#Microblog Monday 377: Punk Rock Memories
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I have never watched a football game, and I don’t plan on starting, but I really like the name DC chose for the football team — the Commanders. It fits. I will likely call them the Commies. And like Josh, I will always think of Commander Salamander — a now-defunct DC institution of my childhood.
The naming sent us down a rabbit hole of Commander Salamander memories. The Manic Panic. The stud bracelets. The racks of leather pants. I miss that store so much.
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I have to admit, it sounds a little too “Handmaid’s Tale” for my liking…! But better than the old name, certainly!
Never heard of Commander Salamander — but when I read the story I realized it was a local store. (Sounds like a comic book character!)
Loribeth is hilarious, now I just see Commander Salamander in Gilead. That sounds like a cool store — I feel like in Rochester we have something somewhat similar in Aaron’s Alley, but I don’t really recall anything like that from my youth. Maybe Hot Topic is as close as I got, and I considered that a “too cool for me” store in the mall. Manic Panic — I loved that on other people but never had the guts myself. I love that you’re going to call the football team the Commies.
Yes, the name is a bit militaristic for me, but now also Handsmaidy too! lol I love though that you have a different take on it. And so hard to believe they kept the other name for so long.
I’m impressed you’ve gotten this far without ever watching a football game! I saw the name Commanders and thought The Handsmaid Tale too. Apropos for a dying patriarchy… lol.
Don’t know who Commander Salamander is. “Commander” just makes me think of going commando. I LOVE football. No matter what they’re called, they’ll be a major rival to my beloved (not to mention, beleaguered) NY Giants.