Getting around to
it.
In the mid-90’s I had the grand
vision of putting together a book on the history of the Denver punk scene well
before documenting punk scenes became fashionable. Sharon Cheslow, Cynthia
Connolly and Leslie Clague’s Banned in
DC: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground (79-85) was my inspiration
and template for attempting such a project; they executed the perfect idea. Sadly,
my project lacked commitment and was never realized. For almost two decades, boxes
of photographs, fliers, interviews, letters, and zines still sit in a garage in
San Diego and incomplete stories tucked away on a hard drive.
My friend, Jill “Razer”
Mustoffa believed in my vision and was my cheerleader from the beginning, it
was people like her why I got more involved in the scene; promoting shows,
making zines, starting a record label apart from playing in bands…while I
didn’t do much in the way of really starting a book, Jill has in some ways
inherited the role as the gatekeeper of the bygone era via her Denver Punk
Scene Facebook page. It is a living interactive electronic document that our
friends contribute to by uploading images, leaving comments or sharing stories.
It’s a space where you can choose your level of involvement. http://www.facebook.com/denverpunk
Every so often I get nostalgic
and open a folder and look at what I started, thinking some day these stories
will be told. Now that I’m living halfway across the world from my hometown, it
seems like the appropriate time to dust off a couple and see what happens.
c/s Bob Rob (Medina)
January 2014
Special Thanks to Ana Medina and Monica Zarazua for editing and such.
Special Thanks to Ana Medina and Monica Zarazua for editing and such.
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