The Dickies Trigger A Bunch Of Whiney Emo Kids At The Warped Tour
When I typically think of the Warped Tour, the first thing that comes to mind is a crowd of middle-class teenagers with dyed hair safely moshing about to the crying “whooos” and “ooohs” of their favorite emo-metal hybrid bands. Let’s face it, the Warped Tour today isn’t the same Warped Tour that I remember from the 90’s. I remember how lame it was back then, but at least the factor of tears still wasn’t a thing. All we had to deal with were obnoxious Korn kids disrupting the circle pit with their dank bounce mosh.
Now enter punk rock legends, The Dickies. And if there could be an annual Grammy award given for punk rock, these vets deserve it. This past weekend, they took to the Hard Rock Stage at the Warped Tour in Denver, CO. Now if you’re a veteran of the punk scene, their stage antics shouldn’t offend you the slightest. But then again, the majority of the people who attend The Warped Tour aren’t exactly punk rock buffs to say the least. That’s why a group of emo kids became triggered during The Dickies’ set. Let’s face it, they’re a bunch of crusty old men playing actual punk rock. They’re not a tattooed screamo band trying to look cute on stage so they can impress a fan-base of 15 year olds.
And because their singer, Leonard Graves, made a joke about going down on showgoers, a triggered girl in the crowd accused him of being a predator. The group accompanying the girl continued to heckle the band and even attempted to assault them with a sign that read “Punks Not Predatory.” Graves unleashed the almighty “c*nt,” which raised the factor of tears so high that The Dickies got booted off The Warped Tour. If anything, the girl was probably looking for an opportunity to appear heroic and righteous and the poor Dickies happened to be on the receiving end of her idiocy. The ironic part about calling The Dickies a bunch of old predators, is that while they tend to joke about it, they’re not actually following through with it. The same can’t be said about all these emo/screamo bands comprising of grown men being worshipped by 13 year old girls. I mean, just take a look at every emo kid’s hero, Ian Watkins.
The bottom line; you can’t call yourself punk rock, and at the same time, be triggered by a band like The Dickies. Most of these kids who continue to cry about this band and insult them on social media would have never survived a punk show in the 80’s or even 90’s (when I got into it). They would cry so hard, they’re heads would explode. And if you’re one of these kids, then check out the song I left for you below. It’s actually pretty good, and since it’s about crying, I’m sure you can relate to it. It might even expand your taste in music. Also check out the statement given by The Dickies:
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It has come to my attention that a snippet from a recent incident during the Van’s Warped Tour is floating around the internet, indeed here in every comment section on The Dickies page.
This is the context: While doing our show a handful of people took it upon themselves to express their ire with my routine–a routine that includes apish antics, a penis puppet, and often ends with me saying, “You’re a great looking bunch of kids. We’d love to go down on each and every one of you but we just don’t have the time.”
Apparently this group thought I meant it literally as they were holding a sign on the side of the stage (which was then thrown at me) that read:
“Our teenage girls don’t need to be subjected to derogatory jokes by a disgusting old man”
“Punk isn’t predatory”
It appears the audience and myself were to be lectured about common decency as well as the very raison d’être of Punk Rock by this woman and her friends during the entire set.
I finally let my anger get the better of me. I let her know what I thought of her ageist, nasty, Leonard-hating behavior. I used very rude language. I understand the word “cunt” is inflammatory and that many women have been abused by this word. I should have called her an “asshole.”
It wasn’t my proudest moment … but neither was the time I urinated on the audience. I wasn’t there to “prey” on anyone’s child. In all honesty, as fine as most of my audiences are, I’ll pass on having oral sex with each and every one of them.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to affix my groovy new “I *heart* Beaver” magnet (that I picked up in Beaver, Colorado) to the refrigerator and listen to “Beat On The Brat” by The Ramones. If some of you kids haven’t heard of them yet, check ’em out! They’re pretty cool.
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The Dickies Trigger A Bunch Of Whiney Emo Kids At The Warped Tour was originally published on Sound Renaissance
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