Category: Hotel Chelsea
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Here at the Hotel Chelsea the walls of the lobby are lined with art work by Larry Rivers and Philip Taft and many more. In keeping with the Chelsea’s spirit of unbridled creativity David Combs can be found at his easel in the in the lobby almost anytime. Stop by and introduce yourself and let…
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Maxwell was an old man, probably mid-seventies, with a pot belly and thinning gray hair pulled back from his forehead. Though he was generally disheveled, his clothes unwashed, his shirttail out as he shuffled through the lobby on his way to the deli for a 40 of beer, sometimes he was more…
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Dee Dee Ramone moved around from room to room in the hotel. He was always dissatisfied with whatever room he landed in, and after a year or two in one room he would move to another floor. He told me that one time they had put him in a new room, and no…
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Chelsea Sound Stage Continued Unlike poor Hiroya—who’s gone on, by the way, to that Great Bohemian Flophouse In The Sky–once I get into my apartment, I’m usually able to ignore distractions, and just focus on my writing. The walls are thick, after all. But one night, Hollywood came knocking, and like a fool, I answered…
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1. What do you do? I’m a manager in a 2nd hand record store (www.beanos.co.uk)2. When did you stay at the Chelsea? Last November for 2 nights to celebrate my birthday.3. Why did you choose to stay at the Chelsea? Because of it’s musical history & I was paying tribute to Dee Dee Ramone!4. What…
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Naked Models On a more positive note, many times I’ve arrived home to find naked models cavorting in the stairwells. So the presence of the film crews has its upside, though I would feel like a lecher if I stood…
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Chelsea Sound Stage Continued The good news is, the older guys who are actually in charge of these film crews are usually polite and respectful, and if you approach them with a problem they’ll usually take your concerns seriously–although you…
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We get lots of film crews at the Chelsea, shooting videos, TV episodes, and even big-budget Hollywood movies. They pull up in their trailers, blocking the street so you can’t get across it, and they set up tables on the sidewalk and pile junk in front of the door, so even entering the hotel becomes…
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A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE Hiroya, the crazy Japanese painter, was hanging out in the lobby as usual, annoying tourists. I said Hi to him as I came in the door and walked by him to the elevator. The elevator was already there, so I got right on, but before the…
