r/nofx

I happened to notice that James from against me seems to agree with this dudes assessment of the NoFx situation.

In 1995 (or maybe 1994) I visited family in the Netherlands. My cousin was going through a death metal phase. As it happened, there was a death metal festival playing in Friesland, so off we went. From memory (I had the flyer for years and years. Now I can't find it) there were maybe 7 bands playing. The headline act were Napalm Death, along with Dutch bands Gorefest and Sinister and I'm pretty sure at least one German band.

Half way through, the next band came on:

"This song is called Coffin!" The lead singer growled.

"GRAAAAAAAAAWWW!!!"

The song was over in 30 seconds.

"This song is called Axe Murder!!!!"

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!!!"

Again, thirty seconds and it was done.

"This song is called Bleed!!!!"

"BAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!"

just as I was wondering why the songs were so short, our guy yelled

"Nah, fuck this shit! We're NOFX and we're a punk band from California!"

They ripped off the long wigs they were wearing and then they launched into songs from their latest album, Punk in Drublic. The whole thing was fantastic and for me the highlight of the whole festival.

"Our drummer doesn't even have a double kicker, he's just good at drumming!"

When I got back to Australia, Punk in Drublic was on rotation on Triple J radio. Within days, I bought the CD 😊

As a fan of just under 30 years, I wanted to get some ink that reminds me of one of my favorite bands from high school and college that I still listen to almost daily.

This is based on a poster/shirt from the Final Tour, and my artist @_jesstattoos (Instagram, Jess Longfield out of Beaverdale, Iowa) killed it IMHO.

Welp…

I picked up this vintage DeLONG Made in USA varsity jacket and have searched trying to figure out the story behind the “PUNK ROCK HIGH” chenille lettering on the back.

Based on the DeLONG label, materials and construction, I believe the jacket likely dates somewhere around the 1980s–1990s, although I haven't been able to pin down an exact year yet. Black wool body, gray leather sleeves and traditional collegiate/letterman construction.

Initially I thought “Punk Rock High” might refer to a specific band, club, event, or organization, but after digging into it I'm wondering if it was more of a punk-scene phrase or ideology/in-joke at the time — basically the idea that punk rock was your school/education.

There are a couple of interesting clues.

The name on the Delong clothing tag looks like it could possibly say DJ Moron who was a roadie for the band.

Then I found something even more interesting: there's another vintage “PUNK ROCK HIGH” varsity jacket hanging in the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, photographed in a display containing NOFX material.

That jacket is not identical to mine, but the similarities are pretty striking. Both have a dark wool body, gray leather sleeves and large collegiate-style PUNK ROCK / HIGH lettering across the back. The museum jacket is considerably more worn and has a small additional marking/patch near “HIGH,” while mine is a DeLONG and doesn't have that marking. I've found several band promotional jackets were created by this Delong in varsity style jackets similar to this.

So now I'm curious whether these jackets were actually connected somehow, or whether “Punk Rock High” was simply a phrase/concept that circulated through the punk scene in the '80s/'90s, with people making their own varsity jackets around the joke.

Does anyone who was around the scene during that period remember the phrase “Punk Rock High” being used? Was it associated with NOFX, a label, tour, crew, venue, zine, etc., or was it more of a general punk expression?

And if anyone knows the story behind the Punk Rock High jacket at the Punk Rock Museum, I'd especially love to hear it.

Any help would be appreciated and thanks!

That was painful! I've seen better dance moves from Mr. Bean!

Found my old Dickeys NOFX shorts, with the logo embroidered on the shorts, not a patch. From Fat Wreck early 2000s.

I have been losing weight, down to a 36 now, these are a 32, will I ever wear these again?

Annyone knows something about it??

What about the vinyl??

I just received my mystery vinyl box from the Punk Rock Museum. This is what I pulled. Anyone have an idea of value?

Holly shit! are we getting close??

$165 shipped. PayPal G&S.