Upside Down Punks: The Strange but True Story of That Fugazi Basketball Hoop Show
by J. Hunter Bennett Author and Mickey Lynch Foreword
In the summer of 1988, a star-struck teenager with zero concert promotion experience booked a fledgling DC punk band called Fugazi to play a decrepit gymnasium in a forgotten section of Northeast Philadelphia. Attendance was sparse, conditions were sweltering, and the sound sucked. But thanks to time, technology, the rise of social media — and Fugazi singer Guy Picciotto stuffing himself through a basketball hoop — that once-disappointing show is now “legendary.” Read all about the gig — and how it came to be — through this oral history compiled by attendee J. Hunter Bennett, including an introduction by the kid who made the show happen, Mickey Lynch.
“I laughed my ass off — such a good piece. I got to hand it to Mickey Lynch — I had no idea the mental grind he went through putting that gig together.” – Guy Picciotto, Fugazi,
“Loved it. Exceptional stuff. Great perspective on all fronts.” – Brendan Canty, Fugazi
by J. Hunter Bennett Author and Mickey Lynch Foreword
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“I laughed my ass off — such a good piece. I got to hand it to Mickey Lynch — I had no idea the mental grind he went through putting that gig together.”
“Loved it. Exceptional stuff. Great perspective on all fronts.”