Chelsea Hotel Manhattan (Paperback)

~ Joe Ambrose (Author) "Joey the old punk rocker had reached the end of time..." (more)
Key Phrases: New York, Chelsea Hotel, The Duchess (more...)

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“I like to be in touch with the street and I can always turn to Joe Ambrose when I want to know what is going on there. He is invariably hip to what’s happening, sometimes before it happens. Sometimes he is making it happen.” -- Howard Marks, Mr. Nice

"Joe Ambrose is the cult legend's cult legend, a multi-talented hipster with more notches than belt." -- dSIDE magazine

"Joe Ambrose, thanks for driving the snakes out of Ireland." -- William Burroughs

Product Description

Joe Ambrose stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, home to many famous authors, artists, and outlaws down the years. Andy Warhol shot Chelsea Girls there, and welsh poet Dylan Thomas died there, having reputedly inspired the young Zimmerman to change his name to Bob Dylan.

Every room at the Chelsea tells its own story-not unlike The Overlook in Stephen King's The Shining. Sid Vicious met his death in one room, an episode recounted in detail by Rockets Redglare.

This is the first factual book on the building and features conversations with William S. Burroughs, Paul Bowles, Gerard Malanga, Victor Bockris, and others.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Headpress Ltd. (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1900486601
• ISBN-13: 978-1900486606
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #931,385 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)