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  • The Mad Cat LadyBarbarella a.k.a. The Mad Cat Lady Born in 1966 and raised in Germany. From age 7 had private piano tuition. Taught piano from age 14 onwards. Moved to London in 1984. Played keyboards and sang backing vocals in various bands in London, most notably electro-goth band “Anno Lucis“. Spent a lot of nights in the 80s in the London Goth & New Romantic Scene (Batcave, Frizzby Fox/Hippodrome, Kitcat Club, Slimelight, Camden Palace etc.) Jobs in London: waitress, bike messenger, piano teacher, peepshow dancer, translator, and later medical and legal secretary. 1990s: Started recording solo music projects. 1996-7: Started to learn Web Design and moving away from making music to creating websites. Took part in a lot of Sci-Fi conventions all over the UK and one Babylon5 one in Los Angeles, always dressed up in various costumes (see Photo Gallery). 2000: Adopted Lugosi & Spider from the RSPCA March. Last music projects written and recorded in 2002/3 (Dominatrix Project). 2003: Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. 2004: Moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands (click here for location). Started learning Photography (specialising in cats) and setting up Catnip Camera and Picture Lanzarote. 2006: Adopted Persian Princess Janelle (after her human “mummy” Teresa died). 2007: Diagnosed with…
  • Meet the CatsLugosi Bully Boy and overall Boss Cat. Likes: Fighting.  Dislikes: Car Journeys. Ruby Little Orange Spitfire Likes: Wrestling with her Brothers, Food, Playing. Dislikes: Being told off for being naughty. Spider Mischief Maker Extraordinaire. Likes: Getting in Trouble. Dislikes: The Vacuum Cleaner. Lugosi, Spider & Ruby – “Haus von Fluffenstein” – Videos Videos of Janelle too (who now lives happily with a good friend) [back to top]
    • Spider & Lugosi R.I.P. Book of MemoriesIn order to deal with my grief over losing my sweet, gentle boy Spider to cancer on 2nd September 2017, I have started a “Book of Memories” as suggested in the very helpful publication “Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers“. This is a creative way to write down all the cute and funny moments that you have of your furbaby, to which you can then come back to in later times/years.  Memories do fade over time, so I started this a few days after his passing while things about him are still very fresh in my mind. It helps work through my feelings of loss over him and turn something so incredibly sad into something beautiful, loving and creative.  I will publish more photos of each page from the book as I go along.  [gallery columns="5" size="medium" link="file" ids="9580,9599,9581,9582,9583,9584,9585,9586,9587,9588,9589,9590,9591,9592,9593,9594,9595,9596,9597"]
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  • Gothic LanzaroteYou might think that a sunny island like Lanzarote (situated HERE in the world) is totally unsuitable for Goths. What have sunshine and beaches to do with Goth, I hear you ask? Well, first of all, deep down most Goths *love* sunshine – meaning that they don’t like to be *in* it because it will damage their gothic pallor, but they love *looking* at it. Secondly, if you hate the beach in the daytime then you visit it at night. You know it’s the Goth thing to do. ;) But to get to the point now, there are actually quite a few things that will attract Goths to this lovely island. The total lack of a Goth Scene is of course not one of them, but while living here I have discovered many things that are very gothic indeed! :) Volcanoes Can you think of a force more beautiful and destructive? These are both qualities that Goths very much live for. Lanzarote is full of volcanoes, although only one is still “smoking” – this one is in the gorgeous Timanfaya National Park and you can actually eat food that has been grilled over the heat of this volcano up there…
    • A Friend’s View of Lanzarote
  • Music Projectsa:link, a:visited, a:active {color:#9E0E11;text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold} a:hover{color:white} p {padding-bottom:20px} h3 {padding-bottom:13px} The following are sound snippets (approx. 2 mins each song) from my old music projects from the early 90s up to around 2003. After that, all my creativity has gone into web design, graphic design and photography, and I haven´t written or recorded anything new since then. Also, sadly, due to bad co-ordination and pain from my illnesses (fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis) I have not been playing or singing live. My music is divided into 3 projects, because the styles are so wildly different, there was no way they would have ever fitted together. The “First” and “Endymion” Projects Under the name “SilkRush” I wrote and recorded the album “First – The Light Side” which contains all my cheerful pop and dance songs (plus some ballads), and “Endymion – The Dark Side” which reveals the darker gothic side of my music – “Shadow Dancers” (Endymion), for example, is a haunting goth piece with Kate Bush-style vocals, whereas “In the Summer Rain” (First) is a beautiful commercial ballad! The “Dominatrix” Project If you are into hardhitting industrial, trance and dark techno sounds then you might prefer this to SilkRush’s more “sane”…
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  • The Mad Cat LadyBarbarella a.k.a. The Mad Cat Lady Born in 1966 and raised in Germany. From age 7 had private piano tuition. Taught piano from age 14 onwards. Moved to London in 1984. Played keyboards and sang backing vocals in various bands in London, most notably electro-goth band “Anno Lucis“. Spent a lot of nights in the 80s in the London Goth & New Romantic Scene (Batcave, Frizzby Fox/Hippodrome, Kitcat Club, Slimelight, Camden Palace etc.) Jobs in London: waitress, bike messenger, piano teacher, peepshow dancer, translator, and later medical and legal secretary. 1990s: Started recording solo music projects. 1996-7: Started to learn Web Design and moving away from making music to creating websites. Took part in a lot of Sci-Fi conventions all over the UK and one Babylon5 one in Los Angeles, always dressed up in various costumes (see Photo Gallery). 2000: Adopted Lugosi & Spider from the RSPCA March. Last music projects written and recorded in 2002/3 (Dominatrix Project). 2003: Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. 2004: Moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands (click here for location). Started learning Photography (specialising in cats) and setting up Catnip Camera and Picture Lanzarote. 2006: Adopted Persian Princess Janelle (after her human “mummy” Teresa died). 2007: Diagnosed with…
  • Meet the CatsLugosi Bully Boy and overall Boss Cat. Likes: Fighting.  Dislikes: Car Journeys. Ruby Little Orange Spitfire Likes: Wrestling with her Brothers, Food, Playing. Dislikes: Being told off for being naughty. Spider Mischief Maker Extraordinaire. Likes: Getting in Trouble. Dislikes: The Vacuum Cleaner. Lugosi, Spider & Ruby – “Haus von Fluffenstein” – Videos Videos of Janelle too (who now lives happily with a good friend) [back to top]
    • Spider & Lugosi R.I.P. Book of MemoriesIn order to deal with my grief over losing my sweet, gentle boy Spider to cancer on 2nd September 2017, I have started a “Book of Memories” as suggested in the very helpful publication “Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers“. This is a creative way to write down all the cute and funny moments that you have of your furbaby, to which you can then come back to in later times/years.  Memories do fade over time, so I started this a few days after his passing while things about him are still very fresh in my mind. It helps work through my feelings of loss over him and turn something so incredibly sad into something beautiful, loving and creative.  I will publish more photos of each page from the book as I go along.  [gallery columns="5" size="medium" link="file" ids="9580,9599,9581,9582,9583,9584,9585,9586,9587,9588,9589,9590,9591,9592,9593,9594,9595,9596,9597"]
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    • Myself & Family
    • The Kitties
    • SciFi, Horror & Fantasy Conventions/Events
    • Bands, Clubs & Music
    • Places I have Been – Holidays
    • Airplanes & Helicopters
    • Fireworks
    • Cemeteries[album id=2 template=compact]
  • Gothic LanzaroteYou might think that a sunny island like Lanzarote (situated HERE in the world) is totally unsuitable for Goths. What have sunshine and beaches to do with Goth, I hear you ask? Well, first of all, deep down most Goths *love* sunshine – meaning that they don’t like to be *in* it because it will damage their gothic pallor, but they love *looking* at it. Secondly, if you hate the beach in the daytime then you visit it at night. You know it’s the Goth thing to do. ;) But to get to the point now, there are actually quite a few things that will attract Goths to this lovely island. The total lack of a Goth Scene is of course not one of them, but while living here I have discovered many things that are very gothic indeed! :) Volcanoes Can you think of a force more beautiful and destructive? These are both qualities that Goths very much live for. Lanzarote is full of volcanoes, although only one is still “smoking” – this one is in the gorgeous Timanfaya National Park and you can actually eat food that has been grilled over the heat of this volcano up there…
    • A Friend’s View of Lanzarote
  • Music Projectsa:link, a:visited, a:active {color:#9E0E11;text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold} a:hover{color:white} p {padding-bottom:20px} h3 {padding-bottom:13px} The following are sound snippets (approx. 2 mins each song) from my old music projects from the early 90s up to around 2003. After that, all my creativity has gone into web design, graphic design and photography, and I haven´t written or recorded anything new since then. Also, sadly, due to bad co-ordination and pain from my illnesses (fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis) I have not been playing or singing live. My music is divided into 3 projects, because the styles are so wildly different, there was no way they would have ever fitted together. The “First” and “Endymion” Projects Under the name “SilkRush” I wrote and recorded the album “First – The Light Side” which contains all my cheerful pop and dance songs (plus some ballads), and “Endymion – The Dark Side” which reveals the darker gothic side of my music – “Shadow Dancers” (Endymion), for example, is a haunting goth piece with Kate Bush-style vocals, whereas “In the Summer Rain” (First) is a beautiful commercial ballad! The “Dominatrix” Project If you are into hardhitting industrial, trance and dark techno sounds then you might prefer this to SilkRush’s more “sane”…
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Kitty Fight Club – Place Your Bets!

  • 6 March 20206 March 2020

Who is going to fall off first?             View this post on Instagram                     Who’s going…

Jupiter & Callisto – Bonded Brothers
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Jupiter & Callisto – Bonded Brothers

  • 29 June 201929 June 2019

Jupiter has become Callisto’s bestie, dad and big brother. These two wrestle and play with each other all day, and they sometimes sleep together too. I am so lucky that…

Three Cats having a Tiff in the Alley
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Three Cats having a Tiff in the Alley

  • 12 November 20166 November 2016

Guys, GUYS!!! Be nice to each other! 

Best of Kitty Fight Club: Ruby, Lugosi & Spider
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Best of Kitty Fight Club: Ruby, Lugosi & Spider

  • 16 September 201613 September 2016

A compilation of the best kitty fight scenes… 🙂

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Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Spider Smackdown

  • 14 April 2014
Catnip Escapades
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Catnip Escapades

  • 19 January 201319 January 2013

I grew this catnip in a pot a few years ago and still have the very potent dried leaves in a jar.  Put it on the balcony floor and the…

Gissa keess…..
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Gissa keess…..

  • 17 December 201215 December 2012

Spider: “Told you, my tongue is longer than yours!” Ruby: “Yeah?! Well, watch this, my paw smacking you is faster than yours!”

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Kitty Fight Club: Lugosi v. Ruby on Chair

  • 15 December 201214 December 2012
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Lugosi whacks Ruby round the head

  • 5 December 20124 December 2012
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Ruby bullies Lugosi

  • 17 September 2012
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Kitty Wrestle

  • 23 June 201222 June 2012

Lugosi picks a fight with Ruby…. just a short video!

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Ruby beats the crap out of Lugosi. Again.

  • 12 March 2012
Spider defends his window sill….
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Spider defends his window sill….

  • 28 February 2012

… and shortly after admits defeat and runs off in a huff.

Kitty Fight Club – Ruby v. Lugosi
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Kitty Fight Club – Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 9 December 2011

Nothing better than a good smack down in the morning while mummy is still in bed too…

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Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi (Dec 2011)

  • 4 December 2011
The Fur Flies!
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The Fur Flies!

  • 19 July 201119 July 2011

Lugosi and Spider having another brotherly tiff.  This one got quite serious (look at the fur in Lugosi´s mouth and on the floor)!  But Boys will be Boys, ey?!.ENHANCE!

Brothers…
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Brothers…

  • 6 June 20116 June 2011

Spider & Lugosi are having a bit of a tiff….*note the hyena hair on Spider´s back*

From the Kitty Fight Club Archives
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From the Kitty Fight Club Archives

  • 27 May 201127 May 2011

Ruby v. Spider

Kitty Fight Club: Bed Fight Ruby v. Lugosi
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Kitty Fight Club: Bed Fight Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 10 March 2011
Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi
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Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 12 January 201112 January 2011

.Ruby: I shall nom off your ear!!!.Nyom, nyom, nyom!!!.Ruby: And I shall nom off your face!!!.Lugosi silly face closeup!.Lugosi: Well, we´ll see about that!

Domination Games Cat Style
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Domination Games Cat Style

  • 30 December 201030 December 2010

Spider tries to show Ruby who´s the boss around here…

First the Love, then the Epic Kitty Fight!
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First the Love, then the Epic Kitty Fight!

  • 25 October 2010
Kitty Fight Club
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Kitty Fight Club

  • 20 September 201020 September 2010

Ruby v. Lugosi..

Exercise Ruby Style
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Exercise Ruby Style

  • 16 May 201016 May 2010

.POUNCE!.And a few minutes before this, she cramped Lugosi´s style, who got angry after just minding his own business and lying peacefully on the bed! 😉

Kitty Fightclub: Spider v. Ruby
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Kitty Fightclub: Spider v. Ruby

  • 20 February 2010

Documented in pictures… ……….And Spider´s had enough!!! Away to the Spidercat Mobile!

Morning fightingz
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Morning fightingz

  • 2 January 2010

Ruby: “There´s nothing like a good fight with my big bro (Lugosi) first thing in the morning!”

Spider v. Ruby
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Spider v. Ruby

  • 28 December 200928 December 2009

Who will end up getting the chair?! .

Girl v. Boy Kitty Fight
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Girl v. Boy Kitty Fight

  • 13 October 200913 October 2009

Ruby has been busy studying martial arts on the internetz, but she found that she´s actually quite the natural!  Here she is with Spider in a spectacular wrestling match… 😉..……

Lugosi is much better now
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Lugosi is much better now

  • 15 September 200915 September 2009

As you can see, he´s his usual, bully-self again.  Here he is (on top!) wrestling with his brother Spider.

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