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Diamond Street - Hudson and Beyond
Sometimes about me but mostly about politics, nightlife, gay life and the arts in and around Hudson |
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From
2009
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Political Activism - 2005-Present
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Senate candidate Barrett offers support for county’s LGBT community
About an event I organized |
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- by: Lindsay Suchow for Register-Star
From
2010
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Didi Barrett
Victor Mendolia
Register-Star
State Senate
Article on an event I organized where State Senate candidate Didi Barrett addressed the Columbia County LGBT Community
Senate candidate Barrett offers support for county’s LGBT community
About an event I organized |
Not By Me
- by: Lindsay Suchow for Register-Star
From
2010
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Didi Barrett
Victor Mendolia
Register-Star
State Senate
Article on an event I organized where State Senate candidate Didi Barrett addressed the Columbia County LGBT Community
Unequal Pay Rates Cause Stir
About Me |
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- by: Jamie Larson for the Register Star
From
2010
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Columbia County
Victor Mendolia
Board of Elections
About documents I discovered pointing to unfair pay at Columbia County Board of Elections
City Dems: Explore Switching to a Legislature
Several quotes by me About the Democratic Committee I Chair |
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- by: Francesca Olsen for the Register-Star
From
2010
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Columbia
County
Legislature
Supervisors
Board
Victor
Mendolia
Judge Wants List of Ballot Objections
Contains a quote of mine |
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- by: Francesca Olsen for the Register-Star
From
2009
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Register-Star
Absentee Ballots
Columbia County
Board Elections
Registrations Say: It’s the Democrats County Now
I am referenced by Supervisor Doug McGivney |
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- by: The Register-Star
From
2008
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Columbia County
Democrat
Voter
Registration
It’s only one vote, but it’s raising eyebrows: For the first time in many years, and perhaps ever, the number of enrolled Democrats has surpassed enrolled Republicans in Columbia County. Among active voters, ...
Commendation at the 1st Annual Martin Van Buren Testimonial Dinner
About Me |
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- by: Columbia County Democrats
From
2008
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Columbia County
Democrats
Victor Mendolia
I received a commendation from the Columbia County Democratic Committee at the 1st Annual Martin Van Buren Testimonial Dinner for my work for the committee.
Democrats Honor Their Own
About Me |
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- by: The Independent
From
2008
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Honor
Columbia County Democratic Committee
Martin Van Buren
Award
About being honored by the Columbia County Democratic Committee at it's annual Martin Van Buren Dinner
CCDC Congratulates Kirsten Gillibrand
About the appointment of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand |
Includes a quote by me
From
2009
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Victor Mendolia
Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator
Columbia
County
Democrat
Press Release from Columbia County Democratic Committee on the Appoint of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Concert to Rally Young Voters; Moby Headlining
I produced the event and am quoted |
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- by: The Daily Mail Online
From
2008
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Blue
Tsunami
voter rally
Columbia County Democratic Committee
About Blue Tsunami - a voter I rally I produced with the Columbia County Democratic Committee
Political Activism - Video
These are links to videos I am featured in.
Hometown reacts to Gillibrand
I am commenting on the video clip |
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- by: News 10 Albany
From
2009
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Victor Mendolia
Senator
Hillary
Clinton
Commentary by me and Supervisor Hughes on the appoint of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Hillary Clinton.
My Writing
Why I am Supporting Richard Koweek for Hudson City Judge
About Richard Koweek |
By Me
From
2008
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Hudson
Richard Koweek
Victor Mendolia
A plea o Hudson voters.
Letter to the Editor by Hudson Democrats Chairman Victor Mendolia
Not About Me |
By Me
From
2008
Tagged with:
Ken Dow
Stephen Saland
Anne Rubin
Marc Molinaro
State
Senate
Assembly
A Letter to the Editor of the Register-Star on the race for State Senator and Assembly in Columbia County NY
Published
Books I Am Discussed In, Quoted In or Featured In
We Are Everywhere: A Historical Sourcebook of Gay and Lesbian Politics.
About my campaign for the top position at ACTUP. |
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- by: Mark Blasius, Shane Phelan
From
1997
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ACTUP
AIDS
Larry Kramer
Administrator
Election
Victor Mendolia
Book chronicles my campaign for the Administrator position in ACTUP with the support of Larry Kramer and Peter Staley and the subsequent split of the group as a result of my defeat.
AIDS Demo Graphics
Some of my work is featured |
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- by: Douglas Crimp with Afam Rolston
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ACT UP
ACTUP
Demonstration
Graphics
Several graphics that I produced either as co-chair of the ACT UP Outreach Committee or with others are featured in this book
From ACT UP to the WTO: Urban Protest and.Community Building in the Era of Globalization.
About me approaching WHAM! to join ActUp's protest against Cardinal O'Connor at St. Patrick's Cathed |
Not By Me
- by: Benjamin Heim Shepard, Ronald Hayduk
From
2002
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ActUp
protest
stop the church
demonstration
John Cardinal O'Connor
The book documents ActUp's birth, actions and the inspiration it on has on the continued urban protest movement
Lessons from the Damned: Queers, Junkies and Whores Respond to AIDS.
About a graphic poster I co-created for ACTUP's Stop the Church demonstration |
Not By Me
- by: Nancy E. Stoller
From
1998
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ACTUP
AIDS
protest
stop the church
demonstration
John Cardinal O'Connor
Image of "Know Your Scumbags" a Poster that Richard Deagle and I created in the leadup to Stop the Church. It was designed for ACTUP members to easily place it in the main slot for advertising on NYC Subways
Accelerating Change: A History Of ACTUP's AIDS Activism
About Me |
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- by: Meredith Irish
From
1998
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AIDS
demonstration
graphics
marketing
ACTUP
A revirew by Medidith Irish of Douglas Crimp's book, AIDS Demographics (Bay Press, 1990) Several grpahics that I either helped bring forth from my co-chair of ACTUP's outreach committee or collaborated on with Ri...
In the Pink: The Making of Successful Gay and Lesbian Owned Businesses
About Phoof my antique furniture store and refinishing shop |
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- by: Sue Levin
From
1998
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Phoof
Meat Packing District
About Phoof, the furniture store I owned with Jeanette Iannucci in the Meat-Packing district in NYC
Political Activism - 1985-2004
My early Political and Activist Work
Harvard ‘ACT UP’ show gets rise from right-wingers
About a poster I co-designed for Stop the Church, ACT UPs AIDS protest at St. Patrick's Cathedral |
Not By Me
- by: Greg for the Providence Phoenix
From
2009
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ACT UP
Art
Controversy
Catholic
Church
AIDS
Review of Art Show at Harvard University from The Providence Phoenix's Museum And Gallery section
Day of Desperation News Zaps
Video by AIDS Community Television Flyer (at the bottom of the page) which also ran on the Op-Ed pa
From
1991
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ACTUP
ACT UP
day
of
desperation
AIDS
demonstration
Documentation of Day of Desperation. The demonstration that Myself and Larry Kramer proposed to ACT UP during the first Gulf War
Stop The Church Graphics - ACT UP NY
ACT UP NY |
ACT UP Outreach Committee
From
1989
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Stop the Church
ACT UP
NY
One of dozens of posters produced for the Stop the Church Demonstration by ACT UP at Saint Patrick Cathedral in NYC. I conceived of, proposed and organized the largest demonstration ever done by the group, with ...
ACT UP Reports
About ACT UP |
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- by: ACT UP NY Outreach Committee
From
1989
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ACT UP
NY
Vincent
Gagliostro
Outreach
ACT UP Reports
The newsletter produced by the Outreach Committee of ACT UP NY which I co-chaired with Vincent Gagliostro
In A Rage over AIDS
About Stop The Church demonstration which I organized |
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- by: Time
From
1989
Tagged with:
ACTUP
ActUp
Act Up
AIDS
Catholic Church
John Cardinal O'Connor
Article about Stop The Church - The demonstration that I conceived, proposed and organized with Act Up -The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
AIDS Activists, Pro-Choicers Stage Protest
About the ActUp demonstration I conceived of, proposed and organized with ActUp |
Not By Me
- by: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
From
1989
Tagged with:
Act Up
AIDS
Protest
John Cardinal O'Connor
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Article regarding Stop The Church. A demonstration that I conceived, proposed and organized with Vincent Gagliostro and ActUp
A Call for Real HIV Prevention Activism
Signed by me and others |
An open letter to which many people contributed
From
1995
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AIDS
HIV
Prevention
ommercial
sex
establishments.
An open letter I signed onto regarding HIV prevention and what at the time was a domimmamt attitude that closing all sex related business would be best
Published Productions
Books That Work I Produced or Presented are Featured In.
Captured: A Film & Video History of the Lower East Side
About video art and Limbo Lounge |
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- by: Michael Carter
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Video
Art
Limbo Lounge
About video artist Jim C. and Limbo Lounge
Actors' Lives: On and Off the American Stage : Interviews
About Limbo Lounge |
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- by: Holly Hill
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Limbo Lounge
Jeff Weiss
Kevin Kline
Patti Lapone
Jeff Weiss' recollections about his performances at Limbo Lounge
The Drag Queen Anthology: The Absolutely Fabulous but Flawless Customary World of Female Impersonators (Journal of Homosexuality) (Journal of Homosexuality)
About Charles Busch's early work at Limbo Lounge |
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- by: Richard Niles PhD
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Performance
Art
Limbo Lounge
Theater
Drag
Charles
Busch
Chapter: Wigs, Laughter and Subversion: Charles Busch and Strategies of Drag Performance.
Gateway to the Promised Land: Ethnic Cultures on New York's Lower East Side (Amsterdam Monographs in American Studies) (Amsterdam Monographs in American Studies)
About Limbo Lounge |
By Me
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East Village
Art
Club
About Limbo Lounge and the East Village scene
Adventures in the Counterculture: From Hip Hop to High Times
About Limbo Lounge |
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- by: Steven Hager
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East Village
Art
Club
About the East Village Club scene
The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre
About work I presented |
By Me
Tagged with:
Performance
Art
Limbo Lounge
Theater
Drag
Charles
Busch
About Charles Busch's early plays at Limbo Lounge
Art Talk: The Early 80s (Da Capo Paperback)
About work I presented |
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- by: Jeanne Siegel
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East Village
Art
A conversation between Walter Robinson and Carlo McCormick about 14 days 14 Artists, 2 weeks of complete one day, one person art shows by 14 different artists. Presented at the Limbo Lounge and curated by Carlo M...
On Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century
About work I presented |
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- by: C. Carr
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Performance
Art
Limbo Lounge
Several mentions of the Limbo Lounge, Karen Finley, Holly Hughes and other perfomers I presented
The Changing Room : Sex, Drag and Theatre (Gender in Performance)
About work I presented |
Not By Me
- by: Lauren Senelick
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Performance
Art
Limbo Lounge
Theater
Drag
Charles
Busch
About Charles Busch's early performances at Limbo Lounge
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Women's History
About work I presented |
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- by: Constance Jones
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Performance
Art
Limbo Lounge
About the performance art scene and particularly Holly Hughes and Karen Finley both of whom were presented by me at the Limbo Lounge and at other clubs through Anonymous? Productions
A Woman Like That : Lesbian and Bisexual Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories
About work I presented |
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- by: Joan Larkin
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Holly Hughes
Danceteria
Amazon Online Reader about Holly Hughes whose work I presented at Danceteria and other venues as Anonymous? Productions and at the Limbo Lounge
Moving Parts: Monologues from Contemporary Plays
About a play I premiered |
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- by: Nina Shengold, Eric Lane
From
1986
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Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Amazon Online Reader excerpt of Psycho Beach Party, by Charles Busch which premiered at my venue the Limbo Lounge in 1986
Ladies or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-Dressing in the Movies
About work I presented |
By Me
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Performance
Art
Limbo Lounge
Theater
Drag
Charles
Busch
About Charles Busch's early shows at Limbo Lounge
Theatre/Performance
Shows I Have Produced, Booked or Ran the Venue
Busch League: Interview with playwright & performer Charles Busch: Feature Story at Metro Weekly magazine - News articles from Washington DC newspaper
MAYBE IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Review - Theater - New York Times
References a performance of Diary of a Somnambulist which originated at my venue, the Limbo Lounge |
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- by: Mel Gussow for the New York Times
From
1991
Tagged with:
John Kelly
Performance Art
Limbo Lounge
East Village
Article on performance artist John Kelly which references Diary of a Somnambulist, based on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. It was presented first at the Limbo Lounge.
THE STAGE: 'CIRCUS' - New York Times
About Huck Snyder's The Circus at LaMaMa E.T.C. Originally presented at the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Mel Gussow for the New York Times
From
1987
Tagged with:
East Village
Performance Art
Limbo Lounge
A review of Huck Snyder's show "Circus" which orginated at the Limbo Lounge. A collaboration with Beatricia Sagar and John Kelly at LaMaMa
Plays 1984 - 1991 by Charles Busch
I owned the space these plays were performed in. |
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- by: Charles Busch
From
1984
Tagged with:
East Village
Charles Busch
Gay
Theatre
Plays by Charles Busch first performed at the Limbo Lounge a club I owned in the East Village NYC
Hey, Kids, Let's Put on a Show! - New York Times
Review of Charles Busch's book which |
By Me
From
1993
Tagged with:
East Village
Performance Art
Limbo Lounge
Review of Charles Busch's book Whores of Lost Atlantis a novel which is based on his early days at the Limbo Lounge
Interview - Charles Busch
About my performance space the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
From
2000
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Charles Busch
East Village
Gay
Theatre
Club
Interview with Charles Busch regarding the Limbo Lounge The NY Times October 2000
THEATER; A Droll Dramatist Who's Also a Diva Moves Up a Notch - New York Times
About Charles Busch's beginnings at Limbo Lounge |
By Me
From
2000
Tagged with:
East Village
Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Vampire Lesbians
Gay
Theater
Great article on Charles Busch describing his start at my venue, the Limbo Lounge
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
About my performance space the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Charles Busch
From
1985
Tagged with:
East Village
Charles Busch
Gay
Theatre
Club
Limbo Lounge
First produced at the Limbo Lounge a club/theater/gallery/perfromance space I co-owned in the East Village during the mid 80s
BOLDFACE - New York Times
About Charles Busch's Vampire Lesbians of Sodom |
Not By Me
From
2005
Tagged with:
East Village
Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Vampire Lesbians
Gay
Theater
20th Anniversary performance of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom which originated at my club the Limbo Lounge
Theodora, She-Bitch of Byzantium
About my performance space the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Charles Busch
From
1985
Tagged with:
East Village
Charles Busch
Gay
Theatre
Club
Limbo Lounge
Great description of the early Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch Photo Album- Plays at the Limbo Lounge
About my performance space the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Charles Busch
From
1985
Tagged with:
East Village
Charles Busch
Gay
Theatre
Club
Limbo Lounge
Great Backstage pics from the Limbo Lounge
THEATER; When the Lady In Question Is a Man - New York Times
About Charles Busch's early start at my venue the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: PATRICK PACHECO for the New York Times
From
1989
Tagged with:
East Village
Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Vampire Lesbians
Gay
Theater
Article on Charles Busch regarding his early days at the Limbo Lounge
BROADWAY - New York Times
About Charles Busch's Pscycho Beach Party / Gidget Goes Psychotic |
Not By Me
- by: Enid Nemy for the New York Times
From
1987
Tagged with:
Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Gidget Goes Psychotic
Mention of Charles Busch, Limbo Lounge and Gidget Goes Psychotic, the play which originated at the Limbo Lounge and later became Psycho Beach Party
Article VLS Nemy
About my performance space the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Enid Nemy
Tagged with:
East Village
Charles Busch
Gay
Theatre
Club
Limbo Lounge
Interview with Charles Busch by Enid Nemy
BROADWAY - New York Times
About Charles Busch's early start at my venue the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Enid Nemy for the New York Times
From
1986
Tagged with:
East Village
Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Vampire Lesbians
Gay
Theater
Mention of Charles Busch and his plays at Limbo Lounge
Busch Writes His Own - New York Times
About Charles Busch's early start at my venue the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Leslie Bennetts for the New York Times
From
1987
Tagged with:
East Village
Limbo Lounge
Charles Busch
Vampire Lesbians
Gay
Theater
About Charle's Busch's early start at my venue The Limbo Lounge
Nightlife
Nightclubs and Performance Venues That I Have Owned Managed or Produced
Article: Blasphemy, Parody, and Running Commentary
About Karen Finley whose work I produced at numerous venues |
Not By Me
- by: Heather A. Beasley
From
2004
Tagged with:
anonymous
productions
danceteria
limbo
lounge
karen
filney
Article about Karen Finley who performed aat numerous events that I produced as Anonyous? Productions
Danceteria Goes To LimboLounge
About my production company Anonymous? Production and my club Limbo Lounge |
Danceteria Invite
From
1985
Tagged with:
limbo
lounge
danceteria
After Anonymous? Productions throwing countless events at Danceteria, Danceteria threw an event at out club - Limbo Lounge
Bio - RADIO WONDERLAND
About shows I produced with Anonymous? Productions |
Not By Me
- by: Joshua
From
2006
Tagged with:
joshua
fried
radio
wonderland
danceteria
limbo
lounge
anonymous
productions
Describes early performances at Limbo Lounge and Danceteria, some of which were produced by Anonymous? Productions, my production company with Jeanette Iannucci
2001-A Grove Odyssey Update
About and By the Cherry Grove Renaissance Collective |
About and By the Cherry Grove Renaissance Collective
From
2000
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Cherry
Grove
Renaissance
Collective
li-pride : Message: Announcement for major event held at the Ice Palace, Cherry Grove Fire Island
A self-analysis of 2001 - A Grove Odyssey
About and by The Cherry Grove Renaissance Collective |
By Me
From
2000
Tagged with:
Cherry
Grove
Renaissance
Collective
LI Pride Message Board posting after 2001 - A Grove Odyssey event
THE PARTY SEEMS TO BE OVER FOR LOWER MANHATTAN CLUBS - New York Times
About the East Village nightclubscene and my club, the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Michael Gross, The New York Times
From
1985
Tagged with:
East-Village
nightclubs.
Limbo Lounge
About the Mid-80s East Village Club scene and particularly, my space, the Limbo Lounge
NEWS SUMMARY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1985 - New York Times
About the Limbo Lounge, my venue in the East Villge NYC |
Not By Me
- by: The New York Times
From
1985
Tagged with:
East Village
nightclubs
Limbo Lounge
Preview of an article regarding the East Village club scene
Art
Art Shows, Installations and Artists I Have Produced or Represented
THE BROOKLYN RAIL - ART
About the many artists shown at the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: James Kalm for the Brooklyn Rail
From
2005
Tagged with:
east
village
art
new museum
dan cameron
Review of East Village USA curated by Dan Cameron at The New Museum NY
THE BROOKLYN RAIL - ART
About the many artists shown at the Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: James Kalm for the Brooklyn Rail
Review of East Village USA curated by Dan Cameron at The New Museum NY
AUCTIONS - New York Times
About the Limbo Lounge with quotes from my partners |
Not By Me
- by: Rita Reif for the New York Times
From
1985
Tagged with:
East Village
Art Auction
Reference to art auction at Limbo Lounge and my partners Michael Gormley and Jeanette Iannucci
ART: FRANCIS BACON SHOW CENTERS ON 80'S TRIPTYCHS - New York Times
About Izhar Patkin's artwork "The Blacks" which first was presented at Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: Roberta Smith for the New York Times
From
1987
Tagged with:
Limbo Lounge
Art
Izhar Patkin
Whitney
Bi-enniial
Review of Izhar Patkin's Installation -The Blacks at the Whitney Bi-ennial. The work originated at Limbo Louinge
ART: WHITNEY BIENNIAL'S NEW LOOK - New York Times
About Izhar Patkin's artwork "The Blacks" which first was presented at Limbo Lounge |
Not By Me
- by: MICHAEL BRENSON
From
1987
Tagged with:
Limbo Lounge
Art
Izhar Patkin
Whitney
Bi-enniial
Review of Izhar Patkin's work "The Blacks" based on the Jean Genet play which was orginally presented at Limbo Lunge and was included in the Whitney Bi-ennial
Business
Businesses I Have Owned or Managed
Graphics' Fuzzy Trend is Going Mainstream DallasNews.com
About Me |
Not By Me
- by: Phil Patton New York Times News Service
From
1995
Tagged with:
Graphics
Blur
Type
Logo
Phoof
Article on the trend of using blurred type in advertising. I am quoted about the logo of my furniture store Phoof! which was designed by Vincent Gagliostro. Originally printed in the Style Section of the New York...










