Comments on: Clubs in NY

By: David Gross

David Gross — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:04:37 +0000

I use to hang at Salvation 2 on Central Park SOuth
Nepentha! I forgot all about it Thanks for reminding me!

By: EILEEN CAMPANA

EILEEN CAMPANA — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:12:35 +0000

I JUST READ YOUR POSTS ON CLUBS WHERE I WAS AT UNGANOS,ONDINES,ELECTRIC CIRCUS,ONES YOU LEFT OUT THAT I ALSO SPENT MY YEARS AT SALVATION,NEPENTHA,LEJARDIN,ND MY FAVORORITE STEVES PAULS SCENE.MY NAMES IS EILEEN CAMPANA IM ON FACE BOOK !PLEASES FEEL FREE TO CHAT ABOUT THOSE CLUB DAYS AND IF YOU WERE THERE THEN YOU HAD TO KNOW ME! THANKS.

By: David Gross

David Gross — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:16:25 +0000

Ondines! I did forget it. The show the Groove Tube was on that block I think and what, Serendipity was a few blocks north. There was also a movie theater on 59th where I saw RIp Torn in a really strange movie “Coming Apart. Speaking of Rip Torn, did you know that The part of lawyer George Hanson in the Peter Fonda-Dennis Hopper road movie Easy Rider was written for Torn by Terry Southern (who was a close friend) but according to Southern’s biographer Lee Hill, Torn withdrew from the project after he and co-director Dennis Hopper got into a bitter argument in a New York restaurant, ending with Dennis Hopper pulling a knife on Torn. As a result, Torn was replaced by Jack Nicholson, whose appearance in the film catapulted him to stardom

By: John

John — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:07:42 +0000

Ungano’s was my fave #1,Steve Paul’s was fave#1A.i would like to mention a club left of your list,Ondine’s on East 59st between 1+2 Aves.In the shadow of the entrance to the 59st Bridge.i saw The Doors,with Jim Morrison very drunk fall down on stage. Buffalo Springfield and one night i was there when the Stones were having a party.67-68.
it was at Ungano’s that i saw Rod Stewart and the Faces play NYC for the first time.there were many first thereJoe Cocker and the Grease Band,The Allman Bros.Band opening for Mountain.and Jimi was always there,jamming one night with buddy miles,mick fleetwood,peter green,john mcVie,and Janis Joplin ,what a nite.
before Woodstock you could see this at these small clubs. the big business of R’n'R had not yet been realized by the record companies.Also in those days you had Murray the K doing his shows where he had great Bands doing 1-2maybe 3 songs.i remember the Spencer Davis Group,the Who,the Temps just great great stuff,this was at the RKO on 57-58 and 3rd that i believe has been mentioned in this space before.so as far as that place in time is concerned all i have to say is
“thank you for the days
those endless days,those sacred days “