Lance Loud (June 26, 1951–December 22, 2001) was an openly gay columnist. He is probably best known for his role in An American Family, which is widely considered television's first reality show. is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... An American Family is televisions first documentary-style reality show, shot in 1971 and aired in the United States on PBS in 1973. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ...

Lance was born in La Jolla, California, while his father was in the Navy during the Korean War. He spent his early childhood with his parents and four siblings in Eugene, Oregon, and his later childhood and teen years in Santa Barbara, California. When he was about 13, Lance discovered Andy Warhol (who later became a penpal with him), The Factory, and The Velvet Underground. One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove La Jolla, California, is a seaside resort community comprised of 42,808[1] residents within the city of San Diego. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders... It has been suggested that Track Town, USA be merged into this article or section. ... Nickname: Santa Barbara is situated on the southward-facing coast at far right. ... Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. ... The Factory was Andy Warhols original New York City studio from 1963 to 1968, although his later studios were known as The Factory as well. ... This article is about the American rock band. ...

As a teenager, Lance commandeered the family car and drove a few friends to Haight-Ashbury to see what that was all about. He hitchhiked to Altamont Raceway Park to attend The Rolling Stones concert that later became the subject of the documentary Gimme Shelter. Corner of Haight and Ashbury The Haight-Ashbury is a district of San Francisco, California, USA named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury Streets, commonly known as The Haight. ... Altamont Raceway Park is a speedway in Northern California, in Tracy near Livermore. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... This article is about The Rolling Stones song. ...

An American Family was broadcast in the US on PBS in 1973, drawing 10 million viewers and causing considerable controversy at the time. The show was based in Santa Barbara, California. Lance moved to New York City to live, inspired by his teenage obsession with the Velvet Underground and all things Warhol, where he frequented various rock clubs, and drag shows with luminaries such as Andy Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis (who later became a close Loud family friend), Holly Woodlawn, and productions by Charles Ludlam. After the series ended, Lance appeared on The Dick Cavett Show, performing with an incubatory version of what would later become Mumps (which at that point included Delilah Michelle and Kevin in the line-up!), and stated that he thought the filmmakers had intentionally edited the series to make him seem obnoxious and grating. Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Santa Barbara is situated on the southward-facing coast at far right. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Drag queens Luc DArcy and Jerry Cyr and friend at Montreals 2003 Divers/Cité pride parade. ... The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of many talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on several television networks, including: ABC daytime (March 4, 1968–January 24, 1969) (originally titled This Morning) ABC prime time (May 26–September 19, 1969) ABC late night (December 29, 1969–January 1, 1975...

He subsequently became an international gay icon when he came out on national television, although Lance and all the Louds continue to assert he never "came out" on the series proper. His sexuality became a thing of national controversy and media scrutiny after several appearances on Dick Cavett and other talk shows. But the overwhelmingly positive and grateful feedback of thousands of struggling "outsiders" of all stripes from all over America led Lance to embrace this role with passion and his usual flamboyant, often self-derogatory wit.

In New York, he regrouped his band now (officially) called Mumps, along with Santa Barbara High School friend Kristian Hoffman (also featured in American Family), Rob Duprey (later of the Iggy Pop Band), high school alumnus Jay Dee Daugherty (later of the Patti Smith Group and the Church), and Aaron Kiley. Daugherty and Kiley were soon replaced in what would become Mumps classic long term line up - Lance, Kristian, Rob and Kevin Kiely on bass and Paul Rutner on drums.

Mumps (called "The great lost CBGBs era band" by All Music Guide) were one of the most popular bands on the Max's CBGBs circuit, regularly headlining there and at clubs all over America on several national tours for almost five years. They played on bills with all of the seminal bands of the era, including Television, the Ramones, Blondie, Cheap Trick, and even Van Halen. However, despite this popularity, and two critically lauded and top-selling independent 45s, the expected "major label" deal never quite materialized.

This iniquity was somewhat rectified by the release of two highly regarded Mumps compilations: "Fatal Charm" (Eggbert Records, 1993) and more recently, the lavishly illustrated, remastered 2 disc CD/DVD compilation "How I Saved The World" (Sympathy For the Record Industry, 2005). The CD booklets contain affectionate tributes from members of the Cramps, Sparks, R.E.M., the New York Dolls, Blondie, Dramarama, the Go-Gos, Danzig, Devo, Patti Smith Group, and the Screamers, as well as praise from Ramones' manager Danny Fields, Jayne County, Rufus Wainwright, and Paul Reubens, securing Mumps a more balanced place in musical history.

Lance was always obsessed with music, and this lead naturally to his having a monthly column in the influential ROCK SCENE Magazine, where he got to write about his favorite artists at length and just basically hold forth, as well as covering unlikely junkets such as a brief tour with Jim Dandy Mangrum from Black Oak Arkansas. Rock Scene was an early supporter of glam and the punk scene, and, with tongue firmly in cheek, also featured an advice column from Lance's good friend Jayne County.

Ultimately, as Lance retired from music, he became a noted columnist for various magazines, including The Advocate, Details, Interview, and Creem. The Advocate (ISSN 0001-8996) is a US-based LGBT-related biweekly news magazine. ... Cover of an issue of Details magazine Details, a monthly mens magazine, is published by Condé Nast Publications. ... Interview is a magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga in 1969. ... CREEM, Americas Only Rock n Roll Magazine, was a monthly rock n roll publication started in 1969 by Barry Kramer and founding editor Tony Reay. ...

Through journalism and sheer force of personality, Lance remained active in many cultural scenes throughout most of his adult life, and gave occasional lectures on the impact of An American Family at various colleges around the country. He was present at the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh when his teenage letters to Andy were officially entered into the Andy Warhol archive.

The Loud family was kept in the public eye through two televised PBS updates, both filmed by the original Academy Award winning team of Alan and Susan Raymond.

The last, called "A Death In An American Family" was a poignant depiction of Lance's physical decline, due at least in part to an addiction to crystal meth which had lasted for over 20 years, and complications from HIV, of which Lance had been a long time survivor. Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant drug which induces a strong feeling of euphoria and is highly psychologically addictive. ...

At age 50, Loud entered the Carl Bean hospice in Los Angeles, California suffering from HIV and hepatitis C. On realizing he was dying, Loud called the film crew back again, expressing dissatisfaction with how the series ended and how various people were portrayed in it. His most heartfelt wish was that the Louds be portrayed as the loving family he knew them to be. In this at least, the show was an unqualified success, although Lance's cadaverous appearance and ultimately his death make the show difficult to watch. Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... Hepatitis C is a blood-borne, infectious, viral disease that is caused by a hepatotropic virus called Hepatitis C virus (HCV). ...

Parts of his memorial in the garden of Hollywood's Chateau Marmont are included in the documentary, including many loving tributes by Lance's varied, eccentric, and articulate tribe of bohemian friends, with a particularly moving rendition of "Over the Rainbow" sung by Lance's close friend Rufus Wainwright (accompanied on piano by his mother Kate McGarrigle).

He died in 2001, and the documentary of his final days, Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family, was shown on PBS in January 2003, and is available for purchase at the website of Alan and Susan Raymond and through PBS. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Subsequent to the showing of "A Death In An American Family" Pat and Bill Loud moved back in together, granting one of Lance's fondest wishes. They live very close to their surviving children, Grant, Michelle, and Delilah, and keep in close contact with an out-of-state Kevin and his family.

A movie based on Lance's life is currently in the planning stages.

Quotes

• In his last few days, on having injected crystal meth for 20 years: "I was a bit of a prick."
• In his final appearance on camera in the 2003 documentary A Death in An American Family, as mother Pat holds him in her arms, he states, "When Louds love, they love long and deep: about six feet deep."
• Narrating over footage of himself at the Chelsea in Episode 2 of "An American Family": "Living in New York, I've become more and more aware that there are other things. If someone gave me a ticket it would just be another excuse and it would be so easy to just go back there and go up to Adivas Beach and just sit there all summer long, see my old friends and all my old enemies. Seeing enemies is much more interesting than seeing friends ... and I have so many enemies in Santa Barbara. Always, always interesting. But I think that ... you know, New York has so many things that really do interest me or that could interest me that for ... for my own good, I think I'll just have to stay. Even if I really don't want to. In fact I guess I really don't. It is so much easier just to go home. I could get a little job and make everyone happy on a day to day type basis and get a little money and live by myself in my own apartment or something ... but I don't think that's what I really want to do. I've always felt that, to be dedicated to life, you have to be really passionate, and so I never really think anything is just ok, I either love something or I just hate it forever, to death."

Discography

• MUMPS :How I Saved the World (Sympathy for the Music Industry, 2005), an anthology of recordings, with a DVD of live performances. Lance is the lead singer and co-songwriter (with Kristian Hoffman) for this popular CBGB era NYC headlining pop/punk outfit.

External links

• Obituary for Lance Loud, originally published in The Los Angeles Times
• An American Family: The Story of the Louds Includes episode transcripts and hours of streaming video clips - from Subterranean Cinema