As we discussed in the previous chapter, May 2006 was a miraculous month for Suicide Girls. The metrics that are visible to members (such as “likes” on sets) went THROUGH THE ROOF.
What caused this sudden phenomenon where models started getting 10,000 [sic] likes per set? Simply put, I don’t know.
It’s tempting to credit one model, such as @ember (who was doing such great...
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jake238:
Nice work. Literature and Revolution is fun. I doubt that Trotsky ever foresaw his work being used as a prop in a pin-up set, but who knows?
bob_dylan:
Haha 😂🤣😂 @jake238 I must admit, I was trawling through sets as quickly as possible and I did not realize that tome was by Trotsky. Good eye!!! 🔍
My 57th album “shoofly”—recommended if you like: Cocteau Twins, The Polyphonic Spree, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nirvana, Keren Ann, The Beatles, The Cars, The Zombies, Sparks, LCD Soundsystem, and especially The Flaming Lips.
File under: alternative (indie rock)
https://open.spotify.com/album/58K8pytLv9QY3K8NvNmQtI?si=o3f_hfXWRdmY2ewHOj71fg
https://music.apple.com/us/album/shoofly/1691505945
In any business, there are slow months and rich months.
And then there are those rare months where your business TAKES A GIANT STEP.
Lucky are the businesses which can claim great success.
But Suicide Girls is indeed one of those businesses.
Likewise, we hear it is often darkest just before the dawn.
April 2006 on SG was a bit slow—a bit dark.
There were...
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fredhincanada:
Another fantastic Blog. I have to say, I really liked @hellah’s set. That was very cool. Sorry I’m taking so long to catch up. I like to take my time with these.
bob_dylan:
Thank you, brother @fredhincanada 🙏 No problem, man! Read at your leisure ☮️
Let me explain my main purpose in writing this very subjective “history” of Suicide Girls.
It is to LEARN about SG.
I had been on SG for about three years, but when I started looking back into the archives occasionally (out of curiosity) I was amazed to find that I HAD NO IDEA WHO 99% OF THE MODELS WERE.
I had always heard ABOUT Suicide...
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fredhincanada:
I am also a dumbass. But, with your hard work, I'm becoming LESS of a dumbass. And I agree with @jake238, that set Psychological Prisoner is outstanding!
bob_dylan:
Thank you, @fredhincanada 🙏
My 24th maxi single “O N Y X”—recommended if you like: Harry Connick Jr., George Gershwin, and Igor Stravinsky.
File under: jazz (cool jazz)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6KLulOHjFxU7iiGPJsTsfe?si=diq79CzFSLmGuGaAu_r_Hw
jake238:
These are some nice compositions, Pauly. I especially enjoyed Conman Wheelbarrow. I like the way the piece begins, and I like how you continue to run that part underneath everything as you gradually add more layers.
bob_dylan:
Thank you so much, sir @jake238 🙏 That one was inspired by this crazy-ass dude from Texarkana named Conlon Nancarrow. He wrote pretty much exclusively for player piano. He’s hand-punch the rolls with impossible combinations of notes. Really a genius! He lived most of his life in Mexico City. Thank you again for that compliment. That really means a lot to me.
Every business experiences slow times. A modeling website is dependent on a steady flow of new models. Because variety is the spice of life. We might anticipate the rate of “churn” (model turnover) at a concern like Suicide Girls to be quite high.
Models may feel they are not making enough money, so they set off for greener pastures. As you might imagine, a business...
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fredhincanada:
Some excellent Canadians in this blog, my friend! Well done, as always.
bob_dylan:
Thank you, brother @fredhincanada 🫂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
By mid-to-late 2005, Suicide Girls was churning out quality sets with such fervent frequency that it is difficult to assess this output in detail unless one bites off JUST ENOUGH to chew.
Thus, this installment will focus on the fecund months of August and September: 2005.
Things got going with @tsui and her ass-tastic Between Rocks .
FINALLY a set for the ass men.
I...
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jake238:
The sheer creativity of some of these sets from the early years continues to really impress me. Some of these truly rise to the level of genuine art.
bob_dylan:
Exactly, @jake238 !! I love that there was a good-natured competition to outdo one another. It’s pretty mind-blowing all he things that have been tried on SG.
My 56th album “Schadenfreude”—recommended if you like: Anton Bruckner, Igor Stravinsky, Muslimgauze, Einstürzende Neubauten, Edgard Varèse, Sergei Prokofiev, John Philip Sousa, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Vatican Shadow, and Miles Davis.
File under: classical (impressionist)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4iHisbCkr7cKv8ilKn2dwN?si=-IBYz2wKQZmIeTRQ_QU1jg
You like titties?
Let’s have some fun!
Summer 2005.
MAY DAY! MAY DAY!
Incoming set from @opahl —the wonderful Bright Ribbons .
This set pays homage to my favorite color CLASH: pink and green.
If you wanna evoke Sex Pistols, go pink and green.
But this shoot really has a nice ‘80s neon vibe to it.
It is VIBRANT.
It caught my eye.
In economics,...
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bettina:
xoxo
bob_dylan:
You are so amazing, @bettina ❣️ Spoiling me with these comments 😭 I’m so honored that you stopped by 🙏🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂
Mission statement: what can be learned about SG strictly by looking at the photo sets?
Can a sort of history be cobbled together by going back through the archival photos?
Assume I know nothing.
And I assume you know nothing.
And we dive blithely into a vast catalog of pin-up wonder.
Our expedition currently has us in February of 2005.
SG started in autumn 2001....
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stacie:
Love this !
bob_dylan:
Thank you, @stacie 💘
My 24th EP “forlorn” (featuring an Emmett Miller cover)—recommended if you like: The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Frank Zappa, Daniel Johnston, William Shatner, and especially Bob Dylan.
file under: jazz (Dixieland)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5sssaP2WWNm1mA6RbuvSA9?si=az66mX9nT_2gitLGb-FU_Q
The great thing about the SG archives is that you can go back in time—to whatever era you like.
It might be the summer of 2023, but you can always go back to the winter of 2004 to keep yourself frosty.
November of 2004 had so many good sets that it’s almost overwhelming.
But the first one to really stand out to me was Cupcake...
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jake238:
Some great finds in this one. Superb insights and writing, sir.
bob_dylan:
Thank you, Mr. @jake238 !!! I really appreciate that, man 🫡