Slaves of New York to the party. After the party, Eleanor and her new friend talk, and then ride off into the morning sunrise. Tama Janowitz had written a script for Andy Warhol, based on the Eleanor and Stash stories in her 1986 collection of short stories, "Slaves of New York". When Warhol died, Merchant-Ivory bought that script. The real graffiti artist from New York City named STASH, who is a friend of Janowitz, was the influence for the name of her lead character and can be seen as an extra in many of the party scenes. The fashion show in the movie had
New York Tendaberry thematically similar, although "New York Tendaberry" is the most intense and stark. In 1969, Nyro was one of the most popular pop songwriters, and various groups including The 5th Dimension, Three Dog Night, and Blood Sweat and Tears had enjoyed hits with her compositions. Thanks to the strong word of mouth trailing her work, "New York Tendaberry" became her most commercially successful record, peaking at #32 on the "Billboard" 200, formerly known as the Pop Albums chart. The 5th Dimension reached US #27 in the Pop Singles chart (the "Billboard" Hot 100) with their version of "Save the Country", while