Harold Hunter passed away last night from a supposed cocaine overdose.
Harold was best known for his role in Larry Clark's Kids, where he played a kid named Harold. He was cast in the movie after befriending Harmony Korine while skateboarding in Washington Square Park. After some other acting gigs, Harold went on to become a pro-skater for Zoo York.
The legacy of the kids of Kids seems a mixed bag. The movie was a launching pad for Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Harmony Korine, and to a certain degree, Leo Fitzpatrick.
For others, the movie seemed more than a portrayal of fucked up city kids, but a documentary on how they lived. Justin Pierce, who played Casper in Kids, hung himself in 2000, and now Harold has overdosed. They're just two of the casualties. Sad. Sad. Sad.........
Michael Showalter is teaching a six week course titled "Writing a Comedy Screenplay" at The PIT (154 West 29th Street, NYC - 212.563.7488).
The writer of The Baxter, Wet Hot American Summer, and numerous The State and Stella skits will walk you through the comedy screenwriting process. Hopefully you'll end up with a 5-page outline of your movie as well as a draft of the first 10 pages of your script.
Sounds fun, good luck y'all......
March 20 to April 24 (6 weeks)
Mondays, 7-10 pm
Location: Ripley-Grier (520 8th Ave, 16th Fl)
$360 ***Due to high demand, this class will require instructor approval via a phone interview. Because of this, registration and payment for this class is not available online. Please call 212-563-7488 to inquire about pre-registration and set up a phone interview. Class must be paid in full with a check or cash once students are approved by instructor.
This so sad. The great BB King has two loves in life: his signature hollow-body black guitar and his adorable 2-year-old white female Maltese. They're both named Lucille.
Very sadly, Lucille the doggy has disappeared. She's been missing for about ten days somewhere in West Hollywood. Lucille was being watched over by King's manager when she went missing, who I'm sure is filled with much guilt.
The legendary bluesman is offering an autographed copy of one of his signature Lucille guitars to anyone who can safely return his pup. No questions asked. He just wants his Lucille back.
Awww....
I just saw this posted on our sister site, Whores of Fashion, and am reprinting it here. Enjoy.......
In 1990, daytime television had Donahue, Geraldo, Joan Rivers, and a pre-world domination Oprah. These programs didn't have book clubs or any redeeming social value. They had lots of fucked up people doing fucked up things. In other words, it was the perfect forum for Michael Alig, James St James, Jennytalia, Richie Rich and the Club Kid scene.
Seeing as Richie Rich and his Heatherette bitches already did the daytime television scene back in 1990 (God, how old is Richie?), don't you think that the Misshapes crew should start appearing on today's daytime talk shows like Maury, Ricki Lake, Sally, or Jenny Jones?
I'm not talking about having Greg, Leigh, or Geo sit down on The View or Ellen, I'm talking a full on insane talk show experience. How fab would that be........
Sad news. Anthony Mikel Gius, the former drummer and founding members of !!!, has died from a very unfortunate bike riding accident.
The insanely wicked drummer, who helped shape !!!'s sound with his Rush meets Gang of Four meets Metallica meets James Brown drumming, was struck by a motorist who failed to see him crossing lanes. He was thrown onto the cars windscreen and died from his injuries.
Before Guis started chik chik chik, he played with the proto-punk acts The Yah Mos and The Popesmashers. He left the band on extremely good terms to stay in California. The rest of the band moved to New York and you know the story.
He was so freaking young. So sad........
Those freaky and funny writers at Lindsayism, tmftml, and Rejection Show are back with another edition of their Ritalin Reading Series. These events are great because they're better than any open mic comedy night, more entertaining that any reading, and no performer goes on for more than five minutes! That's actually the best part of the whole show, it's short and sweet and will leave you laughing..........
THE RITALIN READING SERIES
Hosted by Lindsay Robertson, Alex Balk, and Jon Friedman
Mo Pitkin's | January 10th | 8:30PM | $7 tickets available via ticketweb
Two legendary punks and well respected painters have joined together in the name of art.
Jesse Michaels, of Common Rider and Operation Ivy fame, and Christopher Applegren, owner of Lookout Records, have set up an art/design collective known as Dynaformer. The site is still fairly new and is still in the midst of being updated, but you can go and check out plenty of examples of Jesse and Chris' art. They've both done some great album covers and zine covers over the years, some of which you are sure to recognize.
One of the neatest features that is just starting up and will be greatly expanded shortly is a blog that will be written by Jesse and Chris.
Jesse, as some of you may know, is not exactly the most public person. For years after Operation Ivy broke up, Jesse disappeared and only did a few interviews when he formed Common Rider. It's nice to see him back in action and reaching out to his fans......
On her prom night, my mother and her friends decided to go to a comedy club after their school dance. It's not what I did on prom night, but I guess she was part of a different generation.
So their they were, a group of high school graduates, all dressed up in their big poofy dresses and suits, ready to have the night of their lives. They stayed at the dance until the last song and then made their way to the comedy club. They were told the show had started when they went in to their table.
On stage was a black man with a big mustache and afro. He was in the middle of a monologue when he caught sight of a group of kids all dressed.
"Excuse me motherfucker!" he screamed. "What the fuck is wrong with you? Interrupting my show. My Show! Walking in her wearing a fucking poodle skirt and a ruffled tux. God damn fucking honkeys, you know where the fuck you are? Your at my show! My motherfucking show! I'm Richard fucking Pryor, now sit the fuck down." And so started a whole riff on my mom and her friends.
Look, I'm not going to excuse Richard Pryor. He was fucked up man. Not only did he insult my mom on her prom night, he also shot one of his ex-wives, was a major crack head, and was just insane. You can't excuse that shit.
He also happen to be absolutely hysterical. His comedy, from films like Stir Crazy, The Mack, Car Wash, The Toy, Superman III, and Brewster's Millions to his numerous appearances on SNL and his classic comedy records, are why he was one of the funniest comedians. He broke down a major color barrier for a lot of folks. He said shit no one else had ever said. He might of been crazy, but he influenced a whole lot of people.
Honestly, it's amazing he lived as long as he did. Goodbye Richard Pryor..........
Sufjan Stevens will be tonights very special opening act for the Iron & Wine/Calexico show at Webster Hall.
Sufjan, who is tons better live than on disc, will be back in New York City on January 14th to headline two shows at Lincoln Center. Check Brooklyn Vegan for drool covered pictures tomorrow......
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