Remember the old 930?

[G.Love]

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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?

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

those must be art fags!
 
 ps - that's really cool that that guy can stand on the side of the column like that!

[chaz]

Originally posted by Groundskeeper's Willy:
  [Marginal Man

Great band....

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

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/

[chaz]

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.....

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

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/

[Sir HC]

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.

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
   http://www.30underdc.com/

That's a great site.  Some folks from some of the old bands post on the forum pretty regularly.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

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....

[Frank Gallagher]

If you can remember it......you weren't there  

[chaz]

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.

[thirsty moore]

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!

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

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.

[thirsty moore]

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.