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posted May 10, 2008 11:15 AM

Once upon a time (like the mid-'90s), a party promoter named Michael Schmidt had a novel idea: drag queens dumping the lipsynching routine to sing rock and roll live onstage. No one knew what to expect when they first opened the doors to Don Hill's on the fateful night that SqueezeBox! was born in downtown Manhattan. With Mistress Formika presiding as hostess and den mother, the drag queens rocked New York nightlife in a way no one had ever seen before. But what began as a place for gay misfits who'd rather hear a guitar riff than a disco beat turned into a pansexual free-for-all. Straight or gay. Preppy or punk. Man or woman (or somewhere in between). All were welcome at SqueezeBox! as long as they were there to have fun. Though celebrities like John Waters, Drew Barrymore, and Johnny Knoxville were regular fixtures, the movie stars, drag queens, punks, and everyone in between partied elbow to elbow, waiting for a glimpse of what would happen on stage. And what a stage. Not only was it graced by legendary performers like Deborah Harry and Jayne County-it was also where the Toilet Boys were born and John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask started working on Hedwig and the Angry Inch. But when big, bad Giuliani blew through New York nightlife to "clean it up," the party ended-with chins up and middle fingers in the air-after seven rocking years. Directors Zach Shaffer and Steve Saporito capture the raw, debauched energy of SqueezeBox! in their uniquely stylized mix of archival performance footage and interviews, offering those who were there a chance to relive it, and those who weren't a chance to get a taste of the action. Seven years after the seminal party closed its doors, SqueezeBox! is the ultimate tribute to what can never be recreated nor forgotten. Running Time: approx. 91 mins. Starring: Debbie Harry, John Waters, Jesse Malin, Toilet Boys, Nina Hagen, Michael Schmidt, Pat Field, Bob Gruen, Kembra Pfahler, Marc Spitz, Misstress Formika, Michael Cunningham, Hedwig, Sean Pierce, Sherry Vine, John Cameron Mitchell, Justin Bond, Joey Arias, Stephen Trask, Theo Kogan, Dean Johnson, Bebe Buell, Lady Bunny, Michael Musto, Jackie Beat, Ethan Brown, Cherie Currie, Sandy West and King Joey & the then mayor of our NY Rudy/Rudina Giuliani AND of course many many more incredible New Yorkers! Directed by: Zach Shaffer & Steve Saporito Co-Directed by: Sean Pierce Produced by: Lyle Derek, Steve Saporito & Zach Shaffer.

http://www.myspace.com/thesqueezeboxmovie

They will be traveling to cities all over the world with the film this summer but NYC got it first.
The world premiere was on April 25th at this years Tribeca Film Festival!

I hope there is a lot of Cherie in it and that it will come out on DVD before too long!
[Thumbs up]
Gus

PS There are great photos of Cherie singing at The SqueezeBox (October 27, 2000) in her Web Site Gallery!
Check 'em out!
http://www.rocketcityrecords.com/october/october3.html

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