Gloucester Mud

be thankful

It's pretty much hard times all the time. Jobs, Weather, Health. There are always issues and it is easy to lose perspective on how hard you have it. It is easy to forget how good you do have it. These 2 articles really made me stop for a second and reflect on how I would handle what had been thrown at these 2 men.
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Record Yard Sale Sunday 09/04.

Sunday 9/04/11. 215 Renfrew St Arlington MA from 11-4.
1000+LPs and 7"s
Books.
Zines
Junk


Exactly what you would expect to find when a dude who has worked at
a record store for 16 years tries to thin out his collection, before he
ends up on Horders.........
Its on the 78 busline.

No Early Birdz No Kookz

Tommy Guerroro Apprecitation

This remains one of my favorite video parts. 1985? Seems like just yesterday. I even remember walking by the curb he hits at 2:00 in and bugging out when I realized why it was so familiar.


Here is a clip of TG. Still at it. Still an inspirational dude.

Tommy Guerrero from dlxsf on Vimeo.

And never mind how TG paved the way for dudes like Chris Senn who is reponsible for another of my favorite SF parts

Steve Marriott was pretty fucking cool

this is what happens when you switch up from speed to weed....

ex lion tamer

I think I heard the Rollins band version before the Wire version, but regardless I fucking love this song and so do a lot of other people.
Soulside-my favorite cover of this song

While looking for that I stumbled across these 2 other gems.

Cover rules, cartoon takes it to the next level

Mike Watt


Forgotten Rebels-cover is nothing special,but the video so perfectly 80s it almost feels like a reenactment


Original for reference purposes

Dukowski Appreciation

When it comes to Black Flag,a lot of ink has been spilled on which singer defined the band, or on the Ginn vs Rollins tension. Despite all the strong personalities in the band, Dukowski always stood out to me. From reading the My War lyrics attributed to him in My Rules. Every picture of him was pure intensity. 100% commitment. But he never looked some cookie cutter hardcore dude. He was always stood out.
Both Get in th Van and Spray Paint the Walls reinforced my regard for Dukowski as the jewel of Black Flag.
I have worked for a record store for a long time. Early on, I took over our returns department. Near the end of my first month as I was contacting vendors, I realized I would be faxing SST. No big deal in reality, but a real holy shit moment for me at the time. I had the same sensation again and again as I contacted Dischord or Forced Exposure.... Off the fax went. The next day(not surprisingly-this is business after all) a fax from SST came back. I had sort of assumed there was some early 20s nerd like myself at the other end of the phone line, but I was in for a surprise.
The return I requested, was authorized by Chuck Dukowski. I was stopped dead in my tracks. Total business-maybe 3 sentences at most, but a "Hey, Roger.... Thanks, Chuck" Thanks? No, how about thank you!!! HOLY SHIT-Chuck! I had just gotten a fax from one of my heroes-a guy I loved for his workman like attitude was still banging it out in the trenches. I saved this fax for years and it is probably sitting around somewhere in the basement. You can file this under fanboy, dork, nerd, whatever you like, but it was a pretty random and unexpected interaction with a guy I have always looked up to.
Anyway check the pics, he was a beast and he is still playing music.