For several years cyp and and alot of our friends have invested a rediculous amount of blood sweat and tears into keeping Appleton alive and interesting in regards to having a good punk/ hardcore scene. None of us have ever taken any profit at the door and dont even take anything to make up for fliers, food, beer and etc in which we provide for our new and old out-of-town friends. Pretty fuckin selfless I would say...
We keep shows at $5 (or your best donation), dont start shit until most of every late fuckin asshole shows up and are very reasonable about drinkin and peoples air headed messes.
It seems that it is always upon th "Normals to show up because if the normals dont show up, there wont be any people there.
Now every scene cant be at the top of their game forever. Appleton use to flourish with all kinds of kids and rediculuosness. Rediculousness is still always around every corrner and it only takes a couple of any of us to destroy an entire home, but its soo much less fun with out witnesses.
What I want to know is "WHAT FUCKING HAPPENED"? I see all these different punk, indy, hxc kids at the same coffee shops and etc that we flier. WTF?
I really I want someone to be the one with big balls and lay out why they think punk kids dont come to punk shows.
Im gonna be putting on one last show. I cant speak for the rest of CYP, BFG OR any of the other active people around the Fox Valley, but when I book a show I only choose showsthat I want to do, but if no one else wants to go, WELL FUCK IT.
Posion Estate SATURDAY OCTOBER 24
Itll the annual Pre Helloween show/ my 25th birthday show (and hopefully my last birthday) I might make it free, but bands will still get paid