Tools of Attraction: Punks
Up the punx! Gabba gabba hey! And so forth.
by Jeremy Glass
Diane, 20
So what part of your outfit is your favorite?
Probably my Elvis shirt. I’m a huge Elvis fan.
Do you eat a lot of peanut butter and banana sandwiches?
Actually, I do! I went to Crumbs last night for an Elvis cupcake.
Sounds delicious. Let’s talk about your hair a bit.
I got some leopard print in there. I wanted to shave the sides and I thought, “Hey, it’d be cool if I had some leopard spots too.”
Does it ever cause you any trouble in the dating world?
Not really, but I’m a little nervous about meeting the family.
How about your own family?
My mom actually helps me do my hair.
Are you wearing a Divine pin?
Yup, I’ve got Divine from Female Trouble — Dawn Davenport with acid on her face. I’ve got a little Sailor Jerry girl, and my idol Tura Satana, from my favorite movie, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.
Let’s talk tattoos.
Well, I’ve got Traci Lords’ autograph... I’m a huge Traci Lords fan. I’ve got Joey Ramone, I've got a sideshow banner — I’m big into sideshow. It’s one of my pastimes.
As in, you do sideshow?
Yep! Fire-eating is my favorite.
How does one become a sideshow person?
Sideshow school, surprisingly! Out in Coney Island.
Do you have a lot of sideshow friends?
A ton, actually. We’re a huge community.
And your leather jacket. Is it from Trash and Vaudeville?
Yes it is. Baby leather.
Made from, like, baby animals?
No, just kids' sizes.
And finally, piercings. You have five I can see.
I’ve got eight, actually. I’ve got my neck and some you can’t see.
You’ve got your neck pierced. I bet people always ask if that hurt. Did that hurt?
Yeah, it was actually the weirdest one, because there’s no clamp involved — it’s just a needle straight through.
Commentarium (9 Comments)
Jimmy is rad.
Yeah he is. He's the owner of Trash and Vaudeville on St. Mark's -- stop by and say hello for a series of outrageous war stories from his time in the punk-rock trenches.
Jimmy sold me my jacket there - loved the place, what an amazingly nice man. was really glad to see him in the article!
Diane is gorgeous!
" And it kinda sucked, cause right after I got “fever” tattooed on my back, Saturday Night Fever came out. I was fucked."
That's gotta be the most awesome thing I've read on Hooksexup in awhile.
Surviving: not easy. Yes, Jimmy *is* rad.
agreed. he seems like a real human being.
I agree, too. He seems like a fun, interesting person.
He should write a book about his experiences back in the day, I bet it'd be extremely interesting.
ahem, Jimmy, I'm 20 years old and I know who Jayne County is! we do exist!
Now you say something