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Creem Profiles

DAVID JOHANSEN

(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)

November 1, 1978

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HOME: Luncheonette counters all over the cool metros of the world.

AGE: Old enough to remember Sandie Shaw; young enough to still have a crush on her.

PROFESSION: New York correspondent for Cognac Mayven magazine.

HOBBIES: Donating old dresses (and matching accessories) to bag ladies on 14th Street; recruiting new members for the Bring Back The Foundations Society.

LAST BOOK READ: I Lost It On The Staten Island Ferry by Henrik Ibsen.

LAST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Getting his pack of Luckies on the back cover of his new album.

QUOTE: "How do I feel about the new wave? I dunno... benevolent despot?"

PROFILE: Quite possibly the comeback story of the decade, former Doll David has proven that if you walk it like you talk it, you never do lose that beat. From now on, everything he do gonna be funky... but chic.

BEER: Boy Howdy!