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Biker, cool carnie, actor… The evolution of Billy

March 15, 2012 2 Comments
Biker, cool carnie, actor… The evolution of Billy

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  For many, the Lower East Side represented much more than a geographic location with ever-changing borders. The L.E.S. was a magical kingdom where almost anything seemed possible and we felt we had the freedom to be whoever we wanted to be, to say whatever we needed to say, and the right read more here »

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The ‘Mosaic Man’ has always blazed his own trail

March 8, 2012 No Comment
The ‘Mosaic Man’ has always blazed his own trail

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  One lesson I learned from living on the Lower East Side is that there is no heaven on earth, no utopia, no perfect solution to all of life’s problems, which means life is about dealing with the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful, the rational and the insane. read more here »

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Cops were spellbound by idea of magician as killer

March 1, 2012 1 Comment
Cops were spellbound by idea of magician as killer

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  The Lower East Side was a magical cauldron. The brew that percolated in this pot nourished a number creative individuals who went on and made a creative contribution to the world. Magic and mysticism are subjects of interest that have always found a place in the hearts of some fringe niche read more here »

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Sculptor dogged by a past act deserves forgiveness

February 23, 2012 No Comment
Sculptor dogged by a past act deserves forgiveness

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  Elsa and I are dog lovers. We got our first dog around 1978. A friend was getting divorced and had to give up the dog. We took the dog in. When we came to New York City, the dog, a part of the family, came with us. After our canine friend read more here »

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Cochise and the last real street gang of the L.E.S.

February 16, 2012 No Comment
Cochise and the last real  street gang of the L.E.S.

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  Documenting the streets and the people of New York City, in my case, mostly the Lower East Side, can yield rewards as well as have its drawbacks. Most of the negative incidents happen because people are high on drugs or drunk, or have something to hide, or because the people are read more here »

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There’s Varvatos and RIFF, but CB’s isn’t coming back

February 9, 2012 No Comment
There’s Varvatos and RIFF, but CB’s isn’t coming back

[media-credit name=”Photos by Clayton Patterson ” align=”aligncenter” width=”600″][/media-credit] Steven Tyler performing at RIFF 313, with RIFF designer Charles Andrew (without hat) on guitar. BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  There are hopes and rumors and thoughts of possibilities centered around the idea of CBGB & OMFUG (Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers), better known read more here »

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The case of ‘The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park’

February 2, 2012 5 Comments
The case of ‘The Butcher of Tompkins Square Park’

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  By the end of the 1980s the Lower East Side felt like it had suffered more than its fair share of failed government politics. The homeless crisis was reaching a critical mass. In 1990 there were 70,000 to 80,000 homeless in New York, and 250,000 people were at risk of losing read more here »

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Finding Ira Cohen: On the trail of a mystic art icon

January 26, 2012 No Comment
Finding Ira Cohen: On the trail of a mystic art icon

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  In the mid-1980s I discovered a very active and vital Lower East Side independent underground film scene. In 1985, Leslie Lowe and Jack Waters, both filmmakers, produced a screening series called “Naked Eye Cinema” that concentrated on showing these far-out filmmakers. “Naked Eye Cinema”’s home base was ABC No Rio. I read more here »

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Videotaping ’88 park riot turned me into an activist

January 5, 2012 No Comment
Videotaping ’88 park riot turned me into an activist

By CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  Up until Aug. 6 to 7, 1988, my main focus was making art, Clayton Caps and documenting different Lower East Side cultural scenes and people who interested me. The night of Aug 6. into the morning of Aug. 7 dramatically shifted the direction of my concentration and my life. The 3-hour-33-minute read more here »

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Clayton: Hole lot of Love at Lola Schnabel show on Bowery

December 29, 2011 1 Comment
Clayton: Hole lot of Love at Lola Schnabel show on Bowery

[media-credit name=”Photos by Clayton Patterson” align=”aligncenter” width=”600″][/media-credit]“Love Before Intimacy,” Lola Montes Schnabel’s art show, had its opening at the Hole Gallery, at 312 Bowery, on Fri., Dec. 16. Her figurative paintings are expressionistic and romantic. It’s no secret where the 30-year-old Cooper Union graduate gets her artistic talent. Her father is Julian Schnabel, the painter read more here »

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