Sham 69 back patch1/1/2023 ![]() ![]() My mom had threatened me with banishment but that urged me on even more! She turned up just after I had it done and I just smiled at her.she didn't banish me.meh. My first mohawk was cut for me by the Black Power/Mangukaha (willingly! a few of my relations were members.). I'd get fucked up stoned and lay on the floor with the speakers up to my ears singing my heart out to brit punk, Oi! and the Dead Kennedys! They also had a video copy of 'The Decline of Western Civilisation' which is a must see for anyone wanting to see American hardcore back in the day. I'd hit them every dole day and then I scored a job which boosted my vinyl collection and sustained my pot stash. The local record store (music was on Vinyl in them days.LOL) was damn good at getting punk stuff in. ![]() I was into Crass, Disorder, The Exploited (we spraypainted a huge ass 'EXPLOITED' on the Whakatane baths wall! It must of been like 20' long.hehehehe), Undead (the brit punk band), Dead Kennedys, The Violators, Abrasive Wheels, PTTB, Varukers, One Way System, Blitz, 4-Skins, Infa-Riot, Vice Squad and my fave, ACTION PACT. A couple of the guys ended up in the Hallelujah Picassos.īeing a punker in Whakatane in the early 80's meant being able to run fast (cos a lot of people hated you and wanted your leather jacket), being snobbed by your relations and the usual hassles from the cops/gang members. The other guys didn't really last long at it after a year or so they turned to the Alt/Nightclub scene but once I'd said that I'd be a punk, that was it for me. Then someone else suggested punk rock.They looked at me and I said."yeah, sounds good to me." and that was that. The way I got into punk was when one day we were walking back from soccer and one of the lads said "hey, what shall we get into?".Someone suggested Reggae but at the time the only people really into reggae were stoners, gang members and Rastarfarians (strangely enough.). I'd watch Radio with Pictures on Sunday nights (Barry Jenkin, later on Karyn Hay then Dick Driver) and they'd play hard out shit like Venom, Kreator as well as, The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Souixsie and the Banshees, No Tag, Unrestful Movements, Flesh D-Vice etc. ![]() Here it is.My History in the Punk Community. ![]()
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