“ohhhh, punk has been made too widely palatable and for everyone. REAL punks are like presbyterian minister mr rogers!” there are still hardcore bands out there! you can go see them if you want! i bet this person would listen to the ramones and go “umm, he wants to sniff glue? are we glorifying drug addiction now? this is SO not punk!”
there are people in the notes going “yeah! this is so true!”
i think this is part of a broader trend of people feeling to need to justify everything they enjoy, it can’t just be a show they remember fondly from when they were a kid, it needs to be punk
That’s the way it should be. I remember my first shows at houses and youth halls. Good times. Having one of the older dudes compliment a patch or pin made me all fuzzy feeling.
Damn right. I skipped like 4 months or so of high school to go on tour and saw most of North America prior to turning 19. And like, not the pretty parts. It was a Kerouac/motorcycle Diaries experience and I recommend it to everyone. Aside from getting into speed at 17
Hell yeah that sounds awesome, real once in a lifetime event
In doing so while skipping school instead of quitting my job, yes.