The robber with the shotgun followed the employees for a short distance, and then fled with the second robber south on Hunter Street.