Rotten Rita

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Rotten Rita (real name Kenneth Rapp), sometimes referred to as "The Mayor", was an influential denizen of Andy Warhol's Factory. As an opera aficionado and an amphetamine dealer (and user)[1], he touched the lives of many members of Warhol's artist collective. He was particularly close to Brigid Berlin.

Rapp's death (together with that of songwriter Doc Pomus) inspired Lou Reed, another famous Factory denizen, to compose his 1992 album Magic and Loss. Lou Reed also makes mention of Rotten Rita in the song "Halloween Parade" on the album New York (1989).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Woronov, Mary (2000). Swimming Underground: My Years in the Warhol Factory. Serpent's Tail/REI. ISBN 1852427191. 
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