Actually, Jack's article describes my life's direction quite eerily esp. since I'm the same age and grew up in the same city although different high schools - mine being Garrett.
Oh yeah, and punk didn't die in '91. It's an attitude not just some passing fad of a jumbled jamboree of sound.
to quote Jawbreaker's "Boxcar":
My enemies are all too familiar.
They're the ones who used to call me friend.
I'm coloring outside your guidelines.
I was passing out when you were passing out your rules.
One. Two. Three. Four.
Who's punk what's the score?