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LaMonica Curator's avatar

Great read!! I really was taken back to my early days going to school in NYC when there were still remnants of the ‘Warhol Effect’ in the village. I remember going to The Waverly to see movies with Divine. He wasn’t dead yet and the shooting was a big deal.

Life was simpler then, though we didn’t know it. Being creative at the volume he produced was unheard of. Now it’s normal.

Thanks for a fresh look at this controversial persona and moment in art history.

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Rogue Art Historian's avatar

Thank you so much! I can only imagine what it must’ve been like to experience that era firsthand, especially The Waverly and feeling those echoes of the Warhol scene still vibrating through the Village. You’re right….his sheer creative output was once mind-blowing, and now we’re all expected to be walking content factories. Life really WAS simpler, even if we didn’t realize it at the time. I’m so glad you liked this one. It means a lot coming from someone who lived through those moments.

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LaMonica Curator's avatar

Absolute gold. I do miss that NYC. ✨

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