Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2003 !

From Max's Kansas City Thanks for all your kind support over the year!

Set your VCRs! A short film by Albert Maysles titled "Before I Leave," featuring interviews with Jim Carroll and Taylor Meade among others, airs at 8:30 tonight (12/6) on PBS's NOW with Bill Moyers (Channel Thirteen in New York). The episode re-airs on Sunday (12/8) at 11pm, although published TV schedules disagree on this subject. Check your local PBS stations!
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max's music critics selected six young, hot, unsigned rock bands and three guest judges for "ALL FOR THE LOVE OF ROCK N ROLL," a benefit to support the efforts of the max's project, a 501C3 non-profit corporation providing emergency funding for the creative arts.

The winning band will do an in store performance at Virgin Megastore.

Bands:
Cheerleader: Toronto
The Others: LI, NY
The Slags: NYC
Father Divine: NJ
The Jana Peri Band: NYC
Morgan taylor Band: NYC

We will auction off a 20x24 photo of Joey Ramone by Carol Fonde, taken at his birthday party at the Ritz (1980's), and a signed Joan Jett lithograph.

CBGB's
315 Bowery
8pm
$15

For further info: 212-533-5891 www.maxskansascity.com .................................................................................

Max's Kansas City is featured in Vanity Fair's November Music Issue. REBEL NIGHTS by Lisa Robinson depicts the 70s New York City Rock Scene that saw the rise of Lou Reed, the New York Dolls, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Iggy Pop,Television, Blondie, Jayne County and the Ramones (page 370).
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9.9.2002
CYRINDA FOXE 1952-2002
Another New York Doll Died today...
Cyrinda Foxe (born Kathleen Hetzekian) was the inspiration behind the David Bowie song "Jean Genie." She was also the hottest Andy Warhol superstar ever! She really brought glamour to rock 'n' roll music with her self-invented Marilyn Monroe looks. The Armenian girl left Texas with the brightest red lipstick for New York City and became the self made star that she knew she always would be. When New York Doll David Johansen first saw her at Max's Kansas City, he wanted her so "BAD" that he wrote the song "Looking For A Kiss" ! It didn't take long for their romance to sparkle . They became the super star couple of the Manhattan rock scene. I traded Foxe for her golden stretch lame` capri pants. She took my three piece gentleman's dandy suit which I had purchased in London. Cyrinda loved wearing my suit! I fashioned the New York Dolls famous glitter rock signature look from Cyrinda's own pedal pushers. Taking apart her pants to make a pattern, I then helped whipped up the look for the band. David johansen wasn't the only David in her life. When Bowie first stepped off the Q E 2 arriving in New York City, the first thing he wanted to see was "The New York Dolls" and he came to the Mercer Arts Center . Like an alien abduction, Billy (Doll) Murcia and Cyrinda Foxe vanished into Angie and David Bowie's suite at The Plaza Hotel, only to re-emerge several long nights and short days later. David Bowie was now in love was with Cyrinda & Angei had a new lover Billy Doll! However Cyrinda chose to marry David Johansen. Their romance was the envy of everyone. Including Steven Tyler, whom she married in 1978. Johnny Thunders loved Cyrinda too! They had an on and off love affair for years! After Johnny Thunders died in spring of 1991, she came to one of my shows in New York City. It was so beautiful to see her again! She asked me to play the "Courageous Cat Theme" which was the instrumental that she loved and launched the glitter rock tour in 1973. She danced in front of the stage! Bouncing up and down just like It was the old days again.

All I can say now is Cyrinda was such a special part of my youth. She turned me on to so many things that I'll always carry her in my heart everyday of my life. Today heaven is a much cooler and glamorous place.

Bye Sweetheart (((((Cyrinda)))))
You will always live forever!

(Sleep) Baby Doll

-SYLVAIN SYLVAIN
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