the band got back together sometimes to play at new york clubs until johnny thunders died in 1991. jerry nolan died in 1992. these live shows often had songs from the new york dolls or from thunders' solo career. hell rarely plays music live, concentrating instead on writing and spoken-word performances. lure became a stockbroker on wall st. but still performs once in a while when he is not working at his regular job. in 2007 lure went on a short european tour.