Billy Gardell

But you had to be in movement.

And there were places that were communal.

I hate that they never got the experience of let's go hang out at the mall or let's go to the movies.

And then, you know, let's go to a place where we're all hanging.

And I love, too, that music was in the air back then.

Like, you know, in the 80s and 90s, you'd be in a mosh pit Friday night and you'd be seeing, you know, 10,000 maniacs on Sunday.

It didn't matter.

If it was good, it was good.

And you went with the vibe of what it was.

You weren't just stuck in this one little thing, this place that felt like it had no exit.

And so...

I try to open my kid's mind to the possibility of that.

I know.

I'm sure he's got some counterpoints.

My dad used to drink at a bar in Pittsburgh that has a sign over the bar to this day.

That says, no religion or politics discussed at the bar or you will be asked to leave.

Yeah.

Because they knew.

They knew that we were supposed to respect each other's opinions.

We weren't supposed to be at each other's throats.