In honor of Memorial Day…
- Karl Bakla
I just want to put it out there that I am waging war against normalcy, the status quo, & right wing fucks!
I’ve been rereading old punk zines lately, fuck it is such a blast to read our history as it happened, it’s a shame a lot of this stuff isn’t in books or on some fancy website for young punks to read. I have a fairly large zine library & I know I can’t reread them all but I will try to read all of the Las Vegas zines, earlier Maximum Rock “n Roll & Flipside issues. You do see a lot of nostalgia over punk 77 or hard core 81 but I have some what later less popular shit from the late 80’s up to the punk 90’s revival period & up until now. With that said fuck punk 77 & hard core 81 is great except when those dinosaurs claim it died with them, fuck them! Right now I’m reading old issues of Probe, one of the greatest zines of all time too bad Aaron Probe didn’t keep it going, he had a way with words that made you feel like you knew him & that you were his buddy! Bethany & I have both written him in the past & he was cool as fuck!
Wolfbrigade –Wolfpack Years 10”
As I listen to records I wonder why so many people as they “grow up” & get older throw music to the side & trade it in for TV, power tools, conservatism, sports ...etc. For fuck sake when you listen to music you can read a book, draw, paint, cook, clean, organize, write, exercise, dance, & think… music is awesome because you can do something else while enjoying it, you can throw on some New Order & fuck your man as fast as you can.
Bethany’s birthday is coming up & I’d like to share with her that I love her, but I can’t think of any way of doing it besides saying “I love you”. I don’t know, I know no other way than being straight forward. I’m told I’m creative but I can’t think of a creative way of expressing this besides “you’re cool, I’m cool, lets fuck!”. I feel like I should buy her something but that seems so fake, maybe if she hates someone I will kill them for her, I think that is what I would like someone to do for me… Presents are so lame, but I know people like them…. I’m so torn between my anti social world that is so far removed from everyone else & the world where people enjoy presents. I don’t know what to do. I walked into Target yesterday to buy my daughter some stuff & I just about freaked out, I haven’t been in a place like that in a long time, I wanted to run & hide away from everyone… Why isn’t being honest with someone & saying “I love you, I’m glad to spend every year you get older with you” enough? That is how I feel… fuck, whatever… you peaked enough into my world…Labels: art, core, Gore Not Core, hard core, Karl Bakla, Las Vegas, mosh, play list, posi core, punk, punk rock, record list, record nerd, records, straight edge, vinyl, youth crew
Yesterday I was told I was narcissistic, I laughed & said back “it’s not that I’m narcissistic as much as I find others so fucking repulsive”. My coworker shook his head with the feeling of assurance that that he was so fucking correct. Fuck him… today is hard core punk day @ the Bakla house… Whiskey beer, good music, art, & an amazing play list of Koval tested hard core… For some reason I’m in the mood for go fast thrash
Watched Plan 9 From Outer Space late last night, I avoided the movie for years because I was made to feel that I was suppose to like it, you know what? I liked it!Labels: hard core, Karl Bakla, metal, music, play list, power violence, punk, punk rock, record collecting, record nerd, Short Fast Loud, Slap A Ham, straight edge, thrash
I fucking hate when people / friends refer to women as distractions for why they are not creating art, writing, or making music…etc. I’ve heard someone say this today & I wanted to gag, I’ve heard many friends say this to me. I always think to myself a few different things when I hear such bullshit
I don’t care, I’m gonna get drunk & listen to DS13 records tomorrow, ride my skateboard, & draw, or write… not going to watch sports & be a spectator. Everyone at work today was excited about some stupid sports game, I felt bad that they had to have someone else make their lives seem interesting, maybe they should go out & shoot some hoops, throw a ball, or swing a bat…. Oh that’s just a dumb Karl Bakla idea. Maybe for them living is letting someone live the life they want to live. As for myself it’s much more interesting living my life whether or not it’s a successful one or not, at least it’s my own & at least I’m having fun. You can ask me about records & then I’ll pick up my guitar & sing you a song with a chorus of “fuck you”, I like music I play music, fuck you!Labels: art, artist, ass holes, distraction, excuses, Las Vegas, life, People, Sexism, women

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Fuck, I just wanted to throw this out there… I was listening to the FU’s tonight & the song Unite Or Lose came on, a great fucking song if there ever was one. I only mention this because there are so many hard core punk bands from back in the day you are told to check out & compared to the Dillinger Four album Midwestern Songs Of The Americas they sound mediocre. Sure those bands aren’t mediocre but maybe they just don’t stand the test of time or whatever, I don’t mention them by name because I am absolutely gaga over those mediocre bands, so fuck you for thinking such great bands are mediocre, fuck you, die! Where the fuck was I? Oh… the FU’s are / were a great Boston hard core punk band, so put down that latest piece of shit Fat Wreck Chords has released because when it comes down to it everyone you know including me will eventually pick it up, I’m just saying… on one of your ordering sprees order an FU’s album & give George Bush an FU by buying a FU’s record with that stimulus check, it will stimulate your penis, butt hole, & ears… fuck…. With that said, don’t think because I am talking about music I have forgotten about you Karl Rove & the rest of you mother fuckers… I also have not forgotten about the food shortages & dramatic price increases around the globe, we cry about gas prices but still we drive to work & have mobile billboards advertising some whore you can fuck, I need to hire someone to write about this shit for me… as an added bonus for those of you who hate my PC rantings the FU’s were known for their anti political stance & the Dead Milkmen referenced them in the classic tune Tiny Town! Whatever your stance on politics you can’t deny they were a great fucking hard core band, I never really had an issue with the Fu’s, but many did…
yes, that red shit is my blood...Labels: art, attack, Karl Bakla, mother fuck, poetry, Protest, punk, writing

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