JON GOULD

«In the summer of 1981 Makos introduced Andy to a handsome, dashing thirty-year-old named Jon Gould. Tall with long streaky blond hair balding on top, not a fashion-model beauty but handsome, with a lean athletic built, Jon was a flashy if gauche dresser and a party boy, agressive in a friendly way, who used poppers and cocaine and was a wild, erratic dancer. He reminded Ronnie Cutrone of Rod La Rod, except that a least at first, Jon was not violent. In fact he was capable of being a loving, caring person, described by one friend as thustworthy, generous, sincere, seeking for growth and looking for meaning in life. He soon became obvious that Andy had fallen in love with Jon. He began showering him with presents and talking to him for hours each day on the phone»

-Victor Bockris
Warhol p.542