tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7871187411474975845..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: RIP Hank PenzaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67514451850523828762020-05-17T21:26:02.131-04:002020-05-17T21:26:02.131-04:00god, drunk at night and thinking back. mars bar wa...god, drunk at night and thinking back. mars bar was all/bad/good/those days. miss all. dont miss all the craziness except for when I do. xoxoakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798970763857236245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60539986989084666262015-11-11T16:42:35.355-05:002015-11-11T16:42:35.355-05:00Rest in peace ...Wm.PenzaRest in peace ...Wm.PenzaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758865201465056886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8423915398965797622015-11-10T08:11:00.824-05:002015-11-10T08:11:00.824-05:00Julius- good to hear the truth from someone like y...Julius- good to hear the truth from someone like you who really knew hank and the old east village- hope you are well- jimmy "mugsy's chow chow"tastemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358803723021629190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21861254007868571932015-11-09T10:04:19.971-05:002015-11-09T10:04:19.971-05:00Saw him with Ray at Think Coffee on The Bowery all...Saw him with Ray at Think Coffee on The Bowery all the time. He had some incredible stories. There will never be another Mars Bar. <br /><br />Rest in peace, Hank! Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395915435209482109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71374594550108354992015-11-06T19:00:25.851-05:002015-11-06T19:00:25.851-05:00Just a little clarification: Marz opened in'84...Just a little clarification: Marz opened in'84, people often thought it had been there for a century. Also, his last bar "205" was at the corner of Christie and Stanton, '94-'95 (?) in the building that he owned. It was meant, as he told me, to be his "classy bar." <br /><br />I was honored when he invited me to the private opening for his "best friends," an assortment of eccentric and eclectic characters (most of whom I knew) who spoke of their shared experience on and around The Bowery in the forties thru the eighties.<br /><br />Sitting around that oval, newly built bar, I knew I was witnessing important history and wished so much that I had a camera or tape recorder; but actually that would have been intrusive. <br /><br />In reference to Marz, Hank would say to me "kid, this is a truck that runs on no gas."Julius Kleinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9026997310143591442015-11-06T13:32:58.485-05:002015-11-06T13:32:58.485-05:00Hank spent many a day these last months sitting ou...Hank spent many a day these last months sitting outside Think Coffee on Bowery and reminiscing. He was a true Bowery spirit, Dive Bar impresario, character of the first order. We always assumed Mars Bar would reopen. It'll be harder now. Love you, Hank<br />Bob Holmanhttp://www.bowerypoetry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-38567705222747962522015-11-06T10:24:48.080-05:002015-11-06T10:24:48.080-05:00chris flash,
That Observer story was published be...chris flash,<br /><br />That Observer story was published before Mr. Ivanka purchased the newspaper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61758172090452531372015-11-06T02:29:18.765-05:002015-11-06T02:29:18.765-05:00Best landlord I ever had, period!Best landlord I ever had, period!Jeff Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506493558711371303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15454940340534088362015-11-05T22:22:28.465-05:002015-11-05T22:22:28.465-05:00You are totally wrong
He has/had 3
I have known hi...You are totally wrong<br />He has/had 3<br />I have known his sons for many years<br />Get your facts straightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10277326860779779362015-11-05T17:51:50.392-05:002015-11-05T17:51:50.392-05:00RIP and thanks for Mars Bar!!!!RIP and thanks for Mars Bar!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40322860924672005362015-11-05T17:18:44.858-05:002015-11-05T17:18:44.858-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eden Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568918709989534443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10674398167629698892015-11-05T16:14:03.349-05:002015-11-05T16:14:03.349-05:00What is the source of the way-less-than-credible O...What is the source of the way-less-than-credible Observer's colorful obit on Hank? I suspect that the more flavorful they make the LES seem, the easier it is for the Observer's real estate pimp owner to market his over-priced jail cells without bars posing as "luxury" apartments....<br />chris flashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60452220847414628092015-11-05T13:39:40.570-05:002015-11-05T13:39:40.570-05:00Hank didn't have kids.Hank didn't have kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59090927575506336362015-11-05T11:50:01.678-05:002015-11-05T11:50:01.678-05:00Hank was one of the smartest people I've ever ...Hank was one of the smartest people I've ever met. His stories were hilarious. True or not, they were out of this world. And so is he. Hank was truly one of a kind. He is the NYC I love and miss.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90361511605614834172015-11-05T09:48:55.949-05:002015-11-05T09:48:55.949-05:00His sons own the dive bar Billymark west
In Chelse...His sons own the dive bar Billymark west<br />In Chelsea<br />They have had been estranged from Hank for over 30 years<br />He never got to even meet his grandkidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-75559817530319148962015-11-05T08:14:53.331-05:002015-11-05T08:14:53.331-05:00This guy is fucking awesome. Great stories. Clas...This guy is fucking awesome. Great stories. Classic NY motherfucker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com