Invitation to Peter's 30th Birthday Concert at Reno Sweeney

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This is an invitation to Peter's 30th birthday concert held at his home away from home Reno Sweeney on February 10, 1974. Reno Sweeney was a New York cabaret supper club located at 126 W. 13th Street. The invitation was designed by Eliot Hubbard and illustrated by artist/illustrator Robert W. Richards, who illustrated some of Peter's concert posters. Two hundred were created for the concert. This one is numbered 178/200 and signed with the illustrator's initials 'RWR'. The illustration is very interesting because it's difficult to interpret. It has a Venetian masquerade feel, a touch of French neoclassical/rococo style, with a dash of medievalism. This particular invitation appears to have been glued into a scrapbook. The title on the front of the invitation Ask Me I Been There  refers to Peter's song, Just Ask Me I Been There .   The front of the invitation includes a message Peter wrote at the bottom which reads, "And still going! Love Peter"...
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Legs Diamond Book & Demo Tape

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Legs Diamond Book

Legs Diamond Book

Legs Diamond Book

Legs Diamond Demo Tape

Legs Diamond went through many rewrites from its beginning in 1984 to its previews in 1988. This early revised book was written by Irvin Bauer and Charles Suppon, and dated November 12, 1985. The book contains illustrations by Charles Suppon. Harvey Fierstein took over rewriting the book in 1987. Legs Diamond played at the Mark Hellinger Theatre from December 26, 1988 - February 19, 1989.


The book was accompanied with an unreleased 13-song cassette tape demo Peter did for Legs Diamond around 1984 or 1985. It features Peter, his backup singers Nikki Gregoroff and Dian Sorel, and a duet with his bass player Mark Berger.


View the book while listening to one of the demo songs, "Gentlemen Out On A Spree".


Item: 1.2022.WF

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