He remembers the shirt I sent to him, and he still wears it. He also joked that he was going to steal the design and sell it in the UK. 😅 I reminded him that his merch guy was supposed to contact me (email) if they decide to turn it into merch. Then he said he wasn't going to steal it (of course) but that he really does like and wear it. Then I got some pics with him.
I mean....
That is all.
(Oh, but I also met Matthew Setzer who was playing with Front Line Assembly this year. He used to be in Skinny Puppy. Last year, Tim Sköld was filling this role; he's well known for being in KMFDM.)
I realized I never posted this to Tumblr, and the original file size was too chonky. Thankfully TikTok compresses it, so I can anyway!
I saw Daði Freyr on Saturday, and it was great. Much love was showered on Dallas, barbecue, and Bucees (including a quick song about it).
This was the last show of the tour, so he was feeling a bit wistful for this encore interlude, which also gave the guy playing guitar for most of the show a chance to change into a cowboy shirt and hat for the actual encore.
Nothing brings a group of Texans together like Willie Nelson, for real.
Those sure were fun times at Naomi’s Lounge. I think it was 1993 & 94? It was like the early punkrock days in the late 70s when DJs started booking punk. Finally we had a club, & a scene coalesced. A loosely based cowpunk (or whatever you want to call it) scene thrived for awhile at Naomi's. The Swingin’ Cornflake Killers, Old 97s, Homer Henderson’s One Man Band, & more, adopted a dive bar with cheap beers on the outskirts of Deep Ellum & played for appreciative crowds on a regular basis.
The groundwork had been laid at The Barley House, up on Henderson, in the years before. But the Barley was too nice inside & attracted too many yuppies & SMU types. But Richard Winfield tried his best, booking cool bands & even releasing a ‘Live At The Barley House’ CD.
But at Naomi’s, in a dilapidated building on the edge of Deep Ellum on Canton Street, we found a home. I can still see the proprietor, ‘ol Carroll Collyer, wading through the crowd with his old tip-bucket announcing “Give it up, it’s Robert Tilton time. Y’all gotta come up with some money for these boys entertainin’ ya.”
But Carroll is long gone & so is Tom Battles, the Swingin' Cornflake Killers' guitarist, who put this flyer together. So RIP Carroll, Tom, Homer, & Naomi's Lounge. Thanks to Sean Bailey for sharing this image. This sure brought back great memories.
[MAN: So flavorful. It's always really tender and juicy. Connecting always requires energy and Deep Ellum at the same time. [ Record scratches ] FIERI: Wait, wait, wait.]