Happy Saturday everyone 💛Details magazine (1987)
“Let’s sit here,” Debbie said after the coffee had dissolved, and took me into a front room that had comfortable seating in its center, away from the things piled against the walls. Actually on the walls were large Andy Warhol paintings of electric chairs that Andy – a longtime friend – had given Chris. There were other Warhols that had been given to them both, and some they had bought. There was a Warhol of guns against a wall, and a giant framed portrait of Debbie with spikes through her face, painted by sci-fi illustrator H.R. Giger and used for the cover of Koo Koo, her first solo album.
We sat facing each other. I felt uncomfortable but at home in the messy surroundings. “Um,” I said, revealing only the tip of my intelligent iceberg. We both laughed. 💛
Most people remember the terrible things Rudeus did in his previous life, but refuse to acknowledge that his final act was saving three kids.
It doesn’t absolve him of everything he’s done, but it shows that even a jobless reclusive bum like him can get serious about living.
Remembering the great Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who passed away 53 years ago today.
The gospel singer-guitarist who put electric lead guitar into sacred music and helped set the template for rock and roll.