Harley Flanagan went insane on Friday night stabbing and biting current Cro Mag personnel. It takes a real tool, who at age 45, still find that high school scrappiness acceptable. This is a by product of the New York Hardcore scene. Not the cool punk scene but the ugly offspring that was birthed in the mid 80s once the real punks were all dead or grew up.
Cro Mags were the stereotypical testosterone band, fucking, beer drinking, screaming adolescents who apparently have yet to grow up. The geezers were to play Webster Hall in celebration of the CBGBs Festival (which is getting zero post event coverage for some reason) but nope, Harley decided to fuck it up and in exchange for his antics got a broken leg free of charge from the NYPD.
His side of the story will be one of oppression and 'been done wrong' type shit, that's the 80s punk mentality.
Two counts of second degree assault some media attention to embarrass his kids(and the broken leg) is all Flanagan will get for his escapades. What a tool
There are some fun and idiotic quotes from the event though-
“People started booing him and throwing stuff at him,” eyewitness Justin Brannan said. “His hands were handcuffed but he still gave everyone the finger.”
“You can all thank Harley Flanagan for ruining the night for everyone,” Cro-Mags lead singer John Joseph McGowan told the crowd
“I talked to him outside minutes before it happened and I knew something was going to go down,” a witness said, according to the Horns Up Rocks website. “He was like a lunatic outside. Next thing I know he’s in the VIP area stabbing people!”
Punks not dead- it has just evolved into redneck idiocy