Comments for Pasadena Adjacent

Comment on Incipient Foreboding by des

des — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:28:10 +0000

Wow. So much to process here, on so many levels.

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Our Editor Responds: Mike was complex. He has a brief show that was pulled together by Paul Schimmel the curator at MOCA.

“A Tribute to Mike Kelley,” Feb 18 to April 2.

The show will include 23 of Kelley’s works, plus others by John Altoon, Cody Choi, Douglas Huebler, William Leavitt, Marnie Weber and Johanna Went, donated to MOCA by Kelley. Also on display will be eight parts of Kelley’s 1982–83 performance and installation “Monkey Island,” as well as a series of ‘90s creations including the sculptural installation “Silver Ball.”

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by Des

Des — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:11:56 +0000

Oh for God’s sake.
My son’s name is Leo.

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Our Editor Responds: KITTIES

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by Des

Des — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:03:39 +0000

My Angelyne spotting was at Michael Levine’s (downtown LA’s hot spot for fabric). My daughter was in tow, and had ogled her billboard numerous times. The word was made flesh. You may appreciate.btw, my daughter is named Simone. Just not Simone Gad.

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Our Editor Responds: It’s not easy to find leopard skin in fusia – especially off season. Simone is a beautiful name

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by Stickup Artist

Stickup Artist — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:18:31 +0000

What a difference in the two women. Angelyne seems a bit “hardened” while Simone’s attitude is winning with a brightness and purity that shines from within. I find them equally fascinating but for obviously different reasons. In the end, one can only be rather than imitate a cliche…

Really cool post and the billboard photo is wonderful.

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Our Editor Responds: What a perfect description of difference you’ve given here. I pity Angelyne because she’s gone from being in on the joke to becoming the joke. She really is hounded. Simone is real. A trooper

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by Shanna

Shanna — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:43:43 +0000

Simone is indeed a real sweetie. I first got to know her when she modelled for a Life Drawing class I was teaching. I liked her relaxed poses and her intelligent face and I hired her to work privately for me in my studio on Figueroa, where she came over many times and inspired many of my works.

One of those life-sized drawings in crosshatching ( the kind that you and Mr.V like) is a full body portrait of Simone. You can see it on my web-site – http://www.shannagalloway.com – by going to the section called Large Figure Drawings. I also did a smaller portrait of her, which along with other portraits, have never been photographed. Many of them were sold to the subjects so I no longer have them.

Such an interesting post which like all of yours, draws very poignant relationships. Has Simone seen this?

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Our Editor Responds: It’s a small world. Yes, those wonderful figure drawings of yours. I think I mentioned that she modeled for Mr V. too. I hope to see Simmon’s latest exhibition. On opening night she enlarged her spoken word performance. I wish I had seen it.

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by mpfinnegan

mpfinnegan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:05:57 +0000

Ms. Simone Gad is fabulous. PA, you never disappoint.

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by Banjo52

Banjo52 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:37:32 +0000

Interesting stuff. Do you know what the occasion was for Simone Gad’s talk in the video?

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Our Editor Responds: I’m so glad you asked. Maybe it was a mistake to think that Simone could follow Angelynne and hold her rightful place at center stage. Anyhow, to quote Simone

“in its formative stage (developed) in a comedy stand-up class of which i performed it in some clubs -but then changed it into performance art/spoken word ala spalding gray style-but in my own style”

She had it registered in 1998 and has kept the copywriter up.

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by D.

D. — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:28:34 +0000

Wow again. Your blog runs straight from tragedy to comedy. The pink Barbiemobile and a real live geriatric Barbie, all in one photo. I left elderly Angelyne’s picture up on the computer and Becky was horrified when she came home and wondered what was I surfing for to come across this. She was pleased it was indeed your blog.

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Our Editor Responds: (he he) We used that top photo in a mural. It was on a homeless center for teens (now destroyed). The difference was, that we left her name out of it. Kind of a comment on fame – she was all image (think Paris Hilton/no content.) Though through research, turns out she had started out in a band that played at the Whiskey and other “up there” venues. Funny thing, her manager came by and started pushing us to put her name up. We said no. He could of caused us trouble but didn’t. In the world of Angelynne “the eye is faster then the word”

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by alex

alex — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:40:49 +0000

what an eclectic post. that billboard in the first street shot is very LA, when was it taken? looks like back in the day. who makes streetlights like that anymore?

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Our Editor Responds: Now now, there’s some continuity. They all like cats and they all wear glasses. Photo around 1993

Comment on The Sweetest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws by Nick, Melbourne

Nick, Melbourne — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:30:17 +0000

What an interesting post. We have had some issues here in Melbourne with “suggestive” billboards. THe advertisers got extra mileage out of some bans by leaving the billboards up and plastering big “CENSORED” signs over the contentious parts…

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Our Editor Responds: Welcome Nick. Your country is king in terms of billboard interventions. I remember B.U.G.A. U.P.
(Billboard Utilising Graffitists Against Unhealthy Promotions) back in the 80′s. I became friends with Vetti in Northcote when I discovered she’d written her High School paper on the group

http://vettiliveinnorthcote.wordpress.com/