Wednesday's parting shot (and sneak preview)

As seen on a LinkNYC kiosk on First Avenue... an ad for "Personality Crisis: One Night Only," the new documentary about New York Dolls founder David Johansen... co-directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi. 

It premieres Friday on Showtime.

 

RIP Sylvain Sylvain

 

As you may have heard, Sylvain Sylvain, co-founder and guitarist of the New York Dolls, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 69. 

An appreciation via Jem Aswad at Variety:

While singer David Johansen was a classic Jaggeresque frontman and Johnny Thunders oozed degenerate charisma and played snarling lead guitar, Sylvain was the group's foundation, bringing textured riffs and rhythmic power that underpinned the songs' melodies and meshed with the bass and drums. The twang of his Gretsch guitar countered Thunders' blistering, distorted leads and gave the group a melodic bedrock.

Sylvain previously lived in the East Village, starting in 1967. 

Johansen is now the only surviving member of the original lineup, seen in the above video with "Stranded in the Jungle" from 1973.