![]() Or to Pork, the 1971 show based on tapes of Brigid Polk’s phone conversations with Andy Warhol, directed by Tony Ingrassia and starring actor Tony Zanetta, drag rocker Wayne County, and, most important, platinum-blonde Cyrinda Foxe. Or to the Playhouse of the Ridiculous on the Lower East Side, where John Vaccaro directed Warhol “superstar” Jackie Curtis and actress Penny Arcade in the low-camp Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit. From then on, whenever a rhinestone or a sequin turned up in rock ’n’ roll, you could make a case for tracing it back to the Cockettes. ![]() ![]() In the audience that night were the Ahmet Erteguns, Rex Reed, Gore Vidal with Angela Lansbury, Elaine Kaufman, and Diana Vreeland. In November 1971, with much fanfare, San Francisco drag-queen troupe the Cockettes came to New York for their opening of Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma at the East Village’s Anderson Theater. “We had superhero costumes made,” he says, “and I wore makeup and glitter for the first time.” On February 22, 1970, at the Roundhouse in London, David Bowie performed with his band Hype, in what he believes was the first British “glam rock” performance. But then they think about their kids.and that’s what stops them. Their wives get drunk and start dancing and they go crazy. “When the record companies come to see us, I think they get turned on. “When we formed our band, we knew we had the best rock ’n’ roll band,” said David. It was the humor, the fun and drunk “don’t give a shit” attitude of the band, that was intoxicating.įrom my notes, August 1972: The New York Dolls-David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain, Billy Murcia, and Arthur Kane Jr.-sit across from me at my apartment wearing platform wedgies, hotcha green-trimmed sunglasses, sequined hot pants, transparent chiffon blouses, pink denim overalls covered by a dragon-appliquéd apron. Fabulous early R&B sound, but much sloppier and more vital. My first impressions were that they were the early Stones in strippers’ clothes. I remember I was knocked out by the Dolls. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |