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Manitoba's opened it's doors on January 14, 1999.
On opening night, legendary wrestler Fred Blassie was on hand to welcome guests, mingle, and call Mr. Manitoba "A pencil neck geek"....Though there have been many bartender and partner changes, Manitoba's still flourishes, and ain't goin' anywhere, for a while....
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Handsome Dick Manitoba grew up in the Bronx, New York. He became lead singer of The Dictators,legendary NYC punk band, in the mid 1970's. He sometimes sings lead with 3 original members of the MC5, Michael Davis,Wayne Kramer, and Dennis Thompson, now known as "DKTMC5"... More Man...
The Dictators were the first NYC band from the punk scene, to come out with a major label album. "The Dictators Go Girl Crazy" came out on the Epic label, in 1975. Although the boys rarely play these days, they are in great demand, and do fire up the Dictator machine from time to time. More Band... Band Site...
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99 Avenue B (between 6th and 7th streets) | New York, NY 10009 | 212.982.2511