This, in today's New York Times from Richard Hell about our beleaguered Watering Hole of Love, Debauch and Angst, CBGB, which closes this weekend. As Hell points out in the loveliest way (read it, I'm telling you), CBGB's is to be reconstructed floor to the rafters in the glaring neon center of the American desert. In the words of PerryWhite ; "GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST". If you had told me then, that today I would be forced to endure the sight of twenty-first century babies wearing CBGB "creepers" and tees I might have taken more drugs.
There's this too in The New York Post
Debbie is perspiring. I took this picture of Deborah Harry on the 4th floor of the Bowery loft where she and Chris Stein and Gary Valentine lived. The first floor was a Liquor Store, the second had a bedroom where C & D slept, the kitchen, a living area (where Gary slept) and the only bathroom. The 3rd floor housed their "landlord" who is well described in Gary's book. Stephen Sprouse eventually took over the 4th fl. The photo was part of a series of photos taken for the first CBGB's linked newspaper, "New York Rocker".
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8X10 Archival Digital Print
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Take a look at these two books being released this month. Gary Valentine's "New York Rocker" (My Life in The Blank Generation) and "PUNK" The Whole Story. These include some of my photos, great stories about BLONDIE and much more. Both are also listed under GOOD LOOKING in my links.
