#buster pointdexter

[unrighteousbooks]

Be Warned: An Impostor is Among Us

I recently finished reading Oliver Darkshire's book Once Upon a Tome. Mr. Darkshire is an antiquarian bookseller at Sotheran's Rare Books in London. While I greatly enjoyed the book, I was deeply disturbed to read this passage:

"Of all the nice letters I've ever received, the ones I hold particularly close to my heart were sent from a mysterious stranger masquerading as the bookshop-owning angel Aziraphale from the novel Good Omens."

I do not understand why Mr. Darkshire describes me as being "from the novel Good Omens," as though I were some sort of fictional character. Setting that aside, however, it is unnerving to realize that a complete stranger is wandering the streets of London, writing letters and pretending to be me.

I can offer no proof, but I believe that the likely suspects can be narrowed down to a very short list.

A few years ago -- well, I suppose it was actually many years ago -- there was a book called History of New York. It was subsequently revealed that the author of this book, one Diedrich Knickerbocker, did not in fact exist. Perhaps "Mr. Knickerbocker" has moved on from creating fictional personas, and is now hijacking the identity of legitimate booksellers such as myself. (Regular readers will recall that I have previously commented on Mr. Knickerbocker: https://www.aziraphale.com/post/143753123162/a-curious-bit-of-satire-in-an-unvisited-corner-of)

Meanwhile, I have also been informed that there is a man named Buster Poindexter who is notorious for falsifying his identity. I have it on good authority that Mr. Poindexter has openly confessed that he is suffering from a personality crisis. It should also be noted that the name "poindexter" is often used to refer to someone who is enamored of books. Coincidence? I think not.

Another likely suspect -- or possibly "suspects," plural -- is a person or persons going by the name Pratchett Gaiman, or possibly Gaiman Pratchett. Again, I have no proof, but I have lost count of the times someone in the shop has asked me about so-and-so Gaiman or such-and-such Pratchett.

Finally, I cannot completely discount the possibility that my friend Crowley might be playing some sort of elaborate prank. He insists that this is not his doing, but it is just the sort of device that he would employ to rile me. He knows that pranks are anathema to me.

#aziraphale #aziraphale's books #sotheran's #oliver darkshire #gaiman #pratchett #crowley #imposters #bookstores #antiquarian books #diedrich knickerbocker #buster pointdexter #anathema

[danielemurra]

Bad boy

#Buster Pointdexter #when words fail music speaks #asongaday #music

[junkyardromeo]

david johansen

#so he is fucking ethereal #i have to just. separate him in my mind from buster pointdexter omfg they are NOT the same guy #anyways. i love him #david johansen #new york dolls

[gbrading]

Buster Pointdexter, “Hot Hot Hot”, Buster Poindexter, 1987.

“I'm hot! You're hot! He's hot! She's hot! How you feelin’? HOT! HOT! HOT!”

#Buster Poindexter #Hot Hot Hot #1987

[faithful-infidel]

#david johansen #new york dolls #punk #glam #drag #buster pointdexter

[luvaaheee]

diff anon but if they were friends pointdexter would help danny with his calc hw bc he finds danny's ambitions to become an astronaut respectable also you're still on my watchlist im keeping an eye on you and your extra inch, buster

YES and assuming pointdexter stays in Casper High/hangs around Amity— he would help Danny mess w the bullies/A listers

And out of spite. I Will Find Someone to attach another extra inch of bone or skin to Become Taller.

#ask

[mwitchipoo]

Live At The St. George Theater, Staten Island. (Oct. 20th, 2018 & December 20th, 2018) One of the good things about 2018 was the amount of concerts attended. I had the good fortune to get free tickets.

#Buster Pointdexter #concerts #david johnansen #live music #music #NY dolls #nyc #southside johnny and the asbury dukes #St. george theater #staten island

[amazingdancetalent]

Fire - Northern Force Dance Company Age 7 Jazz 5th Place Petite Ruby Line Platinum Showbiz Minneapolis 2019

Music: Hot Hot Hot - Buster Pointdexter and His Banshees Of Blue

#yt blocks #Northern Force Dance Company #minis #jazz #groups #2019 #showbiz

[nightskytunes]

Me mind on fire Me soul on fire Feeling hot hot hot Party people All around me feeling hot hot hot What to do On a night like this Music sweet I can't resist We need a party song A fundamental jam

So we go rum-bum-bum-bum Yeah we rum-bum-bum-bum Feeling hot hot hot Feeling hot hot hot oh Lord

#hot hot hot #Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue #arrow #1987 #Alphonsus Cassell #I reeeeaaaalllly tried to get the original on here #do you know how weird it is to see a white dude sing a clearly calypso song? #but no #tumblr says the original song is copyrighted #(which it is) #but they wouldn't give me a link except for a orchestra cover #cool cover but I for once wanted words #so I had to settle #I know it was the 80's but why did he choose pointdexter as part of his stage name? #just salt in the wounds people! #but this is one of the most summer like songs ever #and I wanted it to kick off summer week of songs!

[wdj-hu-kurka-geza-blog]

A legpörgősebb nemzetközi zenék esküvőkön 2016-ban.

A legpörgősebb nemzetközi zenék esküvőkön 2016-ban.

  Összeállítottunk egy listát. Ezek voltak a legpörgősebb nemzetközi zenék esküvőkön 2016-ban.

Bill Medley – Time of my life

Gloria Gaynor – Can’t take my eyes off you

Buster Pointdexter  – Hit the road Jack

Elvis Presley – Hound dog

Chubby Checker – Let’s twist again

Wham! – Wake me up before ou go-go

Bee gees – Stayin alive

Opus – Live is Life

Rick Aestley – Together forever

Abba – Gimme!…

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[oddurbanite]

SONG OF THE DAY: Buster Pointdexter - Hot Hot Hot

#song of the day #buster pointdexter

[junkyardromeo]

david johansen is ridiculous i want him carnally

#yea id fuck buster pointdexter leave me alone

[unnumbered]

...how not to be happy...or; fuck me camel back breakers, I got an imagination cocktail!

So...William S Burroughs coined the term Heavy Metal...crazy!  Kind of funny that I should literally stumbleupon this page first thing in the morning...given that one of the albums mentioned here has been on non-stop repeat in my car and also the saviour of my sanity for the past few weeks...one track in particular; Imagination Cocktail, by New York Dolls frontman, David Johansen...who just happens to be the same genius behind Buster Pointdexter!!!!!Who just happens to style his hair exactly how I plan to cut mine, in a pompadour!!  Fucking heavy eh, it might just work! 

Amazing how and where energy comes from...especially when trying to support a broken back...<Insert Camel Suffering Sound Here>...

#more #buster pointdexter #David Johansen #pompadour

[mwitchipoo]

Yes, I know. I’m reviewing a show dated way back from August 30th, 2019, in a blog dated February 2020. That’s what happens when you have a life. (Sighs)

Around Labor Day weekend 2019, I got tickets to see The Alarm and Modern English over at the St. George Theater. When I first started to seriously explore Post-Punk and imported music from the U.K., The Alarm was one of the first bands I brought an album of. The vinyl was brought at some shop on West. 8th street during the early to mid-’80s. It was a choice between an Canadian Punk band called D.O.A, or The Alarm. The Alarm won out. Imagine if I had brought that D.O.A. release? Fret not. For a while I attended the CBGB’s Hardcore matinee during its prime, where I saw bands like Government Issue and Corrosion of Conformity perform.

Now that I’ve seriously dated myself, back to The Alarm. While I loved the big hair and Welsh cowboy look, eventually I went further into more underground bands. It wasn’t until I heard The Alarm was playing at the landmark St. George Theater that I realized, I’ve never seen this band live. Looking for an excuse to visit the restored St. George Theater again, I invited my friend along, and off we went.

I’ve mentioned the St. George Theater in other posts. It’s a gorgeous piece of architectural history. First had a chance to check it out when I went to see The Psychedelic Furs for the third time back in 2018. (First time in 1986, second time they were opening for The B-52s and The Go-Gos, back in the early 2000s, somewhere in New Jersey.) It’s not far from the Staten Island ferry either. The venue sits on a cute block that had a bar, a decent Italian restaurant, and a comic book store with an old school collector’s vibe around the corner. (A shout out to HypnoTronic Comics – here’s their Instagram: hypnotroniccomics)

As my friend and I walked towards the venue, we accidentally ran into Mike Peters himself. The front man from The Alarm nodded and said hello to us. That’s when I should’ve known it was going to be a good night.

Usually the St. George Theater books acts for the Geritol or family crowd. That, and the fact that I live in Queens means I visit the venue very often. On the scorecard, two out of the three times I’ve had a good time at the St. George. Psychedelic Furs was great. Buster Pointdexter along with Southside Johnny and The Asbury Dukes, not so much. To be fair, I only went for Buster Pointdexter, aka David Johansen.

The opening act was Gene Loves Jezebel. Wow. Now that’s a band I haven’t heard of in years. I saw the original Gene Loves Jezebel line-up way back in 1986 at The Ritz, where Webster Hall stands now. Gene Loves Jezebel had some good songs back in the day, particularly with ‘Desire.’ The fact that they were good looking brothers didn’t hurt either. Suppose you can say that the Aston brothers could be considered Goth heartthrobs. My second time seeing Gene Loves Jezebel in 2019, it was just Jay Aston with a back-up band. Still just as good.

Bad photo of Jay Aston with the reformed Gene Loves Jezebel at the St. George Theater, Staten Island, NY. Aug. 30th, 2019. 

After his set, my friend went to the ladies room. She came back to her seat saying Jay Aston was walking around meeting fans. We left our seats and like my friend, I ran into Jay as well. Just like him and his brother were back in 1986, Jay was still such a flirt! The old charm was still there. He even called me ‘beautiful’ even though I didn’t believe it for one second. Maybe if global warming wasn’t in full effect, then I wouldn’t be sweating so much. It was still endearing to see Jay work his natural charm.

A month or two after this gig, I ended up seeing Jay Aston live again. He was performing solo, doing new material. It wasn’t bad at all. He was opening for Theater of Hate and Chameleons Vox (Mark Burgess, from The Chameleons U.K.) over at St. Vitus. If you’re interested in what Jay is doing now, go to his SoundCloud page.

Back to the gig at the St. George. Next up was Modern English. They’re mostly known for that one big hit ‘Melt With You.’ That song was played so much during my youth, I got sick of hearing it. I remember another friend showing me photos of when Modern English first hit American shores, and she had taken back in the ’80s, when they were doing a signing, possibly at Tower Records. Now in 2020, I’m looking at the band behind the concession stand, signing again for fans.

So they get on stage. During the Modern English set, the lead singer, Robbie Gray had moments of that British sarcasm. Like when they played a song from a later album, and he acknowledged that maybe only ten people heard it. Grey quipped some more biting humor when he pointed out that the venue was only half full. He wasn’t wrong.

Modern English live at the St. George Theater, Staten Island, NY. August 30, 2019. 

Next up was the headliners, The Alarm. By then the theater was a little more than half full. A mixture of fans, and Staten Island residents looking to do something on a Friday night. Despite not being sold out, there was still a bit of excitement in the air.

It also dawned on me that both The Alarm and Jay Aston were from Wales. Some years back, I had done illustrations for books about Welsh history. Plus my good friend lives in Wales. After the concert, my Welsh friend contacted me about The Alarm gig. He wanted to know how the concert went. He went on to explain that Mike Peters and his wife are cancer survivors. Which Peters did bring up during the course of the show.

During a few songs, Mike Peters jumped into the audience. As you can see with the video footage. Security was trying to get people to sit back down, but after all, it’s still a concert. Even if it’s a rock concert playing music from thirty years ago. One audience member kept on defying security, as he was dancing in the aisles during both Modern English and The Alarm. He would be told to sit back down, which he did. Eventually the music came over him, and the guy would start dancing in the aisles again. By this point, most of the locals left, and it was left up to the fans. The fans loved every moment.

The apex of the night was ‘Rain In The Summertime.’ One other guy sitting in orchestra got lost in the tune, and danced away. After that song, my friend simply said “that was epic.” Which it was. It was really an awesome night.

View from the Staten Island ferry, Aug. 30th, 2019. On the way back to Manhattan. 

I’ll leave you with a sketch or illustration I did of The Alarm during their classic ’80s line-up. Now I can cross off The Alarm off my concert bucket list.

The Alarm during their classic ’80s lineup. Illustration by Michele Witchipoo, Feb. 2020. 

The Alarm/Modern English/Jay Aston (Gene Love Jezebel) @ St. George Theater, Aug. 30, 2019 Yes, I know. I'm reviewing a show dated way back from August 30th, 2019, in a blog dated February 2020.

#concert #concerts #Gene Loves Jezebel #illustration #Jay Aston #memories #michele witchipoo #Mike Peters #Modern English #new york #new york city #post punk #Saint George Theater #St. george theater #staten island #The Alarm #wales #welsh #welsh musicians

[amazingdancetalent]

Hot Hot Hot - Summit Dance Shoppe Age 6 Jazz 2nd Place Petite Ruby Line Platinum Showbiz Minneapolis 2019

Music: Hot Hot Hot - Buster Pointdexter and His Banshees Of Blue

#yt blocks #Summit Dance Shoppe #minis #jazz #groups #2019 #showbiz