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Straightedge began around 1981 with a skin band called SSD. Slapshot, a local Boston band, has continued SSD's philosophy and influences many area skins. "Slapshot dedicates their life into having a pure life, a pure body," says Modley, who, though he considers himself a `Mod', is friends with the Skinheads. "They play a lot of street hockey and are bodybuilders...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Philosophy of The Pit: Skins Talk Straightedge | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

Along with the difference in uniform, one of the things that differentiates skinheads from purple hair mohawked punks is in fact, these political ideas. "The punks are anarchists, while the skinheads want to build the country to be better," Modley says...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Philosophy of The Pit: Skins Talk Straightedge | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

Another area where the skinheads of The Pit resemble the English skinheads is social class. "We're all working-class oriented," says Modley, who works in Baby Watson...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Philosophy of The Pit: Skins Talk Straightedge | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

Surrounding the reactionary ideas and harsh appearance can be an atmosphere of violence. As Modley says, "Violence is the only way to survive in certain situations...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Philosophy of The Pit: Skins Talk Straightedge | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

...leaders don't hang out any more," says Modley, who is in his early 20s. "When you get to be my age, you should be taking care of your life," says Modley, who plans to be married soon to a woman who has been in the skinhead scene for years. "My heart's with my friends, but I'm going to have a family soon." Modley says he hopes to get a union job or join the Army Reserves after he marries his fiance who is the manager of Baby Watson...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Philosophy of The Pit: Skins Talk Straightedge | 12/3/1987 | See Source »

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