9 1/2 Years Behind the Green Door, A Memoir: A Mitchell Brothers Stripper Remembers Her Love Artie Mitchell, Hunter S. Thompson, and the Killing that Rocked San Francisco
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"the book offers a wealth of lurid and surreal anecdotes. . . . In what other setting could Thompson turn out to be the most level headed character." -- San Francisco Magazine
"You've probably imagined her in your Hunter S. Thompson dreams: a sexy, unpredictable, brainy absurdist able to keep up with the drug-fueled antics of pornographers while also maintaining a serene humanity. Simone Corday is this woman. In her memoir, 9 1/2 Years Behind the Green Door, she describes life with the infamous Mitchell brothers when she danced and caroused at their peepshow theater in the 1980s. In the book, which is largely dedicated to describing her relationship with lover Artie Mitchell, she's often naked or making regular visitor Thompson giggle by chasing men around the strip joint in a gorilla suit. She also pontificates hilariously on hypocritical moralists and the pain they feel because of the success of the theater and those famous films. At a recent reading, her complete lack of bitterness, heartbreak, or regret were evident, and her genuine love of San Francisco, sex, and honesty made the stories even funnier. In the end, she writes on her Web site, "I bought the ticket, and it was a spectacular ride."-- Hiya Swanhuyser, San Francisco Weekly
"Hunter S. Thompson a friend of the Mitchell brothers drifts in and out of this story. Reading it I can imagine him bounding around with his usual bow-legged gait, doing what he did best - plamasing everyone in sight, looking like he owned the place. He was at O'Farrell to do research for a Playboy article (which was never published.) He was dubbed "Night Manager" A title I`m sure he relished. He loved being around people, he loved to enjoy himself with the help of whatever substance happened to be around, and where better than O'Farrell Theatre. . . Even though Hunter's presence in the story is a selling point, that doesn't mean the book can't stand alone without him. It's a fascinating and sometimes disturbing account of a unique partnership ending in devastating circumstances, with little justice."--Martin Flynn, Hunter S. Thompson Books, hstbooks.org
Simone Corday
From 1981 to 1989, Simone Corday danced at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater in San Francisco. She was a girlfriend of porn king Artie Mitchell from 1982 until he was killed in 1991. She also worked for the Mitchell Brothers booking agent from 1988 to 1991. In connection with Jim Mitchell's murder trial, Corday was interviewed for newspaper articles, for both books on the Mitchell Brothers which were released in the early 90s, on "Inside Edition," "Entertainment Tonight," for an E!-True Hollywood Story on the Mitchells, and locally on KPIX. Her articles have appeared in two adult publications. Her pieces relating to gonzo writer Hunter Thompson have appeared on Marty Flynn's Hunter Thompson Resource and Bibliography site HSTBOOKS.ORG. Her book 9 ½ 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. Prior to becoming a dancer she taught at a Catholic high school for girls and at Soledad Prison. She has worked a variety of jobs and lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1975. Simone Corday is her pen name.
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