![]() ![]() He ducks behind the curtain before introducing L.A.’s original American ska band, The Untouchables. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Weetzie Bat the book collections Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets the illustrated novella House of Dolls the vampire romance novel Pretty Dead and. Through the thick crowd of 20- and 30-somethings, I glimpse Harry Perry’s turban, accessorized with a black visor. Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. weetzie bat colors, and a canyon where Jim Morrison and Houdini used to live, and all-night potato knishes at Canter’s, and not too far away was Venice, with columns, and canals, even, like the real Venice but maybe cooler because of the surfers. ![]() ![]() The scene is a bit worn out like a Hollywood miniature, with scant groups of aging rockers sipping craft beer near a sign that admonishes, “If you stage dive, you go home.” Photo by Cynthia Drake.įinally, I visit the Viper Room, which came after the time of Weetzie, but would have likely been part of her world. Later in my trip, I venture out alone in West Hollywood to some of the clubs that are still around from the Weetzieverse like Whiskey a Go Go (gay clubs like Rage and Revolver where Weetzie and Dirk went “duck hunting” are still there, too). For the first time, searching for the remnants of Weetzie Bat’s L.A., those shimmery, weird beacons in a city that casts away old things, I can empathize with this character’s sadness. ![]()
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