tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post22120524768167027..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: At the 35th anniversary of the Pyramid ClubUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40676645135769578882014-11-01T19:28:18.906-04:002014-11-01T19:28:18.906-04:00Thank you anonymous (November 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM)...Thank you anonymous (November 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM). It explains why none of us young gays and the artists at "The Bar" had heard about the Pyramid prior to 1982. I lived (and still live) 3 blocks away from the Pyramid and was a total club kid, and so I would have known. And I agree with the commenter who mentioned it is totally out of order for Bunny to call the manager a junkie. Puhleeeeease! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-19187916147796281732014-11-01T10:30:44.939-04:002014-11-01T10:30:44.939-04:00I moved to Ave C in 1981 and use to hang out at th...I moved to Ave C in 1981 and use to hang out at the Pyramid when it was only a blue collar dive bar. It was common to see you postal workers, off duty cops, etc... Soon after the bar became an artist hangout in the evenings and the dancing and performances became a regular thing. I met my boyfriend in spring of 1982 and we are together to this day and live just blocks from the Pyramid. We get a kick out of seeing the posters in the windows celebrating "80's" nights. Someday we got to make another visit however this would have been a great time to do that. Love you Pyramid may you live as long as your namesakes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28115910751493760552014-11-01T08:27:56.171-04:002014-11-01T08:27:56.171-04:00Lady Bunny couldn't be more correct!
".....Lady Bunny couldn't be more correct!<br /><br />"... we couldn’t sit around crying and bitching for what has changed, what we’ve lost; that we should acknowledge it, celebrate it, and create policies that will create change for the future ... being in the moment and enjoying what’s occurring in real time."East Village Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174824439348812752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59841145033070042342014-10-31T22:51:52.609-04:002014-10-31T22:51:52.609-04:00Someone has to say damn I miss Dean Johnson and De...Someone has to say damn I miss Dean Johnson and Dean and the Weenies. Loved ya Dean.john penleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546048103371918505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72972873994919704202014-10-31T21:59:38.524-04:002014-10-31T21:59:38.524-04:00I was a little disappointed that Bunnie was quoted...I was a little disappointed that Bunnie was quoted as saying that 'the manager' of The Pyramid was a junkie and would be happy using the extra money he saved by hiring her at a lower rate so that he could use the extra money for drugs.<br />As someone who was involved with the opening of the Pyramid and very familiar with all the primary players and all that they did to both seek out, and promote new talent, I find this comment to be out of the range of something that I would think Bunny capable of saying, and if she did, I hope it was just a lapse in judgement. There was a tragic amount of drug abuse at the Pyramid from some of the principles, but ultimately, they paid the price with their lives; just when the ignorance of how HIV was spread could do double damage to those who were gay and also were using IV drugs. The best years of the Pyramid and the opportunities offered to young performers like Lady Bunny wouldn't have been possible without some of those 'Junkies'. I, for one, have always remembered them with a sense of sadness that their tragic loss at such a young and creative time in their lives will never be replaced. William Feldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14933178026207680072014-10-31T19:16:49.839-04:002014-10-31T19:16:49.839-04:00I would love to know a little more about the histo...I would love to know a little more about the history of the Pyramid. I moved to the East Village in 1981 at the age of 19, and I am still here. The first reports of the Pyramid I heard about were at "the Bar" in 1982."The Bar" was the original gay East Village bar, and it had been there for decades, on the South East corner of 2nd Ave and 4th Street. In 1982, everyone at The Bar said The Pyramid was a new gay club on Ave A, which at that point was a very dangerous place to venture. I remember meeting Rene Ricard, the poet and Warhol star, and him saying to me that The Pyramid was cool, because it was open late, and filled with waiters and bartenders who went there after work. <br /><br />In 1982The Pyramid was considered new. This EV Grieve story says it opened 35 years ago, which would mean it opened in 1978. I do not believe this is true. If it were, everone at The Bar would have known about it earlier Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55510092988025424292014-10-31T16:24:29.082-04:002014-10-31T16:24:29.082-04:00* momnet
and that's why I wasn't invited....* momnet<br /><br />and that's why I wasn't invited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52600048411015203332014-10-31T16:14:07.795-04:002014-10-31T16:14:07.795-04:00And the monet that Pyramid Club has gone by invita...And the monet that Pyramid Club has gone by invitation only is also to blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68734431002112273542014-10-31T14:27:13.838-04:002014-10-31T14:27:13.838-04:00Lady Bunny *curtsies*
She was an amazing DJ as we...Lady Bunny *curtsies*<br /><br />She was an amazing DJ as well, and always was kind, sweet and tipped me well when she bought gum from me when I was a cigarette girl.<br /><br />Class never ages....!Former East Villagernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55369345386970456052014-10-31T12:43:23.580-04:002014-10-31T12:43:23.580-04:00Sorry folks that you didn't hear about this pa...Sorry folks that you didn't hear about this party. It is my understanding that it was a private event or by invitation only. I wouldn't have been let in had it not been for Grieve! I wish the club regulars had been invited as well. Stacie Joynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26793247707591542642014-10-31T12:31:24.237-04:002014-10-31T12:31:24.237-04:00I wish I had known about this event. I would have ...I wish I had known about this event. I would have gone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59019650262191652632014-10-31T12:15:00.911-04:002014-10-31T12:15:00.911-04:00Wow, I love Pyramid club! It was the very first cl...Wow, I love Pyramid club! It was the very first club I went to as a freshman in college (FIT)in 1989!I still live in this neighborhood and I still go, usually on Saturday nights.I didn't know about this! :( So many memories there.. I still take friends there sometimes too. Wish I had known about this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429975366717700245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31385987822051219992014-10-31T11:42:10.826-04:002014-10-31T11:42:10.826-04:00Amen - "She informed me that we couldn’t sit ...Amen - "She informed me that we couldn’t sit around crying and bitching for what has changed, what we’ve lost; that we should acknowledge it, celebrate it, and create policies that will create change for the future. "NOTORIOUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55609430687728730802014-10-31T11:34:49.805-04:002014-10-31T11:34:49.805-04:00Lady Bunny has an awesome attitude! keep going and...Lady Bunny has an awesome attitude! keep going and keep making NYC freaky!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90153349874271032302014-10-31T10:53:33.862-04:002014-10-31T10:53:33.862-04:00Was this even advertised in places the old Pyramid...Was this even advertised in places the old Pyramid regulars might have found it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6864284052387946722014-10-31T10:39:44.083-04:002014-10-31T10:39:44.083-04:00In addition to social media, serving drinks in tho...In addition to social media, serving drinks in those mason jars is also to blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72185713805700565612014-10-31T10:29:31.362-04:002014-10-31T10:29:31.362-04:00I love Lady Bunny's attitude. If anyone should...I love Lady Bunny's attitude. If anyone should be complaining about everything we have lost, it is her. I am going to be inspired by her advice and stop complaining--for today at least. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com