A delightfully frank account of running New York's hottest label, Sleeping Bag, his relationships with leftfield luminary Arthur Russell, before the dream crashed and burned in a haze of.... freebasing.
From ruling the door at Mudd club to the creative excesses of Jackie 60, Click + Drag, and Night of 1000 Stevies, Chi Chi Valenti has flown the flag for Dadaist, unpredictablist nightlife for as long as New York can remember.
Mudd Club, Danceteria, Ritz, Area... He spun at the greatest spots New York clubland had to offer through the sparkling’ 80s, and Justin Strauss remains as forward-looking today as he was back in those foundation years.