-disco was at its peak, Studio 54 was the place to be
-the legendary CBGBs, maybe catch The Ramones or The Talking Heads
-see SNL done live with the original cast
-catch one of Zeppelins 6 nights they played at M.S.Garden
-feeling brave? Central Park at night in 77, the son of sam wasn't caught yet


I'm going to see Zeppelin :)

I'll be at Studio 54 talking up Bianca Jagger and some sexy beast of a man. But, I'll keep my nose clean, thank you very much.

Tanya

I would see Zepplin.  My brother and sister actually had tickets to see Zepplin in Philly - but when Robert's son passed away - they had cancelled the show.  Not sure exactly what date that was.

getting stoned and p.issed drunk at CBGBs.

getting stoned and p.issed drunk at CBGBs.


8)

fun topic,gord

hmmm...let me see..what would i... ;D

Studio 54 of course!!!

I'll be at Studio 54 But, I'll keep my nose clean, thank you very much.

Tanya


Isn't doing a line manditory upon getting in ;)

fun topic,gord

hmmm...let me see..what would i... ;D

Studio 54 of course!!!


I would expect no less from the disco queen ;) :)

I would expect no less from the disco queen ;) :)


;)

I would see Zepplin.  My brother and sister actually had tickets to see Zepplin in Philly - but when Robert's son passed away - they had cancelled the show.  Not sure exactly what date that was.


Sadly 1977 was their last tour of US, the tour was cut short as you said. They regrouped a year or so later, recorded 'In Through The Out Door' and didn't make it back, their final concert was July 1980 in Germany.

Thanks Gord - I could not remember the year - I was only 6 in 1977.  But it does pay to have older siblings - got to see many concerts due to friends backing out!!!  Of course, not Zep though.

I picked something else-go see a Broadway Show followed by seeing SNL. (I probably could have done both since SNL filmed at 11:30 and a show would have probably been over by then.  ;)




Cat

Studio 54 getting my groove on. 8) :)


Howard

Studio 54 getting my groove on. 8) :)


Howard


yeah I had you pegged for Studio 54 Howard 8)

I picked something else-go see a Broadway Show followed by seeing SNL.




Cat


Good idea Cat, what were the top shows of the day? What would you have seen?

yeah I had you pegged for Studio 54 Howard 8)


and also for the funky hot chicks. 8) ;)


Howard

since I now know David Berkowitz was the Son of Sam I'd hang outside his apartment and bark like a dog ::)

Considering I was 16 in 1977, I'd definately go see Zeppelin!  8)

I'd definitely check out CBGBs. Studio 54 would be cool too, but I don't know if they'd let me in.

I'd definitely check out CBGBs. Studio 54 would be cool too, but I don't know if they'd let me in.
pay a wine-o to act as your dad

Isn't doing a line manditory upon getting in ;)


Hee hee! I'll find something else to do (remember there was a more physical activity available there).

;)

Tanya

fun topic,gord

hmmm...let me see..what would i... ;D

Studio 54 of course!!!


I would've liked to, but I'd be too scared!  (I heard about all the drugs that were shared over there!) :o

I opted for going to a Led Zeppelin concert (though I'm sure they shared drugs there, too.  ::))   ;D

Studio 54 would be cool too, but I don't know if they'd let me in.


for the sake of this thread you get a pass :)

Considering I was 16 in 1977, I'd definately go see Zeppelin!   8)


8)

I opted for going to a Led Zeppelin concert (though I'm sure they shared drugs there, too.  ::))   ;D


no drugs there, just some sweet aroma that seems to linger in hockey arenas and stadiums ;)

since I now know David Berkowitz was the Son of Sam I'd hang outside his apartment and bark like a dog ::)


that could be fun too :)

Studio, studio, studio 54!  :D

Good idea Cat, what were the top shows of the day? What would you have seen?



According to the Theater data base  http://www.theatredb.com/


The 1977-78 season consisted of:


1.  Beatlemania   Winter Garden Theatre
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Performance 
2.  The Importance of Being Earnest   Circle in the Square
Revival/Non-musical 
3.  Man of La Mancha   Palace Theatre
Revival/Musical 
4.  Estrada     Majestic Theatre
Performance 
5.  Tartuffe   Circle in the Square
Revival/Non-musical 
6.  Miss Margarida's Way   Ambassador Theatre
Non-musical 
7.  Victor Borge in Comedy with Music with Marylyn Mulvey   Imperial Theatre
Concert 
8.  Hair   Biltmore Theatre
Revival/Musical 
9.  Cleo on Broadway   Minskoff Theatre
Concert 
10.  The Gin Game   John Golden Theatre
Non-musical 
11.  The Night of the Tribades   Helen Hayes Theatre (II)
Non-musical 
12.  Dracula   Martin Beck Theatre
Revival/Non-musical 
13.  Some of My Best Friends   Longacre Theatre
Non-musical 
14.  An Almost Perfect Person   Belasco Theatre
Non-musical 
15.  The Act   Majestic Theatre
Musical 
16.  Golda   Morosco Theatre
Non-musical 
17.  The Merchant   Plymouth Theatre
Non-musical 
18.  Jesus Christ Superstar   Longacre Theatre
Revival/Musical 
19.  Lou Rawls on Broadway with The MFSB Orchestra   Mark Hellinger Theatre
Concert 
20.  Chapter Two   Imperial Theatre
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Non-musical 
21.  Saint Joan   Circle in the Square
Revival/Non-musical 
22.  A Touch of the Poet   Helen Hayes Theatre (II)
Revival/Non-musical 
23.  Cold Storage   Lyceum Theatre
Non-musical 
24.  Do You Turn Somersaults?   46th Street Theatre
Non-musical 
25.  The November People   Billy Rose Theatre
Non-musical 
26.  Cheaters   Biltmore Theatre
Non-musical 
27.  Paul Robeson   Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Booth Theatre
Non-musical 
28.  Elvis: The Legend Live!   Palace Theatre
Performance 
29.  On the Twentieth Century   St. James Theatre
Musical 
30.  Deathtrap   Music Box Theatre
Biltmore Theatre
Non-musical 
31.  Timbuktu!   Mark Hellinger Theatre
Musical 
32.  Hello, Dolly!   Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Revival/Musical 
33.  The Water Engine and Mr. Happiness   Plymouth Theatre
Non-musical 
34.  The Effect of Gamma Rays on the Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds   Biltmore Theatre
Non-musical 
35.  13 Rue de L'Amour   Circle in the Square
Non-musical 
36.  Stages   Belasco Theatre
Non-musical 
37.  Dancin'   Broadhurst Theatre
Ambassador Theatre
Musical 
38.  A History of the American Film   ANTA Theatre
Musical 
39.  Vincent Price (as Oscar Wilde) in Diversions and Delights   Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Non-musical 
40.  The Mighty Gents   Ambassador Theatre
Non-musical 
41.  Da   Morosco Theatre
Non-musical 
42.  Ain't Misbehavin'   Longacre Theatre
Plymouth Theatre
Musical 
43.  Angel   Minskoff Theatre
Musical 
44.  Runaways   Plymouth Theatre
Musical 
45.  Working   46th Street Theatre
Musical 




As for which one I would go see? That is a tough question. When I first posted my first post, I was going to say Evita but you can see that is not on the list.  :\'(  But I really can't choose.



Cat

But I really can't choose.



Cat



  ::) I guess, you'd spend all night deciding :)

Studio, studio, studio 54!  :D



are you sure?you seem a little undecided ;)

As a 3 year old child in 1977,I would be in my crib or probably taking a walk with mommy(probably in Central Park) ;D


Howard

are you sure?you seem a little undecided ;)


LOL! They had this Studio 54 short "theme" which was played often and that's part of how it went. It was sooooo.... Disco.

Other: The Empire State Building or Statue of Liberty.

I would go to Studio 54 to go dance and have my new duds on.probably dance with a girl or 2,get drunk,have sex and go home. ;D


Howard

Other: The Empire State Building or Statue of Liberty.



good idea :)

probably dance with a girl or 2,get drunk,have sex and go home. ;D


Howard


all in that order Howard :)

all in that order Howard :)



I don't know.I'll be so drunk to know what the hell I'm even doing. ;D



Howard

I would go to Studio 54 to go dance and have my new duds on.probably dance with a girl or 2,get drunk,have sex and go home. ;D


Howard
I hope you don't get a DUI on the way home or a DUIS (Driving Under the Influence of Sex) :D

I hope you don't get a DUI on the way home or a DUIS (Driving Under the Influence of Sex) :D


Sorry,I don't drive.I would be taking the bus or train back home. ;D


Howard

for the sake of this thread you get a pass :)
All right, in that case I'd stop by Studio 54 and boogie down with the rest of you. ;)

From the list, I'd go to CBGB's and take in The Ramones AND then go to Studio 54 to boogie down.  :)

My third choice would be to go to Coney Island and get a hot dog at Nathan's, then go on all the rides.

I hope you don't get a DUI on the way home or a DUIS (Driving Under the Influence of Sex) :D


In NY in 1977 it would have been called DWI. ;)

I would try to get to my house to give myself some investment advice. . .

"In the 80s invest in a small company named MicroSoft."

Provided that it isnt during the blackout - I chose Studio 54!

Tam

I'd probably attend a Saturday Night Live taping till 1am then party till I puke. :P



Howard

Zeppelin for me  :)

Well,if it was July 1977 I would be stealing a lot of stuff from the blackout. ;D



Howard

Well,if it was July 1977 I would be stealing a lot of stuff from the blackout. ;D



Howard


you wouldn't loot your own city would you Howard ;)

Remember that skit on SNL when Al Franken is interviewed about his looting of dead bodies at plane crash sites? Another comedian is his partner in the sketch but I don't remember his name but it was very funny. Remember that guy who was glad to see us? Yeah, he put out his arm for help and I lifted his watch ;D

you wouldn't loot your own city would you Howard ;)



No,I wouldn't do that.I'm not a kleptomaniac. ;D



Howard

Last night I had a morbid thought about tracking down Mark David Chapman (John Lennon's assassin) in 1977, but I'll leave it at that. :o

Last night I had a morbid thought about tracking down Mark David Chapman (John Lennon's assassin) in 1977, but I'll leave it at that. :o



Where did you track him down? ;D



Howard

go out to a fancy restaurant with Robin. :)



Howard

Where did you track him down? ;D



Howard
I found him at the Vince Lombardi Service Plaza on the New Jersey Turnpike. I busted a cap in his ass! ;D

]Since I was only 13 to 14 years old at the time, I saw those list of Broadway shows at the time and my favorite thing would have been to go see a still living, breathing, walking and not being in a wheelchair or etc. actor Christopher Reeve appearing in "Death Trap"  (this was shortly before he was to go to Hollywood to appear in "Superman" and later "Somewhere In Time")  -- that would have been very special to me -- especially since I greatly miss Reeve now that he has left this Earth.  And if only to see if I could meet Reeve in person after the show?

After that I wouldn't mind going to see "Saturday Night Live"!

I would save up money for later to see Led Zeppelin in concert somewhere else.  I wasn't too much into disco or would be interested in the other things going on at Studio 54. 

ZEPPELIN

8)  Absolutely..definitly..without a doubt...ZEPPELIN

Well, I actually WAS in NYC in 1977... but since I was only 5, I probably didn't do much partying. :)

Well, I actually WAS in NYC in 1977... but since I was only 5, I probably didn't do much partying. :)




but this is a free pass, you're old enough to do whatever you want, but also young enough to do whatever you want :)

I'd have definitely gone to the ballet. I worked right across from Lincoln Center and was ballet-crazy. In those days there was not only ABT and NYCB but there was also the Joffrey, which was a terrific company in residence at City Center.

I'd have definitely gone to the ballet. I worked right across from Lincoln Center and was ballet-crazy. In those days there was not only ABT and NYCB but there was also the Joffrey, which was a terrific company in residence at City Center.


Also a great answer, MaryMary.  I wouldn't have minded checking out the Joffrey, as well.  Unfortunately I'm watching Christopher Reeve on Broadway -- maybe the Joffrey would have been the second day in NYC in 1977.  Okay?

I would SO be at CBGB's....hmmmm...I wonder why? ;)



Erin :)

I'd go to Studio 54.  If Mr. Rubell told me that I wasn't going to get in, I'd throw eggs at him ;D

I chose Zeppelin...If its for one night only, and this was my only chance to see the band...I couldnt do anything else.

Zeppelin was followed extremely closely by Studio 54. Id just love to wander  the balcony and see if they really did do some of those things Ive heard about them doing up there...AND Id hope I was there on a night when some famous sexy star was there (female) and on a night when Patti La Belle, Donna Summer or some other disco star was performing.

But, like I said...If I only had one night, Id go get a bit of Led in me. Id also be taking a cam corder to tape the night...ALL of the night.







AN

Zeppelin!!!!

Well sh*t. 


Could you choose more difficult things to pick from?  I'd probably settle on seeing Zeppelin at the Garden because I would never gei into 54, no matter how hard I tried and CBGBs is cool, but punk was never my scene. 

I would go for a night of passion at a gay disco after going to CBGB and an SNL taping and experiencing New York in 1977, the dirtiest and most funky city in the world. Since then, it's only been a gentrified piece of nada and Starbucks.

I would be at the opening night of Star Wars, seeing what all the fuss is about.

Then I'd follow David Berkowitz around. :o :-\\

I'd go and see KISS at MSG which I did on December 16th!  8)

Zeppelin!!!! I mean c'mon . Is there really any other choice?  ;)

I was in CBGB in the late 70s, but I was only old enough to go to all-ages sunday matinees.
I used to sit at the door and hold people 's coats if they bought me beer.
I guess from 78-80.
In 77? I would have done the same at any age.