I used to be a desktop tech in a brokerage. The day Joey Ramone died, I said to the mid 20 year old brokers.

"How about a moment of silence for Joey Ramone."

To which they repled... "Who?"

I thought they were joking... they weren't.

The team leader (my age) just shook his head and lamented "kids these days..."

This ain't no Mud Club, no CBGB, ain't got time for that now

See BeeGee B?

I wouldn't call him punk, though.

OlafTheBent: I used to be a desktop tech in a brokerage. The day Joey Ramone died, I said to the mid 20 year old brokers.

"How about a moment of silence for Joey Ramone."

To which they repled... "Who?"

I thought they were joking... they weren't.

The team leader (my age) just shook his head and lamented "kids these days..."

Heh. My wife is about six years younger than I, and we were still dating when Joey died. I heard the news on NPR as I was leaving work, and when I got to her apartment, I was obviously saddened and she asked me what was wrong.

Me: "I just heard that Joey Ramone died."

Her: "Oh, I'm sorry. Was he a friend of yours?"

Me: "...?"

My wife. Lovely woman. Very, very smart. Not a big music person.

Nabb1: Heh. My wife is about six years younger than I, and we were still dating when Joey died. I heard the news on NPR as I was leaving work, and when I got to her apartment, I was obviously saddened and she asked me what was wrong.

Me: "I just heard that Joey Ramone died."

Her: "Oh, I'm sorry. Was he a friend of yours?"

Me: "...?"

My wife. Lovely woman. Very, very smart. Not a big music person.

hehe... of course I have made sure my kids are well versed in The Clash, The Ramones... even a little Dead Kennedys. As well... they are aware who Wendy O. Williams was, although they are confused by her.

Working up to the Day-glo Abortions...

OlafTheBent: hehe... of course I have made sure my kids are well versed in The Clash, The Ramones... even a little Dead Kennedys. As well... they are aware who Wendy O. Williams was, although they are confused by her.

Working up to the Day-glo Abortions...

I play "The Ramones: Mania" and sing a long for my six-month-old all the time. And his young ears are no stranger to Joe Strummer. I'll wait until he's a little older before I break out DK.

to subby: i would just like to point out that, in my experience, people wearing cbgb shirts* have been just as vapid and annoying as those wearing bcbg shirts.

*my experience limited to people buying the shirt during their one sight-seeing trip to nyc

Nabb1: I play "The Ramones: Mania" and sing a long for my six-month-old all the time. And his young ears are no stranger to Joe Strummer. I'll wait until he's a little older before I break out DK.

Allman Brothers are good for six month olds as well.

But you never see Cathay de Grande shirts. Shame.

i'm 24 and i resemble that remark

revrendjim: This ain't no Mudd Club, no CBGB, ain't got time for that now

FFY.

Quincy M.D wants to stand on stage and tell you punk kids to turn that music off.. he's looking for a girl and wants your help.

/anyone get that reference?
//O&A fans might..

One of my great regrets in life is never making it to CBGB. Well, that and the tour of Mexican pig plantations I took last week.

Take the virtual tour (new window)

Dr.Knockboots: Quincy M.D wants to stand on stage and tell you punk kids to turn that music off.. he's looking for a girl and wants your help.

/anyone get that reference?


No! Tell us a story, Uncle Dr. K.

MisterLoki: One of my great regrets in life is never making it to CBGB.

That, and buying an entire Ramones CD instead of just listening to the same song over and over.

/ducks

Comic Book Guy's Bar?

theworryrock: i'm 24 and i resemble that remark

I think you meant, resent.

But nonetheless, subby, I'm only 20 and I resent that remark.

thomps: to subby: i would just like to point out that, in my experience, people wearing cbgb shirts* have been just as vapid and annoying as those wearing bcbg shirts.

*my experience limited to people buying the shirt during their one sight-seeing trip to nyc

I dated one of these "punks." He was wearing a CBGB shirt, I asked him what CBGB was. He had no idea, he just knew it was punk to wear one.

Went there and saw Joey Ramone play about six months before he died. Stood on the bass cabinet at stage left through the show. Totally boss.

I got some groceries, some peanut butter, to last a couple o' days.

Under 25.... whew, beat the spread.

/now off to listen to Rocket to Russia.

I'd love to have been there, but I was born a couple decades too late.

Murray The K is not here today, so who will save rock and roll?

I played in that club with my band (who shall remain nameless) in the late 90's. Filthiest dump I'd ever seen. Sound was awesome though. My fondest memory was when they brought out the monitors for sound check and emptied 2 cans of Raid into them. I asked the guy what he did that for. He just said, "watch", and a few seconds later, about a thousand cockroaches came pouring out of them. Sick.
great show though.

If The Ramones were worth listening to, I'd be sad that I never got the chance to see them play. As it stands.....meh.

/ My favorite band = awesome.

lerxst2112: I think you meant, resent.

No. They're 24. Therefore they resemble the remark because they're under 25. They may also believe that the store has some really cute shoes. Therefore they fit into the generalization the person was making, a.k.a. they resemble that remark.

/Ta-Da!

Why Would I Read the Article: / My favorite band = awesome.

Your favorite band sucks!

revrendjim: This ain't no Mud Club, no CBGB, ain't got time for that now

Came for this, leaving satisfied.

Been there plenty of times but not for any of the classic acts "Blondie, Ramones, Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, Patti Smith" sadly. I'm only 26. It was a POS hole in the wall but it was our POS hole in the wall.

/Memorable bathrooms

Also, Television played there a lot, and my how I kick my self for not having parents who lived in NY, or being old enough to care about television when they were playing there.
/Television.

No I don't.

/20
//Wishes I could have seen some shows there

CBGB T-SHIRT

just saw it Monday at the Tribeca Film Festival; pretty neat

FreeLoveFreeway: the classic acts "Blondie, Ramones, Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, Patti Smith

Those guys aren't country, bluegrass, *or* blues! I want my money back!

I have some good CBs stories but they're all beyond Tolstoys - we're talking Tolstoyeveskivitzonovitches. Most interesting evening spent there was seeing a band I used to play in.

CarnySaur: Comic Book Guy's Bar?

came here for this... thank you

I Tried to go to that place during my first visit to NYC, unfortunately I was 18 at the time and my fake ID looked absolutely nothing like me, didn't make it back to the city until the summer of 07 and for some reason I didn't go that time either(was it closed then, I don't remember) would have loved to seen a show there.

I'm under 25 and I knew the place. And I did even before going to college only blocks away. We're not ALL ignorant, you know.

I wouldn't have gone there even if that was my generation

Dr.Knockboots: Quincy M.D wants to stand on stage and tell you punk kids to turn that music off.. he's looking for a girl and wants your help.

/anyone get that reference?
//O&A fans might..

Real men don't watch Quincy.

OlafTheBent: hehe... of course I have made sure my kids are well versed in The Clash, The Ramones... even a little Dead Kennedys. As well... they are aware who Wendy O. Williams was, although they are confused by her.

Working up to the Day-glo Abortions...

Awesome. I'm assuming you're only giving them Feed Us A Fetus. though.

Brown Jenkems: eal men don't watch Quincy.

You clearly don't get the O&A reference.

Dr.Knockboots: Brown Jenkems: eal men don't watch Quincy.

You clearly don't get the O&A reference.

You clearly don't get the SNFU reference.

my college band played there years ago with galaxie 500. it was a shiathole. but a glorious shiathole.

Well I would have liked to have seen a show there. Such is life.

HEY Dr.Knockboots:

I....DIG.....PAIN!!!!!

I Remember when the episode first aired - I was 12 or so, and already knee-deep in the Punk Rawk scene in Chi. We all thought that the Quincy Epi was freakin' hilarious.

Elisha Cuthbert as Debbie Harry. Make it happen.

Social Chameleon: thomps: to subby: i would just like to point out that, in my experience, people wearing cbgb shirts* have been just as vapid and annoying as those wearing bcbg shirts.

*my experience limited to people buying the shirt during their one sight-seeing trip to nyc

I dated one of these "punks." He was wearing a CBGB shirt, I asked him what CBGB was. He had no idea, he just knew it was punk to wear one.

I hope you stopped dating him shortly after