#55. Although the front of the shirt alludes to Black Flag, this is a Hank Williams III shirt. Bought this at his Roxy show around 2002, and unfortunately they only had extra large. Yet I had to have this great but deceptive shirt.
Hank played a set that was his usual raucous blend of hillbilly and country with an extremely aggressive edge. The show was great and memorably schizophrenic, although we found it odd that there were quite a few people in the audience with Misfits shirts on. I mean, the music had a punk edge, but I was still surprised to see some hardcore punks in the audience. After Hank III left the stage, the lady with the bouffant and blue mascara standing next to us left, and the punks moved in. We knew something was up. And then Hank III returned to the stage and literally let his hair down with his other band Assjack. His hair, which was in a tight braid for the opening set, was in full metal motion, and the band ripped some of the heaviest punk I’ve heard. We decided to move to the back and watch the mosh put from a safe distance. That was a smart move.
I wonder if the mascara lady learned about Assjack the hard way.
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