Tag Archives: Appomattox

Punk in Context

Posted on October 12, 2019 by dust exchange

The only punk rock music I really got into was the Dead Kennedys. A great guy I knew in high school, Jason, loaned me the records Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death … Continue reading →

Posted in Counterculture, Punk | Tagged Appomattox, Collages, Counterculture, Dead Kennedys, Jello Biafra, Kroger, Major Label, Maximum Rocknroll, Nashville, Punk, Punk Rock, Scissors and Glue, Selling Out | Leave a comment

High School Biometrics

Posted on February 27, 2019 by dust exchange

A long time ago, I graduated from Appomattox County High School. Things were simpler then. Not better, but simpler. Maybe different is the right word. This was before the horrors of Columbine, before the War on Terror, before internet bullying, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Information, School | Tagged Appomattox, Beer, Biometrics, Fingerprint Scanner, Fingerprints, Microchip, Prank Calls, Senior Class, Senior Skip Day, Smartphones, Technology, Times-Virginian, Truancy | Leave a comment

In the Shenandoah Valley

Posted on October 17, 2013 by dust exchange

I went to visit friends in Williamsburg, Virginia. There was a lot of American Revolution history there. They had the neatest visitor center—they even had a movie in a theater. The woman at the help desk was perfect—she gave me … Continue reading →

Posted in Harrisonburg, Mountains | Tagged Appomattox, Blue Ridge Mountains, Book of Kills, Brian Temples, Dustin Bugg, Fall Colors, Government Shutdown, James Madison University, Jim Shelley, Port Republic Road, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Williamsburg | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Appomattox

Punk in Context

High School Biometrics

In the Shenandoah Valley

David Brandt • Essays