| Author | Message | ||
     Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 705 Registered: 08-2004 |
This may be old news to some. But I've only just heard about this. "Hilly Kristal aged 75... ... died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 from complications from Lung Cancer". USNewswire A bit like the equally inspiring Tony Wilson he helped a lot of major talent shine. Hilly would allow any band play in his club as long as it was original material. Without his willingness to give so many bands a chance '70's Rock would have been a lot less interesting. R.I.P. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1507 Registered: 04-2005 |
I just read about it myself and was going to start a new thread, but you beat me to it. Yes, a lot of things would have played out very differently without Hilly Kristal and Tony Wilson. Odd that we lose them both in such short order. Without Hilly, would we ever have heard Television, Talking Heads, the Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell, etc.? He's a giant in the history of good music. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 642 Registered: 09-2006 |
Hear hear...they should hold the funeral in a replica of CBGBs, single toxic rest room and all... | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1695 Registered: 05-2005 |
I was kind of looking forward to CDGB's reopening in Las Vegas. I guess that will still happen though. |