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Tell us an unusual thing that people don't know about you
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In high school, I would tell my parents I wasn't feeling well, go to my room, then climb out my window and go to punk rock clubs in New York City. I saw The Ramones, Patti Smith, Blondie and many other lesser known bands in clubs in the East Village or the Lower East Side. The drinking age was 18. I was 16 but the people working the doors didn't give a crap back then. Occasionally, someone would ask "are you 18?" and I'd say "yes" and they'd go "OK" and let me in.
At that time (late 1970s), the Lower East Side was extremely run down and dangerous but nobody ever bothered me. Today, the entire neighborhood is gentrified and the music clubs are all gone and replaced by upscale clothing stores and coffee shops.
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Very interesting history, you bad boy, you!
I recently saw a documentary about CBGB's.
Amazing how many great bands got their start in that little hole-in-the-wall!
I had similar experiences starting in early 70s when I was in high school in the Chicago area. Same thing back then, with the alcohol/drugs. Nobody in the city really cared how old you were: I started getting into dives when I was 15. Didn't even need to gain entry cuz there was grass/bootleg booze all over the streets. I missed a lot of school, which I'm not particularly proud of, now. But, it was what it was.