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Leather Lord

Thanks to Seth Reber

Gothiness: 9 Sweatiness: Off the scale


Seth writes; "Ever hear of Mandy Lion? Of course not but I thought I'd ask. Anyways this guy is infamous for walking around LA in 95 degree heat in full leather everything. Mandy claims he can control his sweat glands.." If you hadn't heard of Mandy Lion before, bow to his awesomeness. Then laugh and point behind his back when he goes back to the bar. Mandy, I salute you!

P.S. Mandy? But that's a girl's name?

23 comments:

  1. Unknown10 June 2009 at 19:20

    ever heard of mandy patinkin? innigo montoya!

    mandy's one of those names that used to be for boys but then somehow, over time, switched over to girls. see also: tracy, ashley, shannon, hilary, ariel, paris, courtney, darcy, leslie, shelby... the list goes on

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  2. rennypie10 June 2009 at 19:28

    on top of being a girl's name, mandy lion also rhymes with "dandelion" haha

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  3. The Stool Pigeon10 June 2009 at 20:12

    That just somehow blurs the line between gothness and douchbaggery.

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  4. claude le monde10 June 2009 at 22:18

    there's a cheery little weed-flower in america (not sure if you've got it) called the dandelion, so presumably his name is a play on that, rather than a shortened "amanda"....

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  5. Anonymous11 June 2009 at 02:16

    Look at that face! I swear it's not organic.

    Are you sure this isn't a piece from Madame Tussauds?

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  6. SagaciousHillbilly11 June 2009 at 02:49

    Esteban, where is your guitar.

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  7. stephanie11 June 2009 at 03:57

    I love feeling not so high maintenance...

    Excellent stuff you've got here :D

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  8. Anonymous11 June 2009 at 04:38

    Good god! I was sweating in a lace skirt and cotton tank top! I deserve
    to have my Goth card revoked! All hail the awesome Mandy lion!

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  9. GothsInHotWeather11 June 2009 at 11:44

    @Kate - true, I fear the sword of Inigo Montoya. Fortunately I don't have 6 fingers on one hand, and am therefore able to take the piss out of boys with girl's names with impunity. Shirley Crabtree anyone?

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  10. Sakara11 June 2009 at 15:12

    wow, maybe he discovered that botox can kill sweat glands...

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  11. JohnB11 June 2009 at 21:45

    Mandy Lion is NO Girrl! Know this man good person and a sincere "dark Rocker" of some fame !! Know he is real!! John B Rainbow Bar and Grill

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  12. Miranda11 June 2009 at 22:08

    whoa! I thought I was looking at Ian Astbury for a minute there.

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  13. GothsInHotWeather12 June 2009 at 10:19

    I went to see the Cult before they were famous. Most memorable moment: Billy Duffy flicked his cigarette over his head, backheeled it with one well worn RockGod boot, and caught it in his mouth to take another drag.

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  14. Anonymous12 June 2009 at 10:21

    Oh Come on! 11 Comments and no one mentions Mandy Patinkin who was Inigo Montoya in the Princess Bride and as Rube on Dead Like Me? How can you call yourselves goth without the coolest of the Mandy's?

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  15. Jester12 June 2009 at 11:31

    The dude in the photo doesn't look like a little guy. How is it possible for him to squeeze into leather pants at all, let alone during the summer in LA? Isn't that against several laws of physics? I'd go there just to follow him around in the heat and wait to see what happens when the sweat meets the pants and they lock up on him. GOTH DOWN! GOTH DOWN!

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  16. Anonymous12 June 2009 at 11:55

    Mandy Patinkin's real name is Mandel Bruce Patinkin and I remain a bit unconvinced that a fictional Spanish swordsman qualifies as a Goth in Hot Weather. Inigo's undeniably cool though. As a side note, my login name comes from The Princess Bride.

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  17. Anonymous13 June 2009 at 05:19

    LOL "Marrraige.... the blessed event.... a dreammmm with in a Dreammmmmm"

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  18. Anonymous13 June 2009 at 07:25

    His... skin... is so pale... it blinds against that much black.

    Good... gracious. *can't see*

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  19. Anonymous17 June 2009 at 13:04

    He reminds me of Alucard ( Dracula backwards) from anime Hellsing, but in black leather version instead of red. Is there anyone who can see this resemblance besides me?

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  20. Paula Hardy Kangelos25 June 2009 at 19:47

    This reminds me of a kid I hung around with in my teenage years (I was never a goth, I was a grebo but in my small town we needed to form alliances to protect ourselves from the Kevs).

    Anyway, this kid, I'll call him "Muriel" was determined to wear his rubber trousers to the local indie disco, despite it being a hot summers night and him being completely out of talcum powder. Gothy ingeniuty led him to the kitchen and his mother's self raising flour.

    Rubber trousers + flour + 3 hours sweaty, gothy dancing to the Sisters of Mercy = Glue.

    I believe it took him many, many hours to remove his trousers that night.

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  21. SnakeLady Greta26 June 2009 at 03:47

    Yeah, I know Mandy Lion. Well... sort of... He's one of my myspace "friends."

    He's "toned down" a little since the 90s.

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  22. skweeds17 September 2009 at 13:28

    Is that inside a Hooters 'restaurant'?

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  23. S.Azrael14 August 2010 at 10:01

    In reference to the Alucard comment, yeah, you're not the only one seeing it. Was my first thought too...

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