Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Personal Accounts
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Those of you who have been following the blog know that, upon reading my criticism of her loft in the old McBurney Y building, Cindy Gallop invited us over for drinks. Though we suspected a hoax at first, it soon became clear that she was for real.Taking Cindy up on her courageous invitation to come…
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A previously unpublished short story by Eugene O’Neill has been unearthed. We plan to start the rumor that it was written while he lived here at the Chelsea thereby greatly increasing the value of the story. In Chelsea Now, Stanley Bard reports “The misconception is that the Chelsea Hotel is a wild, flamboyant, kooky kind…
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Kyle Taylor lived down the hall from us in 831, a part of Thomas Wolfe’s old suite, from 2000 to 2004. While at the hotel he returned to his creative roots in fashion and is currently in development on a line he designed while living in 831 that will debut along with the fragrance. In…
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Finally, Ian Schrager does something right! It seems the rich elitists who enjoy exclusive use of Gramercy Park are incensed at poor Ian for giving his Gramercy Hotel guests keys to their protected enclave. Aside from the obvious sin of allowing strangers into the idyllic retreat, it seems that these hotel…
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Okay, the second e-mail made believers out of us. So, Cindy Gallop (or Imelda Marcos as we affectionately call her here on the blog) is graciously going to host a few former McBurney Y members in her home in the Y Building. We’re choosing our guest list carefully. Hopefully we can have a productive discussion…
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We must admit, we were puzzled by those dog-napped flyers posted in the elevator last night. Fortunately, this very helpful e-mail landed in our box this morning. Outlaw Bloggers Please Help! Heartbreaking news, but some yet-unmasked Super-kriminal lurking the Chelsea’s hallways has cruelly dog-napped our beloved companion Uk-Peesch (ook-peesh), a rare mix of German Shepard,…
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Beware the mysterious old man inserting objects into the stolen monkey head. It seems the child is showing an unhealthy interest in his activities. And rest assured, his little eyes took in much more than that leopard print chair. Years later, if this diabolical building has not been cleansed of its artistic spirit by yuppie…
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How does Stanely Bard do it? He must receive e-mails like this by the dozens. These people just want to be able to stay at the Chelsea for a couple of nights, for heavens sake! Is that too much to ask? They’ve been saving their money and it’s their life-long dream trip. They seem to…
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Larry the Ghost is perhaps the Chelsea’s most famous resident spirit. Our Anonymous Hotel Chelsea Blogger # 3 interviewed several live residents in order to come to the following conclusions about Larry: The main thing about Larry is that he never stops talking. This is upsetting to the other ghosts, because they’re eager to tell…
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It must be true what they say about the walls being 3 feet thick around here at the Chelsea. Look’s like Sally Singer had a dj at her dinner party and we didn’t hear a thing.
Living with Legends 