Every single Fall, without fail, my emotions start swirling around like fallen leaves caught in a brisk breeze. There is no rhyme or reason to it all either. It’s almost as if my mind decides to take an emotional dump on my logic and reason – thus bequeathing me with the...
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September 25, 2016 Laura Bock
darkwave, gothic industrial, life, music, musings
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Cleaning through my notes once again on my iPhone and iPad… The following are snippets about love, lust, and relationships I made sure to jot down over the years, as to not lose the thoughts and possibly (someday) use them for writing prompts. I’m not one to let...
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September 15, 2016 Laura Bock
life, mix tape, music, musings, rants, relationships
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Time Warp Stuck in a loop Close my eyes and remember Your touch – how I want your strong hands Grabbing, squeezing, caressing me Once again Our tongues dancing together Entangled in a passionate kiss My body still responds to your words Even after all this time...
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September 10, 2016 Laura Bock
musings, poetry
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Being a teenager who was into punk and goth in the late 1980’s wasn’t as commonplace as it is today. I was labeled a freak, and being that freak teenager under the roof of my Mom-ster was bravery at its finest. Finding my individuality and voice – and keeping it – was...
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September 5, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, dysfunctional family, life, music, new wave, school days
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The relationship gods do not like me – I am convinced of this fact. After four years of not being in a (conventional) romantic relationship, I’ve grown used to my solitary life – and I love it. I come and go as I please, sleep diagonally in...
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August 28, 2016 Laura Bock
life, musings, rants, relationships
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I’m feeling all kinds of “dis” lately – discord, distanced, disarmed, disenchanted, disappointed, disheartened, and most of all, disconnected. I’m not sure if it’s my mental illness at work, brain fog, or just stress, that is causing this mental unrest. There are days my body just wants to...
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August 21, 2016 Laura Bock
depression, life, musings, on the fly
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I have been a horrible blogger. I went from at least one new post a week, to almost nothing. I feel awful about this. I have written though, on my other website, Punk Rock Flea Market Lorain (PRFM Lorain). So far it’s been a summer filled...
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July 21, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, darkwave, depression, gothic industrial, life, mix tape, music, on the fly, punk, R&B, rock
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I decided to do some writing recently while in the midst of a depression spiral… this is the result. The demons are after me tonight My own personal demons In my head Birthed at an early age They’ve lived here forever And tonight they are Twisting...
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June 18, 2016 Laura Bock
depression, musings, poetry
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Happy World Goth Day – and a very (Un)Happy Birthday to Morrissey! Last year for World Goth Day, along with giving you a killer mixtape playlist, I wrote about not having a place to go and dance to the wonderful post-punk and Gothic Industrial classics I grew to...
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May 22, 2016 Laura Bock
darkwave, Goth, gothic industrial, mix tape, music
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It’s one of those restless nights once again. As I toss and turn, trying to find a comfortable position, you climb into bed with me. I know it’s you without even looking. Your presence is always calming. You wrap your strong arms around me, pulling me close....
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May 19, 2016 Laura Bock
darkwave, life, musings
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Now that the second Punk Rock Flea Market in Lorain is in the history books, I can get back to writing on here! After seeing so many old school and newbie Punks at the show last week, I can’t get Punk out of my head, so I decided...
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May 14, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, Goth, life, music, punk
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Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life It’s only been a few hours since I heard the news about the untimely passing of Prince. I am still in shock and heartily saddened by this news. Driving home, Purple Rain...
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April 21, 2016 Laura Bock
life, music, pop, R&B, rock
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It seems like just yesterday I was playing my records (secretly) in my bedroom on my funky little disco light turntable. Little did I know then, I would soon find a music and a culture that would fuel intense creativity and passion inside me. Punk is officially...
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April 10, 2016 Laura Bock
life, mix tape, music, punk
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Almost 26 years ago, on March 19, 1990, Depeche Mode released one of their most successful albums, Violator. Once I had that album in my hot little hands, it took no time at all to know all the words to every song on my Violator cassette tape. Over the...
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March 13, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, life, music, new wave
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I saw a meme on Facebook the other day and shared it with my friends on my timeline. It read: “Why does no one talk about how friends can break your heart so devastatingly intimately sometimes a million times worse than romantic partners why does no one talk about...
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March 6, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, life, music, pop, punk, R&B, rock
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Gen-X, Blank Generation, Children of the 80’s – whatever you choose to categorize our generation, we are now middle-aged. Gah! I never thought I’d make it this far, let alone say things like: “back in the day…”, “kids have no respect today!” or “I’m too old for this shit!”...
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February 27, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, life, music, punk, relationships
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Love and sex makes the world go ’round – it’s a fact of life – and they offer for a lot, if not most, song lyrics. Love. Lust. Passion. Where would we be without them? What about kink and corruption? Now we’re talking… What is it about the forbidden...
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February 13, 2016 Laura Bock
classic alternative, gothic industrial, life, mix tape, music, new wave, rock
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I am now in one of the longest periods of my life without being in a relationship – three and a half years now to be exact. I won’t lie, the first three to six months were torturous – I’ve always been involved one way or another with...
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February 6, 2016 Laura Bock
life, mix tape, musings, relationships
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In honor of the 60th birthday of John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten, lead singer of both the Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited (PiL), I’ve compiled some of his best quotes and a playlist of some of his best interviews and TV appearances. John’s cocky, outlandish and sometimes rude...
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January 31, 2016 Laura Bock
life
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“At its best New Wave/Punk represents a fundamental and age-old Utopian dream: that if you give people the license to be as outrageous as they want in absolutely any fashion they can dream up, they’ll be creative about it, and do something good besides.” – Lester Bangs ...
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January 23, 2016 Laura Bock
life, music, punk
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