Post #260795 by Tipsy McStagger on Sat, Oct 14, 2006 4:51 PM

and if you miss the closing..join us for the re-opening!!!! word on the street is that owner hilly kristal is salvaging whatever he can of the place and re building CBGB's in Las vegas.....including the urinals!! ....this will come as bad news to the double-down saloon, which already boasts the nastiest urinals in Vegas.......

not suprising news considering that vegas is the last refuge for old venues to get a new lease on life.....studio 54 anyone? don the beachcomber? and a few others i can't name off the top of my head.....if a classic venue has been around for years and ready to meet the wrecking ball, chances are good it can make a go in vegas...of course, it will never be the same as it was in it's original local....but i do like the fact that vegas is becoming a sort of full-size smithsonian of old pop culture icons and venues..in the future, you will be able to stroll the streets of vegas and witness the past 100 years of what was cool about americas most popular venues....shows to go ya. old skool never dies....it just moves to vegas!!!