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WEEKLY SOHO NEWS METAL NEWSTAND INSERT + DEATH OF SOHO NEWS PARTY Invite TUNNEL

$ 12.67

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Both authentic, original pieces in great shape. Metal newstand Insert is 9.5" x 2", the fold out invitation is 14" x 10" unfolded. Please see all photos which are self-explanatory
  • Year: 1970-Now
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    After 20 years as the circulation manager of the Village Voice, Daniel List (dad) went to work with the Weekly Soho News....walking all over the city, bulls&itting with news dealers at the hundreds of new stands around the city....I know this, because he dragged me around with him as a child.  These are some sort of metal insert used to advertise or give the Weekly Soho News prominence over other competitor papers (especially THE VILLAGE VOICE) at whichever newstands.  He gave A LOT of these out.  He worked for the Village Voice, but Rupert Murdoch fired him and the entire original crew...many of which found safe-harbor in like-minded, and ultra-cool Weekly Soho News.
    Alas, all things must pass, and Soho News also also eventually succumbed, leaving poor ole dad homeless, but at least they had a huge "Death of Soho News" Friday, March 20, 1987 party at the swank TUNNEL club, on 12th street (220)...monster/zombie/mummy etc themed.  VERY kitsch.  He drifted on to a couple of other publications, but how can you go back to the farm after seeing Pareeeee? ;-)