Roderick Ritter is a Queer Jewish Kid. Family left Europe in 1930s; Father was in his teens, is 10+ years older than his mother, who got out post-war and spent time in camp. They had a wealthy patron who he gains weather from. Roderick remembers, faintly, being poor in his very early youth but success was quickly dragging them out of it.
He is sent to a boarding school, to live with his uncle and get a proper education. By day, broading school. By night, sneaking out to rebel. He is waist deep in the punk scene in his teens, getting shitfaced and rocking out, and when the Skinhead movement really started to get traction in the 80s, starting a lot of fights.
What did he listen to? What concerts might he have snuck out to? What bands were on the table, and what bands (usually racist/antisemitic) are completely off the table for someone who is proud of his Jewish heritage? Where did he and his outcast boarding school weirdo buddies start a fight with a pack of skinheads?
Inquiring minds want to know.
He is sent to a boarding school, to live with his uncle and get a proper education. By day, broading school. By night, sneaking out to rebel. He is waist deep in the punk scene in his teens, getting shitfaced and rocking out, and when the Skinhead movement really started to get traction in the 80s, starting a lot of fights.
What did he listen to? What concerts might he have snuck out to? What bands were on the table, and what bands (usually racist/antisemitic) are completely off the table for someone who is proud of his Jewish heritage? Where did he and his outcast boarding school weirdo buddies start a fight with a pack of skinheads?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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