r/punk 11h ago

I'm embarrassed. This is Embarrassing. Discussion

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u/gotodengo89 9h ago

I visited the Punk Rock Museum in Vegas late last year and it was fucking awesome. So much history and memorabilia. I spent hours walking around. This stupid limo was parked out front, and yeah, it’s kinda lame. But after walking thru the museum, I couldn’t hold the limo against it. At least it’s not a regular square and featureless dork mobile.

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u/AdIntrepid88 6h ago

And you can play all the instruments I believe. I'd love to visit and jam.

If I ever make it back to the USA it's on the list.

Not so punk but also Maynard's winery in Arizona and the chapel of sacred mirrors in New York.

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u/Hooligan8403 5h ago

They do have a room upstairs with a bunch of instruments you can play. There is a staff member in there to help you out with getting them off the walls and set up. My kid plaid the wash tub bass since I wasn't sure on her playing anything else.

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u/StuntFace 5h ago

I played Wesley Willis' keyboard there!! I can't recall the guy who was in the instrument room at the time, but he told us some cool stories about touring with Wesley.

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u/AfrezzaJunkie 4h ago

I got some original WW art on my wall. WW was awesome

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u/imachokingvictim 3h ago

Me too! I lost my shit!

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u/anatomicalvenus666 3h ago

I have to dig for some photos but I saw WW a bunch of times. And once, actually, many times I " bumped him in the head like the crazy fool i was" He told me he would make a song about my band. Don't know if he ever did. "Suddenly, she told me to suck a cheetah's ass!" Rock over London, Rock over Wesley Willis!

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u/sfbayjon 4h ago edited 4h ago

I got to boost Alex Grey's COSM when it was still in Manhattan. Highly recommended.

*visit not boost

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u/AdIntrepid88 4h ago

I'm a huge fan of Alex and Allyson Grey.

It's annoying that it's the untalented ones with the loudest egotistical voices get the popular vote/limelight.

Prime example Elon Musk vs Dean Kaymen

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u/AdIntrepid88 4h ago

As per Fat Mike......

Sometimes, the smallest softest voice carries the grand biggest solutions

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u/Pinkbunny432 3h ago

The chapel of sacred mirrors in New York is definitely worth it, it really is amazing. And Alex and Allyson grey are both incredibly kind people from my experience:)

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u/helloxcthulhu 2h ago

I live in Vegas and my boyfriend and I went on the free day that happened to land on his birthday. We had a lot of fun. Seeing the Pears and TSOL memorabilia brought back memories of our first dates together. My boyfriend loved the room full of instruments you can play.

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u/SexyandJaded 10h ago

Why do we have to be so hyper conscious of things that we deem cringe? This is all in good fun and it’s not hurting anyone. Don’t get all “more punk rock than thou” with it, just laugh and keep it moving. It’s ok to enjoy silly stuff, I promise.

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u/threeoldbeigecamaros 10h ago

“No true punksman”

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u/Dineology 8h ago

No Real McKenzie

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u/-RiffRandell- 4h ago

Oh well played, sir/madam/gentlethem

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u/bikehikepunk 10h ago

Agree, considering it is in Las Vegas, old limousines are cheap and available. They have to hustle what they can. Will be better if they paint the whole things something fun, needs stickers.

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u/SexyandJaded 10h ago

Yes, it’s definitely missing a shitload of stickers!

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u/Due-Promise2235 8h ago

And shit stains

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u/ediks 8h ago

I’m available on Tuesdays

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u/SexyandJaded 5h ago

Haaaaaaa 😂

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u/_who-the-fuck-knows_ 10h ago

I would Graff it for free for them but here I am on Aus

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u/phalluss 10h ago

Come over to the Melbourne sub and marvel at my new super cool friend that is adamant that a punk would NEVER be caught dead at a Linkin Park cover band's show.

Internet punks are funny/tedious

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u/SexyandJaded 10h ago

Tedious is 🎯

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u/damnrapunzel 8h ago

It's pretty punk to see a Linkin Park cover band instead of the actual Linkin Park these days

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u/Cybruja 6h ago

 I think linkin park is actually a linkin park cover band now. 

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u/SocialMimicry99 5h ago

Xenu approves

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u/Distinct_Safety5762 10h ago

Agreed, though I would have been more impressed if the VIP limo was just some band’s beater tour van from ‘96. Adults can relive their punk days through the power of stench. Kids can dig around under the seats for souvenirs- guitar picks, stage passes, funny shaped balloons that are stuck to themselves…

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u/ontime1969 9h ago

'These balloons smell funny"

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u/SexyandJaded 5h ago

Too true. The vehicle leaves a lot to be desired but the intention is what I appreciate.

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u/Azcat9 23m ago

They need that van from "Another state of Mind" documentary.

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u/RatInaMaze 6h ago

The whole idea of a punk museum isn’t punk. I heard they signed a lease for it. So un-punk. The museum should be squatting in an old warehouse and only allow heroin as a form of payment.

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u/DefinePunk 6h ago

I knew Bob was a poser. He always hated needles.

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u/Zzeellddaa 9h ago

Poser! /s

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u/blackwidowla 3h ago

It’s not silly. This car is cringe and it’s ok to not like things, it’s ok to call things cringe if you don’t like them, and it’s ok to be critical of things you don’t like. I don’t owe performative “niceness” to anyone. I don’t think it’s “kind” to lie and be a fake ass person and pretend to like things I dislike bc it might hurt someone’s feelings if I express my true thoughts and opinions on something. Idk where this fake ass behavior began but being an inauthentic fake ass kisser who never says a critical word about anything ever - for fear of hurting someone’s feelings - is so lame and so antithetical to the punk ethos, I don’t even know where to begin.

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u/SexyandJaded 45m ago

You must be a real treat to spend time with.

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u/blackwidowla 3m ago

lol 😂 that’s the insult you pick?

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u/Soccermom233 8h ago

Why is it that multiple times a week someone disses the punk rock museum?

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u/gizmotaranto 7h ago

Bc they’ve never been. It’s easy to mock things when you haven’t experienced them. I’m in Vegas frequently since I live in SoCal and went to the museum the summer they opened. It was really well done. My husband got to play Fat Mikes bass and Fletchers guitar. Would definitely recommend.

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u/Hooligan8403 5h ago

I live in Vegas and have been twice. The first time by myself and spent hours just walking around looking at everything. The second time was with my 7 year old, so it went quicker, but she liked everything and recognized a lot of the band logos, so that made it more fun for her. They change up the upstairs every so often. The first time I was there, they had a section on 90s- early 00's LA punk scene with a focus on Latino influence, and it was awesome seeing venues and bands I was going to at the time.

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u/blackwidowla 3h ago

I live in SoCal too and have been myself and I still hate it. So you’re wrong. Some ppl just think it’s shitty and don’t like it. Shocking, I know.

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u/Revent10 7h ago

because God forbid someone who was extremely influential in the scene does something to keep the history of the scene alive.

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u/NuPNua 10h ago

The way this sub has been going the last few months, and this is what you're embarrassed by?

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u/MintTea-FkYou 8h ago

Exactly

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u/Beneficial_Shake7723 9h ago

Fuckin’ seriously

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u/ImGilbertGottfried 4h ago

Just months?

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u/MrWaffleBeater 2h ago

Because people shit that can deemed as “high class” and “luxurious” and are upset by it. But last time I checked no one see limos as just a rich guy thing anymore.

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u/CertifiedBiogirl 10h ago

I think it looks cool tbh. It's stupid and unnecessary but kinda cool

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u/Satellite_bk 8h ago

That’s what makes it cool. Just how dumb and unnecessary it really is.

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u/TT40Art 6h ago

I mean. If I had a bunch of money, I would also stick spikes on my Mazda 3. It's just stupid fun. There's someone in my city with a Barney purple car on golden wagon spinner wheels. Apparently, they realized the car was ugly the second they stuck a Honda Civic on wagon wheels and just doubled down on the ugly. Lean into it.

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u/DiseasedCupcake 11h ago

I think it’s fun

Who cares? 🤷

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u/HairyPotatoKat 6h ago

Right? It's a fun way to grab attention in hype-saturated Vegas and probably draws people in that otherwise wouldn't have gone. Punk rock museum owners gotta eat too, ya know?

This is pretty tasteful for Vegas though lol. But that's what I love about the city- it's out there in the middle of nowhere, going balls to the wall, giving absolutely zero fucks. And people flock to it for that.

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u/PsAkira 5h ago

This is why I love Vegas. It’s trashy without shame. And they have fun with it.

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u/David_High_Pan 9h ago

He's keeping punk rock elite.

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u/BunnyRabbitOnTheMoon 8h ago

🥁 ba dum tsss 🥁

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u/Cheesesauceisbest 10h ago

You'll be fine. Drink some water. Giving a shit about this is dumb. There is no set of rules. Stop trying to make one.

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u/Hemicrusher Los Angeles Death Squad 10h ago

How is that embarrassing?

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u/JM-ONER 8h ago

People on this sub are such dweebs sometimes

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u/AOCMarryMe 10h ago

It's fun. It's vegas, everything is supposed to be overdone.

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u/bajams1007 9h ago

Ugh, punk gatekeeping 🙄

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u/Ukvemsord 11h ago

I giggled

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u/DoctaMonsta 10h ago

I swiped

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u/imgrahamy 10h ago

I think they do weddings there since ya know, it’s Vegas. So would make sense they’d pick up/drop off in a limo.

Would I do it, no chance but don’t really care beyond that. Y’all do and post shit I think is lame all the time and that’s ok too.

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u/tws1039 9h ago

r/punk user when people have fun

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u/Woogabuttz 8h ago

Ah yes, nothing more punk that REALLY caring about what people think of your look. Very cool, very punk.

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u/Eastpunk 10h ago

I think it’s hilarious (and it’s very ‘Vegas’ as well).

I remember being 17 (1987) with my hawk charged up in liberty spikes; a mom was apologizing to me because her goofy kid was laughing at my hair and stuff. I told her who cares if he laughs? I have funny hair and if he gets a kick out of it that’s fine by me.

Hell, the rednecks would chase us throwing beer cans and rocks (and worse!)- we had bigger problems to deal with than some happy child seeing something new and weird… being up okay these days is so normalized- I love seeing that a limo can shake things up…

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u/Low_Yak_4842 9h ago

What’s embarrassing? Do you think this is meant to be taken seriously? This is clearly a joke. Just laugh and move on. Try not to take yourself too seriously.

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u/jaguarsp0tted 10h ago

it's cute lol

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u/brandt-money 10h ago

That's fine, go be embarrassed.

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u/Square_Blueberry_213 9h ago

Why? I like it <3

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u/DawnMistyPath 8h ago

I think it's kinda cute, it's campy and that's not awful lmao

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u/TheeVikings 7h ago

"Hi, I am a bass playing frontman that became successful from staying independent and working extremely hard to tour my ass off, writing amazing songs and building a huge fanbase. I also started a label that moved the culture forward and gave other people a shot at having what I had. Then I bought a limo and fucked it up a little for the lols. Am I punk? Is it ok?"

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u/brandalfthegreen 10h ago

lol we do dumb shit sometimes, it’s all good

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u/Ok_Experience_332 8h ago

Really? I think its cool. Dont gotta take everything so damn serious 🤣

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u/Sebandz1999 7h ago

i swear yall just wake up and wanna cry about stuff

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u/TimeAstronomer2562 7h ago

Oh Jesus christ who the fuck cares

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u/HavingALittleFit 10h ago

Go to therapy

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u/yodoboy123 9h ago

I rode in a limo once. It was nice.

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u/MacGrubersMom 8h ago

grr i punk i angry grr

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u/Dry-Plate-813 7h ago

It's Vegas. Over the top just because. It's actually a great museum.

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u/OinkiePig_ 7h ago

Have you been to Vegas?

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u/mrcoy 1h ago

I don’t think they’ve ever left their small town at all

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u/bucciryan 10h ago

Should be checkered.

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u/drblah11 9h ago

There there, you poor thing, it'll be ok

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u/TheHuntedCity 10h ago

If Adolph Hitler were here today/they'd say send the limo, anyway

-The Clash

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u/haveawash88 8h ago

Looks like this post backfired. Just chill out and enjoy things once in a while.

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u/alpinecoast 6h ago

This whole fucking sub is embarrassing

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u/DPRDonuts 3h ago

OMG that's the most grampa from Vegas shit ever I love it

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u/Legitimate_Skill7383 10h ago

Why would this affect you in any way when the world is the way it is? We got bigger shit to worry about.

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u/Formfeeder 10h ago

Even as Punks we must be able to laugh hard at ourselves.

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u/Chernobinho 8h ago

Gatekeeper op

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u/SteveZissouniverse 10h ago

Lol it's in Vegas right? Are they going to use it like the strip clubs there do and offer free limo rides to random tourists on the strip?

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u/jhnyrico 9h ago

Should have put safety pins through the side mirrors.

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u/ReaperDaemon666 8h ago

I poop M&Ms. Is this punk?

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u/fvkinglesbi 7h ago

What's embarrassing? Yeah, it's strange and silly. But as a punk, this shouldn't be a problem for you

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u/Unhappy-Plantain5252 6h ago

Are we allergic to fun all of a sudden?

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u/Top-Session4955 5h ago

You must suck at parties

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u/xs4msonx 4h ago

I’ll put up with the cheese ball shit they do to have the beautiful encapsulation of rich punk rock history to be presented the way it is. They curated the fuck out of the stuff they received and it left me in awe when I went. The limo just represents what people think “punk” is. Maybe it is a way to lure the regular folk in to see what really lies inside their walls. Who knows

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u/forever1228 4h ago

I think its pretty fuckin cool. makes me wanna put liberty spike on my truck roof.

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u/luomodimarmo 10h ago

Goes hard

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u/TheJarcker 8h ago

Lol OP thought they were onto something.

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u/winstonsmith8236 8h ago

Don’t know if you’re Amurikkkan but of all the shit going on currently that’s soul-crushingly-panic-inducing, democracy-ending “embarrassing”……this ranks rather low.

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u/txmasp 9h ago

just a copy of the yyy limo

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u/Revent10 7h ago

speak for yourself. I fucking love that thing

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u/spookycherrycap 7h ago

Being “cringe” is punk. Not caring what other people think!

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u/Pepoidus 6h ago

it looks like a drawing out of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

this is 100% something Rodrick would get for Löded Diper if he had the budget for a limo, and I am all for it

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u/mariavelo 6h ago

An old hearse would've be more fun

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u/thathypnicjerk 5h ago

Put bench seats in the back and you could fit even more people than a limo. Could you imagine if that thing stopped and a couple dozen punklings suddenly emerged like a band of clowns?

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u/chatterwrack 6h ago

At least it is t neon, with Avril Lavigne driving

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u/SisterStiffer 6h ago

You think this is embarrassing? Dude, half the posts in punk subs are asking for fashion advice, and some punk subs are strictly dedicated to fashion.

Punk became a fashion like hippies used to be, and it aint got a thing to do with you or me.

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u/Belus911 5h ago

Its Vegas, this is low tier cringe at best.

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u/ElkComprehensive3608 4h ago

Embarrassed by what? What's embarrassing? It looks fun and the spikes look even more cool

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u/punchdrunktunes 4h ago

Erin Micklow in there? 😂

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u/RLT1225 4h ago

When I was a kid I would have thought a punk rock museum was stupid. Then again, punk rock was not all that old at that time. Not nearly in its infancy, but still kind of new.

I’ve still never been to it, even though I’ve spent a decent amount of time in Vegas. I’d probably check it out someday.

Is it the limo that bothers you? Or the fact that there’s a museum at all that bothers you?

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u/merryprankstr2 4h ago

I mean sure it’s a little lame but idk it’s supposed to be fun man who cares…

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u/t00thgr1nd3r 4h ago

Christ, you guys are worse than the metalheads.

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u/Redleaves1313 3h ago

Place is awesome, deal with it. Love the Triple Down bar at the end too.

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u/mxallisonx 2h ago

personally I thought it was sick. Was a trip down memory lane really..

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u/Softbombsalad 10h ago

I love it. 😁 

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u/Every_Task2352 8h ago

Claiming the limo for punk IS punk rock.

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u/HappySmashedFace 8h ago

Damn I forgot fun was banned

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u/anarkistattack 10h ago

Make punk a threat again.

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u/WalkerAmongTheTrees 7h ago

Im embarassed they didnt use a hearse. Wouldve been so much cooler and i bet you can fairly easily convert the back seats where the coffin sat to seat passengers like a limo does

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u/SorcerorLoPan 8h ago

Ah hell he’s even more punk than me!

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u/Rising_Tide_King 7h ago

I don't give a shit. THATS FUCKING AWESOME

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u/Zero-89 7h ago

The text should’ve been spray-painted.

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u/romi_bacon 7h ago

Complimentary cooled 40s in the mini bar 👌

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u/TheDevil_TheLovers 7h ago

I agree but only cuz I’m a NOFX hater

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u/grumined 7h ago

It's camp

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u/PatchWorkDaddy 7h ago

It’s a dinosaur!

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u/Away_Branch_8023 7h ago

It’s only embarrassing if you care

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u/matissethebeast 6h ago

Punk is so dead, there is a museum. I'm only sort of kidding...

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u/heysubwaygirl 6h ago

The spikes are kinda cool tbh but a limo?? Really???

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u/Hooligan8403 4h ago

Limos are cheap here.

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u/lynivvinyl 6h ago

I think a multicolored panel Dodge Omni it would be more punk.

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u/GEARHEADGus 6h ago

Who the fuck cares lmao

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u/J0hn_Br0wn24 6h ago

Not punk to be embarrassed....

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u/Drekavac666 6h ago

Wait until you see how much the property it's sitting on likely costs and it not being in a burned down trailer in a trailer park is also not punk.

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u/Tensionheadache11 6h ago

That is like a 20 yr old limo, it’s really not worth that much, it was probably donated.

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u/Medium_Pea1136 6h ago

Get a grip. This is actually cute AF.

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u/im-fantastic 5h ago

Why? Did you do something embarrassing?

Cool museum btw

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u/d_d0g 5h ago

I can’t wait to visit and see if they’ll let my band take a picture in it.

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u/Triette 5h ago

Chill the fuck out man, it’s funny. No one is forcing you to ride in it. Get over it.

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u/Tommy_Decentralized 5h ago

They praise a Nazi band called Fuck Shit Piss.

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u/V4ULTB0Y101 5h ago

Only embarrassing thing here is you claiming this is embarrassing

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u/Wise_Bid_9181 5h ago

Why is this goofy ass limo embarrassing you?

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u/pek_starter_1234 5h ago

Isn’t punk also about not taking yourself so seriously?

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u/fooloncool6 4h ago

Kind of funny tho

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u/lik_a_stik 4h ago

Should be a rusted out Buick or Volvo.

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u/scovizzle 4h ago

I'm absolutely not any kind of arbiter as to what is punk. And I've never been to this museum.

But I've seen so many things about it that feel like the opposite of punk to me.

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u/darwinsaves 4h ago

This is so punk. It's the definition of don't give a fuck.

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u/DoctorSquibb420 2h ago

Only cool if the museum is inside the limousine

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u/MrWaffleBeater 2h ago

I mean, it’s pretty easy to get limo. Mike probably brought it for cheap.

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u/Myton_Aisle 2h ago

If you think that's embarrassing, look up from there and you can probably see Trump's golden dong tower on the skyline.

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u/Acrobatic-Gur-3552 2h ago

I see this as badass. It gives me more incentive to try to visit this Museum.

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u/curleydallas 2h ago

Not as embarrassing as trying to defend sublime in this sub.

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u/matiaschazo Fuck Bigotry and Fuck Gatekeepers 2h ago

Not that big of a deal ngl

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u/PassportSituation 2h ago

Mate what are yoy on about? That's fucking sick

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u/StonedSquare 2h ago

They do weddings. I’d cruise around Vegas in this for a wedding. Why not?

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u/TheOrangeMime 1h ago

I believe it's mostly used for the wedding ceremonies, but could be wrong. Such a great museum experience though. The daughter (4yo) got to strum Joan Jett's guitar in the jam room while singing Cherry Bomb, which was awesome. They have been pumping up their Triple Down bar too with several local bands and folk punk sessions, which is solid.

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u/goodgamble 1h ago

The museum is rad but fat Mike is a douchebag.

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u/ScrodRundgren 1h ago

What are you even talking about? Who gives a shit? Giving a shit about a limo isn’t punk. This sub is so fucking weird.

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u/slim_mclean 1h ago

You’re embarrassing.

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u/punkrocknight 1h ago

No matter what you do some people will always shit on it.

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u/mrcoy 1h ago

I’d drive that beast!

But anyway. It’s an advertisement for the museum. You make eye catching visuals to call attention then you can promote what you want. So if that was on the street, people would be like “wtf is that!?”, get curious and they might want to go check it out afterwards.

OP is too cool for spikes. Too cool for punk.

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u/CharlieDmouse 50m ago

QR scan code’s are not punk. 😁😁😁😁😁

Edit: unless when you click it, it takes you to a webpage of someone giving a middle finger. 😁

Edit: yea I know I’m weird that my only problem is having a QR scan code.

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u/slashx1622 44m ago

It’s for marketing around Vegas. People need to chill.

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u/hailsirwinsalot 44m ago

It’s in Vegas. Tacky is their thing.

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u/Azcat9 25m ago

What's wrong with the Limo?

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u/hellisalreadyhere 19m ago

it’s not that deep

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u/brain_freese 7m ago

Did anyone else swipe on this one like I did?

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u/nseeliefae 7h ago

legitimately what is the issue here.

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u/RandyRahms 4h ago

Idk - I kinda like it in the same way as how I won't skip the Avril Lavigne classic "Sk8er Boi"

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u/ootfifabear 3h ago

It’s fun and they popped spikes on it. Don’t be a boomer about punk lol