[SET Man]

Hey!

   Last night NYC said goodbye to one of the best live music club in the history of music!  The club had been around longer than I am. Opened in 1973 the club had been a landmark in Lower East side of NYC ever since. But more improtantly the club had been a launching platefrom for some of the well know rock group, like The Ramones, Blondie, Sonic Youth and etc.

  Here is link to the NY Times about CBGB last night...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/arts/music/16cnd-cbgbnotebook.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

  I remembered the first time I went there to see my friend's friend band play there. It was a really fun expreience I must say.

   The last time I was there in November 2005 to see my friends play. I used to work with these 4 and they formed an alternative band called "Maybe The Welders"  Here are some I took for them at CBGB that night in November 2005...







...and below the famous restroom at the CBGB



to see a few more of the pictures that I took of my friends band just click on .....Maybe The Welders They don't have their own website yest but you could find them at Maybe The Welders at MySpace.com And maybe I will see you at thier up coming shows

  Anyway, back to the CBGB..... very sad to see it go.  I'm sure it won't be long til you see the space will be replace by a Starbuck or T-Mobile store  I'm glad that I have been there couple of times since I came to NYC. Well, so long CBGB! 

Take care,
Buddy

[Gordy]

Great pics as usual Buddy!   If it's any comfort to you, they're ripping out the urinals and taking 'em to the new Vegas location     

[JoshK]

What a bummer.  It was a great little dive. Such history....I can't believe the city is letting it close. 

[lonewolfny42]

Hilly should of bought the building when he had the chance....
But he's doing very well with all the memorabilia with CBGB's imprinted on it.
Now there's one less club for group's to play....it won't be the same in Vegas...

[pacifico]

here's to the giant condo they call manhattan. instead of new york's style invading the rest of the country...instead, the rest of the country has invaded new york. I can remember when there were no kmarts or toys r us stores. you had to go to jersey. Glad I left instead of watching the demise.

[Soundbitten]

" Girls with augmented breasts playing Joey Ramone slot machines. It would become an institution."


http://apnews.myway.com//article/20061009/D8KL9MHG0.html


Goin' to Vegas , baby !

[ricmon]

i felt right at home in that place.  Much to my suprise when I first went there in the early 80's it was just like our old 930 club here in dc.  They traded up as well but stay here in dc and got better (larger space, better sound system). 

[richard c]

As a personal tribute, I put on Television's Marquee Moon last night and let it rip.

[SET Man]

Great pics as usual Buddy!   If it's any comfort to you, they're ripping out the urinals and taking 'em to the new Vegas location     

Hey!

   Thanks Gordy Well,  as for the urinal.... if that turned out to true than I looking forward to pee in the same urinal again at the new CBGB in Vegas! BTW I peed into the first one on the left on the photo

Hilly should of bought the building when he had the chance....

   Chris, you are right about that. Hilly should have bought out the building long ago. It must be damn cheap back than in the late '70s to early '80s

   Well, it won't be the same CBGB in Vegas. I guess they could do an Elvis impersonator night over there

Take care,
Buddy

[lonewolfny42]

Buddy:

BTW I peed into the first one on the left on the photo

......Your cracking me up Buddy.....