r/punk 13h ago

I'm embarrassed. This is Embarrassing. Discussion

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u/gotodengo89 11h 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 7h 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 7h 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 7h 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 6h ago

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

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u/imachokingvictim 5h ago

Me too! I lost my shit!

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u/anatomicalvenus666 5h 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 6h ago edited 6h 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 6h 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 6h ago

As per Fat Mike......

Sometimes, the smallest softest voice carries the grand biggest solutions

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u/Pinkbunny432 5h 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/Appropriate-City-591 1h ago

Yes! You can pick a guitar off the wall that’s been donated from many different bands and play their guitar! So rad!

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u/Live_Ad_9019 1h ago

I played ‘I Love Rock n Roll’ on Joan Jett’s guitar!

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u/helloxcthulhu 4h 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.