Community members gathered last night outside Ray's on Avenue A to honor their friend
Bob Arihood, who recently passed away... Several people, including Ray, John Penley, Clayton Patterson and Chico, talked about their longtime friend...
Bobby Williams was there and took these photos...
...and Jewels even pulled down his pants in Bob's honor... an act that Bob caught on film many times through the years.
BoweryBoogie has more
here ... including a video. Jill posts her thoughts from last night
here. Patrick Hedlund filed his report for DNAinfo
here.
One attendee remarked how strange it was
not to see Bob there, standing in the background, chatting, observing ... and taking photos... a sentiment that we'll likely be thinking at every local event in the weeks and months to come...
There's talk of a memorial concert in Bob's honor Saturday afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. We'll pass along the details once organizers finalize the plans.
Updated:
Dave on 7th passes along this photo from 6:15 this morning... candles still burning brightly...