CAMILLE O'GRADY: THIS IS THE END

san franciso legend camille o'grady passed away this morning amidst  world  collapse.

camille was an incredible singer, poet and visual artist. she became lovers with robert opel in the mid 70s. together they presented 

fey way studios: the first fetish- glbtq art gallery- ever!

fey way presented tom of finland, robert mapplethope, rex, the hun, entienne, and many fetish artists to the public for the first time.

camille was the only woman allowed at the leather bars/sex clubs throughout the 70s. mainly because she passed as a leatherman.  camille was present when robert opel was murdered at the gallery. the authorities called it a robbery gone wrong. camille and friends knew it was political retaliation from a police state era which was unhappy with the burgeoning gay scene and the blaming of  fellow cop dan white
 for harvey milk's murder.
camille went into hiding for many years after robert's murder. in the early 2000's camille took me to the original location of fey way studios. like an omen the space was open and availble for rent. camille was reunited with the guy that saved her life. an upstairs neighbor. 
yes, i have it all on film!

camille o'grady was an original spirit with original ideas. a truly one-of-a-kind person-

 rip  dear sorceress~

SAMSON DE BRIER TEA SALON~ MARCH 20TH @ TOM OF FINLAND HOUSE

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SAMSON DE BRIER TEA SALON 

         MARCH 20TH, 2019 

         5PM    

         (SALON ENDS PROMPTLY @7PM)   

                      $15 COVER  PREPAY RESERVATION    

        $25 CASH DAY OF THE SALON  

    

        ~ENJOY~          

   HAND-BLENDED TEA    

     CAKES & DAINTIES   

          VIEW EROTIC ART     

         RELAX & HAVE A NICE CUPPA  

DISCUSS THE LORE OF SAMSON DE BRIER   

      HOSTED BY  RICK CASTRO  

                    TOM OF FINLAND HOUSE       

      1421 LAVETA TERRACE    

         ECHO PARK, CA 90026    

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Samson De Brier 

(March 18, 1909 – April 1, 1995)

an actor and occultist, 

best known for hosting a popular Hollywood salon during the fifties and sixties,

 and for appearing in the 1954 underground film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome and the 1923 silent film~ Salome.

De Brier moved to Los Angeles in 1941. In the fifties he began hosting a regular salon at his Barton Avenue home. It flourished for many years and was frequented by artists, writers, actors, filmmakers, and occultists. 

 Among those who attended De Brier's salon were author Anaïs Nin,

 filmmakers Kenneth Anger and Curtis Harrington, actors Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper, and occultists Jack Parsons, Marjorie Cameron and Anton LaVey.

He died in Los Angeles, California.

 His papers are housed at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives

 at the University of Southern California Libraries.

THE DARK WATERS OF HOTEL CECIL

THE DARK WATERS OF HOTEL CECIL PRODUCED, DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY RICK CASTRO STARRING SPLINK RAVEN ~ THE BLACK DAHLIA JACQUE MAHONEY~ HELEN GURNEE NATUTA BAGRATIONI~ JULIA MOORE JACQUE MAHONEY~ PAULINE OTTON J. CHRISTOPHER SLOAN~GEORGE GIANNI NATUTA BAGRATIONI~ PIGEON OSGOOD RICARDO CARRANZA~ RICHARD RAMIREZ JOHN HALE~ JACK UNTERWEGER INTERROGATOR~ RICK CASTRO AURALYNN WHEN~ ELISA LAM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER~ KATHLEEN MCCONN CINEMATOGRAPHY~ ZAE GAINES EDITOR~ ZAE GAINES & NATUTA BAGRATIONI ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE~ JACQUE MAHONEY SHOT ON LOCATION FOR ONE NIGHT AT THE HOTEL CECIL. A SATIRICAL RECREATION OF UNUSAL EVENTS AT THE HOTEL CECIL FOR THE LAST 66 YEARS: LEADING UP TO WHAT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2013. FEBRUARY 19TH MARKS THE 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIZARRE DEATH OF ELISA LAM.