Car Alarms and OX
So, I'm sitting here trying my best to find some porn that worthy of an erection when out of nowhere a car horn start honking. For a split second, I thought that maybe someone I knew was at my house telling me to get the fuck outside, but it turned out to be a stupid car alarm.
Oh, how I hate them. They are the reason that carjackings happen. I know. It's the fault of the guy doing the carjacking, but hear me out. If a guy wants to steal a car, what does he do? He breaks into a car and hot wires it. He drives off, you lose your car, but your insurance buys you a new one. No one gets hurt.
With the advent of car alarms, thieves had to stop breaking into parked cars because there might be an alarm and then he's got to somehow run away with out being noticed. Not that anyone actually looks at a car with its alarm going off, but most people would try to get the fuck out of there. What does that mean? That means it's easier and less risky if they walk up to you as you're stopped at a light or getting ready to pull out of a parking space and then put a gun in your face. Chances are, they don't want to hurt you, but stupid people do stupid things like try to stop the guy from taking their car. Smooth move, Winner! You now have a hole in your head that everyone's going to notice. Don't even think of trying to get a date to the prom now. Also, don't even think of trying to get up and walk because you're dead.
Anyhow, that's why car alarms are worthless and the cause of carjackings. Prove me wrong. You can't. I win.
OX was a great band from various parts of Pennsylvania. They were noisy. They were raw. They were nice guys. They are being relived on my record player. How I miss bands like OX. They turned into Ding. I watched it happen one day in Kersey. One afternoon they were OX. A few hours later, they were Ding. It was a great day.
I miss days like that. They just don't happen anymore. Twenty bands playing in B.F.E. Great bands like Not Your Friends, Housewrecker, Jerkwater (twice that day), OX, Ding, Sleepasaurus, Felix Frump, and many others that I now forget. I made friends that day. Warmbrodt almost learned my name, too. Good times were had by all.
Shows aren't like that anymore. No one puts out vinyl. No one listens to vinyl. It's sad. But, atleast the good times were had at some point. People coming together to create a good time with two things: Music and friends. That doesn't happen now. Bands are businesses now. Caring only about the bottom line. Kids just want to show off how tough they are. It sucks. It really does.
When I first started going to shows, I was a naive little shit. Punk rock literally changed my life. I made some of my best friends and heard some of the greatest music ever. Everyone back then "got it." Sadly, no one "gets it" anymore. When I first started going to shows, you would run into people over and over again and they became friends. At the very least, you remembered the person and were friendly with them. Everyone respected the people that came before them. Everyone respected the people that came after them. The scene was full of love and respect. Now it's full of egos and apathy.
Well, that's enough of a stroll down memory lane. Some day I'll have to give my brief history of my punk rock history. It should be pretty lame.
Oh, how I hate them. They are the reason that carjackings happen. I know. It's the fault of the guy doing the carjacking, but hear me out. If a guy wants to steal a car, what does he do? He breaks into a car and hot wires it. He drives off, you lose your car, but your insurance buys you a new one. No one gets hurt.
With the advent of car alarms, thieves had to stop breaking into parked cars because there might be an alarm and then he's got to somehow run away with out being noticed. Not that anyone actually looks at a car with its alarm going off, but most people would try to get the fuck out of there. What does that mean? That means it's easier and less risky if they walk up to you as you're stopped at a light or getting ready to pull out of a parking space and then put a gun in your face. Chances are, they don't want to hurt you, but stupid people do stupid things like try to stop the guy from taking their car. Smooth move, Winner! You now have a hole in your head that everyone's going to notice. Don't even think of trying to get a date to the prom now. Also, don't even think of trying to get up and walk because you're dead.
Anyhow, that's why car alarms are worthless and the cause of carjackings. Prove me wrong. You can't. I win.
OX was a great band from various parts of Pennsylvania. They were noisy. They were raw. They were nice guys. They are being relived on my record player. How I miss bands like OX. They turned into Ding. I watched it happen one day in Kersey. One afternoon they were OX. A few hours later, they were Ding. It was a great day.
I miss days like that. They just don't happen anymore. Twenty bands playing in B.F.E. Great bands like Not Your Friends, Housewrecker, Jerkwater (twice that day), OX, Ding, Sleepasaurus, Felix Frump, and many others that I now forget. I made friends that day. Warmbrodt almost learned my name, too. Good times were had by all.
Shows aren't like that anymore. No one puts out vinyl. No one listens to vinyl. It's sad. But, atleast the good times were had at some point. People coming together to create a good time with two things: Music and friends. That doesn't happen now. Bands are businesses now. Caring only about the bottom line. Kids just want to show off how tough they are. It sucks. It really does.
When I first started going to shows, I was a naive little shit. Punk rock literally changed my life. I made some of my best friends and heard some of the greatest music ever. Everyone back then "got it." Sadly, no one "gets it" anymore. When I first started going to shows, you would run into people over and over again and they became friends. At the very least, you remembered the person and were friendly with them. Everyone respected the people that came before them. Everyone respected the people that came after them. The scene was full of love and respect. Now it's full of egos and apathy.
Well, that's enough of a stroll down memory lane. Some day I'll have to give my brief history of my punk rock history. It should be pretty lame.
posted by Jym Is Cool at 11:50 PM
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