CBGB in Vegas? Hey Ho Let's Go
...on Sunday in New York after Patti Smith performs. CBGB is closing its doors and everyone wants the legendary punk club to come to Vegas to live happily ever after.
I do, too. I can even see it in my mind's eye: the famed urinals behind glass (perhaps turned to a catch tray to collect tourist's business cards), the cocktail waitresses all dressed like Debbie Harry's album covers and, oh, how about Richard Hell as the greeter at the door.
The only problem is that I just don't see any of it happening. Las Vegas has little affinity for the sort of New York institution that is or was CBGB. Don't get me wrong, I love Patti Smith, yet, she has never even played a concert in Vegas and it seems impossible to imagine any casino investing in the legacy of folks like Patti Smith, the Ramones, Television or Richard Hell. If you doubt me read about the fiasco that was Lou Reed's Vegas debut. We aren't that city. But it is a lovely dream. I had it once, too.
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Stay positive, it must happen, Vegas needs to remake itself.
Posted by: Gump | October 10, 2006 at 02:28 PM
you cant have the venue without the music lovers, and you cant have the music lovers without the venue... It will take an investment to build the music scene up to where it should be in Vegas; and it will not be an overnight change.
Posted by: Irish | October 11, 2006 at 03:06 AM
Yeah, it would be great to have a CBGB's out there, but I can't see it happening in the strip-- maybe downtown someplace. Maybe the Western has a little extra room to spare!
Posted by: The Townleybomb | October 11, 2006 at 09:55 AM
Vegas's underground scene is actually thriving. Next time you're here in Vegas check out the Double Down just off of Harmon St (Near the hardrock) for starters.
Vegas is ready....
Posted by: durtyburd | October 31, 2006 at 04:09 PM