On March 9, 2014 at MoMa PS1, in memorial of her friend and one-time lover Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith read a letter she wrote to him a few days before he died in 1989, but that he never got to read. The letter is included in her book, “Just Kids.”
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Jim Fouratt shot video of the Lou Reed memorial and has been generous in posting many clips so that those of us who were not part of the inner circle could still experience what was a glorious tribute to an important artist.
Here is a clip that is not part of my previous post.
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Yesterday a private invitation-only memorial was held for Lou Reed at New York’s Apollo Theater.
Attending and speaking or performing were Lou Reed’s wife, Laurie Anderson, Velvet Underground founding member Moe Tucker, Patti Smith, Hal Wilner, Antony, John Zorn and others.
Paul Simon sang “Pale Blue Eyes,” Patti Smith and guitarist Lenny Kaye performed “Perfect Day,” Debbie Harry sang “White Light, White Heat” and Antony Hegarty from Antony and the Johnsons sang “Candy Says.”
Check out the clips below:
Lou Reed memorial 1 Patti Smith A PERFECT DAY with Lenny Kaye
lou reed memorial 2 Paul Simon Pale Blue Eyes
lou reed memorial 3 John Zorn tribute to Metal Machine
lou reed memorial 4 his tai chi teacher
lou reed memorial 5 Hal Wilner and surprise memories
Lou Reed memorial 6 Antony sings CANDY SAYS
lou reed memorial 7 spoken word memories
lou 8 Mo Tucker reads a letter from John Cale
lou reed memorial 9 The Persuasions
lou reed memorial 10 his doctor talks of his patient and his friend
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