! those games were sweet!!!

Awww yes! Good ol' Abe.

"Oops!"

I know. Every time I play it it's like being in 9th grade again.

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kneel (September 8, 2008)

damn i think i was a freshman or sophomore in college.

whats your age again?

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MattRamone (September 8, 2008)

What the hell is caller ID?

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branden (September 8, 2008)

it was 7th grade for me, thank you 12 angry viewers.

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baseball (September 8, 2008)

Yeah, I was in 7th grade too. It was the "Damnit" video that got me interested.

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Torgo (September 8, 2008)

9th grade? I was 9 years old when Dude Ranch came out. I feel like most of the jokes went over my head.

that record is great.best one they ever did.

It came out when I was in year 8 I think... every was hyped on it, I remember it was blink, frenzal rhomb and the offspring that were my first "punk" bands.

Even now its a cool album for reminiscing.

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badbrain (September 8, 2008)

Millencolin, NOFX and Pulley for me. I didn't discover Blink until Enema came out

nevermind, they ruined it towards the end with the breakdown. dammit.

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matt_b (September 8, 2008)

haha. i thought it was great. i mean, cliche and offering no originality. but the only reason i listen to poppy hardcore is because of its predictability and humor it offers.

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blue_drink (September 8, 2008)

That breakdown just came out of no where. And it sounded bad.

Agreed.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

You make me sick. I used to hunt wamp rats in my T-16 down in Beggars Canyon

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MattRamone (September 8, 2008)

I didn't say I was proud of this

Green Day got me into punk rock when Dookie came out when I was 6. My dad got it for me because I loved the Longview video when I was a kid (though of course I had no idea what masturbation meant). However, I didn't really discover the glorious art of punk rock until Enema of the State came out in '99.

Agreed.

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twstdbydsn (September 8, 2008)

fully agreed.

Anyone that thinks this is better than Blink's version is deaf or stupid. This cover sucks.

My only hope is that her sweet and just GOD hits her with a bolt of lightning.

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nocigar (September 8, 2008)

if i was her sweet and just GOD, i'd hit her with a fat cock in the face/snatch. that is all. as for her and mccain, i wish they would drop off the face of the earth.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Engulfed in a Crevice would also be acceptable.

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655321 (September 8, 2008)

Ironically, that's where she plans on putting all the minorities if she were to inherit the presidency.

Her church is right. That's why I'm investing in property right now!

I doubt this could be as big a deal. Why would it? A little cooky? Sure. God damn America? No where near.

Oh come on. Like the media hasn't already scored enough touchdowns for Obama in the past year. Even Bill O'Reilly defended Obama during the Reverend Wright thing.

It'd be nice if the election could actually be about some relevant issues rather than seeing who can outsmear who. It's starting to grow old on me.

Why not talk about honest differences of opinion over policy?

Yeah, because you were born when their band started.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

And you believe in Dinosaurs because you were there when they walked to the earth!

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

No, you are mistaken, they were mostly gone by the time I showed up, we just had a few lingering Sleestaks.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

lolz.

epitaph or atlantic label?

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android (September 8, 2008)

epitaph

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

I have a hard time remembering. Do the skate comps from Thrasher count? I had dubs of Agent Orange, The Decendents and Minor Threat in the mid 80's from all my friends. Cold Hard Cash to Counter was probably 1986 or 87, Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard in My Backyard

I Don't Want To Grow Up - Descendents.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

When? Somewhere in 2002-2003? I'm young.

Old people start complaining...

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chickswithdicks (September 8, 2008)

hey at least a descendents album is a way better pick up than most douche bags your age first "punk" purchase.

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kidgotham (September 8, 2008)

That's a gret way to start. Hell, I bet most kids today would site a far shittier album then that.

The Offspring - Smash, 1994

I guess I bought Dookie in '94 too and Stranger Than Fiction, but Smash may have been the most influencial at that time.

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655321 (September 8, 2008)

Damn, I might have picked up Ranid - Let's Go in '94 too. What a great year! BTW, I never got into Blink; I must have been a generation behind

i don't know what counts as punk but i assume one of these will count:

nirvana - nevermind 1993 i think
green day - dookie 1994 or 1995
gob - too late no friends 1996
rancid - out come the wolves 1996
nofx - so long... 1997

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chickswithdicks (September 8, 2008)

fuck i miss old gob

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

They're illusions Michael.

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chickswithdicks (September 8, 2008)

i'm glad that someone took those 3 letters and made something good with them even after the band started to suck.

"you don't want a hungry dove down your pants, that's how tony wonder lost a nut."

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Man, all it takes is to dick around on the internet looking for simpsons and Arrested Development quotes, I just start laughing and the work day flies by.

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chickswithdicks (September 8, 2008)

oh i know, it's distracting as hell.

speaking of which i just found this: http://www.classictvquotes.com/quotes/characters/gob-bluth/

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

It's fucking retarded, I giggle like a fucking mongoloid reading that crap.

i had recipe for hate on cassette in 94. i was 12.

green day - dookie led me to pennywise - a word from the wise then unwritten law - blue room then recipe for hate. all in 1994

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the_other_scott (September 8, 2008)

my math sucks. i guess i was 11

story of the clash vol 1. on cassette. still have the cassette, still listened to it a year ago, as of before my walkman shat itself. still listen to the LP and mp3, whichever medium is appropriate for the situation. ie, i would not listen to the LP on my bike ride to work.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

It would probably skip.

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veganboyjosh (September 8, 2008)

nah, i land smooth after taking my bike off some sweet jumps.

NOFX - The Longest Line 1994

Pennywise - About Time (1995)

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655321 (September 8, 2008)

Hell yeah! I used to love playing that Top Skater arcade game with track 5 from that album.

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kidgotham (September 8, 2008)

I must have spent thousands on that damn game. I would pound a 40 or two and head the the arcade every week for at least a year. That game was expsensive. The funny thing was that the Olde English would stunt my ability to get any better. I was terrible at that game, but it was addicting.

Social Distortion - Self-Titled - 91ish

Operation Ivy - Energy, and Green Day - Dookie/Kerplunk

Bought 'em on the same day.

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Dudley_Shale (September 8, 2008)

95. Sorry.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

Energy is just... incredible.

Milo- Descendants in 1987. I was in seventh grade.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Swell, welcome to the old dudes club, we need to get decoder rings made.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

Old people sux.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Go tell that to the Decendents.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

You know I'm only jealous because you got to be in the time period of music I wish I was.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Luckily with the internet you get caught up in 15 minutes! You win. All the shit I had to wait around for and mailorder and it still wouldn't show up because distribution sucked assholes can now be found at the push of a button.

You had to be slow, it's the only way shit worked.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

That sounds more fun and meaningful to me. I don't know, as much as I love punknews... I hate computers.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Don't say that, haven't you seen WarGames?

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veganboyjosh (September 8, 2008)

how about a nice game of chess?

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

I'd much rather play Global Thermonuclear War.

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Dudley_Shale (September 8, 2008)

I'd much rather play a nice rousing game of grab ass.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Put the chaps on, I'll be there shortly.

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Jay1217 (September 8, 2008)

I saw the Descendents in '87 ( I was 14). I'm old too....

I had Dookie and Smash way back when but they didn't really get me into punk.

Blink 182 - Dude Ranch
Social Distortion - Live At The Roxy

Those really got me more into punk. 1997 or so I'm guessing.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Minus that shit at the very beginning that Social D live record is one of the best things ever.

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655321 (September 8, 2008)

Tank tops!

I think it was Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo by MxPx, and I was like 14 so about 2001. All I could buy were CDs from "Christian" punk bands, as I was raised in a very conservative home. But way before that, I was 12 years old and downloading NoFX, Alkaline Trio and Slayer. My mom never knew about that.

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chickswithdicks (September 8, 2008)

what does your mom listen to?

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deadXlast (September 8, 2008)

Boston, Styx, Foreigner, Journey, etc.

Shit.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

All of those bands rule. Give your mother a big thumbs up for me.

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deadXlast (September 8, 2008)

How about I give your mom a big dick up for you.

Was that funny? I can't decide.

I've tried to explain to her that all of her favorite bands were philanderers and druggies and that she should be proud of me for aligning myself with bands like Lifetime that uphold positve ideals but no... anything remotely associated with 'punk' would mean I go to hell. So I chose hell.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

You should just leave Pansy Division records laying around. Might I suggest 'Touch My Joe Camel' and 'For Those About to Suck Cock'. Two of the worst record covers in history, google them, you'll thank me. Between those two and Anal Cunt, your house will get a lot more interesting.

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veganboyjosh (September 8, 2008)

while you're at it, you might as well pick up/leave down some dwarves records.

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deadXlast (September 8, 2008)

Haha, I know what you're talking about... that would be fun if I still lived with my parents. My mom actually asked me who Pig Destroyer was the other day, and I just said, "don't look them up, you wouldn't like them".

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

Might I also suggest some Guzzard

http://www.wegotrecords.com/images/guzzard.jpg

It' s one of my favorite record covers of all time, just because it's so stupid and I know somebody spent a lot of time (and not much money) to create it.

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mikexdude (September 8, 2008)

No, that was mean.

But yeah, my mom was actually pretty stoked on a lot of the positive messages some of the bands I listen to give.

I really do like Styx and Boston though, they are some talented individuals.

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deadXlast (September 8, 2008)

Okay, it was mean, I couldn't really tell. It was one of those things that come off funny if you speak it, but dickish if you type it.

And the only band me and my mom has in common is Rush. And maybe some Yes. My dad likes a lot of cool guitarists though, and I started listening to Phil Keaggy and Eric Johnson when I was like 8, and I still like them.

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

All I can picture is Linda, The Wedding Singers fiance. That's awesome.

Operation Ivy--1994

Hang Ups - Goldfinger, bought it in 1999.

Shame on me!

I kinda had a late start:

Bad Religion - the Empire Strikes First, 2004/2005ish. I'm not too sure on the year. All I remember is that I got Green Day's Nimrod the same day. Either way, it was one of those two, I guess.

NOFX- Ribbed 1991 just after I started 6th grade. Those teachers sure hated the way I smelled, "Those dreaded Wednesdays and Saturdays also known as shower days..."

The Offspring - Americana, bought in 1998

urban dance squad (i forget the name but their first album) around 91 or 92

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baldsteve (September 8, 2008)

You were looking for a Deeper Shade of Soul?

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veganboyjosh (September 8, 2008)

nah, that was the name of the single. the album was "mental floss for the globe", which was actually their second album, if memory serves. they had one or two others released before that.



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twstdbydsn (September 8, 2008)

Pennywise - Pennywise - 1992

Blink 182 Dude Ranch and the Bosstones CD with The Impression that I Get

Fenix TX - Le Chuza in 2001. I also bought Sugar Ray's self-titled that day also. I tried so hard to sell the Sugar Ray CD, but no one want's it. My mom didn't even like it. Fuck.

First punk record would be Punk In Drublic, 94, i thought The Cause was called "the guns", which made the chorus badass.

I had a bunch of tapes before that though, black flag, butthole surfers, flipper and stuff, but i didn't buy them myself.

the offspring - ixnay on the hombre, 1997 (i was eleven)

The Offspring - Americana in 1998.

Lagwagon - Let's Talk About Feelings in 2002

Ramones - S/T bought in 1993

This doesn't count as Punk, but in 1983 I managed to convince my mother to buy me Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue. I was 6 years old. She loved the fact that one of the songs was called 'Bastard'. She'd be all "hey boy, this band has a song named after you! It's your song, you little loser!" while in line at the K-Mart.

The Queers - Grow Up LP 91'

i dunno, may have been conspiracy of one, offspring, i was 10 at the time, t was older sister influence i think, maybe i had pocket money saved...

My friends were all into Dookie and Smash in Jr. High and I hated Green Day and Offspring because they were so hugely popular. Guess I was tru punx all the way back then.

Got into ska in '96 with Let's Face It and went out and bought the entire Bosstones catalog along with every LTJ, RBF, and Mustard Plug CD.

Finally in '97 I got Dude Ranch.

I can't be too cool in a tree with my pants down!

Oh, Dammit!

this band is dead to me

I can't even think of it as funny anymore. It's too overdone to be ironic, so it just turns annoying. Fuck breakdowns. And I thought it was a pretty solid cover right up until then.

That's from Cheshire Cat.

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SmellTheGlove (September 8, 2008)

I feel douchey for correcting you.

Fuck me.

lol