Has been crossed over 10 times over and back…
Many folks nowadays mix up the two. Greasers and Rockabillies. To truly understand the two, you’re gonna have to do some research and get up on your history. As much as I’d like to help ya, it’s something you gotta do for yourself, so you don’t look stupid when someone asks you the difference.
Now, there are many directions rockabilly and greasers have been twisted, turned and churned. Mixing it all up and making it just one confusing mess for a lot of kids today. Trust me folks, it’s one big, ugly, fuckin mess…
So, here’s a video that doesn’t exactly make it any better…
The guys in the video are the only ones that didn’t get it twisted. Though the guy with the Jheri Curls was only making his judgement call from what he saw in the movies. But hey, he wasn’t too far off, right? Well, with the exception of the gel part…
The chick who called a pomp a “pump,” well… I’m not gonna say too much about it… But I’ll let this video speak on my behalf…
Now, with kids greasin’ up with pomade, wearing the same ol’ white t-shirts and calling themselves greasers, we’ve got ourselves a scene on our hands! But hey, that’s life. Luckily, they ain’t old enough to get into any bars! But that doesn’t stop the Hipsterbillies!
So folks… With rockabillies and greasers all becoming one big mess. It will now be called Rockabilly Greasers. So change your event flyers, rearrange your Facebook friends and make sure all of the “rockabilly” events you go to and tweet about, are now labeled “rockabilly greaser.”
Luckily for Retox, “Rockabilly Fridays” there didn’t last too long. Or else they’d have to print out new flyers to fix the error. But, I will always miss the what should have been, Rockabilly Greaser Fridays at Retox Lounge…
The Rebel Rouser 