Saturday, August 15, 2009  Top 5 Punky guys.  OK, we now know
what I think of Bill Waterson's punky credentials, what were
these other top-five embodiment-of punk-as-a-concept people I
was talking about? Well, I have a list, it's pretty predictable
actually, as long as you don't limit punk rock to music.  Ready?
Here goes: 5. William Burrroughs 4. Bob Dylan 3. Joey Ramone 2.
Bill Watterson 1. Joe Strummer  Each of these guys embody some
sort of punk principle that fits into my definition of what punk
is (or at least was meant to be). Let's examine, hmm?  OK, Bill
Burroughs is here because he embodies the idea of being an
outsider (I'm sure he's in at least the rough draft of
"Rock'n'Roll Nigger"). I suppose it's an old artistic notion
that to really be an "Artist" - yes capital "a" - you need to be
an outsider, always viewing and considering on accepted mores
and structures and values of whatever period of time you happen
to be in. But almost having the Federal Government ban a book of
yours simply on the bas