Leap Year Day

"The Generous and the bold have the best lives"

RIP: James Strahs

Jim Strahs, standing, pictured here with Bill Raymond on Second Avenue in 1985.
He has gone off to meet his maker. I will never again be able to refer to him as my favorite living writer. He died in Vermont on 10-1-11.























Here are some writings of his. For a free podcast of Queer and Alone, go to the Itunes store and search "Strahs". The Garage posted a couple remembrance videos, including a clip from Wrong Guys.

Junior Styler

The Purple Sign

Cats and Dogs at Trout Recording

The Co-Founders

Implements of Death

Tim Folijahn & Chris Brokaw

Empire State Building

Items Not Allowed

Chris Brokaw and Lila Lee at the Brooklyn Museum

Rock and Roll

BBG etc.

Dave the Fuzzy Miracle

Microscopic Septet, Fast and Bulbous, The Daves, Two Sisters Inc., and the Arkestra, among others.

Johnny Hoppe

AKA J. August Hoppe. Now he sings opera.

Haviland Morris

Havalind, on Amsterdam Avenue, in the Benatar apartment.

Coney Island Freak Show 1985

Evelyn Horowitz

Alex Murphy