As listeners of 'Letter to America - You Can Not Stop the Love' will know Wayne and I headed out to find a Northern Irish Woman that I could treat to a good time - something did happen that evening which I will describe in an upcoming chapter of the show - but in the meantime here's a pic of a Goth Girl that we ran into on the way to that evening's adventure. As you can see in the picture below I was affected - and decided to pray for her immortal soul.
There are a lot of Goths in Northern Ireland - they tend to congregate here. Perhaps Letter to America will do some sort of 'Goth Special' Podcast in the near future.
She frightens me - and I would not be suprised if she ran her stiletto heel through your neck after that photo.
Posted by: Phil | February 27, 2006 at 09:33 AM
WoW! reminds me of the suicide girls...
stiletto? maybe her Doc Martins or something? marine boot treads on his face?
Posted by: Ryan Rebensdorf | February 27, 2006 at 02:50 PM
she looks like my Mum ;-)
Posted by: Cybezzzzzz | February 27, 2006 at 03:26 PM
Nice composition on the second picture. There is something decadent about goth women. God bless them (though they not want his blessings!)
Posted by: JC | February 27, 2006 at 04:02 PM
I don't know - she looked more of the S&M/Bondage culture than of the depressed/goth-hippie culture.
Posted by: Phil | February 27, 2006 at 05:26 PM
I ran into a girl yesturday at a shopping centre near me, and people were trying to get away from her, as if she had the bubonic plague. I walked up said hi, and she gave me a death wish stare that I will not soon forget. LOL...
Posted by: Jefferson Davis | February 27, 2006 at 07:55 PM
Dream on, Phil.
Posted by: Jenny | February 27, 2006 at 08:14 PM
Man...all you guys are so negative - the Goth Lady in question was quite nice in real life - most people would not let you take a picture of you praying to the heavens at their feet...
Posted by: Jett Loe | February 27, 2006 at 08:18 PM
Jett uses Goth in the more American style (victorian clothes, dark hair/lips/eyeliner, pasty skin, agnostic outlook). The Irish tend to lump more subcultures into their label goth, and included stoners, skaters, hippies, rockers, metalers...anyone a bit alternative to their norm.
Posted by: Fixer | February 28, 2006 at 05:15 AM
I think she's kinda hot, except for the pierced lower lip. Of course, whatever turns you on. LOL
Posted by: Jefferson Davis | February 28, 2006 at 02:17 PM
The Irish DON'T tend to lump more sub-cultures to our label 'goth', only the stupid ones that have no idea about sub-cultures etc etc. Young Jemma (the girl in the pictures) IS a goth, she looks exactly how a goth 'should' look, and she deliberatly dresses like that to show people that she listens to that style of music, to show them that she doesnt care about what everyone else thinks of her and to show that she is her own person and the pressures of fashion and society do not affect her... and yet apparently she needs to be prayed for... what a joke...
Posted by: Andrew | March 03, 2006 at 01:08 PM
Andrew - I think you're taking it all a bit too seriously - if you refer to my comment above you'll see that I think Jemma was cool for letting our show take a picure of her - and actually she becomes a talking point in the latest show - "LTA - Ormeau Baths Gallery Shock" which will be uploaded sometime in the next few hours...
Posted by: Jett Loe | March 03, 2006 at 05:30 PM
P.S. I'm praying for MY immortal soul...
Posted by: Jett Loe | March 03, 2006 at 05:30 PM
Y'know, she's actually not bad looking. In comparison to most of the ones that hang around Belfast city hall anyway.
Posted by: Ryan Dalzell | March 06, 2006 at 12:49 PM
Limerick used to be heavily peopled with 'Goths', and there are still a goodly number about.
Even though I'm into my early thirties, and a slippers wearing old granddad to young 'goths about town', I find the sight of such (defiant) youth subcultures gladdening and uplifting. It mightn't be the intention of 'alternative' teenagers to put a smile on my face...but it's a happy side effect of their existence.
There are far too many career-minded, young conservatives out there for my liking these days...even in the university setting where I dwell. If you can't say "Fuck de Man" when you're 17 then you might as well kill yourself there and then...as there are (sadly) plenty of years ahead when one is encouraged to worry about ‘important things’ like mortgages, car insurance, and bills, bills, bills.
Posted by: fústar | March 06, 2006 at 02:05 PM
I KNOW HER! haha
shes called gemma!
hehe how random!
Posted by: izzy | August 05, 2006 at 08:50 AM
Given the amount of times this seems to happen, I reckon the population of Northern Ireland is about 23.
Posted by: Jenny | August 05, 2006 at 06:15 PM
She's beautiful, I believe, although she might be too nice for her own good. If a complete stranger approached me with the request of taking a picture of me while they knelt at my feet and 'prayed' for me, I would most certainly have knocked them out with my chunky black boots. NOT stilettos.
Posted by: Anonymous | August 09, 2006 at 11:45 AM
she is quite possibily the most beautiful girl ever, i hate it when people judge goths. their way of life is actualy good, very nice people
Posted by: Shawn | September 22, 2006 at 12:44 AM
it is really very pretty this girl .she is a Gothics and me I like the Gothics; sorry for my English I am French bye
Posted by: celine | September 29, 2006 at 11:29 AM
If that is what Goth's look like in Northern Ireland, then i am impressed. Here, in America, they are mostly fat chicks and pimply dudes with no social abilities, dressed to be depressed, i.e. posers. It's nice to see one that has taken your fancy, Jett. That means, she must also have a brain. Sometimes, it is really depressing to be an American.
Posted by: Devin Salinger | September 30, 2006 at 08:57 AM
Devin, Devin, Devin. I'm gonna get on your case here, buddy. "Fat chicks and pimply dudes with no social abilities" is, well, it's innacurate. It's also not very nice. Try to close your eyes when you look at people. You might see a lot more.
Posted by: Jama | September 30, 2006 at 09:32 AM
hey that is my best mate...she cringes every time she sees that photo..she was actually scared of u lol ready to slap u as well for 'praying' for her tiz quite funny
Posted by: Leigh | October 05, 2006 at 05:01 PM
Well I'm glad she didn't slap me. Am harmless really.
Posted by: Jett Loe | November 17, 2006 at 08:05 PM
I think she is stunning!
Someone go back and get her number for me!
I could stay up watching Bela Lugosi and Listening to The Cure all night with her!!!
Posted by: Rob | November 19, 2006 at 04:58 AM