It is hard to explain to people now how hard it was being a punk back then [the 1970s]. If you had short hair, didn't wear bell bottoms and walked down the street, chances are some asshole in an El Camino was going to kick your ass.
"We Accept You, One of Us?: Punk Rock, Community, and Individualism in an Uncertain Era, 1974-1985". Book by Mary Montgomery Wolf, 2007.
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