The fashion label guy who bought CBGBs and turned it into a retail store is doing a radio program for Sirius called "Born In Detroit." John Varvatos appears to have his heart in the right place even if the idea of his $100 T-shirts on sale in THAT place are the antithesis of punk rock and roll. He talks about his program here.
he must be cool if he's wearing a scarf with a black t-shirt and a buckskin jacket.
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I was just in there at the weekend, showing a visiting Australian friend what's happened to the old neighbourhood, and "Mr Heart In The Right Place" is now taking old Ramones t-shirts, stitching his own Varvatos label into the neckline, and the price tags say $750. Fucking disgraceful. Outrageous and sad, but true.
...Mark out of Sour Jazz
Scott Morgan (Powertrane) and Deniz Tek played an in-store there last year and were positive about the guy.
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Ian Hunter and Daniel Rey both said the same thing after playing there for the shop's opening... then again, apart from their pay, they got free clobber!
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