“The Bowery Electric” performed live at CBGB, May 19, 2002. That’s CJ Ramone, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey and yours truly. Filmed by Mick Brin.
I was working at Brill Media back then, and I went to rehearse for this gig at lunchtime. I was running late and basically walked in on the Ramones, mid-song, thrashing away at full power in this tiny practice space. Amazing. After running through “Bowery Electric” a few times, we called it an afternoon – but on our way out we overheard David Bowie rehearsing in another room, and just stood outside the door listening, in awe, for like ten minutes. Then Marky gave me a lift back to work. Nobody at Brill’s had any idea how that production schlep in the corner spent his lunch break.
From the first night of my CELEBRATION PARTY! Tour in the summer of 2009. With Reeves Gabrels (guitar), Mike Keaney (bass) and Matt Johnson (drums). And yes, I always introduce “We Wait” as “Rockin And Lovin In The Rock And Roll Nite Of Love”. Tradition is tradition!
This video includes a new audio mix, multitracked off the soundboard by the venue’s house engineer, Bengt Alexsander, and mixed by THE JARV himself: Eric Jarvis.
Howler’s Coyote Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA; August 8, 2009. Filmed by Sile Mazza.