The Losers Club

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  • Richard Perez

  • Erkek
  • New York City, New York, US
  • Son Giriş: 28.11.2009

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İlgi Alanları

  • Genel

    Yep, that's me -- Richard Perez:
    DROP ME A LINE! > here: RichardPerez.net




    INTERESTS: These days I live to write and appreciate retro-artifacts: mags, films, books, music. I love outsider, underground, sexploitation-noir, grindhouse films! Checkout my websites: RichardPerez.net and PermanentObscurity.com

    CLICK HERE >----> to read a past NEW YORK TIMES article of mine

  • Müzik

    MUSIC: As with films, I have an obsession with retro-'70s & '60s stuff. Favorite song ever: "Little Wing" by Hendrix, second fav: "Strawberry Letter 23" by Shuggie Otis. Others: Brian Jonestown Massacre, T-Rex, Amy Winehouse, Hendrix, White Stripes, Syd Barrett, Kurt Cobain; Plus '90s rap: Notorious B.I.G, Wu-Tang, Lil' Kim, some Snoop, Dre, RZA, ODB, GZA, Ghostface ... I also love film soundtracks, especially by Phillip Glass...



    ... Elliot Smith haunts my dreams....
  • Filmler


    Click here for my nutty list of exploitation movies, entitled: >----> So you'd like to... Enjoy PSYCHO-SEXUAL - 42nd STREET GRINDHOUSE favorites!...

    Click here for my David Lynch list, entitled: >----> DAVID LYNCH Unique American Artist...

    The truth is that I love exploitation + art films ... low brow and high brow art in various combinations.

    SOME FAVORITES: Drugstore Cowboy, Taxi Driver, 42nd Street Forever, Naked Killer, I Stand Alone, Pulp Fiction, Boogie Nights, Schlock!, Black Snake Moan, Kids, Rushmore, Pan's Labyrinth, Royal Tannenbaums, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Bukowski: Born Into This, American Beauty, 13 Conversations About One Thing, Trainspotting, True Romance, Big Doll House, Coffy, Foxy Brown, Rize, Kill Bill, Masculin Feminin


    Breaking The Waves, Amelie, Boys Don't Cry, Adaptation, Band of Outsiders, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man (Universal Horror films all special), Attack of the Crab Monsters, Pets (1972), Alice In Wonderland (X version), The Defilers, The Devil's Rejects, Dawn of the Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Breathless, 400 Blows, Umberto D., Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, City Of God, Head-On, Pulp Fiction, Death Race 2000, Big Bad Mama, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls




    Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, Blacksnake (most Russ Meyer)

  • Televizyon



    Taxi Confessions, Intervention, Six Feet Under (RIP), Cold Case Files, Arrested Development (RIP), assorted Twilight Zone episodes, Maxwell Smart, Honeymooners, old Bugs Bunny cartoons, old Daffy Duck, Futurama, assorted Aqua Teens
  • Kitaplar



    Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Rum Diary by Hunter Thompson

    Please, SUPPORT OUTSIDER AUTHORS!



    Sex, Blood and Rock 'n' Roll by Kimberly Warner-Cohen



    Hollywood Cult Killers, She Lost Control by Justin Jones

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



    Generally, I'm of the "Dirty Realist" school, enjoying writers who are less academic and more lowdown and raw. Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, Jim Carroll, Henry Miller ....



    The Last Night of the Earth Poems by Charles Bukowski





    Down These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas





    Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir by Nick Flynn





    Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov





    You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense by Charles Bukowski





    Play the Piano Drunk by Charles Bukowski





    No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre





    Arthur Nersesian: Dogrun, The Fuck-Up, Chinese Takeout

    Lynda Barry:
    Cruddy

    Iain Levison:
    A Working Stiff's Manifesto : A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember

    Judith Rossner:
    Looking for Mr Goodbar

    John Fante:
    Ask the Dust

    Henry Miller:
    Tropic of Cancer, Quiet Days in Cliche, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn

    Mary Gaitskill:
    Bad Behavior

    Nick Hornby:
    High Fidelity

    Jay McInerney:
    Bright Lights, Big City

    Dave Eggers:
    AHWOSG

    Film-maker bios, particularly about the marginalized: David L. Friedman, Roger Corman, Russ Meyer



    Sleazoid Express by Bill Landis, Michelle Clifford,

    Attack of B Movie Posters by Bruce Hershenson (I never get tired of looking at this book),



    Nightmare Of Ecstasy (bio of Ed Wood, which is unforgetable)

    The Happiest Man Alive by Mary V. Dearborn (biography of Henry Miller)

  • Kahramanlar

    Stephen Elliot, Russ Meyer, Eric Stanton, Vladimir Nabokov, Michelle Tea, Jack Kerouac, Richard Yates, William Blake, David Mamet, Roger Corman,



    Gus Van Sant, Walt Whitman, John Fante, Pablo Neruda, Hunter S. Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Jim Carroll, Henry Miller, Ed Wood, Quentin Tarantino


    David Lynch, that's right....

    David L. Friedman, Roger Corman, Russ Meyers, John Waters ... even Ed Wood -- all these people did THE BEST they could with what they had (money, talent, et al); at least they had the courage to get their work out there, which is the most important thing of all.



    MY FAVORITE BOOKSTORE: St. Mark's Bookshop CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO



    MY FAVORITE CINEMA: The Sunshine (on East Houston Street) Oh, how I love it... Please support this beautiful establishment!...

    You Are Pop Art
    When it comes to art, you're definitely not a snob.
    You can appreciate the mainstream aspects of culture, even if you need to twist them a bit to make them your own.
    Whether you're into comics, retro pinups, or bold colors, you embrace what's eye catching and simple.
    As far as most other art goes, you consider it a little too elitist and high brow for your tastes!

Detaylar

  • Durum: Swinger
  • Burada olma nedeni: Arkadaşlar
  • Doğduğu Yer: New York City
  • Cinsel Tercih: Heteroseksüel
  • Vücut türü: 169 cm / İnce / Zayıf
  • Etnik kimlik: Latin / Hispanik
  • Din: Ateist
  • Burcu: Başak
  • Çocuklar: Bayılırım, ama bana göre değil
  • Sigara / İçki: Hayır / Evet
  • Eğitim: Üniversite mezunu
  • Meslek: Er...Author. Let's leave it at that.

Okullar

  • Art & Design Hs

    • New York, NY
    • Mezun Olduğu Okul: Yok
    • Öğrenci durumu: Eski Mezunlar
    2007 - Bugün

Çevresi

Şirketler

  • The Republic For Which It Stands

    • US

Etkinlik Akışı

Ne Diyor

Hakkımda:

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Yeah, I'm another fucking writer on myspace. To find out more about me and my new work, please visit my new website.

And here:

… where I intend to share my collection of pervy artifacts, reveal a little about myself, and post my new pervy-sexploitation-black-comic novel, PERMANENT OBSCURITY.

I hope you'll check out my last book, THE LOSERS' CLUB (more on that below). To those who already have, let me just say thanks. Regardless of what you may think, I truly wrote it from the heart. Don't be shy to message me, by the way.


T H E   L O S E R S'   C L U B 




Storia D'Amore All'East Village … (Italian language translation of The Losers' Club) published Neri Pozza Editore, in Milano, Italy, 2008





Original U.S. version of The Losers’ Club: Complete Restored Edition! published in NYC, 7th printing, 2007





The Korean language translation of The Losers' Club published by Humandom, in Seoul, South Korea, 2007





Kaybedenler Kulübü ... (Turkish language translation of The Losers' Club) published by Say Yayinlari, in Istanbul, Turkey, 2007



T H E   L O S E R S'   C L U B ......


"A story of youth, very well told, and it dwells in the mind long after a reader finishes it."
-- Joanne Greenberg, author: I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN

"A very beautiful valentine to a time and place almost faded from existence."
-- Mary Gaitskill, author: BAD BEHAVIOR, VERONICA



"I couldn't put it down. It's a brave book with a great deal of heart."
-- Poppy Z. Brite, author: LOST SOULS, LIQUOR: A NOVEL

"Reading Richard Perez's THE LOSERS' CLUB was a revelation to me. It is a novel by turns funny, poignant, and illuminating, perfect in its portraits of both the East Village scene of the mid-'90s and the often desperate personal ads subculture in New York City. Yet it is much more than a fictionalized social document· Beneath Perez's dead-on descriptions of downtown clubs and bars and of the people who patronized them is a sense of deep longing for what has been lostand for what may never be had. Perez's is an exciting talent and his work far beyond most of what is published today."
-- Henry Flesh, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of MICHAEL and MASSAGE

"Richard Perez has the ears of the angels -- lend him yours."
-- Barry Gifford, author: WILD AT HEART



"Richard Perez's The Losers' Club moves fast without blurring, and documents New York City in all its self-invented variety: kitsch/retro bars and cafes, goth vampires, dyke rock bands, desperately clever personal ads, the endless cruise for a parking space, and loneliness so relentless its victims wind up feeling stillborn. In its quicksilver way, Perez's novel manages to be cheerful, bleak, and edgy all at once."
-- John Vernon, author: A BOOK OF REASONS, PETER DOYLE

"Along with all its flamboyant extremes...an appealingly old fashioned love story at its core."
-- Madison Smartt Bell, author: ALL SOULS' RISING, TEN INDIANS

"Richard Perez is a clear-eyed chronicler of the New York club scene and a compassionate observer of the lives lived in the carnival at the center of the world. He is a sociologist and a historian, telling the truth about the way we live now. He's funny, honest, and compassionate. We can only hope that The Losers' Club is but the first act in Richard Perez's Human Comedy."
-- John Dufresne, author, LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT, LOVE WARPS THE MIND A LITTLE



"It is a book to be savored."
-- Tim Sandlin, author: SORROW FLOATS, SOCIAL BLUNDERS

"The Losers' Club evokes a real and genuine sense of place -- the world of the East Village -- and people -- single, young and desperate -- written with zest, energy and enthusiasm."
-- Tama Janowitz, author: SLAVES OF NEW YORK

"Funny and endearingand wisely not so hip as to avoid a good grab for your heart."
-- Marcie Hershman, author: SAFE IN AMERICA, TALES OF THE MASTER RACE



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W H A T     I S     L O V E ?

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Set in downtown New York City, The Losers Club tells the story of Martin Sierra, an unlucky writer addicted to the personals. His journey brings us into the East Village, pre-9/11and in contact with Nikki, his dream woman, who remains unattainable romantically yet becomes his friend and confidant during his illuminating misadventures. Populated with characters and surprises few will ever forget, this energetic, comic novel is as much about a generation (we won't say "X") as it is about a specific time and place.

"The Losers' Club is a vibrant and hopeful anthem for all of us 'losers' who choose not to wallow (for too long!) in our despair and who find the will to keep searching." -- Heather Lowcock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington KY*

------------->> BOOK SENSE 76 TOP TEN PICK!* <<----------

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----------------->> Read the Richard Perez interview <<------- ....
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Yorumlar

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  • 12 Kas 2009 19:22

    It's never too early or late for Happy Halloween! Hope yours was great!
  • 12 Kas 2009 02:27

    Glad to hear that PERMANENT OBSCURITY will soon see the light of day. I'm looking forward to getting that hot, little number in my grubby hands.
  • 10 Kas 2009 02:13

    Thanks for the happy halloween and for remembering our common sexploitation fanliness! Sorry for the late response! Hope you had an excellent halloween, as well!
  • 9 Kas 2009 20:53

    Hey! How's it going? Longtime no hear from. No its never to late for a trick or a treat. Have a good weekend!
  • 9 Kas 2009 20:53

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  • 9 Kas 2009 20:53

    Hey, I just saw your pre-Halloween message. Thanks, Richard!

    It looks like you've got the book jacket for your new novel. When iis it going to be published?
  • 6 Kas 2009 04:41

    Thanks Rich,
    a belated Happy Halloween to you. I have a question. have you caught the newest revival of the show DR WHO?
    ChuckiTv
  • 4 Kas 2009 04:41

    Yes Yes! Thanks for letting me know about the new work. It'll be my new friend!
  • 4 Kas 2009 04:41

    No I didn't dress up, my friend put on a production of Rocky horror, so I went to that last weekend. dressed up for that. went really big with the hair so I looked like Magenta. All I did on the actual day of Halloween is take my daughter trick or treating. it was an endless adventure of candy getting.

    how about you? I bet you have tons of fun in NYC on Halloween. kind of boring here in Wyoming.
  • 3 Kas 2009 07:48

    Hope you had a great Halloween too, Richard! The new novel looks awesome.
  • 2 Kas 2009 01:42

    Hey Richard! Happy Halloween!
    Terry - Al Rio Art
  • 2 Kas 2009 01:42

    nope not to early, have you had a fabulous Halloween?
  • 1 Kas 2009 02:49

    Hey!Happy Halloween,Rich.My first sober Halloween in years!feels great:)
    Have a great day!


  • 1 Kas 2009 02:49

    Happy Pumpkin Day!!

  • 1 Kas 2009 02:49

    Happy Hallows Eve to you as well my friend. I'm looking forward to drowning in your new book. Be well!
  • 1 Kas 2009 02:49

    I was going to send a sexy picure of Batman and Catwoman cavorting, but take my word for it, it was cool!

    Happy Halloween,
    and don't expect us to pay your bail tomorrow like those other times!
  • 1 Kas 2009 02:49

    Never too early for Halloween!

  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    Happy Halloween 2 u 2, hun:)
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    Back at you. Have fun tomorrow...seems like all's well and yes, that's a good thing. Cheers!
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    thanx....Loser LOL happy halloween
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    And a Happy Halloween to you Richard! Of course it's not as big a holiday(it's not even a holiday here) as in the US, but yeah, Germany's trying to get a fair share of trick or treatin'!!
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    Thank you doll! Guess what I found? Purple lights at 50% off! I sent Schnalle some. Forgot the adapt. ! I love those purple lights so much!!! Fuck, All Hallow's Eve... Yes! Hope yours is right on sweetheart!

    Xo. From Lily and I.
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    I know it's a bit early--but merry Christmas, Richard.
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    Ha! It's never too early for Happy Halloween!!! :)

    Have a great weekend!!!

    Lisa :)
  • 31 Eki 2009 05:53

    Right back at you, Stay Sacared!!!