Posts tagged as Jim Carroll
Mexico: God, Drugs and Ultraviolence
"Frederick Loos was cussing like a sailor the other night, which was surprising given that he is a Roman Catholic priest and his foul-mouthed discourse was delivered from the pulpit to hundreds of faithful gathered before him. He spoke of God, the need to serve him and how he can transform lives. But interspersed in his sermon was the most colorful of street Spanish, which brought smiles to the faces of many of the gang members, addicts and other young people pressed in tight to listen." READ MORE
Jim Carroll: 1949-2009
He just wanted to be pure, he wrote, at the end of the definitive book about being a teenage drug addict and prostitute. He hung around with Andy Warhol and Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe. He started a band on a whim and got discovered by Keith Richards. Leonardo DiCaprio played him in a movie. On Friday, Jim Carroll became a person who died.
