My punk rock deed of the day

[LMNO]

Ah.  It all becomes clear.


Sorry to make you go through all that.


But this:

2000: Cute punk-rock boy with pink hair has transformed into fat unemployed asshole in sweatpants.

And that's what happened to the punk movement, boys and girls.  Just like the hippies, only they became insurance salesmen.

Kind of makes up for it.   

[Doktor Howl]

Ah.  It all becomes clear.


Sorry to make you go through all that.


But this:

2000: Cute punk-rock boy with pink hair has transformed into fat unemployed asshole in sweatpants.

And that's what happened to the punk movement, boys and girls.  Just like the hippies, only they became insurance salesmen.

Kind of makes up for it.   

Makes up for what?

Dok,
Dense.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ah.  It all becomes clear.


Sorry to make you go through all that.


But this:

2000: Cute punk-rock boy with pink hair has transformed into fat unemployed asshole in sweatpants.

And that's what happened to the punk movement, boys and girls.  Just like the hippies, only they became insurance salesmen.

Kind of makes up for it.  

Makes up for what?

Dok,
Dense.

Having those bastards spagging up our clubs with their punk rock all those years.

-Nigel, former punk rock girlfriend.

[Doktor Howl]

Ah.  It all becomes clear.


Sorry to make you go through all that.


But this:

2000: Cute punk-rock boy with pink hair has transformed into fat unemployed asshole in sweatpants.

And that's what happened to the punk movement, boys and girls.  Just like the hippies, only they became insurance salesmen.

Kind of makes up for it.  

Makes up for what?

Dok,
Dense.

Having those bastards spagging up our clubs with their punk rock all those years.

-Nigel, former punk rock girlfriend.

As I recall, 80s punk mostly sucked.  Technical skill on instruments was disdained, and hoarsely screaming into the mike was what passed for singing.

[LMNO]

Several things happened simultaneously right there.

I was apologizing to Nigel for repeating her history, but I thought your zinger was worth it.

Then, I realized you said "punk rock --> insurance" which made me laugh on a very personal level.


Finally, as someone once said, 90% of everything is crap.  I admit punk was part of this.

However, some real gems were buried in that crap, and I hold them dear.

Minutemen
Husker Du
Wire
Gang of Four
Buzzcocks



For example.

[Doktor Howl]

Finally, as someone once said, 90% of everything is crap.  I admit punk was part of this.

Theodore Sturgeon.  Also, I did say "most".  There was some good stuff.

Husker Du

Yes.

[PopeTom]

2000: Cute punk-rock boy with pink hair has transformed into fat unemployed asshole in sweatpants.

And that's what happened to the punk movement, boys and girls.  Just like the hippies, only they became insurance salesmen.

Isn't that what happens to most movements?

The youngsters think they are onto something hip, new, and awesome, possibly even world changing, and the previous generation just doesn't get it.  Then it turns out for ~90% it's just a phase.  They grow out of it and become overweight productive members of society.  What's left just cling onto glory days, dreaming about how awesome they used to be.  Life being the cruel mistress that she is makes these people overweight too.

[Elder Iptuous]

I think another part of it is that they get so occupied with 'fighting the man' that they stumble when they find that they have been handed the reigns and are now 'the man'....
'oh, fuck!  what do i do now?  shit.... what did my folks do?  i'll do that.   just not as well.'