Hard Corey

Like Freddy, Hard Corey only appears in one The Hold Steady song. Corey lives in Lynn, Massachusetts¹. He wears a necktie tight around his neck² and a flapped "Panama Jack" painters cap³.

He was named Hard Corey because his given name is Corey and he's into hardcore music⁴. He does hallucinogenic drugs⁵ to the point when he is utterly incapacitated⁶, wakes up in unfamiliar places⁷ and gets taken advantage of by others⁸.

Hard Corey doesn't consider himself intelligent⁹ but girls are guiltily attracted to his dangerous side^{10 11}.

Appearences

• Hostile, Mass.

Basis

1. "i looked deep in his eyes i saw lynn, massachussetts"
2. "a knockoff necktie. the way he wore it made it look more like a tourniquet"
3. "he had a painters cap. it said panama jack. it had the flaps on the back that kept the sun off his neck"
4. "he said: hey my name is corey. i'm really into hardcore. people call me hard corey"
5. "reaching out to try to touch the special effects"
6. "he had no shoes and no pants"
7. "he woke up deep in hostile massachussetts"
8. "they dressed him in a shirt with a collar and called him porky pig"
9. "don't you hate these clever people and all these clever people parties"
10. "he was gushing blood from wide open wounds and she decided that she loved him"
11. "the two of you went up to his room. later on you wouldn't admit you did"