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Awwww, darn. Marqaha and I will be in downtown Philly, watching the Dead Milkmen weave their web of shouting, yelling, and punk music.


Have fun, and don't forget, Saturday is the night you "fall back" an hour (at least for some of us!)

Hey Pax

Is this on Infinty or Pinnacle?

I WANT IN!!!

We were in Philly pretending we were young punks again with the Dead Milkmen. The concert was amazingly cool, and the persistent rain didn't "dampen" our fun

Now I'm tired and sore and I remember what being a young punkrock kid was about. Pass the aspirin!

LOL! No, Mis made it sound like being "in Philly" was a special treat!

And how can you not like Pearl Jam? That's so wrong....

I read about Pearl Jam closing the Spectrum! I would have loved to have been there for that show!


Though I'm sure that the Spectrum isn't what it use to be, I have a lot of fond childhood memories of the place, I've seen countless show there, most of them I don't remember too well, but some that stand out where;

Yes - In the round
Foghat
Van Halen
Rush
Kansas
Queen
Kiss
Alice Cooper
Aerosmith
Steve Miller Band
Boston
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Foriegner
Styx
Ted Nugent



farewell shithole, i'll miss ya!

Whose kidding about what? I'd like to argue with you, but I don't know what side to take.

BTW, Dead Milkmen > PJ. No questions asked.

toon, that was almost like music, except maybe the part where the 14 yr old singing it couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. And if you are going to argue lyrics, PLEASE don't. My opinion of your musical tastes would suffer greatly. I thought that was a joke, not a real music video. In fact, that song(loosely translated) was like rap with no beat. I recognize that musical tastes differ greatly, but don't argue that was anything more than a bunch of kids jamming. Their music, if that was an example, like their name is lame.....

Your phrase "kids jamming" resonates with me.

As a former professional musician I can state from experience that those early days spent fumbling with a barely understood instrument, searching for your own unique voice, are far more important than most people realize. Those kids are driven by a passion for making noise and they don't suffer from distractions related to music industry marketing and the cultivation of mass-marketable image.

I'd liken it to watching your grade school aged child developing social skills, establishing conflict resolution priorities, and otherwise discovering society's social expectations by fumbling through early playground games. Proper socialization is critical to lifelong success, but your child couldn't care less. All he or she knows is that its fun to feel the sun and your face, to run around like an idiot, and to share unrestrained laughter.

The Dead Milkmen were at their apex in the mid-80's. The video above is from 1988. They were inner-city kids who were unpopular, depressed, and completely dejected with a pop-music culture that didn't speak directly to them at all. With no other release, and trapped in a youth-culture that forbade silliness, these kids found each other and were linked by a desire to "run around the playground like idiots". Technical chops and musical skill are far less valuable in this context than cleverness and silliness.

Your incredulousness is hardly a surprise. Part of the deliberate point was to generate bewilderment from people who "didn't get" their arbitrary and shifting punchlines. Suddenly these lost kids were the "insiders" and it was people like you (and 99% of America) who were the outsiders. You played your part masterfully, unwittingly. Nearly 25 years later they still have that effect. Well done, sir!

Don't underestimate the cultural importance of bands like the Dead Milkmen, and their kin in other media, like PeeWee Herman and Ren and Stimpy. Sure they're a joke, but they're also a serious outlet for young people, and the young of heart, who want their pop culture a little less pre-processed and genetically engineered.

As another one of those kids from the 80's who wasn't really understood, I also identify with bands like the Dead Milkmen, who could be REAL.

I'm not saying that Pearl Jam is a bad band, but I'd rather listen to the kids running around like idiots. Unless they're real kids.