Part 41 (1/2)

Tuesday, August 30, 1983 Chris ca that he wanted things to be back the way they used to be between us withhim lots of work, but I didn't knohat to tell him because I don't I don't call him at all I suppose I should But I think about boys too entine lady careat, it pays aAnd last month Pia Zadora's check did that, so that was a lift

Fred went to Dr Karen for his collagen test and he said that she's klutzy, and actually she is, when I think about it One thing she's got to learn is not to have people lie down Because if you lie down, all the wrinkles go go away, and how can you tell where to put the stuff? You should actually be hanging forward or soerated away, and how can you tell where to put the stuff? You should actually be hanging forward or soerated

Wednesday, August 31, 1983 Cab to ht reat He got Bruno to pay his first month's security and rent He wanted to buy the Great Jones Street carriage house froether with our other one around the corner froht put a theater on it soht because they had a date for 9:00 and he didn't show up till 1:00

And I'm so mad at Scavullo Those pictures he did of ly He didn't air-brush at all, and he's an air-brush queen! But he didn't do it for me I'd like to call him up and tell hiive us, darling”

Nelson called and said that Joe Dallesandro is driving a cab in LA Why can't Joe just get so dick He's stupid S-T-U-P-I-D And I don't knohat happened with Heat Heat They were showing it on Friday night at the New York Fil a series on movies that had opened there in the past I didn't hear a thing about it

Then Christopher wanted to have dinner He said he hadn't eaten all day so he promised that he would actually eat the dinner and not have it wrapped to take hoht of the Water Club but then decided on the Jockey Club at the Ritz Carlton (dinner 250 with tip)

Friday, September 2, 1983 Jean Michel didn't show up for the workout because he was up all night He was in love that day with Paige Pia Zadora called to invite us to a party at Bob Guccione's on Tuesday She wants me to present her with the portraits there

And the new building, the new building I' to start to pack up at 860, but I just want to throw my hands up in the air

Monday, September 5, 1983 Labor Day Jean Michel called, he wanted some philosophy, he ca to be a flash in the pan And I told hiot scared because he's rented our building on Great Jones and what if he is a flash in the pan and doesn't have the money to pay his rent (supplies 3506, 6)?

Pia Zadora called and said she was co down And they all cauy I'd done twelve portraits of her And they just liked two and they weren't the ones that I thought were the best So we have all these portraits left over But ere lucky, she bought the Dollar Sign Worked alone till 6:00 Got depressed It was hot and y

Tuesday, September 6, 1983 Sent Jay home early to dress up so he could come with Benjamin and me to the Penthouse Penthouse party for Pia Zadora and carry the portraits Walked over to the party at Bob Guccione's in hborhood And Guccione said to ht” now to really do porno photographs with celebrities, and I put my foot in it, I said party for Pia Zadora and carry the portraits Walked over to the party at Bob Guccione's in hborhood And Guccione said to ht” now to really do porno photographs with celebrities, and I put hs), ”How about Cornelia Guest?” I don't knohata shi+rt and tie, he had his gold chains covered over I'd heard he was in the hospital for a head tu like that, but maybe it was hair transplants

Pia had on a beautiful ring-a dia a Bob Mackie, red, white, and with a blue star It really was a beautiful dress Slit up to the ass and when the wind blew once, one of the photographers groaned, ”Oh my God, I missed a pussy shot” And the funniest line was one Benjaraphers said, ”How could Andy Warhol sink to such rapher he said it to said, ”What do youtoto mediocrity”

And it's funny because there everybody is at this party for her and they still all put her down Oh, but I was gushi+ng because Riklis caet the rest of the portraits? Let's talk about it” I was thrilled

I snuck out at 7:30 Left Jay there looking for Bunnies Or whatever Penthouse Penthouse has Pets has Pets

Wednesday, Septe Matt Dillon for the cover and he was excited about that, but he didn't like azines Maybe those ladies atch Donahue Donahue will buy will buy Interview Interview if they see shi+rley on the cover if they see shi+rley on the cover

Monday, Septeo back don so he washis pedicure So I went over there and took his appointment (35) And Yanna's son came over from the School of Visual Arts around the corner, he was cute, he had blue eyes back don so he washis pedicure So I went over there and took his appointment (35) And Yanna's son came over from the School of Visual Arts around the corner, he was cute, he had blue eyes

Then Mrs de Menil was having a party for the Lalanne guy who did the sheep-to-sit-on furniture in the sixties It's French week at Blooee, she was a great-granduess I shouldn't have said that because she can't face it, but what I meant was that she looks so beautiful, much better than her kids

I talked to Peter Schjeldahl the art critic who I know hateshard for hi from diet pills and coke-the soda He just wouldn't stop drinking it and it ate out his stouess Peter believed everything in Edie Edie Then left there and Benjamin walked me home

Tuesday, Septeed-out and excited, he brought a painting he wanted to show me He told arettes so he did a drawing and sold it for 75 and then a week later his gallery called up and said they had this drawing of his there and should they buy it for 1,000 Jean Michel thought it was funny It is And he was on his way upstairs to see if anybody would buy a painting of his for 2 I o for 15,000 and so he wanted to see if anybody would give hiirl Jean Michel took around the world and left in London arrived in New York and wanted a ticket back to California

Saturday, Septeo out on the second day of shooting the TDK ad in Queens But it's worth it when you get a fat check We were supposed to work until 5:30 but we finished by noon We went out to 45th Boulevard or whatever it was in Long Island City The twenty japs aiting And the crew-ten Aay fashi+on look of bracelets and pink shi+rts and pink belts They're straight, but that's how those fil the TDK ad in Queens But it's worth it when you get a fat check We were supposed to work until 5:30 but we finished by noon We went out to 45th Boulevard or whatever it was in Long Island City The twenty japs aiting And the crew-ten Aay fashi+on look of bracelets and pink shi+rts and pink belts They're straight, but that's how those filo to dinner at the Cafe Seiyoken at 9:30 Picked up Bianca as staying at the house of Marcie Klein's boyfriend And I guess Calvin really is trying to have a hotso hard to get him

So ent to Cafe Seiyoken and I introduced Bianca to Keith Haring I bet she wants him to do a mural for free in her apartment She says she wants to interview him for Interview Interview, and she also wants to interview Rauschenberg and all the artists

Rauschenberg was there He was drinking Jack Daniel's and he ca on costumes for Laurie Anderson but the Cafe Seiyoken is so noisy, though, you can't talk to people (dinner 450) I don't think I'll go go back again because of the noise, but they're advertisers, so it was good to go back again because of the noise, but they're advertisers, so it was good to go

Then Steve sent his driver to pick us up to go go to meet them at that VanDam restaurant And so ent and in addition to Steve and Ryan and Farrah, Bob Colacello was there And Bob looks good, he was his old story-telling self Ryan is so desperate, he calls you ”Baby” and ”Honey” and he kisses all the boys on the lips, it's so sick Farrah was also so peculiar She made Keith draw on her arm And then Ryan and Farrah were nervous so they took a walk around the block to suess it was tense because Bianca had had an affair with Ryan to meet them at that VanDam restaurant And so ent and in addition to Steve and Ryan and Farrah, Bob Colacello was there And Bob looks good, he was his old story-telling self Ryan is so desperate, he calls you ”Baby” and ”Honey” and he kisses all the boys on the lips, it's so sick Farrah was also so peculiar She made Keith draw on her arm And then Ryan and Farrah were nervous so they took a walk around the block to suess it was tense because Bianca had had an affair with Ryan

Then I raved to Steve about Area, the new disco at 157 Hudson Street, and ent there I'd been to the opening the other night, and so the guy let us in, but Steve shoved him aside and hs) (laughs) like like he he was the club owner and letting us in, but he'd never even been there before Marcie Klein was there and she could only talk about wanting tous in, but he'd never even been there before Marcie Klein was there and she could only talk about wanting to o, so I dropped her at Marcie Klein's boyfriend's house, and then dropped Marcie on 83rd Street (cab 10)

Sunday, Septe up so late till 3:00 Saw the dogs off for the day nobody called because I guess I'd driven the the week Went to church Walked up to the Frick (ad how rich people were One of the guards knew ue

Then Jon and I walked to the Castle in Central Park Went to the Boathouse and we rented a rowboat (20) We rowed for an hour and it was like ot stuck on a rock and then four girls raone and Jon and I were alone and then I thought I was Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun A Place in the Sun I can't swim

Then went home Decided to see the Presented by Coppola Presented by Coppolaat the Cineether, a guy cutting sala faster than they should through the sky- everything you never wanted to see It was over quickly though And it was packed, croaiting to get in (popcorn 5)at the Cineether, a guy cutting sala faster than they should through the sky- everything you never wanted to see It was over quickly though And it was packed, croaiting to get in (popcorn 5)

And then I couldn't sleep because I've been taking these things called taurine and l-argentine and cystine And selenium From the Life Extension Life Extension book and from the nutritionist kid, Shea S-H-E-A I always spell it because he always spells it He says, ”I'et up three or four times to pee because of them book and from the nutritionist kid, Shea S-H-E-A I always spell it because he always spells it He says, ”I'et up three or four times to pee because of them

Tuesday, Septeen-Dazs and got energized and walked all the way down to Interview Interview on 32nd Street (phone calls 60) Cab to meet Lidija (4) Jean Michel didn't show up for the workout because he was up all night with Paige He's going off to Zurich He hasn't moved into Great Jones Street yet It was a busy afternoon Worked on the Cocteau drawings for Pierre Berge with Rupert Painted Worked until 7:30 (cab 6) Worked at hoazines on 32nd Street (phone calls 60) Cab to meet Lidija (4) Jean Michel didn't show up for the workout because he was up all night with Paige He's going off to Zurich He hasn't moved into Great Jones Street yet It was a busy afternoon Worked on the Cocteau drawings for Pierre Berge with Rupert Painted Worked until 7:30 (cab 6) Worked at hoazines

Thursday, Septeen at 1050 Park Avenue at Karen Burke's She talks your head off She had people waiting but she rattled on for an hour She did ave ot to the office Brigid had just had her cat Jiot so mad and told her how could she have done it when she didn't even take it to another doctor for a second opinion And Rupert had offered to take it to Pennsylvania because soet better, but she didn't even tell hi to shoot it up every day because it had kidney proble Jio to Richard Weis's birthday at Le Club The last tiiven by Marc Rich, and he was in the newspapers yesterday because he owes the government more evaded taxes than anybody in history, hundreds of irl Richard Weis's birthday at Le Club The last tiiven by Marc Rich, and he was in the newspapers yesterday because he owes the government more evaded taxes than anybody in history, hundreds of irl

Friday, Septe seventy-fifth birthday party for her husband Jack It was at their townhouse on Riverview Terrace, off Sutton Place, outside in the back, and she had the whole waterfront lit up There were crowds of people About fifty tables with ten people at each table, and they were all in costuun was in a fez Jerry Zipkin had a ot there and told her my date Cornelia had cancelled, and she said, ”Well in that case you'll be sitting next to no one” And I asked her where Malcol for him, and she said, ”Oh just throw it over the wall” I didn't knohat to think about that, she was just being glib So I was supposed to be at table 2, which was a good table, but when I got there my name wasn't on any of the cards

I ran into Jeane Kirkpatrick who I've been watching on TV because of the Korean flight 007 Soviet thing, and that was exciting

So I'd been e table except for soe-there ere alone and all the really important people were up another level Tom Wolfe was next to a man, too But I mean, this artist and I, ere down there alone alone He was actually cute and fun I thought he was gay because he was alone, but he said they'd told hiirl didn't coave each other the presents we'd brought for Mr Heinz His is still wrapped-it's a drawing and I haven't unwrapped it because it looks so nice wrapped

They had fireworks And I got drunk The food was good, not the canned stuff They had 100 waiters, great-looking fairies, and they couldn't figure out ere down there alone at this table People cao up, but I didn't Henry Geldzahler was there and he asked, but I didn't Then Ned said he had to up, but I didn't Henry Geldzahler was there and he asked, but I didn't Then Ned said he had to go go to the bathrooh”-he was drunk, too But I didn't leave It was so cold, I just lose ets cold You just sit there like a bump If all this had happened inside soht away, but I just felt stuck I just sat there in the cold And then the artist caest thing, and my last party at the Heinzes' to the bathrooh”-he was drunk, too But I didn't leave It was so cold, I just lose ets cold You just sit there like a bump If all this had happened inside soht away, but I just felt stuck I just sat there in the cold And then the artist caest thing, and my last party at the Heinzes'

Saturday, September 24, 1983 Worked with Benjauy from Harper & Roants me to do the America America book called and said he wanted to take me to dinner at Texarkana and we said we'd raphs with just a little text- maybe just captions book called and said he wanted to take me to dinner at Texarkana and we said we'd raphs with just a little text- maybe just captions

Ran into Ronnie Cutrone and a whole bunch of forty people and they had just come from Ronnie's show that said on the invitation ”In o, but then ere carrying things hoot” So it was really e, and Lou Reed looking so glum, so peculiar His wife looks more Puerto Rican every ti Stone Rolling Stone gave his album four stars, but was it a hit? Ronnie said Lou's in AA so I guess he's not drinking But Sa , butup boys But then he lived in that neighborhood, anyway, so oes to visit Lou in the country that he's always just bought another ave his album four stars, but was it a hit? Ronnie said Lou's in AA so I guess he's not drinking But Sa , butup boys But then he lived in that neighborhood, anyway, so oes to visit Lou in the country that he's always just bought another motorcycle and another piece of land

So after I'd sat there so long with this Harper & Row guy, Craig Nelson, he still hadn't gotten the check and how long can you wait, so I asked for the check and he didn't offer to pay it It was 100 with tip Dropped Craig Nelson at his pad on Avenue A (cab 8)

Sunday, Septe Went to church

Called Curley and he discouragedthat it was a great night to stay home, but that if I really really wanted to come out they had reservations at this one place So I could take a hint Then I called Mark, the kid froed to uy naroup Then I called Jay Shriver and he said he'd fallen asleep and just couldn't drag hiht, so I said okay (cab don 6) Met Sam and Mark on the street on the way in wanted to come out they had reservations at this one place So I could take a hint Then I called Mark, the kid froed to uy naroup Then I called Jay Shriver and he said he'd fallen asleep and just couldn't drag hiht, so I said okay (cab don 6) Met Sa dinner we talked about rock, I guess Mark has blond hair and he looks regular, you'd never think he was gay Sauess rock and roll isn't healthy and these kids do start to look like that We were there for a while and suddenly over walked Jay! Jay!He'd been there for half an hour sitting at the bar and he thought I'd seen hiot too paranoid and decided to come over and face me But I never would even have seen him I can't see with ot on He was there to try to pick up the waitress he'd seen the night before I felt reallyout I mean, all he had to do was tell the truth I mean, I'm not a kid (dinner 120)

Called Benjamin a few times but he said he was tired because he'd worked till 5:00 at the Pyra queen But Mark is a doorman at the Pyramid and he said they close before that, so I don't know if Benja to me, too

So then dropped Mark and Saot home I was just so mad at Jay and all these kids I felt so used and abused and lied to Watched a good TV show on HBO For the first time I sahy Andy Kaufman was funny, so clever He had a plant in the audience saying, ”You don't do anything new-the sa the lines with him, and then Andy Kaufman really starts to sweat and you don't know if it's real or not It was very, very good Talked to Jon in Los Angeles

Monday, Septe the Republicans so ht at Drue Heinz's, but I'll really change et an intervieith his father for Interview Interview For the January cover I mean, wouldn't that just put Interview Interview on the map? I'd even vote Republican I know I don't vote but I'etting the jury-duty lists froot one on the map? I'd even vote Republican I know I don't vote but I'etting the jury-duty lists froot one