Rhetoric can't raise the dead I'm sick of always talking when there's no change

Earlier today, I read my guitar players take on the problems with the present state of the scene. He made very valid points and I agreed with basically everything he had to say. I hope that he chooses to make it public, because it is a really deep blog, and was a big eye opener.

What Dutch did not write about in his blog were the problems I saw tonight, not even just tonight, I have seen these problems for awhile.

For quite some time, the hardcore scene on Long Island has gotten increasingly more violent. In 2005, a fight might have broken out at a show. Flash forward to 2009, it is almost mandatory that there is a fight. Not only did I witness two fights break out, one of which I had to get into the middle of to protect my friend, but I witnessed big twenty-something year old guys punching petite teenage girls. I have never been the biggest fan of hardcore, and I probably never will be, but it truly does kill me to hear my best friend have to say that he is done, he is done booking hardcore shows.

Its incredibly lame that a handful of people have to ruin something for everyone else. I know a lot of kids with PMA, and it really sucks that those kids won't be able to attend more hardcore shows at Vibe. That not what music should be about. If you need to inflict physical pain on to someone to enjoy music, your doing something wrong.

I try not to be confrontational, but I have to say this. If you are apart of Thug Squad, get off my island.