http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/ Advice for a generation of men raised by women Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/#comment-109269 Cash Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:45:13 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/#comment-109269 You tell em Steve! :-) You tell em Steve!

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/#comment-109265 Steve Laz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:15:23 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/#comment-109265 Oh, and in response to Mr. Vega - The chances of a band working hard and "making it" to be able to afford the prices posted at the likes of a Varvatos are somewhere between slim and none. Get real, please... Oh, and in response to Mr. Vega - The chances of a band working hard and “making it” to be able to afford the prices posted at the likes of a Varvatos are somewhere between slim and none. Get real, please…

]]> http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/#comment-109264 Steve Laz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:13:44 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/varvatos-vs-cbgb/#comment-109264 As a New Yorker and E. Villager who's seen CB's at it's best (and worst!) I think the co-opting of the LES by the monied few, and the co-opting of the gritty reality of what was to humour those spoiled children of today is, at minimum, a travesty. John Varvatos was born to a garment-district dynasty (his pop was a clothmaker) and granted, he did bring the family business to the next level, but this takes style-over-substance to the heights of hubristic fantasy. The people that made CBs what it was could barely afford rent in the E. Village then, nevermind the crazy rents of the newly developed LES now. Oh, yes, to re-live the life of a punk rocker by buying a $3,000 off the rack suit, when a real punker lived with secondhand clothes from non-"vintage" shops, most likely nearby Salvation Army or Goodwill. What upsets me the most is that the denizens of Varvatos and the "new" E. Village and LES have no idea, nor any desire to find out, the history of their locales, which is why they live in brand new towers or expensively developed "luxury" buildings, which have ruined the aesthetic of their respective neighborhoods. No, I don't mean that old, dirty New York. I mean the old, gorgeous architecture and neighborhood feeling, as opposed to the new nihilism. Do I sound angry? You betcha! Cheers, Steve As a New Yorker and E. Villager who’s seen CB’s at it’s best (and worst!) I think the co-opting of the LES by the monied few, and the co-opting of the gritty reality of what was to humour those spoiled children of today is, at minimum, a travesty. John Varvatos was born to a garment-district dynasty (his pop was a clothmaker) and granted, he did bring the family business to the next level, but this takes style-over-substance to the heights of hubristic fantasy. The people that made CBs what it was could barely afford rent in the E. Village then, nevermind the crazy rents of the newly developed LES now. Oh, yes, to re-live the life of a punk rocker by buying a $3,000 off the rack suit, when a real punker lived with secondhand clothes from non-”vintage” shops, most likely nearby Salvation Army or Goodwill. What upsets me the most is that the denizens of Varvatos and the “new” E. Village and LES have no idea, nor any desire to find out, the history of their locales, which is why they live in brand new towers or expensively developed “luxury” buildings, which have ruined the aesthetic of their respective neighborhoods. No, I don’t mean that old, dirty New York. I mean the old, gorgeous architecture and neighborhood feeling, as opposed to the new nihilism. Do I sound angry? You betcha!
Cheers,
Steve

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