What is this madness?

casualcynic:

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… Sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from.

This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1000 dollars for a trip to Italy. Walked out, not another word.

…you know. Just when I start to lose faith in humanity….Hm.

cornchipz:

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT STEAM POWERED GIRAFFE

so basically they are a band, but really they are more of an ALL OUT THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE based around a ROBOT STORYLINE and including awesome stuff like MIME, BODY ART, MUSIC, COMEDY SKETCHES, AND CHARACTER ACTING.

It currently consists of EIGHT people, three ROBOTS, two HUMAN PERFORMERS, two WALTER GIRLS, and one SOUND ENGINEER.

ROBOTS:

So these are your robots. 

The ridiculously tall silver one with the cheekbones is called THE SPINE, and he acts like he’s no fun at all but in reality he is as dorky and hilarious as the others and we all love him. He is about 90% legs and hot hot as a tater tot.

damn robot u fine

He is played by David Michael Bennett.

The asshole detuning the other robot’s bass is RABBIT, and he is absolutely fantastic. He’s crazy and somewhat obnoxious on stage, which leads to some of the best comedy moments. He’s also adorable and known for changing up the outfit and makeup in such complex ways that cosplayers eat their own metallic paint.

why hello mr robot can i touch ur exquisitely painted face

He is played be the brilliant Bunny Bennett, who is an incredible artist and sort of shy and cute out of character. You can check out her art through that link.

HATCHWORTH is the final robot. He is the newest to take up the mime aspect in the group, and has formed an adorable friendship with The Spine. He’s really sassy and has a fabulous moustache.

look at this face isn’t he adorable and absolute hell to draw :)

Hatchworth is played by Sam Luke, also a fantastic artist and part of his own band separate from this one, which is also gr9.

HUMANS:

So in the human musician sector you have MICHAEL REED (talented little shit) and MATT SMITH (NOT THE DOCTOR YOU EGG)

THIS IS MICHAEL:

awww lookit

THIS IS MATT

keep up the good werk drummer boy

and these are the walter girls, although we’re not really sure if they’re human at the moment

They are played by Brianna Clawson and Paige Law, who happen to be the girlfriends of David and Bunny and cute as all heck do you not want to smooch them

THIS IS STEVE NEGRETE 

Aside from being the most badass bandanna wearing superhero to ever walk the earth, he is the SOUND ENGINEER for SPG. Basically there would be no band without him, just a bunch of people trying to work the sound desk and perform at the same time. He makes all of the awesome effects and does the tech stuff to keep everything running during the shows, and makes a youtube webshow using a crocheted doll of himself give to him by a fan.

Everybody loves Steve.

SO HOW DO YOU GET INTO STEAM POWERED GIRAFFE?

Well first up you go and listen to these songs and watch them in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLNgD5vsZsM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDRHx4cPgbE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQWY-JOhF2I

Then simply make a post saying something along the lines of ‘yo i just started listening to this awesome as balls band show me who you fan people are’ and tag is as steam powered giraffe and wait. they will come to you.

SIDENOTE ON PAST MEMBERS: 

This cutie is THE JON, played by JON SPRAGUE, and you will be seeing him in a lot of their older videos. He was known for his fantastic harmonizing, but left the band last year. We all miss him very much.

This fabulous lady is UPGRADE, played by ERIN BURKE, and performed with SPG mostly during their busking days a few years ago. She left in 2011.

The guy signing stuff in this photo is MIKE BUXBAUM. He was a stand in drummer during the transitional point when Jon had left the band, Sam had stopped drumming and became a robot, and they had nobody to keep the beatz, before Matt Smith(not a timelord) showed up. He was cool.

NOW GO FIND OUT THE REST FOR YOURSELF YOU LAZY LITTLE SHITS

rebloggable as requested

mvtk42:

Neil Gaiman, Good Omens

Neil Gaiman AND TERRY PRATCHETT, thank you.

“It can all end here and now. In an instant. The end is inevitable, so why so much pain? Why the suffering? You only have to say a word. A whisper, and the dark. And then…”

“…You still talking?”