Anbody else an ex-goth or ex-punk?

[GothTink]

What's funny now is that when I see some teen alternative type I want to say "LOOK THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN 20 YEARS! you go frump"

Speak for yourself. I have purple hair now. I'm 35 now, been goth since I was about 13. I'll never stop being this way.

 

[Vixen]

I'm a current punk

You don't stop being a punk. You just learn to dress well

me to!! yeah you have to grow up sucks when im not at work i still dress a lil punk just a lil tho

 

[Darkfirewolfe]

I just found this thread (b/c I'm new to the boards) and I thought I would try to revive it. I think it would be awesome to have a Goth Disney Fans thread.

I was a Goth in highschool and still am, as is my partner. My style is a little more corporate goth since I work in the mental health field. One of the fun things is that since my research includes work on Goth identity, I've been speaking to school psychologists and counselors about Goth to break down some of their misconceptions and biases. It's been really rewarding - and helps fund my clothes (as we all know Goth wardrobes are expensive) .

I'm a current punk

You don't stop being a punk. You just learn to dress well

Just wanted to quote this and say AMEN!

 

[MickeySP]

Punk! 1978-79 is when it first gaining momentum in the U.S. My Freshman year of high school wasvery interesting, and self-destructive, unfortunately. I cleaned up my act but still love the music after all these years!

That was me. I spent alot of year hanging in Kenmore Sq in Boston when I wasn't doing the Zoo/Mass.

How things change I went from pink/gree and one side shaved hair to a really conservative job. But underneath

 

[Mrs. Charming]

I'm 30, so I didn't get tohave the experiences most of you had, but I've been punk since I was about 12, but now I look like a boring mom, lol. Now I'm raising a bad a*s little girl though! Pretty cool.

I'm very happy to see this thread even though it's a little old..

 

[GothTink]

Ex...?

I just ordered a coffin couch for my office.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I still listen to old school punk and goth music, but I am not into either of the subcultures any longer. Things have changed way too much in each of them to hold my interest.

I started to get into both around 1986 or so, and starting in 1989 I started to heavily go to punk shows. I used to even volunteer at the (in)famous Gilman St. club in Berkeley in 90-91. Back then punk wasn't mainstream and you always had to watch your back because you could get jumped by metalheads, nazi skinheads, or jock types. It felt different then than now because back then if you liked punk, were liberal and looked at all different you were shunned like you had the plague. Plus, everybody who was punk/goth/mod/etc... in my area knew each other or knew of each other because each subculture was so small.

These days punk has been exploited by the mainstream record labels, press and clothing business in order to make a buck. Then again their idea of punk isn't what I listened to, or believed in for that matter, and to this day many of the old school punk bands( GBH, Exploted, Subhumans, UK Subs, Discharge, etc...) still don't get radio play. It's like the mainstream watered the whole concept of it down for mass consumption. Those bands that I just listed would probably freak out a percentage of the kids calling themselves punk these days because many of those bands dealt with politics,etc.. I don't want to, and never wanted to, listen to you whine about your girlfriend dumping you....okay?

Anyway! To this day I have never gotten a corporate job and I have never turned my back on being a liberal/socialist. So I guess you can take the girl out of punk but not the punk out of the girl?

Anybody else want to whine?

Punk was sometimes Anarchist but ALWAYS firmly behind the belief in personal freedoms and equality for all. Remember Always Question Authority? THAT slogan is classic punk. Picking a side was never part of the movement & picking a side, no matter which side, was always selling out. The movement was about thinking for yourself, being an individual, being unique.

I once heard them call Avril Levigne punk and nearly fell off my chair.

Punk was before my time but I knew enough real ones to know what is was, and wasn't. I was born in 1970 and growing up close to NYC, I saw it morph into speed metal & death metal. I was never really into the really heavy stuff but again, knew enough people who were part of the scene to 'get it'.

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Oh how I love my punk rock days. Doc Martins, DRI, Bad Brains, The Ramones, my VW Bug with the license plate SXPISTLS, my 17" mohawk, and amazing shows!

I agree with PP, punk was and is about individualism. Which is why I don't get the OP's point about being socialist? To me that is the exact opposite of thinking for yourself. I mean liberal on a social front I understand, but not economically.

At any rate, not trying to politicize it. I'm gonna go try to find my New Model Army vinyl.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

Ex...?

I just ordered a coffin couch for my office.

You are my hero I have the coffin couch website bookmarked on my computer.

I will be getting married next October (that is, if we find a venue). I want to give favors in little coffin boxes that say "Til Death Do Us Part." And since Edgar Allan Poe died in October, for the table assignments, I'd like to name them in his honor...The Raven, The House of Usher, The Rue Morgue, have 2 tables next to each other; one The Pit, the other The Pendulum...

 

[Monte Cristo]

When I was younger and in college, I was into the punk stuff, but have to admit that those days are gone. I still wear my DM wingtips everyday and my red lace DM's everynow and then. I still listen to the music, but with 40 quickly approaching I think those days are long gone...still get into the newer stuff, with Dresden Dolls being my current favorites.

 

[JLTraveling]

So this is where my people have been hiding! I knew there had to be some goth/punk Disney fans out there somewhere. I'm 34 now and my day to day look has mellowed some--often too lazy/busy to invest the time, but I still have a full makeup case and almost all of my club clothes. It helps that I've been the exact same size since I was 14. I try to go all-out and hit the clubs when I'm in a town that I know, but I'm on the road most of the time and don't always seek out the scene. I'm self-employed in a creative field (writing) so I haven't gone corporate.

I'm divorced with no kids, so I haven't yet gotten to experience what some of you are describing. I know when/if I do have kids, though, I'm going to do my best to raise them in the culture. With my luck, though, I'll probably be like the poster with the Hanna Montana-loving cheerleader daughter!

I'm glad most of you have stuck with your beliefs. I think if you're truly into a particular culture or set of beliefs, that becomes a fundamental part of who you are. You might grow up and do what you have to do for your career/family, but you retain the same basic ethos. Those that "outgrow" it, I think, are the ones who were just in it for the shock value in the first place. Just my opinion.

 

[Handbag Lady]

I haven't heard those Dead Kennedy lyrics in a long time...

Here's a funny one from the Dead Milkmen called Punk Rock Girl..

One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead
I met a girl there and she almost knocked me dead

Punk rock girl
Please look at me
Punk rock girl
What do you see?
Let's travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl

I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled and said she did not know

Punk rock girl
Give me a chance
Punk rock girl
Let's go slam dance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me punk rock girl

We went to the Philly Pizza Company
And ordered some hot tea
The waitress said well no, we only have it iced
So we jumped up on the table and shouted anarchy
And someone played a Beach Boys song on the jukebox
It it was "California Dreamin"
So we started screamin
On such a winter's day

She took me to her parents for a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me and he began to squeal

Punk rock girl
It makes no sense
Punk rock girl
Your dad is vice president
Just like the Duke of Earl
Yeah you're for me punk rock girl

We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us to a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said he don't work here
We said if you don't got Mojo Nixon then your store could use some fixin

We got into her car away we started rollin
I said how much you pay for this
Said nothin man it's stolen

Punk rock girl
You look so wild
Punk rock girl
Let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eat fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me
Punk rock girl

This one ranks up there as favorites for many reasons... Zipperhead was a kick butt store on South Street in Philly.. it was so freaking amazing!

And this song even mentions Mojo Nixon, another one of my faves!

I had an old boyfriend that used to sing this song to me.. corny I know..

SQEEEEEALLLLLL, this was my favorite song!!! I was more a metal girl, but my boyfriend was punk, so we crossed between the two cultures all the time. Anyone remember the band Generic Response? Yeah, no one does. That was his band.

 

[wendy46001]

Joining the group, though these days i have to keep it on the inside
i miss the days of purple dr. martens (which matched my hair) and black n white striped tights....

but what i really miss is the concerts and those old school lollapalooza tours every summer

 

[CathrynRose]

Yes.

Hair was shaved underneath....oye! 10 holes in one ear (you can kinda see those) 8 in the other.

Went to Homecoming with a "Straight Edge" Skin Head. I still talk to him. He's lost all his hair, and is still a skin head.


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[GothTink]

You are my hero I have the coffin couch website bookmarked on my computer.

I will be getting married next October (that is, if we find a venue). I want to give favors in little coffin boxes that say "Til Death Do Us Part." And since Edgar Allan Poe died in October, for the table assignments, I'd like to name them in his honor...The Raven, The House of Usher, The Rue Morgue, have 2 tables next to each other; one The Pit, the other The Pendulum...

LOVE this!!

I'll post pics of my coffin couch - spoke to the guy yesterday and they're putting on the finishing touches now!

 

[bdoyledimou]

This is the sole surviving picture of me from 1991.. I am the one between the two girls... the girl in the middle became my (now ex after 15 years) wife.

I am now a corporate executive, with a twist...

I also have a Misfits tattoo from back in the day, and whenever my kids friends see it they are shocked.. not because they wonder how I got a Misfits Tattoo, but why i got the picture from the T-Shirts AS a tattoo.. (did they ever get a lesson in Punk history!!).