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don't mind me, i'm just cleaning out all the old shit in my computer.

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i ran across articles written by members from a punk community i used to manage waaaaay back in the day. i figured i'd post them here.

here they are:

"INGRATE SKIPPERS" by pinaygenesis:

february 1, 2002 newsflash, fresh from afghanistan: afghan girls are once again permitted to attend school after taliban law, which made it illegal for girls to gain education, was seen unfair and unrecognizable to afghans (down with taliban, altogether). well, i was watching television with my dad when i learned about the above. i knew this law existed in many countries. but having grown up in the united states of america where 92-year-olds can still go to college, i saw this as unbelievable and didn't want to register the information in my brain. here we are, kids of democracy, children of liberty, sons and daughters of justice, descendants of the brave many. there they are, not as fortunate as the dirt-poorest being on american soil. we are encouraged—encouraged, i emphasize—to attend school. in fact, if you are truant, you might get ticketed. there, if you even attempt to glance at a workbook and happened to be female, you could lose your head. literally. we are ingrates. yes, i said ingrates. don't be in denial, but we are. but that is just the general scope. let's specify this to one group of people: young american girls. i 'm not too big with statistics, but i know a high percentage of those young american girls have: a) been skipping on a daily or weekly basis; b) skipped more than once in their school career; c) been planning to skip and probably will execute the plan in a matter of time. statistics or made-up-facts (the former being the more reliable one), it is quite demoralizing to know you take for granted what some girls crave to do, have, or see. have been dreaming of it for themselves, their daughters, or granddaughters. and here we are, young american girls who have that dream turned to reality for us, and we don't even want to grasp it. y.a.g.: young american girls. demoralized ingrate skippers. now, don't get me wrong, i 'm not generalizing anyone. i, myself, have never skipped. okay, except for senior skip day, but that's tradition, and i don't want to be the one to break it. how about a history lesson? this sentence reeks of sarcasm: we all love history. but let's go back to neanderthal woman. the men learned to hunt, gather, and make fire. the neanderthal woman popped babies out. the world is populated, time goes on. fast forward to 500 b.c. when indo-european "peoples" were enlightened blah blah blah. "peoples" is euphemism for "men". even the historians wanted to mess up the facts. dark ages. men are as dumb as women. wow, we're finally equal. three cheers for equality. renaissance. "rebirth" of knowledge once lost, then found. ah, the parable of the prodigal son becomes metaphorical to the time period. "rebirth" of men's knowledge. there is no "rebirth" for women. we give birth. that's it. and, there were also those heavy set french women who decided to pose in the nude for certain painters and whatnot. but i 'm getting off the subject. 200 years later, when people still talked in shakespearean dialogue, we invented (or discovered, whatever) a profession called "governess". again, a euphemism, governess meaning "the fat lady who knows nothing but stuffs what she calls education down your unworthy throat". now, there may have been excellent governesses back then, who knows, but they had that reputation. well, little girls (rich, i might add) had parents (loaded, i might add) who hired governesses to "teach" these adorable saplings. ah yes, education, finally. we learned to do what our female ancestors were expected to do in their time: "be a lady". that is, learn to sew, do laundry, cook, pamper husband, take care of the children, pamper husband, play the piano, pamper husband, blah blah the list goes on. who knows what other abominable things those poor little girls had to learn? then, at that same time period, boys went to a quaint building with other boys and ornery bald men to learn about trigonometry, physics, latin, and philosophy. ah, college. can't live with it, can't be a social climbing wall street broker of a yuppie without it. college was to these boys is what pudding was to fat albert. this quaint building turned humble, quiet boys into arrogant, self-righteous and ornery bald "men" who come home from academy of snobsville to find their not as fortunate sisters' gaze held by a scorning governess. the sisters, glad to see their brethren come home from years of "enlightenment", bombard him with questions. observe the following sequence: sisters: "pray tell, sweet brother, of what sort of enlightenment did thy professor present to thee?" brother: "oh, close thy mouths you worthless twits. if mine ears hear anymore of thy senseless chatter, i would surely want to slap thee. besides, if i do tell thee of mine education, you wouldn't comprehend a word of it. ha! governess. i laugh at thy faces." so it's a little exaggerated, but the idea of it all is that men hinder our right to an education equal to theirs. how selfish. 1800. some stick to the tradition of the ignorant and strict governess. but i have a postulate in mind. the reason men won't let us have "equal" education: women are, by nature, always smarter than men. but some woman-hater back in the days of the java man decided that if we were kept from the knowledge we are destined to acquire and teach their sons to do the same, the brainpower of the female species would surely die. the brainpower died, sure, but not the will power. in the 19th century, female advocates of education proudly established colleges for women. at last, we are finally equal (almost) to the men. alas, the men decided to hinder us with more obstructions. "sure, you can go to college and study to be a doctor, but if you wish to actually practice the profession, i laugh at thy face." thank you, elizabeth blackwell, m.d., for showing those men off. after the women's suffrage and all sorts of other memorable events, the united states of america decides to have "equality for all". we can all go to school, work jobs, but ouch! what the heck is that? oh yeah, the glass ceiling. i forgot women have another obstacle to face. the man made (literally, man made because men made it) invisible ceiling that keeps us women from climbing the social and career ladder. another issue of inequality based on gender? the war will never end. we are so busy trying to gain our rights in this world; rights? we have rights. those girls in afghanistan: no rights. plain opportunity. they had an extended version of the fight for educational equality. the sad fact is that they haven't even fought the real battle. deplorable, really, really sad. now who's laughing in the face of others? the y.a.g. ancestral line, kins or not, have done so much for their american descendants. i just hope those girls around the world who are oppressed as the afghan girls were can be improved in condition. i hate to see a good battle lost to a terrible war. those afghan girls are really lucky. they finally get to learn. what about the other girls from different societies who have yet to be educated and enlightened, and hopefully, as lucky? if the afghan girls are lucky, then what are we? ingrates. yes, it must feel good to be a member of the american female species. when you get into an argument with a man, you automatically know you're going to win, correct or embarrassingly wrong. with a woman, deadlock, we need a mediation. we got so far and take to heart the pride in our gender. like linkin park said, "i tried so hard / and got so far / but in the end", it does matter. so, what is a y.a.g. to say when a man tries to get into and win an argument with her? "ha! i laugh at thy face!"

"rant" by pinaygenesis:

my goodness don't you just hate those people who keep journals here on aa? do they really expect people to read about yesterday's meal of the day, or maybe event the ever so insightful corn on the toe? er nope, not me, how bout you? over and over again, these people deserve a *slap*. time and time again, these people get the *slap*. i wouldn't mention any names, but these people are highly and dryly amusing. especially those 13 year old "journal keepers" who write about the "fione lookin azn guy who looked mai wai at dah mall... i wanted to go get his numbah, but mommy had to pick me up 4rm the mall... after all, it wuz already 6 p.m." lets take into consideration the types of useless writing these kiddos can actually generate: 1) how mommy finally bought them that cell phone 2) how their super flares started fading 3) how long it took them to file those corns and bunions down and those platforms take the blame 4) ya get the picture? then there are those 30 year old unemployed computer geekazoids who "mack" on 17 year olds who apparently have ran past home plate... if you know what I'm saying... these guys write about the last paycheck they got as a new york times obituary writer, which was back when prince was still singing about 1999. they can't afford decent food, clothes, haircuts, not even deodorant. and they come crawling back to mommy and daddy for a jackson. mommy and daddy say "you should have been a doctor". and these idiots have the nerve to complain about how women won't touch em with a 20 foot pole. hmm.. let's take into consideration the types of useless junk these imbeciles have tucked into what was left of their portfolio: 1) how they had to buy women's antiperspirant cuz its somewhat cheaper; not to mention how it smells so nice they wouldn't have to take that once-a-week bath that they can't pay for 2) how the italian place down the street cheated them out of not putting one more elbow macaroni in the mac and cheese 3) how they "slept" with the woman of their dreams and woke up to find out it was just a dream daamn rite it was just a dream! who wants men like you who smell like the manhattan garbage landfill? not even janet reno, sad to say. then there are the "i'm so fine, i get asked out everyday" journal keepers. question one: do we give a daamn? answer one: hell no question two: are you naturally fine? natural means you didn't go under the knife. answer two: hell no. and so ends that argument. they were probably just writing about it to brag about their cockiness, not to mention their excessive pride in home running every guy off the street. eww. you people are the cause of std's!! and finally the ones who deserve the ultimate beetch *slap* the repetitive journal keepers. don't have a life? get one! these are the people who write on a day to day basis about the EXACT SAME THING.. over and over and over and over and over.... get the point? i can't stress enough how pathetic these fools are. they are the one liner writers who change the words around just to play it out that they actually do something with their lives. old, no job, friendless, hairy skin, and acne is how i categorize these people. and the nerve to put their pictures up, all blown up and big on your screen!! example one: october 15 ----went to the mall, macked on some guys october 16 ----went shopping, tried to get some dude's number october 17 ----being the mall rat that i am, i unsuccessfully chased some boys through the mall.. i think they were scared october 18 ----i went to gadzooks, there was a fine guy there, but he kept looking the other direction there ARE some good journals, i'm glad to say, but whats the percentage of that happening around here? minimum, sad to say. and that minimum percentage probably don't know anyone one aa and are making up 92% of the stuff they were saying. yeah you know who you are.

"rant" by pinaygenesis:

why do stupid arse magazines like ym, teen, and seventeen (hey, if you're bored, you'll read anything) call people like mariah carey, christina aguilera, britney spears, and madonnna "rockstars"? first of all, they don't appeal to rock and its subcultures, nonetheless its listeners (duh). they are freaken pop (lack of a better statement). rock is REAL music, pop is nothing but sell out shit music. rock is music with substance (sometimes) pop is superficial pieces of donkey crap. rock has and builds its own character, pop is for conformist fuckers who have to pretend to be something they're not in order to be labled "cool". rock sells records because of their music, pop sells records on the basis of how far the artist goes in taking off clothes and shaking their "bon bons" til they are in dire need of a hip replacement. rock isn't pop, rock will never be pop, teenyboppers can go to hell as it freezes over before rock is associated with pop in any way. those conformist bitches need to get their own fucken character. stop taking the glory of those who've worked their way while "keeping it real" and getting the muthafucken credit for it.

"POP PUNK & EVERYTHING ELSE" by weezer_geek:

i'm not going to ramble on about how punk i am, because i'm not. i don't think i know enough about punk to call myself punk, but i do think i know enough to be able to defend what my purpose of this article is: why pop punk isn't so bad. yes it should still be called pop punk, because there's more to punk music now than straight-forward punk (whether this is good or bad is up to you to decide). to me, punk music can be classified by the driving drum beat. it can just be heard. "punk was originally written as an alternative to the kinda shit that was being played on the radio in the early to late 70s." this is a fact. so today from that sound you have all these bands creating all these variations of punk music, and one of those variations being pop punk. pop punk isn't what punk is (that's for sure), it simply is just a stem of it. though the intentions behind the music are different, pop punk was created by bands who were inspired by orginial punk. just because it's different, doesn't meant it's bad. isn't different suppose to be good? i like pop punk, so kill me i do. the reason why so many people hate pop punk is because it's the reason that punk is becoming *gasp* trendy. when blink 182 and green day hit the masses they exposed the mainstream to a culture, a culture that a lot of the listeners didn't know exsisted. so they thought that what they heard was all there was to this "punk" thing. kids hear this stuff and they think it's what punk is about. they don't know about the history of the music, because when these bands are getting interviewed on on mtv they're asked what they're favorite foods are, not what their influences are. they don't know about the sex pistols, the clash, the ramones, etc. there are kids out there who just like the music, and don't give a fuck whether or not it's "cool." those kids know what started punk and what it's really all about. they just prefer to listen to the newer shit. music is about making you feel good, and whatever does that for you is awesome. pop punkers get a bad name from the kids who don't listen to music for this reason, but listen to it because it's "cool." maybe this applied to the majority of pop punk listners, it's hard to judge that. don't be too quick to judge the joe blow in the expensive sk8 clothes and $200 DC shoes, because he might not give a shit about being punk. that brings me to the whole skater and punk issue. being a skater doesn't mean being a punk, and being a punk doesn't mean being a skater. a skater doesn't equal a punk. pop punk is just a type of music, and like most types of music it created this whole new culture. you might not like it, it sure as hell isn't what punk was orginally about, it's fuckin weird, and it's whimpy. but hey—that's what makes it pop punk. it's different. sid vicious sure as hell would hate it, but there's still the punk scene with the bands who stay true to the origins of the music (ex. propagandhi). the pop punk scene is something totally different and seperate, and there's where the problem is; the kids in the scene who get into it because they want to be punk and mistake the pop punk scene for being all there is to punk. why can't we call just listen to the music we like and be happy? screw using music to be something. and not everyone who likes pop punk is doing that. ashley (queen of all things geeky)

"WHY THE WARPED TOUR SUCKS (AND WHY I'M STILL GOING)" by punkguy76:

this semester, i want to clock in as many non-warped tour shows as possible, just in case there's another post-warped "show drought", that lasted pretty much all summer and into early september of 2001. i fuckin HATE warped, man. aside from it being 100% corporate now, it swallows up all the good bands and fills up their entire tour schedule for the summer, and if you dont catch their half hour set with the other 30,000 people for that one day (this year it's two days, depending on what city you live in), then you wont see them for a good six or seven months. a 30 minute set time just isn't enough, man. i am hoping that with extra dates in individual cities that they will extend set times, otherwise it's just pointless to shell out 30 bucks to see 100 bands cocktease you. but i guess i shouldn't be complaining, seeing as i work for my school's radio station, and can get into any show i want for free (and the oppurtunity to interview bands if i choose to).... so i guess i'll see you guys at warped sf, from behind bad religion's sweaty necks. anybody want to make a shoutout to lagwagon? how bout an autograph from mxpx? :)

"NIHILISM" by punkguy76:

some people have asked me to explain why i have become a nihilist. it's actually a very simple concept, yet at the same time it gets relatively complicated. there are two definitions to nihilism, the idea of destroying all (and i mean ALL) forms of government, and the idea that nothing really exists, that everything is meaningless. personally, it was a slow evolution process for me. back when i was in high school i didn't really pay attention to politics or any of that stupid crap. my logic was, if it wasnt affecting me (and even if it WAS), then i didnt give a fuck. i was too preoccupied with failing algebra, pining after girls and attempting to beat puzzle fighter using dan (it is possible)... the most involvement i had in politics was making lewinsky jokes. but then, for some reason or another, my emotional and educational climate had changed by senior year, and my eyes began to open up and see just how fucked up everything really was in the world. i was angered to learn of all the foreign policies that america has imposed on numerous countries throughout the scorched earth, and how blinded by greed we are, this jackoff capitalist regime. i started educating myself, reading books, articles, zines, and i became blind with hatred and anger, wondering why the people of this country are so ignorant, why we were letting the american jesus wave his big cock around, bullying other nations, taking their resources when really we have enough to suffice on our own. i especially felt the brunt end of that during the "summer of hate", when a gallon of gas up here in the san francisco bay was $2.10 a gallon, all because we wanted someone else's oil, and wanted to save all our own. and then, shortly after 9/11, the nihilist in me was born. the instant those two towers collapsed on the tv, i simply just stopped caring. i snapped like a twig. this whole entire planet is going straight to hell, and there is nothing anybody can do about it. it was then that i decided that everything we do now is of no substance. whatever wars we fight, whatever policies we toss out, it will all amount to JACK. i often fantasize the destruction of the world, and i hope and pray for a nuclear holocaust everyday. if you are offended in any way, then i have done my job at explaining what nihilism is. it is not for the sympathetic, it is not for the kind at heart. it is a way of thinking, and should not be taken lightly. somewhere along the line, mankind lost all hope for peace and equality. nihilism is the mere realization of that.

"rant" by punkguy76:

eversince blink 182 ejaculated in the mainstream music scene (pretty sick analogy huh), punk really hasnt been the same. with the doors blown wide open, everyone and their moms are getting caught up in this "punk" wave of music (in a recent fat newsletter, fat mike has complained that there have been parental complaints about the new fat catalogs because they are so 'offensive'...). how annoying. there are so many kids out there who go into the music store and buy a crappy blink 182 baby band totally just playing for the fame and money and think it's "punk".(for the sake of any fans of those specific bands out there, none will be singled out). the same kids would shun in disgust if someone threw a propagandhi, good riddance or social distortion record at them... any band with SUBSTANCE... punk has been rifted into two genres within the genre: "trendy", and "true". it doesnt take much to determine the difference. the biggest giveaway is the music. you can tell which band is in it for the fame and money and which band puts those as secondary priorities, and making sure that their heart and soul are the main source of their motivation. those particularly passionate are the politically active bands, bands like propagandhi, good riddance, bad religion and the dead kennedys. they sing and make music solidly based on their belief systems and lifestyles, which undeniably keeps the music real. another major clue is their fanbase. in trendy circles, you have the shallow prepubescents who are decked out in surf shorts, pastel skate sweaters and really bad hair dye jobs. im not judging their attire, so much their ignorance, which is ther real killer. 90% of these twats do not recognize the true roots and origins of the music, they are simply there because they heard the fast song on that damn tony hawk video game. it'll be a cold day in hell when you catch blink kids hold an intelligent conversation about joe strummer, and what he and the clash did for music, or the energy of minor threat's amazing "melodic hardcore" sound. no! they are too caught up in what mark hoppus wears, and what color kris roe's hair is. dont get me wrong... blink 182 has their moments, as do most of these "trendy" bands. it just frustrates me to see them fool all these kids into thinking that they are THE originators of punk. if their fans would just open their eyes and realize that without bands like the ramones, the clash, operatioin ivy, gbh, sham 69, the exploited, minor threat etc etc etc, that bands like rancid, blink 182, green day, and the offspring would cease to fuckin' EXIST. as the mainstream punk movement continues to grow with each passing year, i hope that the next generation of punks will take the time and do their research. and for CHRIST SAKES, STOP WEARING SANDALS TO SHOWS.

"snotty/true punks" by BRITNEY-SPEARS:

ever since blink 182 entered the mainstream music scene, punks really haven’t been the same. with the arrival of all these so called "trendy" bands, almost everyone and their moms have been complaining about this type of punk. (punkguy76 most recently commented that only true punks know their roots and what not...) how annoying. there are so many people out there who go into music stores and point out the blink 182 cds, disgusted by this "crappy baby band". these same people go on and on (and ON) about propagandhi, good riddance, and social d because these, of course, are what they consider bands of SUBSTANCE. face it. punks have been rifted into two types: "snotty," and "true." it doesn’t take much to determine the difference. snotty punks most likely know a lot about the genre and listen to bands that have been around since it’s birth, which is great, but why do they have to constantly remind others of their extensive knowledge? these people think that they’re better than those who don’t know the likes of op ivy, the ramones, or the dead kennedys. they pride themselves on how they listen to "real" music as opposed to manufactured music, and are always sure to do some name dropping (i.e. joe strummer, minor threat, etc etc etc) to show how "real" they are. another major clue is that they strongly believe in the selling out idea of bands who put money first and music second. they constantly rant about how these bands suck and how they are ruining the punk scene. sure, some bands do it for the money, but that can’t be the only reason. they’ve got to have some passion for making music, otherwise they’d be doing something else by now. snotty punks do not realize this and enjoy bashing the fans of "trendy" punk because these people obviously do not know punk’s roots and listen to the music only because mtv has made it popular. don’t get me wrong...i know a lot of these snotty punks. even though i didn’t listen to blink 182, they still thought less of me because i saw "huh?" at the mention of some of the bands named above. i’ve learned to get along with them, but it bugs the hell out of me how they go around thinking that they’re THE originators of punk just because they listen to gbh, sham 69, the exploited, or the clash. but in the end, punk is for everyone, and it will continue to be unless these types of people keep trying to bring it down.

"JOURNAL ENTRY SEPT/9/01" by aa_gutterpunks:

i have been reading mark's page recently (aa_punkrockers) & pretty much i'm getting fed up with this whole "punk" craze. this whole blink 182 & green day thing about how they are so called 'mainstream' & how they have changed the punk scene today is so yesterdays news. can't people complain about something else? now that blink 182 and green day has become popular in the music scene and many people (teeny boppers) think they are punk and love them, they are known as "posers, wannabes and fakes." every1 has been "wannabes" 2 one point of they're life, it's a way of finding our true self. just because some1 knows more about punk history/music, that gives them a right to call them "posers"? i on the other hand liked these bands from the start and still do. some of blink 182's songs have some meaning in my life. if that makes me a poser well so be it. i'd rather be the poser than the poser hyprocrite. i'm not gonna let people make me listen to what they like and try so hard to be cool like them. why is that when a whole bunch of people start to hate a band, everyone has tobe like sheep and hate them to? it's like the simon says game. to those people bitching about so called "poser bands", these people should stop and think before bitching about it. cus i find u all hypocrites! i know you guys used to have green day and blink 182 plastered all over you're walls in you're rooms, went to every concert whenever they played in your area, looked up to them as heroes, patched them on you're back pack. to some people green day was the reason people started to like 'punk' music. as for me i don't care who listens 2 what. what happened to being your own individual? why do people who think they are so "cool" have to mold u into something your not? so u have to dress like a punk to be punk? i don't consider myself as anything. i just listen to music because i like it NOT because every1 does. it doesn't matter how u dress as long as u love the music. why is that people have to limit people & not let them experience new things? for example i recently went to the good riddance and death by stereo show & there were a lot of "preps", "ravers", the so called people who wore sandals who came to the show and no one complained that they were there. these people knew the lyrics to the songs and sang along with the lead singer and moshed hardcore. so dressing like a punk means shyte! people should shut up about this whole punk thing cus it's just a stupid issue to bitch about. people should be able to dress whatever they please, whatever is comfortable to them. people shouldn't be pressured into something they are not. let them experience things themselves instead of u doing it for them.

"rant" by aa_gutterpunks:

why is that people choosen for the MEMBER OF THE WEEK(MOTW) are always the most stupidiest and boring people? i never see any interesting people chosen or people that stand out. i go check out their website and it's all about their pathetic boring self-centered lives with a whole bunch of webcam pics and what's even worse they all type in ebonics. these are the people who dress up and wear make up for their computer and take webcam pictures. even their quote is the dumbest thing i ever read. for example the one for this week. she's so surprised that she was choosen for MOTW but we all know she tried so hard to be it signing everyone's guestbook and asking people to vote for her. if she had signed mine i would have replied back to never phuckin write in my guestbook. who is see trying to fool? i'm not bitching cus i want to be MOTW, it's just that i'm sick of seeing the stupid picture and their quote that goes with it. i just want to see someone different. it just seems it's the same kind of people that become MOTW. does anyone agree?

"in resonse to the blink article" by aa_gutterpunks:

i just wanted to say that i agree with the person who wrote that rant on your page. i am so sick of people blaming bands like green day and blink 182 for making what punk (music) is today. it's not bands like green day and blink 182's fault that punk is so trendy (they're just making a living) it's the people who bitch about it and complain that it is trendy. who are they to say who's so-called a 'real' punk and who are not? they are the one's making punk trendy, thinking they are better than everyone else because they know more about punk and hating people for liking this type of music because they aren't 'them'. the word 'poser' would have not existed if it weren't for these people. they are the ones categorizing people that they are posers because by the way they dress and how they act. what happened for just liking the music and having fun? just because someone doesn't sport the studded belt and shout anarchy all around town makes them posers? people complaining about punk being trendy are bunch of hypocrites themselves because i know they once listened to green day and blink 182 and loved them and then once someone said they suck they follow the leader so they won't be losers. i rather be the loser then a fucking sheep. people should just mind their own business and let them be what they want to be instead of people molding them into something they are not.

"journal entry" by ninjastar182:

i was a little stressed from writing my long term paper that i decieded to take a break and check out other peoples sites. so i went to aa_punkrockers just cause theres always something good to read there. so i come across some punk writings about being punk and what not and what i realized is that basically anything written on punk (message boards or what not) is pretty much ANTI-blink ANTI-green day ANTI-pop punk. apparently from what i read, it saids that i am a poser due to the way that i dress and the music that i choose to listen to. the fact that i play and write music holds no argument cause i dont dress all dirty and punk. not to mention i listen to songs about girls rather than ones of government and anti everything. i basically fit every characterisic of a so called punk poser: cargo shorts, hat or spiked hair, and skate shoes. in a nut shell, your a punk poser if you listen to what i listen to rather than listen EXCLUSIVELY to the all mighty nofx "oi oi oi" and the ol' skool classics of dead kennedy's, sex pistols, and what not what have you. so if you want to listen to punk "go big or go home" cause every one of the bands i am impressed with is apparently poser material.

"blink" by anonymous:

i dont understand what the deal is with people, or should i say punks using blink and green day amongs the bands they choose to use as scape goats in the punk wait, POP scene. going as far as to decribe the way poser punks dress is one of the most incredibly ridiculous claims i have read within many message boards expecially in submitted writings @ aa_punkrockers. now i'm not saying posers dont exist, cause they do. i'm just saying stop with the hate against all the so called POP punk bands expecially using bands like blink, ataris, mxpx, and green day as scape goats. stop the hate. i mean i could bitch and moan about the gothic folk i saw wearing a tool shirt @ the nfg signing, but hell i'm not going to rant about it. if we are going to call anything fucking trendy by reading this submittal regard using blink and green day as sellouts and scape goats THE trendiest display of so called punks on message boards or writings.

"rants" by theescapist:

okay, so i'm sick and fucking tired of people complaining and whining and having the same dislikes all you punkers out there who claimed to be true to punk in the beginning... why do you give a shit about the mainstream going on around you? is it because you've spent so much time creating something that goes aganist conforming to society? and not giving a damn? so is it that the majority of a group of kids claiming to be something you've worked so hard for so long, pissing you off? that goes aganist all you say you care about.. or rather, what you don't care about i don't want to read that you hate boybands and blink182 sucks.. if you're true "hardcore" then we fricking assume it okay seems that being a "badass true punker, who hates mainstream pop punk" is the new trend now, folks do everyone a favor and just listen to whatever you fucking please

"why i hate pop punk" by jiggapink:

before I start this article i am aware that it may offend some of the people who read it, i am sorry if it does, but everyone has the right to their opinion and beliefs—these are mine. if you do not agree with what i say, why not write your own article about your beliefs? i will post anything i get. also i know the article is a bit long but please read all of it—it looks a lot longer then it really is because of the small space. a lot of people ask me why i hate pop punk so much. they say isn't that contradicting your views of "don't give a fuck of what others say" and "listen to whatever you want!"? my response to that is, true, people can listen to whatever they want, but that doesn't mean i have to like it or agree with it. there a several reasons why i don't like pop punk or pop punks. i will list some of the major reasons in this article. i suppose i should start by defining what i belief is pop (i don't really even consider it punk, so from now on i wont include the word punk after pop). i believe a band can be defined as pop (punk) if it writes radio friendly songs that have a bit of a punk sound to it, and they call themselves a punk band. two bands immediatly come to mind as i write this, blink 182 and mxpx. punk was originally written as an alternative to the kinda shit that was being played on the radio in the early to late 70s. the bands wrote songs that were against the music industry, todays so called punk bands are mere tools of multi million dollar record labels, they lack the d.i.y. attitude that was fameous among punks. a lot of the music doesn't even sound like real punk. in my opinion (and know it changes from person to person) a good punk song is fast and uses lots of guitar. songs like "all the small things" and "chick magnet" are slow type songs that were obviously written with radio (and chart) listeners in mind. this then brings me onto a new point. punk of the 70s and 80s was very political and anti elitism, the bands were fed up with the way things were done and wrote songs to get their point of view across, "words were their violence" - john lydon. now days all the pop songs are written about girls and love and shit like that—again subjects that will result with more chance of success and air play. i am not saying for a second that all of todays punk bands are posers or sellouts. one band comes to mind that are keepin it real, and that is nofx. even with the success they have, they have not portrayed their fan base and sold out to the masses. that is what a punk band is all about! now that i have stated why i do not like the songs, i will state why i do not like the pop punks themselves. in general pop punks come across to me as people who think it is cool to be a punk and therefore try to make people think that they are really punk. they are usually the people that after a year or so will move onto the latest fad. how do they make themselves look punk to others? well after going to many shows i have made some observations of the these people. i will start from their hair and work my way down to their feet. these people, when you see them at shows usually have hair that is spiked in bunches (i think that was started by blink 182 AFTER they became mainstream—but i could be wrong), but when you see them at other places, like at school they wear a standard popular hair cut. call me old fashioned but i do not see the need to do up your hair especially for a show. then there is the other people who wear baseball caps. sure if it is sunny caps are good, but people wear them indoors and at night too. a lot of people wear them the wrong way round. to me this is more skatey than punk (i know there are people out there who are saying that skaties are punks—well you are wrong. true some punks do skate, but if you think you are a punk just because you skate, then i suggest you give your skateboard away cause you have the wrong idea). next, their shirts. i have noticed to types of shirts that are normally worn by these kind of people. a normal tshirt sporting the latest skating or sport brands or ya button up shirt (ones bought from op shops for $2 are cool—but ones bought from myer and the gap are just not on). correct me if i am wrong, but isn't punk about d.i.y. and not supporting multi-national companies? then who the hell do you think you are supporting when you buy that god damn nike tshirt for fuck's sake!?!? i am sorry but it just pisses me off when I see people who think they are real punk wearing an adidas tshirt or some crap like that. next pants, these are nearly always cargo pants, and a lot of them are well known brands, that i know for a fact cost a shit load (sorry kev—but you aren't pop though). these are then usually decorated with about 50 billion fucking chains from their belt (often those 3 row pyramid ones that cost a small fucking fortune that only fashion punks buy) to their wallet. don't get me wrong it is a pretty smart idea to chain your wallet to ya belt so that no asshole can steal it, especially if you have bought a chain and made it yourself for like $2 it's a pretty good investment, but i think it is going to far when you have about 5 or 6 of the barstards (all with different designs that cost lots O $$$) that hang half way between your feet and your knees. i could not think of something more ammusing then seeing a pop kid skanking (and what is with their skanking!?!?!) while he was showing off to his friends about being more punk then them cause he has more chains and gettin caught in them and tripping over! then there is their shoes and socks. they seem to wear those socks that have 2 stripes at the top which is fair enough as they are well priced and good quality socks but then they go and write PUNK or PUNX on em!!! i don't see the fucking point! then lastly there is their shoes, dc and vans seem to be the go at the moment, both very expensive brands, and it seems you aint a cool punk unless you have a pair. i guess i just aint punk then! as you can probebly tell i am pretty angry as i write this. that is because i don't like to see something as good as true punk that gives hope and something to do to so may people around the world being destroyed by little teenieboppers that are just trying to be cool. i was at a show the other day and i heard a guy say something to his friend which basically sums all of this up. he said "everyone wants to be a punk rocker now." it is true, punk has become popular now—it is now cool to be a punk, in fact i would go as far as to say that todays punk is gettin more and more close to becoming mainstream. now days every little rich kid wants to be a punk. i am sure i am going to get a lot of shit about this, but i am entitled to my own opinion, i know most the kids out there wont give a shit about what i am saying and the smart ones will be asking themselves who am i to make these observations (i can see everyone asking themselves now!). who knows? maybe i am wrong? maybe i am up myself? maybe i am a poser? who knows. but i do no one thing, that in the end this trend will have a negetive effect on the punk rock scene. and you know what really pisses me off? it is that when these posers (yeah posers! cause that is what most of em are!) get older and maybe have kids of their own they will brag to them about how they were part of the punk movement and they were really cool and all that bullshit, when as far as i am concerned they weren't. if people like sid vicious and wattie could see what was happening to the modern punk scene they would turn in their fucking graves!

"after reading nina's article" by weepingbanana:

hmmm.... before i say anyting though i suggest everyone go to carolyn's page (imanupstart77) and read her thoughts on the article. well i agree with carolyn for the most part. ok, i basically think she's totally right on everything. i think nina should maybe go to a nearest record store and buy some albums by the business, oxymoron, the plasmatics, or cokk sparrer to name a few. she may then realize that not all punk songs necessarily have to be "fast and uses[use] lots of guitar." to me nina sounds like a poser herself, being so concerned with and angry over what other people wear and shit. and i dunno exactly how she draws the line between pop punk and punk rock (i'm assuming it's the clothes that the bands wear hehe) or exactly what kinds of songs she thinks is "radio friendly," but there are lotsa cool bands who are near or on that line. i dunno, this is just my opinion but i think nofx is pretty poppy sounding. the reason i like them is cuz they have a unique sound. just because a band sounds poppy doesn't mean they can't sound original (although i have to agree that most really don't). and take the vandals for another example. they're cool. i consider some of their songs as sounding poppy, but they don't dress skater-style and they aren't sold out...at least the last time i checked. i dunno, call me a "poser" but i like the ataris too. i don't listen to pop punk that much so i am not much of a reliable source. and i usually think a song as poppy if it sounds catchy and bright; i really don't think on the terms soldout-wise or of how mainstream a band is. this may be another reason to why nina sounds so materialistic and superficial to me. i have a few friends who skate and who wear skater brand clothing. i definitely do not think of them as posers. they all listen to what i say is good ol' punk music. what they wear just kinda categorizes (?) themselves as the skaters who like punk music. to the people who say they are posers or sold out, then explain to me: how are street/gutter punks with their 12 inch mohawks and studded belts and spiked chokers and wallet chains any different? anyhoo, as carolyn mentioned, it's cool that nina's got the guts to say all that she said. cuz i'm pretty sure there are alotta blink 182 and mxpx fans out there who would like to kick her ass. well lastly i just wanna say that i am not a big fan of pop punk although i disagree with stuff that nina wrote. i'm mentioning this to let everyone know that not all old schoolers hate pop punk, even though lotsa the pop punk bands out there ARE awful.

"journal" by BOIWHITEY:

bitching about pop punk is rhetoric. really who could careless about a bunch of 13 year olds crying for blink 182 and claming that there not pop punk. for me personaly really i could careless what others listen to, i have some cd's that leave my friends questioning my sanity as well. lately i find it best to exclude yourself from the mainstream classifications, which all of us suffer from and just listen to a group because you find something no one else does in there music. is punk not about no giving a fuck and freeing yourself from something so mainstream as caring about who's listening to blink 182?

"punk is a passion not a fashion" by miss_punker8o8:

i noticed how the "punk scene" is kinda getting trendy now. so much people getting into the whole blink 182 thing. now i must come out and say that i too used to like blink like back in 98 to last year ALOT. i thougt they were really cool. went to a blink concert and saw so much screaming teenyboppers!! ACK!! WTF happend? i was going to give up all hope that they were cool. then when the concert started all those screamin teenyboppers got totally smashed.. hehe.. evil i know. i have learned to accept bands like green day and blink b/c they've become "sellouts". personally, i don't give a fuck if they are or not. i have realized that if i feel good after hearing their songs then that's all the matters. not how much money they've been making or how much times they are overplayed on mtv. one more thing, i am going to keep on listening to all punk bands including sellouts like green day and blink 182 until the fat bitch sings. and hey, she aint singing yet! a cool punker to me.. is someone who doesn't ONLY shop @ hot topics. but someone who checks out the vintage stores and makes their own stuff. hot topics brought out the punk scene more but you shouldn't ONLY go there. be original. plus i think they're a rip off. a cool punker is also someone who likes people from other crowds. like the preps, ravers, surfers, geeks. i think it is just so stupid to only care about your own scene and not get to know others. i mean when you go off into the real world chances are you won't always be with your crowd. but what irritates me the most is how so much people call themselves punkers but they still know nothing about it. well to me.. punk is the love for the music, the hate against having to follow society and all the rules. it means doing things your way and not caring what others think of you also having fun and screaming your head off. :-) i don't have any problem really with people just getting started with the punk scene. i think it's sweet because that means the world is now declining in musically tone deaf people. i think the only real thing that annoys me is when people just joining the scene just b/c everyone else is doing it. at least be good at being a poser. learn some stuff about the music and the history.

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brody = <3

























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berlin, may 1945.

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i found the website of my elementary school i attendened while i was living in seoul, south korea: 서울서빙고초등학교 (seoul seobinggo primary school). i attendended the first grade and half of the second before my family and i immigrated to hawaii.



i was raised in yongsan-gu (district), which is just north of the han river in the city of seoul.



more specifically, i was raised in seobinggo dong (which is indicated by the red dot).

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for old times' sake.

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"what i want is to be needed. what i need is to be indispensable to somebody. who i need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. somebody addicted to me. a mutual addiction."

- chuck palahniuk

wow, i'm totally kicking myself in the ass right now.

i've been waiting this whole week trying to find the perfect moment to ask noreen out. and when the chance finally came today, i totally missed it. it's not that i'm nervous or scared or shy about it or anything, i just failed to see all the opportunities until it was just a second too late.

if i keep this up, i'm afraid that:

1) she'll think that i'm not interested in her

2) some other wanker will ask her out before i do

next week for sure! i'm asking god to just give me five fucking minutes alone with her so i can ask her for her number!

092607

"picasso is a painter, so am i; picasso is spanish, so am i; picasso is a communist, neither am i."

- salvador dalí

092507
the president of columbia university roasts the iranian president!:


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즐거운 추석 보내세요!

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look what i came across on youtube:


i remember seeing these guys play five years ago. although, i don't think i really appreciated their type of music back then.

092007
screeching weasel - the science of myth

if you've ever question beliefs that you hold
you're not alone
but you ought to realize that every myth
is a metaphor

in the case of christianity and judaism
there exist the belief
that spiritual matters
are enslaved to history

the buddhists believe
that the functional aspects override the myth
while other religions use the literal core
to build foundations with

see, half the world sees the myth as fact
while it's seen as a lie by the other half
the simple truth is that it's none of that
somehow no matter what the world keeps turning

somehow we get by without ever learning
somehow no matter what the world keeps turning
somehow we get by without ever learning

science and religion are not mutually exclusive

in fact, for better understanding
we take the facts of science and apply them
and if both factors keep evolving
then we continue getting information
but closing off possibilities
makes it hard to see the bigger picture

consider the case of the women
whose faith helped her make it through
when she was raped and cut up left for dead in a trunk
her beliefs held true

it doesn't matter if it's real or not
some things are better left without a doubt
if it works, then it gets the job done
somehow no matter what the world keeps turning

somehow we get by without ever learning
somehow no matter what the world keeps turning
somehow we get by without ever learning

091907

"why is it girls always look at their most beautiful, most desirable, just as they're telling you to fuck off?"

- irvine welsh

i think davida's trying to set me up with one of the new girls. her name is noreen.

today:

davida looks at me.

"lives in nuuanu."

she looks at noreen.

"lives in kalihi."

she looks at me.

"twenty-six."

she looks at noreen.

"twenty-one."

she looks at me.

"no girlfriend."

she looks at noreen.

"no boyfriend."

she raises her brows suggestively at the both of us.

i glanced over at noreen—she was blushing.

i'll take that as a good sign. :)

but seriously, i've been thinking about asking her out. i think she is really cute. :) she also has the nicest, cutest smile, ever. i could be wrong, but i've been getting the impression that she wants me to approach her (there's been some flirtation going on), so i don't think she'll tell me where i can go if i asked her out on a date.

in the end, though, i didn't ask her. as i was walking home from work, an overwhelming feeling of regret hit me. i probably should have asked today, since it was the perfect opportunity for me to do so, but i spent way too much time debating with myself if i really want to date anyone, considering i still have feelings for marie. but then again, marie and i will never be together, so what the hell am i waiting for? i need to stop holding myself back from meeting nice people, waiting for something that will never come. i wonder if maybe it'll do me some good if i had someone in my life. maybe it'll help me get over marie, once and for all. at the same time, it really wouldn't be fair for me to use someone like that...

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i left work early today so i could meet up with marie and take manuel to the hospital. he was getting his first shots. a total of four shots—one, which was consumed orally, and the rest, which were injected through his thighs.

i was naive enough to think that maunel would actually sleep through the whole thing, but i was wrong.

after he had recieved all his shots, i attempted in vain to stop him from crying. i tried everything but the one thing that would actually work—give him his pacifier. >_<



when i was at the hospital, manuel's doctor looked at me, offered me his hand and said, "i don't believe i've met the father before..."

i had to quickly correct him and let him know that i'm only the godfather.

could i actually pass off as manuel's father, though?



manuel finally started to smile and laugh. it's beautiful.





















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the sopranos take the emmy for outstanding drama series!







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i've cancelled my netflix account.

god help my soul.

090207

"a minute of perfection was worth the effort. a moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection."

- chuck palahniuk

marie: after all this is over, hopefully, i'll be able to go on a vacation.

me: well, you definitely deserve one.

marie: i don't know, though, with the boys and everything...

me: don't worry. i can baby-sit, if you want.

marie: what do you mean you'll baby-sit? you're coming with me.

me: oh.

:)

090207
what a relief. finally got the phone call i've been waiting for days to recieve.

thank the lord for everything—it's great to hear some good news.