I remember going to see my favorite band as a teenager.
I was probably the only black kid from the hood who listened to the kind of music I do. Hahaha, I probably still am.
This was 2006. Anyway, I was used to being the only black person who wasn't mixed in the room, but what that meant didn't register with me until I went to The Thermal's concert with C.
I walk into the club and I hear my favorite song starting. I was a minor so I couldn't drink. I hated dancing. I loved this song and band so much I started dancing my black ass to the front row.
The bass player of The Thermals is a fine ass black chick. I was in love with her for obvious reasons. Lmao she had hairy arm pits and I still loved her. She was so punk rock.
Anyway, I'm in the front row dancing and singing my ass off. I look on stage and see the bass player singing and dancing. We lock eyes and have a silent conversation.
We recognized we were the only black people in the room. She stopped dancing and singing. So did I. We stared at each other and laughed.
I went to another Thermals' show, and again, she and I had our silent conversation.
I was so in love with Kathy Foster. She's my punk rock dream girl. Our kids would be the shyt.
I've been punk rock since I was 6 years old. I can't help laughing at the shyt I see now. I did ALL of this black rocker shyt ten plus years ago.
I did it ALL. Emo, screamo, ska, dub, grunge, punk, garage, low fi, electronic, classic rock, folk rock, dance rock, art rock, math rock, hardcore, black metal, death metal, and college rock.
It's cool though, ya'll can have that. That ain't even what I'm mad at.
That lifestyle is a lifestyle. It isn't just music. It saves people's lives. It's insulting to see music that gave weirdos a flag to fly being used a prop to look cool.
If it's just music or a tshirt to you you've missed the point of the music.