# @rob.raymer on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BHS3Y8qBKp-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11903767-robraymer-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/cc361da2d0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-06-30T22:06:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Robert Raymer (@rob.raymer) — https://gondola.cc/rob.raymer

## Caption

#tbt to #asstroland playing the last abcnoriopunkhc show in current space. abcnorio has been putting on all ages DIY Hardcore/Punk matinees every saturday for over 20 years, and now they will be closing temporarily for the renovation/demolition/reconstruction of a new, state of the art building. I spent a good part of my late teens/early twenties within these walls, and the years I spent living in NYC,  No Rio was my second home. It is not only one of the main venues where I cut my teeth in photography, but moe importantly it is where I made friendships that have lasted a lifetime. Even after being away for most of 10 years I still consider many of the volunteers family. I made it back up to NYC to shoot the last #saturdaymatinee, walked right in and felt like I never left. There has been a lot of sadness over the “closing”, which I totally understand, after all, no physical space has been as influential in my life as the ABC No Rio building, and it is hard to imagine how a run down squat in the #lowereastside can have that effect, yet I remember all the hard work that we put in to buy the building and make the renovation a reality, work that continued well after I left and still continues, and I cant feel sad. Nostalgic, maybe, but sad, no…..full set of pictures at robertraymer.com/abcnorio #abcnorio #LES #lowereastside #NYC #punk #hardcore #DIY #doityourself #matinee #punkshow #allages #squat #music #lastshow #thelastday

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## Tags

hardcore, diy, saturdaymatinee, punk, abcnorio, doityourself, thelastday, squat, nyc, lowereastside, tbt, punkshow, music, les, matinee, allages, lastshow, asstroland

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