Circle Jerks and the entropy of punk rock!

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    kommienezuspadt

    Published on Mar 26, 2022
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    Alright, Hive! I don’t care if this post does terrible from a post rewards point of view. I said I was going to share some of the video and my thoughts from the Circle Jerks / 7 Seconds show at First Ave in Minneapolis this week, and here we are. First, a word on punk. Like many old punks, young @kommienezuspadt found my way through my teenage years because of it. I grew up in Scranton, PA and the scene was all that area had going for it. I discovered zines, DIY, bands, movements, friends, community, dissent and the will and need to resist!

    Of the thousands of shows I’ve been to in my life, I’ve always missed Keith Morris. Co-founder of Black Flag, I feel like when you hung up your leather jacket as an old man, you’d somehow be a bit, less, if you hadn’t seen him perform. I joked that Keith was my white whale of punk and finally, post-pandemic of all times, the stars aligned and the Circle Jerks 40th anniversary tour came to Minneapolis. Negative Approach and 7 Seconds played as well. I bought tickets the morning of because, until then, I didn’t realize Keith would be there for the reunion.

    It was a great show, even for a 66 year old that wrote songs about not wanting to live to see 34. “Live fast, die young!”, not so much, which I think we’re all grateful for. For me, this was bitter sweet. A huge circle pit, crowd surfing, spit and sweat in a cramped venue in direct contrast to the vivid reminder of COVID and a vaccine passport check at the front door. I even read an article that morning where Keith’s opinion on such mandates was, and I quote, "The mask mandates and the vax cards. It's just for protection. It's just, it's what you do for your fellow man.”.

    During the show, I even heard someone behind me yellow, “FUCK PUTIN!”, between songs. What…the…fuck?! What kind of Twilight Zone are we in when the oldest punk rocker in America is pro vaccine mandates and the misfits in the crowd are apparently so suburbanized in their 40’s and 50’s, they’re openly yelling pro NATO bullshit. So, after four decades on this world, I did finally get my white whale. “Wild in the Streets”, was especially touching after witnessing the 3rd precinct burn down in 2020, but otherwise, I went home somewhat apathetic.

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