MON ONCLE: THE PROFILE: ALL ABOUT JIMMY KASTON

The Profile: All About Jimmy Kaston who is a quintessential New York man with a legendary trail of opulence. My dear friend Jimmy hosted the New York Times reporter, MICHAEL TORTORELLO and it was revealed that Jimmy has an extensive arrowhead collection and 1,001 other artifacts stacked up in a three-room Stuyvesant Town apartment in Manhattan.

The article continues:

Naturally, he works in the antiques business. Perhaps 100 paintings hang, salon-style, on the walls. And he has covered the floor, a parquet that reminded him of “a dentist’s waiting room,” with Oriental carpets that date back to the 1880s.

In Mr. Kaston’s estimation, a crowded home is a comfortable home. “Those minimal places look like prisons to me,” he said. Mr. Kaston’s apartment, by contrast, resembles one giant cabinet of wonders.

Yet the real marvel may be its condition. The place is clean. . . .

. . . And so he has staged vignettes out of his “curiosities,” like a taxidermied turtle and a monkey skull, in 10 different antique cabinets. Yet to show these objects to the best effect, the “glass needs to be a little sparkly and shiny,” he said. And that means more dusting.

There's performance side to Jimmy Kaston he is the mastermind behind the off broadway monologue "Jimmy Funny Cry Happy Disco" which resurged to a Manhattan theater due to popular demand! It's his musings & monologue about his experiences in the late 1970's, during the gay disco era in Manhattan. His performance has clever humor, mixed with real life drama, tapped with 70's music and laugh out load stage antics.

There is yet another side to James Kaston. He's been the long time "go-to design consultant" at Remains Lighting a successful antiques business which touts that the best way to sell antiques is to back them up with impeccable customer service. Remains has a state-of-the-art restoration workshop devoted to antique lighting. Now, Remains produces new product - inspired by the silhouettes and styles of memorable 'one of a kind' objects - their Permanent Collection proudly keeps the history and knowledge of metal craft alive.