COCA'S CORNER

'One day in '78 I ran into Coca Crystal, a woman I knew from High Times who hosted a public access cable show called "If I Can't Dance You Can Keep Your Revolution" (after an Emma Goldman quote.) Coca's show featured Yipees and bohemian characters, like Tuli Kupferberg of the Fugs. They smoked pot on air and talked about anarchy. Coca asked me to come on her show and I said sure.

Coca's show was fun but I didn't think anything about it until the next day. I was on the subway and strangers came up to me and said "Hey, I saw you on TV last night." Others accosted me on the street. I thought, "My God, people are watching this stuff!" Public Access programming had been going for a few years. It was a part of New York City's agreement with the cable companies. In exchange for their monopolies the city's two cable companies had to provide the public with access to programming. In other words, they had to let amateurs have television shows. Amazingly, with no money, you could have a show with a potentially huge audience of Manhattan cable subscribers.'

- Glenn O'Brien, Host of TV Party

SWEET THING

She is a girl's innocence youth still shining in her eyes. She makes you feel less than they will alert you of your enthusiasm for this crazy life. However, it is her very life, her unconditional love to take a guilt trip to this beautiful and exciting parts of lessons difficult. Bright smile in her eyes and relaxed. You fear that you will be the one to take the sweetness away.



*Photo via Lolita.

NYC: TV PARTY/ BIRTHDAY PARTY

TV Party was an exposure of the access of cable TV in New York City which ran from 1978 to 1982. Glenn O' Brien was host. Chris Stein, cofounder of the band of noise Bleached, was host two and Walter 'Doc' Steding was the leader of sound. Amos Poe was direction maker. The included guests Mick Jones, David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Chance of James and Jean-Michel Basquiat in particular.







The director, Quartz of George, begins an odyssey of New York this evening to celebrate the day of his birth many years ago this Friday. Although he can be of reflections and elusive this time, it is certain that, if you can find him some share in the streets of The City, he would be happy to receive your best charm. Mr. Quartz follows the Zodiac and it is true that he is Libra.



Serge Gainsbourg - New York U.S.A.

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