In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a
lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success
never dreamed of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas
City, Scribner's Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole
city resplendent.
Among their friends, literary lights,
musicians and artists such as Harry Smith, Bobby Neuwirth, Allen
Ginsberg, Sandy Daley, Sam Shepherd, William Burroughs, etc. It was a
heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music worlds
exploding and colliding. In the midst of all this two kids made a pact
to always care for one another.
Scrappy, romantic, committed to
making art, they prodded and provided each other with faith and
confidence during the hungry years--the days of cous-cous and lettuce
soup. Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. Beautifully
written, this is a profound portrait of two young artists, often
hungry, sated only by art and experience.
And an unforgettable
portrait of New York, her rich and poor, hustlers and hellions, those
who made it and those whose memory lingers near.
Just Kids - Patti Smith
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