Joe : A Memoir of Joe Brainard - Ron Padgett (used)Paperback. Coffee House Press. 2004. Very good condition. Ron Padgett remembers the life and times of his friend, the brilliant artist and writer Joe Brainard. Ron Padgetts warm, conversational memoir is the unlikely and true story of two childhood friends, one straight and one gay, who grew up in 1950s Oklahoma, surprised their families by moving to New York City in search of art and poetry, and became part of a dynamic community of artists and