http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com i'm old. i was punk. it's getting late. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:37:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I am getting old. And I'm losing the hearing in my right ear. Not a helluva lot of fun. I can't lie in bed and watch the tube without craning my head into uncomfortable positions. I have to keep my speakers and headphones unbalanced. I blame it all on a Jesus ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2008/04/01/slowly-growing-deaf/ On top of being part of one of the best and most under-rated bands in the history of music (not just punk) Gibby Haynes has put some pen and paint to paper and canvas - and to good effect. It might not be everyone's taste, but I really like the colors ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/11/13/gibby-haynes-artiste/ The Misfits are playing tonight at the Orange Peel, and I won't be going. I used to love The Misfits, and I still dig what they do, but it's just not same. They're without Glen Danzig, and honestly, without him, it's just not The Misfits I grew up with. Jerry Only ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/10/15/the-misfits-are-playing-tonight/ Why is it that foreigners seem to make better punk? These cats are from Sweden, and they've made a couple of the most listenable and aggressive albums in the past few years. They're fixing to come out with a new one, and I'm waiting with bated breath. So, for your consideration, I ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/10/11/the-hives-kick-ass/ I used to get an inordinant amount of shit from my buddies for liking They Might Be Giants. Not punk enough, I suppose. Too arty. Too bouncy. But - they're still around and still making great music. They're at the Orange Peel in a couple of weeks. I won't go. I'll ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/10/03/im-impressed-really/ Fugazi's "13 Songs" is possibly one of the finest post-punk records of all times. "Burning Too" and "Waiting Room" are classics in my book. Then again, my "book" is also filled with some lame crap - but at least I have some things in there that make me sound cool. You've ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/10/02/i-am-a-patient-boy/ Pretty boys and sex symbols with good production and real studio time selling bunches of cds and doing shows with lots of screaming girls and real printed posters and air conditioning. Good skin and expensive clothes. I submit that today's mainstream "punk" is no more punk than Stevie Wonder. Quite probably ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/10/01/todays-punk/ As a youth, I was impetuous. I was deviant and a little cocksure. I was too smart to be caught. Or so I thought. We'd raise hell and shout and break things and act like we were tough. Listen to music way too loud and do things into all hours of ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/09/27/the-babysitter/ My best buddy Lee and I used to get together and have marathon viewings of horror flicks and weird movies. I would invarably fall asleep first, but those were some of the best times I've ever had. Over the years (many, many years) I've developed into a horrible movie patron. ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/09/25/punk-night-at-the-movies/ Friday is a good day for Dickies Manny, Moe and Jack I wish I could find "Bowling with Bedrock Barney," but alas... I remember MTV airing Punks and Poseurs and what a bonanza it was. Dickies, GBH, Afflicted, Whipping Boy. Awesome. We actually wore the VHS tape out, but we also dubbed it ... http://theoldpunk.freakinuniverse.com/2007/09/21/the-dickies-for-friday/