More Midwest 80's HC

Crucifucks were hit or miss with most people IMO they hit you in the head like a freight train
found this footage on youtube (suprise suprise). Remember when you had to actually work to find this kind of material

The Crucifucks were a Lansing, Michigan-based punk rock band formed in 1981^[1].

Throughout their career, the band had a revolving-door line-up, the only constant member being lyricist and frontman Doc Corbin Dart. Other members of the original line up included Dart's cousin Joe on guitar, Scott Begerston on bass, and drummer Steve Shelley, who went on to play with Sonic Youth.

The band's debut LP The Crucifucks -- recorded in 1984 by Doc, Steve, guitarist Gus Varner, and Marc Hauser on bass -- was released in 1985 on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. Wisconsin followed in 1987, also on Alternative Tentacles. Between that album and 1996's L.D. Eye, Dart recorded two solo projects, Patricia, on Alternative Tentacles in 1990, and Black Tuesday, a self-released cassette, in 1991.

A Crucifucks compilation album entitled Our Will Be Done was issued in 1992, combining the band's first two LPs with a non-LP song, "Official Terrorism", also featured on Maximum Rock 'n' Roll's compilation Welcome To 1984. A picture of a Philadelphia police officer posing as shot -- originally part of a public relations campaign ^[2] to obtain wage concessions from the city ^[3] -- was used on the album's back cover. Four years later, its discovery by the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police led to a lawsuit against the Crucifucks, which was eventually dismissed ^[4].

According to Dart, the Crucifucks never "officially" broke up, but rather drifted apart due to a variety of reasons. By the mid 1990s, Dart had formed a new group called The L.D. Eye. When the group had prepared a full-length record, Alternative Tentacles agreed to release it under the stipulation that it be credited to The Crucifucks. Thus, the group changed its name to The Crucifucks, "reuniting" the band (although no former members other than Dart were involved with The L.D. Eye) and used their former moniker as the record title. The L.D. Eye was released in 1996. The band played a in number of concerts during this period, including a 1998 performance at Alternative Tentacles' twentieth anniversary party at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, before sinking back into inactivity permanently.

The band was known for its anti-authoritarian lyrics, often rife with obscure and perverse humor. The band sought to go beyond the pale in terms of lyrical content, attempting to be as offensive as possible. Their lack of mainstream success likely saved them from substantial legal action and high-profile controversy, particularly in light of Ice T's controversial "Cop Killer" many years later. The Crucifucks' own song "Cops for Fertilizer" does not mince words: "So kill the next policeman who gets in your way/ It'll set a good example for the children today". Many of their other songs are similarly harsh, attacking the American government (and America in general), and religion, particularly Christianity in an effort to drive home the point that blind faith in anything, be it patriotism or religion, is bad. Their song "Hinckley had a Vision" advocated the murder of then-President Ronald Reagan.

P O G O

That is my Boston Pogo above great dog I guess I will be lazy and let old wiki give you a little more info below.

Boston Terriers have friendly, very strong, lovable, laid-back, unforgettable personalities. Bostons can range in temperaments from those that are eager to please their master to those that are more stubborn. Both can be easily trained given a patient and assertive owner.

While originally bred for fighting, they were later down bred for companionship. The modern Boston Terrier can be gentle, alert, expressive, and well-mannered. It must be noted however, that they are not considered terriers by the American Kennel Club, but are part of the non-sporting group.^[4] Boston Terrier is something of a misnomer. They were originally a cross-breed between the Old English Bulldog and the English White Terrier.^[5]

Some Bostons enjoy having another one for companionship. Both females and males generally bark only when necessary.^[5] Having been bred as a companion dog, they enjoy being around people, and, if properly socialized, get along well with children, the elderly, other canines, and non-canine pets. Some Boston Terriers are very cuddly, while others are more independent.

Partial Pogo

I used to get bored at my old job sometimes FIELD NOTES would help me pass time

KULT

NA @ No Fun Fest 07

Westbound

Racing the weather somewhere in the rocky mountains. Thanks Tea Jae!!!

Strapping back in to a PDX residence

Can't express enough gratitude to my dear friends who have allowed me to bounce around their respactable living corners. You know who you are and I thank you. Looks like I will be re-residing down in my comfort zone of Portland as a permanent resident (again)

PLAYLIST 222

- The Ramrods (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
- Wooden Shjips Blue Sky Bends
- Boris Floor Shaker
- Satori Time Machine
- 3rd Power Persecution
- Amos Boynton + The ABCs The Ballad of Bertha Glutz
- UFO Star Storm
- Ike + Tina Turner Evil Man
- Black Sabbath The Wizard

Playlist from Tube last night:

Bobby Soxx! You can do your own homework on this one. However, I really need/want a copy of that Teenage Queers 7"...Please and thank you.

Road Dawging

Hitting the road here with OVO for some west coast winter treachery. Small van, small band, one mustache, two gnarly heads of hair, Spokane here we come.I was kind of on the fence about this one but decided to say the hell with it. Hitting the road for about 10 days with these guys I will most likely be doing most of the driving. Control Control Control.

Stickmen With Rayguns

In the early 90's I was an obsessive Butthole Surfers fan. At the time they seemed so obscure to me (*see grew up in a small town in northern Michigan) I was hungry for whatever I could get my hands on photos, bootlegs, etc..Long story short I came across the compilation entitled "A Texas Trip" It was compilation of Texas chromosome damage (BHS, Daniel Johnson, Fitch, etc..) The one band that really grabbed me off this comp was Stickmen With Ray Guns.
(SMWRG) formed in Dallas, Texas, in the spring of 1981 with me, Clarke Blacker on guitar (ex-Nervebreakers & Bag of Wire), Bobby Soxx on vocals (ex-Teenage Queers & the Enemy) and Ft. Worth drummer Scott Elam, Quad Pi bassist Mark Ridlen lent his services, playing the first shows until a permanent bass player could be found.

The first public appearance was opening for Black Flag at Zero’s in Fort Worth in the late spring of 1981. Also on the bill was a two-person noise band, Hole. Hole bassist Bob Beeman had co-produced the Bobby Soxx single earlier that year. Bob joined soon after that show. The lineup now complete, by the summer of 1981 SMWRG was busy creating havoc on the Texas club scene.

Finally, not only did Bobby have a band that could hold its own with him on stage, but presented him with a deafening sonic palette of unbelievable power, violence and hostility. Something like putting your head in a threshing machine.

Bobby’s on-stage antics, combined with the openly antagonistic, chaotic and aggressive live sound, made SMWRG a difficult band to follow.

SMWRG took its name from Stick Man with Ray Gun Comics. The Stick Man was a crazed racist vigilante who wore a baseball cap and carried a big ray gun. He walked the streets of his neighborhood blowing away anyone who offended his insane sense of order, politics, or racial purity.

Although Bobby was well known for abusing drugs, after 1987 alcohol seemed to take over and began to do untold damage. Bobby died in Dallas of liver failure on October 22, 2000.

(The above paragraphs taken from the SMWRG site)

Yup Still In Seattle

Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock that was created in the mid-1980s by bands from the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. The grunge aesthetic is stripped-down compared to other forms of rock music, and many grunge musicians were noted for their unkempt appearances and rejection of theatrics.

The early grunge movement coalesced around Seattle independent record label Sub Pop in the late 1980s. Grunge became commercially successful in the first half of the 1990s, due mainly to the release of Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten. The success of these bands boosted the popularity of alternative rock and made grunge the most popular form of hard rock music at the time.^[1] The genre became closely associated with Generation X in the US, since the awareness of each rose simultaneously. However, many grunge bands were uncomfortable with this popularity. Although most grunge bands had disbanded or faded from view by the late 1990s, their influence continues to impact modern rock music.

The Year Of The Pig Unrivaled

Ten Ample Commodities About 07:
1. Kristin
2. A supportive family; no matter how canny or dense my decisions may be
3. Pacific Northwest
4. Clockcleaner live @ Back Space
5. Richard
6. Petunia: a welcome addition to the BT family
7. No Country For Old Men
8. DDC
9. Kombucha
10. Pastor tacos in PDX

Viva Jet City

Seattle: this is where I currently reside. Still sounds funny to say. Don't worry Portland I will return. I have some unfinished business to take care of...You know taco trucks, junk shops, yard sales, record collections, 720 @ Ground Kontrol, etc...