New look, old stuff

Thought I'd freshen up the place with a new template and a much-needed labels list and search box. And allow me to share a couple of videos I was just hipped to by a Facebook pal, Jet Screamer.

First, photos of the Outcasts taken at the Cafe Wha--and yes, I do have a weakness for "Empty Heart" covers, the more primitive and garage-y the better. The band apparently reunited and performed at the current incarnation of the Wha in 2009.





And some silent-but-deadly footage of Clay Cole. There are a few more YT vids of him, including his scenes in Twist Around the Clock and more recent clips of him promoting his book, but it seems like precious little footage from his TV show has survived.






I'll leave you with some choice pics recently posted on tumblr by the aforementioned Hip Toad and her equally '60s teen mag/Lovin' Spoonful/vintage NYC-obsessed best buddy, cheapocheapo.

Cafe Wha? exterior.

Rare glimpses of the Night Owl's interior, though Peter Tork and Buzzy Linhart are the main subjects.

Fun-looking shoppe.

Random cool gal cruisin' at Bleecker & Macdougal.

Interior of the Electric Circus.

K paso redux

I am shocked not only that this piece of footage exists, but that I had no knowledge of it prior to today...dig Murray the K dancing with John and Ringo at the Peppermint Lounge!!!

You've finally made a Monkee outta me

Steve Paul's Scene footage alert! Evidently the Motions from Holland played the Scene in June of 1969--with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz in attendance! Since I'm familiar only with their mid-'60s Nederbeat period, I wasn't even aware they were around that long (apparently with some personnel changes). And though these clips have been up on YT since late 2006, I only just discovered them today via facebook linkage from a longtime Internet pal, "Sweet J.T."

Bigger than a breadbox

"What's My Line?" documented the cultural life of mid-century New York City like no other program I can name. Since we're on the subject of '60s East Side discotheques and nightclubs, here are a couple of pertinent "WML" clips I've put up, featuring a lady disc jockey and a lady "newsboy" who sold the earliest morning papers to nightclub denizens.