The (in)-famous New York rock club, CBGB, hosted its last show on Sunday. Apparently the club owner lost its lease after years of shirking his creditors.

Didn't anyone ever tell that guy "ya gotta pay to play?"

Well, anyway, its a big loss for the music scene as a whole becuase CBGB became an "underground" (I hate that term) rock institution and aided in launching the careers of noteable acts such as the Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie, and countless other alt/punk/rock bands through the years.

Although, despite its shrine-like status in the world of hipster-rock, it still supposedly had some of the scuzziest bathrooms out there! I guess besides not paying rent, the club owner opted out of a contract with Mr. Clean.

I remember the days of equally sketchy rock clubs in Chicago - where you never knew where or what you were treading upon...thus combat boots or  disposable-if-necessary thrift store boots were always de rigeur.