The Family We Choose

So why did we hang out down there?  Our little group that is – Anna, James, Alex and me, you ask?  Well, why wouldn’t we?  There were bands and music at Medusa’s.  On nights when the Cubs weren't playing, there were all ages punk shows at the Cubby Bear or at the Metro.  There was always something going on.  Some rude boys roll up in a Cadillac and kick the shit out of some straight edger or skinhead drama, or the cops turning up looking for Phoenix because his crazy grandmother was looking for him.

Me and Anna, we didn’t really know our families.  We had nothing in common with them.  She had her older sister,Diane. I had my cousin, Violet. Beyond that, our families were baffled by the way we dressed and the music we listened to.  These kids down there, they were our family.  Punks, skins, goths, gay kids, club kids – these were the people who understood us. 

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