From: Drivemehrd@aol.com Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:32:49 EDT Subject: A lurker shows his colours? To: NYCgoth-L@necronomi.com Well, since everyone else is writing an intro, why not de-lurk and do the same? I've yet to post to the list, although I have sent e-mail to various folks off list. Anyhow, I'm straying from the topic. The basics, my name is Thomas Martinez, and a lifelong resident of Long Island. I'm all of 23, but at times feel close to twice that age. I found my way into the gothic life about three or maybe four years ago from my experiences in the BDSM scene here in NY. That is something I have been active in since I was a wee lad of 18 years old. Anyhow, a friend of mine named Kristen, one day mentioned fangs, and figured this would be a good thing to have for when doing a scene. To say the least, it can be a grand fun "toy" to have for a scene. The rest they say is history. Club wise, I do not get out much, cause of work scheduling, which can suck. In the past, I would frequent Mother for LBV, and the Bank on Saturday night. I'm one of the few tall folks who can sit in the back of a crowd and never get noticed. As for music, I will listen to almost anything. You name it, you can find it in my CD collection. Some boring bits about me. I work in the tennis industry, which means I get to dress like the masses daily. Cars and bikes are a dear passion of mine, and I do miss going out and racing my car on the track. Good fun that can be if you are an adreneline junkie. Not really sure what else to add, so, just a breif descrip of me...6'3, 180, definitely not your typical goth stature, for the summer, I've been wearing my hair ususally in braids. Speaking of which, I can second Nancy's recommendation on Hello, Beautiful salon out in Brooklyn. GREAT work, and GREAT people. ~Tom Martinez