Band Not Heard of Since the 80s Invades Chelsea

Last night when I arrived home the lobby was filled with junk – lights, cables, trunks, cameras, you name it—and people running around this way and that. All of the seats in the lobby were taken by extras or whoever and even Stanley’s office had been commandeered.  I went to get on an elevator.  Sorry this elevator is out of service one of the hipster helpers told me. Given over apparently for the use of the film crew.  He told me to use the other elevator.  (That’s crap.  In all of his years Stanley never let them have an elevator for their own personal use. This constitutes a reduction of services for the residents of this hotel.) (Photo is from earlier in the day when they were moving in.)

There was a woman in the elevator wearing a brightly colored blue skirt and yellow socks and a lot of baubles and bangles and scarves around her head.  I thought to myself for a minute, is this a tourist?  Then I looked closely at her face, Liza Minnelli eyelashes and thick pancake make-up.  I get it, they’ve hired someone to play an eccentric old lady. Maybe they had cluelessly intended her to represent a gypsy or a real Bohemian that is someone from the country of Bohemia. They had dressed other people up as bohemians as well even as their real life counterparts stood by.
     Asking around I discovered that these faux bohemians had been employed by the rock band Depche Mode.  Not even remotely cool since the 80s the Mode had descended upon the hotel to shoot a music video.
     What we want to know is have the band members been apprised of the situation at the hotel, that is to say the fact that Stanley Bard has been ousted and replaced by corporate suits.  Being musicians I’m sure they are aware of the cultural significance of the Chelsea.  It may be possible that somebody in their organization set this up and they have no knowledge of the situation.  It’s either that or they’re just trying to tap into the recent press coverage of the Chelsea to resurrect their moribund street creed.   If the latter shame on them.  If the former they should fire whoever is responsible for setting up this video shoot.