I wore my Beastie Boys T-shirt at a family cookout last Sunday.
Sister: "So who are the Beastie Boys?"
Wife: "Punk..."
Me: "Well, not really, no. Hip hop. Remember 'Fight for Your Right to Party,' late 80s?"
Sister: "Gary, I'm seeing a whole side of you I've never seen. So you like punk?!"
Me: "Well, yes, but they're not punk. They're three white Jewish boys from Brooklyn who took up hip hop as a form of expression for what was going on in their lives. For example, their first LP is filled with anecdotes from high school..."
Sister: "Oh, okay, well, whatever. I think maybe that's the music Chris (her son) likes. Chris, come here..."
Me: [ah fuck]
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