Instagram- AdamTheWooATW I had a slight doubt that the self titled album cover wall looked like it could be a tad off . After reading some comments it appears I wasn’t alone . It’s tough to match up 40 year old walls but seems like I was on opposite side of the little garden from where it was . Anyone in the area should go confirm and document it . Clearly the opinions online are incorrect
I think you have the wall right. It is that side, however, if you were to go to 9:14 in your video, do you see in the upper right corner of that capture the indentation (the line of protruding brick) in the wall? Perhaps those plants were not there and this is where they might have stood. What do you think?
Im a lifelong New Yorker. I once was walking by the club just as Hilly was opening the doors at about noon. I asked him if I could hang out and have a few beers, and I wouldn't bother him. We walked in and I drank some beers as he did paperwork and made phone calls. I was quiet and didn't bother him. I had the whole place to myself and walked around. Great memory.
Hi Adam, it’s Larry from the tribute band Sedated. Saw you at the Chili Cook Off. CBGB’s was where the Dead Boys played and had a residency in the 70s. You said you never heard of them. They were the feature band in the movie CBGB from 2013. Highly recommended you watch that. Haha I had to go to 53rd and 3rd also! Was able to go inside CB’s in 2005 and shortly after they closed.
For sure it’s a very nice pedestrian city.. I walk many times from Battery Park all the way to Central Park and once from Brooklyn Bridge to Harlem.. You get your steps in, for sure.. But also a very easy city to drive in, because of all the one way streets.. I’ve been overthere 5 times.. and 2 times I rented a Mustang and drove around on Manhattan with the roof down.. Pretty fun..😎 Love that city 😍
Well Hello!!! So much enjoyed this video... Went from 20 minutes outside NYC to Tampa My son is a musician and opened for the Misfits and we knew Marky Ramone and cooked burgers with Jerry Only, I'm more of a Blondie fan but the blocks you visited is home to us! Thanks for the video!
Another cool video Adam👍🏻. I know how you feel. I remember going to see Cabaret at the old Studio 54. I couldn’t believe I was in the same place. Different look but still got that vibe of what it used to be and all the famous stars that used to venture to it .
Man, the Bowery has changed! Last time I was there was 91. The 300 block used to smell like armpits & urine. Fond memories of hitting up Bleaker Bob's & gigs at CB's. The 80's were a wild ride around there, but we survived! Glad the building did.
I went to rehab in 1988 with Joey. We shared a shrink Dr Jaeger. Holliswood Hospital. Is that a good thing? I don’t know about Joey but I’m clean 34 years and a few months. Moved out of nyc to SC 7 years ago. Don’t miss it one bit. I remember those places you’re showing. Littered with needles and vomit etc. So glad God helped me through it and I’m still alive 🤩😘
@@HeidiMcNulty1 Good job staying clean! If you hadn't made that choice odds are the 90s would have been the end of it. Hope life is everything you want!
Hi Adam, the weather couldn’t be more perfect for all your filming and documenting. These NYC videos are so good. I hope you keep going back to visit this incredible city. Thanks for all your hard work👍
I saw The Ramones on November 7,1995 when they opened for Pearl Jam at the San Diego Sports Arena. Pearl Jam always had (still does) the highest respect for the Godfathers of Punk.
The band i was in opened for the Ramones at The Edge show, April of 94...insane how nice and down to earth they really were! Adam, I was the guy that said hi to you at the Dawn Of The Dead showing in Orlando at Regal, October 2023..i was wearing the Samhain tshirt. 😂
You missed the Bad Brains Mural across the street from CBGB’s that just went up. And to bad you didn’t stay or go back to queens (Forest Hills) there is the famous and dedication mural of the Ramones, there is also where one of their first practice spaces was. Also, That concrete Marking outside of cb’s was later on added to mark the area. And you never loaded in in the back of cb’s you always loaded in the front because you could never get back there because of all the trash, glass, rebar, and such!
@@MamaCarola1 yea they just recently changed it because it had become a mess and unkept. That store now on that corner is a jcrew 🤦🏼♀️. We had offered to take him around when I met him at DS. As my husband had been playing shows there since 1991 and I’m hardcore/punk/metal photographer. My husband grew up in the city so he knows a lot as well especially the music scene! Bowery electric is down the block too owned by Jesse Malin who also owns Niagara (A7) the birthplace of ny hardcore. But then again there’s a lot to cover and only so much time!
@mieshie23 during the pandemic someone had decided to tag it but luckily it was cleaned up pretty quickly. There was some really great street art in the neighborhood but that was just ... no reason for that.
@@MamaCarola1 agreed! If you get a chance look up badbrains mural nyc! They did an amazing job of the new piece! Being from DC it’s a little slice of home for me!
*Dear Woo, that 90 degree corner in the brick leads me to question if that was really the wall the photo was taken in front of. I can't see any reason why the brickwork would have been changed and it doesn't look like it was changed either, Enlarging the image appears to show writing on the side of the projection as well so I don't believe it is just an optical illusion. Also, the foundation the bricks are resting on seems notably higher than the current image. Who knows but still a cool city garden find!* 10:08
The Ramones were the soundtrack of my adolescence - the Ramones opened my eyes to a whole new world of music, a world that wasn't just all pop top 40 bubble gum stuff - punk was so different, so rebellious, I was instantly smitten
Having been to CBGB's music venue countless times and spent my late teens/20s in the Queens neighborhood when several of the Ramones lived there, I really appreciate this tour of the East Village. For old-timers like me, the birthplace/soul of punk is Tompkins Square Park, several blocks east of where you were. Thanks for the great vlog!
Hey Adam!! This is an awesome video!! I had the pleasure of playing CBGB’s several times. Such a beautiful, dive bar with so much history. It sounded amazing in there and stickers and signatures of some great underground and mainstream bands!! It’s really cool!! Great video!! The load in must’ve been for signed bands because we always had to park in front and run our gear in before we got a ticket!! Let’s just say the city of NY got a good amount of parking ticket money from me. Lol!! Glad you got to see it!!
Yes. I remember helping a friend and his band mates loading in through the front. We sat there for hours in a basically empty venue waiting to go on. "You guys are next" is all we kept hearing. Midnight came around and they finally told us. No deal, come back another night maybe. Sucked, but that's just the way it was. The bathroom was epic. The hallway leading to it looked like something out of a horror movie. Saw the biggest rat I've ever seen crawl out of the wall in there. 😂
These are the style vlogs I miss and love when you do them. NY is an amazing place so full of amazing history and food. There is always something to do. You would love living there at least part time, winters up north can def suck sometimes.
I once went to the old CBGB. The employees allowed me to take pictures but I put the camera in the trunk of my car and it was February and the cold damaged the film. I had a picture of the old bathroom and of one of the Gabba Gabba Hey signs. When I was outside, a woman offered to show me where the picture from the first album was taken. It was 9 pm and a stranger was taking me through the area in the dark to show me the location. You are pretty accurate with that brick wall. I had to look through the fence to see it. Thank you Adam. Great video!
Great video, looks like you've put in a lot of planning for this series! I made sure to stop by 53rd & 3rd when I last visited NYC in 2013. My Wife took a photo; not sure where that is at this point! She walked down the isle at our Wedding to "Baby, I Love You" by the Ramones (my second favourite band behind Iron Maiden) and we walked back up to "Whatsername" by Green Day. I'd love to go back and visit more locations, especially some from a favourite movie of mine, "Hackers" from 1995.
@@bigscarysteve yes, I'm aware of the import of the song. That, and I understand it was also a pick-up zone for male prostitutes. As Adam says in the video however, a much more gentrified area now.
Adam ... I just posted a comment on yesterday's video to you. But today you are covering the Ramones . In the early 80's I would hang out at Shea Stadium and get autographs on the side of the seats and who would hang out with me alot but none other then Johnny Ramone some nights he would say I can't stay long because I have a concert tonight. LOL .In the 90's I would see him at Baseball card shows and again he would not be not recognized but only by me as we knew each other.
“Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.” You look right at home in New York City, Adam the Woo. Just sayin, haha. :)
It’s a good thing you did that expensive Disney star cruiser. At the end of September, it’s getting shut down. It’s really sad. New York is a great town though. Forget about it. 😂
Oh, Wow!! Shaun Cassidy wrote in his Autobiography of going to all of these places in Punk Rock scene way back with his brother, David,...who was at the time (Early 1970s). the most famous singer in the world
Read about The Ramones in Rolling Stone magazine in spring of 75. Bought Ramone album at a flea market in South Carolina in 76. Faves for ever! Saw them live in 86. At 69, still put them on and rock hard! Gabba Gabba Hey!!!
Other massive bands that played CBGBs Talking Heads, Television, Devo, The Cramps, Dead Boys, Dictators, the Police, B52s, Agnostic Front, Heartbreakers, Beastie boys
This Vlog gave me chills!!!! You just accomplished some of my bucket list today. I can believe you were standing at the former CBGBs!!!!😍 Well done Adam the Woo 🙌💯
Adam, you are now looking at the remnants of my high school youth. I saw The Ramones at CBGB's back around '75-'76. The whole area where you are walking literally was a no mans land, but despite that It was where we could go. The shameful thing is that there were a lot of other cool venues that no longer exist. Anyway.. Hope you and Jay are having a blast up there, my old hometown (I'm now in SWFL, BTW)
There is a strong probability that the boys picked their name because Paul McCartney would sign into a hotel room as Paul Ramone at the height of Beatlemania to help avoid the fans. Dee Dee heard that and said, ‘Let’s call ourselves The Ramones.'”
Former music critic, so I love this stuff too. Didn't really grow up with The Ramones or near NYC, but always heard about CBGB. Also JOHN VARVATOS is an upscale clothing store but Varvatos is a huge rock fan so he kept loads of memorabilia and still has live shows there. You can see a great tour of the inside on UA-cam here "CBGB tour with Sting, Brian Johnson & John Varvatos". Sting and The Police first played the club in 1978!
hey, Adam. I believe the photo at Albert's Garden was taken a bit to the right from the spot you were pointing at. If you pause the video at 9:13, you can see in the upper right side a bench and the brick wall that protrudes. I believe they were standing exactly where that bench is. IDK, i've never been but I just looked it up hahahaha
I am really glad you documented CBGBs Adam. I have seen Patti Smith in the day. I also got to speak (YES I said SPEAK!) to Debra Harry one enchanted evening. Yep, yep, yep. However, I never did get to go to this club while it existed. I was so sad the day I heard it was it's last week and then closed. YOU are a ROCK STAR, you ROCK STAR! You go Adam! (the comment is over) Love you dude, A.(extra comment footage:)🎸🪨and 🌯(rock and roll, Baby!)👶
I was SO hoping to see CBGBs! I have to say again, I'm so totally torn. The fact that it wasn't preserved is borderline blasphemous, but a new owner could easily have done a complete overhaul. I actually watched a segment where Mr. Varvatos stated the importance of preserving at least some of the original interior. I suppose that's more than you can say for some. STILL... American musical history was born here. It is a landmark of a major aspect of our culture. It's too bad it couldn't be preserved in a more meaningful and significant way. Blondie, Talking Heads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, NY Dolls, Television, and of course The Ramones. RIPCBGBS
I saw the Ramones in maybe like 83 or 84...at the Rainbow Music Hall in Denver. I was concerned about Joey, so pale and thin...😅 ICONIC!! I was a punk rocker....
Woo Woo: at the garden, it appears to me that the far wall, along where you entered in..........is where the album photo was taken......???.......where the wooden bench was.....???.......I say this because you'll note the edge indention of the brickwork on THAT WALL is the same as the one in the photo........3% odds......but that is better than the POWERBALL lotto odds......just my observation......your videos are very, very good, btw........superb content.....and the videography is on a professional level............
Best live band ever. No 20 minute solos no preaching. They came,they saw,they kicked your ass! Saw the lads 6 times. I'm 53 years old and first heard them in 1980, rock n roll high school. They sent a 10 year old down the music rabbit hole. Gabba Gabba Hey!!
Adam. I am 97% sure that your 3% is on the opposite wall. In between the second singers (both hands in pockets), legs is an animal face. that appears dimly on the opposite wall.
It’s nice to see your video but also makes me sad and yearn for the gritty days of the 70’s New York. The Ramones were great and have achieved a mainstream audience now but we that know them in their hey day will never forget them. I got to see them once at the state fair in Detroit. Not their heyday but at least I can say I saw them. Gabba gabba hey!
Good Morning Adam, in Syracuse NY, the Taste of Syracuse is on June 1st, Eve 6 and other bands are going to be there I've been to it many times, but I'm only posting it as you travel to see certain bands and events, you might be gone by then.
My good friend and greatest tour guide, Adam the Woo. You're here in New York city filming your videos with such beautiful weather & I that walked those streets have not had the honor of meeting you yet. You see Adam, I live in the Bronx which you visited days before. You went to the new Yankee stadium and checked some places here. I was a bit sad because I've been wanting to meet you in person and thank you for all you've done for us, but hey, it is what it is. One day I will get to shake your hand and thank you personally for been the best You Tuber ever. God bless you my friend and keep that energetic spirit and adventurous soul. We will continue to travel along with you & cherish the memories. Thank you Adam!! ✌👍🏻🙏🏼 Adam, I see that you're wearing a Night of the Creeps t-shirt. That's one of my older brother's favorite horror flicks of all time.
Saw on Wikipedia: "Today visitors can see etched into the cement at the entrance to the clothing store, the name of the music venue and the date it was founded "CBGB '73". People often stop and take pictures of the inscription as well as the facade of the store."
lol you are bringing back memories of Eric’s in Liverpool , I saw stranglers, Siouxie and the banshees ,billy idol and generation x Amongst a few ,I started going to Eric’s in 1976 to 1978 ! I hadn’t thought about that time in my life for so long lol great vlog
I got to go inside CBGB'S before it closed, I even signed the petition to make it a landmark. Summer of 2004, we went to NYC for our Senior trip. It was the only place I was adamant about getting to see while I was there.
The mention of The Ramones bring back so many memories, have you ever seen the movie Rock and roll high school with PJ Soles and The Ramones , It's one of those low budget type movies LOL I've probably watched it a few dozen times over the years 😄 I even have it on DVD. Its one of those movies that is so bad it's good LOL.
I'm really digging the NYC vlogs. I lived in the E. Village for 10 years or so, studied music there, so it's all so familiar. It's not what it used to be but it's still one of the best cities in the world.
Had no idea you had a video on cbgb but I should have figured. Cbgb was a place my friends and I would always talk about when we went to the ko ko nest in costa mesa another punk venue. I have a book with great pictures of the inside and the legendary bathrooms. The first awning was vandalized so bad that Hilly just threw it out the second one an employee of cbgb saw a box near the dumpster and saw that it was the awning so he took it. After it closed in 2006 and the rock and roll hall of fame took the third one he sold his for 35,000 dollars and now the owner of the punk rock museum here in Vegas is trying to buy it and he tracked down the plaza hotel sign. Our old mayor here in Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman the best mayor ever talked Hilly into moving here and gave him a great property close to what is the punk rock museum now. There’s a video of Hilly and Goodman pretty much finalizing the deal then Hilly died. When he started cbgb the rent was 600 dollars the last year he had the club it was 32,000 a month and then they were raising it again. Yes the movie is great and Hilly is played by that one main guy in harry potter and the guitarist from the dead boys was Harry’s best friend. Also Hillys daughter was played by the one awesome vampire in Twilight. Great video
I visited it a couple of years ago from Scotland, legendary venue, can't believe it wasn't saved. Would have loved to have been there when the bands were playing !!!
Great vlog Adam. But you were also standing right outside the legendary A7 club which was the stomping ground for a lot of early hardcore bands. It is now a bar but bears a plaque with a list of frequented hardcore bands on their wall. The bar is now called Niagara, corner of Ave A and 7th (Tompkins Square Park)
Adam my man, I would disagree with you who started punk rock movement. I believe it was the one and only Iggy Pop from motor city better known as the Stooges, MC5 followed them also from Detroit city baby!!!!
I got to play there once with my punk band in 97..and I used to go to Hardcore shows there..that was another thing to mention is NYHC and cbgb goes hand and hand for sure…I was at the last cbgb hardcore matinee and I was the last one to walk out besides workers.I walked around and took it all in before I walked out.I went back when it first opened up as the pretentious store and I ran into the basement to check out the bathrooms once again..Also you were right at niagra where the mural is.That is the A7 venue from the early 80s and that is the birthplace of NYHC before cbgb had crazy hardcore matinee.There is a cool plaque inside of niagra to commemorate the bands that used to play there and they would start around midnight and go to 6 am..Not sure if your a hardcore guy but that is some important info as well…and oh yeah FUCK GENTRIFICATION
HEY ATW...YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE RAMONES BEING an original influence on punk! I remember hearing them for the first time in and around 1980. This episode was great! Your step counter must ready to explode!!
Always enjoy the Punk Rock history videos, thanks for showing what remains from a great piece of Punk Rock history. Glad the awning was saved and the store kept the stickers and graffiti.
Great video. Feel very fortunate to have seen The Ramones (1988) with The Crowd and The Adolescents and got to see Joe Strummer on his Earthquake Weather tour. Last time I ran into you at Disneyland, I was headed out to see Marky Ramone at The Obsrrvatory. Have a great day Adam
Love the Ramones I grew up listen to them so it was so fascinating so learn some of the history of the group which by the way you did a fantastic job covering the history of the band also I really enjoyed looking at the photos on your phone which helped me understand in more detail what you were talking about so again thanks for a detailed look into the story of the legendary band who started it all in the punk decade the Ramones RIP Joey Ramone now with that peace ☮️ love ❤️ and happiness to you Adam and I’ll see you on the next awesome Adam the daily woo adventure peace ☮️ out ✌️
I had the pleasure of seeing The Ramones in person at the El Dorado Saloon in Carmichael California near Sacramento in 1986. I literally stood against the tiny low profile tiny nightclub stage in the shopping center strip mall club venue that was packed shoulder to shoulder. I kept getting slapped across the face with Joey Ramone's leather jacket metal studs and zippers and having sweat slung on me since I was literally inches away. It was GLORIOUS!
Looks like a beautiful spring day in New York.what a great city busy and busling as you always say a bee hive of activity.Thank you for taking us along on this great adventure.From Universal Jamie.
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I had a slight doubt that the self titled album cover wall looked like it could be a tad off . After reading some comments it appears I wasn’t alone . It’s tough to match up 40 year old walls but seems like I was on opposite side of the little garden from where it was . Anyone in the area should go confirm and document it . Clearly the opinions online are incorrect
I think you have the wall right. It is that side, however, if you were to go to 9:14 in your video, do you see in the upper right corner of that capture the indentation (the line of protruding brick) in the wall? Perhaps those plants were not there and this is where they might have stood. What do you think?
I met Johnny Ramon and The Ramons at The Ritz, Raleigh NC
I'm glad you got your Galactic Starcruiser trip in. I just read that the Starcruiser will be closed permanently on October 1st.
Is that garden at 2nd st and 2nd ave? Also you’re right ductwork
@@angelinainhollywoodland9023 I think you're right!
Im a lifelong New Yorker. I once was walking by the club just as Hilly was opening the doors at about noon. I asked him if I could hang out and have a few beers, and I wouldn't bother him. We walked in and I drank some beers as he did paperwork and made phone calls. I was quiet and didn't bother him. I had the whole place to myself and walked around. Great memory.
Hi Adam, it’s Larry from the tribute band Sedated. Saw you at the Chili Cook Off. CBGB’s was where the Dead Boys played and had a residency in the 70s. You said you never heard of them. They were the feature band in the movie CBGB from 2013. Highly recommended you watch that. Haha I had to go to 53rd and 3rd also! Was able to go inside CB’s in 2005 and shortly after they closed.
For sure it’s a very nice pedestrian city.. I walk many times from Battery Park all the way to Central Park and once from Brooklyn Bridge to Harlem.. You get your steps in, for sure.. But also a very easy city to drive in, because of all the one way streets.. I’ve been overthere 5 times.. and 2 times I rented a Mustang and drove around on Manhattan with the roof down.. Pretty fun..😎 Love that city 😍
Well Hello!!! So much enjoyed this video... Went from 20 minutes outside NYC to Tampa My son is a musician and opened for the Misfits and we knew Marky Ramone and cooked burgers with Jerry Only, I'm more of a Blondie fan but the blocks you visited is home to us! Thanks for the video!
Another cool video Adam👍🏻. I know how you feel. I remember going to see Cabaret at the old Studio 54. I couldn’t believe I was in the same place. Different look but still got that vibe of what it used to be and all the famous stars that used to venture to it .
Man, the Bowery has changed! Last time I was there was 91. The 300 block used to smell like armpits & urine. Fond memories of hitting up Bleaker Bob's & gigs at CB's. The 80's were a wild ride around there, but we survived! Glad the building did.
Cool stuff greatest City!
Awesome awesome awesome. It's too bad they didn't let you film in John varvatos. At least a lot of the stickers and things inside are preserved!
Good Morning!
NYC Ramones rule. IGGY and the NY Dolls invented Punk.
I met Johnny Ramon and the Ramons at The Ritz in Raleigh NC
I went to rehab in 1988 with Joey. We shared a shrink Dr Jaeger. Holliswood Hospital. Is that a good thing? I don’t know about Joey but I’m clean 34 years and a few months. Moved out of nyc to SC 7 years ago. Don’t miss it one bit. I remember those places you’re showing. Littered with needles and vomit etc. So glad God helped me through it and I’m still alive 🤩😘
“You don’t know about Joey?” he died in 2001..
@@btl743 what I meant was I don’t know if he got clean then. If the stay at rehab helped him. Yes I know he passed 🥀
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Good job staying clean! If you hadn't made that choice odds are the 90s would have been the end of it.
Hope life is everything you want!
Hi Adam, the weather couldn’t be more perfect for all your filming and documenting. These NYC videos are so good. I hope you keep going back to visit this incredible city. Thanks for all your hard work👍
The weather has been so great . Perfect even
@@TheDailyWoo enjoy it while you got it! I’d love to be there, one of my favourite cities😊
@@jayweiss4378 i duuno, i'm in canada in late-May... not snowing today :)
I saw The Ramones on November 7,1995 when they opened for Pearl Jam at the San Diego Sports Arena. Pearl Jam always had (still does) the highest respect for the Godfathers of Punk.
The band i was in opened for the Ramones at The Edge show, April of 94...insane how nice and down to earth they really were! Adam, I was the guy that said hi to you at the Dawn Of The Dead showing in Orlando at Regal, October 2023..i was wearing the Samhain tshirt. 😂
I’d say the Stooges were the originators of Punk but I love the Ramones. My son wants to name our next dog Ramone after the band
Yes. Jim Osterberg was the original Proto Punk.
Yea that name wouldn’t have stuck.
Larry, Moe, and Curly were definitely the OGs. Hahahahaha
Can’t wait to watch 🍿
My sister snuck me into CBGB’s when I was 17 and it was awesome! 😎
You missed the Bad Brains Mural across the street from CBGB’s that just went up. And to bad you didn’t stay or go back to queens (Forest Hills) there is the famous and dedication mural of the Ramones, there is also where one of their first practice spaces was. Also, That concrete Marking outside of cb’s was later on added to mark the area. And you never loaded in in the back of cb’s you always loaded in the front because you could never get back there because of all the trash, glass, rebar, and such!
Yeah I was shocked that he didn't mention or see the mural over on Bleeker & Bowery. It was Blondie for a number of years
@@MamaCarola1 yea they just recently changed it because it had become a mess and unkept. That store now on that corner is a jcrew 🤦🏼♀️. We had offered to take him around when I met him at DS. As my husband had been playing shows there since 1991 and I’m hardcore/punk/metal photographer. My husband grew up in the city so he knows a lot as well especially the music scene! Bowery electric is down the block too owned by Jesse Malin who also owns Niagara (A7) the birthplace of ny hardcore. But then again there’s a lot to cover and only so much time!
@mieshie23 during the pandemic someone had decided to tag it but luckily it was cleaned up pretty quickly. There was some really great street art in the neighborhood but that was just ... no reason for that.
@@MamaCarola1 agreed! If you get a chance look up badbrains mural nyc! They did an amazing job of the new piece! Being from DC it’s a little slice of home for me!
Thanks for the heads up . I’ll check it out next time
*Dear Woo, that 90 degree corner in the brick leads me to question if that was really the wall the photo was taken in front of. I can't see any reason why the brickwork would have been changed and it doesn't look like it was changed either, Enlarging the image appears to show writing on the side of the projection as well so I don't believe it is just an optical illusion. Also, the foundation the bricks are resting on seems notably higher than the current image. Who knows but still a cool city garden find!* 10:08
I agree it wasn’t the wall.
I think you are correct . Next time I’m in town I’ll go correct it
One big regret is never getting to see a Ramones show. Beautiful historical review today! I really enjoyed it! 😀
The Ramones were the soundtrack of my adolescence - the Ramones opened my eyes to a whole new world of music, a world that wasn't just all pop top 40 bubble gum stuff - punk was so different, so rebellious, I was instantly smitten
Having been to CBGB's music venue countless times and spent my late teens/20s in the Queens neighborhood when several of the Ramones lived there, I really appreciate this tour of the East Village. For old-timers like me, the birthplace/soul of punk is Tompkins Square Park, several blocks east of where you were. Thanks for the great vlog!
Why do you consider Tompkins Square Park the soul/birthplace?
Hey Adam!! This is an awesome video!! I had the pleasure of playing CBGB’s several times. Such a beautiful, dive bar with so much history. It sounded amazing in there and stickers and signatures of some great underground and mainstream bands!! It’s really cool!! Great video!! The load in must’ve been for signed bands because we always had to park in front and run our gear in before we got a ticket!! Let’s just say the city of NY got a good amount of parking ticket money from me. Lol!! Glad you got to see it!!
Yes. I remember helping a friend and his band mates loading in through the front. We sat there for hours in a basically empty venue waiting to go on. "You guys are next" is all we kept hearing. Midnight came around and they finally told us. No deal, come back another night maybe. Sucked, but that's just the way it was. The bathroom was epic. The hallway leading to it looked like something out of a horror movie. Saw the biggest rat I've ever seen crawl out of the wall in there. 😂
These are the style vlogs I miss and love when you do them. NY is an amazing place so full of amazing history and food. There is always something to do. You would love living there at least part time, winters up north can def suck sometimes.
Not a visit to NYC without a visit to CBGB. Fantastic!! 😊 Ramones 1976 and Rocket to Russia....my favorites.
Heck yes
I wonder why Donny and Marie never performed there at CBGB's
Coney Island High was an amazing punk/hardcore venue on St Marks street.
Saw some great shows there in the 90s
@@AUTOPSY666 madball. Crown of Thorns. 25 ta life. I lived on Chrystie street. Those were fun times.
Agnostic Front live at the CBGB is an awesome live album
You have definitely been getting your steps in during your stay in NYC
I once went to the old CBGB. The employees allowed me to take pictures but I put the camera in the trunk of my car and it was February and the cold damaged the film. I had a picture of the old bathroom and of one of the Gabba Gabba Hey signs. When I was outside, a woman offered to show me where the picture from the first album was taken. It was 9 pm and a stranger was taking me through the area in the dark to show me the location. You are pretty accurate with that brick wall. I had to look through the fence to see it. Thank you Adam. Great video!
Great video, looks like you've put in a lot of planning for this series! I made sure to stop by 53rd & 3rd when I last visited NYC in 2013. My Wife took a photo; not sure where that is at this point! She walked down the isle at our Wedding to "Baby, I Love You" by the Ramones (my second favourite band behind Iron Maiden) and we walked back up to "Whatsername" by Green Day. I'd love to go back and visit more locations, especially some from a favourite movie of mine, "Hackers" from 1995.
@@bigscarysteve yes, I'm aware of the import of the song. That, and I understand it was also a pick-up zone for male prostitutes. As Adam says in the video however, a much more gentrified area now.
UP THE MOTHERFUCKIN' IRONS! 🤘🤘
Adam ... I just posted a comment on yesterday's video to you. But today you are covering the Ramones . In the early 80's I would hang out at Shea Stadium and get autographs on the side of the seats and who would hang out with me alot but none other then Johnny Ramone some nights he would say I can't stay long because I have a concert tonight. LOL .In the 90's I would see him at Baseball card shows and again he would not be not recognized but only by me as we knew each other.
“Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.”
You look right at home in New York City, Adam the Woo. Just sayin, haha. :)
That’s a great quote
My day can’t start until I have a piping hot caffeinated beverage with Adam the Woo.
Thanks so much for watching
Hell Yeah !
I really enjoyed your trip to NYC and I thank you. I am drinking ☕️
It’s a good thing you did that expensive Disney star cruiser. At the end of September, it’s getting shut down. It’s really sad. New York is a great town though. Forget about it. 😂
Oh, Wow!! Shaun Cassidy wrote in his Autobiography of going to all of these places in Punk Rock scene way back with his brother, David,...who was at the time (Early 1970s). the most famous singer in the world
Shaun Cassidy😂😂😂He was one of my boy idols in 3rd grade!
Read about The Ramones in Rolling Stone magazine in spring of 75. Bought Ramone album at a flea market in South Carolina in 76. Faves for ever! Saw them live in 86. At 69, still put them on and rock hard! Gabba Gabba Hey!!!
That's awesome. So many legends played in that place. great video
Other massive bands that played CBGBs Talking Heads, Television, Devo, The Cramps, Dead Boys, Dictators, the Police, B52s, Agnostic Front, Heartbreakers, Beastie boys
Iggy Pop?
Guns N' Roses, Social Distortion as well.
I chatted with Kid Congo Powers in 2001. The kindest most affable dude. The Cramps are my ideal rock and roll band. The Dwarves too. ❤
fun tidbit.. in the late 80s the Palace Hotel was a crack house and had armed guards on the roof.
Sadly all 4 are no longer with us.
R.I.P. Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny and Tommy. Gabba Gabba Hey.
My friend lost a shoe at a Ramones show. We waited after the show for the crowd to clear, the floor was littered with shoes but we couldn't find hers.
This Vlog gave me chills!!!! You just accomplished some of my bucket list today. I can believe you were standing at the former CBGBs!!!!😍 Well done Adam the Woo 🙌💯
Adam, you are now looking at the remnants of my high school youth. I saw The Ramones at CBGB's back around '75-'76. The whole area where you are walking literally was a no mans land, but despite that It was where we could go. The shameful thing is that there were a lot of other cool venues that no longer exist. Anyway.. Hope you and Jay are having a blast up there, my old hometown (I'm now in SWFL, BTW)
There is a strong probability that the boys picked their name because Paul McCartney would sign into a hotel room as Paul Ramone at the height of Beatlemania to help avoid the fans. Dee Dee heard that and said, ‘Let’s call ourselves The Ramones.'”
That's exactly how they got the name from Paul using Ramon to check in motels
Former music critic, so I love this stuff too. Didn't really grow up with The Ramones or near NYC, but always heard about CBGB. Also JOHN VARVATOS is an upscale clothing store but Varvatos is a huge rock fan so he kept loads of memorabilia and still has live shows there. You can see a great tour of the inside on UA-cam here "CBGB tour with Sting, Brian Johnson & John Varvatos". Sting and The Police first played the club in 1978!
AC/DC played there as well.
You missed Electric Lady Land studio on 8th street in Manhattan Jimi Hendrix studio
RAMONES ❤ this is your best work
Gabba gabba hey
I bet there's a lot less dog poop inside the former CBGB's. Something it was notorious for along with its cringe-inducing bathrooms.
I’d wager that is true
hey, Adam. I believe the photo at Albert's Garden was taken a bit to the right from the spot you were pointing at. If you pause the video at 9:13, you can see in the upper right side a bench and the brick wall that protrudes. I believe they were standing exactly where that bench is. IDK, i've never been but I just looked it up hahahaha
You might be right . I’ll check it out when I’m back over there and in town again
I think u are right. Well spotted
I am really glad you documented CBGBs Adam. I have seen Patti Smith in the day. I also got to speak (YES I said SPEAK!) to Debra Harry one enchanted evening. Yep, yep, yep. However, I never did get to go to this club while it existed. I was so sad the day I heard it was it's last week and then closed. YOU are a ROCK STAR, you ROCK STAR! You go Adam! (the comment is over) Love you dude, A.(extra comment footage:)🎸🪨and 🌯(rock and roll, Baby!)👶
I was SO hoping to see CBGBs! I have to say again, I'm so totally torn. The fact that it wasn't preserved is borderline blasphemous, but a new owner could easily have done a complete overhaul. I actually watched a segment where Mr. Varvatos stated the importance of preserving at least some of the original interior. I suppose that's more than you can say for some. STILL... American musical history was born here. It is a landmark of a major aspect of our culture. It's too bad it couldn't be preserved in a more meaningful and significant way. Blondie, Talking Heads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, NY Dolls, Television, and of course The Ramones. RIPCBGBS
The Dolls never played CB’s, sorry.
@@korduroytry typing dolls cbgbs into UA-cam 😂
I saw the Ramones in maybe like 83 or 84...at the Rainbow Music Hall in Denver. I was concerned about Joey, so pale and thin...😅 ICONIC!! I was a punk rocker....
Old New York is gone. It's not even worth going anymore
Democrats ruin everything
@@FF-iz4suexcept the south. Republicans did that. And the environment and the American dream.
Woo Woo: at the garden, it appears to me that the far wall, along where you entered in..........is where the album photo was taken......???.......where the wooden bench was.....???.......I say this because you'll note the edge indention of the brickwork on THAT WALL is the same as the one in the photo........3% odds......but that is better than the POWERBALL lotto odds......just my observation......your videos are very, very good, btw........superb content.....and the videography is on a professional level............
I thought the same thing-and you can see a lot of bricks with the missing that people took as souvenirs!
On the right side, behind the large plants.
That was very interesting. Mr. The Dailywoo, Great Job!!!!!
Some say bands like The Stooges and MC5 were the beginnings of the punk movement in the late 60s.
Best live band ever. No 20 minute solos no preaching. They came,they saw,they kicked your ass! Saw the lads 6 times. I'm 53 years old and first heard them in 1980, rock n roll high school. They sent a 10 year old down the music rabbit hole. Gabba Gabba Hey!!
Yes Adam you.definitely picked a perfect time to go to NYC! Not too cold. Not too hot. Not too wet.
Thanks for doing this Adam! Epic start at 53rd & 3rd as well. 🙂 🔥 R.A.M.O.N.E.S.🔥
Star Wars Hotel Galactic is closing, it was announced today by Disney. Final voyage is September 30, 2023...
*Did you ever watch the Bowery Boys?*
Awesome video and yes 1973 CBGB is from 1973 that is when the club opened its doors. 1973-2006 awesome thanks I have not seen it in years
Adam. I am 97% sure that your 3% is on the opposite wall. In between the second singers (both hands in pockets), legs is an animal face. that appears dimly on the opposite wall.
That was great! “Imagine walking back here at night in the 70s, I would not have recommended it….unless you’re Charles Bronson.” 😂
Good morning
The first band I ever seen live was the Ramones when they opened for White Zombie on November 29, 1995 in Lewiston, Maine
It’s nice to see your video but also makes me sad and yearn for the gritty days of the 70’s New York. The Ramones were great and have achieved a mainstream audience now but we that know them in their hey day will never forget them. I got to see them once at the state fair in Detroit. Not their heyday but at least I can say I saw them. Gabba gabba hey!
8:00 They put the JRP sign so high up because it used to be lower…and got stolen very frequently. The height helps prevent theft.
Good Morning!!!!
12:10 McCartney used the name Paul Ramone as either an early stage name or hotel pseudonym (I can’t remember which) and the Ramones adapted it.
Good Morning Adam, in Syracuse NY, the Taste of Syracuse is on June 1st, Eve 6 and other bands are going to be there I've been to it many times, but I'm only posting it as you travel to see certain bands and events, you might be gone by then.
My good friend and greatest tour guide, Adam the Woo. You're here in New York city filming your videos with such beautiful weather & I that walked those streets have not had the honor of meeting you yet. You see Adam, I live in the Bronx which you visited days before. You went to the new Yankee stadium and checked some places here. I was a bit sad because I've been wanting to meet you in person and thank you for all you've done for us, but hey, it is what it is. One day I will get to shake your hand and thank you personally for been the best You Tuber ever. God bless you my friend and keep that energetic spirit and adventurous soul. We will continue to travel along with you & cherish the memories. Thank you Adam!! ✌👍🏻🙏🏼
Adam, I see that you're wearing a Night of the Creeps t-shirt. That's one of my older brother's favorite horror flicks of all time.
Thanks for the nice comment
In the garden were the picture of the album cover was made if you look down further where the bench is. is where it was taken at.
I’ll check it out next time for sure
There is so much to see and visit in NYC that it would probably take 5 or 6 trips to see everything
I've lived here 16 years and barely scratched the surface 😂❤
Saw on Wikipedia: "Today visitors can see etched into the cement at the entrance to the clothing store, the name of the music venue and the date it was founded "CBGB '73". People often stop and take pictures of the inscription as well as the facade of the store."
lol you are bringing back memories of Eric’s in Liverpool , I saw stranglers, Siouxie and the banshees ,billy idol and generation x Amongst a few ,I started going to Eric’s in 1976 to 1978 ! I hadn’t thought about that time in my life for so long lol great vlog
Punk began and ended with iggy and GG respectively.
I got to go inside CBGB'S before it closed, I even signed the petition to make it a landmark. Summer of 2004, we went to NYC for our Senior trip. It was the only place I was adamant about getting to see while I was there.
The mention of The Ramones bring back so many memories, have you ever seen the movie Rock and roll high school with PJ Soles and The Ramones , It's one of those low budget type movies LOL I've probably watched it a few dozen times over the years 😄 I even have it on DVD. Its one of those movies that is so bad it's good LOL.
The soundtrack is amazing as well. Loved that movie.
I'm really digging the NYC vlogs. I lived in the E. Village for 10 years or so, studied music there, so it's all so familiar. It's not what it used to be but it's still one of the best cities in the world.
I also worked in the Time/Life building too where you started this video.
Wow seeing the CBGB's was so Rad, this has been such a rad series Woo
24hrs to gooooo! Awesome matchups man this is goood
Had no idea you had a video on cbgb but I should have figured. Cbgb was a place my friends and I would always talk about when we went to the ko ko nest in costa mesa another punk venue. I have a book with great pictures of the inside and the legendary bathrooms. The first awning was vandalized so bad that Hilly just threw it out the second one an employee of cbgb saw a box near the dumpster and saw that it was the awning so he took it. After it closed in 2006 and the rock and roll hall of fame took the third one he sold his for 35,000 dollars and now the owner of the punk rock museum here in Vegas is trying to buy it and he tracked down the plaza hotel sign. Our old mayor here in Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman the best mayor ever talked Hilly into moving here and gave him a great property close to what is the punk rock museum now. There’s a video of Hilly and Goodman pretty much finalizing the deal then Hilly died. When he started cbgb the rent was 600 dollars the last year he had the club it was 32,000 a month and then they were raising it again. Yes the movie is great and Hilly is played by that one main guy in harry potter and the guitarist from the dead boys was Harry’s best friend. Also Hillys daughter was played by the one awesome vampire in Twilight. Great video
Yeah the Pistols and the other early UK punks were influenced by Ramones, New York Dolls, Stooges, Jonathan Richman, MC5
I visited it a couple of years ago from Scotland, legendary venue, can't believe it wasn't saved. Would have loved to have been there when the bands were playing !!!
Great vlog Adam. But you were also standing right outside the legendary A7 club which was the stomping ground for a lot of early hardcore bands. It is now a bar but bears a plaque with a list of frequented hardcore bands on their wall. The bar is now called Niagara, corner of Ave A and 7th (Tompkins Square Park)
Arguably, The Stooges were the first punk band.
The Stooges; New York Dolls; Ramones.
Adam my man, I would disagree with you who started punk rock movement. I believe it was the one and only Iggy Pop from motor city better known as the Stooges, MC5 followed them also from Detroit city baby!!!!
What's bizarre is no original Ramones are alive and lots of older bands are still around and kicking
There were several menbers of the ramones through the years. Theres still several of them that are alive.
@@cbrock420 yes but the original are sadly gone. I see markys food truck in east village
I got to play there once with my punk band in 97..and I used to go to Hardcore shows there..that was another thing to mention is NYHC and cbgb goes hand and hand for sure…I was at the last cbgb hardcore matinee and I was the last one to walk out besides workers.I walked around and took it all in before I walked out.I went back when it first opened up as the pretentious store and I ran into the basement to check out the bathrooms once again..Also you were right at niagra where the mural is.That is the A7 venue from the early 80s and that is the birthplace of NYHC before cbgb had crazy hardcore matinee.There is a cool plaque inside of niagra to commemorate the bands that used to play there and they would start around midnight and go to 6 am..Not sure if your a hardcore guy but that is some important info as well…and oh yeah FUCK GENTRIFICATION
Ramones were the last band that really mattered.
HEY ATW...YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE RAMONES BEING an original influence on punk! I remember hearing them for the first time in and around 1980.
This episode was great! Your step counter must ready to explode!!
Always enjoy the Punk Rock history videos, thanks for showing what remains from a great piece of Punk Rock history. Glad the awning was saved and the store kept the stickers and graffiti.
was Billy Joel from New York City?
Billy Joel the singer heard him in Oliver in Company a Disney movie way back when.
Great video. Feel very fortunate to have seen The Ramones (1988) with The Crowd and The Adolescents and got to see Joe Strummer on his Earthquake Weather tour. Last time I ran into you at Disneyland, I was headed out to see Marky Ramone at The Obsrrvatory. Have a great day Adam
I was lucky to play CBGBs twice with my band "The Synthetics" in the mid 80s and yes the bathroom was truly legendary.
Cool band name ❤
Love the Ramones I grew up listen to them so it was so fascinating so learn some of the history of the group which by the way you did a fantastic job covering the history of the band also I really enjoyed looking at the photos on your phone which helped me understand in more detail what you were talking about so again thanks for a detailed look into the story of the legendary band who started it all in the punk decade the Ramones RIP Joey Ramone now with that peace ☮️ love ❤️ and happiness to you Adam and I’ll see you on the next awesome Adam the daily woo adventure peace ☮️ out ✌️
***** Much Respects to HILLY KRISTAL...... Miss the NYHC HardCore Sunday matinee dayz ....
I had the pleasure of seeing The Ramones in person at the El Dorado Saloon in Carmichael California near Sacramento in 1986. I literally stood against the tiny low profile tiny nightclub stage in the shopping center strip mall club venue that was packed shoulder to shoulder. I kept getting slapped across the face with Joey Ramone's leather jacket metal studs and zippers and having sweat slung on me since I was literally inches away. It was GLORIOUS!
I'm glad that was happening to you and not me. 😄
Looks like a beautiful spring day in New York.what a great city busy and busling as you always say a bee hive of activity.Thank you for taking us along on this great adventure.From Universal Jamie.