Punx So Dead

Just in case it was unclear to you whether closing CBGB was the right thing to do, the Post reports that owner Hilly Kristal is considering reopening the club in Las Vegas:

Famed punk-rock club CBGB may be trading in the Bowery for the blackjack table.

The New York institution — which will be evicted from its current location on the Bowery sometime in 2006 — is in talks to secure a new home near the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Club owner Hilly Kristal confirmed he is looking at Desert Passage, a 475,000-square-foot retail and entertainment strip that surrounds the Aladdin. Two casino sources said he is in negotiations.

“It could be really good,” Kristal said. “I’m considering it.”