The book specifically chronicles his friend michael aligs rise to fame, and alig and his roommates subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer andre angel melendez. Hello james, ive been a fan of yours since i saw you on donahue in. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland part 1. James wonderful book lets me know i probably did the right thing. James book disco bloodbath, itself based on a true story, party monster is one weird movie.
He is known for his work on party monster 2003, freak show 2017 and uncut. His life was the subject of the documentary party monster. James st james is coeditor with stephen saban of our blog the wow report. Michael alig born april 29, 1966 is an american former club promoter, musician, writer, and convicted killer who served almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter. The video is nothing, but the music sure is something. James about his life as a manhattan celebutante and club kid. Set in the post warhol 1980s clubland, disco bloodbath tells of the fabulous and the bizarre through the astonishing tale of the king of the club kids, flamboyant michael alig. Hailed by newsweek magazine as a celebutante, james was one of the original club kids and has been a fixture on the nightlife scene on both coasts for more than twenty years. The party ended when he savagely murdered a drug dealer and deposited the dismembered corpse in the river. James s debut book, disco bloodbath 1999, is a memoir that describes his life in the club scene, and documents the infamous rise to fame of michael alig and aligs murder of andre angel melendez. In 1996 alig was convicted of murdering angel melendez in a dispute over drugs. He was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included heavy drug.
James is awesome with words and has a gift of interpreting them. James was born on august 1, 1966 in sagamore, michigan, usa as james clark. It was fabulous and i have post disco bloodbath blues. James illuminates the glamourous monsters of the club scene by michelle goldberg. Personally, in the early 90s i was enchanted with club kids, but would never let them in my apartment for fear that several somethings would turn up missing. The world of crazed hedonism becomes the scene for murder. Set in the post warhol 80s clubland, disco bloodbath tells of the fabulous and the bizarre through the astonishing tale of the king of the club kids, flamboyant michael alig. James isnt critically analysing the alienation having been too much a. See more ideas about monster party, michael alig and club kids. James wrote of those events in disco bloodbath, which was nominated for an edgar award for best true crime book of the year and was the source of the movie party monster, starring macaulay. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland, by james st. He wrote disco bloodbath that was later made into the feature film party monster, starring macaulay culkin as michael alig and seth green as st.
Disco bloodbath and explains the true story of new yorks club kid king. As the current nostalgia for the seventies disco years gathers steam portrayed as an innocent world of john travolta, the bee gees and tank tops james st james is here to tell us a cautionary. He was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included heavy drug use, partying, and bizarre costumes. Hysterically funny, heartbreakingly tragic, and wickedly decadent, disco bloodbath is both st. Where are new yorks club kids of the 80s and 90s now. Disco bloodbath begins like a fellini version of rope. James published his first book, disco bloodbath, in 1999, which served as the inspiration for the film party monster, starring macauley culkin and seth green who played st. James, a selfproclaimed clubkid who just happened to have been on the inside of this gruesome tale, knew the killers and the victims. I read it in several hours over the course of two evenings. James was the author of disco bloodbath, the book that was adapted into the 2003 film party monster, chronicling aligs rise through new yorks clubland and the 1996 murder of andre.
James, readers are in for a wild ride as he tells billys fascinating story of bravado, pain, and unexpected love, inspired by his own experiences. Jamess debut book, disco bloodbath 1999, is a memoir that describes his life in the club scene, and. Disco bloodbath paperback january 1, 1999 by james st. African american women and memories of the segregated southpaperback.
Billys efforts to fit in and stand out at the same time are both hilarious and heartrending. Disco bloodbath is, among other things, a chilling reminder of the lengths. I just bought a first edition hardback copy of disco bloodbath and i am so proud to own it. Though it will probably be shelved in the true crime section, disco bloodbath is only ostensibly about ultrahip new york party promoter michael aligs 1996 comurder and dismemberment of his drug dealer. Though it will probably be shelved in the true crime section, disco bloodbath is. James vastly entertaining, scarily wellwritten and horrifically funny book, disco bloodbath, begins with a. James, the former club kid and author of disco bloodbath, which was later turned into the 2004 film party monster, is now witnessing another book of his being transformed into a. Alig was a founder and ringleader of the club kids, a group of young new york city clubgoers that became a cultural phenomenon during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fabulously worded, actually quite learned and articulate. Aug 03, 2009 this is piano great james bookers version of st. James, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is mainly based on how michael alig is convicted of murder. James st james, friend and sometime enemy of alig, reveals a kitschcarnival existence where people are stars for no reason in their own cartoon world of crazed hedonism, decadent drug taking, glittering parties and unimaginable debauchery.
Macaulay culkin stars as michael alig, a real life club kid in the 90s. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James is a writer, actor, director, sexual icon, amatuer child sports psychologist, and inventor of the chemical compound bromide. The quiescent days of new yorks trendy club nightlife were in shambles by. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From the very first sentence of freak show, i knew the book was going to be overthetop fabulous. James s attempt at closure and a stunning literary achievement. It tells the sordid tale of a sociopathic pretty boy named michael alig. Trials and temptations consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland by james st. James born james clark, is a former club kid of the manhattan club scene in the late 1980searly 1990s and the author of disco bloodbath now published under the title party monster. Michael alig and ernie glam discusses some of the many inaccuracies, real and imagined, in james st. Disco bloodbath is a drug epic spiked with celebrity and murder. In 1999 alig was the subject of a book by james st.
Disco bloodbath is the dishy true crime debut of james st. I had previously read disco bloodbath and watched party monster both the movie, and the shockumentary. Michael always says that with any movement, there is the person who starts it and the person who makes the money off it. In 1996, new york city drug dealer and club kid angel melendez was bludgeoned, injected with drano, dismembered, and tossed into the river. Michael alig, the king of the new york city club kids, gets in a fight over drug money with his livein dealer, angel melendez.
Aligs old club kid friend james st james is inside, author of the book disco bloodbath, now published as party monster, which was made into a 2003 feature film of the same name starring. James is the author of disco bloodbath, the edgar awardnominated book that was later made into the movie party monster, starring macaulay culkin and seth green. James 1999, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. James wrote the book disco bloodbath describing his expiriences in the club kid scene, and it was later made into the movie party monster. Nov, 20 gotta love it see more ideas about monster party, club kids and michael alig. James last novel, disco bloodbath, chronicles michael aligs real life descent into madness, ending with the hacked up body of the really.
James curates art shows at the world of wonder gallery for the production company world of wonder, makers of both party. This is my reading of the fantastic disco bloodbath aka party monster by the equally fabulous james st. Oct 26, 2017 aligs old club kid friend james st james is inside, author of the book disco bloodbath, now published as party monster, which was made into a 2003 feature film of the same name starring. This movie is great, though most of it is either during a party, doing drugs, or both. James, a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations. James was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included heavy drug use, partying, and bizarre costumes that first brought him to national attention as the subject of television appearances and interviews. He is also the author of disco bloodbath, the book that was our basis for the documentary and feature movie. Michael alig, the king of the new york city club kids, gets in a fight over drug money with his livein dealer. Michael alig was a top promoter in the deviant, drugsoaked manhattan club scene of the early 1990s. In 2003, actor macauley culkin portrayed alig in the film version of the book, titled party monster.
James infirmary off his resurrection of the bayou maharajah. Jamess attempt at closure and a stunning literary achievement. Steven brower examines shakespeare book covers from history. James book disco bloodbath and the documentary party monster, is a buddy movie with a twist, or a twisted buddy movie.
I was around before him, but god knows he took the energy of the time and ran with it. The book specifically chronicles his friend michael aligs rise to fame and his subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer angel melendez. James, a selfproclaimed clubkid who just happened to have been on the inside of this gruesome tale, knew the killers and the victims, but wastes little sympathy on them. In party monster originally published as disco bloodbath, james st. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland is a 1999 memoir written by james st. Like everything good and bad his gleeful reign ended far too soon. Sep 17, 2007 disco bloodbath author james st james has been so uppercase fabulous for so many years that its simply underwhelming to open this new book and find the fword twice in the first sentence. In this novel from adult author and media personality james st. Lisa edelstein as many of you know was a club kid in the 80s. One of the original club kids of the late 1980s and early 1990s new york club scene, made popular by michael alig who was imprisoned for murdering his drug dealer angel melendez. Read a few pages and watch the kcrazed club kid grow up. Disco bloodbath is a drug epic spiked with celebrity and murder james st. I admire you so much for having the courage that most do not to be yourself.
Nominated for the edgar award for best truecrime book of the year, it also. Its as if alig had to murder in order to get a book written about him, and a. August 1, 1966 is a television personality, author. James another known club kid tells of their lives as club kids. This movie is based on the book disco bloodbath, in which michael aligs friend, james st. The gruesome act and aligs subsequent imprisonment. Club kid michael alig reclaims the celebrity he cherished.
James, 9780340739532, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It was the first thing james ever stolea book, taken from the library, that contained the following sentence. A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland by st. James tattles on his homicidal pal in an unformed, exploitative, and cobbledtogether work. Back in the 90s, the club kids ruled nycs nightlife and alig ruled the club kids.
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