DIY - the spirit of motivation

Time is the most valuable thing you can give, take, use, waste, etc. etc.

Enter punk scenes and the division of labour. Often to young scene members, the community may consist of:

Bands
Friends of bands
General Audience
Promoters / Sound Guy / Venue staff

Which in most cases they do, but ofthen these lines can be blurred, and wonderful things can come out of them. Every person that goes to shows whether to play, watch or organize, has skills and connections that can be put to awesome use if they have the motivation. What better motivation than to create something unique that you and your friends can be a part of, and have memories to inspire further generations by?
The more people use their skills, the more originality comes forth and the more distinct and regional a scene can become; based on the people in it.

I find the internet homoginizes a lot of aspects of regional scenes - everyone is hip to every band, people can buy their clothes off the internet, all knowledge is readily accessible and thus not always really passed down through verbal/written dialog between punk "generations" (this isn't always bad at all, and thank quark for the internet)

Thus, I find it exceptionally cool when different punk scenes have their own personal characteristic. Maybe one kid is a whiz with a sewing machine, and can make virtually anything - their friend might be a great artist and have a flair for fashion, so together than can make some really cool clothes - and if they're tuned to their scene, they can reflect some attitudes and styles already apparent

Someone is a good artist? they can do band art, and further their own style, as well as creating a regional style for the bands.

I can go on and on, you know what I'm getting at. If you've got a skill, try to get involved. Doing things, "work", on your own time, without getting paid (sometimes it leads to money) is really rewarding, and often helps out your friends in the meantime.