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BeautifulEssay8 t1_iwv2841 wrote

Never would have guessed Joey was a Van Halen fan but here we are.

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the_wessi t1_iwv4tjr wrote

Ramones is the second best band ever after the Beatles. Those two bands rule. After them there’s a five mile gap and after that there’s Metallica. They rule too but only on Thursdays from 10 am to noon.

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DirtyRead1337 t1_iwv8lam wrote

If we all dress the same the machine won’t know who tilted it and we will get the the extra ball!”

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sonofthenation t1_iwva7g1 wrote

I saw one show there before it closed. It was a small cool space.

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Theonlykd t1_iwvgprj wrote

I just watched the CBGB movie with Alan Rickman. Great show

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unseenmover t1_iwvhkt5 wrote

interesting product placement going on there

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_WretchedDoll_ t1_iwvkhxr wrote

Replying to the_wessi (#567,728)

A fan once told Lemmy that motorhead are only the 2nd best band in the world because Ramones still exist (at the time) and Lemmy agreed. Of course he wrote a song about them which the Ramones later covered, I love both versions.

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x_KinalaM_x t1_iwvkuob wrote

Twenty-twenty-twenty-four points to go.. I wanna a multi ball

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Viet_Conga_Line t1_iwvl8xe wrote

That doesn’t look like CBGB to me and it would surprise me if they had a pinball machine. I went there 25 times, been downstairs, been in the backroom, been on stage; never saw any room that looked like that. Layout of this room alone (with all those doors) suggests it isn’t CB’s.

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aShittierShitTier4u t1_iww9xse wrote

Replying to jeepster2982 (#571,185)

Gene Simmons tried to get them a record deal and wanted them to change the name of the band to daddy longlegs. That's more of a boogie rock band kinda name, than a heavy metal band name, though. So they were already on the scene in 77, and Dave had lots of NYC connections from way back. But I don't know if they would have had their own band t shirts already, that was a bigger deal back then. Now you can have everything DIY, make your own album, t shirts, posters, etc. You don't need a big shot like Gene Simmons, hitting on your girlfriends, telling you what to do.

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NewNormalMan t1_iwwfqw1 wrote

“I don’t care how you hold it, just show the label!” -this photograph probably

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ALLyBase t1_iwwpu2y wrote

Is that CREEM Boy Howdy beer?

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AVLThumper t1_iwwy35a wrote

I like their bangs. So punk. Lol.

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NYDon t1_iwx42su wrote

We're pinball games illegal at the time?

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UpgrayeDD405 t1_iwx6nho wrote

Happy birthday Burnsie

Go to hell you old bastard

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Floor-Normal t1_iwxve3y wrote

Don’t recall a pinball machine at CBGB and was there dozens of times. Saw Ramones there 5 or 6 times. Saw Johnny, while playing a white Mosrite (!), slice open his right hand in the middle of a song. Just kept playing. By the end of the song there was a six inch wide pink stripe right across the guitar. 1 2 3 4 right into the next one.

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112-411 t1_iwy4vvz wrote

Replying to Viet_Conga_Line (#569,257)

What’s the name of the place that replaced CBs? A shoe store? Which was (and maybe still is) decorated w/ all kinds of CBs lore pics etc from back in the day. Essentially a shrine. Anyway, one of these displayed vintage photos showed the Ramones or Bowie or Iggy or (honestly I forget who it was) playing a game. Given the nature of the store one presumes the pic in question was actually taken at CBs. But I dunno.

The machine? Capt Fantastic.

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NewYorkFuzzy t1_iwzgssi wrote

There was a pinball machine at CB's? I don't recall that.

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The_Observatory_ t1_ix8r6oi wrote

Replying to -ComputerCat- (#578,335)

Because kids are weird about stuff, and they have stupid, arbitrary rules that they enforce. In my middle school and high school, there were the kids who would make fun of you if you wore your new concert t-shirt to school the day after the show. It was considered nerdy and you were considered to be a poser.

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The_Observatory_ t1_ix8rsft wrote

Replying to Syrupskater (#572,849)

It was, but it was also on the cover of Van Halen I in 1978. The difference between the two album covers is that on VH1, it has the words "Van Halen" right across the VH; and on VH2, the words are above the VH. On his t-shirt, it looks like the logo has the words across the VH, so it's more like the VH1 album cover.

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