CBGBs Schism

I hung out at CBGBs from 1976-1981 as a regular. Lisa Krystal waved persona gratis past the paying customers. Her brother wandered through the club in a daze. He liked playing chess. His mother acted like a vicious den mother, while Hilly dominated the scene from bookings to managing some of punk's top groups such as the Dead Boys. Those were the good old days, however with Hilly's death and the closure of CBGBs the surviving family members are suing each other for control of the CBGBs name and trademark. This week the court decided to award control of the $3,000,000 estate to the daughter, Lisa, instead of the mother and brother

The mother got 'butkis' or nothing while Dana will receive a chunk of change.

I have to back the judge's decision since Lisa worked his ass off at CBGBs for the years it was my second home, and this is even in consideration that you should never take sides in the family fight, especially if you aren't family.

Gabba-Gabba-Hey.

We'll always have those memories.