Steven Paul Keats, b. Feb. 6, 1945

On the wall at the Tenth Street Russian and Turkish Baths

Problem-Reaction-Solution

Buck from The Mary Field in Quincy Florida.

The Messy Grey, ink and casein on paper, by Astrid Cravens.

Jim Strahs: How To Act

How To Act: a monologue not posted on his website

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.

Two Dead Friends

Larry woulda been sixty something today, Michael about sixty this month.
Goofballs. Gone. And missed.
Henry the fourth, and it's aftermath.

Steven Paul Keats, February 6, 1945 – May 10, 1994

Ducks

Steven Keats, February 6, 1945 – May 10, 1994

Here, with Ron Silver (also RIP), as the mad scientist in the Chuck Norris film SILENT RAGE

Steven Keats, February 6, 1945 – May 10, 1994

Here, as the oracle character in the film ZUMA BEACH

45/70

Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road

Tuli Kupferberg: R.I.P.

Tuli started the Fugs when he was 44 years old AND he jumped off the bridge, only to survive.
Here he speaks quite knowledgeably about the CIA, and he is doing it in 1965.
CIA Man by The Fugs

Steven Paul Keats February 6, 1945 - May 10,1994

Bobbie Lou Crumley 1925-2010

R.I.P.

Liquor and Sidearms

December's Deer Hide

Butcher's Hand

James "Junky Jim" Lockey

In Amherst 1984, takes the bus to the Garcia Band Show























With Adlai


















As John Dwork looks on

Sixty Five

Steven Paul Keats
February 6, 1945 - May 10, 1994

James "Junkie Jim" Lockey RIP

James Lockey
May 6, 1965 - January 15, 2010
Rest In Peace






















Jim in the fall of 1983 in Amherst.

And in May of 2009 in NYC
































































One time, back when, he and our mutual Scotty P. went to a Garcia Band show in Passaic, then into town and caught Fear at The Mudd Club. He danced in the same mercury dewdrop style at the Fear show while people shouted "F*ck Hippies".
The argument could be made that that was a performance in and of itself.