Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Sep 17, 2007 disco bloodbath author james st james has been so uppercase fabulous for so many years that its simply underwhelming to open this new book and find the fword twice in the first sentence. The gruesome act and aligs subsequent imprisonment. Billys bold, bawdy narration makes freak show not only cohesive but also immensely entertaining. Hailed by newsweek magazine as a celebutante, james was one of the original club kids and has been a fixture on the nightlife scene on both coasts for more than twenty years. James is a television personality, author, celebutante, frequent collaborator with mathu andersen, and former club kid, a member of the new york. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland by james saint james, james st james hardcover book, 288 pages see other available editions description when was the last time you read a story about murder and degradation that made you laugh out loud. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland is a 1999 memoir written by james st.
Former host of disco 2000s hot body contest, larry tee has been one of the most visible of the limelight denizens. Mavis, freeze, james, keoki old club kid trading cards. It was fabulous and i have post disco bloodbath blues. Though it will probably be shelved in the true crime section, disco bloodbath is only ostensibly about ultrahip new york party promoter michael aligs 1996 comurder and dismemberment of his drug dealer. James, cofounder of the club kids movement and author of disco bloodbath. Where are new yorks club kids of the 80s and 90s now. James, readers are in for a wild ride as he tells billys fascinating story of bravado, pain, and unexpected love, inspired by his own experiences. Readers will relish his conversational voice, naughty humor, celebrity putdowns, unabashed exuberance, and. Personally, in the early 90s i was enchanted with club kids, but would never let them in my apartment for fear that several somethings would turn up missing. Disco bloodbath begins like a fellini version of rope. They also discuss the marilyn munster effect in which actors on tv shows since the 1960s have gotten more beautiful.
The quiescent days of new yorks trendy club nightlife were in shambles by the midnineties. From the very first sentence of freak show, i knew the book was going to be overthetop fabulous. James is the author of disco bloodbath, the edgar awardnominated book that was later made into the movie party monster, starring macaulay culkin and seth green. James book definitely threw me in to the depths of it all. Michael and ernie discuss the new movie based on james st. James s attempt at closure and a stunning literary achievement.
This book is officially classified as true crime, but calling it a memoir its a story that everybody knows. Mavis visits new york having read about the club kids and wants to get inside their heads. James, the former club kid and author of disco bloodbath, which was later turned into the 2004 film party monster, is now witnessing another book of his being transformed into a. James published his first book, disco bloodbath, in 1999, which served as the inspiration for the film party monster, starring macauley culkin and seth green who played st.
James tattles on his homicidal pal in an unformed, exploitative, and cobbledtogether work. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland, by james st. Like everything good and bad his gleeful reign ended far too soon. It tells the sordid tale of a sociopathic pretty boy named michael alig. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland by st.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. James, author of disco bloodbath, is in the center. The book specifically chronicles his friend michael aligs rise to fame, and alig and his roommates subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer andre angel melendez. James book disco bloodbath, itself based on a true story, party monster is one weird movie. There are excruciatingly drawn characters like mavis, the lesbian.
His wry recollections provide a hilarious, hallucinatory, harrowing romp that almost makes his friendship with club killer michael alig worthwhile. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Paperback editionmovie edition of the book originally released as disco bloodbath in 1999. Read a few pages and watch the kcrazed club kid grow up. This club kids group of drag queens were paraded on such shows as phil donahue, joan rivers, geraldo, and jerry springer in. Back in the 90s, the club kids ruled nycs nightlife and alig ruled the club kids. Having already lived this story, revisiting it through st. I was around before him, but god knows he took the energy of the time and ran with it.
James last novel, disco bloodbath, chronicles michael aligs real life descent into madness, ending with the hacked up body of the really dead drug deal, angel melendez. Its a world that i cant relate to, but reading james st. Nominated for the edgar award for best truecrime book of the year, it also marked. James, who himself had been a club kid and close friend and confidant of michael alig, the young man convicted of killing the drug dealer known as angel. The party ended when he savagely murdered a drug dealer and deposited the dismembered corpse in the river. Its adapted from aligs friend james st james book disco bloodbath by filmmakers fenton bailey and randy barbato, whose earlier documentary about alig.
In this novel from adult author and media personality james st. James, and the subsequent party monster movie with mccauley caulkin tells the story about this club kid era in which michael alig and ernie glam both rose to either fame or infamy. James, a selfproclaimed clubkid who just happened to have been on the inside of this gruesome tale, knew the killers and the victims. Billys efforts to fit in and stand out at the same time are both hilarious and heartrending. James, green delivers a pitchperfect performance, blackly funny yet with intimations of the shallow life he knows he leads. In short it was a good book, an interesting story brought to life through st. Michael always says that with any movement, there is the person who starts it and the person who makes the money off it. August 1, 1966 is a television personality, author, celebutante, frequent collaborator with mathu andersen, and former club kid, a member of the new york city club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I had previously read disco bloodbath and watched party monster both the movie, and the shockumentary. James st james disco bloodbath is a look at a subculture that for several years pranced its hedonistic way across the dance floors of new york citys trendiest clubs.
Hysterically funny, heartbreakingly tragic, and wickedly decadent, disco bloodbath is both st. The book specifically chronicles his friend michael alig s rise to fame, and alig and his roommates subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer andre angel melendez. He was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included heavy drug. Disco bloodbath is a drug epic spiked with celebrity and murder james st. Disco bloodbath is, among other things, a chilling reminder of the lengths. Michael alig, the king of the new york city club kids, gets in a fight over drug money with his livein dealer, angel melendez. James one of the infamous club kids recounts the murder of angel melendez whilst also spoiling us with many tales of the late 80searly 90s new york club scene.
Hmm, maybe they could also put a few copies in the science fiction section. He is known for his work on party monster 2003, freak show 2017 and uncut. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click to read more about disco bloodbath by james st. James wonderful book lets me know i probably did the right thing. Chronicles his friend michael aligs rise to fame and alig and his roommates subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer andre angel melendezone 1. In 1996, new york city drug dealer and club kid angel melendez was bludgeoned, injected with drano, dismembered, and tossed into the river.
James was born on august 1, 1966 in sagamore, michigan, usa as james clark. James memoir disco bloodbath as a result of his plunge into addiction, alig ends up incarcerated for the murder of his dealer angel wilson cruz. James s jaundicedeye view was an unexpected revelation. Jamess debut book, disco bloodbath 1999, is a memoir that describes his life in the club scene, and documents the infamous rise to fame of michael alig and aligs murder of andre angel melendez. Michael alig and ernie glam discusses some of the many inaccuracies, real and imagined, in james st. James illuminates the glamourous monsters of the club scene by michelle goldberg. Hes an artist, a rebel, a metamorph and selfdescribed genderobscuristthe first and, to date, the most lovably entertaining and fully realized of his kind to grace the firstperson protagonist role. So while the title might bring to mind a bad 70s drivein flick and no literal carnage takes place on the dance floor populated by hasbeens, wannabes, and neverwases, disco bloodbath is a journey into a land of strange creatures with bizarre manners. James tells the oldest story in the book, the one where an outcast seeks the homecoming crown, only this time a queen wants to be queen.
Disco bloodbath and explains the true story of new yorks club kid king. James s debut book, disco bloodbath 1999, is a memoir that describes his life in the club scene and documents the infamous rise to fame of. One of the original club kids of the late 1980s and early 1990s new york club scene, made popular by michael alig who was imprisoned for murdering his drug dealer angel melendez. James, 9780340739532, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Freezes life accompanied by some random chick named mavis, 20% wacky. James 1999, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The horrid, lovely alig epic by simon doonan 080999 12. James vastly entertaining, scarily wellwritten and horrifically funny book, disco bloodbath, begins with a. The book specifically chronicles his friend michael aligs rise to fame and his subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer angel melendez. Michael alig was a top promoter in the deviant, drugsoaked manhattan club scene of the early 1990s.
James click here to see additional images to assess conditionhardback by james st. James st james, friend and sometime enemy of alig, reveals a kitschcarnival existence where people are stars for no reason in their own cartoon world of crazed hedonism, decadent drug taking, glittering parties and unimaginable debauchery. Oct 02, 2008 in short it was a good book, an interesting story brought to life through st. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland by james st. He was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included heavy drug use, partying, and bizarre costumes. James st james is a pretty well known figure now, as in mainstream terms, often making an appearance on programmes dealing with fashion, clubs or celebrity in general. They call it the marilyn munster effect, after the pretty girl in the munsters. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland, a 1999 memoir of james life as a manhattan celebutante and club kid, as well as michael aligs murder of andre angel melendez. Disco bloodbath is the dishy true crime debut of james st. The guys discuss unpublished excerpts from james st. In party monster originally published as disco bloodbath, james st. James is awesome with words and has a gift of interpreting them. James about his life as a manhattan celebutante and club kid.
Michael alig, the king of the new york city club kids, gets in a fight over drug money with his livein dealer. Fabulously worded, actually quite learned and articulate. James discusses his experience as a drug addict, the murder which was caused by drug use, and the dependence of people who use drugs. Set in the post warhol 80s clubland, disco bloodbath tells of the fabulous and the bizarre through the astonishing tale of the king of the club kids, flamboyant michael alig. James, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mavis, freeze, james, keoki old club kid trading cards the best fashion ideas for ladies. Disco bloodbath is a drug epic spiked with celebrity and murder. James wrote the book disco bloodbath describing his expiriences in the club kid scene, and it was later made into the movie party monster. On the first day of school, billy bloom arrives on the scene decked out in full vivienne westwood pirate regalia, complete with tights, pearls, a sword, gold teeth and a capn crunch hat. I read it in several hours over the course of two evenings. There were hints in that book that he was writing a novel and years later it is finally here. Ironically his book disco bloodbath, which chronicled the fall of michael alig and the club kids, was the main reason for him becoming a known figure as himself, not just aligs sidekick. Like its author and the people it depicts, this expose is outrageous and fascinating, much like seeing an accident on the side of the road that you feel compelled to stare at.
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