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Travis Hartnett's avatar

“[Robert] Christgau was hated by bands because he was so honest, and he was so brutal. There’s a single out there, I forgot who did it, called ‘I Killed Christgau.’”

Frank Ruscitti

Oh, it’s worse than that—it’s called “I killed Robert Christgau with my big fucking dick”, by Sonic Youth

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Guy Mastrion's avatar

As an art student, I lived in the village in the late 70's, and The Cedar Tavern, (to the right of the Voice offices in the posted photo), was a frequent watering hole for many of us. The Tavern and The Voice were part of the neighborhood, not outposts, but destinations for the like-minded, for artists and writers to feel a sense of community. Today, the idea of community gets batted around the internet as if it is a tangible thing in a virtual world, it's simply not the same. As much as I value being a subscriber to The Honest Broker and feeling a sense of kinship, I miss the connectedness that came from sitting with a future "Ted Gioia" in what I recall as a welcoming and supportive environment for sharing all the wonder and frustration of experiencing the life from a different perspective. The Village Voice was more than a newspaper, in a way, it was the neighborhood. Thank you Mr Gioia for your thoughtful work. - Cheers

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