A social network to celebrate your memories of "the greatest music store in the world!" MANNY'S is gone now, but "The Wall" abides.....
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Holly Goldrich and Sandi Bachom
Holly Goldrich's "The Wall of Fame, NYC Legendary Manny's Music"
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Happy Birthday to Dick Dale "King of the Surf Guitar" we used to dance the surfer stomp to Dick Dale and the Deltones at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa when I was in high school in 1960
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Rest In Peace to a dear friend of Manny's Hugh McCracken
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Manny's sign
Posted by Jane Hall on December 3, 2019 at 8:04am 0 Comments 1 Like
Hendrix Theater Production
Posted by Jimy Bleu on February 5, 2017 at 8:15am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Posted by Owen Mead on June 5, 2016 at 4:27pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Posted by Owen Mead on June 5, 2016 at 4:27pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Posted by Owen Mead on June 5, 2016 at 4:26pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
PAUL SIMON TALKS ABOUT BUYING STRINGS WITH HIS DAD!
Thanks Elliott Randall for this classic shot
Dhani Harrison at Manny's
Earl Slick and Mark Hudson @ John Lennon's 70th birthday concert 10/9/10
Thanks to Will Lee for posting this on Facebook
Tim Robbins Finds his Dad's Picture on the Wall, Gil Robbins of The Highwaymen ...three generations of Robbins' bought their guitar's at Manny's!ak
Signed promo photo of The Beatles similar to the one on Manny's Wall sold at Christies for $7,200
Happy Holidays from Holly Goldrich and Family!
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"Juat discovered this great blog full of memories, and posted my own!"
"I bought my first and only violin at Manny's in 1968-69, in an old-fashioned antique wooden case, which I lined myself with beautiful red velvet. I remember he asked me "How much money you got?" and I said "$50.00!" and he…"
"Thanks Sandy! My grandfather and Manny were first cousins. My dad who is now gone was second cousins with Henry and I am third cousins with Holly, Ian and Judd. I remember going to Manny's as a kid with my grandfather and I…"
"Hi, I'm so sorry about Henry. Please feel free to add anything you want to the page, it belongs to the Goldrich family and all the musicians who knew Manny's. I never had the time to update. "
My Life at Manny's
I'm 65 now, but I first went to Manny's (my mom took me) to buy a Ludwig drum set at the age of around 10, around 1965. This was the original Manny's and Manny himself helped me pick the black lacquer set. Manny's wasn't the amazing palace of instruments it became; it was a modest narrow shop.When I switched to electric bass at the age of around 14, I returned to Manny's for a Gibson Les Paul bass and I forget which amp.My younger brother bought a red Hagstrom guitar there (our father took…See More
"Very first guitar purchased here I was 17. That was 1968. I must admit it took me a bunch of years to get serious about learning my instrument. Coming into Manny's from Brooklyn was inspirational..."
"There's a story behind the Eigo name that has to do with immigration.
When my great grandfather came here from Ireland there were many Igoe's coming over so to distinguish himself in the new world he took the…"
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