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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3 Comments

  1. Tim says:

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

  2. Vinny LaMarche says:

    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

  3. Kevin says:

    Gabba, gabba, hey……

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