4740  Offensive band names

Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:00:28 -0700
From: "David Hodgson" <DHodgson@TangoLabyrinth.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Offensive band names

Hey Debi;
I was at a place having a beer, jotting a few ideas down and they played DKs
"Kill, Kill, Kill the boy" and then played Sex pistols "Anarchy". I was
never really a Punk kid (you know what I mean).

It did occur to me the punk scene was not just about "F*** Y**", it was
about "Good F*** Y**".

Seems it was also about "Hey instead of giving someone a nurf bat covered in
a velour leopard print. Let's give them something sharp and pointed, then
let them find their own way to the art in that".

Zorrito...


-----Original Message-----

Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:43 AM
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Subject: [Tango-L] Offensive band names


Since punk is now on the agenda, I don't know where you get your facts.
I was at the first show the DKs played at the Mabuhay Gardens in San
Francisco. (Known as the Fab Mab) I knew most of the guys in the band.
They called themselves the Dead Kennedys because it was offensive. At
that point in time, those of us (now I am showing my age..sigh) were
into offending the status quo and shocking them to notice what was going
on in the world. Look at the names of some of their songs and you will
see what I mean. There was no deep philosophical insight. The name was
meant to shock and offend.

I think sometimes it is too easy to blow things off and make them what
they are not.