7. Disco Bloodbath by James St. James: The Fabulous and the Grotesque
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English - January 30, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour - 62 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsArts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We’re talking about the “fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland,” Disco Bloodbath. Later re-printed as Party Monster, this non-linear, Ketamine-infused true crime novel paints an abstract picture of the Club Kids and details the horrific murder of Andre “Angel” Melendez by scene leader, Michael Alig.
This book has absolutely everything you could want from a queer text... and also some things you might not want want. We talk about how we as queer people can integrate the fabulousness with the grotesque and how we can maintain our bonds without the trauma. Also we talk about Ketamine.
Additional Reading:
Michael Alig NYC Club Kids on Geraldo April 17, 1990
Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood
Peeew! #565: RIP Michael Alig
Party Monster (2003) Dir. Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato (We’re talking about this one next week!)
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