Comments on: How Did It Come to This?

By: kaity

kaity — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:04:54 +0000

“Gibby Haynes: Was there police involvement? That’s because we wanted to get paid. We didn’t get paid! I want it known that’s why we didn’t leave. I remember talking to really absurdly dressed state police. Dudes who looked like they were wearing English riding pants.”

Sorry Uncle Randy but that’s pretty hilarious. English riding pants. Hm.

By: Ted Liscinski

Ted Liscinski — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:06:32 +0000

The story of this show is pretty amazing…About the Fugazi/Ween show. Someone threw gum into Mickey’s hair. He demanded an apology.

the crowd: “YOU SUCK!”

aaron: “We suck?…..That sucks!”

I read and interview later where Ween admitted they were on mushrooms!

By: EDR

EDR — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:12:41 +0000

I remember one of the early GWAR shows there. For those who think a topless dancer was too risqué for an all ages show, let me describe what made seeing GWAR on MTV later in life feel like watching the Disney Channel:

In addition to the traditional garb, the vocalist sports a 24+ inch rubber strap on penis, flaccid, but full. During the set, a half-naked on-stage dancer grabs a fire extinguisher and connects it to a tube coming out of the backside of said vocalist. Next thing you know, there is simulated ejaculate squirting from the end of the penis as the vocalist sprays the audience, some twenty to thirty feet deep.

That was my first show at City Gardens. Growing up in New Jersey, it wasn’t all that strange.

By: Tracy McHugh

Tracy McHugh — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:56:57 +0000

I agree with Sean. I believe I was at both shows and GWAR was way crazier. But my god, we had fun. To me, the Circle Jerks always put on a good show. You knew that you were going to have an awesome time at their shows. Have to say that I loved the Circle Jerks/ Replacements or Replacements/Circle Jerks bill too. I think that was what was awesome about City Gardens. It was just crazy ass shows night after night and affordable.

And hey, I may be old but I have Joey Ramone stories. Right? Gotta love it, we earned our old.

By: Greg McG

Greg McG — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:45:26 +0000

Damn, I was supposed to go to this show. I was 15, and my friend bailed out at the last minute. That would have been my first show at City Gardens.

We did go the following Sunday and saw Suicidal. That was OK, but to this day, I wish I had gone.

By: SDA

SDA — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:27:19 +0000

My favorite dump to see a show..Leeway, Fugazi, Biohazard, In the NJHC scene, this was the center. Skins, punks, new-agers, it didn’t matter when the show started it was all about the music. I miss that place at 39 yrs old, no club compares today.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:41:21 +0000

city gardens to me was always my favorite place for shows. while I loved the “historical” aspect of CB’s I would often do the drive from NYC to Trenton following a hardcore matinee…
My favorite Ween memory is when they opened for Fugazi and someone threw gum in one of the guys’ hair and they threatened to keep playing until someone apologized…funny

By: Lee Conte

Lee Conte — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:58:50 +0000

I was one of those gaping rambunctious teens (well, at 23 I was still a teen ok) who was actually there and damned near the stage even. I not only remember, but recount with much glee and frothing, the fire leaping off the … splash cymbals … turned upside frontside backside downside.

I can die immediately after posting this and I will still have been there and seen that; future perfect tense notwithstanding.

By: Jason Valarik

Jason Valarik — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:35:15 +0000

I grew up around Langhorne so I was about 20 minutes away. Always heard that this show was legendary and now I remember why

I’d love to meet Gibby.

Mickey, I met you after the MOIST BOYZ show at Mr. Small’s on 9.11.2005. I was wrong about you getting your hair cut in my Lambertville house, in ’93 …it was your bro, Aaron.

By: City G Cherry popped.

City G Cherry popped. — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:31:28 +0000

Test yes yes. This vivid hazed fast forward show popped my cherry.
I had no clue what I had stepped into. I had put this show into the a receded zone only to rear it’s head for comic relief.
Now I will need to protect my children from what I have seen
I missed that chat now with Hunter Thompson. Poor rocket ship of dust.
Thank god it’s Easter and I have a weekend to work it through I need a furry rabbit to calm myself and chocolate therapy right now.