In 2006, she recorded the lead vocal for Blacklite Sleaze with British house music duo Peace Division. Pleasant Gehman: My Old Crony from The Frolic Room, The Frolic Room II, Bordners, Scream, Cocoanaut Teaszer & Raji's + Al's and The CoCo Club. And parties everwhere. All over the place. Pleasant Gehman is the former vocalist for the L.A.-based Screaming Sirens. She worked for the L.A. Weekly and SPIN before she compiled her poetry and spoken-word routines onto Ruined, recorded for New Alliance. 1983 THE SOUND OF HOLLYWOOD-WOMEN ( compilation-Mystic Records) "Ugly And Slouchy"- The Screamin' Sirens RODNEY ON THE ROQ (compilation) "Black And White Thunderbird"- The Screamin' Sirens VOICES OF THE ANGELS (compilation-Freeway Records) "Hard To Have"- solo spoken word HELL COMES TO YOUR HOUSE (compilation- Enigma Records) "The Runnin' Kind" and "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" The Screamin' Sirens 1984 FIESTA! (LP & cassette Enigma Records) The Screamin' Sirens "The Runnin' Kind"/ "Maniac"- Screamin' Sirens (Spanish 45 Enigma En Espanol) "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"/ "The Runnin' Kind" - Screamin' Sirens (UK 45- Beach Culture Records) 1985 ENIGMA VARIATIONS (LP & cassette-compilation, Enigma Records) "(You Make Me A) Maniac" - Screamin' Sirens 1986 RADIO TOKYO TAPES (compilation- Chameleon Records) "Little White Lies"- Screamin' Sirens "56 Reasons To Go Downtown"- The Ringling Sisters SKATE ROCK! (compilation- Thrasher Magazine) "Heartbreak Train"- Screamin' Sirens REVENGE OF THE KILLER PUSSIES (UK- compilation) "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go bad"- Screamin' Sirens 1987 VOODOO (CD & cassette Restless Records) The Screaming Sirens REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS (sound track LP, cassette, CD- Rhino records) "Love Slave"- Screaming Sirens 1989 CHERRIES IN THE SNOW (EP- Sympathy For The Record Industry) The Ringling Sisters 1991 SIXTY WATT REALITY (CD & cassette - A&M / ODE Records) The Ringling Sisters 1993 RUINED (CD & cassette- New Alliance Records) solo spoken word 1994 INTERNAL JOURNAL: DISCLOSURE (CD & cassette- compilation, New Alliance Records) solo spoken word 1995 CAUSE (CD & Cassette- Chameleon) solo spoken word BAD GIRL (limited edition live cassette only- Carnival Knowledge) solo spoken word GAS, GRASS OR ASS (45- Hell Yeah! Records) Honk If Yer Horny 1996 AFTER THE CIRCUS (EP- Tres Hombres Musica) The Ringling Sisters SCHOOLOAF (CD- compilation Omedia Records) "Anything, Baby"- The Ringling Sisters 1997 WHITE TRASH APOCALYPSE (limited edition compilation cassette- Rose Of Sharon) solo spoken word with Pleasant Gehman, Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin 1998 DRINKING FROM PUDDLES (LP & cassette- Kill Rockstars) "Monsanto"- live solo spoken word 1999 EDUCATION INFESTATION (CD- Deprogrammed Publications) "Monsanto"- spoken word and vocals by Pleasant Gehman , music by Kristian Hoffman produced by Johnette Napolitano From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pleasant Gehman is a magazine writer, poet, actor, dancer and musician from Los Angeles. In the 1980s, she was the singer for the punk rock band Screamin' Sirens, and later, The RIngling Sisters and Honk If Yer Horny. All three bands have released numerous titles on vinyl, as well as cd. Her articles on rock 'n' roll, American pop culture, sex, the arts and human interest have appeared in L.A. Weekly, The Los Angeles Reader, Spin, Genre, as well as many others, including online publications. Her poetry, essays and short stories have been widely anthologized in a number of literary journals and collections and she has written and/or edited a number of books. The Village Voice called her writing "... startling; full of passion", USA Today described it as "A wildly fascinating walk on the wild side!" while Ray Gun raved: "…tough and tender, with a trademark air of seen-it-all innocence that makes it glow". In 1994, she recorded a collection of her poetry and spoken-word routines entitled Ruined. A professional belly dancer since 1991, and a burlesque performer since 1995, she was a seminal member of America's premiere burlesque troupe, "The Velvet Hammer", and appears in the 2001 documentary film "The Velvet Hammer Burlesque". She co-starred in Margaret Cho's Off Broadway variety show "The Sensuous Woman" in 2007. She has appeared dancing and acting in many films, television shows (including the sitcom "The Nanny") documentaries on punk rock, belly dance and exotic dance and music videos both under her own name and under her stage name, Princess Farhana. Her music video credits include work with Madonna and Ricky Martin. In 1989, she co-wrote and starred in MGM's film "The Runnin' Kind", and also appeared as Estelle in Steve Balderson's film Firecracker. In 2007 she acted as assistant choreographer to Fatima Robinson, for the belly dance sequence in "Charlie Wilson's War". Under the name Princess Farhana, she has released a series of eleven belly dance and burlesque instructional and performance Dvd's. In 2006, she recorded the lead vocal for Blacklite Sleaze with British house music duo Peace Division, which entered the UK music charts. In April 2009, Pleasant reunited with cult director Steve Balderson for Stuck! - an homage to film noir women in prison dramas. Co-starring Karen Black, Mink Stole, Susan Traylor, and The Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin, Stuck! was filmed in Macon, Georgia and is due for release in 2010. [edit] Underbelly Underbelly is an acclaimed year-in-the-life documentary of Pleasant Gehman (aka Princess Farhana). Through a fortuitous chance meeting at the age of thirty-two, Pleasant discovered belly dancing. After years of punk rock rebellion, debauched cross-country indie- band tours, substance abuse, low self-esteem and bulimia, this twist of fate literally changed her life. Embarking on a dance career with no training at an age when many professionals are considering retirement, she reinvented herself as Princess Farhana, and became an international belly dance star. Filming for Underbelly began in November 2006 at Tribal Dreams in Lincoln Nebraska, and continued throughout all of 2007 -- in Sebastopol for Tribal Fest 7, to the Mexican Riviera for the Sun Bellies belly dance cruise, in New York for [Margaret Cho]'s off broadway hit The Sensuous Woman, to Hollywood, California - where Pleasant was given a commendation from the City of Los Angeles for her years of artistic contribution. The World Premieres were held in London and at the Boston Underground Film Festival in March 2008. Books * Escape From Houdini Mountain And Other Stories (Manic D Press) * Senorita Sin (1994, Incommunicado Press) * Princess Of Hollywood (1997, Incommunicado) * The Underground Guide To Los Angeles (1999, Manic D Press)-which spent nine weeks on The Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List. Since then, The Underground Guide To Los Angeles has had all new up-dated editions publshed in 2002 and 2006. External links * www.PrincessFarhana.com - Official website * Princess Farhana page - Official MySpace * Underbelly teaser trailer - YouTube * Stuck! movie site * Women of Punk - interview with Pleasant Gehaman * D-Filed Magazine - interview with Pleasant Gehaman * 3am Magazine - interview with Pleasant Gehaman * Gilded Serpent - article by Pleasant Gehaman * LA's Better Half - blog about Pleasant Gehaman Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Gehman" Categories: American journalists | American poets | American female singers http://www.dikenga.com/films/stuck/ www.STUCKnoir.com Karen Black is "STUCK!" in prison Jane Wiedlin is "STUCK!" in prison Pleasant Gehman is "STUCK!" in prison Susan Traylor is "STUCK!" in prison http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US345&hs=AeK&resnum=0&q=%22pleasant%20Gehman%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv# http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US345&hs=AeK&resnum=0&q=%22pleasant%20Gehman%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv# THE CELL BLOCK Last Updated: 24 September 2009 - GET Rob Kleiner's "Stuck!" soundtrack! - GET tickets to "Stuck!" at the Raindance Film Festival On October 15: Mink Stole, Jane Wiedlin and screenwriter Frankie Krainz will present the film in Albuquerque for the Closing Night Film at the Southwest GLBT Film Festival. Details on the Theatrical Showtimes page. Go meet them and watch the movie! I will be at Raindance in London to present the film with Susan Traylor, Starina Johnson, Stacy Cunningham, and Pleasant Gehman. We'll do a Q&A after, so we'll see you on the other side of the pond! Off to the gallows, Steve PAST VIDEO BLOGS 5 June 2009: Jane Wiedlin "Our Lips Are Sealed" 12 June 2009: Cast of STUCK! getting shot by Dusti Cunningham 19 June 2009: Princess Farhana dances at SoChi wrap party 26 June 2009: The waterfall (with Karen and Star) 3 July 2009: MINK STOLE is "Stuck!" 10 July 2009: STACY CUNNINGHAM is "Stuck!" 17 July 2009: KAREN BLACK is "Stuck!" 24 July 2009: STARINA JOHNSON is "Stuck!" 31 July 2009: JANE WIEDLIN is "Stuck!" 7 August 2009: PLEASANT GEHMAN is "Stuck!" 14 August 2009: SUSAN TRAYLOR is "Stuck!" 21 August 2009: Jane Wiedlin "Vacation" 28 August 2009: Tito & Michael PART ONE 4 September 2009: Tito & Michael PART DEUX 10 September 2009: Meet Brandon Bennett SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER or Follow me on Twitter DIKENGA FILMS PRESENTS "STUCK!" IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRIGHT BLUE SKY PRODUCTIONS films@dikenga.com "spoken word" "pleasant gehamn" monsanto This one rules. Ultimate Atlas monster comic. (Pre-Hero Marvel reaches it's epitamy plus perfect symetrical composition) By then, around Amazing Adult Fantasy #15, I think, they'd time enough to work in the genre and perfect it. Noticed the "Scale" kid, bottom left. Love the falling buildings beyond him. Henry said:
A couple of Strange Tales from me tonight. (what shall we do next Phil?). Title or Theme?
Hey. Mr. Mod. Can I get a linky-poo to my ebay store, plz? thx. l http://shop.ebay.com/institute_for_advanced_magazine_studies/m.html? Pleasant Gehman
In 2006, she recorded the lead vocal for Blacklite Sleaze with British house music duo Peace Division.
Pleasant Gehman: My Old Crony from The Frolic Room, The Frolic Room II, Bordners, Scream, Cocoanaut Teaszer & Raji's + Al's and The CoCo Club. And parties everwhere. All over the place.
Pleasant Gehman is the former vocalist for the L.A.-based Screaming Sirens. She worked for the L.A. Weekly and SPIN before she compiled her poetry and spoken-word routines onto Ruined, recorded for New Alliance.
1983
THE SOUND OF HOLLYWOOD-WOMEN
( compilation-Mystic Records)
"Ugly And Slouchy"- The Screamin' Sirens
RODNEY ON THE ROQ
(compilation)
"Black And White Thunderbird"- The Screamin' Sirens
VOICES OF THE ANGELS
(compilation-Freeway Records)
"Hard To Have"- solo spoken word
HELL COMES TO YOUR HOUSE
(compilation- Enigma Records)
"The Runnin' Kind" and "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
The Screamin' Sirens
1984
FIESTA!
(LP & cassette Enigma Records)
The Screamin' Sirens
"The Runnin' Kind"/ "Maniac"- Screamin' Sirens
(Spanish 45 Enigma En Espanol)
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"/ "The Runnin' Kind" - Screamin' Sirens
(UK 45- Beach Culture Records)
1985
ENIGMA VARIATIONS
(LP & cassette-compilation, Enigma Records)
"(You Make Me A) Maniac" - Screamin' Sirens
1986
RADIO TOKYO TAPES
(compilation- Chameleon Records)
"Little White Lies"- Screamin' Sirens
"56 Reasons To Go Downtown"- The Ringling Sisters
SKATE ROCK!
(compilation- Thrasher Magazine)
"Heartbreak Train"- Screamin' Sirens
REVENGE OF THE KILLER PUSSIES
(UK- compilation)
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go bad"- Screamin' Sirens
1987
VOODOO
(CD & cassette Restless Records)
The Screaming Sirens
REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS
(sound track LP, cassette, CD- Rhino records)
"Love Slave"- Screaming Sirens
1989
CHERRIES IN THE SNOW
(EP- Sympathy For The Record Industry)
The Ringling Sisters
1991
SIXTY WATT REALITY
(CD & cassette - A&M / ODE Records)
The Ringling Sisters
1993
RUINED
(CD & cassette- New Alliance Records)
solo spoken word
1994
INTERNAL JOURNAL: DISCLOSURE
(CD & cassette- compilation, New Alliance Records)
solo spoken word
1995
CAUSE
(CD & Cassette- Chameleon)
solo spoken word
BAD GIRL
(limited edition live cassette only- Carnival Knowledge)
solo spoken word
GAS, GRASS OR ASS
(45- Hell Yeah! Records)
Honk If Yer Horny
1996
AFTER THE CIRCUS
(EP- Tres Hombres Musica)
The Ringling Sisters
SCHOOLOAF
(CD- compilation Omedia Records)
"Anything, Baby"- The Ringling Sisters
1997
WHITE TRASH APOCALYPSE
(limited edition compilation cassette- Rose Of Sharon)
solo spoken word with Pleasant Gehman, Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin
1998
DRINKING FROM PUDDLES
(LP & cassette- Kill Rockstars)
"Monsanto"- live solo spoken word
1999
EDUCATION INFESTATION
(CD- Deprogrammed Publications)
"Monsanto"- spoken word and vocals by Pleasant Gehman , music by Kristian Hoffman
produced by Johnette Napolitano
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pleasant Gehman is a magazine writer, poet, actor, dancer and musician from Los Angeles. In the 1980s, she was the singer for the punk rock band Screamin' Sirens, and later, The RIngling Sisters and Honk If Yer Horny. All three bands have released numerous titles on vinyl, as well as cd. Her articles on rock 'n' roll, American pop culture, sex, the arts and human interest have appeared in L.A. Weekly, The Los Angeles Reader, Spin, Genre, as well as many others, including online publications. Her poetry, essays and short stories have been widely anthologized in a number of literary journals and collections and she has written and/or edited a number of books. The Village Voice called her writing "... startling; full of passion", USA Today described it as "A wildly fascinating walk on the wild side!" while Ray Gun raved: "…tough and tender, with a trademark air of seen-it-all innocence that makes it glow". In 1994, she recorded a collection of her poetry and spoken-word routines entitled Ruined. A professional belly dancer since 1991, and a burlesque performer since 1995, she was a seminal member of America's premiere burlesque troupe, "The Velvet Hammer", and appears in the 2001 documentary film "The Velvet Hammer Burlesque". She co-starred in Margaret Cho's Off Broadway variety show "The Sensuous Woman" in 2007. She has appeared dancing and acting in many films, television shows (including the sitcom "The Nanny") documentaries on punk rock, belly dance and exotic dance and music videos both under her own name and under her stage name, Princess Farhana. Her music video credits include work with Madonna and Ricky Martin. In 1989, she co-wrote and starred in MGM's film "The Runnin' Kind", and also appeared as Estelle in Steve Balderson's film Firecracker. In 2007 she acted as assistant choreographer to Fatima Robinson, for the belly dance sequence in "Charlie Wilson's War". Under the name Princess Farhana, she has released a series of eleven belly dance and burlesque instructional and performance Dvd's. In 2006, she recorded the lead vocal for Blacklite Sleaze with British house music duo Peace Division, which entered the UK music charts.
In April 2009, Pleasant reunited with cult director Steve Balderson for Stuck! - an homage to film noir women in prison dramas. Co-starring Karen Black, Mink Stole, Susan Traylor, and The Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin, Stuck! was filmed in Macon, Georgia and is due for release in 2010.
[edit] Underbelly
Underbelly is an acclaimed year-in-the-life documentary of Pleasant Gehman (aka Princess Farhana). Through a fortuitous chance meeting at the age of thirty-two, Pleasant discovered belly dancing. After years of punk rock rebellion, debauched cross-country indie- band tours, substance abuse, low self-esteem and bulimia, this twist of fate literally changed her life. Embarking on a dance career with no training at an age when many professionals are considering retirement, she reinvented herself as Princess Farhana, and became an international belly dance star.
Filming for Underbelly began in November 2006 at Tribal Dreams in Lincoln Nebraska, and continued throughout all of 2007 -- in Sebastopol for Tribal Fest 7, to the Mexican Riviera for the Sun Bellies belly dance cruise, in New York for [Margaret Cho]'s off broadway hit The Sensuous Woman, to Hollywood, California - where Pleasant was given a commendation from the City of Los Angeles for her years of artistic contribution.
The World Premieres were held in London and at the Boston Underground Film Festival in March 2008.
Books
* Escape From Houdini Mountain And Other Stories (Manic D Press)
* Senorita Sin (1994, Incommunicado Press)
* Princess Of Hollywood (1997, Incommunicado)
* The Underground Guide To Los Angeles (1999, Manic D Press)-which spent nine weeks on The Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List. Since then, The Underground Guide To Los Angeles has had all new up-dated editions publshed in 2002 and 2006.
External links
* www.PrincessFarhana.com - Official website
* Princess Farhana page - Official MySpace
* Underbelly teaser trailer - YouTube
* Stuck! movie site
* Women of Punk - interview with Pleasant Gehaman
* D-Filed Magazine - interview with Pleasant Gehaman
* 3am Magazine - interview with Pleasant Gehaman
* Gilded Serpent - article by Pleasant Gehaman
* LA's Better Half - blog about Pleasant Gehaman
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Gehman"
Categories: American journalists | American poets | American female singers
http://www.dikenga.com/films/stuck/
www.STUCKnoir.com
Karen Black is "STUCK!" in prison
Jane Wiedlin is "STUCK!" in prison
Pleasant Gehman is "STUCK!" in prison
Susan Traylor is "STUCK!" in prison
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US345&hs=AeK&resnum=0&q=%22pleasant%20Gehman%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US345&hs=AeK&resnum=0&q=%22pleasant%20Gehman%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#
THE CELL BLOCK
Last Updated: 24 September 2009 - GET Rob Kleiner's "Stuck!" soundtrack! - GET tickets to "Stuck!" at the Raindance Film Festival
On October 15: Mink Stole, Jane Wiedlin and screenwriter Frankie Krainz will present the film in Albuquerque for the Closing Night Film at the Southwest GLBT Film Festival. Details on the Theatrical Showtimes page. Go meet them and watch the movie!
I will be at Raindance in London to present the film with Susan Traylor, Starina Johnson, Stacy Cunningham, and Pleasant Gehman. We'll do a Q&A after, so we'll see you on the other side of the pond!
Off to the gallows,
Steve
PAST VIDEO BLOGS
5 June 2009: Jane Wiedlin "Our Lips Are Sealed"
12 June 2009: Cast of STUCK! getting shot by Dusti Cunningham
19 June 2009: Princess Farhana dances at SoChi wrap party
26 June 2009: The waterfall (with Karen and Star)
3 July 2009: MINK STOLE is "Stuck!"
10 July 2009: STACY CUNNINGHAM is "Stuck!"
17 July 2009: KAREN BLACK is "Stuck!"
24 July 2009: STARINA JOHNSON is "Stuck!"
31 July 2009: JANE WIEDLIN is "Stuck!"
7 August 2009: PLEASANT GEHMAN is "Stuck!"
14 August 2009: SUSAN TRAYLOR is "Stuck!"
21 August 2009: Jane Wiedlin "Vacation"
28 August 2009: Tito & Michael PART ONE
4 September 2009: Tito & Michael PART DEUX
10 September 2009: Meet Brandon Bennett
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"spoken word" "pleasant gehamn" monsanto
This one rules. Ultimate Atlas monster comic. (Pre-Hero Marvel reaches it's epitamy plus perfect symetrical composition) By then, around Amazing Adult Fantasy #15, I think, they'd time enough to work in the genre and perfect it. Noticed the "Scale" kid, bottom left. Love the falling buildings beyond him.
Henry said:
A couple of Strange Tales from me tonight. (what shall we do next Phil?). Title or Theme?
Hey. Mr. Mod. Can I get a linky-poo to my ebay store, plz? thx. l
http://shop.ebay.com/institute_for_advanced_magazine_studies/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=
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