Showing posts with label punk rock alphabet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label punk rock alphabet. Show all posts

Sunday, December 31, 2023

The Punk Rock Alphabet: (Take V) Our Three Biggest Asks For 2024

We Didn't See These Things
Under Our Tree In 2023:


But Hope Springs Eternal,
And Still...We Want More:


Here Is ALL We're
Asking For, In 2024:


<"Now Renting..."/The Reckoner>
 

<Decent (Affordable) Housing,
That Doesn't Force Us To:>
                    A)  Empty Our Wallets 
         W/Rampant Abandon.

         B) Flee Our Abodes Every Five Years,
         Because The Speculators
         Wanna Jack Up The Dow Jones.

         C) Give Up Our Firstborn
         (Not To Mention Those
          Who Have Yet To Be Born).




<"Don't Miss This One..."/The Reckoner>


<Enough Of Rampant Greedflation
That Forces Us To...>
      A) Crack Open Every Last Piggbyank
        That's Still Hidden Under The Bed.

            B) Dry Up Our Bank Accounts
        ("What Accounts?", We Ask).

        C) Eat Ramen Noodles, 3X A Day,
        For Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

        Because We Have To Feed
        The Property Barons First (Remember)?


"Just Another Number..."/The Reckoner>

<Fire All Those Fake Insurers
That Force Us To...>
                             A) Cancel Every Last Subscription
             To Whatever Resurrections

             May Still Beckon.

            B) Delay That Bucket List Item
            We've Been Contemplating
            For The Umpteenth Time.

            C) Extinguish Whatever Hopes
            We May Still Entertain
            For An End To The Status Quo
            That Dogs Our Daydreams.


<"It's About Time..."/The Reckoner>

<Get Ready For A Reckoning,
& Avoid Running Into
Those Same Old, Same Old
Unforced Errors...>

    A)Because...Maturity Shouldn't Mean...
    Rehashing The Mistakes Of The Past*.

     B) Because...We're Sick 'n' Tired...
     Of The Same Old Broken Record,
     Playing Over & Over & Over, In Our Heads.

     C) Because...We're Weary Of Hearing...
     Why We Still Have To Wait...
     For What The Austeritycrats 
     Say...We Still Can't Have.


And Remember: 
Talk - Action = Zero (DOA)

<Here's Looking At 2024:>
The Reckoner & The Squawker


(*Thanks to Jello Biafra, for making this observation on all our behalf!)

Sunday, January 1, 2023

The Punk Rock Alphabet (Take V): Sooo... Happy New Year, Already...


<Sooo...

Happy New Year, Already...>

 

A THREE-WAY GAME OF GERIATRIC CHICKEN?

BIDEN VS. BERNIE
VS. TRUMP IN 2024?

C'MON, MAN...
C'MON, PEOPLE... 
C'MON, EVERYBODY...

<WE...
DESERVE...
BETTER!>


    <Do They 
    Owe Us A            Living?>

   'Course they do,
'Course they do...
    'Course they f#cking do... 

F#ck the politically minded,
Here's something 
I wanna say:

<About the state 
of the nation,
the way 
they treat us today...>

SEE YOU IN 2023!

The Reckoner
& The Squawker

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

The Punk Rock Alphabet (Take IV): London Calling Style



A Nuclear Error,
But I Have No Fear,
'Cos London...
a) Is
Still Burning
(So Don't Bother Dialing 999)

b) Is Rocking
(& It Doesn't Matter)

c) Is Drowning,
& I 
(....Fill in the blank, then)




Stop Running,The Wheat
Is Growing Thin:
a) Evacuate 
The City,
I'm.. 
b) Fearing It's Time...
c)Crawl Back
In The Cupboard
(You Boys 'N' Girls)



Forget It, Brother,
Go It Alone:
a)Till You...
...Hold Out Anew, 
Draw Another Breath
 b) Till The Imitation Zone
Has Its Say...
 c) Till The
Faraway Towns
Fade Back Into View:

I Never Felt So Much Alike:
a) Sellin'
All That 
Phoney Beatlemania..
b) Singin' The Blues...
c) Swingin' That Truncheon Thing...

...& After All This... (Don't You Owe Me 
A Smile?)

<The Reckoner>

Links To Go (Before The Thames Overflows)
Dangerous Minds:
Joe Strummer's Original Lyrics
For "London Calling":
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/joe_strummers_original_lyrics_for_london_calling

The Wall Street Journal:
Anatomy Of A Song:
The Sound of Going To Pieces:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-sound-of-going-to-pieces-1377812079?tesla=y

Monday, August 31, 2015

The Punk Rock Alphabet (Take III)

<Be Seeing You...>

Too Much…
  a) Monkey Business
  b) Posse
  c) Pressure
     U
     V

  Waiting For…
     a) My Ship
     To Come In
     b) The Light
     To Change
     c) The Great
     Leap Forward
     X
     Young…
   a)…& Dumb
   b)…Fast &    Scientific
   c)…Loud & Snotty
     Z
<The Reckoner>

Friday, August 28, 2015

The Punk Rock Alphabet (Take II)


Lost:
a) In The Flood
b) In The Supermarket
c) On The Freeway
(…Again)
M      N   
     Occupy:
     a)The Only Available Restroom
     b)The Nearest
       Traffic Lane 
                     
      c) Wall Street
                    
      Protest:
      a) …And Survive
      b) Who, Me?
      c) What For?
Q
R
Smash:

a) ...A New 
World Record
b) ...The State

c) ...The 
Marketplace
<The Reckoner>

Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Punk Rock Alphabet (Take I)


Anarchy Burger...Hold:
a)The Lettuce
b) The Pickle
c) The Government
 
B
C
D
Eat...
a)At Joe's
b) Fast, Die Young
c) The Rich
F
G
  Honey, They’ve Shrunk…

a)...The Kids

b) ...The Politicians
c) ...The Pensions

I
J
Kick Out:
a) The Jams 
b) The Bosses 
c) The Congress
<The Reckoner>