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  • Henry Chung: The Hotel Chelsea’s Jack-of-All-Trades

    For those of you who don’t know Henry Chung, he seems like a man to get to know.  He’s the guy behind those hot new Chelsea Hotel t-shirts and the redesigned bath products (an improvement over the Lisa brand soap that we had around here forever).  And, it seems that we can thank him, in…

  • Mia Hanson: The Lobby Is A Portal

    Fine Art Photographer Mia Hanson has lived in the Chelsea Hotel with her husband, Hawk Alfredson since October 2001. We’re happy to report that she too shares our belief that the lobby is a portal into another dimension. (Photos by Mia Hanson) Have you thought of incorporating the Hotel into your moody imagery in any…

  • Begging for Change at the Chelsea Hotel

    Noted advocate Robert Egger, the founder of DC Central Kitchen and author of "Begging for Change," was recently a guest at the Hotel Chelsea. He had this to say about the hotel on his blog, "but I was staying at the Chelsea Hotel on my recent romp through NYC… it’s a real creative hole in…

  • An Unrepenant Chelseaphile

    It was last Spring when we first met Robert and for a while it seemed like he was going to be one of those tourists who just never leaves.  And in a sense, he hasn’t left. He’s over in Australia blogging for the love of the Chelsea.  Except for the occasional party that lasted until…

  • The Mysterious Life and Death of David Linter

    Seeing as how the tourists often end up with "Dave the Poet," in their lobby photos, we were hoping that Dave would reveal the dark inner secrets of the lobby, but I guess we’re going to have to get him drunk first.  Which poet do you most admire and how have they inspired your poetry?…

  • A Star Studded Chelsea Evening Featuring Bruce Levingston

    Pianist BRUCE LEVINGSTON will appear in concert with guest artists ETHAN HAWKE and PHILIP GLASS at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall at 8 PM on the evening of March 22nd, 2006. This special program will include works by Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Glass and others including the world premiere of Lisa Bielawa’s The Lay of the…

  • Thomas Hallas Øvlisen Dreams of the Chelsea

    Danish artist Thomas Hallas Ovlisen was recently in town for the opening of his first solo show.  Of course, he and his family stayed at the Chelsea.  His work includes paintings and sculpture using auto-lacquer and enamel on MDF and styrofoam. What do you do? I make paintings and sculptures, so far. How long did…

  • BlairWear Makes Good

    Ever wonder what happened to that girl with pink hair who used to live in Harry Smith’s old room?   She’s alive and well, thank god.  And, if you’re in the market for somebody to airbrush your underwear, give her a call.What do you do?Sometimes I play cowbell sometimes I don’t. Most of the time…

  • Supertones Surfin Dude Tim Sullivan

    Tim Sullivan is the guitarist for NYC’s best surf-rock band, The Supertones.  What do you do?Musician, Surfer, Dancer, Artist How’d you get interested in surf music? My dad and granddad were surfers from California, so I started to surf at a very young age, like around 1961 or so.   And in 1963 my Uncle Len…

  • F. Paul Wilson Doesn’t Believe in the Chelsea’s Creative Energy

    Author F. Paul Wilson has been generous enough to send us an excerpt from HOSTS, which features the Chelsea Hotel and El Quijote in a couple of scenes.  HOSTS features a recurring character known as Repairman Jack — a name given him because he will, for a price, fix situations that can’t be remedied through…