Black Rose, Black Rosary
And the greatest mystery of all: The Black Rose, also known as The Woman In Luscious Leather Who Created The Black Rosary, The Official Mistula Fanclub.
I do not know her, but I would love to get to know her. The lady seems to be privy to a lot of secrets. Maybe she’s having a secret affair with Bella Lugosi? They certainly seem to have the same fashion sense. (That guy is so going to get damaged should he decide to show his face in my realm.)
I also didn’t know there was going to be a fan club, but I’m glad we have one. At least now I know there are people who actually believe in Mistula besides, well, Joey and um, Rey. Belief creates gods, Terry Pratchett once wrote, and god knows Small Gods is my bible.
So if you believe in Mistula, and believe in looking at the world from a different set of eyes, join the Black Rosary circle. The Black Rose seems to know more about my own band than I do, too. Currently, she has the sneak pics from the making of the Mulat video, and will only show them to the members. And on November 2, All Souls’ Day, Black Rosary members will be first to see and download Mistula’s first-ever music video (it will be streamed from the main site a week later). There will also be a featured BJD member every month, members-only sales, special discounts on Mistula merchandise, and who knows, a chance to get to see Bella Lugosi in a yellow polka dot bikini at the Black Rosary Band Photos page – which reminds me, what were those clicking sounds by the window while I was taking a soak last night?
Please click on the poster to join. If you are having trouble with the online form, please email the information the Black Rose requires to blackrosary@mistula.com. Thank you!
The Mistula Disciples: Mang Dading and Lumanog Guitars
ATTENTION: This is the blog of a Mistula virtual band member. We are not representatives nor relatives of the Lumanogs. While the band has done business with the Lumanog store in San Antonio, we are unaware of your family conflict so it is best that you spare us from irrelevant comments. Thank you.
Every great musician deserves a great custom guitar. And so the Mistula custom guitars came to be. They were crafted by no less than the renowned Filipino guitar maker, Lumanog, who, fortunately, lives a few minutes away from Joey’s ancestral home.
It was a journey of rediscovery.
The Mistula Disciples: Edith
The road to the Mistula: Resurrection is riddled with thorns and bad puns. Joey felt she must outdo the first two editions, so she made concept sketches that are too difficult to shoot with her current set-up (a tiny but amazingly well-lit space in the garage right behind her car). So she made her sad predicament known to her friend, the photographer Edith, who, full of mercy, let Joey (ab)use her studio and several parts of her house.
There are four photography themes to the Mistula Holy Week update: Crucifixion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension. I interpreted Crucifixion in black ribbons and bondage, while Dragan and his holy doves symbolized Ascension. Death was Manx’s theme, and she was to be engulfed in darkness. Unfortunately, it was a concept too ambitious for Joey’s available space and equipment.
Enter Edith.
The Mistula Disciples: Sam
The Assumption: Joey is the only person behind Mistula.
She’d love to run away with all the credit, but Joey is only one of several people behind the band who make each update possible. Our entourage consists of musicians, writers, artists and the ever-present critiques who choose to stay backstage while we bask in the limelight. This series of posts is my tribute to some of the ever-faithful Mistula Disciples.
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