ah... last minute I learned that the Salad Days: A Decade of Punk In Washington DC was playing at the Mount Pleasant Library

Salad Days

yesterday afternoon I saw that the Salad Days documentary would be having a screening at the Mount Pleasant Library

so... I did not leave work as early as I hoped

but I was still able to sneak in a ride

got on the bike and did a quick hour hammer on the road bike in Rock Creek Park

felt pretty spry... the beauty of the fall colors reflecting on the dark waters of the creek may not have inspired me but it certainly entertained me

the ride was shorter than I planned which allowed for me to walk the dog and then shower before heading to the screening of this film

but first... out of the shower and I have a few text messages on my phone

piss... shit... f....k!

I am on rowing carpool duty

need to zip down to Thompson Boat House to grab my son Dean and one of his rowing teammates Rory

oh man... leaving late will have me arriving late

Rock Creek Parkway late in Rush Hour can be a parking lot

endured the traffic because there is\was no choice

grabbed the boys

they were not that frustrated with my being late

my being late had Rory miss piano... he was thankful of that

with carpool duties behind me I was off to the Mount Pleasant Library

where I would learn that the front door is around back

I walked in late to the screening... which was fine... I have seen the film before and was planning on purchasing a copy

enjoyed the film

enjoyed the memories

after the film there was some Q&A

I was interested in talking with Scott and and Jim but had no real public question

there were some questions and they were well answered

there was the question of future films or expanding on various aspects of the scene

the film chasing a story

surrounding Dischord and Ian

following the major players

but there was much more

there were a multitude of record labels

and not only were their the bands

but there was "the scene"

it would be cool to see a film about "the scene"

someone asked about skinheads

Scott told an amusing story about a Skinhead kicking over some Japanese motorcycles

it was funny... but brought up the humor of our suburban punks and skins adopting some of the ideology of punks and skins in England

sure... it is a wonderful film

I did buy a copy

I recommend watching it

great documentary... he tells the story well

but the story can still be told from an alternate perspective

Dischord

skinhead