Part 51 (1/2)

Ran into John Richardson and I began asking him about Andrew Crispo, and then the TV cameras were around us so we didn't want the Crispo ”her” and John got it right away He said, ”I never knew her really well, I just thought she was a sleazebag” And John was talking about the hellfire Club and I'm surprised I've never been there, I'ht But I can't stand the sh to take

I got catalogues, and the painting I did of Happy Rockefeller, an early one from '64, was up for sale It's estimated at 30,000 or 40,000, and if she'd donated it to one of the otten a 500,000 writeoff because of the new prices, so I don't knohy she's selling it Maybe it's the kids She sold that Nelson Rockefeller one, too, o

And it's Fashi+on Week and all around town, everyone's just a beauty, it's so depressing

Oh, and Victor called me and I said he doesn't co tomorrow He lives on 57th Street-he's with so dick

And I don't knohy Interview Interview is having all these Bruce Weber editorial photos of naked people Iall these Bruce Weber editorial photos of naked people I es with no clothes-no fashi+on fashi+on credits?! What's the point? I don't get it! We have advertisers to think about I' to lay down the law: ”No et it! We have advertisers to think about I' to lay down the law: ”No more birthday suits”

Wednesday, May 1, 1985 Went into Vito Giallo's to look at rare books Then went to lunch with David Whitney, and Peter Brant's back into art again He bought a Rosenquist They're still underpriced But they'll run out of people and give hio up IDavid Salles for as much as Rosenquists!

Thursday, May 2, 1985 Cabbed to 82nd and First (4) for Bianca's birthday party Her boyfriend Glenn Dubin had called And Bianca was driving h for her book on Great Men, and she went on and on about how I broke the syste, ”Look, Bianca, I' person How did I break the syste out in theRan around with Benjamin Had a 1:15 appointment with Stephen Sprouse to see a fashi+on show that he was putting on for Vogue and me (cab 6) Went to 860 Broadway, our old loft space, and it was great to give a cabdriver that address again: ”17th and Broadway”

They'd divided it into soold and there were beautiful models to show the stuff to us and it was fun and really exciting, and I just want to buy all his clothes

Then, I'd promised Jean Michel this dinner at Le Cirque So Benjalued and went over there He'd invited Eric Goode and his girlfriend and Clemente and his wife Alba and then when he ordered the most expensive wine they said they were out of it, and then when he ordered the next most expensive, they were out of it, too I don't think they wanted to give it to us, see, because it was a free free dinner Sirio's been telling ive ave all these excuses and apologies, and then Jean Michel ordered the cheapest wine, and dinner Sirio's been telling ive ave all these excuses and apologies, and then Jean Michel ordered the cheapest wine, and that that they had And it was actually good And the next day when Paige and I went there with they had And it was actually good And the next day when Paige and I went there with Interviews Interviews, Sirio was still apologizing But anyway, it cost me in tips (200) Oh, and last time I was at Le Cirque there was this model there who said he was a friend of Tohtly older man, at Le Cirque, I ht restaurants with just boys, it looks too funny You wonder what they're doing there, they're a sore thuood these days and his art's still really selling He's going with that Tairl who's such a fast writer, she writes so a They both stay e cock He services these girls, and he stays young, just like Gerard-they don't grow up

And Debbie Harry called and said that it was a big secret but that she just signed with David Geffen And Stephen Sprouse is so happy about that because he's been turning down people like Madonna anted him to do clothes for her because Debbie was the one who really started Stephen and he wanted to be loyal to her, that's the kind of person he is So now she'll be out there again

Tuesday, May 7, 1985

Fred called fro in today

Jean Michel said he decided not to do anything for Steve Rubell's new club because he asked what he was going to get out of it, and Steve told hi this froning for hiether, so I'll ask about which day PH and I can tape hiive theuilty

Wednesday,May 8, 1985 There was a big Area party Jean Michel picked me up and ent down there And my displayhad reat-a big record-and Keith and everybody was there And the installations were great And Steve Rubell alking around saying, ”Great, great,” being so jealous, wishi+ng it were his club

Thursday, May 9, 1985 I see there's a Soup Can dress in one of the shows on Broadway because I see it in the TV ad I can't tell which show, maybe it's Grind Grind Went to Jean Michel's, picked hiain and his work is wonderful, it's so exciting, and I think he will last

We went to the Odeon and had dinner and talked with Steve Rubell and Eric Goode about the club openings and everything and it was fun, and Steve is getting artists to do things for his new club, the Palladium, and Keith did a backdrop that can be lowered fro there saying, ”If it isn't any good we just won't bring it down too often” I mean(dinner 240)

And then Steve's driver took us over to the Palladium and it's what the movies in the thirties were all about-dirty on the outside and then inside these white pristine colu and lacquered, blue poles and stairs like Ziegfeld Follies girls would co But I o, and Area is already so successful at this, and they change theing” the club because you can't have a police record and own a club Like we had to be fingerprinted and checked out e had our club, The Dom, in '65 Everyone went on to Area and I went home (cab 6)

Gee, Madonna was just a waitress at the Lucky Strike a year ago

Sunday, May 12, 1985 Jean Michel called, he's working on his painting for the Palladium But it's collapsible and he can take it away any tier called and I finally finished the design for the drink tickets and Vincent got them Xeroxed and I went over to the Palladium with Benjamin and showed it to Steve Rubell and PH and I taped Steve for the Party book for an hour and a half Got a good tape and went back to the office

Tuesday, May 14, 1985 The day of the opening night of the Palladiu sick And then the guy painting the roof across the street caot ave hiave et an esti my roof is now silver silver and that they just can't stand looking at it They're telling the right guy, right? No silver Anyway, I told him to repaint it and I asked hi at it They're telling the right guy, right? No silver Anyway, I told him to repaint it and I asked hiallons to spray it and it'll cost 1,200 And he does it in five allons to spray it and it'll cost 1,200 And he does it in five ht it would take hours And then later he says 1,500 and I reht it would take hours And then later he says 1,500 and I reminded him that he'd said 1,200 before

So in the midst of all those problems, Benjamin picked me up early and we cabbed to the office (4) and the place is so big and spread-out, I ran up and down stairs, up and down and sideways up and down and sideways That'ssince wefor Kenny Scharf to call to say if he wanted to go to Stephen Sprouse's to get an outfit, but then he went on his own He got pink Stephen Sprouse low-riders and wore them with a blouse made by his wife, Teresa But I don't think it's attractive, seeing the crack in the ass On girls either I don't like it, really

Then we picked up PH and went doith Keith to the Palladium and went in the back door on 13th Street and the electricians and construction people orking fast We went up to Steve Rubell's office and the phones were ringing and he was saying, ”There's no door list, the invitations all were delivered yesterday and there is is no list” And in between people were co so solued no list” And in between people were co so solued

Picked Cornelia up and she looked beautiful, she got this idea to wear a long braid and she looked like Britt Ekland or so (cab 6) And Halston ca So, anyent in and stood in a couple of places And Benjarape-colored strapless with a tulle skirt And Beauregard rites for Details was in drag, too Boy George was there with Marilyn who's always obnoxious, she had a calu that the drinks weren't free, but Cornelia was getting the Cristal froeneralto work out because he's too nice, he'll never be the type to e a place

And Jean Michel was in a darkand then he didn't even bring her, he left her home And I didn't lecture him about the heroin he takes because I didn't want to have a fight And I' into an alcoholic, because I sahat happened with Curley-it starts very happy and lots of fun but it doesn't end up that way And the Palladiuoing to have to have the bridge and tunnel people in there all the time to fill it up And if it is a success, then we'll know there's no recession

And the funny thing about putting art in a disco is that in the end, when you pack all the people in, it doesn't make a bit of difference It really doesn't You don't even see things And like that Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever ”discotheque room” they have-when it filled up you couldn't even see what it was supposed to be, it's just all bodies dancing and you don't notice what anything is ”discotheque room” they have-when it filled up you couldn't even see what it was supposed to be, it's just all bodies dancing and you don't notice what anything is

So Steve Rubell really has a story now, jail and then the Big Comeback ”I never lost faith,” he says But he lost hair Left at 2:30

Wednesday,May 15, 1985 Well, it was an awful day

Went to 80th and Second to Dr Marder's to see Aht And Dr Marder le” and said he rele”

Then called the office and they said that the Talking Heads aiting for ot down there (cab 6) the lead one had left They've friends of Don Munroe's and he and Vincent were trying to get them to do video work But I always felt I've known then

Cornelia called about eighteen tiht before we left the office, soone And that wasn't so I wanted to hear

Monday,May 20, 1985 After work got ready for the Claudia Cohen party at the Palladiu downstairs And we cabbed to 14th Street, and it was all li was there with his third wife, Gayfryd, who's so beautiful, she looks like the ”Draw Me” girl in old lamorous and really beautiful, whereas Claudia is just ”cute” But it'll be a while before Ron Perelman trades her in, and she can help hiuys dancing around with their new young wives that they traded in for

And when you ca the way up, at intervals, would be another guy with a candle and then another And they had drinks in the Mike Todd Room, and then out on the dance floor they had tables, with flowers on theht on it, and it was beautiful Like if the floas blue, it would have a blue light and be bluer It looked like glitter And if it was pink, it would have a pink light on it and be pinker And there were chairs sprayed silver Five glasses for each person And at the Palladiureat sound systeht He ca But I think he did stop to have dinner

Steve Rubell said the other day that Claudia was paying the Pointer Sisters 100,000 They cas And I had the best seat, right in front of them at table 7 Cornelia was at table 1 with Roy Cohn and his boyfriend, earing a blue tuxedo that was half leather Boy George and Marilyn came in at the end Cornelia and Marilyn hit it off and instead of leaving with ood-Glorious Food But they don't have the real beauties for waiters anymore You aren't knocked out Now they have sort of the thirty-five look So them because they used to look like Steve Rubell had hand-picked theloves now, I guess guess Gloriousfroood idea because I spotted a friend of Victor's a personality there was Geraldo Rivera Gloriousfroood idea because I spotted a friend of Victor's a personality there was Geraldo Rivera

Tuesday,May 21, 1985 My day started off with destruction I picked up this rug and the h They're all in the back I'ot an Indian rug, but they could eventually get to s

Benjamin came and we decided to walk down Madison to the office We didn't have any Interviews Interviews Rupert arrived at 6:30 and worked a little His boyfriend picked hi like a nagging wife, I guess Rupert wants that, though Poor Rupert is henpecked And I'uy is taking hirand left-side-driving Rolls And they gave et a cab

And during the day I bought lots of newspapers for the front pages-they had the sextuplets on (2) And People People azine has the article on the artists and it has ”Andy Warhol, fifty-eight” And then ”Keith Haring, twenty-two” So if anybody asks, just tell theazine has the article on the artists and it has ”Andy Warhol, fifty-eight” And then ”Keith Haring, twenty-two” So if anybody asks, just tell thehty”

Wednesday,May 22, 1985 I found ive the uess we'll just do it on our oith Paige trying to get advertisers

Went down to Keith's party at the Palladiue place-packed!

Then decided to go to Private Eyes, the video club It was their Gay Night and jammed, wall to wall These kids, if you saw theay They look like LA kids Stayed there a few ot home at 2:00 (cab 6)

Thursday, May 23, 1985 So obituary in The New York Ti to think it was a put-on like his weddings They said he was thirty-eight, so I hteen?