henry rollins vs. hipsters

for realz^

am i missing something re: henry thinking shouting "get in the van"="mouthing off"? or is it just him being paranoid and primed for a confrontation?

probably equivalent of shouting "I drink your milkshake" to daniel day lewis. the gentlemanly thing to do is grin sheepishly and tip your hat, then go about your business, right? but wouldn't you rather have him suddenly walk up to you bug-eyed, shouting, "Drrraaaaaainaaage!" that's a story to take to the grave.

Henry would have been more irked if they hadn't recognized him.

So I guess that's Cake Shop in NYC, right?

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 17:01 (Yesterday)

Yeah I recognized it too and was going to ask the same, so I assume that's what it is. I think the record section since closed though.

I feel like there was something edited out or Rollins is just a little paranoid. Also weird that he was so clearly trying to avoid the word "hipster" even before the confrontation.

rollins comes off as a sexist creep several different times in that clip--hard to do, tbh.

like, that many different ways in 5 minutes

I think I sort of understand what mentality he was trying to complain about but Whiney summed it up in the second post like 10x better than Rollins did, plus his whole preemptive strike freakout was just insecure and weird.

I mean I think there are a lot of young people who would have a slightly condescending take on any music of the past that seems directly, sincerely confrontational and/or political -- enjoying it on some level while being above it and above everything else. But I feel like Rollins doesn't even fully get how that operates and just has this "WHY YOU MAKIN FUN OF ME!" attitude -- pretty undignified and immature for a man his age.

re: sexism, I dunno, he was about as creepy in the nardwuar interview as well. are you sure it's not just general pomposity?

wow, Ms Neshat is 53 yrs old???

u mad u old [/story]

Of all the offensive display names I've seen over the years, I'm kinda surprised this is the one to ruffle so many feathers. Oh yeah, wait a minute, the offender isn't part of the 77 clique. That explains it all. I mean, come on, if Whiney or, say, deej, used that display name as a "joke" it wouldn't have been such an issue.

lol not at all, if any of the "77 clique" had used it i prob would've gone in on them even sooner - obv that exists and i shun it tbh

henry rollins is a big cutie and sweetheart in this youtube video

& yeah, the original whiney post otm

I know how he comes off here, but I think in his way he was being self-conscious and trying to make fun of himself, even though he's all up in their faces. He's never, ever been good with adulation, he prefers confrontation...so even though they're being cool to him, he turns it into something he is defending himself from. It comes off as douchey, I can't exactly defend it but I've been a fan for a long time...Hank kind of defines secondhand embarrassment in social situations, imo

Henry Rollins comes off as unnecesarily aggressive and prickish. The hipsters were trying to be cool but never said anything particulary douche-y imho, au contraire they were trying to be nice to him.

I couldn't hear the name of the artists and records he thinks are 'hip'. Any help please?

don't think he's being prickish really. he's overly sensitive and he misreads the situation and acts awkwardly, but totally in the best of intentions. like, he thinks theyre making fun of him for being an old man, but really they just think wanna take advantage of the situation and score some hipster cred

man h.rollin's wite power tats in sons of anarchy are fukken n/j wouldve asked to see that shit irl

samosa otm. Henry needs hugs.

Lol lamp

yeah, HR just seems insecure to me here. probably no super bad intentions, but reading into things that aren't exactly there

I hear if you yell "squeal like a pig" at Ned Beatty he gets really upset.

If you yell Summer of 69 at Ryan Adams he gets super pissed

if u yell 'wheres my fukken child support money' @ john mayer hell give u $500

One time I yelled "What A Wonderful World!" at Louis Armstrong and he was like "You know, you're an ice-cream-eating motherfucker. That's what you are. That kind of shit you can't hide."

"get in the van" is kinda dumb i woulda yelled "you're a liiiiaarrrrrrrrrrrr"

xp HAHAHAHAHHA

Henry should go back to giving commentary on shit like Taco's "Puttin' on the Ritz" on one of those I Love the 80s shows or whatever

ugh, felt so bad for Shirin Neshat there, what a horrible, awkward situation.
man, what a dick

god Henry seems jacked up in that video

what a horribly formed "date"

Lighten up, Henry.

i don't think the trust fund comment was directed at that woman, fwiw

not that the thread needs a cap'n save-a-henry here but yknow.. folks (and esp in the les or brooklyn or cake shop) oughtta (and often do) have a pinch more tact (and uh, cool) enough maybe to not be shouting peoples names or work titles at em in what (video crew notwithstanding) is a mostly chill situation. yellin 'get in the van' and 'omg h rollins' is a straight heckle in this situtaion. a totally playful one, and not much warranting quite the response it gets, but i ain't surprised there was one

one 'response' that is. who cares if he handled it gracefully. dude gets to say something

atm this is the top comment on reddit and I'd say I agree:

I think this is a perfect example of someone expecting something to happen and in effect making it happen. He interpreted what the girl said to fit his expectation then went off on a diatribe that he was expecting to give. It didn't matter what the girl said or what anyone else said, the same thing would have happened because his expectation manufactured it. He has been doing this his entire life, if you watch any of his interviews you see him doing the exact same thing over and over again.

Forgot to link. loads of discussion on the matter over here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/e0mdi/henry_rollins_vs_hipsters/

rollins has always been kinda overly defensive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R2Z-QmRqrg

He interpreted what the girl said to fit his expectation then went off on a diatribe that he was expecting to give. It didn't matter what the girl said or what anyone else said, the same thing would have happened because his expectation manufactured it. He has been doing this his entire life, if you watch any of his interviews you see him doing the exact same thing over and over again.

this, HR carries these confrontations with him

seriously what else is there to talk about with Keith Morris besides how rad black flag was

― the Whiney G. Whinegarten Memorial 77 Clique (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, November 3, 2010 3:26 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Probably a lot, considering he was in Black Flag for about 15 minutes almost 35 years ago.

― So it seems for peace we can thank the bomb (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 19:37 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

he was their singer for their first couple of years (dating back to panic) and has done countless cool shit since, and is about the nicest and most enthusiastic and interesting guy to talk to about music, including that which is not his.

One time I yelled "What A Wonderful World!" at Louis Armstrong and he was like "You know, you're an ice-cream-eating motherfucker. That's what you are. That kind of shit you can't hide."

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Did he do this to the tune of "Unforgettable" ?

(awes tale, obv)

iirc Louis was hanging upside down from a basketball hoop when he said this as well, one to tell the grandkids round the hearth I'd say

He interpreted what the girl said to fit his expectation then went off on a diatribe that he was expecting to give.

OTM. That "Here we go" was such a tell. He brought her to that record store fully intending to tell some hipsters that their lives were worthless and to show them Shirin Neshat as proof of that.

wearin' mesh hat >>> Shirin Neshat

Keith Morris ∞> Henry Rollins.

God I hate watching him intentionally be a dick to that kid under the guise of "fucking with him." guess what Hank, lots of people can't fucking stand being interviewed just like you, but one option is instead of trying to make the interviewer eat that, bite your lower lip & be grateful that you have a job where you're more or less your own boss and maybe try and let other people have fun and not just you. Dick.

I didn't get further than 30 seconds in, I find Rollins' manner unbearably annoying and grating.

holy fuck though everybody check the other videos that guy's uploaded, incredible midwestern bands footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjVa3KTTmyc

What would Steve Albini have done if the girls yelled out "RAPEMAN"?

rhde?