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| This site started as my attempt to document the history of Chicago punk. The site includes my photographs, my old fanzine and flyers, along with some contributed materials. My own time in the scene spanned from 1979 through 1986.
Since then, I have returned to the active scene, so I have geared the site more toward the current scene's events. The CPP site now serves as a central gathering spot for Chicago punks of the past and present to reacquaint with old friends, make new friends and keep up with local events and news.
~ Marie Kanger-Born
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"There are two kinds of people in this world: One that wants to remember the things going on around them. The other is one that wants to forget anything they’ve ever seen really even existed. I’d describe myself as being the latter kind of person, but not Marie. Marie definitely belongs in the first category of people. Marie’s out there in the middle of all of it, documenting her surroundings in picture form because she finds this to be important. I’ll catch her out of the corner of my eye when she doesn’t even realize I’m watching her go and her face is fixed over with a look of almost child-like enthusiasm deep in concentration. She’s snapping away feverishly like her life depends on it, shooting anything in her way as she’s looking to capture the moment, the now. Marie’s always on the go and always looking for the perfect shot, the perfect angle. People like this are refreshing to be around and you don’t generally tend to meet them enough. Marie is the kind of person that makes you want to give a fuck, makes you want to create rather than destroy, makes you want to build a community and value the good times and friendships you acquire and come across rather than shrug them off, makes you want to embrace life in all its ugly and/or beautiful glory because believe it or not folks, this really is all we’ve got. All in all, Marie is a breath of fresh air and a glimmer of hope in a smoky stale room filled with beaten down and jaded damage cased patrons. Right now we could use a few more people like Marie around here."
- Matt Coppens, Panic Attack Zine, 11/29/06 - |
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