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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    10/09/09

    In reply to Real World Star Laid Off in Glamour Cutbacks?! (Yes)
    Aw...cute people! They're just like us!
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    Image of fuzzywhat fuzzywhat
    10/09/09

    In reply to Real World Star Laid Off in Glamour Cutbacks?! (Yes)
    Danny was my first gay crush on a gay man, and an amazing awakening for a closeted gay boy who only ever knew about the stereotypical flamers.

    Then a couple years ago I saw him at Eastern Bloc sitting on the bench groping cute boys like an old man at a strip club and the charm wore off.
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    MattGaymon promoted this comment fuzzywhat was starred fuzzywhat was unstarred
    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    10/09/09

    @fuzzywhat: Oh come on, isn't that WHY you came out?
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    10/09/09

    @fuzzywhat: Is Eastern Bloc a well known bar? I was there about six weeks ago, and for some reason I've seen it mentioned on Gawker at least a few times in the past several days.
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    10/09/09

    @mattchew03: Yes. If Gawker had a patron gay bar, it would be Eastern Bloc. Feel free to ignore nostalgia-breaths who tell you it was better as Wonder Bar, even if they're right.
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    Edited by MattGaymon at 10/09/09 6:01 PM MattGaymon was starred MattGaymon was unstarred
    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    10/09/09

    @MattGaymon: Thank you for the explanation!
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    Image of Kakapo Kakapo
    10/10/09

    @MattGaymon: It was better when it was Wonder Bar.
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    Image of SeeingI SeeingI
    08/31/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    So what's this "legacy" you mention? Will his 1000 pairs of sneakers clad the feet of 1000 homeless people?
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    Image of PikaDar Brisetout PikaDar Brisetout
    08/31/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    Lost in some other thread were my thoughts. I am saying this for some other Gawkers who know: If you could choose to be that way and end that way, would you? Of course not.

    Hope all the "you have a choice" people have perfect lives. Good luck.
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    CaptainFantastic promoted this comment PikaDar Brisetout was starred PikaDar Brisetout was unstarred
    Image of minou minou
    08/31/09

    @PikaDar Brisetout: That was very well-said, and all the more poignant because so many of us are or have been (or are close to people who are) in this situation.

    ETA: Now that I think about it, I like this comment as much as any I've read in my years on Gawker. Thank you.
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    Edited by minou at 08/31/09 9:51 AM minou was starred minou was unstarred
    Image of The Lone Scout The Lone Scout
    08/31/09

    @PikaDar Brisetout: I get your drift--don't throw stones from a glass house--but I would sincerely like some advice on this. I am troubled about a relative I love dearly who is travelling a path of self-destruction (as I judge the situation). I've been to the [fill-in-the-blank]-Anon meetings where folks in similar circumstances counsel each other to let go and let the destruction happen. And I've sat and wondered why I haven't done more already to help this relative make better choices. So, am I naive/judging/pathetic to believe that I/someone/some people should step in and strongly encourage this person to consider a different path? (Wow, I just read my last sentence and realized I sound like I'm writing a three-hankie episode of "Intervention.") So, here I am asking your personal advice for me, when it's really not about me, is it? Or is it?
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    Edited by The Lone Scout at 08/31/09 2:30 PM The Lone Scout was starred The Lone Scout was unstarred
    Image of PikaDar Brisetout PikaDar Brisetout
    08/31/09

    @The Lone Scout: "...wondered why I haven't done more already to help this relative make better choices."

    I guess it *is* about you and how you feel in terms of the possiblility of changing someone. One can only help so much. At least this is my experience.
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    Edited by PikaDar Brisetout at 08/31/09 4:12 PM PikaDar Brisetout was starred PikaDar Brisetout was unstarred
    Image of PikaDar Brisetout PikaDar Brisetout
    08/31/09

    @minou: I onlly want to speak for the sadness and "what's so impressive?" thing. Thanks.

    Loss makes the world a different place.
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    Image of FriendlyFloyd FriendlyFloyd
    08/30/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    Apple Logic Studio + Music Samples + Spare Time = DJ

    DJs never really strike me as someone with a talent worth making money over. Sorry if that offends anyone, but that's just my own personal feeling.

    It's sad that he died of a drug overdose though, regardless of who he is.
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    Botswana Meat Commission FC promoted this comment FriendlyFloyd was starred FriendlyFloyd was unstarred
    Image of Botswana Meat Commission FC Botswana Meat Commission FC
    08/31/09

    @FriendlyFloyd: More like...
    A pair of Technic 1200s + a box of records no one else has + the ability to actually mix records (which is harder than it sounds) + impeccable taste and a sense of how to keep a party moving = DJ

    It's not as easy as people think.
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    Botswana Meat Commission FC was starred Botswana Meat Commission FC was unstarred
    Image of princess_peach princess_peach
    08/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: No, it's really not. I used to have a set of turntables that I played with in my spare time... it is NOT easy to mix music cleanly. You need to have impeccable timing, an informal but basic knowledge of harmonic structure, and also really thorough knowledge of the music that you are playing. A DJ doesn't just mix music... he controls the mood of a party. Different genre, but DJs like Oakenfold or Van Dyk can change the mood of the dancefloor just by shifting the key of the music. It is pretty complex stuff that takes a lot of practice.
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    PimpMyCouch promoted this comment princess_peach was starred princess_peach was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    08/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: Exactly.
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    Image of djdavetrouble djdavetrouble
    08/31/09

    @FriendlyFloyd: Computer + Internet + Spare time = Blog Commenter that thinks he knows something about everything
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    johnny_carsick promoted this comment djdavetrouble was starred djdavetrouble was unstarred
    Image of phesto79 phesto79
    08/31/09

    @Botswana Meat Commission FC: More like Serato Scratch or Traktor Pro+ a celebrity Girlfriend or boyfriend + ability to be a walking Ipod=Celebrity DJ
    Real DJs are the ones that get respect
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    johnny_carsick promoted this comment phesto79 was starred phesto79 was unstarred
    Image of heywhat heywhat
    08/30/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    The Palms tribute was nice. We always defy popular victims but I hope people just leave this alone. It was a tragic sitauation. End of story.
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    Sophie needs to study...damn promoted this comment heywhat was starred heywhat was unstarred
    Image of rubyruby rubyruby
    08/30/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    I'm pretty certain Adam Goldberg is an actor. And that Adam GOLDSTEIN was DJ AM. Oh, Gawker.
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    rubyruby was starred rubyruby was unstarred
    Image of Jzb2 Jzb2
    08/30/09

    @rubyruby: This explains why I couldn't find fat pics of him on google by searching for his name. Interesting. Everyone is drunk and wrong tonight I guess.
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    snugbug promoted this comment Jzb2 was starred Jzb2 was unstarred
    Image of contradicto contradicto
    08/30/09

    @rubyruby: That kind of answers my question. We can't even remember his real name.
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    Image of DonLaFontaine DonLaFontaine
    08/30/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    As an armchair primary care physician, I look through the hundreds of pictures of this guy on the web and the first thing that comes to mind is "If there were ever a more perfect candidate for gastric bypass surgery, I've never seen him ..."
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    DonLaFontaine was starred DonLaFontaine was unstarred
    Image of DonLaFontaine DonLaFontaine
    08/30/09

    @DonLaFontaine:

    "What you need son isn't to go to Ikea and get the small plates and glasses like the Europeans use and run around on the treadmill every once in a while, what you need is for me to do is divide your stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger, lower 'remnant' pouch and then re-arrange the small intestine to allow both pouches to stay connected to it ... yep, that's what you need alright."
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    DonLaFontaine was starred DonLaFontaine was unstarred
    Image of jasonelias jasonelias
    08/30/09

    @DonLaFontaine: I've seen the pics, that doesn't mean I can find one of him larger. He reportedly lost 155 pounds after the gastric bypass. He had it one month into his relationship with Nicole Richie.
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    jasonelias was starred jasonelias was unstarred
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    08/30/09

    @jasonelias: Meant to say, I can't find one of him bigger on the internet. Oh this keyboard..
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    jasonelias was starred jasonelias was unstarred
    Image of Jzb2 Jzb2
    08/30/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    I am going to be a bitch right now and say that since Goldberg was a man, the proper term would be "né", not "née". You often see the latter because it is mostly used in the American press to refer to the birth name of married women, but the additional "e" makes it a feminine term and thus incorrect in this case. I might be wrong, but this is how I always learned the use of the term. The end.
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    snugbug promoted this comment Jzb2 was starred Jzb2 was unstarred
    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/30/09

    @Jezebabe: Vous avez raison, mais c'est le problème du nom de M. Goldstein qu'est le pire.
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    Image of Jzb2 Jzb2
    08/31/09

    @Jezebabe: Oh Come on Gawker, even Guanabee got it right:

    "DJ AM, né Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment earlier this evening. He was 36 years old."

    [guanabee.com]
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    Jzb2 was starred Jzb2 was unstarred
    Image of contradicto contradicto
    08/30/09

    In reply to DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, and Legacy
    While drug overdoses, sad, and all that, I'm still unclear on who this guy is and what he did that was so remarkable to merit the attention he is getting.
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    contradicto was starred contradicto was unstarred
    Image of DonLaFontaine DonLaFontaine
    08/30/09

    @contradicto:

    Your post contains two questions and the answers are as follows: (1) he once dated Nicole Richie and (2) see answer to question number one, supra.
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    Image of kdollarsign kdollarsign
    08/30/09

    @contradicto: gawker just explained that -- everyone knew him.
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    contradicto promoted this comment kdollarsign was starred kdollarsign was unstarred
    Image of DonLaFontaine DonLaFontaine
    08/30/09

    @DonLaFontaine:

    (Please don't ask why Nicole Ritchie is newsworthy)
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    Image of Murgatroid Murgatroid
    08/30/09

    @contradicto: He was a member of Crazy Town.
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    contradicto promoted this comment Murgatroid was starred Murgatroid was unstarred
    Image of FaceMelter FaceMelter
    08/30/09

    @contradicto: He wore shirts with his name on them. Do you do that? Exactly. I didn't think so. Peasant.
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    Image of funyuns are awesome in phx funyuns are awesome in phx
    08/30/09

    @contradicto: It think its sad that the Washington Post wrote an obit about him.

    "He was best known for once dating Nicole Richie... having over 1000 shoes... and a former crack addict."

    Must be a slow week.
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    contradicto promoted this comment funyuns are awesome in phx was starred funyuns are awesome in phx was unstarred
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    08/30/09

    @kdollarsign: That explains nothing.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    08/31/09

    @funyuns are awesome in phx: "He may have been best known for working the celebrity club scene, dating starlets including Nicole Richie and Mandy Moore, and his huge sneaker collection, owning about 1,000 pairs."
    [voices.washingtonpost.com]

    I hope we can all put aside the petty issues and think hope the 1,000 sneakers are well taken care of by his estate. This kid was "street" with a capital "eet." 1,000 sneakers and a crack habit and an MTV deal. He’s just like any of us.
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    Edited by SpyMagician at 08/31/09 12:03 AM SpyMagician was starred SpyMagician was unstarred
    Image of PikaDar Brisetout PikaDar Brisetout
    08/31/09

    @contradicto: My feeling is that it's just so Jeremy Blakeish and people understanding the mental/addiciton issues. Plus the notoriety, of coursel.
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    SpyMagician promoted this comment PikaDar Brisetout was starred PikaDar Brisetout was unstarred
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    08/31/09

    @PikaDar Brisetout: Well, I think Jeremy Blake did far more. He had work of his that was view by people more—like in Punch Drunk Love and music videos—than Mr. 1,000 sneakers. And Blake's art was accessible at least as far as viewing goes.
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    Edited by SpyMagician at 08/31/09 1:55 AM SpyMagician was starred SpyMagician was unstarred
    Image of PikaDar Brisetout PikaDar Brisetout
    08/31/09

    @SpyMagician: Of course Jeremy Blake did far more. My point the whole mental issue thing.

    And, while we're at it, respect to Jeremy Blake and a memory for his greatness.

    And sure, it's all about it could be you...or me for that matter.
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    Edited by PikaDar Brisetout at 08/31/09 2:10 AM PikaDar Brisetout was starred PikaDar Brisetout was unstarred
    Image of Carol Gardens Carol Gardens
    08/27/09

    In reply to Did Vanity Fair Scoop Dominick Dunne's Family?
    New York Social Diary had a tribute up on Tuesday night. At that point, DPC mentioned that Dunne has been given "last rites". Also that his first job in television was on the Howdy Doody Show. I am not kidding!
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    Image of AjaxNangerini AjaxNangerini
    08/27/09

    In reply to Did Vanity Fair Scoop Dominick Dunne's Family?
    I saw Gore last Thursday at an opening in the U.B.S. bldg., the same one Chuck Close attended. Gore looked great, v robust wearing Chucks and shorts. All Gawkers must think the same cos, my mind went to Gore when I heard the Dunne news. So glad I saw him last week.
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    PandoraSpocks promoted this comment AjaxNangerini was starred AjaxNangerini was unstarred
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    08/27/09

    @AjaxNangerini: Don't worry about Vidal. Living proof of the good dying young.
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    Image of Weegee's bored Weegee's bored
    08/27/09

    In reply to Did Vanity Fair Scoop Dominick Dunne's Family?
    New career opportunity -- Death Planner. He or she would work with your doctor, hospital, and government-managed death expediter to assure you don't shuffle off this mortal coil on the same day as a pope or prime minister or after the daily news deadlines.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/27/09

    @Weegee's bored: If it were possibly to posthumously hire one of these, I'm quite sure Farrah Fawcett would've been first in line.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Did Vanity Fair Scoop Dominick Dunne's Family?
    I am really going to miss him. No one name-dropped and shamelessly starfucked like he did. His coverage of high profile justice was incredibly enthralling. Particularly moving was the diary regarding his daughter's murderer's sham trial.
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    Image of MissPeacock MissPeacock
    08/27/09

    @scroll_lock: I re-read that last night and was enraged all over again for his family.
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    SarahHeartburn promoted this comment MissPeacock was starred MissPeacock was unstarred
    Image of Tara Incognita Tara Incognita
    08/27/09

    @scroll_lock: It was my favorite thing to read in VF. Sometimes the only thing I read in VF.
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    Tara Incognita was starred Tara Incognita was unstarred
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    08/27/09

    @Tara Incognita: Mine too.
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    Image of 1.1.1. 1.1.1.
    08/27/09

    @Tara Incognita:

    Except for the interminable stories about the man who died mysteriously in Monaco.

    Was it the nurse?
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    TheUptightMidwesterner promoted this comment 1.1.1. was starred 1.1.1. was unstarred
    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    08/27/09

    @1.1.1.: As the Safra saga. I was so hoping that Dunne would be all over Lily Safra (the widow?) when she had the novel that was supposedly about her quashed and all the galleys pulped.
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    Image of SarahHeartburn SarahHeartburn
    08/27/09

    @MissPeacock: And back in those days domestic violence, and the lack of decent prosecution against it, wasn't taken so seriously as it is now. His article was important in its time and I think created a consciousness of the problem, and not just within the privileged group of Vanity Fair readers. If he went a bit overboard over the years in his coverage of murders, you could see where it came from. Poor lovely Dominique.
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    08/27/09

    In reply to Did Vanity Fair Scoop Dominick Dunne's Family?
    They were trying to avoid "Farrah syndrome" with a bigger name dying the same day. Thankfully, Dominick had the good taste to refuse Ryan O'Neal's proposal.
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