...more recent posts
Rockets Redglare, dead
"In other lousy news for film buffs, Rockets Redglare, the downtown
fixture who turned up in flicks like Big and Basquiat, died last week as a
result of various ailments. Rockets had a fascinatingly dark life, which
spanned being born to a junkie mom, witnessing his mobster uncle pull
off a hit, and begging cash out of his famous friends. His triumph was
becoming a quirky star in his own right—one I'll sorely miss, and not
just because he never hit me up for money." - m.musto