Five years ago this week the punk community lost one of its leading figures – Lei Jun of Oi! outfit Misandao.
五年前的这礼拜，北京朋克军团损失了一员大将—蜜三刀乐队的雷骏。
Founded in 1999, the band was one of the first to jump headfirst into the skinhead subculture, and quickly made Beijing their stomping ground, organizing punk festivals, appearing in documentaries, and even opening a noddle shop in Gulou (still going strong).
蜜三刀成立于1999年，是国内skinhead的先驱，是北京朋克音乐的主心骨，不仅活跃在音乐节和纪录片中，还开着一家名叫鼓楼吃面的朋克面馆，生意一直不错。
A pillar of the punk community, he passed away due to a heart attack. He was 40 years old. Unexpected, crushing and just confounding, I had seen Lei Jun countless times at shows, and while I never personally met him, he was a man who brought with him good company and good times. While this wasn’t my first time catching Misandao, it definitely was the moment that stuck with me.
雷骏40岁之际因心脏病去世。我去过无数次蜜三刀的现场，也沉浸在无数次“雷总”发起的狂欢里，却没来得及跟他单独聊两句，有点错愕。老什么酒吧的那场不是我第一回看蜜三刀了，但我还一直记着。
There’s never quite like having a policeman curiously peer out his window as he slowly passes by the Old What? Bar, the skanky hole in the wall that resided once upon a time next to where countless emperors reigned, and seeing a bunch of Oi! kids hoofing and puffing just meters away. I just loved how contempt, spit, anger, and buckets of sweat are unleashed upon the crowd – a riotous, righteous bubbling of punk rock at its purest. Rest in peace Lei Jun.
老什么酒吧就在故宫边上，见证了时代的变迁，也包容skinhead的纯粹，时常还有警察出没一探究竟。我爱的这帮躁动又真实的朋克依然生猛。雷骏可以安息了。
For more info on the legacy Lei Jun left behind
http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Blogs-Music_Blogs/142656/Misandao-frontman-Lei-Jun-dies-aged-40.html
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