I briefly aligned myself with the Straight Edge thing , when I saw friends kicking drugs and alcohol. But , I was'nt doing drugs or alcohol , anyway . It was a personal choice I'd long since arrived at , not a case of me joining a movement. When most of the people who were calling themselves "Straight Edge" soon got back on the dope and/or booze , it all seemed like a farce. But , later , I heard about the extremists , bombing McDonalds (As if they serve meat.) or beating up cigarette smokers. LAME !! Sometimes , Vegans adhere to their principles , without telling others what they should do. I respect them more for it . As for pro - drug/anti meat types , I don't tell them what to do. I would suggest they shower , but , otherwise..... May I bore you with a story ? Sure I can.
I went to see a Thin Lizzy tribute band at a local club. Turned out , they cancelled , with a Country band playing in their place. Under the circumstances , the doorman offered to let me go in for a few minutes and decide if I wanted to stay . The Country band was good , I just was'nt in the mood. I looked around , and all these people were attempting to Yobbo dance (All our friends from The UK , including you , Chris , I trust , know what that is.). I did'nt stay long. I had to wonder why all these WXRT (Boring Chicago radio station that appeals to psuedo - intellectuals , fake hippies and "Adult Rockers". ) fans were doing this British Biker standby , and who taught them how?
Turns out , the whole evening was a semi - secret reception for one Chrissie Hynde , who was in town protesting the former Rock'n'Roll McDonalds. Again , they serve GRISTLE. HOW MUCH OF THAT ARMPIT STANK ACTUALLY CAME FROM A COW? White Castles have more beef. But , yeah , it's her right , I guess , to complain about a bunch of minimum wage slaves busting their humps while she had maybe one good album and another that was spotty , and built a lucrative career on that , wrecking Ray Davies' marriage along the way.
OK , RAY HAD A HAND IN THAT , TOO , but , I heard , from a friend who worked at the club , that she insisted on a Vegan pizza (Which could have been ordered from an actual Vegan restaurant and delivered to said club.) , and gave them specific instructions , having a hissy fit when she learned all their ovens had cooked meat pizzas in the past , shouting at the largely Mexican staff , who did'nt know or care who she was . Seig Hynde !
Chris Henniker said:
Funny, as I see the two things having some things in common (specifically the Hardline variety advocated by Vegan Reich, but not what Ian McKaye was a believer in). Both Hardline & Neo-Nazism are dogmatic and controlling, homophobic, authoritarian, intolerant and unable to see other points of view as valid.
Johnny Lurg said:
It will take me a lot more convincing that this song is a joke, but the band One Life Crew itself is very laughable with their idiotic combination of Neo-Nazism and straight edge/vegan lifestyle:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/u_I2FIw7YEs