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MAYBE TOMORROW Chapter 1 By Peter Nolan Smith

CHAPTER 1 The November sun flashed off a West Village window and the wavering reflection stalked the Christopher Street pier to a lone youth tuning a battered guitar. His skin pallor rivaled the paleness of the rising moon and no suburban mall stocked his ripped black leather jacket, torn T-shirt, or battered engineer boots, but […]

CBGBs closes forever Long live PUNK

CBGBs is closing its doors October 15 after 33 years. The Bowery bar had been home to punk since 1975. The Ramones were the house band in those early days. 24 songs in 30 minutes. Blondie starred as the sex attraction. Talking Heads brought in the college crowd and the heartbreakers with Johnny Thunders appealed […]