#k.james

[containatrocity]

"I spend all my time at work making this stuff, so I kinda just hand it out during the festivals! I need something to do with my hands or else I'll go nuts!" KB seems to be in high enough spirits, sewing a rough wooden button into place on a crochet shawl, as Ziggy Calhoun sits nearby, carving the buttons all the same. "...More nuts. I'll go more nuts." He clarifies, greeting James with a smile. "Hey! Happy halloween!" He chimes. "Well. Not Halloween yet. We're close enough." He sits a crochet cat in a pumpkin on top of a stack of fliers. "You're James, right?" He questions. "Oh- It's... It's not creepy that I know that- Rusty and Mallard spend quite a bit of time at the station! Rusty told me there was a new guy at one of the stations and you seem new! And less like your name would be something like... Raziel or October. You just kinda look like a James." He pauses again. "I'm KB. I host the radio here." Ziggy stifles a laugh behind his hand.

"You sure you ain't completely cracked already, Barnes?" he teases. "I'm gonna go grab a drink, you got this covered?" He leaves as he's waved off, his dog in tow.

"Of course I'm getting comments from the help." He laughs, the sound bright. "Well- if you're perusing, help yourself! I don't have any treats you can eat- unless you're a mothman, maybe."

@detectivegoldstein

[clubkidandcollectives]

Monstrous New Zine

[mrichotumblings]

(K.JAMES)

[scotianostra]

October 8th 1515 saw the birth of Margaret Douglas, countess of Lennox.

Her mother was Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII and widow of James IV of Scotland, who had married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in 1514.

The young Margaret, who was said to be very beautiful, lived for a time with her aunt Princess Mary and then became a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn and led an eventful life, being imprisoned in the Tower of London on several occasions.

On 6 July 1544 at St James' Palace in London she married Matthew Stewart, 13th Earl of Lennox, who was a descendant of James I of Scotland. Their second son Henry, Lord Darnley married Nary Queen of Scots,  and was murdered in 1567. 

Her husband, Matthew died after being shot in the back in a skirmish at Stirling Castle in 1571. None of her eight children survived her and she died, in poverty, on 9th March 1578 

Elizabeth I of England paid for her funeral and  in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey and an ornate grave/monument,, on either side of the tomb chest are weepers (small kneeling statues) of her four sons (Charles and Henry and two who died young) and four daughters (all died young). The inscription panels reads:

"HEER LYETH THE NOBLE LADY MARGARET, COUNTESSE OF LEVENOX, DAUGHTER AND SOLE HEIRE OF ARCHIBALD EARLE OF ANGUISE [Angus], BY MARGARET Q.OF SCOTTES HIS WIFE THAT WAS ELDEST DAUGHTER TO KING HENRY THE 7, WHOE BARE UNTO MATHEW EARLE OF LEVENOX HER HUSBAND 4 SONNES AND 4 DAUGHTERS. THIS LADY HAD TO HER GREAT GRANDFATHER K.EDWARD THE 4, TO HER GRANDFATHER K.HENRY THE 7, TO HER UNCLE K.HENRY THE 8, TO HER COUSIN GERMANE K.EDWARD THE 6, TO HER BROTHER K.JAMES OF SCOTLAND THE V, TO HER SONNE KING HENRY THE FIRST [ie.Lord Darnley], TO HER GRANDCHILD K.JAMES THE 6. HAVINGE TO HER GREATE GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER 2 QUEENES BOTH NAMED ELIZABETH, TO HER MOTHER MARGARET Q.OF SCOTTS, TO HER AUNT MARYE THE FRENCHE Q, TO HER COUSYNS GERMANES MARY AND ELIZABETH QUEENES OF ENGLAND, TO HER NEECE AND DAUGHTER IN LAW MARY Q.OF SCOTTS. HENRY SECOND SONNE TO THIS LADY WAS K.OF SCOTTS AND FATHER TO JAMES THE 6 NOW KING. THIS HENRY WAS MURTHERED AT THE AGE OF 21 YEARES. CHARLES HER YOUNGEST SONNE WAS EARLE OF LEVENOX FATHER TO THE LADIE ARBELL. HE DYED AT THE AGE OF 21 YEARES AND IS HERE INTOMBED".

Her grandson was James VI of Scotland who of course also became James I of England. 

[endlesslyhellarad]

Josh A and Jake Hill in London, UK for The Better Off Dead Tour.

25/02/19 - Night 2.

Photos by K.James Duval.

[weburlesque]

WINNER: BROODY VALENTINO ----////----- WHITE ELEPHANT BURLESQUE AWARD SHOW AND RED CARPET EVENT THE SILVER TUSK AWARDS January 11, 2017 at #RockBarNYC "BEST DRESSED LIST: Who Wore It Better? They Did" nominees: • Apathy Angel @apathyangel • Broody Valentino @broody_valentino • Clara Coquette @claracoquette • Esmerelda May @esmerelda.may • K.James @k.james_switchnplay • Mika Romantic @mikaromantic • Sweet Lorraine @sweetlorraineny #weburlesquenyc #rockbarnyc #silvertuskawards #weburlesque #burlesque #boylesque #nycburlesque #nycboylesque #queerburlesque #nyc #nycnightlife #gaybar #whiteelephantburlesque #awards #nightlife

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Surely Goodness and Mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

K.James  Psalms 23 last verse

[emmastory]

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Please accept K.James making us all collectively lose our shit at White Elephant Burlesque this past Wednesday.

And have a couple photos of Beezlebabe and Falana Fox while we’re at it:

[clubkidandcollectives]

[containatrocity]

"Oh well I wasn't- then of course the apocalypse happened here in good old Huntsville and I needed to think of a hobby that wasn't 'terrorizing the airwaves with conspiracy theories' or whatever it was Nat insisted I was doing whenever I tried to talk about what I thought was going on. Traded the tinfoil cap for a beanie with a little pumpkin stem on it." He picks one up from the stall in front of him. "It's cuter, at least." He shrugs. "Well, I'm in my fifties, I've got only one kid still living in town- who was kind of a surprise from a few months ago! And I haven't been... engaging, with anybody beyond the radio for a while. This is a good distraction, especially with Sidnee busy with her personal projects lately, gives the kids something to look forward to."

"Oh, no, I've lived here when I wasn't doing appearances outside of the state for decades, now. Moved here around 20, settled down and took over the radio station! I've been a town fixture for nearly 35 years now- which, when I say it out loud, makes me feel terribly old. I loved it here, at least, before the nightly march of... spookies." He reasons. "Your sister? Another recent arrival or somebody I might know a little better?"

James snorted as the playful accusation is turned back on him. He nodded in recognition though as KB explained some of his career trajectory. "Yeah, thought ya sounded familiar. I worked security for some of yer shows. I'm a little bit of a fan. Guess it's true it ain't what it seems when ya meet a celebrity. Gotta say, would not have originally pegged ya as a scarves and stuffed animals kinda guy. Nothin' wrong with it, just a lil surprised."

Pulling out the knife from his boot, James picked up a piece of spare wood and got to work. "Eh, came lookin' for my sister. She got stuck in this place like everyone else. You from around here? Or you also got a story?"

[containatrocity]

"Now which one of us is the stalker?" He questions with a laugh. "But yes! Before I got stuck here in little ol' Huntsville I used to be a very prevalent radio host all around the country! Did all kinds of holiday bash stuff out in New York around the Christmas season, and even before that I used to be a roadie for a bunch of rock bands in the nineties and early 2000s! Busy as a bee until the paradox." He explains. "And now I make scarves. and stuffed animals. and puppets. And I live in a radio station. Only a little less illustrious, surely."

James offers to help carve buttons as Ziggy leaves, and KB pats the chair next to him. "Oh, you're welcome to it! Mrs. O'Grady is usually the one who gives me what I use but I may have gone overboard! Rough wood ones work fine for stuff for grown ups, anyway." He reasons. "So New York huh? You're a ways from home!"

James smiles as he shrugs. "As far as I care all of October's Halloween." He raised a brow as the other man mentioned his name. He knew this was a small town but god damn. As KB further explained, he let out a chuckle. "Good to know I don' got a stalker."

As KB introduced himself, and his own quip about having a stalker, something sparked in James' memory. Narrowing his eyes, he tapped his chin in thought. "Hold up. Have you ever done shows in New York?"

Shaking his head at the two, James sat down next to KB. "I can help ya carve more buttons if you need it. Not sure the shawl's really my style."