Stiv Bators, CBGB Kitchen, 1977. Yes, CBGB had a kitchen. No, I never ate there. photo ©Godlis

Blank Generation Revisited: The Early Days of Punk Rock Photographs by Roberta Bayley, Stephanie Chernikowski, George Dubose, Godlis, Bob Gruen, and Ebet Roberts. Shirmer Books, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster MacMillan 1997, New York

Stiv Bators and Cheetah Chrome at a Dead Boys show at CBGB April 1977. They were always fun and crazy. At the end of the show Stiv ended up knocking the drums all over the stage. photo ©Ebet Roberts

Blank Generation Revisited: The Early Days of Punk Rock Photographs by Roberta Bayley, Stephanie Chernikowski, George Dubose, Godlis, Bob Gruen, and Ebet Roberts. Shirmer Books, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster MacMillan 1997, New York

Stiv Bators, May 1978. Stiv Bators and the Dead Boys were playing at CBGB and had some special guests appear with them. Stiv poses backstage in the old kitchen/dressing room with two of his friends. photo ©bob gruen

Blank Generation Revisited: The Early Days of Punk Rock Photographs by Roberta Bayley, Stephanie Chernikowski, George Dubose, Godlis, Bob Gruen, and Ebet Roberts. Shirmer Books, An Imprint of Simon& Schuster MacMillan 1997, New York

Blitz Benefit 1977 - "Eat Me" is written across Stiv's chest. Photo ©Lisa J. Kristal