July 17, 2004

New York Doll died

Arthur Kane, the bassist for the New York Dolls, died of leukemia last Tuesday in LA. It's so strange having seen him on stage just a few weeks ago. At the bequest of Morrissey, once president of the The New York Dolls fan club, the group reunited and played 2 shows at London's South Bank. They hadn't played together in nearly 30 years. Kane didn't look all that lively, but I put it down to a rock 'n' roll lifestyle. The sounds coming out of his bass were superb.