fran lebowitz: i cover the waterfront

High Times: Have you gotten any marriage proposals? You sit or stand in the subway, and you look aroundI do, because I dont have a phone so Im not playing a gameand you see people. Then, in 1972, she began writing for Andy Warhols Interview. After gaining recognition for her I Cover the Waterfront, Lebowitz moved onto Mademooiselle before publishing her first two books, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies. Im afraid Im sitting beyond my means.. FRANCESCO CLEMENTE: After a certain age, in the early hours of the morning, the pressure drops, which is the reason why. Fortunately they didnt, so its not around to haunt me. High Times: Tell me about your books before Metropolitan Life? After he described his husband's final day, terminally ill and surrounded by their four poodles, I said, "That's so special. - 48-page book (text in German) covering the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Andy Warhol, the Velvet Underground in film and a discography, with many b&w and colour photos. "If you can eat it, it's not art. And then I would go out, get Marc coffee and a Danish, bring it to his apartment, and he would type it for me, because I never had a typewriter. I just talked it while a speed freak typed it. The study where she writes is a sunroom surrounded on three sides by windows. I have a great collection of A.I.P. And a rooming house is different than a boarding house because there were no kitchens. I drove a taxi. Wielding a sharp pen in one hand and cigarette in another, Fran Lebowitz wrote for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine beginning in 1968; published two classic collections of tart, humorous essays Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981) and has ever since remained a fixture of the Manhattan social scene as a sort of critic without portfolio. Theyre all right-wing nuts. 2. Why did your family send you to America? So should I win the lottery, I will have that type of library. They dont know what anything is, so they have to make it up. I never had any skilled jobs because I never had any skills. Lebowitz: Id like to have a talk show with no guests. But you could live in New York. It became the major thing I was punished for. High Times: What was it like being a cab driver? She was part Carib Indian, and they used to call her the Red Woman. And I was really distraught. But why do these things have to be either/or? They dont have to be particularly interesting children; just the fact that they are children is sufficient. To celebrate, we're republishing Glenn O'Brien's interview with the living legend from the August, 1978 print edition of High Times. She is widely recognized for her collection of essays, including Metropolitan Life, The Fran Lebowitz Reader, and Social Studies. But I moved into that apartment in 1970 or 69; there was no ceiling in the bathroom. Bloomberg was always bragging how many hotels were being builtI remember seeing him on the news, saying, And this is the nine millionth hotel in Queens. Queens! I have two animal theories. LEBOWITZ: Yes. CLEMENTE: And the illustrations were by Marc Balet? Alison Roman Dishes on Resy, Air Fryers, and Erewhon, The Gatekeepers of New Yorks Most Coveted Tables Tell All, Kathryn Newton and Paul Rudd on the Joys of Being Extra, Alex Cooper Calls Her Daddy Mel Ottenberg at the Prada Show in Milan. Im happy none of it was ever published. )Feature about Roy M. Cohn with full page photo by ROBERT MAPPLETHORPEGallery and fashion adsFran Lebowitz ("I Cover the Waterfront" column)music reviews, party pics.Funny classifieds.COVER IS torn (upper I saw a group-therapy movieand the whole thing took place in redwood hot tubs with people screaming their problems at each other. Ray Millands head was on Rosie Grier. Fran Lebowitz, ca. It was actually a show for farmers. And he would weigh them. I was the best-dressed nanny you ever saw. I like lots of writers, but now I cant think of them. And as soon as we finished, Marty goes, "Let's make another one." It was written in the nineteenth century by, I think, a seven- or eight-year-old child who was the daughter of someone very rich who had this book printed. In my grammar school we got extra credit for extra book reports. Gauloises, English Ovals, any cigarette that looked like it would annoy people. I went to bed earlier than anyone in the world. I mean, New Yorks not exactly antiseptic. Ill also invent things, like I have to clean the entire apartment before I write. Not at all, because I was going as a servant. Unless they own a hotel chain, I dont think a single one of these eight million people are happy about this. AIDS completely changed American culture. It was like watching children at a birthday party. While working in the local Carvel ice-cream store, she attended an Episcopalian day school until she was thrown out for non-specific surliness. Certain that she would starve to death following this banishment, Lebowitz skipped college and moved to Manhattan, where she pursued such jobs as taxi driving, belt peddling, apartment cleaning (with a small specialty in Venetian blinds), and selling advertising space forChangesmagazine. High Times: When you were writing The Best of the Worst what was the best bad movie you ever saw? Three or four hours, okay, fine. "And then we did it the Saturday . When I was young, I liked romance. Lebowitz: The Village Vanguard. High Times: Tell me about your career as a poet. CLEMENTE: Do you think youre the manifestation of integrity? There was one 75-year-old woman who was a torch singer; she had varicose veins, and shed get up on this stool and sing Marlene Dietrich songs, also at ten in the morning. So all the judgment left at the same time that all this creativity left. I was a big fan of Sky King. I started being a poet when I lived in Poughkeepsie, and I wrote a book of poetry called Poughkeepsie Blood. I used to be able to do it without feeling it, but now Im in bed for three days afterward. New Yorkers, weve seen Donald Trump for, like, 30 years; we know who he is. But all the rest of them were, including Jeb Bush. "Candy was a man who wanted to be a female movie star," says Fran in the opening of the under-three-minute teaser. She said, You know what its like being with you? CLEMENTE: Did you talk with the clients of your cab? And I would always give it back. This will come as no surprise to anyone who is even vaguely familiar with her work, which, in the past four decades, has largely consisted of being Fran Lebowitz: a strong-willed, grumpy,. Metropolitan Life, published by E.P. Then I switched to Carlton in an attempt not to smoke too much, and now I smoke nine times more Carltons than I ever smoked anything else. I just dont want anyone in the apartment, not for longer than a few hours. Then 50 questions, then 20 questions, then, finally, you said, Can you see Im trying to read?. I am alternately very gregariousvery sociableand then very solitary. Then she published two books of essays Metropolitan Life and Social Studies - both wonderful. There was a sink in the bathroom. Exec Producer, Star, "Pretend It's a City" Having previously starred in and produced a documentary with pal Martin Scorsese (HBO's "Public Speaking"), Lebowitz knew what type of . The novel is reputedly about rich people who want to be artists, and artists who want to be rich people. All-around cultural oracle Fran Lebowitz really began her ascent to that pulpit here at Interview, in 1972, writing a wonderful column about terrible movies, and then covering the waterfront, as she called it: opining on sundry topics, giving advice, ranting, reflecting, and hooking the reading world (such as it is) on that voicethat saucy, salty, intrepid, enchanting, and hilarious voice. You can get this book in the Derby Library in Derby, Connecticut, where my grandmother lives.. In conversation with Interview pal Francesco Clemente, Lebowitz here lays out her tongue-in-cheek platform for a mayoral run, declares the Donalds run done, and explains why New York is the greatest place in the world. I would have gotten a scholarship. The idea that New York is over makes some people angry, but it makes me laugh. People say, Well, what would you do with Times Square? And I always think, Gee, I dont know. You can probably tell from my writing that Im obsessed with notions of justice and injusticethose things that are wrong that can never be made right. After I moved to New York, I modeled for people like Steven Meisel. She began a similar column (although PG rated) in Mademoiselle. This idea that people have to love and understand each other is absurd. To me, dictating a book seems impossible. Then I start thinking that maybe somewhere in the house is a column that I never turned in. Plus they are paid by the minute. January 30, 2011. I finish things now, and I think, Who was the last person who typed for me? Aside from the collected Talk Stories (2001), her nonfiction works include A Small Place (1988), a reckoning with the colonial legacy on Antigua; My Brother (1997), a memoir of the tragedy of AIDS in her family; and two books on gardening, My Garden (Book) (1999) and Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (2005). FRAN LEBOWITZ. Lebowitz: I have to say I have only written back to important people, people in the publishing business. I like Ebony too, but its no Sepia. My fathermy stepfatherhad gotten ill, and my parents had three boy children. Fran Lebowitz has tough love for tough COVID-19 times. Too insubstantial. For instance, I, unfortunately, take the subway a lot. Even ones that preceded me. In placing them in magazines she was merely pursuing her policy of selling a piece of writing as many times as possible. When I first came here, meeting writers wasnt available to me; but now that I have met tons of those people, I wish I hadnt. But for I Cover the Waterfront, ordinarily I would go out to dinner with Marc the night beforeand when I say dinner, I mean some hamburger place or somethingand I would think of ideas, and then I would go home. As a child I kept the opposite hours. During that period I had stripes cut on my hands. I use them frequently. In the mid-70s, she began to write for The Village Voice, but it was at The New Yorker, where she became a regular columnist for the Talk of the Town section, that everything changed for her. LEBOWITZ: Here are my qualifications: I am a New Yorker. He said, Id like you to come and sit there while Im doing it. In the earliest days of the lockdown . There were maybe 40 poems, the only poems I ever wrote. Children played marbles on it. And you would have cash at the end of the day. At twenty-one, she began a column called "I Cover the Waterfront," for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. It was a very terrifying experience because when I started to flip out having smoked this much pot I was in a room with people who had also smoked this much pot and no one would help me out. Im the worlds greatest daughter. Once a girl was sitting on the window ledge smoking a cigarette and the matron walked in and the girl jumped out the window. I was a chauffeur for Johnny and Edgar Winter. Well, perhaps, but I never really felt I belonged even in Antigua, even when I was little. Lebowitz: I see no reason to get up before one oclock except to watch Family Feud. The other is that horses are hands. Because it doesnt agitate against human nature. High Times: Do you remember the first funny thing you ever said? Then one day Polka Dotty was found dead. I also went through a period of watching Name That Tune. Or I would call people on the telephone and have their responses broadcast. Which is why I remember things. Male writers like them because they have this sneaking suspicion that writing is not the most masculine profession. That was on the second floor. Fran began her pro writing career at 20. And then I would go to the Factory and turn it in. They thought I made them up. But since that apartment was infested with roaches, I decided not to bring them to my nice, new apartment. The episode closes with Dear Someone, a poem by Deborah Landau. I like New York. Why is that? This has never occurred. Dutton, is a collection of Frans columns. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Law & Order (1990) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). I have to move the lamp to the desk. Not just in school; I count on my fingers still. But in modern America - where, despite ostensible separation of church and state, the only thing that trumps the cross in terms of influence is the dollar sign - its possibly even worse. These were oral book reports. You have an idea for an app? They also deserve him as candidate, all these so-called mainstream RepublicansI dont know what thats supposed to mean. But I wanted to be a beatnik when there were already hippies. Lebowitz: I dont really remember it. Then I moved to New York and switched to exotic foreign brands. Good Books Books To Read Acceptance Speech National Book Award Wordsmith Great Words Ex Libris Reading Material Women Humor More information . One day I went downstairs to eat Polka Dottys food, my mother told me that Polka Dotty had flown south for the winter. Then I switched to Vantage. Lebowitz: Yes, but not with much zeal. The last one took me 11 hours to type. I just dont like domestic life. I mean, knowing James Joyce . Especially because I was the only girl. I didnt connect with the fact that her father was a lord and that he had it privately printed, and that my father was not a lordhe owned a furniture store and had no intention of having a book privately printed. [5] She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the . I did not connect eating with staying alive, so I didnt think anything of eating the food. Glenn OBriens interview with the iconic Fran Lebowitz from the August, 1978 issue of High Times magazine. June 15, 2021 6:30 AM PT. Because someone once told me that horses legs are actually like fingers and that their hooves are actually fingernails. The first thing I did was a movie review column, just bad movies, called Best of the Worst. There used to be a company called AIP, American International Picturesthey mostly made movies for drive-ins; some of them would come to Times Square. No matter how dull they are, they still have to figure things out for themselves. And soon she had a book offer from a fan in publishing. So theyre in alphabetical order, within each section. Her first published work, movie and book reviews, appeared in that magazine when she was twenty years old. Author Fran Lebowitz was a guest on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night and got herself in hot water when she spoke about President Trump. And I feel this way more and more about the Republican candidates, certainly. Lebowitz earned a GED and worked several odd jobs before Andy Warhol hired her as a columnist for Interview Magazine in 1972. They told you what to write. I did once smoke an ounce of marijuana in one day and ended up in the emergency ward at Mass. Lebowitz: Because I was 19 years old. Holding a grudge is the modern equivalent of having standards. I remember it because when I started publishing, I got offers to write for big magazines. High Times: What was the style? And I even have the Richie Rich home game. The two close friends first came together for an HBO documentary Public Speaking in 2010, directed by Scorsese, which introduced Lebowitz to a new generation and helped established her continued relevance. 5. In clips of them talking on stage, Lebowitz looks uncharacteristically awestruck. If I had to, I would rather have dinner with James Thurber, than, say James Joyce. Needless to say, I'm a big fan and I'm telling everyone I know to watch it right away. I firmly believe that. The idea wasnt that I would establish myself and then have the rest of my family join me. At that time colleges had these hotlines, and you could call up and say, My friend just ate 14 pounds of acid, and some graduate student would drive over in his little Chevy and rescue you. Its placing too great a burden on the average intelligence. There are more male writers who own guns than any other profession except police officers. Fran is a renowned humorist and essayist. A.I.P. I had such contempt for a certain kind of writing, which I would now call white writing. It was so dull and mannered. That never used to happen. LEBOWITZ: Or ballet. I would say maybe 74, 75. I often think of the time before my brothers were bornand this might sound very childish, but I dont careas this paradise of my mother and me always being together. Lebowitz: I dont think I was a poet for even an entire year. My idea of pure hell. This is why I have problems with books, because you cannot do that the night before. Romantic love is mental illness. Required fields are marked *. You're only as good as your last haircut. She was a hot little number in 1978 . I think if there were no such thing as men, there would be no word processors. Oh, now I remember my favorite TV show from my childhood. But so far I have not. movie. Fran Lebowitz is an American author who may be recognized for her role as Judge Janice Goldberg on Law & Order. In the past ten years, Lebowitz has been a regular guest on the television showLate Nightwith David Letterman. Then I try to bargain with them to wait until I get to the absolute edge of the deadline. High Times: What was the first thing you wrote as a serious attempt to be a writer? I think I got to 2, and then I slept 22 hours. Since 1974, High Times Magazine has been the #1 resource for cannabis news, culture, brands and marijuana legalization laws. There is only nervousness or death. That was one. BUT.she has plenty to say and has absolutely no problem with verbal expression and is brutally honest. It was The Modern Farmer. Thats the problem. The essays were published inMetropolitan Life(1978) andSocial Studies(1981). There could be butchers and bookstores. Like a city. I saw an ad in the Village Voice that said WantedPoets. This really weird guy named Jack Scully, who was an ex-monk, had somehow convinced Max Gordon, who owned the Village Vanguard, that the fact that the Vanguard was empty during the day was losing him a great fortune. High Times: Did you watch television as a child? It was on West Fourth Street, between Jane and 12th. Holding a grudge is the modern equivalent of having standards. China is not a great idea: capitalism and a dictator. ), occasional actor ("Law & Order . "One of the reasons people our age came to New York, if you were gay, was because you . A prominent liberal Democrat with a keen political eye, Lebowitz has. I cant believe anyone has ever made a ballet. Obviously, I was opposed to this, and I still am. . We have something here that you dont hear about anymore; we have tolerance. In the early 1970s, Andy Warhol hired Lebowitz as a columnist for his magazine Interview, where she wrote a column, I Cover The Waterfront. Jamaica Kincaid was born Elaine Potter Richardson on Antigua in 1949. I hate money. I read How to Be a Naked Bus Driver and My Brother Was an Only Child. Why dont you just put some of your books in storage? And I always say the same thing: What if I told you I had four children? There was nothing televisiony or psychological about it. It didnt rhyme. The Great Gildersleeve. I wrote for the school newspaper. In her study at home in North Bennington, 2018. High Times: Did A.I.P. Once I wrote a column for Interview called Send This Girl to Camp where I set myself up as some sort of fresh-air-fund child and announced that I wanted to go to camp: I invented a camp called Camp Sensibility and asked people for contributions to send me there. Then I read it to someone who writes it onto the computer. People were pretty angry in general then. I always was. And he did those illustrations. But letting people get on and off the 6 train without stabbing each other, thats good. I think Brigid Polk did that once. Theres a connection. And you know what we have enough of? Saying no is a little different. The New York Times, especially at that time, was gigantic. Im a great relative. Its a very bad idea. I never make the connection between someones writing and who they are. Then I started getting suspended from school for smoking. I know this sounds insane, but I just hate it. Things that people will say to me, mostly, is that you shouldnt have all these books. had one incredible movie after another. In Andy Warhol's Interview: Volume 1: Best of the First Decade 1969-1979, edited by Sara J . Lebowitz: I was beatnikesque. It seemed cruel even to other people because I was known as what we called a bright child. No, there wasnt any cause for celebration, though my mother did make me a new dress and see me off to the airport. When Im at my desk I feel like most people would feel if they went on TV., Some years ago, Lebowitz sold a proposal of a novel entitled Exterior Signs of Wealth, a reference to a French conspicuous-consumption tax figured on the basis of display of wealth. She went from the New School in Manhattan to Franconia College in New Hampshire, and worked at Magnum Photos and at the teen magazine Ingenue. Maybe Ill donate them to one of those film schools in Los Angeles for a tax write-off. I couldnt imagine knowing someone who was that funny. My mother and father thought that because I didnt go to college Id probably end up working in the five-and-ten. Im great at the beginning, because I can be very romantic. I wrote an editorial about the matron and got kicked off the paper. It's such a ridiculous idea. Fran Lebowitz. Fran was raised in Morristown, New Jersey. Then to Merits. When I was younger, I might have said six months, although I think the longest relationship I was ever in was three years. I reviewed lots of movies that never opened in New York, only in drive-ins. Its not my preference, but it is my lot in life. The person who checks you in and takes your name and insurance came over to me and actually said, to me, Why did you choose Mass. It actually works here. FRANCESCO CLEMENTES LARGE-SCALE INSTALLATION, ENCAMPMENT, WILL TRAVEL TO EVELEIGH, AUSTRALIA, THIS SUMMER. It went on at five-thirty or six in the morning. No one has ever said it that way. I have to take the TV off the chair. . 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