I recently (Jan 2013) attended the Book Launch/ Monster Book Signing Party at the PowerHouse Arena for THE BEST OF PUNK MAGAZINE by John Holmstrom and Bridget Hurd.
John assembled a group of former contributors to the magazine to have a massive book signing event. Guest book signers included former staffers Bruce Carleton, Robert Romagnoli, Steve Taylor, Roberta Bayley, Hal Drellich, Elin Wilder, Jolly Prochnik, as well as Andy Shernoff, Bob Gruen, Joe Stevens, Mickey Leigh, Tish and Snooky Bellomo, and more.
- Tom Hearn
By Alan Bisbort - LEE HARVEY OSWALD - "There ain’t nobody gonna shoot me."
The suspected assassin of John Kennedy said this to Detective James Leavelle, to whom he was handcuffed as he was led out of a Dallas police station.
Moments later, Jack Ruby proved him wrong.
The first object on view is the iconic Tokyo Pop, the snap-off break-away sculptural monochrome vinyl jumpsuit with bright red lining by Kansai. It was shown with the famous red patent leather platform boots, now scuffed and worn. I gazed upon this, quivering for at least 30 minutes
Interview by Gillian McCain - A contemporary of Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, and Francesco Scavullo, William “Bill” Helburn was at the top of his profession from the early 1950s through the 1960s, with bylined covers and editorial images in the pages of such magazines as Harper’s Bazaar, Life, and McCall’s. Helburn also worked extensively in advertising. Throughout his career Helburn strove to grab the viewer’s attention, “Shock value was a term that was used. And I meant to shock people as much as I could.”