Saturday, May 07, 2005

Don't Let Punk's Birthplace Die



IMG courtesy of CBGB

Help save CB's. Show your support and visit Project Save CBGB. The following is a quote from the club's founder, Hilly Kristal, from his website:

To the Musicians, Fans and Friends of CBGB;
My Landlord is "BRC"
These are the people that have control over whether I stay or go. The current money situation and legal status of the club, despite what Muzzy Rosenblatt says, is not in negotiation. It is in the courts to be decided by a judge. I am not going to cast aspersions on the representatives of the BRC, as they have on me. I only wish the problem be solved so we can both "do our thing"
If you want us here, the BRC has to be persuaded that a gradual increase in rent is feasible.
Hilly Kristal, Owner of CBGB

Send a letter to The Mayor's Office asking Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg if he's prepared to say "CBGB can be closed down because they can't pay 40-50 thousand dollars per month rent to a non profit organization that is funded by the city, state and federal government to the tune of 23 million dollars per year."

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 311 or 212-New-York
Fax: 212.788.2460
Email: click here