This past Friday I had the pleasure of seeing Billy F’ing Idol rock out in Datyon, Ohio, at the Fraze Pavilion. The set up for the concert was great before we even got there. I mean… Billy Idol?!?  That’s just plain awesome.
When I was in college I hung out with all of these music snobs but also this small group of folks who listened to Pennywise and all sorts of other skater rock. I liked both types of music and found that the punk scene was a little more inclusive than that hipster one. (That is still the case but I can hang a little better with the hip kids now.)
Soon after college, I bought every single Generation X album. (Generation X is the band Bill Idol was in before he went out solo.) They sang short, upbeat songs along the lines of the Ramones and it was wonderful.
Somewhere along the lines I transitioned into other types of music, perhaps when I met Wonder Boy,  and sold my Generation X CDs. But I still have a secret crush on Bill Idol and his curled lip.
The concert was good – not great but good. Steve Stevens was fabulous and hilarious playing a Hello Kitty guitar. I’m happy my labor day included a good old-fashioned Rebel Yell this year and while Billy Idol might not make the poster wall, his ticket stub will be included with my others as a reminder of good rock. 
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