Chapter 2ish

Clearly, rock isn't dead. And for that matter, neither is punk, metal, industrial, gothic, etc. Those of you who would make such a proclamation must do so repeatedly and quietly, lest the rising hysteria of your assertions attract too much of the wrong kind of attention and throw suspicion on your project. I feel your fear. It's much too quiet out there in the world of adulthood. We miss the louder, more raucous days of our youths with all the eyeliner and the fuck-the-system sentiment. I know, I miss it too. Where the hell do all these 18 year olds get off talking about punk anyway? Since when is Hot Topic an authentic subcultural shopping mecca? This is a frightening world, my friends. These are frightening times. But I digress. . . What I mean to say is, rock is alive and well. For evidence of this fact, I need only urge you to navigate to the following URL. You will at once be overcome and astounded, and, I hope, in time, filled with hope: http://www.metalmontana.com/index.php . Let this put an end, once and for all, to the epitaphs for real music. Now I must go make cookies. Respectfully submitted, asenath.