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cbgbees UNDER SIEGE

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16:31:00 Thu, May 9, 1991


LUCIFER! please oh please give me the stregnth to breath yet another day... OK, now that the prayers out of the way.....[with blood we pay].... The Spring Offensive! day 2! Just caught, barely, last two songs of YOUTH GONE MAD, am sorry about that, odds are they're the same YGM, from the Sudden Death comp...Hc like it aughta be...But I only caught their cover of Loudmouth...and one other song, both out of ze side of my head... So for all instencil perpussses, we have to let them slide....[satan I feel sick as a dog, think that awful shroom from last night still haunts me stomach cavity, I wuz actually to tired to... really sad situation..[crying mike, huh huh huh]]..

Next up wuz a hundred und one skins, and zere band HARLEY (no cromags, ok <wink wink> F***! the record company!].... They sounded totally killer... I wuz still trying to regain some semblance of life und energy, sose I wuz laying back.. [lay back fer cro...Harley anzway]... But they were bashing, really good stuff...Definately thrashcore like no one else knows what they're doing.... [ready to vomit from over exertion Mike]...

Next up wuz a bunch of total queerbaits from DC, Danny Blitz, who were like a pitiful scam of the Dictators for the MTV poseur set... Absolute garbage... There isn't a shovel big enough to pick up that sh*T..... Take me word for it, Listen to the CURE instead.......

Next up wuz CROWN THE GOOD, avec better sound! Und I didn't quite realize what a diffence that could make...THey BLASTED! They also grow on you, they're NYCRnRollers through and through, they've got the tude, und they've got the tunes...THey kicked it big time, no more tinny sound, they grooved in quite the big way....Really hella fun banging band...GOOD stuff...with a capital F...

Like to note, Walter Lure [damn damn damn, I *think*, wuz bouncing in the impromptu pit, like a momma fugga, totally diggin the scene...Just wish I wuz certian it wuz him.... Marking down next Waldo's show on calender Mike]..

Cycle Sluts from Hell were also in attendance, thems I'm sure about, boy oh boy am I sure bout thems.... YIP YIP YIP...Mek yer eyes melt kiddies... Nearly dieing to see them once again, been a long time since they graced a NYC stage.... Satan knows we miss em.....

[Finally recatching my breath....to pretty much take it easy most of the night, then expend a weeks worth of energy in about 30 minutes is a big mistake, take it from me..... [GREAT STUFF ACTUALLY F*G THE MISTAKE MIKE!]...]

Ok, last real fer solid band wuz Manny Tobas, HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA'S [NYc GRIT INCARNATES] WILD KINGDOM.... Who were solid smashing bashing good funkin energized fun.... Hey, the man's got the touch ok... the band's got the touch ok... CALIFORNIA DON'T DESERVE THE ATTENTION OK, CROWN THE GOOD, AND MR mANNY tOBA'S WILD KINGDOM ROMP FROM HERE TO HELLllll Kiddies, ok... Make PEOPLE magazine whores like GnR sound like piddling b*ttf*gged babies... It's always been the case, Heartbreakers, Dead Boys, NYC ROCKS AND F*CKING ROLLS, and don't you fergit it! Yip Yip YIp [I love NYC Mike]....

Ok for de grand finale! IMPROMTU JAM!!!!!! Joey! MarkY! CJ! [cj?] ze ramones bassist...mekin ze core... ALong with volks at alternating times from Lunachicks, to CROWN THE GOOD, to Ross de studly Boss, to Cheetah Chrome, [wuz hoping fer Walter Lure confirmation, done never did happen] ripped through some covers und ramones tunes to blast away de rest of the night, and put a capital period on ze TWO day CBGB's UNDER SIEGE SPRING offfensive!!! A truly happening magical und cathartic mixemup! More More More, we want more! Not to mention also totally revved me up on the Motorhead show, cause they wuz playing tons o those blood wankers between sets

... RnR, that's ROCK N F**KIN ROLL FER YOU BOZOS, LIVES IN NYC!!! BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM....SUCK LEAD STARVOIDS!