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...nothing but a number, four self-proclaimed feminists imparted to their listeners on Friday. Feminists and authors Gloria Feldt, Courtney E. Martin, Deborah Siegel, and Kristal B. Zook took the stage in Harvard Hall, billed as an “intergenerational panel,” ranging from ages 27 to 65, to tell audience members that feminists of all ages need to communicate in order to carry forth the “unfinished revolution” of feminism. “We all agree that women across all generations need to be talking to each other, not at each other...
...musician himself, who became a concert violinist by the age of 9 and sang in the men's chorus at Radio City Music Hall, Kristal still tried to play when his health permitted. "When I'm home, I try to play the guitar and my fingers are not good from the cancer, the chemotherapy," he said. "But I'm trying...
...After closing CBGB, Kristal packed up much of the club's furniture, equipment and decor and placed it in a Brooklyn storage unit. If he had lived to open another, he planned on making it look as much as possible like the original - tight walls adorned with a cacophony of bumper stickers and concert announcements, a mini lounge area, and the tiniest of stages. In the meantime, he auctioned off artifacts on eBay that didn't make the cut. An 11" x 15" emergency light box decorated with stickers sold for $310. A 12" x 13.5" framed section of CBGB...
...Kristal said he rarely let the anger over his club's closing or financial worries overcome his fond memories, especially when it came to Patti Smith, who played CBGB's final concert and is one of the most successful performers to emerge from the club's storied history. "I wanted to enjoy Patti," he said of that last show. "When I think of all the other bands that started, especially with female singers, I think she was one of the biggest influences, maybe the biggest influence." But the memories sometimes weighed heavily. "Even yesterday afternoon I started to feel...
...During his decades at CBGB and in this rare interview, Kristal proved that he may not have been the keenest when it came to legal battles or money woes, but he tried, even when his club was taken away from him, to live up to what that "OMFUG" stands for in CBGB's formal name: "Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandizers." Kristal defined a gourmandizer as a voracious eater of music...