Went to a Comic book and Toy convention on Sat. The toy part of it was kinda weak, very little vinyl, mostly plastic, mostly Starwars.
Picked up these guys called, "Blow Up Dolls"

I don't really read comics (except for Top 10 and Fables), so that part didn't interest me. The true gems that I found were bootleg DVDs (that were never released on DVD):
Decline of Western Civilization

and part 2, The Metal Years

Part 1, which I've never seen before, was pretty bad. It highlighted the Germs, Pre-Hank Black Flag, X, Fear, and Circle Jerks, which was cool. It also highlighted 2 other bands that were pretty weak (Catholic discipline and The Alice Bag Band). My beef is that She (Penelope Spheris, the Director) could have (and should have) highlighted any and all of the Cali punk scene. Punk was so interesting and tiny back then, they all hung out together at the same places and played in the same bands as each other. Where were The Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, TSOL, Minutemen, Descendants, Redd Cross, Social Distortion, hell, even the Pre-fame Go Gos? All those bands were around in one incarnation or another, but not shown. Also, there was a lack of interesting scensters to be interviewed. This is a beef with both of the Decline movies, Spheris interviewed idiotic stereotypes to make her movies more... shocking. Like, here is a sample of what the youth of today is like: stupid and angry, but with no purpose. I think that kids who are involved with such an intense subculture are searching for acceptance, searching for people that understand them, searching for an outlet for their frustrations from feeling like an alien in their homes and schools. All I'm saying is that Spheris could have interviewed some intelligent kids with mohawks and possibly done a service to the punk scene. Instead, I feel, she really exploited it and used all the people in it to make fun of them.
Part 2 was really the same deal, but with metal bands. I really felt like she should have put more importance on the music, the fans, and the lifestyle, rather then ask a couple of egomaniacs about how much pussy they get. The Metal Years really focused on misogyny and make-up. Yes, I know that was a part of it, but not the only and most interesting angle.
After we have launched Orgasm, maybe it'll be time for me to get some financial backers and do a music documentary of my own. Pffft.
-R