Wasn't Squeezebox the place where fat fuck Jackie Beat bored people to tears?

Posted by: patricia kneel at March 18, 2008 4:36 PM

Jackie is brilliant, you tired thing! I loved this place, miss it, what's at the EAR Bar now anyways? They had a Cher night there, too. There are no rock & roll fag bars anymore unless you count The Cock and The Urge.

Posted by: trini alvarado's nanny at March 18, 2008 4:46 PM

I must trumpet the last poster's defense of Jackie Beat. She may be bigger and more bitter than ever, but boring she is NOT.

And SQUEEZEBOX! I can't wait to finally see this documentary. I hope the footage of Formika double-sodomizing two go go boys with Heineken bottles simultaneously makes the final cut! Pun intended!

Posted by: raftery at March 19, 2008 1:08 AM

Good for you Michael...now you can finally get over the Rocky Horror Picture Show. You go!

Posted by: Bindi the junglr GURL at March 19, 2008 7:32 AM

I once slam danced into Formika there, our chemistry has always been weird, and sprained my middle finger.

Posted by: marcia wallace's dogwalker at March 19, 2008 10:19 AM

Jackie Beat not only isn't boring, but I've insisted she play me (as a child, of course) in the film version of my life. I'd prefer Lypsinka to play me during my prime, glorious party girl years and in the last sad years when I looked like an old, nicotine-stained alcoholic hag, I'd like to see Sylvia Miles finally get the great part she so richly deserves. No makeup required! Dahling!

Posted by: The Late Tallulah Bankhead at March 19, 2008 11:33 AM

I love Rock & Drag!! I think the original concept for Squeeze Box was great. The realization, however, impressed me as a pretentious recreation of the Mudd Club at the Boy Bar. I recall my first visit there to see Cherry Vanilla who was amzazingly on target (after all these years!!!). The crowd, however, didn't seem to know what to do (how to dance) with the rock music. Formika's disco moves to the rock didn't do it for me. None of the drag queens except for Miss Guy, Jayne County, & Headwig really seemed knew how to rock. As a rock venue, it impressed me as beeing as authentic, as "Happy Days" was to the fifties. There is, however, a never ending market for such films, now in the American Gay provences, in the same tradition of the highly comercialized celluloid version of Wig Stock. Coming soon.....Clevland Rocks!

Posted by: Ben-There Done-That at March 19, 2008 11:56 AM

I misspoke. Jackie Beat isn't boring. Just a nasty c word.

Posted by: patricia kneel at March 19, 2008 12:13 PM

I'm confused...is that a drag queen or Rod Stewart flipping the finger in that pic?

Posted by: Billy at March 19, 2008 2:51 PM

Ben There, I don't think it was pretentious or like Boy Bar, you must have gone on an off night. I went to one girl's party there which was a tribute to Pat Benatar and they had the Squeeze Box band and different people got up and did their fave Pat song. This girl had another Pat party at some other venue a couple of years ago.

Posted by: barkley dog at March 19, 2008 2:51 PM

I hope the film doesn't feature the always gross and untalented Jayne County, who only got attention because she supposedly chopped her dick off! Not a big drag fan in general, there are a few exceptions. I think I got a b.j. & the bear in the bathroom there once.

Posted by: barkley at March 24, 2008 2:23 PM

You all sound bitter,,,this film is the kinda of thing the New NY needs to see...more,more & more,,,and i heard about his many moons ago at mothefrucker (the party that ripped squeezebox off) so the fact that they did and got into Tribeca is fuckin rad...I heard too that john waters produced it...good for those queens and you can all fuck off...jayne & jackie are AMAZING!

Posted by: noname at March 24, 2008 8:19 PM

VIVA SQUEEZEBOX!! Does anyone know how we can but tickets?? Been calling Tribeca and they are clueless to how to buy them!
We want to go everynight!! I met my boyfriend of 12 years there!!!!

Posted by: Linda Luck at March 24, 2008 8:32 PM

This is great news. Thanks for letting us know abroad Musto! So glad the talent that came out of the Don Hill's scene will be on the screen and we can stop hearing about that talentless scene of wannabes that troll at Don's now, the Misshapes. When I was last in NY after moving to Berlin three years ago I went to see what the Misshapes were all about...what a sad joke....what happened to NY...you people used to smell rats and kick them out of town...They laugh at the Misshapes here in Europe cause they know what frauds they are and don't need to kiss ass to get in a mindless page six. Come to SqueezeBox in Berlin Michael you will love it!

Posted by: Rufus at March 25, 2008 9:26 AM

Right on to that last comment posted! But to the top person....Have you ever seen Jackie Beat perform? No one belts it out like her, yes she is bitter but she has balls and performs like no other and not just sits behind a DJ booth with no talent.
Ciao from Rome

Posted by: Gregor at March 28, 2008 8:50 AM

Is this movie coming down under??...they are going luv this gay ole Sydney!

Posted by: Trevor at March 31, 2008 10:26 AM

Tickets for Squeezebox are available starting 4/12 for American Express card members, 4/18 for downtown residents, 4/19 for general public. There are 5 screenings: tribecafilmfestival.org., go to film guide, click on the S.
The Main box office is at 15 Laight St. & is open from 11 - 7.
AMC 19th St box office is open from 3 - 8. There are big service charges to purchase tix on phone (646) 502-5296. Don't wait too long as tickets can sell out quickly.

Posted by: RknMama at April 8, 2008 1:19 PM

This is a joke right?? This was a real rock club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not some Disney-Land Film Festival freak show car wreck!
Are we living in hell?? Squeezebox is now a major motion picture too. I've heard it all.

Posted by: at April 8, 2008 11:12 PM

R.I.P. SqueezeBox Thanks for the memories.....

May you live forever on the screen!

Posted by: at April 12, 2008 12:36 PM