Continuing this topic in a new chapter.

Unexpected bad news. Another NYC club legend gone but never forgotten. Fred Rothbell-Mista AKA Rocco Primavera died yesterday in his sleep at he age of 63. Fred was a true original and often worked several doors around Gotham. He was most memorable with his treatment of Cher and Robert Plant as though they were bridge and tunnel. His great humour will be missed.

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Fred's memorial service on Sunday, if any of his friends are reading here..

Sunday 3/1 12:30 PM
Gramercy Park Memorial Chapel
353 2nd Avenue
(between 20th & 21st)
West side of block
(212) 477-6334

Just heard this news today, very sad..

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The recent passing of downtown designer and icon Abbijane also came suddenly; she suffered a massive brain hemorrhage last Thursday and had surgery but died the next day surrounded by family and friends.

http://www.blackbookmag.com/ar...-keil-pass-away/6779

Oh sweet Abbi. A true original and a lovely and kind person. RIP legend.

And for all you Golden Girls Fans, Bea Authur has left the building and will be missed.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/stor...bea-arthur-obit.html

RIP, VIBea...
say "hi!" to ma!!

The Legendary Legend and Paris is Burning star Octavia St. Laurent died yesterday, joining so many ballhouse greats on that runway in the sky. Loved her - a vision in white satin - and the little-known fact that she was a great great-niece of Louis Armstrong..

RIP

http://brooklynboyblues.blogsp...laurent-mizrahi.html

Long Live Octavia.

A true beauty and a true legend.

A sad note from England. The great Danny La Rue has gone to the drag show in the sky. More here:

http://www.dannylarue.com/

Thanks for posting, Bobby - I hadnt heard...

Danny was a pioneer.
The NYtimes had is obit in the front section.

Danny

RIP David Carradine/star of Kill Bill and Kung Foo of suicide in Bangkok

They usually die in three's. Here is the second this week.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...GA2009060402506.html

Carradine was kind of the Steve McQueen of the hippies in the 60's and 70's. The Kung Foo teevee show made martial arts mainstream.

And now it seems that he either killed himself by hanging or was into auto asphyxiation as he was found nude hanging in a closet.

I IMMEDIATELY thought of that when I heard the circumstances, and the strange manner reminded me of Michael Hutchence, who died in a very similar way.

Rope around the neck and shoestring around the genitalia.Hmmmm sounds familiar.

Just make somebody else is there with you, hons.

(Live and not just watching on cam ;-)

Rest in Peace lovely Farrah Fawcett. We loved you xoxo