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chrisnourcan · Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 265

If you're seeing the Dead Milkmen next week, please note that because it'll be a memorial show, it'll be quite different than their normal set

Cult Leader Lettuce · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:31 am Post subject:

It's probably going to be more like this show here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2rwnqjB680
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johnec · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:42 am Post subject:

Am I missing something?
Where is this show?
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chrisnourcan · Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 265

http://www.philebrity.com/2012/07/19/dead-milkmen-to-play-anchorfest-on-friday-the-27th/

Rodney · Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Posts: 600 Location: Philadelphia, PA

Sorry, I was meaning to post about this. Please come to the show, but we're trying to avoid things that might not be in the best of taste at a memorial show, such as people shouting for songs, stage-diving, etc. The show will be a little shorter & a little tamer than our average set. That said, it will still, hopefully, be pretty good, as would befit Dan's memory.

Thanks

dandrew · Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 354 Location: Earth

Thanks, Chris and Rodney.
Dan and I were pretty close from our teenage years until a couple of years ago, when he started getting into heroin. The common bond we had when we met was our mutual love of The Dead Milkmen.
Unfortunately, Dan lost his battle with addiction in April. All proceeds from the show on Friday are going to a drug treatment/recovery program in which Dan had started to get involved before his death.

Dan and my cousin Woods were best friends. Some of you might remember my first band, Farquar Muckenfuss (I played bass, Woods played guitar, and his brother Tim played drums). Dan was our first AND most fervent fan & supporter from the beginning until we stopped playing five years later. He was at our first show and he was at out last show (and most of them in between). We did a few little tours with Dan on board, and he eventually even became a fantastic singer/songwriter (his act was called "The Great Northern" - also on the bill Friday [Dan's brother Ben will be singing in his place]). Farquar hasn't played in 12 years, but we are playing this show for Dan.

Dan played in an awesome Philly band called "Women." If you attended the Johnny Brenda's "Les Enfants du Prague" show in October of '08, then you saw Dan's band as one of the opening acts. Playing a show with the Milkmen was one of Dan's proudest moments; he talked about it often. Almost every year since I met him he put on a show on his birthday (July 28th). Joe Jack even played one of them a few years back - great times! Unfortunately we weren't able to get the show on the 28th this year, but maybe it's kind of appropriate seeing as Dan isn't with us anymore (trust me - he would have done a much better job organizing this show....no offense to those who did though).

As Rodney and Chris mentioned - this will be a different kind of show. It's a musical celebration of a kind and gentle soul's life, whose number one passion was music.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see some of you there (right, Mang?!?)

-Dandrew
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MangTheGoat · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:04 pm Post subject:

Dirty Sanchez · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 391 Location: Watts n' McKean

what time are the milkmen gonna play? i'm trying to pull off 2 shows in 1 night. as long as it's after 10ish i should be cool.

Marshall · Joined: 02 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Lancaster, PA

Dirty Sanchez · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 391 Location: Watts n' McKean

i'm always overbooked cause i listen to too much awesome music and i go into a serious depression if a band i love is in town and i don't go.
the other show is anthrax, MOTORHEAD, and slayer and i've already purchased $45 tix. i'll skip slayer if i have to (although this is a major violation on my part) but i will be seeing motorhead on friday for sure. if i can find a late show after the milkmen i'll go to that too. rock rock rock!!!

Marshall · Joined: 02 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Lancaster, PA

Dirty Sanchez · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 391 Location: Watts n' McKean

hah, the union transfer was where i got my eye split 2 weeks ago. it's healed pretty nicely but it was gushing that night. i'm still pissed about leaving the show.

Dirty Sanchez · Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 391 Location: Watts n' McKean

fun show the other night. i thought it was pretty close to the typical set, maybe even better.
the kid on the side of the stage was cool (hope he was wearing ear plugs tho) BUT... there was a woman there with a kid that looked to be less than a year old. WTF?!? it was pretty awkward/distracting seeking a baby at a loud concert, 6 feet from a mosh pit.

Marshall · Joined: 02 Jan 2011 Posts: 128 Location: Lancaster, PA

Cult Leader Lettuce · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject: