and the book that I’m about to start is…
“Disco Bloodbath : A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland” by James St. James
The “True Crime” story that was the basis for “Party Monster“, starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green.
from amazon.com:
In 1996, New York City drug dealer and “club kid” Angel Melendez was bludgeoned, injected with Drano, dismembered, and tossed into the river. James St. James was there when the killer confessed, but before that, there were the clubs, the parties, the drugs, and the many fabulous (and some not so fabulous) outfits. Disco Bloodbath is “celebutante” St. James’s story, equal parts confession and attempt at closure. This is no square-jawed detective’s account of the investigation of the crime; St. James is a drug-addled clubster who wears a wedding dress out on the town and invokes Judy Garland as he talks about the scene in which he and Melendez immersed themselves before the murder. His story, despite its gruesome subject matter and frequent, shocking lucidity, has a chatty and anecdotal quality that’s compelling, endearing, and unrelentingly human. –Lisa Higgins
19/11/2005 at 1:49 pm Permalink
I can’t wait until Michael is out.:-).
Club kids here i come
05/01/2006 at 12:16 pm Permalink
i want disco bloodbath so bad!
05/01/2006 at 1:12 pm Permalink
it’s a great book ! i found it locally fairly easily. it was under the “True Crime” section.
21/02/2006 at 11:35 pm Permalink
Zen and Juice: Can I ask you does Disco Bloodbath have pictures ofthe real Angel? and what book store did you find it and for hiw much? Thanks. Holla Back.
21/02/2006 at 11:44 pm Permalink
sadly, the original hardback edition is way out of print, and is selling on amazon used for $140 and up.
there’s a paperback reprint available from amazon (link) for $9.75.
Locally, i bought it at the Hastings Books & Music chain.