I just discovered that my neighbor for the past 30 years, Charlie Martin, was the promoter that brought The Clash to Bonds in times Square!
I live in a building right around the corner from where CBGBs was and just about everybody who worked at CB's lived in my building including Hilly. The sound guy for CB's was Charlie Martin who still lives here and I was having a chat with him at our local where we were talking about the old days when he brought up how he was the sound man at CB's and then went on to do promotion. One thing led to another and I found out he brought The Clash to Bonds. My jaw hit the floor and all I could do was thank him!
I looked it up, it's true, you never know! What a small world. Here is a link to an article about Charlie,
https://stereosociety.com/20/cmintmt.shtml
about halfway down after answer 7 is
" I came to New York with the idea of becoming a band manager and then I started helping stage-manage the club, and then getting more involved with the technology and suddenly somehow we discovered that I knew how to mix. And I started doing that in a serious way. Later on, I became a promoter and did some other things as you probably remember, the Clash at Bond’s [a large former disco at Times Square] and so forth. "
My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
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Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
so cool. thank him on all of our behalf.
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Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
Which pub I think I need to visit?coffeepotman wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 10:20amI just discovered that my neighbor for the past 30 years, Charlie Martin, was the promoter that brought The Clash to Bonds in times Square!
I live in a building right around the corner from where CBGBs was and just about everybody who worked at CB's lived in my building including Hilly. The sound guy for CB's was Charlie Martin who still lives here and I was having a chat with him at our local where we were talking about the old days when he brought up how he was the sound man at CB's and then went on to do promotion. One thing led to another and I found out he brought The Clash to Bonds. My jaw hit the floor and all I could do was thank him!
I looked it up, it's true, you never know! What a small world. Here is a link to an article about Charlie,
https://stereosociety.com/20/cmintmt.shtml
about halfway down after answer 7 is
" I came to New York with the idea of becoming a band manager and then I started helping stage-manage the club, and then getting more involved with the technology and suddenly somehow we discovered that I knew how to mix. And I started doing that in a serious way. Later on, I became a promoter and did some other things as you probably remember, the Clash at Bond’s [a large former disco at Times Square] and so forth. "
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Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
It's a Russian place called Anyway cafe, tucked away near the corner of 2nd street and 2nd ave. Love that place, they have music every night, my wife dances there occasionally as a belly dancer. They specialize in Russian Vodka infused drinks but have a selection of eastern European beers and good food
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Last time I drank Vodka in a Russianbar was near Borough market in south London. When the jazz band took a break for some reason I thought I could play drums and went for a solo performance. Fair to say feet didn’t touch the floor and didn’t collect jacket.coffeepotman wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 6:26pmIt's a Russian place called Anyway cafe, tucked away near the corner of 2nd street and 2nd ave. Love that place, they have music every night, my wife dances there occasionally as a belly dancer. They specialize in Russian Vodka infused drinks but have a selection of eastern European beers and good food
Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
Ask him if he got soundboards...
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Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
Ha! great story!. that Vodka makes you do crazy things101Walterton wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 7:01pmLast time I drank Vodka in a Russianbar was near Borough market in south London. When the jazz band took a break for some reason I thought I could play drums and went for a solo performance. Fair to say feet didn’t touch the floor and didn’t collect jacket.coffeepotman wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 6:26pmIt's a Russian place called Anyway cafe, tucked away near the corner of 2nd street and 2nd ave. Love that place, they have music every night, my wife dances there occasionally as a belly dancer. They specialize in Russian Vodka infused drinks but have a selection of eastern European beers and good food
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Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
You plonker!101Walterton wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 7:01pmLast time I drank Vodka in a Russianbar was near Borough market in south London. When the jazz band took a break for some reason I thought I could play drums and went for a solo performance. Fair to say feet didn’t touch the floor and didn’t collect jacket.coffeepotman wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 6:26pmIt's a Russian place called Anyway cafe, tucked away near the corner of 2nd street and 2nd ave. Love that place, they have music every night, my wife dances there occasionally as a belly dancer. They specialize in Russian Vodka infused drinks but have a selection of eastern European beers and good food
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Re: My neighbor brought The Clash to Bonds
Great stuff.coffeepotman wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 10:20amI just discovered that my neighbor for the past 30 years, Charlie Martin, was the promoter that brought The Clash to Bonds in times Square!
I live in a building right around the corner from where CBGBs was and just about everybody who worked at CB's lived in my building including Hilly. The sound guy for CB's was Charlie Martin who still lives here and I was having a chat with him at our local where we were talking about the old days when he brought up how he was the sound man at CB's and then went on to do promotion. One thing led to another and I found out he brought The Clash to Bonds. My jaw hit the floor and all I could do was thank him!
I looked it up, it's true, you never know! What a small world. Here is a link to an article about Charlie,
https://stereosociety.com/20/cmintmt.shtml
about halfway down after answer 7 is
" I came to New York with the idea of becoming a band manager and then I started helping stage-manage the club, and then getting more involved with the technology and suddenly somehow we discovered that I knew how to mix. And I started doing that in a serious way. Later on, I became a promoter and did some other things as you probably remember, the Clash at Bond’s [a large former disco at Times Square] and so forth. "
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia