I don't want to beat a dead horse with my rambling on the punk subculture, but I want to expand and elaborate on what we talked about on Tuesday.
Sidenote: I no longer wish to say 'beat a dead horse' because it's too violent. I will now say, "I don't want to put a 5th coat of paint on the wall, but..."
Anywho, I thought that our conversation yesterday went very well. You guys made it very easy to lead class discussion. We discussed punk in terms of authenticity and gender related issues in punk. In regards to authenticity, I think that we made it clear that a true punk would not spend as much time caring about poseurs and those less committed. Root-punk ideology could be described as something close to nihilistic. In that manner, they would not waste their time judging others.
Another interesting topic we brought up in class was the idea of the 'wall' being torn down between artist and fan. Some of us agreed that the wall should not be as thick. Imagine what it would be like if we didn't look up to celebrities as much as we do. Maybe people would not have as many idols, many of who do not deserve as much respect as they get. I am not saying that it is not good to have role-models. I am saying that putting so much value on these people is not healthy. Work on making yourself better. I am a victim of this too and it is something that I have been focusing on lately.
I look forward to continuing our conversations on punk tomorrow.
Everyone, go listen to RICHARD HELL AND THE VOIDOIDS. I can't get enough it baby!
Also, for an interesting film on the Manchester Punk/Club scene in the late 70s to early 90s, watch "24-hour Party People".
See y'all tomorrow,
Bryan
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