He’d often declare of things that met his approval, “What a hoot!” He spoke with a breathy, halting affectation. Johnson was openly gay and rather flamboyant. He stood about 5-foot-7, had long brown hair and a thick mustache, and was “your basic Midwestern kid,” as one friend would later describe him.īut he was not entirely basic. 2, 1948, in Waukegan, Illinois, David Ray Johnson displayed nothing particularly remarkable at first glance. Late in 1971, a shaggy, 23-year-old college student and aspiring screenwriter was toiling away at his master’s thesis at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. The mysterious death of one of her acolytes offers a window into the Hollywood legend’s strange world.
In the mid 1970s, nearly a half-century after her rise to superstardom, Mae West held court among an eccentric, sexed-up entourage of admirers, hangers-on, musclemen and monkeys. Pick your booth and hold court for the day. It is TUESDAY and we feel like today’s LOunge has exactly the vibe we all need to get through.
Who’s in the mood for some cozy chicness today? Or chic coziness, if that sounds more appealing.
