![]() ROLLINS attitude throughout is one of defiance. they are very much the pioneers that got scalped to borrow horrible offensive and culturally antiquated turn of phrase. on top of that they are blazing through under-appreciated markets that don't have a frame of reference for their version of PUNK ROCK quite yet. they see a rock star on tour where his actual reality is sleeping in vans, moving equipment, fighting skinheads, fighting concert promoters, lack of food, lack of sleep and lack of money. the longer he is on the road, the more severe that estrangement becomes, for his former peers (exception being friend IAN MCKAYE) can't appreciate his position. one theme carried on throughout journal is this theme of isolation and alienation from the straight world he so passionately wished to escape from. he appreciates his good fortune in being asked to join his favorite band at a moment when they sought to reshuffle roles within the band. ![]() In ROLLINS we see a guy that knows his place. ![]() this self-published printing (now long out of print) of his tour journal finds BLACK FLAG frontman HENRY ROLLINS in GET IN THE VAN ( 2.13.61, 1995) giving the reader a first-hand account of the hardship and endurance it took to get out the message. this circuit of VFW halls, LIONS CLUBS and basements across the nation was the common proving ground for INDIE bands of that same era and underground ALTERNATIVE bands of the 90s. It has been said that the lasting cultural impact of 1980s HARDCORE was the touring circuit they networked one city at a time. ![]()
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