Wax On, Wax Off

Car wash, yeah; pole-dancing queen; photo Zone at Drkrm

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BEFORE THE BLANK GENERATION

From polesters to punkers — or, rather, prepunkers — we close this column with a raving recommendation for seminal NYC scenester/musician Paul Zone’s photo exhibit The New York Underground Scene: 1972-1977, at Drkrm Gallery, running through August 31.The show features never-before-seen candids and stage shots of everyone from Debbie Harry and Joey Ramone to David Johanson, and it’s special not only because it captures a historic time in music, but also because the shots are from the perspective of a friend and a peer, not a photojournalist. “I’m not a professional,” Zone told us at the packed opening reception Saturday night, where pals such as Lily Tomlin, Debi Mazar and Taylor Negron came out to support. “I just thought it would be nice for people to see a personal side of the scene from the inside.” Zone was definitely on the inside, going to seminal N.Y. shows with his older brothers when he was just a kid and shooting ’em with his “Brownie camera” and later joining his bro’s band The Fast and helping Blondie create their look (he cut Deb’s hair) and even sound (introducing the band to keyboardist Jimmy Destri). Zone told us this and more at the party, and now that he’s working on a book showcasing even more shots and anecdotes, everyone will get to hear his behind-the-scenes Big Apple rock bites. Take our word for it, some of ’em are really juicy too.