In addition, I have posted original video interviews with the legendary poet Edward Field and the writer and painter Jack Dowling. Jack ran the gallery at Westbeth for more than a decade. He was an astute observer of Greenwich Village in the 1950's, frequenting the San Remo Cafe on MaDougal Street. He has great stories about confronting a local beat cop who tried to make a group of congregating gay men break up for the night. Jack also tells tales about the burlesque star Lilly Lamont, who would hook up with college kids at the Jericho Bar and who Jack once found floating nude and drunk in the Carmine Street Pool.
Go to the Last Bohemians channel on YouTube:
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The Jack Dowling interview comes in five parts. To go to the first interview directly, hit this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Yo-6fk
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