I'd LOVE to read from Latoya Jackson's autobiography.
I assume that you have it.

Bornstein's "My Gender Workbook," "Hello Cruel World," or "Gender Outlaw"? Got 'em all!

yeah, yeah, yeah...
but do you have Latoya?

Oh, you gave me that! I totally forgot. Thanks so much, it's a masterpiece. Tampons in the butt!

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miss u - maybe you could read from "michael jackson was my lover' Wink

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Don't forget, tomorrow, February 3rd the fabulous Ira Cohen will celebrate his 72nd birthday at Rapture, 8 PM. Please come. Oh, and anyone who read the article about Renee Richards in the Times, ask Ira about Renee. He's got good stories from high school in the Bronx.

YES, please!

Oh, and Daddy...for some reason the distributors don't carry that LaToya anymore; hmmmmmm. We'll get it and shelve it under Classics.

Is that Dr. Renee Richards, tennis player? Work!

Damn!
Is everybody a bookworm these days?
Walked by RAPTURE and this is what I saw through the window!

And by the way...
Check out the latest issue of NEXT Magazine.

Our very own Hattie Hathaway (aka Hatches) and our very own Michael Musto (aka Musty) are on the cover.
Inside they bla bla bla about The old Daze, The new Daze, Michael's new book and of course, the best thing to hit the East Village since crack...
RAPTURE CAFE!

;>)

What a great image on that cover! I will run out and find one. Ira Cohen's party drew a nice crowd of old freaks and I was so impressed with Hattie ejecting a misbehaving ruffian, just like an old fashioned librarian.

Please come on Thursday at 7 PM to the Goodie party. You can meet Hank O'Neal, ex CIA agent/modern ballet dancer.

That's right-- no horseplay in the stacks!

But really my fave thing about this cover is the fake Newberry Award medallion!

Hatches! You'd be the best librarian ever! WORK!

That's why we call her Mrs. Sourberry.

OK, so winter’s finally here. And in a big way! Might we suggest a mug of our essential hot cider to thaw out your bones? And while you sip away, check out these great coming attractions at Rapture...

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Thursday February 8th 7PM
Goodie Magazine Presents:

Issue No. 31: Hank O’Neal

Free Admission

“Lee Wiley, Djuna Barnes, Berenice Abbott, Eddie Condon: the list of Hank O’Neal’s pals is a who’s who of the most thrilling characters in the great Drama of New York. He’s a renaissance man of pictures, songs and some rather awkward modern dancing. And it’s all thanks to the CIA.”
--From the Goodie website

Tonight’s the much-anticipated kick-off party for Goodie magazine’s most recent issue featuring the incredible Hank O’Neal who, through the years, has photographed just about all of our musical and literary influences and has also produced some very fine records in his Broadway studio. Let me put it this way… it was at Hank’s studio that I met William Burroughs and Wendy Carlos on the same evening!
Goodie magazine is the ‘zine that continues to give all of us, at Rapture Café & Books, hope, as each square inch of our beloved city becomes fodder for the developer’s wrecking ball. Come by and pick up a copy of Goodie and realize that the cultural brilliance of New York is not yet extinct!
Or visit: http://www.goodie.org

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Thursday February 15th, 8PM
Tell Tale Art

Free Admission

You may remember Derrick Little’s (AKA DerrickInADress) Tell Tale Art—a regular invitation-only workshop series for performers and writers at The Slipper Room a few years back. In 2004, Tell Tale also produced a standing-room-only benefit concert for John Kerry (remember him?) at The Cutting Room, featuring Alex Gifford, Penny Arcade, Lady Bunny, and Jade Barbee among others. Rapture Café & Books is proud to present the return of Tell Tale Art as a regular monthly series. The premiere edition features DerrickInADress, Princess Sunshine, musicians Seaman & Queerfunkle, writer Eric Leven, Bloolips Music Hall Legend Lavinia Co-op and Michelle Cooper.

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Friday February 23rd 8PM
D-List Radio Live!

Free Admission

Join Dlist Radio for a second edition of its popular, raucous, live broadcast from Rapture Café & Books, 200 Avenue A (between 12th & 13th Streets) NYC, with special guests San Francisco’s outrageous drag genius Peaches Christ (hostess of the incredible “Midnight Mass” on Geary Street,) riotous comedienne Chelsea Peretti ( who is also a Voice, Details and Playgirl scribe,) and swingin’ musical guest Mr. Julian Fleisher (“the human iPod,” and author of the definitive Drag Queens Of New York: A Field Guide.) burlesque sensation, The World Famous *BOB* “warms up” the live studio audience, assisted by the hilarious Matthew Phillip and buck-some go-go stud Christof, with CD giveaways all night long.

DList Radio, the official radio show of DList.com, featuring a high energy cast of some of the stars of New York City's downtown nightlife scene, is hosted by the "Sultan Of Sleaze,” party-icon Daniel Nardicio. Dlist Radio is a New York party on the air.

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Saturday February 24th 8PM

Kenny Lockwood CD Release

Free Admission

Ampersand recording artist Kenny Lockwood, a folk-pop storyteller who writes strong and literate lyrics, is releasing his second CD entitled “Strong Love.” He’ll be performing his unique blend of country and bluegrass-influenced music at Rapture tonight, so pull up a chair, grab a cup of Zhena’s Gypsy Teas and have a listen.

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Rapture Café & Books
200 Avenue A (Between 12th & 13th Streets) NYC

Do you have hot chocolate?

Of course... both double chocolate cocoa and "Black Inches."

Or...try the half white chocolate/half double chocolate. It's named after our very own Linda James who concocted this delish dish - The Hot Linda!

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half white chocolate/half double chocolate

You should call it "The Luxury Lex".

This wasn't due till March 15th, and we had it on pre-order of course, but hopefully they will rush it out: