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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