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CBGB Will Become John Varvatos Boutique

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October 23, 2007 | 8:53 a.m.

The sprawl of 13,000 square feet on the Bowery that was once CBGB's has been leased, in whole or in part, not totally clear, by John Varvatos for a boutique!

Bill Popp, who played CBGB from 1981 until its closing last year, mourned the Bowery's turn for the purse.

"Now it's going to become a contrived type of store, with prices only for the yuppies who are taking over the neighborhood," he lamented.

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