Last night, I went to see Henry Rollins at Avalon. He was good. He did almost all comedy. I was actually hoping for a mix between some of his old style, mid-nineties, intense spoken word and some of his newer comedic styling. He was very funny and talked about a lot of American society; how gluttonous we are, how greedy we are, how vain we are. I had agreed with almost all he said. He is still intense, even at age 40-something.



My only complaint was that he sounded extremely self-righteous. He sounded like a fresh convert preaching to a new congregation. Which is not far from the truth. The place was packed with people half his age who only of his legacy. I was next to five guys who laughed and repeated him every time Henry said, “fuck”, like Beavis and Butthead. All of this people are just going, wake up tomorrow and buy their latte from Starbucks and get their cheeseburger from McDonalds at lunch. Henry also lives in Hollywood, California, the capitol of sex, gluttony, vanity, sloth and greed, and he has lived there for quite some time. Henry also challenged the congregation that if any of us supported the war in Iraq “to go fuckin’ enlist!” This statement was immediately greeted with a raucous cheer from the audience. I have to ask you, Henry, did you ever enlist? I did. What were you doing when you were that age (18-24)? I believe you were drunk, high as a kite, and you caring for society extended to how many fans would get to your shows.



I agreed with almost everything you said, you’re a good man with a genius brain and a large heart.