Saved for now

When I read a few months ago that CBGB's may be evicted from it's home in the East Village, I was shocked. This place is a landmark in modern punk and rock. The place where the Ramones and Blondie began their luminous careers, along with dozens of others. So today's ruling, which ruled that CBGB's could not be unceremoniously evicted from it's home on Bowery, was a great relief to fans of music and for New York natives, like myself. Having lived, worked and gone to school in the neighborhood, the idea that there would be no CBGB's was ... unthinkable. Hopefully, CBGB's and their landlords can come up with a new lease deal that will let the club remain a fixture in the East Village for many, many years to come.