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Happy Michael Alig Party Monster Lib-day. Where Were You on 3/15? (yawn)

May 5, 2014 by martinbelk

Screen Shot 2014-05-05 at 11.48.57May 5th, Alig’s liberation day. Lately I’ve seen more rah-rah stomach-turning web posts for Michael Alig to start some lame-assed revival party than I care to count. Please, for the love of all things not yet devoured by the corporate culture world, just say: NO.

The Alig murder story is akin to 9/11 for NYC culturists – we all had a connection, we all remember hearing the news, we all saw the various iterations to come like Disco Bloodbath. In the past few weeks Michael Musto sums up more than a few and also has some cautious comments on associated trends. Me? I was sitting at  the computer in 1996, working on the Squeezebox! invites when an email popped up that Freeze had been arrested and Angel was confirmed missing – which triggered a memory from months earlier which struck me strange. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Angel Melendez, Antony Hegarty, Cave Canem, Club USA, Culture, Disco 2000, Disco Bloodbath, Freeze, Kembra Phaler, Limelight, Mars, Meltdown Festival London, Michael Alig, murder, New York City, Palladium, Parole, Party Monster, Peter Gatien, Quentin Crisp, Squeezebox!