One day on uk.people.gothic, in response to a thread about slamdancing Count Von Sexbat wrote:

pete@scathe.demon.co.uk "Pete Scathe" writes:

I take no responsibility for any injuries sustained by dancing within 6 feet of Cleggy :)
There are times when I feel a bit like Yoda...

Goth Wars

A long time ago, in the center of London.....

It was a period of much boredom. Bob was faced with far too much work to do and was suffering from brain overload. In response to a random quip about slamdancing, Bob was inspired to write his first satire in many years, being a complete piss-take of gothic subculture, London net.goths, and Star Wars. This is that story...

Episode IV
A New Hope

A story of the goth revival in 10 parts.

Part 1

Prologue...
In which some files are intercepted...

Part 2

A strange encounter...
In which a chance meeting plunges a youth into the middle of big things...

Part 3

A turning point...
In which a youth comes to terms with his destiny...

Part 4

A brief interlude...
In which a plan to destroy the goth revival is discussed...

Part 5

The story continues...
In which an internet service provider is sought...

Part 6

A night out...
In which our heros decide to have a night on the town...

Part 7

A dancefloor tragedy...
In which our heros are stuck in a bad 80's nightclub...

Part 8

An inevitable reunion...
In which an escape is attempted...

Part 9

A hopeful plot...
In which a plan of attack is made...

Part 10

The story concludes...
In which the goths infiltrate a radio staion...

Episode V
The Ballroom Strikes Back

The sequel as a series of short vignettes.

Part 1

The story begins...
In which a young goth goes off in search of tutorage from an old master...

Part 2

The story continues...
In which the goth-in-training faces a dilema...

Part 3

A Traffic Jam...
In which group of friends sit in traffic looking for something to do...

Part 4

A Friendly Reunion...
In which old acquaintances are reunited...

Part 5

A Big Mess...
In which everything goes all wonky...

Part 6

The inevtitable confrontation...
In which a young DJ goes off to face his nemesis...

A Random Excerpt From
Return of the Goth Scene

Part 1

In the City...
In which we find out what happend to Nic...

Part 2

A moving scene...
In which master Sexbat must leave...

Part 3

The truth emerges...
In which the history of goth is revealed...

Part 4

A short preview...
A quick account of what's to come...

Legal Small Print Stuffs

Any resemblance of any characters to real people is very likely to be on purpose. However, the situations are complete fantasy and have little real bearing on their characters and the author's opinions of them. ie, don't sue me for defamation of character.

Bob's Gothic home page.

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