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April 07, 2008
Speaking of Gimme Shelter...
Most New Yorkers — including Rufus Wainwright — have fond memories of August 14th, 2003, the day that 40 million Americans lost power in a blackout and Manhattan morphed into a peaceful candlelit party.*
“I was just out of rehab at that point,” says Wainwright. “So I watched enviously as others lost their minds. It was like watching Chekhov.”
To re-create that rad vibe, Wainwright has posited that June 21st be celebrated without electricity. Joined by his sis Martha, Beth Orton and Harper Simon, Wainwright touted his cause, performing a candlelit, mike-free concert, belting out “Stayin’ Alive,” “California” and “Bye Bye Love.”
The gig was shot by documentarian Albert Maysles, who is working on a film about Wainwright. “Things are gonna take a bit of a left turn, because he wants to film me telling my mother my life story,” he says. “I hope it doesn’t turn out to be like Grey Gardens — or Gimme Shelter, for that matter.”
!!!!! No waaaaaaay!!!!!
*Pretty bold statement and as for this Former Yorker, the blackout caused me to miss the wedding of two of my best friends. Two of my best friends whom I had introduced; a wedding in which I was supposed to give a speech. Memories of being on the phone with United for, oh 6 or 7 hours in the sweltering heat of my apartment? Not so fond nor so peaceful. Fuck off Rolling Stone.
You heard me.
Posted by Bree at April 7, 2008 08:37 PM