Evil Stanley's Bar

551 East 12th Street.

From 1962 to 1966, Stanley's Bar was the main watering hole for the East Village freaks, particularly the mysterious editorial board of Fuck You, a magazine of the arts. Some of the Fugs' first performances were here. Stanley Tolkin was the owner, and he also ran The Dom on St. Mark's Place.

If you are ever in NYC get a copy of Bill Morgan's The Beat Generation in New York. It is advertised as a tour of Jack Kerouac's city, but there are plenty of landmarks dealing with the Mimeo Revolution, like Stanley's, included as well.

JB

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What are you gonna do

After the orgy

I wanta read Blake with you

After the orgy

I wanta eat something too

After the orgy

--What Are You Doing After the Orgy

No longer will you hear the dulcet tones of the Fugs coming out of 383 10th Street, former The Peace Eye Bookstore, like on the night of February 24, 1965, which was the world premiere of the band, the grand opening of Peace Eye, and the launch party for Mad Motherfucker Issue of Fuck You, a magazine of the arts. Before the bookstore it was a kosher butcher shop. The word "Strictly" in English in the window over the word Kosher in Yiddish linking back to the former business. Today it is the site of some apartments. By 1968, Peace Eye had moved to 147 Avenue A.

JB