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- Tom Delgado takes you on a quick tour of the site where legendary music venue CBGB was located. He also explains the events leading up to its opening, including the circumstances on the Bowery, punk rock, and the collapse of the Mercer Arts Center. Shot by Eric Thirteen.
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***Edit: The Dutch word for farm is "Boerderij". Whoops. You get it. Same principle!
As a drummer I played at CBGB's first with New York Gong and later with Material, Curlew, and the Dance.. I treasure my memories of those times like no other.. it was magical for a young musician to be on that stage looking out at people who shaped the years to come.. My memory of the dressing room backstage stands out most of all knowing who had been there before me as well as those bands who were just starting out on the scene.. Thank you for this trip back in time and the smile you put on my face.. Peace
Very nice comment. ❤
I played CBGBs about 5 times in the 80s with the UK Subs. Brilliant memories
Back in the day you could catch Joey Ramone walking on Austin Street in Forest Hills. Couldn't miss him dressed all in black & the height.
Yeah- he wasn't that fast.
I saw Blondie and Talking Heads there. Yes I’m bragging
Good brag!!
Respect Boomers at least for that
Now that's a EPIC night out !!!!!
I saw a really shit band whose name I cannot remember in June of 2003 there, I do have some really cool pic’s of CBGB’s tho
I remember the last days of CBGBs. It was a dump but it disappeared around the time that NYC was becoming corporatized with a bank, a starbucks and a pharmacy on every block. And soon after many staples of the neighborhood started falling like dominos.
The thing I remember most about playing CB's was that the stage would bounce--a lot! lol So if you were singing, you had to be careful because if it bounced the wrong way when your mouth was near the mic, you could knock your teeth right out. Also, the sound system was such crap! As you were singing, you could hear the sound coming back at you from the front wall about 1 second after you sang the note (the monitors were useless), so it would really throw you off! The dressing rooms and the bathroom were works of art, however, and the whole experience was bizarre every time. Some of my fondest memories!
I loved that movement in the 70's. The bands weren't proficient, but they were different. Punk was the perfect ying to Disco's yang. Thank god for places like CBGBs, Max's Kansas City, The Bottom Line, The Bitter End, and The Palladium (never did see the Fillmore) to name a few venues. those high school and college years were the best! RIP Hilly!
But b4 it was the Palladium it was the Academy of Music & now that's another NYU dorm
omg yes yes yes + yes!!!
@@MamaCarola1 NYU still eating up the whole damn Village
@@RobinHerzig yep just like Columbia on the upper west side
@@MamaCarola1 I remember the name. Apparently I went their right after the name change (1976).
Im at work and just received this notification. Listening now
I was one of the night managers of CBgB
1️⃣ Hardcore was not banned because of violence in the late 80’s.
2️⃣ we did not close because of the landlord’s claim of owed rent. That false narrative is still repeated today. But two minutes of research would show you we won in court and the false claim of owed rent was tossed out of court. The landlord was able to evict us simply by not renewing our lease. We alwsys paid our rent.
$19,000 for rent!? No wonder they couldn’t survive. I grew up in the punk and hardcore scenes and I remember being so excited to finally visit there.
Went there a couple of times in the 77-78 time. The Ramones were playing. Me and my friends were huge fans. Guys from Queens with fake British accents, lol. CBGB's was kind of expensive by 70s standards but we college kids just went with it. Very dirty place, a dog was wandering around and pooped near our table. We didn't care. There was beer and awesome sound....Hey ho, Let's go!!!! We didn't sit a lot.
One of my soul textile sibling's name is Eric... He's a Brooklyn boy but is an amazing artist & works in Manhatty... He's a yo yo MASTER. He is also the 1st person I went to CBGB's with. The last show I went to was a Patti Smith jimmy jam. I worked at tower on 4th & bway & when the lovely Michael Stipe came to my ticketmaster desk he promised to let Patti herself know how stoked I was to be going to the show...sure enough she paused btwixt songs to say 'i wanna thank the girls from tower records for being here tonight...I love u!!!" I about DIED!!! I MISS MY HOME DIGS...thanks for these trips...🥰
Wow..that is a story. I used to go to that tower records back in the days.
We all traveled from Dallas to CBGB's to see my brother in law's punk band Mess aka Darlington perform in mid 90s. Definitely played originals - 'Marcia Brady you're so cool' was one. It was a terrific experience. Such a bummer it closed.
Many happy, loud fun had at CBGBs. Miss those times and that version of NYC.
The city of New York really dropped the ball and screwed over the music world by not stepping in to help save CBGB's. The city had help preserve so many other venue's, establishments but refused to help one of the greatest music venues ever.
I agree fully, the city should have stepped in and done their part to make CBGB's a historic landmark
Hilly's wife Karen was the business backbone of CBGB's. She was a close friend of actor/teacher William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor). I sat in on an informal meeting at that (nearly empty) bar a few months before CBGB's opened. Karen wanted Hickey's opinion. Hickey was enthusiastic about Karen's vision of what CBGB's could be. Have to admit, I didn't see it at all. [see article - Karen Kristal... stern partner in CBGB with her ex, Hilly ]
I guess with a name such as CBGB the intent was having country and bluegrass bands play. Was there any country and bg bands?
@@apextroll There were some early on. But the Big Idea was to be an incubator for unknown Lower Manhattan musicians to perform original work. There were huge ASCAP royalty and musician union pay scale savings. And there were thousands of unemployed musicians in NYC with nearly no place to play.
@@DWilliams-ce8nb I see. I wonder if Earl Scruggs played there. Seems like it would right up his alley given he was open to experiment, but I think he was more involved with the Laurel Canyon crowd.
@@apextroll Earl Scruggs wouldn't be caught dead there, you ninny.
@@tomcarl8021 No? He seemed very receptive to new sounds. As far as I know he played with Joan Baez and the Byrds. So CBGB was beneath him?
I love how Tom always complains about the weather when it's bad but NEVER buttons up his coat.
Lol
The New York Dolls were FANTASTIC! Their two original albums are wonderful and still available. They reformed in the early 21st century, with the the two remaining living members, (singer David Jo Hansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain), plus three new members and they issued several new well-regarded albums.
The New York dolls were AMAZING. I’m a BIG Johnny Thunders fan. I love his solo stuff
Tom - you have the ability to tell stories in an entertaining and fun way with great content about the history of the city
Thank you very much for sharing
great video , i worked with johny blitz from the dead boys , they played there for years with blondie and the talking heads ect.. and john belushi saw them a lot and was on the scene there , he told me lots of stories and how it was and the surrounds around it back then in the early 70's
The "Blitz Benefit" was maybe the best night ever at CBGB
@@acbenepe i think he had to stay in the hospital over a week , he did tell me it was a junkie who had stabbed him and john belushi played the drums for him while he was in the hospital , im not sure how many nights or just the one night / day , ya they helped raise money for the hospital bill
miss Maxwell's in Hoboken too
Your videos are fantastic your just an encyclopaedia of knowledge and how you deliver all this knowledge is very impressive. I’m from the UK and live up in North Yorkshire and I’ve visited NYC more times then I’ve visited London. This November I will be visiting NYC for the 5th time and now I’ve discovered your channel I just can’t wait to get there again and go visit some of the places covered in your videos. 👍
Cool video thanks. I grew up in Minneapolis going to First Ave. Moved to Washington DC in the 1990s and hung at the 9:30 Club. I started grad school at NYU in 2002 so definitely went to CBGB. My roommate’s band played there a few times as well.
There's a great old documentary called “On the Bowery” by Lionel Rogosin. Super nitty gritty portrayal of life on the Bowery 1950s. Early independent film masterpiece of it's time. Doubt something like that could be recreated today. Highly recommended if you can find it 👏
Sunshine Hotel is a pretty interesting documentary
Tom, had a really fun night at your show on Sat. Great to see you packed the place!
Proud to say I managed to perform on that stage at least once. Thanks for the memories 😬 And holy shit man thank God we never had to say "Building collapsed on highly influential band as they were just too heavy" ..also now I absolutely believe my homie when he said(back when he was a NYC squatter punk) that a homegirl of his was actually Rip Torn's daughter, and he was just a weird drunk when he saw him 😂
Woah how'd you not catch Joey Ramone Pl.?? I know the sign is there , they raised it due to all the thefts so...booooo!
I'm 4 minutes in and love the vibe...with the cold precipitation and backdrop of buildings . .that's one of my favorite ways to enjoy NYC
I moved here in August and I love living in this neighborhood. How about a Beat Generation episode! I'll even join ya!
Great video Tom! I really enjoyed it. I know the Ramones story very well being that Tommy Ramone is my uncle. I had the good fortune of playing CBGB's with Tommy in the early 90's. The club was legendary and should have never closed. Rock and Roll history was made there.
Memories!!! Around the corner, Hell's Angel's club house. Thank you
Excellent presentation!! I'm glad that you showed the new Bad Brains mural that replaced the Blondie one, I haven't been down there to see it in person yet. Interestingly, the building with the light blue windows seen at 2:49 used to be The Great Gildersleeves, another great music venue from that era. The music video for Meatloaf's "Dead Ringer for love" was filmed there.
Wait, what? They replaced the Blondie mural??? Haven't been down there in about a year. Definitely surprised.
Great video! Played there many times back in the day. Back then it was just a gig at a dive bar (great p.a. system they had!) a woman named Louise booked the bands I played with, she was pretty cool and seemed to sense how important this place would be. She was right!
Love you’re bravery in the elements! A+❤️❤️
I played there fro 77-79. It was a cool scene. The guys from The Ramones and Blondie were hanging out a lot. My manager was Hillly Krystal (an awesome character). He had his own country song on the juke box. It smelled of sour beer. No doors on the restrooms. Great sound system and super LOUD. Bums sleeping on the street out front. Cars robbed on a regular basis. It was the best.
The best of NYC history! Thanks!
Thank you so much for creating and sharing this awesome video. I am long time country/americana entertainer that also performed at CBGB's in the 80's and 90's, an awesome experience that I will always cherish. I made rock and punk friends that I still have today, my moto is "All genre's make up one family". Thank you again. you have a new fan...A.H.
Thanks again John in Chicago
Hey Tom I really enjoyed this video, BUT you should have shown the street sign at Bowery and Second Street that has been renamed "Joey Ramone Place". Thanks to you and Eric for braving the weather to bring us this video.
Another informative nyc vid by Tom. Oh and the New York Dolls was Anthony Bourdain's favorite group.
I learn so much watching your videos. I remember the old Lone Star Cafe west 13th in the village. Saw some epic shows there. Roy Bucanion to the Band.. 83-86 .
Such a legendary place, thanks Tom and Eric for putting your bodies on the line to make this video 🤘🤘
Hubby and I will be visiting soon. Our second time. This time, thanks to you, with more knowledge. ex. Sittig on trash bags to eat, laying across park benches to rest, hang our photos up to be discovered and our favorite, pop up from behind free-standing structures. All while trying not to fall off of Manhattan. LOL! You're the best!
Been there...played there!
Tom Delgado and Eric Thirteen - your TH-camrs in all weathers !!!
Dude this is great. Do the Palladium next.
I learn from your videos. I am genuinely interested in stories about New York City. The various subject areas that you cover are always intriguing. I visit the city as a tourist only. It is important that these stories, history and context are shared. Thank you for this work.
The Bum Riot on a Sunday afternoon, Mott Street had the CBGB's Women's Bathroom, beer from Sal's Deli was used to press a hand stamp, fun times...
Oh, I enjoyed this so much!! I think the Mercer Center collapse was shown in the Vinyl series...
Excellent doc. The flophouse above Cb's (as we kids called it) was named The Palace. There was another Flop catty corner locally known as "the White House". Guess why.
i'm guessing racist or something about semen.
@@dangerousideas5356 I'm guessing cocaine..
@@RebekahCurielAlessi ah, old new york, i was thinking of new new york.
There was another one down on Bowery called " Sunshine Hotel"...there's a acclaimed documentary about on TH-cam
Thank you for sacrificing your bodies for the people. This video is full of wonderful information, thank you for covering CBGBs. ABC No Rio next?
My Dutch ancestor lived next door to Gov. Stuyvesant. Check out the Castile plan of New Amsterdam.
I spent way too much time there while I was in high school. Getting kicked out because I was under age and getting tattooed across the street. Fun times.
Think I got there around '78 as a HS senior 😏 it was already iconic by that time
High school for me was the early 90s when the place was already in a downturn. But my buddy was a roady for a couple of indy bands that played there as well as Arlene’s grocery and cafe Wha so we use to sneak in with him and what bands perform. Until we got caught and booted. Fun times.
If you do another swing through the Bowery, you should do one about McGurk’s Suicide Hall. 295 Bowery. Crazy story
I loved it, the energy was so intense.
15 mins? Sooo much more to cover in that neighborhood. The Bowery Theater, McGurk’s Suicide Hall, isn't Katz's Deli near by? Also the first pizza shop in the city is a few blocks away!!
Great video, as always! My band was supposed to play CBGB, but we showed up to the gig (having traveled from LA) only to find out the place had been rented for a private party without the venue telling us.
Also, I hope this is helpful (and apologies if you've been told this already): The letter combo "ij" in Dutch is treated as one letter-- It's prounounced as a long I sound ("eye"). To keep it easy, ignore the J... or treat the "ij" like a y when it's at the end of a word. 👍
(I worked for a Dutch company and it completely threw me until someone explained it to me.)
More CBGB …. Thank you!
13:15
the rule of originality = emphasis on creativity = growth
@5:06 That’s not Art de Lugoff.. that’s Stanley Tucci lol.
Tom, you're still the best !
Hi Tom great video love relaxing and reminiscing at Think Coffee on the corner where you were standing but feeling z
a bit sad, has the Blondie mural been painted over?
Nice one
Tom I remember it well
This was an excellent presentation indeed!
My band, which I founded in 1977 named THE THE was managed by THE WARTOKE CONCERN (JOHN CALE/TELEVISION/PATTI SMITH/LESTER BANGS.)
Prior to being managed, the only gig we could land there was audition night because it was a very controlled process but we soon became regulars there playing over a dozen gigs in the late seventies/early eighties opening for all the notable signed groups including a legendary show with a packed house full of celebrities & the press by NICO during a record-breaking snow storm in 1979.
The venue looked like a dingy run-down subway station but that was the whole point, not to mention the finest sound system in the tristate that doubled as a makeshift recording studio on & off hours.
It was truly one of a kind & absolutely historical. th-cam.com/video/dldNpUbs8zo/w-d-xo.html
Wow!!
I remember The The! And I remember you being there quite often. I was in a band called Uncle Son which I'm sure you've never heard of (lol) but yah, I remember you guys!
@@OU812cheeto Howdy!
Wow, it is interesting that there are still some folks out there who remember THE THE, thanks!
How would you describe CBGB? You had to step over drunken bums on the walkway to the front door, the joint looked like the MUNSTER'S living room, and the crowd was a mixture of spray-painted jacket-wearing, rebel punks, celebrities & the press.
The sound system was truly beyond awesome with the finest professional stage lighting & two twenty-four-track recording decks parked next to the console. The bathrooms looked like a blown-up bomb shelter, the dressing rooms had a dirty graffitied hanging sheet instead of a door & on some nights the only beer you could order was SCHMIDTS for a fixed price of $3.00!!!!! BUT IT ALL WORKED FOR SOME CRAZY REASON & NOW IT IS A LEGENDARY MONUMENT & RIGHTLY SO!!!!!
Is there anything I left out? Please comment back. Here is a clip of THE THE (after THE POLICE) there, but the quality is horrible. th-cam.com/video/GzMAjBW8sdc/w-d-xo.html
@@RBPAudio Thnaks for that link--seeing The The again was great and it brought back many memories, as did your description of CB's! I loved the insane dressing room and the bathrooms which were indescribable, really. I remember sneaking down those steps with our vial of cocaine and taking a few hits before bounding back upstairs to do the set! haha I know people rave about the sound system but I found it so bad! I could never hear the monitors and the sound would just bounce all around--it would always throw off my timing! But hey, who cared?! lol I loved that place just because of the amazing atmosphere. It really was unique. And you're right about the homeless men outside. Omg. lol But then you'd step inside, into a whole other world! I remember going to the Kiev after CB's and getting blintzes for like $2.00. lol Ohh those were the days. We were lucky to have been at the right place at the right time to have this once in a lifetime experience! Thanks again for the link and for your thoughts.
Dear God!!
Dude, great video! Sent this to a few of my Punker friends. They dug it. Great work Tom... you to Eric. 🤘
Awesome tube, very interesting and informative 👍 thanks for putting in the hard yards!
Thanks Tom! This is you at your best.
Grew up watching The Bowery Boys on Sunday mornings and dreading getting stopped at traffic lights with Squeegie Guys offering to "clean" my windshield.
I think Bowery comes from boerderij (farm). A ‘bouwerij’ is a referral to a construction site. I like seeing your videos, greetings from The Netherlands
glad the long locks are still there to keep u warm!
You’re really awesome man!!!! Your videos are really cool, I especially like the one of Spanish Harlem showing the La Marqueta. I subscribed to your channel.
Tomzd
*Hamilton Book* online has two books on the Bowery, "Devil's Mile" by Alexiou and "Bowery" by S.P. Deville, discounted in their New York selection if ya' haven't read.
Another awesome video with the remarkable content as always !!!Keep it up!!!Never heard of CBGB before !That was kind of discovery to me !!!
That was cool
Thank you for this quick little tour. I thought there was a plaque on 313-15 stating that the music club, CBGBs stood here or words to that effect.
Love your videos so much Tom, Thank you!
awesome, make one about the wetlands preserve, please!!! keep the good work
Finally!!!! Next episode of NYC video tours!!! Keep going Delgado!! About to become a patron.
Yo! Ridgewood is the new LES. How about a music tour of TV Eyes and Transpicos? It’s where you live!
Great vid Michael. Love your calm vibe.
I really enjoyed this video. Very well researched!
Thanks tom . that was cool
I didnt know that stuff . . stay warm ok . love ya .
Another great video Jet boy!
I remember watching the cypress hill concert dvd when they would say “suck it Ryan , suck it “ and my friends would turn to me and hand me the bong
I highly recommend the film "on the bowery". hard to find, but amazing.
Oh wow I just made the same comment! Great film 🎥
Really you just had to do it on a terrible day, shaking my head over here
John Varvatos is a good man. From my hometown. Bought it to preserve the interior. Also ya gotta show the back where everyone did their drugs lol!
I made it to the CBGB' closing sale. I guess it's better late than never. Lol I'm a bird lover and appreciate the way you are always kind to the pigeons. Another NYC TH-camr isn't as nice to them.
NY77: Coolest Year in Hell touches on CBGB's, some of the dichotomy with the disco scene of the time, as well as the parallel birth of rap (primarily in the Bronx). Talks about the earliest days of Blondie, Ramones, Talking Heads, etc. Good follow up to Tom's great work if you want to dig in more on the Bowery scene of that time
Yeess!!! Finally video about CBGB!!! Cant wait to see
love you tom!!!
Great segment. You were right around the corner from where Jean Michel Basquiat died. Right on Great Jones off the Bowery.
Where he died is now Japanese butcher with a invitation only Japanese restaurant upstairs
Vatvato’s isn’t just a super fancy clothing store. John loves Rock n’ Roll and has clothed dressed Aerosmith, Jimmy Page,ZZ Top, etc. Store sells records and vintage hifi gear that belonged to John. He apparently collects hifi
There were great ad campaigns the early Varvatos years featuring them and others. Plus live performances during fashion week when the event was cool.
Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, The Shirts, Television, Dead Boys, and many more bands we were there every weekend dodging the dog crap on the floor and sticky bar tops,
could you do a piece on that club, Limelight?
Top work Tommo !
Can’t wait till summer.
6:07 The punchline was that the union for construction workers was headquarters in the building that COLLAPSED! THAT FIGURES. Some bands who played CBGB'S were awesome live, others were not for example Blondie who weren't impressive live maybe due to Debbie's awkward stage weirdness but when THEY went into the studio THEY SHINED! unlike the MANY great live bands who, when they went into a studio, CHOKED.
Cool video.
315 Bowery is BRC Men's Shelter now
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Hi Tom. I'm enjoying your tours. I even just subscribed !!! Now please keep your subtitles up for an extra few seconds. Thank you.