It is over: CBGB to be evicted

[LynneSin]

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Landlord won't renew lease for CBGB club

By LARRY McSHANE
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- As several hundred enthusiastic supporters rallied to keep CBGB's open, the landlord of the venerable punk club announced Wednesday that the lease on the 32-year-old landmark will not be renewed.

The Bowery Residents' Committee, landlord of the building on the Bowery, "believes it is in the best interest of our clients - the homeless and neediest New Yorkers - to sever this relationship," BRC executive director Muzzy Rosenblatt said.

The existing lease was to expire at midnight Wednesday. The statement from Rosenblatt called for CBGB's to "vacate the premises both voluntarily and expeditiously" - a scenario that appeared unlikely, given the promises of Little Steven Van Zandt and others to wage a battle to the end on behalf of the bar that launched punk rock.

"We're not going without a fight," said Van Zandt, who was joined at the rally by "Sopranos" co-stars Tony Sirico and Joe Pantoliano. "If the eviction proceedings start tomorrow, which I hope it doesn't, we'll fight it in the courts."

[Kikosexy2]

1. This ain't..

no party...this ain't no disco...or CBGB...

[blondeatlast]

2. So no pilgrimage for me, I guess.

Holy heck, this hurts the blonde desert rat. :-(

[tigereye]

3. oh this is terrible news!

:cry:

hate to see the place go.

[DS1]

4. Why doesn't Joey Pants buy the lease?

[LynneSin]

5. I don't think the owners want to sell

I appreciate that they want to keep the homeless shelter, which is above the club but with the money they could get for selling they could buy a ton of homeless shelters

[bliss_eternal]

6. Nooooooooo!

How can this happen? I was just reading about the situation in Spin magazine.

:mad: :cry:

Crap, crap crap!

[enigmatic]

7. Wow

This completely sucks.

[KitchenWitch]

8. Damn

Another thing on my "list" bites the dust.

[Withywindle]

9. Aw shit!

Both a quasi-holy site to me and the site of some awesome real-life memories.


:cry:

[Bobby_Miller]

10. I used to read about

CBGB's in CREAM magaizine. Way back when.

Never been there, but often wish I had.

Sucks that they are being evicted.

[WCGreen]

11. It's a hell hole....

But it was our Hell Hole

[KG]

12. another sign the apocolypse is upon us.

[Zensea]

14. & another sign --

Chuck D, Terminator X and Professor Griff on stage in front of the Washington Square Arch.:)

[Zensea]

13. It's not over yet

Judging from what I heard said at the rally yesterday by the local city councilman (after the announcement of the eviction) , I think there are still a few tricks up people's sleeves.
The others mentioned in this article include politicians.