James St. James

• S6E1 · James St. James▶Play from 00:00:11 · 25 mentions in this episode

  Guest of the episode; NYC club kid, writer and co-host of Night Fever

  FashionIntroduced as a fashion icon; known for extravagant looks

• S1E1 · Dianne Brill▶Play from 00:00:26 · 10 mentions in this episode

  Host; recounts discovering Dianne as a Michigan teenager in 1984

  FashionClub Kid with flamboyant looks

• S1E2 · Michael Musto▶Play from 00:00:29 · 17 mentions in this episode

  Host; calls Musto his 'gay mother' and mentor when he arrived in New York. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid with flamboyant looks

• S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein▶Play from 00:00:31 · 24 mentions in this episode

  Host; reads from his 1981–91 diaries and his plan to conquer the club scene with Lisa. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid famous for his looks and lunchboxes

• S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch▶Play from 00:00:15 · 3 mentions in this episode

  Host; walks Susanne through London, the Copa, the Love Balls and her FIT show. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid with flamboyant looks

• S3E1 · Patricia Field▶Play from 00:00:09 · 2 mentions in this episode

  Host; remembers his first nervous visit to her 8th Street store and winning at a House of Field ball. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid with flamboyant looks

• S3E6 · Eric Goode▶Play from 00:00:09 · 13 mentions in this episode

  Host; quizzes Eric on Area's themes and shares his own Area memories. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid famous for his looks

• S1E7 · Rudolf Piper▶Play from 00:00:55 · 2 mentions in this episode

  Host; runs a true-or-false round on who really worked at Danceteria and shares his own Palladium memories. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionRemembers door staff searching his wigs and checking under his skirts (see Mood)

• S4E8 · Richie Rich▶Play from 00:00:10 · 8 mentions in this episode

  Host; says he spotted Richie in FAD Magazine and put him on the Project X list before the Style Summit. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid famous for his looks

• S5E6 · Christopher Makos▶Play from 00:00:09 · 3 mentions in this episode

  Host; reads Warhol's diary praise of Makos and asks for his personal Andy. Links to his own Night Fever episode

  FashionClub Kid famous for his looks

• S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell▶Play from 00:00:09 · 5 mentions in this episode

  Host; spent a week immersed in Chi Chi and Johnny lore and reads out his list of Jackie 60 themes. Links to his own Night Fever episode

• S5E4 · Nick Egan▶Play from 00:00:09 · 8 mentions in this episode

  Host; opens with the Stray Cats tattoo story, steers Nick through Malcolm, Marc Jacobs and Bow Wow Wow, and ends wanting a part two. Links to his own Night Fever episode

• S4E10 · Ann Magnuson▶Play from 00:00:09 · 5 mentions in this episode

  Host; remembers seeing Ann tap-dance in goggles, a snorkel and flippers in LA, rewatched Making Mr. Right the night before, and says his first party was for Vulcan Death Grip at the Cat Club. Links to his own Night Fever episode

On the scene timeline

1. 1990 · US daytime television

   The Club Kids invade daytime television

   Michael Alig's crew take their looks onto Geraldo, Donahue and Joan Rivers, turning going out into a national spectacle.

   Peter GatienMichael MustoSusanne BartschMichael AligJames St. JamesAmanda LeporeRichie Rich

2. 1996 · New York

   The Club Kid era ends with the Angel Melendez case

   Michael Alig kills Andre "Angel" Melendez and later pleads guilty to manslaughter. The case collapses the scene just as Gatien's clubs face a federal drug investigation.

   Peter GatienMichael MustoMichael AligAndre 'Angel' MelendezJames St. James

3. 2021 · World of Wonder, Los Angeles

   Night Fever starts recording the survivors

   World of Wonder's podcast sits the scene's originals down one by one, and they keep naming each other.

   Michael MustoJayne CountyMichelle VisageJoey AriasFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoJames St. James

4. 1980s · Limelight

   James St. James: Becomes a fixture of downtown nightlife and one of the original Club Kids

   Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)

   James St. James

5. 1999 · Limelight

   James St. James: Publishes Disco Bloodbath, his memoir of the Club Kid years

   Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)

   James St. James

6. 2003 · Limelight

   James St. James: Disco Bloodbath becomes the film Party Monster

   Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)

   James St. James

7. 2007 · Limelight

   James St. James: Publishes the novel Freak Show, later a film

   Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)

   James St. James

8. 2021 · Limelight

   James St. James: Starts hosting Night Fever for World of Wonder

   Club Kid legend, author and the host of Night Fever. (Night Fever guest, Season 6, Episode 1.)

   James St. James

9. 1996 ·

   Killing of Angel Melendez (1996)

   James now believes it was premeditated

   James St. James

10. 1987 ·

    Filthy Mouth Contest (Danceteria)

    Michael Alig's first party; James was a judge. Source shows a 1987 contest card from the Palladium, not Danceteria

    James St. James

11. 1985 ·

    Downtown Dukes and Divas

    Show where James met Fenton and Randy backstage. Gabriel Rotello's revue series, 1985-86; NYU archive of Nelson Sullivan's videos

    James St. James

12. 1987 ·

    Death of Andy Warhol (1987)

    Left a vacuum in the club scene that Alig filled

    James St. James

13. 1988 ·

    World of Wonder founded (c. 1988)

    Started as a record label to release the Pop Tarts

    James St. James

In the same rooms (aka the gang)