Goldfinger - Counting the days

Goldfinger playing counting the days for mtv.

"It is an inane task to try and define punk universally. Its meaning is fuzzied everywhere by contextual circumstance. A 16 year-old girl from an affluent religious family who consistently shows up to church on Sunday with her green mohawk and "Fuck Jesus" shirt is punk. But so is a 42 year old biology professor who claims that Charles Darwin's ideas were wrong. Neither person has ever heard of, nor met, one another, nor hung out together at the same underground club. And yet their challenge to established institutions and revulsion to dogmatic thinking links them spiritually. Whether this is genetic or learned is unknown. But I too feel a kinship with everyone who shares these traits. I don't feel allied with those who are exclusive, elitist, and who think that their way of life is a model for how others should live theirs. My philosophy was instilled by the open minded thinking of my parents of course, but also through the turmoil I experienced growing up. While I realize many kids had it harder than me, I have found that a lot of people who call themselves punks had similar experiences." - Grag Graffin of Bad Religion

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[dangerousrandy]

I found this awesome quote from Greg Graffin of Bad Religion regarding who and what's punk. Thought I would share since it seems to come up a lot in people's comments. The quote is in the next 3 posts.

[dangerousrandy]

It is an inane task to try and define punk universally. Its meaning is fuzzied everywhere by contextual circumstance. A 16 year-old girl from an affluent religious family who consistently shows up to church on Sunday with her green mohawk and "**** Jesus" shirt is punk. But so is a 42 year old biology professor who claims that Charles Darwin's ideas were wrong.

[dangerousrandy]

Neither person has ever heard of, nor met, one another, nor hung out together at the same underground club. And yet their challenge to established institutions and revulsion to dogmatic thinking links them spiritually. Whether this is genetic or learned is unknown. But I too feel a kinship with everyone who shares these traits.

[dangerousrandy]

I don't feel allied with those who are exclusive, elitist, and who think that their way of life is a model for how others should live theirs. My philosophy was instilled by the open minded thinking of my parents of course, but also through the turmoil I experienced growing up. While I realize many kids had it harder than me, I have found that a lot of people who call themselves punks had similar experiences.

[jrtichy]

I'd kill to see these guys live.

[Loveisalye]

@jrtichy too bad you'd go to jail and miss the show

[monkeyspwnall]

voldemort on lead guitar!

[randylong5150]

Great song! the lyrics are fun and "chany", very memorable!

[gobthebuster]

That is one killer green screen

[cervece41]

Freaking awesome dude !!

But the other two guys could help the singer with some choirs, he's pretty alone..

[KenerdG13]

damn good live!