Well, as far as I’m concerned, there goes the last bright spot of true Rock and Roll in NYC.
The worlds of punk, glam and sleaze are mourning the passing of a true icon. Jimmy Webb, the legendary manager at the world famous Manhattan glam, punk and counterculture boutique Trash And Vaudeville, died Tuesday morning at the age of 62. Vogue magazine has called Webb the "reigning Mayor of St. Marks Place" and "punk rock's unofficial shopkeeper."
Tributes to Webb have rolled in on social media from some of the brightest names in Rock history, including Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, punk icon Henry Rollins and Motley Crue mastermind Nikki Sixx, who writes: “Jimmy was a Rock n Roll renaissance man. A true survivor & inspiration. His heart was always full of love and he let the world know it. We will all miss his special spirit. NYC will never feel the same without Jimmy’s smile waiting for you as you entered his store. RIP Rockstar”
Webb moved to New York City in 1975. He spent more than a decade and a half working at Trash And Vaudeville, which he dubbed "rock and roll heaven," before opening his own boutique, I Need More.
Webb once said, "I live every moment and I taste everything in it. I taste it, I smell it, I feel it. Dreams do come true."
The cause of death is reported to be cancer.
I thought I had graduated from teenage poseur to actual Rock and Roller when i bought my first pair of vinyl pants at T&V back in 1996.
I miss that freaking place.