Thank you Rick for this very informative interview and the great photos, specially the one of the red door entrance through which I literally went hundreds of times.
Actually, the uptown Pantasia still existed through the end of 1979. The downtown store at 65 2nd Avenue lasted 77-78. When we heard that Hilly was going to open the Anderson as CBGB's 2nd Avenue Theater, I quickly opened the downtown store. Unfortunately, that didn't go so well...
Thank you Rick for this very informative interview and the great photos, specially the one of the red door entrance through which I literally went hundreds of times.
Hey Rick! Your writing is so much better than it was when you first started I think! I enjoyed reading this
Did you notice, in the Zu Manifestival poster, Hardy Fox and Jay Clem of Ralph Records, home of the Residents?
Great interviews (this one, and your others), thanks!
Actually, the uptown Pantasia still existed through the end of 1979. The downtown store at 65 2nd Avenue lasted 77-78. When we heard that Hilly was going to open the Anderson as CBGB's 2nd Avenue Theater, I quickly opened the downtown store. Unfortunately, that didn't go so well...