So, I have been thinking a lot lately about the passage of large chunks of time. Take 10 million years, for example. It is of no use to try and imagine that much time. But I think it is beneficial to see it as a chunk. An arbitrary entity. Very much the same as trying to grab the earth in a hug and trying not to lie down. At least, then, it is only a matter of perspective.
Some Photographs by Joseph Holmes : http://streetnine.com/#/Portfolio/CBGB%20%282006%29/1/ CBGB is one of the most important spaces in contemporary culture. But just in this statement there are problems already, because I assume that there is common understanding about what ‘contemporary’ and ‘culture’ is. This problem I can neutralize. Let’s just say that ‘contemporary’ is whatever happened to the Western world since Rock and Roll; and ‘culture’ is Rock and Roll. Whether you like to listen to other styles of music is beside the point. Because there was nothing and then there was whatever you listen to. And that is Rock and Roll. That settled, the more serious problem is that of distance. The space between wherever we are and wherever this place is. It is now infinitely far away, because CBGB closed down in October 2006 (what happened after this is kind of pointless. Read the Wiki if you’re interested). It represents counter-culture--bands revolted against the very culture th
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