Along with ex-girlfriend Sophie Black, who matured into a respected poet, I co-produced two Save The Whales benefit rock concerts in Wilton, Connecticut. Both were held on a 52-acre property owned by Sophie’s parents, David and Linda Cabot Black. The first happened over the July 4th weekend in ’76; the second (for which Sophie and I were interviewed for a 6.26.77 N.Y. Times piece) happened a year later.
And I was proud and gratified to book the David Johansen band for the ’77 show, as I’d been a fan of the New York Dolls; ditto “Not That Much” and “Funky But Chic.” A couple of months prior we’d chatted in some downtown Manhattan bar, and I liked his charm, aura, self-deprecating humor, etc. I’ve been a fan ever since.
This is one of several reasons I’m looking forward to Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi‘s Personality Crisis: One Night Only, a Showtime doc about Johansen that will debut on Friday, 4.14.