— 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.
Arturo Vega was gay, and when he used Nazi imagery it wasn’t for the wrong reasons. Full Stop. RIP
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
Gabba, gabba, hey……