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Pulp DC 1803 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 462-7857 Get Directions Here Hours: Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Third Thursday of the month 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

MidCity Third Thursdays
Every third Thursday of the month, PULP DC, along with other shops throughout MidCity, stays open until 9PM for your shopping convenience!

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 Meet the Pulp Staff!

Raven Bradburn
Raven is originally from Southern Ohio, a graduate of The Ohio University and a recent D.C. transplant. With a background in art galleries and museums, she came to the "Museum Capital of the World". Having been in the District for a little over a year, she has come to adopt this city as her own.  When she's not having a blast working with Miss Bev and the lovely Frank, she is out exploring neighborhood antique shops, restaurants and patisseries.  She adores all of the different cultures that make up D.C.; everyone and every block has a story. With down time, she's quietly wandering the halls of any museum or gallery, listening to Bossa Nova or classical music on her Ipod. She has met some wonderful people both at PULP and beyond, creating a “family away from family”. So stop by PULP Monday through Friday and say “hey”!

Rick Keagan
Rick is a rather rare bird in this transient town, being an actual DC native. He started his second career here at PULP (beginning at the fondly-remembered Capitol Hill store), after retiring from the Library of Congress, where he had worked for almost 23 years. Having been a loyal customer since PULP's inception, he finds that it's an occupational hazard to be surrounded with so much unique and quirky merchandise. At times, it seems that his paycheck barely covers the cost of his own purchases!

When he's not behind the counter on weekends, having fun interacting with the store's clientele, Rick can often be seen walking in his Penn East neighborhood with his lovable pet Basset Hound, Bosco. Besides Hank, his partner of 30 years, his second love has to be their small and unruly garden, which sadly tends to get ignored once the summertime onslaught of mosquitoes takes over.

Since Rick was a very young boy, he always wished to be like the Dick Van Dyke character in 'Mary Poppins,' as evidenced by his artistry in adorning PULP's large and ever-changing chalkboard. So, if you see him perched up on the ladder, practicing his craft, make sure to tell him that it's 'Supercalifragilistic!'

Frank Muzzy
Frank’s family background is right out of a movie. His father, from an old Bostonian family, was a baseball player and his mother was an actress, whose family bought Desi-lu Studios. He did his turn on both stage and screen and spent a few years touring with the Bou’ Saada Middle Eastern Dance Troupe. Before moving to Washington DC a dozen years ago, he had an antique shop on trendy Melrose Ave. Frank is one of the founders of the Stella Adler Acting Academy in LA and still remains on the board of directors. Ron Henderson, a frequent guest at Frank's DC dinner parties, would speak of his dreams of “Pulp”, the store. Frank signed on immediately, and was part of the start up team for all three “Pulps”. “I am very task oriented and love the idea of helping people come feel the love,” Frank writes.

Concurrently, Frank's photo-art style, with shows such Frankie Goes to Paris and Bear to Bare, has taken much public notice with exhibits at go mama go, the Fisher Gallery, and PULP and PULP on the Hill. His work is having his third exhibit at MDH Fine Arts in New York’s Chelsea district, and the Bear art series has led to a self-portrait for the cover of White Crane Magazine. Frank is also the author of “Images of America, Gay and Lesbian Washington DC”, Arcadia Press. It tells of the city’s rich gay history reflected through archival photographs, and is available at most bookstores, and of course, at Pulp. Added note: Frank was this year’s recipient of the Whitman Walker Art for Life award.

Hanalyn Beard
Linnie is a full-time photojournalism student at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. She has lived in DC for a year and a half, but was born and raised just outside of the city in Northern Virginia. Linnie enjoys reading in the hours she is not taking pictures, studying for a test, or biking to and from - well, everywhere. She is a bit of a Harry Potter geek, so come in to PULP to discuss what you think was the pivotal move in the last book! Or just how awesome J.K. Rowling is. Other than that, Linnie is a laid-back girl who enjoys dry sarcasm and bad puns, courtesy of her lovely family.

Erika Rydberg
Straight from the city of dirty water and obsessed sports fans, Erika is one of the "newbies" here at PULP. As a youth she discovered P-Town PULP, and PULP here in DC is like a little slice of home for her! When not at PULP, Erika is probably riding her bicycle trying to get somewhere or attending her graduate classes at George Washington University. She is getting her M.A. in Media and Public Affairs and a certificate in documentary film-making.

Erika knows more about communications in strange places than she cares to admit. She also enjoys tennis, snowboarding, hanging with her cat, traveling, and cooking yummy vegetarian food!

Brian Howell
Brian is another PULP-er from Ohio here in DC.  He studies Political Science at Howard University, which keeps him busy, but he also dives into a lot of artistic adventures.  Brian was attracted to the beautiful scenery of PULP, not to mention the awesome candle scents a block away.  He loves kicking it up and boogie-ing down with Raven and her playlist, while laughing with customers about their funny card choices.

Bri guy loves the random and witty, which makes it a no brainer why he’s PULP material. He also loves movies, traveling random places for food selections, being a culture vulture and hanging out with Erykah Badu albums in his room.

Beverly Jones
Bev originally hails from South Jersey - having grown up just outside of Philadelphia, she still roots for the Eagles, Sixers, Phillies, and the Flyers. She loves traveling, buying new greeting cards and cool merchandise for the store, petting the pooches who come to shop at the store, and really spicy Bloody Marys. Bev's pre-PULP occupations include teaching piano, working as a virtual assistant, and vending cards and candles as an Eastern Market merchant.

(photo courtesy Frank Muzzy)

Dear Ron's spirit still lives on

Ronald Ray Henderson, age 56, of Provincetown died Sunday February 15, 2009 at his home after living with AIDS for 25 year and battling liver cancer for two years.  Born in Los Angeles, CA on September 25, 1952, he spent his early years in Torrance, CA. He attended San Francisco State College where he received both his bachelors and masters degrees in Clinical Psychology. In the 1980s he worked tirelessly in various AIDS-related organizations. He was a Shanti counselor on ward 5A, the original AIDS ward at San Francisco General Hospital. While working at San Francisco General, Ron developed a protocol for informing people of their AIDS diagnosis that he taught all over the world. He went on to become a trainer at the AIDS Health Project in San Francisco, the director of the AIDS organization in Sonoma County and the director of the San Francisco Health Initiative For Youth with AIDS (HIFY), one of the first care and prevention projects in the country for young people with AIDS.  

Ron embodied the best of the spirit of the peace and love generation and continued to promote these ideals in all of his further endeavors.  In addition to his work-related service to people, Ron was proud of his AIDS activism and was a speaker and volunteer. He also knew the power of civil disobedience as a tool for social change and was purposely and proudly arrested in several AIDS-related protests.   

In 2001, he moved to Washington DC and opened PULP, his unique card and gift store. His focus in business emphasized entertaining his customers and supporting his employees.  Six years later, he brought himself and PULP to Provincetown.  In the process, he met his husband, Paul T. Hempel. They were married in April 2007. Following Ron’s diagnosis of cancer, he and his husband traveled extensively to Europe and throughout the United States.

Besides his husband, three adult children, Jessi, Katje and Evan Hempel and their spouses, he is survived by his brother Michael Henderson of Long Beach, CA, his half-sister, Elissa Lidderdale of NV and his half-brother Ernie Lidderdale of CA.

Memorial contributions in his honor may be made to Mass General Hospital, Dr. Andrew X. Zhu Liver Cancer Research Fund, c/o Kelly MacLean Clark Development office, 165 Cambridge St., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02144 or to Fenway Health, 800 Boylston St., Suite 400, Boston, MA 02199.  www.fenwayhealth.org.