[kj] "Bert, hey Bert? Are you asleep Bert?"

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

I can't remember if it was here we/someone had a tongue-in-cheek convo 
about all the unwritten rules of punk --

Like, if you're in a punk band, you are NOT allowed to wear your own 
band's shirt on stage, unless you are Motorhead or the Ramones, in which 
case it is okay. Also, if you are carpooling to a show, and you're 
wearing a kind of obscure-ish band's shirt, and suddenly you pick up 
another guy/gal, and by coincidence that person is wearing the exact 
same shirt you already have on, then that person must go back in and 
change their shirt immediately.

Another might be dressing in all black while at the same stating it 
doesn't matter how you look to be a punk, it only matters on what's the 
inside -- but I'll dress like all the other punks anyway, etc. There 
were some others but I forgot'em all. Two full sets of drums side by 
side seems a bit excessive to me, though...

-Oliver



Alexander Smith wrote:

>

> Why should the amount of drummers be considered "un-punk"??? Because 

> .38 Special had two? Is that why it bothers you?

>

> THROW OUT YOUR RULE-BOOK, OLIVER!!!!  :)

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Feb 12, 2008, at 3:34 PM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>

>> Here's something I always found odd: Towards their end, Fugazi began 

>> using two, yes, count'em, TWO, drummers at their performances. Very 

>> un-punk. Almost as un-punk as having a beard!

>>

>>

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRGoYHHNmwQ

>>

>>

>> I like the song -- but two big ol' drum kits like they're White Snake 

>> or something? blasphemous....

>>

>> -Oliver 

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