Edge of Seventeen
The song Johnny dances to in the Shadowlands.
The song Johnny dances to in the Shadowlands.
What a surprise to come across Shreya’s van on our way to a hike on Mt. Agamenticus in southern Maine!
Music that made me think of Gosha.
The Comet Club, stronghold of usurpers to the sainthood of Shadow and workplace of Johnny and Alfie, I pictured in my mind as a cross between the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, one of my favorite places to see live music, and the fabled Blitz Club of 1980s London.
The Cheyne Arts Club is based on the Chelsea Arts Club in London. A members-only social club, I remember going there a lot with my parents when I was a kid, though I don’t remember if my parents were members, or if we were always there because friends were. I have strong memories of the…
The Library of the Damned For the witch that loves a stroll through a museum or art gallery, Cheyne Heath has a few excellent options. Foremost among them is the delightfully-named Library of the Damned. Tucked away among the mansions of Gore Street, this magnificent specimen of Georgian architecture houses the foremost collection of Chaos-Kissed…
‘Sigit Sigit’ Johnny Suharto: Gosha’s closest friend and confidant. A talented performer destined for great things. Truly great things. Marc Almond Lead singer of Soft Cell in the eighties, Almond has gone on to have a substantial solo career into the present day. There is something essentially queer about Marc Almond in the most creative…