Yeah so I wrote a song about Tom Chambers. And Eddie Guerrero. And Tom Petty. And you.
wrestleboxer - tom chambers (demo) https://t.co/p88bH7rsfy via @YouTube
I blame the parents. A part of childhood should be spent watching your dad's favorite violent movies & suffering through your mom's favorite songs in the car. That's how a living cultural memory is transmitted -- not via a perpetual bubble of age-appropriate content.
Milwaukee has had 3 Socialist Mayors and Wisconsin has had 2 progressive Governors (3 elected but one had a heart attack before taking office) and was the Birthplace of the Republican Party back when it was left leaning. Wisconsin’s history IS Progressive
Small town Wisconsin bars are great.
Walk in, everyone shoots daggers at you, 5 minutes later:
Having a beer with a guy named Clem, do the shake of the day, while an older gal named Gladys, who you’ve never met, buys you a shot of Wild Turkey, and the bartender calls you Hon.
@SurfThrash This shit belongs in the Smithsonian. Can't believe SST put out this, My War, and Double Nickels, and Meat Puppets II all in '84. And then New Day Rising comes out in January of '85! God damn.