I am, by the standards of most, a negative person. So here's my attempt to combat that notion. This is a document of the things that get me buzzing. It is not deep. It is not complete. It is just a list.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Sat. August 6th, 2011

En Fuego:

- Y2K Thrash: My early 20s were crammed full of punk records, house shows and Maximum Rock'n'Roll columns. This was the era that we now call Y2K thrash. If you ever wanted the copy of the Tear it Up: Zero to Suicidal 7" with the glass shards glued onto the cover, then you probably remember this season of throwback hardcore. Everyone name-checked The F.U.s. Tight jeans & black canvas Vans were everywhere. After the 1990s, punk needed to be fun again. I've been on a real kick of those bands recently. Some of them are awful. Some of them were even better than I remembered. And I still miss the Rev Board.

- Deion Sanders: "Prime Time" high-stepped his way into the Hall of Fame today. Sure, there was always a lot of swagger and show to Sanders, but he backed it up. He had 53 INTs! You know why he didn't have over a hundred? Because no one would throw it to his side of the field. He changed the way offenses would play. He's a lot of talk, but he's not lying when he says he is the best.


- Air Conditioning: Sure, it's bad for the environment. Yes, it costs a lot of money. But the heat index has been in the triple digits. So I use it.

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