enjoy this Brian Looney writing
in the Scars Publications free 2011 PDF file chapbook: Punk Show
(click on the front cover image or the
title text to download the free PDF file)
Martyrdom
Brian Looney
Solidness and cohesion reverberate through the venue. It’s a welcome sight, a worthwhile possession. And it is digested.
Trust is tentative at first, a shy and fragile flicker. The tie strengthens if the music is steady and snaps if its promise proves empty. Our trust is difficult to earn.
We are doubters and skeptics, a suspicious and cynical mass. We demand impression. We will not be serenaded. We spit on sophistry. We relish simplicity and hate industry.
Once given, our trust is fanatical. If it is violated, we are embittered, and our self-respect demands action. But we honor martyrdom most of all, the firm assurance of an ideal, the truest expression of self-trust. Our bodies jolt to the music because it runs all through our blood.
