— Musings —06.09.2013 10:26 AM
Arturo Vega, RIP
He wasn’t perfect – he was insufficiently attuned to the fact that Nazi imagery was unwanted, even in punk – but he changed the popular culture, and not many of us can say that. Story here and his masterwork below.
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Arturo Vega was gay, and when he used Nazi imagery it wasn’t for the wrong reasons. Full Stop. RIP
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Ultimately, I think he and the Ramones were against bastards wherever – during those cold war days, we used to fire up the team with this one:
PT-boat on the way to Havana
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana.
Now I’m a guide for the CIA
Hooray for the USA!
Baby, baby, make me a loco
Baby, baby, make me a mambo
Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop- Havana au go-go
I used to make a living, man
Pickin’ the banana
Hooray for Havana!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dNxK_wslqo#t=03m05s
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Gabba, gabba, hey……