”Confessions from the Velvet Ropes”

Glenn Belverio is the author of a new book coming out from St. Martin’s Press this July called “Confessions from the Velvet Ropes“, which chronicles the true adventures of NY club doorman Thomas Onorato.

It was intensively reported in the press earlier this week that Madonna will be recreating hedonistic scenes from the notorious New York nightclub, “Studio 54“, in a stage set for her upcoming Confessions Tour.

But Glenn knows this is not her first connection to the legendary discoth?que. In 1983, Madonna performed at Studio 54 at a party for the Italian fashion house, Fiorucci. Surveying the dancefloor with budding actor David Alan Grier, Ms. Ciccone is said to have remarked: “You and me are going to be big stars, baby, and leave these other suckers in the dust.”

Among the collection of wild and entertaining tales collected in the 288 pages of “Confessions from the Velvet Ropes: The Glamorous, Grueling Life of Thomas Onorato, New York’s Top Club Doorman” you can find the story of the night Madonna made a surprise DJ appearance at the exclusive NY hipster club, MisShapes last year, illustrated with a colour picture from the nighr.

“I was a bit uncomfortable referring to Madonna as ‘Madonna’“, says Onorato in the book, as he was once again the doorman to the red-hot club. “But I found out that night, to my relief, that her friends just refer to her as ‘M’. I was raised Catholic so calling her Madonna just made me feel really guilty in that bad way, like when your mom catches you masturbating”

Glenn Belverio’s “Confessions from the Velvet Ropes” also features an exclusive interview with Studio 54’s original-and elusive-guardian of the velvet ropes, Marc Benecke, who debunks some of the famous club’s most notorious myths.

“The synergistic spectacle of Madonna and Studio 54 is exactly what the culture needs right now“, says Confessions author, Glenn Belverio.

“Many of the kids who go out to clubs today are hungry for details about nightlife’s history – and who better to give them a lesson in nightclubbing than Madonna?”

“Confessions from the Velvet Ropes” will be released on July 11th by St. Martin’s Press and can already be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

Thanks to Glenn Belverio.