Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN

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Jeffrey Alan Cella - Founder of THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN My name is Jeffrey Alan Cella. I am the promotor of an event called Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN. This event focuses on the life of fashion model Gia. This is an multi-artist / all mediums show, including Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art, and live music. The show is dedicated to the causes of teen drug abuse and AIDS Awareness. My first event took place on September 8, 2007 in Beacon, NY and presented a scaled down version of the larger show I intend to produce in New York in 2008. PHOTO BY ANDY WAINWRIGHT view website
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Contact info and links:
Jeffrey Alan Cella
Red Hook NY 12571Home / Office: 845 758-2406
[email protected] view email
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Photographer Jeffrey Alan Cella on MySpace view
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My Interests

Gia's Bio / Resources

My Gia Fan Club
on MySpace

Gia websites:

Gia Message Boards:
Gia Carangi
Janice Dickinson
Angelina

Always and Forever Gia

AIDS
World AIDS Day is December 1

25 years of devastation,
activism and hope An AIDS timeline

List of HIV positive people

Drugs
teenage drug abuse
GOOGLE search

Int'l Day against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking June 26, 2007

Info about Heroin

HEROIN, MORPHINE and OPIUM .. Image by
Catherine McIntyre : Digital Illustration.view website

Hooked: Illegal Drugs
and How They Got That Way
Opium, Morphine and Heroin

Death
Gia's profile on Find A Grave

List of famous people
who died young

Memorabilia
***NEW SITE*** Gia Carangi .. Auctions (This site is the "Ebay of Gia"!)

Gia items on Ebay

Purchase Gia buttons(There are 4 different Gia designs and Pete's a real nice guy.)view

I'd like to meet:

Artists, models, actors, dancers, fotogs, 7th Ave people / Fashionistas; People in AIDS-related services or drug abuse education; Anyone who knew, worked with or is related to Gia.If you can help with theis event in any capacity, I can use you. Please contact me ASAP.
NOTE: The top friends space are just some of the people who are involved with this event (who have MySpace pages).
This page gained nearly 3000 friends in one year and continues to attract new members every day.No, not all friends requests are accepted! You should be a Gia fan and / or interested in attending this event in order to be accepted.
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Music:

Ben Blance
featuring the song "Gia"

"Gia" by FABULOUS DISASTER
featured on the documentary film
The Self Destruction of Gia

Gia appears the music video
"ATOMIC"
by Blondie.

Songs about Heroin

Movies:

and Video
My YouTube channel
All Gia video tributes on YouTube view

Gia

The Self Destruction of Gia

Desert Hearts (1985)

Patricia Charbonneau
The character in this movie "is Gia to the T", according to one of Gia's friends from rehab.

Heroin

AIDS in the movies

Television:

Gia's story has been featured on the following television talk shows:
The E! True Hollywood Story (2001)ABC TV Special "Vanished: Shooting Star" (2001)Extra (1997)Oprah (1997)Leeza (1997)Hard Copy (1993)ABC 20/20 interview (1982)
All of these were compiled onto one DVD.
Info on purchasing DVD:"This videotape compilation contains more than two hours of rare G i a footage and features TV interviews, profiles, reports and home video..." more

Books:

and Magazines
Thing of Beauty
by Stephen Fried

Underrated Masters of Photography (Featuring some of the fotogs that worked with Gia.)

Most of Gia's print work can be found in the following magazines:
Fall / Winter 1982 American Cosmopolitan (diet guide)
September 1982 American Vogue
April 1982 Cosmopolitan American
(Last Cosmo cover.)November 1980 American Vogue
(The infamous track mark image)March 1980 American VogueJuly 1980 American Vogue May 1980 American Vogue
August 1980 American Vogue
(The only American Vogue Cover)January 1980 GlamourJanuary 1980 American Cosmopolitan
Cover shot (purple, angora sweater)July 1980 American Cosmopolitan
Cover shot (beige swimsuit)October 1979 American VogueApril 1979 American Cosmopolitan
Cover (lyrca bodysuit)July 1979 American Cosmopolitan
Cover (yellow swimsuit)February 1979 American VogueApril 1979 Vogue United KingdomSeptember 1979 American VogueJanuary 1979 American Vogue
(The fence shots)March 1979 Paris VogueMay 1979 American VogueNovember 1978 American Vogue
("Dead" shot)May / June 1978 American Ambiance
(First assignment in New York)

Heroes:

My Blog

UPDATE - April 11, 2008

Any and all Gia projects have been put on hold at this time. I am currently focusing my energy on my foto career. Feel free to contact me on my fotog page for any reason.Jeffrey &...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:18:00 PST

GIA IN MY LIFE. HOW THIS EVENT EVOLVED

Gia in my lifeEarly yearsI have followed models and actresses (and fashion to a lesser degree) since I was in middle school in the mid Seventies. I'd sit in Study Hall leafing through magazines with S...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:50:00 PST

NEXT EVENT

Planning has begun for a World AIDS Day event (December 1, 2007) that will include Art, live music and vendors. I am currently seeking a venue, sponsors and content for this show. Input and comments ...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:05:00 PST

TWO GIA FRIENDS WITH NEW MUSIC OUT

Jun 4, 2007 12:44 AMWarren MaloneNEW SINGLE RELEASE AVAILABLE ON MYSPACE (Inspired By Gia) My Gia friend Warren Malone (of American Idol fame) has a cool, new song out. Here's what Warren says about ...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:04:00 PST

WINNER! POETRY CONTEST

Please help me congratulate Simpleman Music view profile for his winning entry:Song for Gia Left your toys behind, to try and find yourself, try and find the meaning of it all Sitting in the dark, to...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:16:00 PST

FAQs (Gia / Jeffrey Cella / The Beauty and the Pain) PLEASE READ

(These are actual questions I have gotten in the past so I decided to create a FAQs page. To anyone seeking additional info, I suggest that you read this profile, the blog and the bulletins before co...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:28:00 PST

Gia-inspired poem

In Another WorldSomewhere in another timeYou found loveThe love you were always seekingThe love that was never requited Here in this worldSomewhere in another placeYou found hope The hope to hold ont...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:37:00 PST

A good example of why people should read the profile before opening their mouth:

Original Bulletin by me: SUBECT: To all you ignoramouses:Body: BREAKING NEWS!1) Gia is NOT a living person you can flirt with! Please refrain from the direct compliments. (She WOULDN'T have liked it...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:43:00 PST

New Gia friend

Some of you have met Denise thru the Gia board or here on MySpace. She contacted me and we ended up on the phone for quite a while. Denise is the first Gia friend I have found from my own area and en...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Tue, 23 May 2006 02:35:00 PST

Gia art by artist, Laz

Hey everybody!Check out Laz. Go to his blog that says "Tribute to Gia". Add him to your friends space. ...
Posted by Gia Carangi: THE BEAUTY AND THE PAIN on Fri, 19 May 2006 12:17:00 PST