both via the American Punk 78-91 archive at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/punkarchive/
Tag: youth
book, cover, judged
I have no joke, I just like saying “Old Man Eggers”.
edit: quisatsatterak wrote the best comment in that thread. Oh dear god that was good.
I want books written by the kids of today! With upgraded brand names and rock bands and haircuts! This “Moby-Dick” thing doesn’t fit my TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC!
pop music is IMPORTANT
via miss_geek, this pass-it-on-thing-not-meme: the ten bands that got me through high school. which were, roughly, those below. Please note that I’m not convinced I actually got through high school.
1. The Clash
2. Joy Division
3. Gang of Four
4. The Dream Syndicate
5. Pere Ubu
6. Devo
7. X
9. The Adolescents
10. Public Image, Ltd.
…i forgot what 8 was for
Door to Door (slight return)
Another college guy showed up at the door with the exact same spiel.
ME: You guys already hit me up.
HIM: It’s not what you think, we’re not selling magazines.
ME: Right, you’re selling books!
HIM: …yes. Did he have something like… ::shows brochure::
ME: Right, exactly. Books for kids, in the hospital.
HIM: Well, crap. I’m just around the corner on Francisco. No one around here is in my class! What the heck?
There’s a pause and the poor guy looks genuinely lost.
ME: I’m not sure he was at UCLA like you. Maybe he is at a different school that’s doing the fundraiser.
HIM: Oh man, yeah. Crap. Yeah.
ME: So, anyway, this area has had the pitch already. Sorry.
HIM: Thanks, man. ::wanders off sadly::