Pyramid People Podcasts

With host KESTUTIS NAKAS

In honor of the publication of “We Started a Nightclub”: The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge as Told by Those Who Lived It, co-author Kestutis Nakas talks with key players in the book who tell their stories recalling their friends and collaborators, outrageous experiences at the Pyramid, and the culture of the East Village in the early 80s. Hear it from those who LIVED IT!

First 10 interviews available on Spotify free of charge:
John Kelly — Prolific Pyramid performer
Joshua Fried — Master of the electric shoe and creator of Radio Wonderland
Susy Schneider — Wacky, wicked actress and comedienne
John Jesurun — Auteur of the serialized Pyramid play Chang in a Void Moon
Barbara Lipp — Co-creator and performer/operator of the “living doll,” Frieda
Frederick Nunley — Pyramid performer, drag artist, and bar dancer extraordinaire
Merle Ginsberg — Journalist and 80s East Village influencer
Edgar Oliver — Hauntingly honey-voiced Pyramid playwright and poet
Tony Heiberg — Leader of On the Town Orchestra, John Sex’s backup band
Susan Martin — Co-author of the book and Director of Some Serious Business

“We Started a Nightclub”: The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge as Told by Those Who Lived It by Brian Butterick, Susan Martin, and Kestutis Nakas is published by Damiani Books in association with Some Serious Business. Designed by Jeff Streeper of Modern Identity, the book is available in bookstores, online, and for sale in Europe through Damiani Books.