Who Invented JT LeRoy?
2006-Mar-8 by Laughcalvin
Salon has a fascinating profile of the young lady who fooled the publishing world, celebrities, and fans alike. I like this comparison of San Francisco to other Towns:
"The heart of the LeRoy saga beats in San Francisco, the streets where young people roll up on shore and pick up the pieces of a scarred life. "San Francisco flotsam," a friend of Albert's describes the milieu. People don't move to San Francisco to climb the corporate ladder of Manhattan or hitch onto the fast train of Hollywood. They come to choose a new name, take drugs and get freaky with sex, start bands, zines and Web sites. Salvation doesn't come through success and career. It's gained by getting out of your head, having a laugh, pissing off the uptight and knowing you got away with something. And if you happen to make a living at it, hey, that's good too." (Jack Boulware)
Do you agree?
2006-Mar-8 - I love San Fran Posted by KYJoe
That quote reminds me of some of Kerouac's depictions of the City by the Bay in "On the Road".
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2006-Mar-8 - Grunge era
Posted by BlogMaster
Or Seattle in the 90's, just grungy as opposed to punky.
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2006-Mar-8 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Dbain
For those who are currently climbing that corp. ladder, or on that fast "hollywood" train, making it to the top would certainly feel like some sort of salvation. It's after years and years of doors being shut in your face and watching young start-ups zooming by you on the road to success, you come to the conclusion that your salvation may not be penthouse office overlooking central park or a mantel holding your oscar for best leading man. At this point you almost have to get out of your head. Go on and laugh at the ceo as he is hauled of to jail, piss that 20 million dollar actor of by saying, "I just loved you in that movie what was it?Oh! Never mind I was thinking of Steven Segal". Then tilt your beer back, take a long slow swig, keeping one eye on him the whole time, and wait for his smile to fade away as a look of confusion comes over him and he thinks to himself, "I know this fucker didn't just compare me to Steven Segal".
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2006-Mar-9 - Interesting
Posted by Garret
First time visitor to this site. I did read the book Sara by JT Leroy and I thought there was something to fanciful about it. Didn't think nothing of it until I heard about the scandal. Hasnt San Francisco always been a place for weird people? The dot com industry may have changed it abit though.
Garret
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2006-Mar-9 - I agree, G
Posted by KYJoe
I think for a long time SF lured the adventurous and restless- the golddiggers and libertine sailors were replaced decades later by counterculture's beatniks and hippies. There's still a bit of that element there, but super high rents have priced out a lot of the "weird" types that gave the city much of its character.
