The Chelsea Hotel Review

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(More customer reviews)Claudio Edinger's book of wonderful photographs, of the creative folks who were residents during the years I too lived at the Chelsea is a gem. In fact I was the rock and roll girl next door to Claudio, we shared the bathroom. My years at the Chelsea were fuzzy, but what is clear is how well Mr. Edinger captures the feeling and the incredible style of that time.
Living at the Chelsea was one of the high points of my life and I am glad to have this book as a beautiful reminder.
Thank you,
Cynthia Lull

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Blood on the Tracks: A Novel Review

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(More customer reviews)To be honest I had no idea what to expect when I was given a copy of "Blood on the Tracks" but I ended up being happily surprised. The story was original and the author had an amazing knowledge of the world in which he was writing about. Worth the read.

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This morning. Room 211. The Chelsea Hotel. Elysian Row.
A man is lying face up on a red crushed-velvet chaise. His wide-open eyes stare at some unseen spot on the ceiling. He is wearing a pair of tight-fitting jeans, scuffed-up Spanish leather boots, and a matching Bolero vest. At first glance, one might mistake him for a vagabond, a vagrant, a drifter. He would have liked that. He always thought of himself as a traveling troubadour. But look closer. The lifeless man lying across the chaise is none other than superstar Bob Dorian.
He'd been hailed a poet, a prophet, and the voice of a generation. Dorian never wanted to be any of those things. The most famous rock star in the world always resented the attention. Of course, turning up dead attracts the most attention of all.
Suspects? Tons of them. They're all characters in Dorian's songs, not to mention they all hold a grudge.
Intent on finding the killer, Dorian's manager, Jack Frost, teams with Commissioner Tiresias and obituary writer Mister Johns to track down the true culprit and solve the mysterious murder.
And the answers they need may just be staring them in the face.

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Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with Artists and Outlaws in New York's Rebel Mecca Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good, if somewhat disjointed, memoir of life at the Chelsea Hotel during the last ten years. It is certainly worth buying if you have an interest in the hotel. I stayed there during the 80s, so this is catching up for me. It is also a crime that developers have taken control of the Chelsea and it is now effectively history.
There is misinformation. The author has William Burroughs not only staying at the hotel, but writing Naked Lunch there. It is common knowledge that he wrote the book in Tangier. So, one has to question all the historical information.
But history isn't really the question - it is the vibe of living in the Chelsea, and the author does a good job of describing his experiences. He is not a professional writer, and it shows - the book could have used a good edit (which apparently publishers don't do anymore).
For a good history of the Chelsea in earlier years, read At the Chelsea by Florence Turner (which may be out of print - worth hunting down). Turner is a far better writer, and her memoir shines.

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