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Guava juice paint the town red

Todd will not divulge what the rites are. (Vampyres like to spell their name with the "y" to distinguish themselves from literary or Hollywood vamps.) Todd founded the Sanguinarium ( the goal of which is to unify the vampyre subculture. The ankh, the ancient Egyptian symbol of life, is also the symbol of the Sanguinarium, a nationwide network of vampire clubs that maintain the air of a secret fraternity, complete with ranks and initiation rites. In his late 20's, with long, straight blond hair and cornflower blue eyes, he is wearing a flouncy maroon "poet's shirt" with studded leather straps, "Battlestar Galactica" combat boots and a silver ankh necklace. Todd, who once worked as a dental technician, does not look much like your typical vampire. We want members of our community to feel comfortable." "We don't want people just sitting and staring. "We used to charge $20 to people who were out of dress if we deemed them worthy, but now we charge $50," Mr. No "mundanes" - the goth-vampire term for nonfabulous night people - are allowed. The only person wearing white is a cocktail waiter dressed in drag as the ghost of Marie Antoinette. And that's not your average New Yorker all black. "This is a private party, sweetie," he says.Īlthough "gothic," "dark fetish," "faerie," "wiccan" and "Celtic" are all acceptable garb, patrons (most of whom are in their 20's and 30's) usually opt for "vampyre" or simply all black. Crew catalog somehow wanders past the doorman, the club's promoter, Father Sebastian Todd, ushers her out. When a young woman who looks as if she just stepped out of a J. There is a strict dress code enforced for Long Black Veil nights. Although Halloween is long gone and even Fangsgiving has passed, Gotham's "vampire lifestylists" are always ready to don their capes and paint the town blood red. It's been fed by a profusion of Hollywood images celebrating the supernatural, a wave of dark-themed Internet sites and chat rooms, the city's undying tolerance for underground movements and, of course, a wicked desire to dress up.

With a small but dedicated legion of followers, New York's vampire scene has been going strong since the mid-90's. CBGB's, Downtime, the Korova Milk Bar, the Pyramid and the Limelight all hold vampire-friendly nights at least once a week. It is only one of a cluster of havens for the daylight-challenged. We're in the epicenter of Long Black Veil, a gathering held every Thursday night at True, a club in the Flatiron District, where as many as 300 undead heads dance, drink and make merry late into the night. Vampire couples are snuggling in the corners, and on the rare occasion that someone smiles we can make out the glint of white fangs. is spinning a band called Switchblade Symphony and a sexy black-clad vampiress with a bat tattooed on her belly is swaying to the music. It's midnight, and we're in one of New York's vampire dens. Vampires: Painting the Town Red "Vampires: Painting the Town Red" by Margaret Mittelbach & Michael Crewdson ("New York Times," November 24, 2000)

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