Maxine and Izorpo's hardcore pork discussion PARK NOT PORK!

izorpo wrote:no, I'm not familiar with them

NOFX stayed with us for a week because their van broke down, 2 girls that lived in the squat would put on the hardcore shows usually at American Legion and VFW halls - there is a video they put out in 87 that took place at a bbq I'm in it dressed all in black with a black mohawk. I think I'm spinning around. They teased the hell out of me the entire time. This started after the guy Dave (he was far east Asian), while watching Another State of Mind crawled in my bed - tried to make all kinds of moves on me and I kicked his ass. I was really surprised when I came over here and saw people wearing their t-shirts and then them being on GH was just really really weird. I think they are bigger over here than in the states. My guess is they don't consider Ramen noodles a feast any more.

some of the gigs I saw back then GBH, Rhythm Pigs, Black Flag, Mad Parade, LDS, Bl'ast, Bomb, DI, Dag Nasty, JFA, Corrosion of Conformity, Angry Samoans, Graveyard Rodeo, Naked Raygun etc - lots of fly by night bands - trying to rack my brain to remember them all - I wasn't always in the right state of mind - I had a tendency to ahem..."alter my reality" sometimes 3-4 times a week plus loads of alcohol - my memory is shot. If you ever see ancient copies of Maximum Rock-n-Roll have a thumb through New Orleans was often included

The hardcore scene in New Orleans was really weird - it was a meshing of hardcore and metal heads strange place - strange times. One of the guys I lived with in the squat went on to be in a band called Eye Hate God - another band I didn't realize were known outside of New Orleans. There is still a big music scene there now it's from the meshing of hardcore and metal called "grindcore" but now mostly metal Pantera lives in New Orleans - also Clutch, Weedeater, Nut - numerous endeavours by one of my oldest friends from a band Gimp (yes the ones that sued Trent Reznor when he tried to steal their name) He's still involved heavily in the music scene there. He wrote this book from his published blog about Katrina.

ICHI wrote:I have Maximum Rock and Roll too follewed them right through S&M Airways, Punk in Drublic, Heavy Petting Zoo, Longest Line, White Trash 2 heebs and a bean, The Longest Line, So long and thanks for all the shoes, The Decline to pump up the Vallium. And I've seen them twice

I think Fat Mike has had enough of my money. I always wish I could have gone and seen Propaghandi, Black Flag and Fugazi but nee mind. I have seen Henry Rawlins give talks a couple of times on his spoken word tours :P