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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Michael Madison ·
S'tan-- yeah, I'd say leave Heart/Deceitful stateside. But then, I leave most books home when I travel. I find reading books when I'm away from home is either pointless, because I'm too distracted, or counterproductive because I feel I'm getting something skewed thanks to strange surroundings. I prefer the familiarity New York, and esp. of home or the subway for reading books. Prefer newspapers and mags when away. But that's just me? Anyhow, Lex, I wish you'd borrowed my Sarah first before...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

S'tan ·
and read "Heart/Deceitful" on the way to Paris, and then the second time all the way back... 'COAL' assuredly is one of the most heinous things ever put to paper! How is the kid still living after that? And not a scrap of self-pity, moralizing, or whining through any of it. Too great. And the cigarette lighter torture? The mother should be in jail (if it's true)... but (as my father said as he lit another cigarette) "all great writers have terrible childhoods." So don't ask me to be good,...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Chi Chi ·
We have so missed you S'tan... I really liked "Heart" - of all people, Alba gave me a ziney galley version years ago and I gagged when I finally read it.
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Luxury Lex ·
Do you really think she's some other famous other posing under a pen name? Sometimes it all seems "too good" to be true. I can't think of a more searing indictment of religeous zealots than the depiction of the grandparents in "Heart". Other than the Pope himself of course, who surely MUST BE insane (see Opposition Report) but also spouting the rhetoric of that historically insidious institution, the Catholic Church. And those scalding hot baths! The vigorous scrubbing! And pouring bleach on...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

S'tan ·
Preparing by popular demand another ranting dissertation on this final story in "Heart is Deceitful..." I think it's the perfect coda to all the horrendous abuse, a rickety triumph, as self-consciousness rises... as well as a dominatrix I appreciate hearing the side of the 'subject', what he's suffering through. Anyone have anything to say about this story - til I get back to you...? Daddy I might want to request we move this whole thread over to 'Hopelessly Devoted.' Don't you think. It may...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

bobby ·
Only one thing puzzles me: Are we born this way or were we made into what we are by people like Sarah and her father? Just finished " Heart.." and still trying to think this one through.
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

S'tan ·
We should not ask writers to be product - we have no right. To be compelled to produce creates bloated nightmare like Mailer and Anne Rice. (Sorry Chi.) Only in modern Amerika. Do you think "Sarah" proves she can abstract herself out of the subject... that she can become fictive? Seems so, compared to Heart/Deceitful. Usually (they say) novelists take a while to evolve... She has alot of living to do yet. The next works could be some sort of reflection on the Hollywood scene and celebrity. I...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

bobby ·
I think S'tan is right and more..I think Ms. LeRoi will serve us up big time just as soon as she can get and stay in touch with her deepest heart. I can understand the double edged sword of feeling accomplished and a failure at the same time. Let her swim her way outta that and we may yet see a great novel about the whole human condition. I believe that JC has what it takes. He should run away from Hollywood just as fast as those little legs will carry him and move to NYC where they help...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Michael Madison ·
6 train, uptown this a.m.: I'd literally just finished reading the last word of the heart/deceitful chapter, "foolishness is bound in the heart of a child," when I stood up to exit the train and a man beside me shoved past by putting his New York Post in my face. The headline: "PASTOR: I GAVE BOYS 'HOLY SPANKINGS'" I'd forgotten how upsetting this particular section of the book is. So fucking fucked. And then to see this... Here's the clip. Spooky. It's right out of JTL. web page November 3,...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Luxury Lex ·
So I'm reading it. In some ways I prefer it to The Heart is Deceitful, it's somewhat brighter. (so far, that is) "She-ra" has some independence and gets some validation, even if it is only from a truck stop pimp. She-ra. I'm glad he left Sarah's bubble bath on the lawn. Developing .....
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Re: Sally's Hideaway

sweetie ·
I have the portrait of Sylvia in my room. Her beauty is breath taking. So CUNT!!! I will never forget my first meeting with Dorian Corey at Sally's. It was truly a magic night. Giselle is such a great woman. I always respected her because she is a trans woman raising a son (Daniel) and always kept her nose clean and herself a respectable woman. The nights I revelled in Sally's are full of vivid memories of all out decadence and good old nasty fun!! I purchased the book CITY OF NIGHT today...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Luxury Lex ·
Sarah was great. I guess my experience differs from others in that I read The Heart is Deceitful first, then Sarah. So I got the back story before getting the main story. But for me after reading Heart, Sarah seemed almost like a comedy by comparison. Of course the characters are again reprehensible and really disgusting (the child molester with pictures of little girls all over walls, mumbling about his stepdaughter? yeeesh -- and that atrocious Le Loup!) but the work in general was so much...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

bobby ·
I just got back from vacation in Seattle and Vancouver and what a following Ms.LeRoi has out there. I saw people reading it in cafes. Just read Sarah a third time and still find more in each reading. I understand Lex , how it must seem reading "Heart.." first, and then "Sarah". But I love your insights into the charecters. Sat next to Ryan Landry on the flight back from Seattle. I gave him my copy of"Sarah". He read a third of it before we landed so I gave it to him. I agree S'tan, more...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

Glamnerd ·
Check out the current issue of ID magazine. It has an interview with Debbie by JT Leroy, and I must admit it is one of the best interviews with her I have read. He really got to the real person. Not an easy task sometimes. He didn't ask the usual 10 questions..."what was CBGB's like?" or "do you hate Madonna?". He actually got the closest to the real person I know and love. Although I did finish Sarah, I still feel I dont have a strong enough opinion about him until I read Heart. Until then...
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Re: RIP, VIP

bobby ·
The great fashion photographer, Francesco Scavullo died yesterday in his New York home. His companion of thirty years, Sean Byrnes was at his side. He was 81 years old and his heart gave out. Francesco was an amazing person. So full of love and kindness and great humor. I knew him well in the seventies during the Studio 54 years and rarely saw him after. He worked in Manhattan all of his life. He shot every cover for thirty years of Cosmopolitan Magazine and used such great stylists as Make...
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)

Chi Chi ·
As I understand it - heart failure, with lung cancer as a contributing factor.
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)

Cautious Lip ·
This is terrible news. My heart goes out to his friends and family. Shhh...I'm trying to listen to reason...
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)

Night Nurse ·
I was shocked to read that Stephen Sprouse has moved on to another dimension, and at such a youngish age. So sad, of course, but from the press, I never get the medical details on the course of illness & cause of death, which are always of interest to me as the nurse. If it was heart failure secondary to lung cancer, then a quick end to that story is the best (a slow death not being able to breathe is horrible- as I have witnessed on more than one occasion in my business) and hopefully...
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)

Anna Nicole ·
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES GUITAR HERO DIES SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and MAGAZINE guitarist JOHN McGEOCH has died in his sleep at the age of 48. The punk veteran was also famous for his work with Sex Pistol John Lydon's Public Image Limited. Steven Severin, bass player for the Banshees, said in a statement on his website: "I was shocked and saddened to hear that John passed away in his sleep last Thursday. Although we hadn't worked together for a long time and I hadn't seen him for a couple...
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Re: JC Leroy (as Terence put it)

S'tan ·
I am trying to read that... right on the surface I would say he has descended into mannerism, alot of flourishes and gorgeous JT detailing on nothing. You know, nice frame and no picture... This is better: http://www.jtleroy.com/Diary/d04_12_04.htm The new film "Heart is Deceitful" is going to Cannes.
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Re: Puritan Watch

S'tan ·
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/opinion/02KNEE.html?th by Jonathan A. Knee ... an article calling for criminalization of the PORTRAYAL of sex acts for money. "The law of obscenity has not fundamentally changed since the Supreme Court in 1973 vaguely directed a jury to apply 'contemporary community standards' in reaching a verdict. In the Internet era, the question of what community and what standards is even less clear.... "What we need is a kind of regulation that does not implicate the...
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review

CatAnna ·
Tommy, you just reminded me... yes Billy O's "Beautiful Child" was a standout! Soooo moving and sweet. I'm glad it didn't take too long to find his CD! And Billy if you're out there... I loved your winged heart charm;I was wearing the same exact one LOL! Not only do you have a great voice, but great taste in jewelry ;-) CatAnna
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Re: My Night of 1000 Stevies 14 review

Chi Chi ·
There are eight thousand stories to each 1000 Stevies - these are but two: The Crow Stays In The Picture My performance partner at this year's NOTS, Russell Crow, almost stole the show this year. Congrats, Russ! Our number was inspired by the Belladonna cover art (see below) and was originally going to be done to Nightbird, but the song is too slow to trundle and "kick out" - two of my favorite Stevie steps. A few days before the show I found out that due to the major soundproofing on the...
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Re: Swept Away part 2

Anna Nicole ·
Suprised that this isn't in mainstream media.. but I guess ET wouldn't get to talk to her on tour if they did do a feature on it! Urgh the media!! MAY 24--On the eve of Madonna's launch of her "shocking" new tour, the singer has quietly settled a federal lawsuit that accused her of ripping off the work of an acclaimed photographer. Details of the financial settlement are confidential and Madonna acknowledged no wrongdoing in her liberal appropriation of the images of the late French...
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Re: Swept Away part 2

daddy ·
Esther Schmester All the Kabbalah in world won't save that one. She sold her soul in 1983 and that's that.
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Re: Oh, no, here come The Republicans!

Stacy Amber ·
My boss is closing the store during the convention so that we can go protest. She says that she expects to be thrown in jail. I'll be right with her, but alas they will seperate us and either throw me in with the men, or put me in a "special" holding tank. I feel so strongly about what Tolstoy referred to as "Non-resistance" which so greatly inspired Ghandi and Martin Luther King, but with Bush and his cronies and all that are with him coming to our city, my heart and soul are full of desire...
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Re: Karen Black

Michael Madison ·
No Pile of Pussies. But she did do Underwear Drawer and her infamous rendition of My Heart Will Go On.
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)

Anna Nicole ·
Kersh just sent me this... its to appear in the British press (independent I think...) 'He was the most important person in British music since the birth of rock 'n' roll' By Andy Kershaw It was like I had been hit by a hammer. Jenny Abramsky, the BBC's controller of network radio, called me and said: "I've got some bad news for you, and I think you ought to sit down." As soon as she said that, my mind just raced and in a flash, before she had said it, I thought "Peel's dead". John had died...
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Re: Puritan Watch

seven ·
This is a long two page article from the NYTIMES but it is spot on target regarding some aspects of the mass delusion being incubated by the Little Bush Idiocracy. And it took some backbone for Rich to write it. Curious as hell though that the Times put it in the Arts section and perhaps it is a little delusionally symptomatic that an article about censorship in the news is written about for a cultural context. The main point though, that the political administration in power proclaims that...
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Re: RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)

Anna Nicole ·
my mate Kersh just sent me this.. his report from the John Peel funeral which I thougth I would share with you... On our pew alone sat Joe Boyd, Mark Ellen, Our Elizabeth, Billy Bragg,Robert Plant and half of the Undertones. John Peel's funeral at the cathedral in Bury St Edmunds was, it has to be said,fabulous. And the turnout gave ample indication of the affection with which the great democrat of the airwaves was regarded by much of the nation. Fittingly, it was a public service - and one...
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Re: Farewell Charming Old New York

seven ·
I'm sorry but you are completely wrong about me. And most of what I've said here, which of course you have so delightedly misinterpreted for the purpose of your displeasure. That in itself has a certain charm. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the view that a whole scene could be overpopulated with people bent on self-preservation, economic viability, finding a place to seek whatever pleasure was to their liking, while producing art that for the most part wasn't really so momentous, but...
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Re: Lord D' Drennnan

Chi Chi ·
Last night I was out in the snow in Union Square with the puppy - the city was quiet and dusted with white glitter and as I was leaving the park I thought - you see, there is still magic here. Returning home I got the messages about D'Drennan, one of the most magical souls I have ever known in this lifetime. His enormous gifts and big heart added immeasurably to the entire MOTHER era - who else would we have called upon to craft Merlin's sword for the turn of the century Click + Drag? As so...
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Re: JT LeRoy

Michael Madison ·
Boo! this is tonight and I can't make it. Anyone going to the screening>? Anyone seen the film yet? Why's it taking so long to release? The Trinity @ Tribeca Grand 10pm-2am NY Underground Film Festival Opening Party After Party for JT Leroy's Film "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" DJ's: Matt Safer (The Rapture), Dan Selzer, Eddie Newton and guest set by Asia Argento
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Re: Fashion, Sweetie

Michael Madison ·
Wow, have I ever been out of the loop. Here's an alleged trend that I have never - ever - heard of before, and what's more, I can't say that I've even noticed many (any?) of these gals around town. As a recovering goth, I'm appalled at my own ignorance. Where ARE they hiding in NYC? March 13, 2005 Gothic Lolitas: Demure vs. Dominatrix By LAURA M. HOLSON New York Times IT did not take long for Twinkle Lam to realize that she had a problem on her hands. For the past 10 months the 23-year-old...
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Re: SEX in Jackie 60

B. Domination ·
Everytime I think of that, Anna, I collapse into laughter. I love you, girl. And, Daddy, you know you always have my heart. I'm all squishy with emotion...
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Re: Verbal Abuse / The Poetry Part 2

Merlinator ·
unspeakable happiness unassuming laughter joyous discovery sentient surprises savoring a memory those silly glances the heart felt gift that certain something a very special moment what else can i not say? i love you? unspeakable happiness merlin 042905
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Re: Adorable Marlene

Stacy Amber ·
Yes. I love her, and I've also been collecting her pictures online. I have recently found a lot of her with the invasion forces into the heart of Nazi Germany in World War Two. She actually entertained the Troops ON THE LINE!!!! She was really something. She hated Hitler, the Nazis, and what they did to her homeland. She was also very intent on finding her mother in Berlin as soon as possible. Unfortunately I can't post any photos here. But I'll be back to post some links to good Marlene...
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Re: Adorable Marlene

Missy ·
I have 4 CDs of Marlene. Yes, I like "Where have all the flowers gone" pretty much. I love also: "Lili Marleen" - The english and the german version it ist so wonderful, and she sang it whith all her heart blood. "Outside the barracks, by the corner light, I'll always stand and wait for you at night, we will create a world for two, I'll wait for you the whole night through, for you, Lili Marleen, for you, Lili Marleen. Bugle tonight don't play the call to arms, I want another evening with...
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Re: Grey Gardens At Irving Plaza

cutenbitchy ·
Grey Gardens at Irving Plaza!!! Oh my goodnes gracious!!! My heart has gone a twitter and I'm getting flashbacks.... I have to honestly say Grey Gardens at Irving Plaza was one of the best parties I've ever been to!! It was so inspiring, I truly felt transported when I entered the room. I wish my brain cells weren't so fried, and I could remember more. But Grey Gardens at Irving Plaza...a truly magical moment in nightclub history!! OMG...I'm getting emotional.
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Re: Kenneth Anger

Amber Ray ·
Lucifer, Arisen A quintessential San Francisco story, starring charismatic musician/murderer Bobby BeauSoleil* *with underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger, cult leader Charles Manson, Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, and the Straight Satans motorcycle gang in supporting roles SF Weekly November 17, 2004 By Lessley Anderson Bobby BeauSoleil bounds into the visiting room at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute in Pendleton, Ore. His 5-foot-10-inch frame is thin, but he moves with a...
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Re: Beams to New Orleans

S'tan ·
Chi, I am so glad to know your brother is safe. I hope Diego got out too. And Otter swimming away with the chihauhaus on her head!! Today's beautiful article in the Times about the New Orleans spirit: August 31, 2005 Where Living at Nature's Mercy Had Always Seemed Worth the Risk By PETER APPLEBOME After Hurricane Andrew huffed and puffed and then somehow veered away in 1992, the way the storms always seemed to do, the manager of a praline shop in the French Quarter mused on the mixture of...
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Re: Beams to New Orleans

Drama Queen ·
From the San Antonio Express-News: Katrina doesn't cancel Southern Decadence parade Web Posted: 09/05/2005 12:00 AM CDT Rod Davis Express-News Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS "” You know a city has legs when three or four dozen of them are parading down Bourbon Street "” some clad in tutus and grass skirts "” six days after the most damaging hurricane in American history. Revelers take part in the Southern Decadence parade in New Orleans' French Quarter. The parade celebrates the quirky side of the...
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Re: Beams to New Orleans

bobby ·
Had to post this! This first hand report from New Orleans last week was received today from a friend; it is so powerful and honest I think the members of this listserv will want to know this. Phil Olson Sept 5, 2005 Fwd by Phil Gasper: Two friends of mine--paramedics attending a conference--were trapped in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. This is their eyewitness report. PG Hurricane Katrina-Our Experiences by Larry Bradshaw, Lorrie Beth Slonsky Two days after Hurricane Katrina struck New...
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Re: Anderson Cooper: "Outing" in the 21st Century

Chi Chi ·
I prefer my riverdance to be classified as an "elfin gavotte" actually! Daddy left out a HUGE PART of my unending love for Anderson - which was his enormous heart during and after the whole Katrina debacle, especially with those so obviously suffering, and where animals were concerned. THAT was what made me say "he's too good to be true"...his sensitivity was beyond any straight man's I've ever experienced. Sorry, I KNOW some gay men have zero sensitivity, but AC reminds me of the truly...
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Re: JT LeRoy

seven ·
JT LeRUSE ! _____________________________________________ The Unmasking of JT Leroy: In Public, He's a She NYTIMES 1/8/06 By WARREN ST. JOHN Published: January 9, 2006 It has been one of the most bizarre literary mysteries in recent memory: Who, exactly, is the novelist JT Leroy? An answer, at long last, is taking shape. Mr. Leroy's tale was harrowing in its details and uplifting in its arc. He was a young truck-stop prostitute who had escaped rural West Virginia for the dismal life of a...
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Re: JT LeRoy

S'tan ·
Some interesting discussion on the Hoax: http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/45766 E.g. --- I have to say I'm impressed at the skill involved in the deception and only slightly annoyed. The eroticism, identity play, and exploration of the horrible, abusive depths and bizarre renewals humans are capable of were the, er, thrust of JT's story for me, and I recall The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things delivering on all those scores. But then again, I'm not a seriously abused kid who might have...
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Re: Mardi Gras in New Orleans 06: Krewe York

Merlinator ·
have never been to mardi gras, after living in louisiana for so many years. this would be the one to make. can't afford it right now, tho my heart and soul be with you. don't think my friend is back in house yet either. the phone still disconnected.
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Re: Greer Lankton

dragboy (Guest) ·
That is really cool Jo Jo that you were the only student of Greer Lankton. I love the art that I have seen at the matress factory. You are so right to care for her art and take good care of it. And you really have a big heart give the niece the dress to wear in her wedding. That is very kind. I bet Greer would be happy about it too. Just make sure she wears it and doesn't cut it! GL is probably watching over you and continues to guide you. I think spirits stay with us and what a force you...
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Re: Wanted: Memories Of The Pyramid Club, 1981-1985

Papa Kap ·
Please don't leave me out ! I've been lost but i found myself in Beijing 8 yrs. ago. I've cronc. the club scene here and have been dj-ing beijings biggest hio hop club bla bla bla... Don't forget about me ! The Pyramid .... as a whole scene in itself ...saved my sanity. I was hired by ( forgot his name) as stage and tech. person. but 2 days later he wanted me to be a bar dancer. it was then as i told him "that's not for me" ..that "hattie" after hearing the news...came to me and said...
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Re: Pete Burns -- Part 2

Zazoo and Satori ·
That was a picture people we're telling me about, and I never wanted to see... AAAAAAHHHHHHH! That is not for the faint of heart! S
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