I have just finished reading an interview with Dr.Shuntaro Hida in Vice Magazine. Shuntaro was a doctor in the hiroshima area of japan when the A-Bomb was dropped in 1945(i think that was the year it happened) He witnessed horrifying scenes of people suffering from radiation poisoning. He stayed in the area for days after, helping the sick & sorting the dead from the potential survivors. He is 80 odd now and has lived the majority of his life with the constant worry that radiation symptoms could attack his life at anytime. Also his bones have aged quicker than they should for most of his life.
If he was a teenage boy living his life in this day and age he would probably say something along of the lines of this - "A-BOMBS SUCK!"
Ok so that was nuclear technology over 60 years ago. Nowadays we aparently have the know how to produce explosions so many times bigger than that of the Hiroshima incident.
Its depressing to think that we live in a world full of total dick heads with too much technology at their finger tips. You cant possibly move far enough away from it. Its just there, war & conflict is everywhere and we cant even escape it. Stupid fools are in charge of enough weapons technology to wipe this planets slate clean and they persist in creating more weapons & conflict the world over.
I dont know if i have come to a conclusion or not or if i even needed too i was just kinda writing...thinking....writing,Ok im just gonna post this.
Monday, 20 October 2008
Saturday, 18 October 2008
NEWS FLASH!
A.) DOGS ARE FUNNY!
B.) DOGS IN CLOTHES ARE FUNNIER!
C.) DOGS WITH GLASSES....I DUNNO...DEBATABLE?
Oh and....
CAN DOGS SMILE?
If so, i think one smiled at me.
This makes me happy, i hope dogs apreciate me.
B.) DOGS IN CLOTHES ARE FUNNIER!
C.) DOGS WITH GLASSES....I DUNNO...DEBATABLE?
Oh and....
CAN DOGS SMILE?
If so, i think one smiled at me.
This makes me happy, i hope dogs apreciate me.
I AM EVIL
Ok so i have recently been informed that i am Anti-Semetic, Evil and pretty much a damn fool!
...All because i said Adolf Hitler was a relatively intelligent man and that he had to have balls to do what he did.
Aparently that means that i totaly dig the fact he killed off so many innocent people and caused so much sadness.
Conclusion: Read into things more, dont just hate because you heard someone did something wrong.
Example:John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer that raped and killed many innocent teenage boys, yes thats horrific and it makes him a monster, but until people found that he was responsible for those crimes he was a highly respected member of the community and seen as an all round nice guy.
Point being, just because someone is responsible for something bad, doesnt mean they are an idiot thats scared of their own shadow.
...All because i said Adolf Hitler was a relatively intelligent man and that he had to have balls to do what he did.
Aparently that means that i totaly dig the fact he killed off so many innocent people and caused so much sadness.
Conclusion: Read into things more, dont just hate because you heard someone did something wrong.
Example:John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer that raped and killed many innocent teenage boys, yes thats horrific and it makes him a monster, but until people found that he was responsible for those crimes he was a highly respected member of the community and seen as an all round nice guy.
Point being, just because someone is responsible for something bad, doesnt mean they are an idiot thats scared of their own shadow.
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Mustache Problem Solving.
Question:
"How do you grow a mustache?
I asked my parents, teachers, friends and some smart looking strangers and none of them had logical answers."
Answer:
"when you see hair above you lips and you don't shave"
....Conclusion: Yahoo Answers is obviously the place to go if you have a problem!
"How do you grow a mustache?
I asked my parents, teachers, friends and some smart looking strangers and none of them had logical answers."
Answer:
"when you see hair above you lips and you don't shave"
....Conclusion: Yahoo Answers is obviously the place to go if you have a problem!
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
The Shape Of Punk To Come...
I was going to title this thread something along the lines of "Is punk dead....Most Probably".
But I don’t actually believe that punk is dead, it’s just in a real state.
I am a fan of punk music from the X-ray Specs and Sham 69 to sick of it all and Cro-Mags, so my views on the whole genre (and sub genres) isn’t anti punk bias as such. The whole early UK punk thing was basically the soundtrack to the pissed off working class am i right? Do drugs, get fucked up, Pierce your face, dress ridiculous, hate everyone and shock the general public as much as possible.
The punk stereotype was born.
As punk was dulling down a bit in the UK, American latched onto it and created their own version PUNKROCK. Black flag etc etc.
Blah blah blah, year’s n years later...here we are.
There is so much more shit going on and so many more genres and sub genres within music.
Here’s what I really wanted to write about.
The old 77 punk fashion is still around yet so many more kids (and grownups alike) wear the uniform without knowing the roots or acting the part. Like people going around covered in anarchy A's claiming to be all anarchy yet not caring about anything, not attending rallies and just genuinely not standing their ground at all.
Then you get the whole political punk kid that goes round slagging off presidents, prime ministers and the government saying how shit it all is when again they don’t attend rallies, vote or anything.
If you’re going to be so liberal about your views at least put some effort in and prove your not just all talk.
Obviously tartan, bondage straps, chains, padlocks, ripped clothes, Mohawks, tri hawks, liberty spikes etc are all still standard attire...but a lot of the time now it just looks like the kids went on Google and searched punk clothes and emptied their bank on a wardrobe...so punk rock!
A lot of the attitude seems to have been lost also. Back at the start of punk obviously like all genres you have your fair share of dickheads, but there was a lot of political & clever means behind it. Now a lot of the time it just seems to be people saying their angry when they really dont seem it.
And for a scene full of people wanting anarchy.....you can’t go round slating someone because of their hair, clothing and general preferences and believe anarchy would work. Anarchy would work if people were more accepting and joined in a unified state. To me it seems like a totally bad idea, largely because of the majority of its flag bearers are small minded fools, and not because I don’t think an anarchic state would totally fail.
Punk is now apparently more about complaining and less about doing.
Here’s a perfect example...recently I spoke to a local kid about a punk show and they were complaining about how it was too rough...... (Yes a punk show that is too rough, what is happening?!)...people were jumping of tables etc etc and apparently that kind of behavior at a punk show is totally unacceptable. When I asked why go to the show if you can’t handle a bit of harmless fun she replied with something along the lines of "I’m all for pogo and skanking but when you could get punched or someone fall on your head it’s not fun, shows shouldn’t be like that".....hmmm.
I also had another "conversation" with a local "punk" kid over an image that was on their MySpace profile. You might have seen it before, it consists of 2 images. The one at the top is a gritty photo of what looks like an early 90's American hardcore show and the lower image is of some fashion kids posing at a prom or something for a professional photo.
It says "what hardcore used to be....what it is now".
First of all if you are a real fan of hardcore.....you will know that hardcore is still alive and well, possibly even more so than before. Secondly, how do you even know if the kids in the bottom picture are even into hardcore? They are wearing suits and posing for a professional photograph. And thirdly isn’t hardcore & punk supposed to be about unity and freedom of expression? So judging these kids on the fact they want their hair to look good surly goes against what hardcore is supposed to be about.
The kind of attitude that makes me feels embarrassed.
When I first found out about hardcore & punk and the unity, positive attitude and acceptance that it stands for, I was really syked on it...but now I have kind of witnessed how within the walls it’s so full of egotistical plane people that adopt pretty much a uniform mentally and physically. Totally going against what i thought it was all about. A real let down and kick in the teeth.
So is this really the way it’s got to be?
It seems like the punk genre has gone head over heels for hypocrisy.
But I don’t actually believe that punk is dead, it’s just in a real state.
I am a fan of punk music from the X-ray Specs and Sham 69 to sick of it all and Cro-Mags, so my views on the whole genre (and sub genres) isn’t anti punk bias as such. The whole early UK punk thing was basically the soundtrack to the pissed off working class am i right? Do drugs, get fucked up, Pierce your face, dress ridiculous, hate everyone and shock the general public as much as possible.
The punk stereotype was born.
As punk was dulling down a bit in the UK, American latched onto it and created their own version PUNKROCK. Black flag etc etc.
Blah blah blah, year’s n years later...here we are.
There is so much more shit going on and so many more genres and sub genres within music.
Here’s what I really wanted to write about.
The old 77 punk fashion is still around yet so many more kids (and grownups alike) wear the uniform without knowing the roots or acting the part. Like people going around covered in anarchy A's claiming to be all anarchy yet not caring about anything, not attending rallies and just genuinely not standing their ground at all.
Then you get the whole political punk kid that goes round slagging off presidents, prime ministers and the government saying how shit it all is when again they don’t attend rallies, vote or anything.
If you’re going to be so liberal about your views at least put some effort in and prove your not just all talk.
Obviously tartan, bondage straps, chains, padlocks, ripped clothes, Mohawks, tri hawks, liberty spikes etc are all still standard attire...but a lot of the time now it just looks like the kids went on Google and searched punk clothes and emptied their bank on a wardrobe...so punk rock!
A lot of the attitude seems to have been lost also. Back at the start of punk obviously like all genres you have your fair share of dickheads, but there was a lot of political & clever means behind it. Now a lot of the time it just seems to be people saying their angry when they really dont seem it.
And for a scene full of people wanting anarchy.....you can’t go round slating someone because of their hair, clothing and general preferences and believe anarchy would work. Anarchy would work if people were more accepting and joined in a unified state. To me it seems like a totally bad idea, largely because of the majority of its flag bearers are small minded fools, and not because I don’t think an anarchic state would totally fail.
Punk is now apparently more about complaining and less about doing.
Here’s a perfect example...recently I spoke to a local kid about a punk show and they were complaining about how it was too rough...... (Yes a punk show that is too rough, what is happening?!)...people were jumping of tables etc etc and apparently that kind of behavior at a punk show is totally unacceptable. When I asked why go to the show if you can’t handle a bit of harmless fun she replied with something along the lines of "I’m all for pogo and skanking but when you could get punched or someone fall on your head it’s not fun, shows shouldn’t be like that".....hmmm.
I also had another "conversation" with a local "punk" kid over an image that was on their MySpace profile. You might have seen it before, it consists of 2 images. The one at the top is a gritty photo of what looks like an early 90's American hardcore show and the lower image is of some fashion kids posing at a prom or something for a professional photo.
It says "what hardcore used to be....what it is now".
First of all if you are a real fan of hardcore.....you will know that hardcore is still alive and well, possibly even more so than before. Secondly, how do you even know if the kids in the bottom picture are even into hardcore? They are wearing suits and posing for a professional photograph. And thirdly isn’t hardcore & punk supposed to be about unity and freedom of expression? So judging these kids on the fact they want their hair to look good surly goes against what hardcore is supposed to be about.
The kind of attitude that makes me feels embarrassed.
When I first found out about hardcore & punk and the unity, positive attitude and acceptance that it stands for, I was really syked on it...but now I have kind of witnessed how within the walls it’s so full of egotistical plane people that adopt pretty much a uniform mentally and physically. Totally going against what i thought it was all about. A real let down and kick in the teeth.
So is this really the way it’s got to be?
It seems like the punk genre has gone head over heels for hypocrisy.
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