Inspired by their love for beer, classic punk rock, and cheesy '80's horror… Read Full Bio ↴Inspired by their love for beer, classic punk rock, and cheesy '80's horror movies, Quincy Punx were founded in 1990 by Bob Wood - Guitar, Dave DePriest - Vocals/Lyrics, and Mike Robertson - Drums/Vocals in St. Paul, Minnesota. Throughout the years, this core line-up has remained the same, but with a "revolving door" line-up of bass players.
The first was Greg Martin, who had to leave due to chemical burns on a large percentage of his body and subsequently falling into a coma. True shit. It wasn't until Jeff, the fifth bass player, that the band actually became active. Upon recruiting the sixth bassist, Kyle, the band saw it's first release, 1992's (me) a.k.a. "Darby Was A Martyr", a 6 song 7" e.p. released on THD Records of Minneapolis, which got great reviews from Flipside, Jeff Bale, and Maximumrockandroll's Tim Yohannon. The band was then picked up by Recess records and released "Get The Humans", a 5 song 7" e.p. followed by a split label release with THD, "We're Not Punx... But We Play Them On T.V., a 23 song L.P. which featured a cover of G.G. Allin's "Don't Talk To Me" in 1993. The bands first tours began shortly afterward.
By 1995 the band began recording at Amphetamine Reptile studios for the material that would end up as 1995's "Stuck on Stupid" 10" e.p. on Recess, and split 7"'s with Blanks 77, Resin Scraper, and the Rejects, as well as the song "Sick Pleasure" for Half-Mast/The Daggers Records compilation "No Slow, All Go!" featuring a shit-load of Twin Cities bands. The compilation was nominated for a Minnesota Music Award, as was the Quincy Punx in 1996. Around this time, the band was featured in the film "Debasement", a documentary film by Patti Rhodes about the Twin Cities punk scene. A lengthy series of tours followed with bands such as F.Y.P., Sex Offenders, and Blanks 77, as well as short stints with the Dwarves, Propaghandi, and a hand-full of others.
By 1997, Kyle had left the band and Frank Rivera of Mpls. band Skaterbait, assumed the role of bass player. Frank was featured on the Quincy Punx V.M.L.ive 7" recorded at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago. Frank left the band after the '97 U.S. tour and was replaced by Blake Hurlbert of (sic). In 1997, the band recorded the material for "Nutso Smasho, with Tim Mac, (referred to in the liner notes as "Dr. X") the second full-length L.P. on Recess Records.
From 1993 to '99, various songs were contributed to numerous compilations such as, "Punk Bites 2" C.D., "Pigs Suck" 2x7", "Stealing The Pocket" L.P., Joey Vindictive Presents "That Was Now, This Is Then" C.D., "Punk Sucks" C.D., "One Beer Short Of A Six Pack" 7", on numerous labels including Laberynth, Turkey Baster, Liberation, and V.M.L.
After Blake left the band, Troy Stark (Mondo Trasho, Slipshod) took the role of ninth bassist for the last stage of touring the band would see. By 1999 the band had all but self destructed, and for the last 10 tears, Quincy Punx have played only on their own turf.

Nic Fit
Quincy Punx Lyrics

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Sitting in my room
And I find I'm outa smokes.
All my money went to beer
So now I'm fucking broke
Need a drag of something
So I'm digging through the couch.
I roll up all the butts
From every ashtray in the house

I got a couple shitty smokes
But there's still a case of beer
I haven't gone this long
Without a smoke in fucking years
With all this speed that's in my brain.
If I don't get some cigarettes
I'm gonna go insane.
Nic-fit! Nic-fit!
Nic-fit! Nic-fit!
Nic-fit! Nic-fit!
Sitting in my room
And I find I'm out of smokes.
All my money went to beer
So now I'm fucking broke
Need a drag of something
So I'm digging through the couch.
I roll up all the butts
From every ashtray in the house
I got a couple shitty smokes
But there's still a case of beer
I haven't gone this long
Without a smoke in fucking years
With all this speed that's in my brain.

If I don't get some cigarettes
I'm gonna go insane.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Quincy Punx's song "Nic Fit" are a commentary on addiction, specifically addiction to cigarettes. The singer of the song is a person who has spent all of their money on beer and now finds themselves out of cigarettes. They frantically search for any remaining tobacco in their home and end up rolling up the butts from every ashtray they can find. Despite their efforts, they are left with only a "couple shitty smokes". The lyrics express the intense physical and psychological craving for nicotine that the singer is experiencing, expressed through the repeated chant of "Nic-fit! Nic-fit!".

The song highlights the destructive cycle of addiction and the consequences of poor financial management. The singer is sold into a cycle of dependency, unable to function without the comforting presence of their addiction. The lyrics symbolize the immense struggle of addiction and the self-destructive nature of dependency in general. By the end of the song, the singer is left still craving cigarettes, despite the harm that they have caused and the lack of resources to continue the addiction.

Overall, "Nic Fit" is a harrowing tale of addiction, dependency and the destructive cycle that follows. The intense craving for nicotine, paired with a lack of financial resources, leaves the singer in a cycle of chaos and dependency. The song serves as a cautionary tale about addiction and the need for financial responsibility.

Line by Line Meaning

Sitting in my room
The singer is in their room.

And I find I'm outa smokes.
The singer has run out of cigarettes.

All my money went to beer
The singer spent all their money on beer.

So now I'm fucking broke
The singer is now completely broke.

Need a drag of something
The singer needs to smoke something.

So I'm digging through the couch.
The singer is looking for cigarettes in the couch.

I roll up all the butts
The singer rolls up the remaining cigarettes.

From every ashtray in the house
The singer collects cigarette butts from ashtrays.

I got a couple shitty smokes
The singer has found some low-quality cigarettes.

But there's still a case of beer
The singer still has a case of beer left.

I haven't gone this long
The singer hasn't gone this long without smoking for years.

Without a smoke in fucking years
The singer hasn't gone this long without smoking for years.

With all this speed that's in my brain.
The singer is under the influence of speed/drugs.

If I don't get some cigarettes
The singer needs cigarettes.

I'm gonna go insane.
The singer will go crazy without cigarettes.

Nic-fit! Nic-fit!
The singer is experiencing a nicotine addiction/withdrawal.

Sitting in my room
The singer is in their room.

And I find I'm out of smokes.
The singer has run out of cigarettes.