Dust Bin “New York’s Alright… If You Like Tuberculosis”
posted by on June 1 at 11:38 AM
Today’s history lesson:
It was Halloween night, 1981. John Belushi was making a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live, and to mark the occasion he had the honor of selecting the evening’s musical guest. He chose Fear.
To liven up the performance, SNL wanted to bring in some dancers. They called Ian MacKaye for the hookup. New York hardcore and punk kids showed up, as did a bunch of D.C.’s crew. To get into the show you had to say the password, “Ian MacKaye.”
When Fear went on, anarchy ensued—moshing, circle pitting, stage-diving—all the kids allegedly caused many thousands of dollars in damages to the show’s set, including the destruction of one of the video cameras (although MacKaye says it was just a little plastic piece that got broken). Afterward, they were all locked in a room; SNL wanted to sue.
Enjoy!
The best part, if you listen closely at the end… that “Fuck New York” you hear is supposedly hollered by none other than a teenage Ian MacKaye. He tells the whole story in this 2001 Nardwuar interview.
(BTW, is this a mark for the “pro sax” column?)
Hell yeah. Now for some GG Allen, or is it Allin?
n-n-n-negative ap-p-p-p-proach !!!!!
never liked Fear much, but their SNL appearance is CLASSIC!
and no GG! ug.
there'ssomanyofusthere'ssomanyofusthere'ssomanythere'ssomanyofusthere'ssomanyofusthere'ssomany LETS HAVEA WAR! Spit Stix, that's his name? Awesome drummer!
megan are you reading my myspace?
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=24158&blogID=186027723&Mytoken=FCC61111-9608-42CB-A35CC9EA097B08D380968219
About 15 years ago Tesco Vee (The Meatmen) sent me a video with tons of amazing footage on it (like Dolemite trailers and his short-lived show Way USA from MTV) and it included the full Fear performance on SNL. That shit changed my life (the whole video, but that performance in particular). I love that band so much, Lee Ving is a god among men. More Beer!
That is freaky. I went looking for this on You Tube two days ago and couldn't find it. My friend says that Fear were homophobic. His interpretation of "give guns to the queers" is different from mine. Anyone know anything about this? Googling "Fear + homophobic" is about as productive as googling "pussy + cat"
Remember when Tesco Vee got a tattoo on his ass while eating a bowl of chili in a Texas tattoo studio/chili spot? That show was awesome. Rock N' Roll Juggernaut is one hell of a fun album.
Try Googling Lee Ving Homophobic.
ah, thanks for this megan. i'd heard about it but hadn't seen it or knew the details..
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