Bernie Sanders attended Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration on Wednesday in the most Bernie Sanders way possible, staying warm in a big utilitarian winter coat he's been seen in before, keeping his hands toasty in bulky hand-knitted mittens made from recyclable material, and carrying a stack of mail. A picture of him sitting, well isolated, cross-armed and cross-legged on a metal folding chair became an instant meme that hasn't run out of gas yet, including lots of music ones.
One of the first, and still one of the best, music-related memes put Bernie behind the merch booth:
Brooklyn club Saint Vitus has put Bernie in charge of the door:
Rough Trade put him at the start of the Record Store Day line:
Elsewhere put him on their roof:
Here's Bernie on the subway listening to Biggie:
Lots of people have put Bernie into classic album covers like this one -- Bernie with Minor Threat on the Salad Days 7" cover, created by Instagrammer @nickoutthejams and shared here by Walter Schreifels, which is just about perfect:
Michael Azerrad included that in a few of which figure into his book Our Band Could Be Your Life:
