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| From | Beth2459@aol.com |
| Subject | NYC's Bottom Line in Trouble |
| Date | Sat, 20 Sep 2003 10:12:30 EDT |
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Hey gang-- just ran across this at the Marshall Crenshaw board, there is also
a bit about it on rollingstone.com:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=18691
HELP SAVE THE BOTTOM LINE:
A note to friends of the Bottom Line from
Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky:
The doors may soon close on a thirty year legacy.
The Bottom Line has been presenting live music since February 12,
1974, and is owned and operated by Allan Pepper and Stanley
Snadowsky, who have been friends since childhood. The Bottom Line is
unique because it is a "mom & pop store" amidst a crowded field of
conglomerates and corporations. Our main commodity in the club has
always been and will always be the music.
The Bottom Line has always been, and still is, run by Allan &
Stanley, who take a great pride in what they do. They always have and
still love the music.
The problem is as follows:
Even before the terrorist attacks on the World Trader Center, the
nation was already feeling the downturn in the economy. Our business,
along with so many other small businesses, has not been able to
recover since the tragedy of September 11th. Attendance to shows has
declined. In addition, our customers are feeling economic stress, our
bills have been multiplying, and we have found ourselves
substantially behind in our rent. Our landlord, New York University,
has started eviction proceedings.
During our negotiations with New York University to resolve this
situation, the Bottom Line has presented several different proposals
to pay our past due rent, while at the same time keeping current with
a new, higher rent proposed by NYU. Unfortunately, NYU has not been
open to negotiating a long-term solution to our mutual problem. We
want to pay off our debt to NYU, but to do so we need to remain in
business. To stay in business, we need a promise from NYU that, if we
pay off the rental arrears, they won't evict the Bottom Line.
Unless we can sway NYU to give us this basic assurance, we won't be
able to take the steps necessary to save the Bottom Line. If you'd
like to help, here's what you can do.
Let NYU know how important the Bottom Line is to the metropolitan
area and what a loss it would be if the city was downsized by another
landmark - particularly if you are an alumnus/a of NYU. Send a note
to John Beckman assistant vice president of the Office of Public
Affairs at john.beckman@nyu.edu or Lynne Brown, the VP for University
Relations and Public Affairs at NYU at lynne.brown@nyu.edu. Please
send us a copy at SaveBLT@aol.com - and please forward this message
to your friends.
Please support The Bottom Line now. Do not put off seeing a show
today because we may not have a tomorrow.
You can e-mail us at: SaveBLT@aol.com
Thank you for your support.
Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky
The Bottom Line
beth- who saw a chubby lil asian kid dressed up like a pirate yesterday-
swinging a cardboard sword at the folks stuck in traffic because of the Isabel
flooding. Glad to see that despite all of the mayhem caused by the storm someone
remembered it was talk like a pirate day!
http://www.groupiegear.com
VISIT OUR BOOTH AT THE DEWEY BEACH MUSIC FEST 9/26+27!!!!!!!
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