Poetic-Verses - Bedrooms and Basements: The Story of The White Crackers

Bedrooms and Basements:  The Story of The White Crackers
Talk about the summer of 1983 and what comes to mind?  Ronald Reagan is almost finished with his first
term as President of the United States, Mtv is still showing videos, kids are still listening to music on
audio tape cassettes,there is no internet,facebook or twitter,cell phones are almost unheard of,Wall Street
daredevils use cocaine,disco is still popular,Hip to be Square,My Sharona and corporate greed is running
rampant,The first wave of Punk Rock is nearing an end..Two adolescent boys from the same neighborhood
become fast friends, their friendship is based on having fun and making music,the kind of music,we liked
to hear..music that was, and still is a background for the release of the incredible energy, passion
and creative nature of their beings..
The White Crackers~~
More than just a band..A Brotherhood is more likely the word.."Crackers"..synomious with crazy,ie,
Crazy White kids..Those kids are still with us today..heart and soul all the way..Certainly more
heard of,than heard..But,if you were one of those fortunate few who had the chance to hear them..Then
you know what I'm talking about..Bedrooms and Basements and the occasional hole in the wall club on
High Street were where you might've heard us..How many nervous breakdowns,how many stays in Psychiatric
Hospitals,how much booze,weed and pills,how many crisises,too many to name..Broken hearts and busted
strings,bruised egos it's all the same..From just 2 lads from the same neighborhood..Time has it's
way with us that is for sure..I'm not going to sit here and say it was all peaches and cream,in some
respects it was a f*****g nightmare..
But isn't it something that I,no..we can say..That isn't it a life with some adventure than not?
All I can say is when your young..take some risks in life..go that extra mile..save up your money
and buy a guitar..express yourself..There are so many ways to be creative..Keep trying until you find
something that works for you..so you can look back 20yrs. later and say..that was some f***** up
s***!
  with love and sincerity,
       Rick Weber
nom de punk:  Richard X

By Rick Weber
June 11, 2011
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