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Edwige Belmore RIP

September 22, 2015 – 7:17 pm

Edwige Belmore arrived on the Paris scene in 1978 to become the doorperson at La Palace. Blonde, punky, and lesbian her haughty demeanor put the Parisiennes in their place and served as Jean-Paul Gaultier’s muse in that age of chaos. I met her in 1982 when I worked the door at lE Rex. Her friends; […]

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No Guns For Me

June 28, 2015 – 7:46 pm

When I first arrived in New York, a gay jazz pianist friend of James Spicer, offered me a .38 at a Christopher Street bar. “No, thanks.” “No, thanks?” CT was small. He carried a piece for protection. New York in 1977 was very dangerous for man, woman, and in-between. “Someone like you needs a gun.” […]

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TOMMY RAMONE RIP

July 15, 2014 – 9:09 pm

There are no more Ramones on Earth. Tommy Ramones joined his three brothers. I was lucky enough to catch them in 1976. On a winter night I was walking up the Bowery. I heard CALIFORNIA SUN from a bar. I walked inside. My life was changed forever. They were our band. Here is an excerpt […]

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THE DARK SWARM by Andrix

November 22, 2013 – 7:45 am

Music from Andrix Words from MAYBE TOMORROW Please go to the following URL http://andrix.bandcamp.com/track/the-dark-swarm

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CHINESE ROCKS – Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers

September 21, 2013 – 12:40 pm

Nothing says 1970s Lower East Side better than Johnny Thunders performing the classic CHINESE ROCKS. “I’M LIVING ON CHINESE ROCKS. ALL MY BEST THINGS ARE IN HOCK.” He was a legend on the Lower East Side. “I take smack because I enjoy it. I enjoy all it makes me feel. I don’t do it to […]

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