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I was almost going to delete this blog till I got to the last line. Ha. Please watch the John Sebastian video about how even HE was treated. Thanks for joining.
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I bought lots of accessories, strings and guitars at Manny's throughout the 1960's and '70s. And although I enjoyed the hustle and the photos and the excitement, I can assure you of one fact: If you weren't a rock star, you were treated like absolut…
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I bought lots of accessories, strings and guitars at Manny's throughout the 1960's and '70s. And although I enjoyed the hustle and the photos and the excitement, I can assure you of one fact: If you weren't a rock star, you were treated like absolute shit. The downright rudeness of surly employees (themselves frustrated musicians) was something you could always count on. Warm greetings were reserved only for members of The Who--but then, only because they were good for a few grand in purchases w… Continue
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 11:48am — 1 Comment
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Hi. I hear that Jimi Hendrix played Manny's picks.
Did he play then in 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival?
What did the picks look like back then? Do you have any pictures? If you could please let me know, I could really use this information for an…
Rather sad that this block on 48th street will never be the same. Besides purchasing my first guitar, a Dakota Red Fender Mustang at Manny's back in 1971, my fondest memory was meeting Peter Frampton there around 1974 and i believe it was Henry show…
Hey Holly ... very cool i'll add my "Manny's story" to the blog section, yes?
Peace,
Todd Wolfe
http://reverbnation.com/toddwolfe
Hi Sandi, talking to a guy on the Roxy Music website from NYC,& I was asking if the BottomLine,CBGB'S,Colony records-all these famous landmarks ,where still there in my favorite city...
Then i thought of Manny's.....(I had briefly looked at the wall…
Hi Sandi,
It makes me smile the way I felt when Henry gave me my first "Schlepper" shirt.
I have to laugh when I notice people speaking about "Abruptness" at Manny's. Being Jewish and from New York I guess I understood it better than most. I begged…
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