In the episodes
150 mentions across all episodes - S1E1 18 · S1E2 14 · S1E3 35 · S2E3 2 · S3E1 2 · S3E6 11 · S4E8 3 · S4E10 1 · S5E6 40 · S6E1 24
- S6E1 · James St. James · 24 mentions in this episode
Teenage obsession; James tells three stories of encountering him
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator; photographed James on a paper-fashion runway
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · 18 mentions in this episode
Dianne's close friend; directed the Cars video she appeared in; she describes his real personality
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator; championed downtown style
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · 14 mentions in this episode
Centre of the scene; his name is printed bigger than Musto's on the cover of Downtown, and his death marked the 'death of downtown'
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator; championed downtown style
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · 35 mentions in this episode
Lisa once walked down the street discussing Kindergarten Cop with him; James read his diary account of Warhol's memorial
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · 2 mentions in this episode
Held a party at the Copacabana, which is how she first saw the space
- S3E1 · Patricia Field · 2 mentions in this episode
Came into the 8th Street store near its end and told Field she was famous
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator
- S3E6 · Eric Goode · 11 mentions in this episode
At the Fashion opening and in the Art photo; Eric says he wanted to invest in MK, and he interviewed Eric for his TV show
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator
- S4E8 · Richie Rich · 3 mentions in this episode
On the art teacher's syllabus; the Liza silk-screen in the studio was a nod to him
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator
- S5E6 · Christopher Makos · 40 mentions in this episode
Makos's best friend and travel companion for ten years; posed in drag for Makos's Altered Image portraits
FashionStarted as a fashion illustrator
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · 1 mention in this episode
The subject of Trey Speegle's story about Ann, as James retells it
On the scene timeline
1970 · Max's Kansas City, Park Avenue South
Max's Kansas City back room becomes the Factory's canteen
Andy Warhol's Superstars hold court in the back room while the Velvet Underground play upstairs. The room becomes the training ground for everyone who follows.
1971 · Roundhouse, London
Warhol's play Pork runs in London
Wayne (later Jayne) County stars. David Bowie sees it and pulls several of the cast into the MainMan orbit that builds Ziggy Stardust.
26 April 1977 · 254 West 54th Street
Studio 54 opens
Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager turn a West 54th Street theatre into the most photographed door in the world.
September 1983 · 157 Hudson Street
Area opens and rebuilds itself every six weeks
A club with a theme, redesigned from scratch each time. Warhol, Basquiat and Haring all contributed installations.
1984 · Downtown Manhattan
Warhol crowns Dianne Brill Queen of the Night
The title sticks for forty years and defines the job of being famous for going out.
1971 · Max's Kansas City
Cherry Vanilla: Appears in Andy Warhol's play Pork
Actor, singer and publicist for David Bowie. (Night Fever guest, Season 3, Episode 5.)
1970s · New York
Christopher Makos: Photographs Warhol and the New York scene
Photographer who worked with Andy Warhol. (Night Fever guest, Season 5, Episode 6.)
1981 · New York
Christopher Makos: Shoots Warhol's Altered Image series
Photographer who worked with Andy Warhol. (Night Fever guest, Season 5, Episode 6.)
1987 ·
Death of Andy Warhol (1987)
Musto says Warhol was the centrepiece of the scene and his death left a vacuum in the clubs
1987 ·
Andy Warhol's memorial
1 April 1987 at St. Patrick's; they dressed for a party and James read his diary list of everyone there
1987 ·
Death of Andy Warhol (1987)
Makos says he was in Florida and his boyfriend took Andy to the hospital
1987 ·
Death of Andy Warhol (1987)
Seen as the death of downtown; Andy had wanted to invest in MK
1987 ·
Death of Andy Warhol (1987)
Left a vacuum in the club scene that Alig filled