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CBGBs and the Copacabana: Two  New York Clubs
by Xiaoci Sun


At the tail end of the supper club era, the 1970s offered New Yorkers a golden age of subculture, when some used punk as permission to be themselves. 

I want to highlight the contrast betwwen CBGBs and the Copacabana, and invite people who spent time in either of these clubs to share memories.