SINCE BLOGGER IS BEING A ROYAL F?CK..... NO IMAGE

Anyway.... the Historic punk club in NYC, CBGBs is officially closing tonite. Seems the city doesn't want to preserve a piece of rock history. But wait... didn't they save the Apollo?? Hmmmm.... must be a white thang...

I visited NYC in '88 and hit CBGBs ... but in the afternoon... so no stories of great bands...

Here's a taste of some of the acts that started there:

Patti Smith Group-'til Victory

Richard Hell & the Voidoids-You Gotta Move

The Dead Boys-Down in Flames

Ramones-Loudmouth