in case you didn't think the classic nyc punk rock palace cbgb's could look worse...it could. it closed after it's last show sunday night. it's moving to vegas. it was totally stripped to the bone -- check out it's skeleton today...which i guess is even more "punk" in a way!  :-o  :banger:

 

 

http://www.curbed.com/archives/2006/10/16/monday_pm_linkage_cbgb_memorial_edition_.php

 

earlier sunday:

 

Rock star and poet Patti Smith was the final performer at CBGB after the landlord refused to renew its lease.

 

 

 

So the problems weren't financial, the landlord just didn't want to renew the lease? Why couldn't they just buy the building? The TShirt sales alone should have easily financed that. They make a killing off of those shirts.  Or combine that with a few rich musicians as investors. Im sure they'd be down for that. Vegas is a great place for live Entertainment but CBGB is a grassroots-trickle up kind of concept and Vegas doesn't fit that context.

THe funny thing about CBGB is its wasn't totally punk.  But whatever even that was going on there.  It was awesome. 

 

Monday nights was off the chain.  It was house music night and the place would be PACKED and the line out the door.  Granted, at this point in time, this part of the village sucked and was dangerous.  ahhh....memories

So sad.  They're still saving the park on Houston, though, right?  With the big evergreen?

here's a link to some very cool 360 degree panoramas of cbgb's. you will like!

 

http://360vr.com/CBGB/

 

 

 

 

 

I would love to do something graffitti like stuff in my guest bathroom. 

Sounds like a job for UrbanOhio

here's a link to some very cool 360 degree panoramas of cbgb's. you will like!

 

http://360vr.com/CBGB/

 

 

I'm guessing that potty didn't see a lot of sit-down service.

 

When you gotta go...