Kitten, I just looked you up online and you seem to be somewhat worldy and intelligent. That makes it all the more shocking to me that you think it's OK to kill someone because he sold drugs.
I am constantly horrified by how easily some people are to excuse murder because the guy threw cool parties.
Michael did not create "club kids" People were dressing up and going out way before he got here. There were tons of parallel scenes happening at the same time as his. To name a few: Sussanne Bartsch parties, Lee Chappel events, Jackie 60, Pyramid. And, don't forget, he killed a man, shot him full of drano, chopped him up, and threw him in the river, and then joked about it. I guess you like George Bush too. There are tens of thousands dead because of him so he must be way cooler than Michael Alig
I realize that for many people who weren't here that your only frame of referance is that movie and that book. Mainstream media is only interested in the underground when there is a selling point like a celebrity connection or a murder. Don't be lazy and let one movie shape history for you. Find out about the real artists and innovators on the scene.
Maybe I'm wasting my breath. If you are so amoral that you think murder is cool or excusable maybe it's not worth arguing with you. It's like trying to debate a Jesus freak.
I was on MySpace this week and there was a fake Michael Alig profile up. SO many idiots are leaving messages of encouragement, wishing him good luck, hoping he gets out and throws more parties, etc. It's bad enough that they can't spot an obviously fake profile, but it's so much worse that he's their hero. I guess it's the same mentality that attracts people to cults, I dunno.