32 calibre automatic pistol from the paper bag and fired three times at Warhol. After exchanging a few words with Solanas, Warhol and his entourage went about their business, ignoring her presence. When Warhol and his assistant arrived in a taxi, Solanas rode with them in the elevator up to the gallery. It was a warm summer day but Solanas was heavily dressed and she had even applied a little makeup-from all accounts something she reserved for special occasions. In the early afternoon of June 3rd, 1968, the summer of the student uprisings across the US, Valerie Solanas waited, clutching a paper bag, outside Andy Warhors new gallery and office space, the Factory, at 33 Union Square, New York. Valerie Solanas waved her gun pointing at the floor From inside her idiot madness spoke and bang Andy fell to the floor And I believe life's serious enough for some retribution I believe being sick is no excuse And I believe I would've pulled the switch on her myself -John Cale and Lou Reed, 'I Believe' (1) -Valerie Solanas commenting on her near-fatal shooting of Andy Warhol in 1968 Valerie Solanas took the elevator and got off at the fourth floor She pointed the gun at Andy saying you can't control me anymore.
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