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Archive for January, 2008

So long friends, It’s been great

Published by
Adam
at January 26, 2008 in QueerPunks.com News. 2 Comments

Hi All,

It’s with a heavy heart that I must say goodbye to QueerPunks.com and move on to other ventures. I started this site in late 2001 as a way to meet punk rock homos and talk about the things we all had in common. I was able to learn so much from all the visitors, contributors, and message board posters. I truly feel that this site, because of you, has made me a better person. I thank you for that.

A lot of you know that I’ve worked in the music industry for close to 14 years and lately things have been increasingly busy for me. I haven’t been able to devote any quality time to this site, or contribute much content. It seems that now is the right time to hand over the site to the person who has been running the majority of the operations here for the past 18 months, and still has a strong connection to the community to which we belong. If you haven’t figured that out already - that would be Jeremy AKA Jaffa.

There are a few people that have helped us out along the way that I would like to thank. Mike Shea and the editorial staff at Alternative Press Magazine. Jason Tate and the news posters at AbsolutePunk.net, Larry-Bob, Anthony AKA Anonymous Boy, Aubin and the staff over at PunkNews.org, Andy at Towleroad, Todd and Matty at DList, and last but not least Jeremy here at the QP. All of you have supported us, and the site and I am forever grateful for that. You all hold a special place in my heart.

I will still be around posting comments and/or maybe the occasional entry once in a great while. If any of you need to reach me my e-mail address will always be active.

Soo…without much further ado - Take it away Jeremy!

XOXOXO

Adam LaRue

Show Review: Defiance, Ohio and This Bike Is A Pipebomb

Published by
Jeremy
at January 8, 2008 in Features, Music Reviews, Reviews and Show Reviews. 0 Comments

It’s dark, it’s cold, and my friends and I are following a couple of punks on bikes through a warehouse district trying to find this hole-in-the-wall place where two of my favorite bands are playing. It’s the last night of the Defiance, Ohio and This Bike Is A Pipebomb westcoast tour and I am TOTALLY stoked. Having missed the show the night before (which my friends tell me was the best they’d seen yet) I was a bit nervous that we’d never find the show. See, earlier in the day it turns out the place the show was originally going to happen shut down and they had to scramble for another venue. After about fifteen minutes or so of driving around, asking mechanics that spoke only Spanish for directions, and following kids on bikes we wind up outside of a small brick building with a few vans and a fist full of punks standing outside.

Fuck. Yeah.

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