When CBGBs was just a bar on the Bowery, along with two former Cockettes, Fayette and John Flowers, we approached Hilly Krystal, who owned the club, and asked if we could use his empty stage. I did a 2-month run at the Palm Casino Revue at the Bouwerie Lane Theatre, which opened on May, 4, 1974, among other gigs around town.

PAM: Yes, I sang old blues with a piano player in New York, and rehearsed at the iconic Ansonia Hotel. JOHN: Pam, you worked as a singer in New York and a film distributor in California. Our fateful correspondant, John Wisniewski has spoken with some of the coolest artists and musicians on our behalf, and we are excited for you to delve into the world of SWEET PAM and the epitomal underground camp queer acid rock performance art spectacle that was THE COCKETTES thanks to him! “We had such freedom in those days…” Pam Tent “Sweet Pam” by Peter Hujar (1971) Her book “MIDNIGHT AT THE PALACE: My Life as a Fabulous Cockette” is availble now on Amazon. Pam Tent was an integral member of this group and we are honoured to have her inducted into the realm of E.O.F. If you haven’t had the pleasure of knowing of this motley crew of gender bending creative misfits, you will be surprised to find out the major influence this group has on our culture to this day with notable members such as disco legend SYLVESTER, and drag legend DIVINE. Starting off with a trippy LSD inspired, gender bending, sequin dripping, experimental, naked, keeps you on your toes music and dance performances at the underground film showcase “The Nocturnal Dream Show” in the Pagoda Palace Theater in San Francisco’s artsy alternative Bay Area in the early 1970s – the group’s dynamic energy and pure irreverence to the status-quo soon began a fasccination that would bring in audiences from near and far – including Truman Capote and even members of European royalty. The 2002 documentary “The Cockettes” by David Wesselman & Bill Weber premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and brought the glitter-rock drag troupe back into the spotlight.

Midnight at the Palace by Pam Tent