In case you can't read the signs, they say : "$800 PANTS KILL MUSIC IN NYC," "ONE 'SMALL' LOSS OF A MUSIC SPACE, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR PANTS," "$1600 USED JACKETS DESTROY COMMUNITY," "SAVE THE MUSIC, BOYCOTT HIGH RENTS," "OH LUXURY, UP YOURS," etc.
I mean, I'm pretty bummed too that a place as epic as CBGBs went under because they couldn't pay rent. It was truly the end of an era, and a really tragic event for a lot of people. However: John Varvatos didn't put anyone out of business, he simply moved into a space that was available. Also, from what I hear, he's worked hard to preserve the history of the original space, leaving up walls and keeping a general rock and roll vibe to the place.
As far as the absurdity of the luxury industry: well, I can't really disagree that $800 pants and all that are a little nuts. But maybe I'm just having a hard time making the connection between said pants and the killing of the music industry.
Thoughts?
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I say: Play on, $800 pants. Come on, mob, you're across the street from Whole Foods. You can't say you didn't see it coming.
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