Perous Secret Diary - Keep Out: December 03, 2005

marilyn manson and dita von teeses wedding
bought a bow tie and a dress shirt at heathrow: a bit of last minute shopping for a black tie occasion.
flew to shannon, in ireland and landed in heavy rain.

picked up a disgusting light blue nissan primera from the rental desk.
the woman behind the counter said, 'the car we are giving you is brand new'.
i thought to reply, 'thankyou i will enjoy thrashing it into submission'.

drove to kilshane house: a beautiful irish country estate near tipperary, past beautiful old houses and towns, and barren irish landscapes.
checked in and caught a couple of hours sleep.

a bus was waiting to take us to helnwein's castle 45mins drive away.

waiting outside the castle were papanazis and a few fans braving the cold (tipperary FM had given them the tip) but all were kept away by heavy security at one end of a long, torchlit drive.

there was a lone (bag)piper playing outside to welcome us.

helnwein's castle is amazing: tastefully decorated with antiques and pieces of his work on walls mixed with old masters' paintings.
the castle had been dressed with dark red roses everywhere.

i had been trying and trying unsuccessfully to tie my bowtie and arrived with it undone still: suzanne von aichinger (from gualtier) rescued me.

now, sadly for the sake of a good story, and my memory later in life, the details of the evening have to take a break.
american vogue exclusively covered the wedding and i can't write about it here.

i can say alexandro jodorowsky was the 'minister' at the ceremony/vows exchange and he was dressed in white (like this).

it feels weird to be on a non-disclosure moment but i can totally respect someone's wishes to keep something private.
i'll get into it some other time, perhaps.

none of the 50 guests flew in by helicopter.
madonna and the osbournes were not there as the irish newspaper wrote which started it's story 'madman manson marries his stripper'.

it was a classy affair though...
me and mrs.perou had a very happy time with old friends and new.

stayed at the castle till 2am, drunk on champagne and jolly.
bused back to kilshane house, very tired.