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The Fame Clock Is Ticking

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If you think Andy Warhol’s line, “Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes” is overused, you’re not alone.

In 1979, Warhol himself said, “I’m bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is, “In fifteen minutes everybody will be famous.'”

I will now present my most recent claim to fame.

The very boss Kristopher Dukes asked me to compile a wish list for ThisNext. Here it is. As you will see, I’m trying to take my case for fish feet to a wider public. While I worked on my list, I Googled “fish shoes” once again and found these elegant goldfish-heel men’s shoes on PimpCostumes.com.


While this was not exactly what I was looking for, I felt gratified that I had finally found the place where Ice-T and Coco do all their shopping.

A fairytale romance

I need to meet these two. I know Coco and I will be able to bond while talking about custom-made ass jewelry.

You think your life would be changed by fame, but I just found out that I was chosen for “15 minutes of fame” on Iqons on October 22 and never knew. Clearly I need to log on to that site more often, but it’s so hard to keep up with the blog, everyone else’s blogs, all the social networking sites, etc. I know, I know…famous people like me shouldn’t complain about the little inconveniences of celebrity.

Someone who didn’t miss her 15 minutes of fame was Warhol superstar and drag queen Candy Darling. Rhiannon posted about Candy on Friday. I have My Face for the World to See, published in 1992 by a friend of Candy’s. It is a mix of Candy’s writings, drawings and photos presented as a girlie pink diary complete with lock and key. You can find the book on Amazon and eBay. Here are some photos of my copy. Click the images to supersize them.



This book made me sick. Literally. It was so musty-smelling that I had an allergy attack. It also wasn’t the most edifying literary experience I ever had, but great for Warhol-maniacs.

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  2. I don’t remember how much I paid a couple of years ago, but I see it floating around the internet for $50-$60. I saw one posting with a really low price but I was suspicious it didn’t have the pink cover.

  3. i am just putting this together. you make the wonderful Gigi Caron jewellery. nice! you are lovely.

  4. Those shoes are very confusing—very heavy looking shoe and the heel is delicate. Maybe you can find a more “Fear Factor” version that has a baby shark in it. 🙂
    I like Warhol’s art; however, when I look too close at what was going on in the factory I feel a little sick. Poor little Edie Sedgwick

  6. i love how your sharing your love of fish feet shoes with the rest of the world, and you rock for featuring the Christian Louboutin Ariella studded shoes, my favourite at the moment

  7. Okay, I am sort of digging those fish heel shoes, which is sad, I know. I’ve seen the stripper/ platform version before too.

  8. Wendy – congrats on your fame! You still seem so down to earth with your dreams of fish feet and red satin dresses ; )

    Here is a “great minds think alike” for you. Rebecca from Art Paw posted about Andy Warhol in the news yesterday. Including new Andy Warhol perfume. “Want to smell like the Andy Warhol’s Factory?” Radaronline.com asks.

    Art Dog Blog

  9. I think A. Warhol was such a talented artist, despite his private life maybe was a little bit insane (in some parts). The book seems very interesting.

  10. Wendy,
    the thought of you measuring Coco’ s ample bum for ass jewelry had me laughing!My dog is giving me scared looks !!!

  13. Those shoes are quite amazing and I must admit I am a fan of Ice-T. Who can’t resist Law&Order?
    Oh, and “Sweet Teeth” would be a wicked band name. I give you full license to use the name if you ever start a rock band.

  17. LOL @ the allergy attack (but not the misfortune of having it, Andy Warhol’s new line, and custom made ass jewelrt!

  18. you’re blog is hilarious! where have you been all my life?? loving the fish shoes by the way, and i’m definitely using the 15 minutes line sometime…

  21. Thanks so much for posting those photos!!!

    She’s so glamorous in the last one. I’m definitely going to look for that book now. 🙂

  22. oh gawwwd, everytime I see Coco with the legend that is IceT I just have to burst out laughing!!

  25. I was there when you had your 15 min of fames on IQONS! Congratulations. Since then I wanted to know what it’s like or what comes out of that but apparently…not much.
    I am not soo much into Andy Warhols most popular (oh yeah…that’s why it is called pop-art…) paintings but i love his fashion illustrations and butterflies!

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