Nico

I will never forget her impromptu solo touring during the mid-to-late 1980's. She would hop a plane from wherever she was living at the time-- usually the south of France-- with only her harmonium, and show up on the East or West coast to do a small bunch of performances in the smaller, more intimate venues. Always stellar and amazing, she made quite a few audiences weep... and frequently burst into tears herself. I saw her once in L.A. and many times in NYC, including booking her at the Pyramid, when she got into my apartment, climbed into bed with me, and shook me awake. But that's another story...

Do tell, Hattie!

By the way, in relation to all things Warholian, there was a program on PBS, American Masters and they did a two-part look at Warhol. They also did one on Judy Garland.

I saw the Warhol one.
It was REALLY good!
Lots of new footage and photos etc.

I remember "working" with Nico at The Squat Theater. Calling us up late at night to borrow $20.

Remember she had a son Hattie?
What ever happened to him?

They killed your European Son...
I love the Velvets.

I remember seeing Nico on that hamonium tour! She played this lil hole in the wall club in Liverpool (UK) called The Warehouse. There was only about 30 people there a small group of us which btw inc. Holly from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Wayne Hussey (Sisters of Mercy / Mission UK).... There was a dialogue from her on the stage to us at her feet throughout the whole 'gig' very funny. She then stepped off the stage and sat drinking pints with us and we were just kids in Liverpool in awe to meet someone from the "warhol set" LOL LOL

PS Didn't she die cycling in Spain or smth really oddly random?

I only caught a bit of that PBS show I wish i'd seen more!

Nico died of an apparent cerebral hemorrhage following a fall in much the same way as Sandy Denny. And yes it was in Ibiza, AN.

As far as Nico and I, AB, she once "broke into" my apartment somehow, climbed into my bed and shook me awake-- scared the shit outta me too-- for an "advance" on her show.

And yes Daddy, she had a son named Ari who was totally gorge-- after all, Alain Delain was his father. I think he lives on the Costa Brava now
(sigh.)

I still have a board tape of Nico's Pyramid show!
I think I was doing the sound mix, and so popped in a tape. Nico and son sitting backstage, wrapped in heroin's blanket of invincibility. Or so it seemed. Both gorgeous for sure.

That must have been after she sprayed her blood from a syringe on the wall of my bathroom upstairs, horrifying my then-roommate, Layle. But I truly thought sangre real!

That apartment above the Pyramid later did a stint as a poetry/performance space in the 1990's, run by the poet Larry Jones, who, when he heard my story, named it "Cafe Nico."

Anna, I believe that there's a DVD and a CD of the soundtrack to the programme available that I think you could order, or get it from Amazon or maybe Borders or Barnes and Noble, if it's a vailable in the stores.

Hattie, that's nuts, I always figured Nico would be nutty to meet in person...I did read somewhere that she had a kid with Alain Delon. He was cute wasn't he? AD I mean.

That's right he was Delon... and yes he was hot!

And speaking of French New Wave cinema hotties, I once witnessed Jean-Paul Belmondo Senior and Jean-Paul Junior (who was about 21 and as hot as his Daddy) having a fist fight on a sidestreet in Paris-- it was a dispute about a car and a woman, words were exchanged and fists flew. I was in awe. Daddy won, BTW.

Here's Mr. Delon...

I remember the son. He was a beauty.

Which on was in Breathless (a bout de souffle), the the Belmondo in Breathless was hot.

And what about Jean Pierre Leaud and Claude Brasseur, So cool.

If it's the Breathless with Jean Seberg from 1960, it's Dad... the remake from the '80s I think had an unknown cast.

I loved Claude Brasseur too-- all 4 feet of him!

As much as I am a freak for Alain Delon I never heard this one.
I just googled "Ari Delon" and got stuff
for "Ari Boulogne" ... the name he uses.
Apparently Delon never acknowledged he was the father. Pics of the now 38-year-old photographer however very much resemble Delon.

But no one's as gorgeous as that sacred monster.

Come to think of it, S'tan, I seem to remember that Delon's mother adopted Ari and gave him her name, because Alain never recognized him.

Nico's men... what a trip! besides Delon, she also bedded a 16 or 17 year old Jackson Browne. Luckily he wasn't a Congressional page at the time.

Yes, Hattie, I are talking about the original Breathless, Belmondo, Seberg and Godard...Nothing could be better! Have you seen Bande a part (Band Of Outsiders)?
Also I suggest to everyone who is a film buff to check out www.criterionco.com. This is the website for the Criterion collection which had mayb3 300+ films, classic and comtemporary in its back catalouge.