This is a mish mash of a review of Iron Man 2, straight edge and the weird way my mind works in relating things I experience in life back to my ideals. When this kind of thing happens its what makes life more pleasant for me, kinda like a reaffirmation of my beliefs – cos I guess it feels good when something comes along and says “you’re right, you’re cool” hahaha! I don’t think I’m alone in saying I really enjoy things that ‘speak’ to me. I really get excited when they ‘back up’ my ideals and outlook on life. Most of the time I’m the only one identifying in this way, and friends around me are just oohing and aaahhing over : a movie about a car bomb being disarmed, a dude in an iron suit, or a huge blue man with exposed genitals (Watchmen). The same obviously goes for music (my first and only love), but this piece is about a movie.
Movies are prophaghanda, and a place of escapism where the real world and thinking ends. That is my view, and why (deep down) I hate movies.
As I said in my tweets at the time there were a few highlights in Iron Man 2 but I’m only going to expand on ONE in this post:
2 songs in the soundtrack by my favourite band of alltime, and ‘the only band that matters’, THE CLASH. This is the band that lyrically, socially, and philosophically changed and moulded me at a very young age. If you are a younger punk rocker you might liken them to BAD RELIGION, the thinking man’s punk band. Not sure if someone started listening to THE CLASH today would identify with them as much as me back then, but I’d be interested to know.
2 songs by AC/DC. I’m not a huge AC/DC fan but I like them cos they have a great guitar tone, GREAT guitar tone, on all their records, and the guitar is central to their sound. Yes I’m a guitarist, and I like loud guitars in bands. That makes me amped. Anything else is mediocore.
Scarlet Johansson completely steals the movie. Without being bold and overbearing she just pops into scenes now and then, doing her thing, and demolishing everything in her path in more ways than one.- The quote “Don’t think, drink” which is what the rest of my post is about…
Undoubtedly not intended to be treated to a discourse as large as this, the line struck a particular chord with me that I’m going to dissect.
I don’t drink because I know myself well enough to know that if I did, I would abuse it and become an alcoholic. There I said it. Big deal, now your 20 year old assbrain has something new to gossip about with your friends at your next youth group meeting. I’m not the kind of person to ‘dabble’ or do something in half mesaures. Alcohol has an effect on you, I will want its MAXIMUM effect ALL the time. Kinda like turning the volume to 11 on a guitar amp. I don’t play soft, I play guitar as loud as I possibly can.. the power is there for a reason, I want to abuse it.
If that makes me weak, immature, or stupid, I am straight edge because I don’t want to lose control of my life.
I probably shouldn’t play guitar cos when I do it frustrates me that I have to turn down cos peoples ears are bleeding.
Throughout all my years I have loved and learned from people with addiction problems, some of them awesome long term girlfriends. It really is a personal choice, I don’t care or think less of you if you do.. perhaps more if you’re able to retain control and do it ‘socially’ without any impact on your personal psyche, motivation, and lust for life. However this is not usually the case. I’ve seen talented and great bands end, zines stop after the 2nd issue, record distributions stop, and I’m blaming it on alcohol and the ‘party’ attitude. The call of the illusion that there is ‘something better to do’. Bare this in mind as I lay into the drinking side of the earths population 
You’ve bought into the lie. The adverts you see as you take a piss in that fancy restaurant or hipster bar. Paid for by your lifelong commitment to purchasing it for the rest of your life in order to feel like you have a purpose and your life is FUN.
First thing you’re saying is ‘I can stop anytime, I don’t need it’
Try it.
Do it for 2 weeks. See how kak you feel without it. What’s 2 weeks out of the rest of your life as a test to yourself? Go! My money is on you start telling me that you’re so bored, you can’t go out and have fun anymore. What a pity 
“Dont think, drink” – This is what most people I know seem to subscribe do. It makes me sad. How often do you encounter someone that THINKS? Let alone thinks before they drink, let alone thinks while they drink.
That said, I’m not attacking you if you do drink. I bet you can disprove everything I have said, but this is my opinion on a few words in a movie that started me thinking these thoughts. That’s all.
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