Two White Cats Sitting Around Talking

WOW staffer Joey Maiocco and James St James spent a lot of time schmoozing for the amusement of their adoring fans during the "Dial M for Madonna" Ring My Bell noon-till-night live sale-a-thon in the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery last week. Talk is cheap and so was the art. (Photo by Debbi Rotkowitz)

Ring My Bell: Dial M for Madonna Marathon

In the first hour of the "Dial M For Madonna" everything-must-go marathon hosted by James St. James, Michael Alig's sphincter is a recurring theme. Other topics discussed include Steven Corfe's felching fetching Madonna impersonation, a caller's sexual versatility, another caller's Gay Pride outfit, River Phoenix's and Leigh Bowery's deaths, and James' refusal to let the artworks upstage his on-camera banter.

Ring My Bell Updates 4 and 5

HAVE YOU CALLED JIMMY YET?

4. James is selling Madonna art like it's going out of style. He just sold the ninth and final Plasticgod miniature, completing the set and making him our first sell-out artist of the show. Call 323 603 6312 to speak with James and buy slash-price Madonna art. Next purchase gets a Party Monster poster signed by James. Click.

5. The fifth hour is up but sales have reached a mid-afternoon lag. There are still some key pieces left, like Tim Gaskin's Playboy Madge, pictured at right. Just like the magazine, it's a keeper. Call 323 603-6312 to enquire the prices, and watch James live at www.ringmybell.tv.

Ring My Bell Update 3

James is well into his third hour of the Ring My Bell Madonnathon over at ringmybell.tv and the talk has started to descend into sock masturbation. But let's not forget the art – it's flying off the walls with Gay Bigfoot's True Blue selling for the amazing price of $75, and Plasticgod selling another of his cute $100 miniatures.

– Steven Corfe

Ring My Bell Update 2

James has completed the second hour of the Ring My Bell Madonnathon, but getting only one caller that hour has reduced him to crying under the table. Tune in to ringmybell.tv to see more of the cut-price Madonna art. And call James so he can sell you a painting, for crying out loud. Call 323 603-6312 to talk and click here to gawk. It's live!

Ring My Bell Update 1

James just completed the first hour of the DIAL M FOR MADONNA-THON. No art work has sold yet, even with James' dangerous willy-nilly price-cutting. Highlights include the on-screen display of Trevor Chowning's Money Maker painting, to the shock and dismay of Moye Ishimoto watching in her Lifetime TV cubicle. Dial 323 603-6312 and watch at ringmybell.tv.

– Steven Corfe

Dial M for Madonna, Literally: Madonna Art Sale via Live Ring My Bell Hookup

Today marks the last day of "Dial M for Madonna" in the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery and to celebrate, James St James will be hosting a Ring My Bell spectacular, starting at noon Pacific time. To see all the discount-rate art that has not been sold, tune into ringmybell.tv, tune into ringmybell.tv, click on the OPEN IN QT PLAYER symbol, and wait for the streaming video to start. James will be answering calls and flogging the Madonna art at 323 603 6312. Dial now. Time actually doesn't go by so slowly. Hourly updates to come.

The Benson Initiative

Doug Benson showed up not only on the airplane on last night's Lost, but also, some time ago, in the hatchlike environment of WOW's Ring My Bell chamber, where he had to answer questions from strangers using the numbers 3236036312. Eerie.

For Whom The Bell Rings

This afternoon's guest on Ring My Bell is Christian LaPanto, a featured artist from the Warhol: Dead at 21 show who didn't get a chance to partake in the 12 hour Warhol Ring My Bell marathon last week. LaPanto will be taking calls and trying to sell his Warhol/Basquiat collage, created from an original phtoograph he took of the two artists when he lived in New York in the 80s. Call 323 603-6312 between 5PM and 6PM Pacific, and watch the live video feed by clicking on the play symbol at ringmybell.tv.

Update: due to technical difficulties, Christian will be back the same time tomorrow to answer your calls.

For Whom The Bell Rings

This afternoon's guest on Ring My Bell is Christian LaPanto, a featured artist from the Warhol: Dead at 21 show who didn't get a chance to partake in the 12 hour Warhol Ring My Bell marathon last week. LaPanto will be taking calls and trying to sell his Warhol/Basquiat collage, created from an original phtoograph he took of the two artists when he lived in New York in the 80s. Call 323 603-6312 between 5PM and 6PM Pacific, and watch the live video feed by clicking on the play symbol at ringmybell.tv.

For Whom The Bell Rung

Yesterday's 12 hour Warhol Ring My Bell marathon was a runaway success, with almost $3000 worth of art flying off the walls to phone-in buyers from Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, and everywhere in between (is West Hollywood considered "in between"?). James St James did a QVC-worthy job manning the phone lines, consistently bringing the topic back to the art, despite frequent interruptions involving teenage girls outing themselves as lesbians live on air (TWO of them!), boulevard bum invasions (THREE of them!), and caller Melissa's seduction technique of pretending to have the same birthday as the guest artists (FOUR of them!). Cutie patootie Bryden Lando answered calls for an hour and sold his banana skull-and-cross-bones piece, Paul Knotter did a stint and sold two of his velvet prints, and artists Eric Swartz and Mathu Andersen were equally lucky in flogging their Campbells Soup and Candy Darling pieces to the highest bidders. Musical interludes were provided by Ring My Bell favorites Ryan Workman and Marie Catastrophe, and highlights of the full 12 hours will be posted shortly on Warhol TV. Best of all, there's still some great pieces remaining, which can be purchased at SLASH-CUT-MEGA-REDUCED PRICES!!! at the Warhol: Dead at 21 Closing Party, next Friday the 22nd, from 7PM - 11PM at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery.

– Steven Corfe

Ring My Bell Telethon Talent Schedule

1:00PM
Austin Young &
Nadia Ginsberg
(as Madonna)

1:30PM
Paul Monroe

2:00PM
Eric Swartch

3:00PM
Bryden Lando

4:00PM
Mathu Andersen

5:00PM
Fenton Bailey

7:00PM
Paul Knotter

8:00PM
Steven Corfe

8:30PM
John Osborn

9:00PM
Joey Maiocco

10:00PM
Gay Bigfoot

11:00PM
Christian LaPanto

Midnight
Gidget Gein
(to be confirmed)

RING MY BELL TELETHON TODAY!

Steven Corfe, Thairin Smothers, and I, James St James, will be hosting a super-special, razzle-dazzle 12-hour RING MY BELL telethon for the "WARHOL DEAD AT 21" art show. All participating artists have been invited to stop by the gallery and take calls TODAY, Wednesday, Feb 13, from NOON Til MIDNIGHT (PST)! There will be surprise guest stars, local bands, and mucho mayhem! ALL ART MUST GO! BID ON YOUR FAVORITE PIECES! SUPPORT THE ARTS AND DECORATE YOUR HOUSE AT THE SAME TIME!

[To talk directly to the artists, James, Thairin, Steven, etc, and so on, and join in the ruckus, just dial 323 603-6312 – and watch the live streaming/screaming video at www.ringmybell.tv.]

For Whom the Bell Rings

Angus Oblong, a Muppetlike human who regularly participates in the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery receptions (perhaps you've spotted his bright red nose in the crowd), will be taking your calls and answering your questions today from 3 to 4PM in WOW's special Ring My Bell area. To speak directly to Oblong, dial 323 603-6312. Sample question: "Huh?"

For Whom the Bell Rings

This morning's guest on Ring My Bell is Andy Cohen, senior vice president of production & programming at the Bravo TV network, and host of that channel's online show Watch What Happens, in addition to all their on-air reunion specials. And he's hot, to boot! He's live on the show from 11AM to 12PM Pacific, during which time you can call him on 323 603 6312 to talk all things Bravo, including Project Runways and Top Chefs past and present, and watch him on the webcam at ringmybell.tv.

For Whom the Bell Nearly Rang

Did you tune in to Ring My Bell to speak to Daniel DiCriscio, only to find technical difficulties blocking your access? Here's what you missed, as the celebrity hair-stylist gives us a lowdown on who he is, who he knows, and who he has yet to meet.