Video: https://archive.org/details/pik-me-up
Abstract: This video is created as a brief introduction and overview of The PikMe-Up Cafe, which was located in Hollywood during the late eighties and early nineties. Serving as a gathering space for multiple subcultures and “outsiders”, The PikMe-Up was arguably one of the first of its kind. Although it was a coffee shop, The PikMe-Up didn’t open until the afternoon and remained open into the early morning hours before dawn. The cafe served as a place to build community, to organize locally, as a performance venue for local bands and artists, and simply as a place to sober up after a night out. Owners Jerry McKenna and Tawny Featherston opened the shop on a sort of whim, and eventually attracted celebrities such as Madonna, The Talking Heads, John Waters, and others who found themselves enjoying the creative and eclectic energy the shop offered. In this video, Jerry McKenna recounts his time as one of PikMe-Up’s owners, the evolution of the shop, and the family he created along the way. 
 

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