There’s almost nothing more laughable and depressing than a bunch of 40-something punkers sitting around on the Internet, talking about their punk rock glory days and how much their band(s) and/or scene was so much better than everyone else’s back in the day.
I’m not going to lie. I am not terribly enamored with much of today’s punk rock and I have been publicly critical of bands and things going on “in the scene” that I thought was just pure horseshit. For the most part, I think “the kids” have it a little too easy these days and to hear them bitch about how hard and unfair things are for them, makes me want to stab myself in the tongue with a fork.
But it’s my lousy opinion and a personal taste thing. Nothing more. I don’t think i am better than the kids putting bands and shows together. It’s just the natural way things swing and, while it hasn’t been easy, i’m alright with that. I’m old enough to know that i’m really not suppose to relate to the youth of today. not completely and if i did, it’d be a little weird and creepy.
Most days, i do feel lucky or blessed or whatever that i got to be a part of something that was pretty amazing and life-defining. But what a bummer it is to read such sad bullshit from people who should know better.
I won’t go into details about the particular internet thread i am referring to. The people who were doing all the bitching were not Mike Watt or Ian MacKaye or Joey Shithead. It was maybe 5 people, all older punkers, one who was in a crappy, schlocky U.S. punk rock band that never went anywhere and are probably STILL pissing and moaning about how unfair it is that they didn’t.
All i know is that, for as much as I enjoy (not always) reflecting on my wild and wooly, youthful days of punk rock with people who can relate (or at least be mildly entertained by), i can’t sit and live the past, day in and day out. In fact, I detest the mere idea of doing so.
As I’ve said many times before, the good ol’ days were great but they were also scary and terrible.
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