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9 1/2 Years Behind the Green Door, A Memoir: A Mitchell Brothers Stripper Remembers Her Lover Artie Mitchell, Hunter S. Thompson, and The Killing That Rocked San Francisco
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About 9 1/2 Years Behind The Green Door, A Memoir: A
Review "This debut memoir follows a stripper from her first days at the infamous Mitchell Brothers club to the fatal shooting of her lover. . . . the author quickly found an artistic home at the O'Farrell Theater, run by the enterprising Mitchell brothers. Jim and Art "Artie" Mitchell were known for the theater, which was constantly sued or shut down by the police, and for producing the 1971 porn film Behind the Green Door, starring former Ivory Snow model Marilyn Chambers. Early on, Corday began a sexual relationship with Artie, which led to a long-term connection. The author staged several of her own shows at the O'Farrell, including an act where she portrayed then-San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, who vehemently opposed the club. Corday also befriended legendary writer and longtime Mitchell Brothers ally Hunter S.Thompson, and performed with burlesque and pornography luminaries like Tempest Storm and Traci Lords. The author acted in three Mitchell Brothers porn films, including the long-anticipated sequel to Behind the Green Door. . . . The author delivers incredible tales of a strip club post-sexual revolution, offering rich details and historical tidbits."--KirkusReviews Product Description It's the 80s and we are behind the scenes at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater, which gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson called "the Carnegie Hall of public sex in America." The theater and its steamy live shows are a counter-cultural venue for celebrities and for San Francisco politicians and journalists. They are drawn by the beautiful strippers and the backroom hospitality of their outrageous porn king hosts, Artie and Jim Mitchell--who directed the groundbreaking porn film, Behind the Green Door, starring Marilyn Chambers. Simone Corday, who danced at the Mitchell Brothers Theater for nearly a decade and was a girlfriend of the late Artie Mitchell, shares her story and her insights. She is the only woman insider to write about this insular world during this period, when she was close to the impulsive Mitchells, and a friend of the theater's honorary Night Manager Hunter Thompson. Corday reflects on her experience in the sex industry, and on her relationship with a notorious club owner. She sheds light on Jim Mitchell's motives for killing Artie and his murder trial. Her background of having an MA in English, along with her honesty, irreverent sense of humor, and keen focus as an observer, make this a delicious expose. About the Author Simone Corday danced at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater in San Francisco during the 1980s, when it was a countercultural hot spot where gonzo writer Hunter Thompson was the honorary Night Manager. She was a girlfriend of porn king Artie Mitchell from 1982 until he was killed by his brother Jim in 1991. She also worked for the Mitchell Brothers booking agent for two years. Corday was interviewed about the Mitchell Brothers, including on an E!-True Hollywood Story. Her pieces relating to her friend Hunter Thompson appear on Marty Flynn's Hunter Thompson resource site HSTBOOKS.ORG. Her book 9 1/2 Years Behind the Green Door, A Memoir: A Mitchell Brothers Stripper Remembers Her Lover Artie Mitchell, Hunter S. Thompson, and the Killing That Rocked San Francisco was published in 2007. She has an MA in English from the University of California. She has worked a variety of jobs and lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1975. Prior to becoming a dancer she taught at a Catholic high school for girls and at Soledad Prison. She lives in San Francisco with two impish rescue cats. Simone Corday is her pen name.
