#5 Blackout
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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The Blackout of 77
In July, 1977, the song in hearing right now, Don't Me Me This Way by Thelma Houston, was still a really big hit. As for New York itself, New York was basically bankrupt. Suity 54 had only been open for three months. Star Wars was playing on virtually every theater; women were actually brunettes dying themselves blonde.
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