The first time I saw the Descendants, they were the fastest band I'd ever seen
No one in the crowd really cared for them, we were waiting for the Alley Cats to play
After a couple months I heard Kabuki Girl, on Rodney on the Roq late Sunday night
That was enough, for me I hopped the bus, to Licorice Pizza and bought my all time favorite record

The next time I went to the Whiskey, it was DOA with Millions of Dead Cops
The latter band played faster than I could believe
But the songs sounded the same and kinda sucked
'Cept John Wayne was a Nazi, and Joey Shithead was a drunk
Then John Macias beat some hippie to a pulp, 'cause having long hair was a mistake

The third time I went to the hospital, I needed 13 stitches in my head
I managed to catch about 6 rounds of Ill Repute, then some suicidal threw me into a post
My girlfriend started to cry 'cause we had to leave before DRI played fifty lousy songs
My blood stained shirt smelled of clove cigarettes
But it sure looked pretty cool after a wash


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    This wicked song makes you really feel like you are at a punk show. I love how Fat Mike talks about seeing DOA because they were on the first hardcore albums I ever bought, read the book, and I've seen them twice in concert---Joey Shithead came down and talked to me-a really cool guy and I hope he ends up becoming a member of parliament with the NDP.

    The Descendants bit is pretty cool too. I love how the first underground punk band I ever listened to has had such a strong influence on some many of the bands I love be them Nofx of blink-182.

    River Wolfon September 29, 2012   Link

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