I was quite surprised to hear that Michael Musto, among other seasoned staff writers, was laid off by The Village Voice. Maybe not such a smart move on the paper's part as Musto's column is one of the reasons a lot of people check that rag. Why, Musto's gossip column, La Dolce Musto, is such a prominent feature in the Voice, it was stirring up fictitious trouble just last week on Smash!
I first started reading Musto back when he wrote the nightlife column for the Soho Weekly News before he moved to The Village Voice in 1984.
Michael Musto, I truly only see this as liberation for you. You can write your own ticket and move on to bigger and better things, I am certain. As Sybil Bruncheon posted on your Facebook page: "We all look forward to the new and even more fabulous Michael Musto coming our way!!!"
Truly, you were much to good for the current Voice, dahling! Their latest lay-offs only take them further into irrelevancy. But you? As hep as ever.
No reason to pick up that rag again. Live on, Michael Musto! You are as New York as Ed Koch was!
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