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Joan Jett

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    Nicky Hilton Knows How to Have Fun the Old-fashioned WayYou know, laughing at people who are poorer and less cool than she is.
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    Old Punks Mourn Hilly Kristal, CBGB, Punk It’s hard to believe that the world’s most renowned rock club was started by someone who didn’t care for rock. But that was one of the things we learned at Hilly Kristal’s memorial service at the Bowery Ballroom last night, where Old Guarders like Patti Smith, Joan Jett, and Tommy Ramone remembered Kristal’s quirks: his lumberjack attire, his penchant for bluegrass and brandy-Frescas, and his distaste for loud music. “He was a unique person who appreciated unique talent and innovative acts,” said Ramone. “He knew which performers had something to offer.”