Category Archives: punk

This Is Punk

May 9, 2013 – 8:19 pm

Richard Hell “I decided I wanted out because it was killing me, and I couldn’t see where to go with it that wouldn’t be fatal.” I’m glad Richard Hell survived the years. THE TROUBLE If this were everything I wanted it to be It still wouldn’t be what I want it to be.

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Uncool Punk

May 9, 2013 – 8:13 pm

During the late-70s I often visited the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The suggested admission was $2. As a punk from CBGBs I gave nothing. That paintings on the walls belonged to rich people and the antiquities had been stolen from around the world. My favorite paintings were el Greco’s VIEW OF TOLEDO and Thomas […]

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PUNK OUT

May 9, 2013 – 7:31 pm

Geraldine Winifred Visco has organized a demo against the fucking Rich. Punk Out! with us on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum on Friday May 10th at noon. Put on those safety pins, get that Mohawk out, and Punk Out baby, but dress like a REAL punk, unlike the red carpet celebs. This will be […]

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Punk Is In

May 9, 2013 – 7:13 pm

This Spring New York City is going retro-Ramones thanks to a Metropolitan Museum exhibition featuring Punk Fashion. In 1975 the only stores to buy punk clothing were Trash n Vaudeville and Manic Panic run by Sick Fucks’ Snooky and Tish. Manic Panic closed years ago, however Trash n Vaudeville on St. Marks Place remains the […]

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HURRAH Video link

November 3, 2012 – 4:17 pm

Hurrah’s nightclub existed from 1977 to 1981. Once its disco era was ended by the opening of Studio 54, the owners refashioned the second-floor club into a showcase for punk and new wave bands. I worked at the door with Howie Montauk and Jack Flood. The DJ was Shaun Cassette. The bands were the Dead […]

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