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The Kills at Electric Lady Studios, 15 February 2017

Nashville's and L.A.'s best, via Florida (!)

G-d knows I've wanted, no I've needed to write about this experience. Mind altering, high octane fun. It's been too long a time since I've rock and rolled like Valentine's Day evening. With The Kills. Close up. You know the story: this was invite only - with Jamie and Alison celebrating their fifteen years (to the day) they played out for the first time. The Kills performed a mitzvah, and to me their performance felt like one big gratitude party. Thank you for the brain altering, aural experience. [More on The Kills coming soon.]

Riding Shotgun with Alison Mosshart, Sort of (a.k.a., How I Learned to Fear Driving)

Honey Jar: A Tribute to Peeno Noir - Orange is the New Black - Netflix [HD]

Macy Gray Brings Her Joyful Self 2 S.O.B.'s

Miss Macy Gray at S.O.B.'s, October 2014

 

Miss Macy Gray at S.O.B.'s, October 2014

Lisa Genet Photographs featured in ROIR Records' BUSH TETRAS Photo Archive

Pat Place, Nona Hendryx, Cynthia Sley, Darlene Love, Dee Pop (behind Ms. Love), Thor Lindsay (Recording "Beauty Lies" LP 1996)

Photographed in 1996 at Jolly Roger Recording Studio in Hoboken, New Jersey during the recording of BT's "Beauty Lies" album. More of my photographs are in ROIR's BT Photo Archive http://www.roir-usa.com/bushtetras/gallery/ These photographs, although uncredited, were taken by me: #3, NY Dancestand; #5, Laura Kennedy and Pat Place in Jolly Roger Recording Studio; #16, Beauty Lies Sessions w/PP, NH, CS, DL, and DP.

10 Second Make-Up Lesson

Laura Prepon as Alex Vause.
Prepon: Confirmed Jersey Girl, and proud of it!
Vause: Too badass cool.
Prepon & Vause: Irresistable. I'm just sayin'.
TEE-vee is educational!
TO PLAY: If the arrow button does not appear in the center of the vid box, CLICK ON ARROW BUTTON UNDER PHOTO.

If My Blog Could Be Retitled "A Blotter" … like PO-lice blotters … (WARNING of sorts: Explicit content)

I have to write about Alex Vause. Would my internal reaction to the character be any different if interpreted by someone other than Laura Prepon.

Is anyone else writing these names at this exact moment.

Why didn't I tell Patti that Luke pronounced her name 'Sniff' before he and I would dance to "Distant Fingers"?

Back to Alex. The sly crafter of heroin deals who knows how great she is at moving product. Who could sell you out as she ate you out and make you believe the lie as you came over and over and over her mouth.

Alex inspires my inner pornographer. Autobiographer of inner porn.
Adored
bowed-to
Instant hypnotist
Call her Dr. Vause,
why don't you
Lethal Alex Vause
Feral survivor under
the skin....

[Cont'd from prior …"Why didn't I tell Patti….]
Did not think of it at the time, which was not the right time anyway -
Christine's Memorial -
Falling Slowly; Paths That Cross; Somewhere Over the Rainbow
The chapel flooded with tears - for the loss of Christine; for empathy with Jay - we feel his tragic loss. Something Patti knows about: insurmountable loss. Robert, brother Todd, husband Fred. Later, Mother (and PSG info ambassador) Beverly.
How do we grieve? We keep walking. Hopefully, one foot forward following the one that came before it. Heart science.

Is this a blog? No. It is a blotter of thoughts. A bottle of mysterious elixirs. Skull and Xbones on the label optional.

Laura Kennedy's Birthday Was Last Week

Photograph c. 2008 Lisa Genet

Not waxing nostaglic but thinking of her, remembering that night at the tail end of October, sweltering downstairs at Cake Shop. It felt like everyone was on, pulling for LK.

James Chance and Pat Place at the Laura Kennedy Benefit,
Cake Shop, NYC, 26 October 2008

Fare Thee Well Maggie Estep

In honor of Maggie Estep's memorial this morning I share Seth Rogovoy's beautiful portrait of their history, and what happened the day of her premature passing. http://rogovoyreport.com/2014/02/14/my-maggie/

Seth, take good care of Mickey.

Maggie Estep: Hey Baby (with Pat Place & Julia Murphy)

Greta Gerwig and Her ONE TWO Punch

I dare anyone not to feel energized, joyous, and inspired by the beautiful Greta Gerwig after watching this video.

Happy #57 Lizzy Mercier Descloux

C. 1981 Lisa Genet, Hurrah, NYC

Claire Danes Named Hasty Pudding's 2012 Woman of the Year

Parker Posey - Atop the distinct divine dames list with Judy Holliday, Kitty Carlisle Hart ...

Thinking of Amy Winehouse today...

From the Amy Winehouse Foundation...

September 14, 2012

Today marks what would have been the 29th birthday of Amy Winehouse. Whilst the world continues to mourn the loss of a true superstar, her family – first and foremost – remember the daughter, niece and sister that is no longer with them.

Whilst we have, in the last twelve months, been able to establish our Foundation in memory of her, and make huge strides and changes in the lives of people we have been able to support, we would of course have wished that none of this would have happened, and that we’d today be celebrating this day by calling her up, having a chat, going round and seeing, having a cup of tea made by, and, in all probability, having a bit of an argument with Amy. Make no mistake, though, that she continues to be our first thought when waking up, and our last when laying our heads down for sleep.

To all who have sent messages of love and support, we send our sincere gratitude and love, and ask all who supported her to never forget the beautiful spirit that was Amy Winehouse.

The Winehouse family.

Amy, Amy, Amy

In the first few weeks after Amy Winehouse passed on, I held a silly notion of hope that someone - her family? - had pulled a fast one on the press and the public. Hoaxed it to the extreme so she could get sober in the privacy of her own hell, and in time come out the other side. Amy, without the paps, or boyfriends, to hocken her ha'chinik. Hopefully Amy would emerge with an inner strength earned by getting off the sauce and staying off the sauce.
As we all know this is not what happened.
In the year since Amy's death it has often been too painful to listen to The Voice. On the flip side of that pain is pure joy when Amy's music comes out the Bowers & Wilkins. No other music I listen to approaches her brilliance and organic musicality. Yes, I am still sad that she no longer walks the earth like we do. There is some degree of consolation when I read about The Amy Winehouse Foundation doing good work. It honors her life; she deserves it.

Zola Jesus at the Guggenheim

The first time I heard Zola Jesus was about six months ago when Mary slapped her 2nd CD onto the disc tray, and this voice emerged from the B&W's. "Who is THIS?", I asked. "Zola Jesus," Mary replied. "Soul of Jesus?" I was seeking corroboration on this dame's name. "No. Zola. Jesus.," Mary enunciated.  And set me straight enough to attend Zola's show at the Guggenheim last Thursday nite. It was an event of dizzying proportions for me because I have a combination of claustro/crowdphobia, and  acrophobia. Zola's  voice helped to keep me calm, and I was surprised that such a huge voice emerged from this little wisp of  a girl! I'm not sure the acoustics of the museum were the best forum for her talent, but it was a damn cool setting.

Distant Passage - Lizzy Mercier Descloux

Too sad for me to think about Lizzy's passing for more than the length of a song....I'm talking about the duration of the clever "Milk Sheik" for example. Miss you Lizzy, and thanks for the cool music - and trading me for your black & white jacket w/the red 'x' over the heart!

Berry Berenson Perkins

In the haste of my day, I forgot to pay tribute to Berry Berenson Perkins and her birthday on 14th April. She was an early heroine of mine after I read her interview with Tony Perkins in the November 1972 issue of Andy Warhol's Interview. [The entire piece with photographs by Berry can be read here.] Berry Berenson's cinematic resume gained my instant respect, notably in "Remember My Name," where she psychologically duked it out with Geraldine Chaplin. I'll write more later....for now, Namaste Berry (and Tony) Perkins.