BITTER SUITE FOR BITTER END

All ex-hipsters know that New York's legendary folk club the Bitter End helped bring on the '60s musical revolution: The beatnik haven broke such acts as Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and James Taylor and featured appearances by Bob Dylan. But now the 32-year-old club's future is threatened by a real estate dispute. After it was cited by New York City building inspectors for failing to display a floor plan, a city judge granted a suit by the Bitter End's landlord to break the lease; owner Paul Colby won a stay of eviction until an appeals hearing this month. ''I feel raped,'' says Colby, who believes the building's owner wants to evict him to triple the rent. The landlord's lawyers say he only wants to ensure safety at the club. To raise money to fight the eviction, Colby has started a series of benefits. Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, who played a July benefit there, says the club's intimacy has had a lasting impact on performers-even though its prominence has faded in the last decade. ''You could relate to people as if you were in a living room,'' he says. ''We still do that. And the reason is because there was the Bitter End.''