Books of Note: Cookie Mueller and Billy Name

Cookie Mueller by Tobi Seftel

Edgewise: A Picture of Cookie Mueller

By Chloé Griffin, with contributions from John Waters, Mink Stole, Gary Indiana, and many more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Name by Michael Polito

  

Billy Name: The Silver Age

By Dagon James & Billy Name, with contributions from John Cale, Glenn O'Brien, and Gerard Malanga.

 

Daily Travels: Poughkeepsie NY

Divine goes Nightclubbing

Stiv & Divine by Godlis

Its that time of the week again where we check in on the recent installment of the adventures of Emily Armstrong & Pat Ivers of Nightclubbing fame. This week they revisit the night Divine (of John Waters' film fame) jammed with the Dead Boys. Anyone familiar with their CBGB rock history has seen photos from this night. It must have really been a blast, but I'll let Pat & Emily tell you about it:

"All punk rockers were not alike. From blue-collar rockers to art school grads, the CBGBs crowd ran the New York gamut: diverse, passionate and extremely opinionated. But there was one thing everyone agreed on. Everybody loved Divine." Continued here.

Friday Ephemera - Luc Sante flyers from the Downtown era

These goodies come from the personal collection of Mr. Luc Sante - well known writer, and (from the little known fact department) former lyricist for the Del Byzanteens. Check out his books here.