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CBGB most likely moving to Vegas | Hilly has lung cancer
HILLY KRISTAL
"I have been looking for space in New York and the rent's $125,000 a month on Broadway." He said he came close to securing a space downtown on Essex Street, but the deal didn't make it past the negotiations phase. So, it's "Viva Las Vegas" for one of New York's most revered rock and roll attractions.....
"[The Vegas CBGB] won't be the same size or the same shape, but I am going to have all the things that matter there," Kristal said. "I am taking the bars with me, I am taking the stage — I'm taking the urinal that Joey [Ramone] pissed in with me. I'm going to take a lot of things — anything that makes this place CBGB.....
.....But financial worries and his club's impending move aren't Kristal's biggest concerns at the moment: Three weeks ago, he learned that he has lung cancer, and he's been enduring chemotherapy treatments ever since. [MTV NEWS]
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Posted on July 7, 2006 12:23 PM
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Comments (9)
wake me up if television plays
Posted by sam | July 7, 2006 12:55 PM
second that!
Posted by brassbonanza | July 7, 2006 2:11 PM
...or talking heads
Posted by Anonymous | July 8, 2006 7:29 PM
no, just television
Posted by Anonymous | July 8, 2006 8:34 PM
anyone who doesnt like the talking heads should be beaten
Posted by Anonymous | July 8, 2006 9:44 PM
dont dislike em, but i can see david bryne whenever i want, television would be a treat
Posted by Anonymous | July 8, 2006 10:15 PM
David Byrne -- isn't he in a wheelchair by now?
And if not, why not?
Posted by slinkybender | July 9, 2006 9:15 PM
^^^^^
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Posted by Comic book guy | July 9, 2006 11:43 PM
Hilly Kristal is such a great guy. I had to write a paper on the history of punk, so I went down to CB's, and the man sat down with me for 1/2 an hour recounting memories of his glory days. If anyone wants to read the paper, shoot me an e-mail. I sure hope he gets better.
Posted by Mike | July 11, 2006 12:47 AM