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Bleecker Bob, real name Robert Plotnik, dies, aged 76, in New York City, USA. Opened in 1967, Bleecker Bob's Records was an iconic second hand vinyl store in Greenwich Village, and a gathering place for music lovers. It was in Bleecker Bob's that Patti Smith met Lenny Kaye; Joey Ramone was a regular customer, Robert Plant, David Bowie, Frank Zappa and David Byrne would drop by.
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