Dave Dictor (MDC) working on memoirs, releases early look

Dave Dictor of MDC is currently working on a project which may end up being his memoirs. Dictor is writing a piece telling the story of his 35-year career in MDC as well as his early childhood years. Dictor has stated that the work will include pieces on Jello Biafra, Henry Rollins, Stza of Leftover Crack, Rock Against Reagan, Food Not Bombs, MDC with Matt Freeman and others.

Dictor has released a clip of the work in its early stages to Punknews. The piece covers the writing of the MDC anthem "John Wayne was a Nazi" (who were called the Stains at the time) and can be found after the jump.

Oh John Wayne, John Wayne

Dave Dictor

June 11th 1979 I find myself daydreaming in bed about the college graduation, I'm not going but I'm curious. I don't rent a gown. No one I know is coming to see me. I don't even know anyone graduating either. But I go to the student union to sign up and pay to get my diploma in the mail. That is done and I'm just taking in the sights of all the students in there gowns. Thousands of conversations all at once and then a news announcement comes across the large full screen. "Last night John Wayne died of cancer' and the voice trails off. All of a sudden it quiets up fast. My mind quickly flashes on John Wayne, the movie character, His speeches and his bravado. Then I think of John Wayne the "John Bircher". His white man's burden view of Native Americans and African Americans. Yuck I think. I am there just taking it in and Franko appeared. We both were surrounded by dozens and dozens (hundreds) of young white Texans graduating and then all at once it was a roomful of sobbing students. Franco and I couldn't quite believe what we were witnessing. Franco and I lipped softly together at the same time. "John Wayne Was A Nazi". We both started laughing and said it over and over louder and louder. We walked to my house and wrote the song together. It rolled right off our lips.