Mikey and His Uke continues to be a bright spot throughout the global lockdown, bringing his all-star collection of friends together virtually to perform some of the best covers from the scene. This time there is a plethora of classic punks performing Sham 69‘s “If The Kids Are United.”
This performance features Blag Dahlia (The Dwarves), Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion), Joe Escalante (The Vandals), Darrin Pfeiffer (Goldfinger), Paige Kopp (Foolproof) and of course the titular Mikey Hawdon of Fairmounts. The song is originally found on the 1979 classic IThe Adventures of The Hersham Boys.
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
