Greg on Velvet Ropes
February 19, 2003
Speaking of
velvet ropes,
Greg emails of the time before time in the East Village: "Your post about Mission reminded me of
The Mission, a small club on 5th between A&B in the late 80's/early 90's. I went there when we'd come visit from college, then when I moved here. It was a dump, but it kept serving the Femmes and Smiths well beyond their fashionable expiration date. Matt Dillon was there a lot. Around 1992 or so, they had a commercial on the radio, though, with the unironic tagline, 'If you like new wave music and wearing black,' which was a buzzkill, of course, but we were on to Jackie 60 by then anyway"...
Francesco offers his own historical revision: "Wouldn't
Delia's on 3rd & B predate Tapis Rouge? It flaunted red ropes & doormen as far back as 1992 for sure"... As long as we're setting records straight, Let It Be Known that
Tenement finally has procured a
liquor license. Wheee!
