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Beving Punk Posts: 1926 Registered: May 2000	posted 11-19-2000 12:42 PM Now that the snows are here and we have another 4-5 months of winter this thought crossed my mind. I can't think of any fashions less "punk" than winter outerwear. So how did you all keep that "punk rock" look and stay warm at the same time? I for one gave up the idea of wearing combat boots in snow and -30 temps for a nice pair of Sorels. Yeah, I don't look as cool but my feet stay warm and dry. IP: Logged
Yuck Foo Punk Posts: 1056 Registered: Mar 2000	posted 11-19-2000 01:52 PM I remember constantly being cold... when I was 13 it didn't bother me as much... I never wore long johns under my ripped jeans... I couldn't wear a hat because of my spiked hair.... and my long dangly earrings always made my head so fucking cold. I was dumb as fuck... Even after I quit trying to dress punk I never dressed sensably for winter. I always hated down jackets, and ski hats. Brrrrrrr IP: Logged
Tall Girl Punk Posts: 42 Registered: Sep 2000	posted 11-19-2000 08:02 PM Didn't stay very warm here either, leather jackets did no good against 20+below+ windchill. combat boots always got snow in them or at least mine did and I always had wet soggy socks for the sake of coolness. I never wore a hat for the same reason, but I did breakdown and buy myself a ratty looking homemade pea green scarf-from, where else, Ragstock. [This message has been edited by Tall Girl (edited 11-19-2000).] IP: Logged
Garage Woman Punk Posts: 666 Registered: May 2000	posted 11-19-2000 08:37 PM Big old man tweed coat from Tatter's - on extremely cold days I'd pile a motorcycle jacket under that. I had a snowflake knit headband so my spiky hair would still stick out but my ears would stay warm. Still would stupidly wear Chuck Taylors even below zero. And smoking outside was a real smart thing to do when it was cold. IP: Logged
Felix Havoc Punk Posts: 1629 Registered: Sep 2000	posted 11-19-2000 10:38 PM It's all about layers man. Denim jacket, leater vest, leater jacket, denim vest. Long johns and wool socks, the only thing that sucks is that steel toe boots really freeze your toes. Its a myth what they say about loosing 80% of heat through your head. You lose most of it from the back of your neck. If you wear a scarf around that area big hair and mohawks are totally possible down to the temperatures at which your ears will freeze off. IP: Logged
Swillmongrel Punk Posts: 730 Registered: May 2000	posted 11-20-2000 09:40 AM Soggy Chuck Taylors in the winter would be pretty unbearable. It was time to replace when the rubber sole would seperate and start flapping around letting snow and ice directly in. IP: Logged
dangermouse Punk Posts: 86 Registered: Jul 2000	posted 11-20-2000 09:48 AM I remember steel-toed Doc Martens. After an hour or so outside, the steel soaked up the cold and they became little refrigerators. And no traction whatsoever. ALWAYS had to wear the leather jacket. And a acarf, maybe. Stupid. No wonder I got walking pneumonia. Now I wear this Russian army cap with the floppy ears. I look like an idiot (or a dog) but I'm warm! Then again, I no longer have big, spiky hair... IP: Logged
zomzom Punk Posts: 77342189 Registered: Mar 1920	posted 11-20-2000 10:04 AM My first winter in Mpls., Flour and I lived downtown, and what was to become Rifle Sport would practice at 2410 Dupont. Being the poverty stricken punks that we were, we would walk the long distance from downtown with our guitars. I remember wearing surplus wool army coats, no hats since they would flatten out the all-important poofy hair, and slidey engineer boots. Often we would wear the leather jacket underneath for a layer. IP: Logged
Swillmongrel Punk Posts: 730 Registered: May 2000	posted 11-20-2000 11:00 AM Damn! You mean to say you didn't even have the 10 cents to ride the MTC? You guys were poverty stricken! IP: Logged
Laggard Punk Posts: 1087 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 11-20-2000 11:56 AM I always that it was easier to be 'punk' in the winter. That way one can wear the always punk leather jacket. There are few things funnier to me than seeing someone so desperate to be punk that he/she wears a leather jacket in the middle of July. Also, as someone mentioned you can layer everything. Long sleeve t-shirts under short sleeve shirts, etc. IP: Logged
Sarahbitch Punk Posts: 31 Registered: Oct 2000	posted 11-20-2000 12:53 PM Lets take this step by step 1. THE COAT - Gots to go to rag-stock and get a 1940's Storm Coat. 2. THE SCARF - This years must have winter fashion is the Black & White piano scarf. Used to be able to get them at March 4th across from Daytons. Lost mine a few years ago. Anybody want to sell theirs let me know. 3. THE GLOVES - You need 2 pair. 1st pair in a thinner light weight fabric. 2nd pair wear over the first pair with the fingers cut off at the knuckles to allow flexability and smoking ease. 4. THE BOOTS - Sorels are ok. But you must replace the laces with the most abnoxios laces you can find. Roller Gardens has a large selection of laces and you may choose to add pom-poms for that extra winter go-go girl effect. Don't however go to the Gardens without an escort. The ambiance will make you wretch. If you have multiple piercings. It's best to change the back of the posts to the plastic type. They don't get as cold as the metal backs and they warm quicker once you get to the bar. GOOD LUCK AND STAY WARM IP: Logged
Tall Girl Punk Posts: 42 Registered: Sep 2000	posted 11-20-2000 01:05 PM quote: Originally posted by Laggard: There are few things funnier to me than seeing someone so desperate to be punk that he/she wears a leather jacket in the middle of July. O.K O.K I admit it I was one of those that wore a leather jacket in the summer too, but a mini skirt would offset the risk of heatstroke. IP: Logged
Laggard Punk Posts: 1087 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 11-20-2000 01:56 PM quote: Originally posted by Tall Girl: O.K O.K I admit it I was one of those that wore a leather jacket in the summer too, but a mini skirt would offset the risk of heatstroke. LOL Good to see you admit it. IP: Logged
Tall Girl Punk Posts: 42 Registered: Sep 2000	posted 11-20-2000 02:21 PM Yup, I admit, I was one of them silly youngins who wanted to look oh so "punk rock" [This message has been edited by Tall Girl (edited 11-20-2000).] IP: Logged
Beving Punk Posts: 1926 Registered: May 2000	posted 11-20-2000 09:09 PM quote: Originally posted by Laggard: There are few things funnier to me than seeing someone so desperate to be punk that he/she wears a leather jacket in the middle of July. I did that for 2 summers, then wised up. 104 with 90% humidity is NOT leather weather. For some reason I always ended up shaving my head around Sept/Oct, so I would spend the entire winter with no, or short, hair. I finally got hip to having some hair in the winter a few years ago. IP: Logged
2fisted Punk Posts: 1812 Registered: Mar 2000	posted 11-20-2000 11:01 PM I used to suffer w/ an old sears brand leather jacket, then I bought a custom job from Mark Sanders. Thing is suprisingly warm! RIP Mark. IP: Logged
26th&26thBlondegirl Punk Posts: 149 Registered: Jun 2000	posted 12-02-2000 11:06 PM Army surplus. Tatters. Original Ragstock with the stinky bins. For all your moth eaten woolly mamoth needs. Not getting the heater fixed in my car for two years was a really good way to freeze ones hind quarters off, at least the clubs were not all that far away from each other. Going to warehouse parties, in buildings that had no heat, dressed in a miniskirt, was another smart move. (I remember going to a Mofo's after hours party that was so cold I was turning blue). Beer and cocktails usually kept antifreeze in your system so you just really did not care how damned cold you were. Sometimes smoking a cigarette helped. (I mean the whole pack ... all at once!) I remember, speaking of winter, the guys who lived in the house across the street, by MCAD, that had a Christmas tree hanging upside down from the ceiling by a noose with a bear trap hanging at the bottom for the "star" and it was decorated with old beer cans, bottles and potato chip bags and then they left the windows open to frost the windows up enough to give it more "atmosphere". Sticking ones tongue on a frozen piece of metal will always make you forget you are cold! >;-) What? Surely you jest! Be warm and comfortable instead of fashionably a wreck? Pashaw! IP: Logged
dadaduck Punk Posts: 886 Registered: Jun 2000	posted 12-04-2000 02:15 PM I definitely think that winter is more punk rock than summer. Trench coats = very New Wave. Army surplus jackets are always punk rock. I've never spent more than $35 for a winter coat, and have no intention of starting now. I spent many years going out without a hat, but I've learned my lesson. The thing about combat boots in sub-zero weather is that you're fine for about the first 20 minutes, but after that, the leather freezes up, and they'll continue to frost bite your feet even after you go indoors. I know, because I almost froze off my toes walking home from downtown Minneapolis a couple of times. I made the mistake of going to a Gulf War protest in the middle of January with nothing on my feet but a pair of Chuck Taylors and a single pair of socks. Bad idea. Wearing lots of scarfs is punk. Winter hats can be punk, just as long as they don't look like ski hats or have pom poms or nothing like that. Fake fur coats are (almost) always punk. I have a certain fondness for those ridiculous Russian fur hats...despite the fur. Flannel shirts and jackets are good winter clothes, and definitely qualify as an acceptable way to dress. I would never, under any circumstances, be caught wearing a ski jacket, snow pants, or moon boots. Its just not worth it. IP: Logged
urignant Punk Posts: 90 Registered: Jul 2001	posted 07-20-2001 02:54 PM Thank the Gods for Tatters...cool worn out black wool "vampire coats" and boots protected my shaved-head-can't-wear-a-hat dumb ass. If extreme tempuratures hit, a table-cloth around head and neck would suffice. IP: Logged
MrsPeel Punk Posts: 2656 Registered: Nov 2000	posted 07-20-2001 04:41 PM Hard-fucking-CORE! IP: Logged
MoldyRamone Punk Posts: 1005 Registered: Apr 2001	posted 07-21-2001 12:56 AM In the wintertime, I prefer to lie nekkid in front of the fireplace, with my honey applying ice cubes to my scrotum, the both 0f us laughing about all those poor homeless punkers aching to see all those bands we get to see,m when we can fit'em into our schedule...fer free... okay, I suck.... IP: Logged
REV. PECKERWOOD Punk Posts: 77 Registered: Mar 2001	posted 07-23-2001 05:14 PM How did I stay punk in winter? Jeff or Chris? IP: Logged
RAH Punk Posts: 1610 Registered: Jun 2000	posted 07-24-2001 07:56 AM Wow, I was unaware that you and the Winters had that kind of relationship. Nothing like a little prison love, eh, punk? IP: Logged
Jzzz Punk Posts: 1784 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 07-24-2001 03:57 PM As I recall this was achived primarily by shivering at the bus stop. IP: Logged
Miss Anthrope Punk Posts: 213 Registered: Mar 2001	posted 08-15-2001 12:41 PM prison love is peckerwood's favorite love of all, of course! I think I actually started smoking as a way to keep warm (does glowing ember really cancel out decreased circulation?) while waiting in an Uptown theater movie line, or for the nice old (21+) person to buy our underageasses the 40s at Chi-Lake, or for the ten people to wedge themselves back in the car after the inevitably busted party. And what was the deal with Doc Martins and the rubber soles freezing into your own personal tobaggins? So impractical when trying to push one's car out of its plowed-in or snowed-in spot (of course, this was back when you could park on BOTH sides of the street in Mpls all winter). My pet winter peeve (of the season, not the boys) were the always-running, gas-sucking cop cars outside of Perkins. I would come out and be trying to scrape my windsheild with, oh, a purloined menu, and growl at the toasty-warm, completely defrosted, locked and empty squads. Bastards! IP: Logged
amy purple Punk Posts: 282 Registered: May 2001	posted 08-26-2001 09:58 PM i think i need to start dating someone before it gets cold, so they can keep me warm! seriously, this will be my first winter here and i am little worried about the cold/snow. IP: Logged
MrsPeel Punk Posts: 2656 Registered: Nov 2000	posted 08-27-2001 03:28 AM Horrors! It's FAR too early to be talking about this! IP: Logged
Beving Punk Posts: 1926 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-27-2001 09:51 AM quote: Originally posted by amy purple: i think i need to start dating someone before it gets cold, so they can keep me warm! Hey baby, what's your sign? IP: Logged
trainwreck Punk Posts: 821 Registered: Apr 2001	posted 08-27-2001 10:50 AM quote: Originally posted by Miss Anthrope: reminds me of last winter here in Austin,leaving my sisters house when it was frozen outside, nearly backed into a cop car because I was fucking cold and dead tired (I woke up about 3 minutes before I left)and having an iced up rear window still...amazingly, no ticket... My pet winter peeve (of the season, not the boys) were the always-running, gas-sucking cop cars outside of Perkins. I would come out and be trying to scrape my windsheild with, oh, a purloined menu, and growl at the toasty-warm, completely defrosted, locked and empty squads. Bastards! IP: Logged
UptownTroll Lil Punk Posts: 10 Registered: Aug 2001	posted 08-27-2001 12:59 PM I remember one winter night I was tripping my ass off at a friend's house when the guy's dad interupted our little sleepover to take him to detox and eventually rehab. He said I was welcome to stay, but I said: "No Thanks!" At one in the morning, I caught the last number 6 downtown just to stay warm. I saw Mr. Donuts and stopped of for a bowl of Clam Chowder and some indoor time. It wasn't fun trying to rally when two cops came in for their free donuts and coffee. Eventually, I decided to brave the walk to "the ranch" to see if people were still up. When I got there I felt bad because this girl (I forget your name, sorry!) answered the door in her nightie. After a brief awkward pause, before I could apologize for bugging her, she invited me in, and the place was packed with street punks who were watching "Children of the Corn" on late night tv. It was funny because whenever a commercial came on for something like the Life-Time series memorial Civil War Chess Set, some guy behind paper thin walls would yell out to confirm the number and order it C.O.D. -Dave IP: Logged
amy purple Punk Posts: 282 Registered: May 2001	posted 08-27-2001 08:25 PM oh beving, baby, i am a capricorn. IP: Logged
Beving Punk Posts: 1926 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-28-2001 07:01 PM Famous Capricorns: Sorrell "Boss Hogg" Booke Michael Stipe Casey Kasem Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Beving (only one of those people dosen't share the same birthday) [This message has been edited by Beving (edited 08-28-2001).] IP: Logged
amy purple Punk Posts: 282 Registered: May 2001	posted 08-28-2001 09:06 PM you're a capricorn too? so is that a match or a bad sign? i never understood that stuff. IP: Logged
Beving Punk Posts: 1926 Registered: May 2000	posted 08-29-2001 06:49 PM Dunno, I guess if you believe in it it's a bad match. If you think it's all stupid hippy shit then we should "talk". And the answer is: Lemmy (Dec 25) Casey Kasem, Boss Hogg, Mike Stipe and Beving all share the same b-day. IP: Logged
amy purple Punk Posts: 282 Registered: May 2001	posted 08-29-2001 07:08 PM then i guess we should 'talk'. IP: Logged
molly coddle Punk Posts: 2546 Registered: May 2001	posted 12-03-2001 02:24 AM bump IP: Logged
Scotty Punk Posts: 1848 Registered: Jun 2000	posted 12-03-2001 12:02 PM http://www.arctic-cat.com IP: Logged
zomzom Punk Posts: 77342189 Registered: Mar 1920	posted 12-03-2001 12:04 PM That was "punk", not "drunk". IP: Logged
Scotty Punk Posts: 1848 Registered: Jun 2000	posted 12-03-2001 12:16 PM Drunk on the sweet 2-cycle fumes that is, ahhh.... IP: Logged
Orbit Punk Posts: 539 Registered: Jan 2001	posted 12-04-2001 12:00 AM quote: Originally posted by Beving: Famous Capricorns: ] And me, beeeaaatch!! Now that you mention it, is that why Motorhead has a song called Capricorn? Taurus or Saggitarius or Leo just wouldn't fit in the chorus? [This message has been edited by Orbit (edited 12-04-2001).] IP: Logged

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