The one-sentence history of punk August 22, 2013 By Kathy Shaidle Englishmen who wished they were Americans who wished they were Englishmen. More from my siteInspirational: Adam Carolla interviews Gene Simmons about career and familyVivienne Westwood: Dame Hypocrite’s New ClothesThis is gonna be awesome… ‘Wicked As They Come’ (1957) airs tonight on TCMYour moral and intellectual superiors!