Disco Bloodbath

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Disco Bloodbath

Michael Alig, the subject of the book, before going to prison
Author James St. James
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Non Fiction
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date August 11, 1999
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 288
ISBN ISBN 0684857642
Followed by Movie - Party Monster (1998) at the Internet Movie Database
 Movie - Party Monster (2003) at the Internet Movie Database

Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland is a 1999 memoir written by James St. James about his life as a Manhattan celebutante and club kid. The book specifically chronicles his friend Michael Alig's rise to fame and his subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer Angel Melendez. St. James was Alig's mentor in the scene, giving him a very personal view into the story, which comes through in the book. The memoir was later renamed Party Monster after the motion picture of that name was made based on the book starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny and Marilyn Manson.

Disco Bloodbath has since gone out of print and often goes for several hundred dollars in auctions. It was only available in hardcover; however, Party Monster paperbacks are available. ISBN 0-684-85764-2.

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[edit] Michael Alig

Main article: Michael Alig

Michael Alig was a member of the notorious Club Kids, a group of young clubgoers led by Alig in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1996 Alig was convicted of the murder of Andre "Angel" Melendez[1] in a confrontation over a drug debt.[2]

[edit] DJ Keoki

Main article: DJ Keoki

Superstar DJ Keoki is a Electronic music DJ who was born in El Salvador, but raised in Hawaii.[3] Ironically, he had no experience as a DJ when was branded Superstar DJ Keoki. It was infamous partykid/murderer Michael Alig who helped in the early promotion of his then boyfriend DJ Keoki[4]

[edit] James St. James

Main article: James St. James

James St. James (born James Clark[5]) was a Club Kid of the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s/early 1990s and the author of Disco Bloodbath (now published under the title Party Monster). He was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included heavy drug use, partying, and bizarre costumes.

[edit] Andre Melendez

Main article: Andre Melendez

Andre Melendez[1], better known as Angel Melendez, was a Club Kid and drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City. Melendez and his family arrived in New York from Colombia when Melendez was eight years old. Melendez became a drug dealer during the early 1990s after he met Peter Gatien, owner of the Limelight Club in New York. Melendez became a regular dealer in Gatien's clubs. He was frequently seen at Manhattan clubs wearing his trademark feathered wings.

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  1. ^ a b JOHN SULLIVAN (September 11, 1997). 2 Men Plead Guilty in Killing of Club Denizen (HTML). New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-03-23. “Mr. Alig, who pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court in Manhattan to one count of first degree manslaughter, admitted that he and a friend smothered Andre Melendez, known as Angel, chopped up his body and threw it into the Hudson River.”
  2. ^ Jonathan Van Meter (November 20, 2006). Party Boy in a Cage (HTML). New York Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
  3. ^ Gary C. W. Chun (Friday, December 7, 2001). Superstar DJ Keoki keeps the party going (HTML). Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
  4. ^ Michael Musto (March 26th, 2002 12:00 AM). NYC Life (HTML). villagevoice. Retrieved on 2008-03-22. “Alig and his then boyfriend, Keoki,”
  5. ^ Peter Rivendell (Wednesday, August 01, 2007 at 12:01 AM). James St James (HTML). gayfortoday. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
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