Jerry Green and the 4 G's

I've heard lots of stories about the legendary 4 G's in South Bethlehem. For those that don't know, the 4 G's was a legendary club that was, as noted in the following Morning Call article, the Lehigh Valley's CBGB's. It closed in 1992, but the last show was well documented:

http://articles.mcall.com/1992-01-04/entertainment/2848572_1_punk-sins-joe-hanna

Thanks to Mindie Keller for sending me this info! The owner of the 4 G's, Jerry Green, was also apparently legendary. There is almost always some mention of the hot tub in his club. I can't imagine what went on in there. Green strikes me as an almost Malcolm McLaren type, who many viewed as an opportunist that made big money from the punk shows. The end of the Morning Call article hints at that. Note that he is also the president of United Steelworkers Local 2599 and has been working for Bethlehem Steel 36 years! This image, while not the greatest photo by any means, really expresses the punk-industry nexus even though Green is probably not considered "punk"in the same way as we would think of a band being punk. He did provide the venue though, and without it I imagine punk in Bethlehem would not have developed the way it did. Check out Green's shirt.

Photo from http://www.uswlocal2599.org/