THIS IS MY PUNK ROCK PAGE.I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO PUNK MUSIC FOR OVER 8 YEARS, AND I HAVE BEEN TO MORE PUNK SHOWS THAN I COULD POSSIBLY COUNT.IF THERE IS ONE TYPE OF MUSIC THAT WILL GET YOU GOING, AND GET YOU IN THE PIT IT IS DEFINATLY PUNK ROCK!

THE FIRST PUNK BAND I GOT INTO WAS THE THE VANDALS.I LIVED IN ORANGE COUNTY AT THE TIME, SO I HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE MANY VERY GOOD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUNK BANDS,THERE WAS USUALLY ABOUT TWO TO THREE GOOD SHOWS A WEEK.I SAW THE LIKES OF NOFX, GUTTERMOUTH, SUBLIME, PENNYWISE, VOODOO GLOW SKULLS, ADOLESCENTS,FACE TO FACE, AND RANCID JUST TO NAME A FEW!

PUNK ROCK HAD ITS OWN CULTURE, ITS OWN STORES, AND ITS OWN LOOK!THIS IS BEFORE THE BIG PUNK EXPLOSION IN THE EARLY 90'S.YOU WOULD SEE ALOT OF THE SAME PEOPLE AT THE SHOWS,IT WAS MORE OF A FAMILY SORTA THING, A VERY LARGE FAMILY.IT WASN'T THE TYPICAL PUNK EITHER(GREEN MOHAWK, ALOT OF PIERCINGS, STUDDED EVERYTHING)IT WAS MORE OF SURFER/SKATE PUNK,T-SHIRT AND BAGGY PANTS. THE PIT IT WAS DIFFERANT THAN NOW ALSO, PEOPLE LOOKED OUT FOR EACH OTHER MORE AND HELPED THEM WHEN THEY FELL!