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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: G.Love on November 28, 2005, 06:36:00 pm

Title: Remember the old 930?
Post by: G.Love on November 28, 2005, 06:36:00 pm
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 I was looking for info on the DC punk band Marginal Man from the 80's and I came across this photo of the old 930 club on 9th and F.  It was titled "First hard core punk matinee at the 9:30 club. Washington, DC 1983."  
 Remember the column in the middle of the floor?
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 28, 2005, 06:47:00 pm
those must be art fags!
 
 ps - that's really cool that that guy can stand on the side of the column like that!
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: chaz on November 28, 2005, 09:45:00 pm
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Originally posted by Groundskeeper's Willy:
  [Marginal Man
Great band....
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 28, 2005, 09:57:00 pm
as long as we're on the topic of great moments at the old club, here's a good 9353 page I stumbled on recently...
 
 http://batmite.sloppybits.com/9353/ (http://batmite.sloppybits.com/9353/)
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: chaz on November 28, 2005, 11:19:00 pm
Ahh very cool page.  That band Bomb that was mentioned was great too...they had this record called "Hits of Acid" that I used to love.  Thanks for the link.....
 
 Whatever happened to Bruce??? Haven't seen or heard anything about him in maybe 5 years.....
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 28, 2005, 11:37:00 pm
I don't know, he seemed to pretty much disappear into thin air after his ill-fated 9353-without-vocals-revival attemmpt.
 
 Since we're delving into nostalgia, check out this site which is trying to preserve some of the history of the non-Dischord side of DC punk (which was actually the more interesting part of the scene in my opinion.)  Not quite sure who's behind this, but there's a lot of cool info on this site.
 
 http://www.30underdc.com/ (http://www.30underdc.com/)
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Sir HC on November 29, 2005, 11:56:00 am
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Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Forum Members:
  Ahh very cool page.  That band Bomb that was mentioned was great too...they had this record called "Hits of Acid" that I used to love.  Thanks for the link.....
 
 Whatever happened to Bruce??? Haven't seen or heard anything about him in maybe 5 years.....
Last I knew he was in NYC with his girl friend doing art stuff.  Talked to him right at the end of the instrumental 9353 period.
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Bombay Chutney on November 29, 2005, 12:01:00 pm
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Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
   http://www.30underdc.com/ (http://www.30underdc.com/)
That's a great site.  Some folks from some of the old bands post on the forum pretty regularly.
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 29, 2005, 12:37:00 pm
Well that's cool if he's doing OK.
 
 Merkle has a brother who looks a lot like him.  Many years ago, one of the Merkles was going around with a full beard on one half of his face, and the other half clean shaven.  But then I'd see the other Merkle brother, who had a totally different facial thing going on.   It took me a while to figure out it wasn't the same Merkle.
 
 That link I posted also has its own forum, which seems heavily populated with ex Black Market Baby and GI members....
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Frank Gallagher on November 29, 2005, 12:42:00 pm
If you can remember it......you weren't there  ;)
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: chaz on November 29, 2005, 12:45:00 pm
Bruce has two brothers...Phil and Willie....though it was Bruce with the half beard.
 
 Never knew Willie but Phil was a good guy and a really good painter.  Interesting bunch....
 
 To bring up a previous thread, Bruce lived at 14th and t above paradise liquors for years.
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: thirsty moore on November 29, 2005, 12:56:00 pm
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Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Forum Members:
 To bring up a previous thread, Bruce lived at 14th and t above paradise liquors for years.
Gentrifier!
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 29, 2005, 02:05:00 pm
Heh.... there are a couple of letters to the editor in today's Post about that 14th and T article.  Apparently one of the owners of St. Ex was bitching about gentrifiers in the original article, and one of the letter writers points out that the owner of a restaurant selling $7-a-glass Chimay isn't really in a position to be doing that.
Title: Re: Remember the old 930?
Post by: thirsty moore on November 29, 2005, 02:22:00 pm
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Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
 Apparently one of the owners of St. Ex was bitching about gentrifiers in the original article, and one of the letter writers points out that the owner of a restaurant selling $7-a-glass Chimay isn't really in a position to be doing that.
That is an excellent response.  The co-owner should be careful what he complains about.