I was laughing so hard to keep from crying

Tribes Stories: The Gangster Poet El Extreme Luis Chaluisan Part 2
https://vimeo.com/81677725
"I was laughing so hard to keep from crying."
El Extreme Luis Chaluisan entertains publisher Steve Cannon with over the top riffs on the The Apollo Theater, absurdity of death, Louie Caballero, the death of his father and I Wanna Car ... Filmed on location A Gathering of the Tribes 285 East Third Street (Between Ave C & D), Floor 2
New York, NY 10009 Videographer Susan Yung
Tribes Stories: The Gangster Poet El Extreme Luis Chaluisan Part 2
Amy Shand is producing a documentary for The New School on the blind guy (Steve Cannon) and Tribes past and present, she's looking for 1) poems/writing about or inspired by Steve/Tribes/LES 2) old footage and photos. Please email aeshand@gmail.com or send her a facebook message! Many thanks!
Vignettes from the world of Tribes, a non-for-profit arts organisation run out of Steve Cannon's Lower East Side abode.
There is no other place like Tribes, and with the increasing gentrification of the LES, there is slim chance that there ever will be.
The diverse, inclusive, artistic community that keeps it alive through the never-ending stream of art exhibitions, installations, poetry readings, music nights... is a living, breathing homage to decades past - it's managed to retain its bohemian charm and artistic edge embodying the spirit of it's, now blind, 76 years young, founder Steve.
Enjoy these 'takeaways' from the Tribes brown couch, and if you're ever in the neighbourhood, drop in and share your art. (seen here Tribes Stories: The Gangster Poet El Extrreme Luis Chaluisan)
SAVE TRIBES
Learn more about the pending eviction of Steve Cannon from his LES abode here:
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/nyregion/07tribes.html?_r=0
The Indypendent: http://www.indypendent.org/2011/05/19/the-last-of-the-bohemians/?cat=9