I figured there are at least a few Didjits fans among you.
Sad to report that their bassist, Doug Evans, has passed away.
Markonomicon wrote:Didn't know about this. Fuck.
Just found the Didjits' 'Go-T' demo a few months back on Soulseek. Had been looking for it for years.
captain2man wrote:Markonomicon wrote:Didn't know about this. Fuck.
Just found the Didjits' 'Go-T' demo a few months back on Soulseek. Had been looking for it for years.
Yeah - it's been a few years now. His girlfriend that past few years of his life is a good friend and ex-bandmate of mine. She still grieves heavily but is doing OK.
I got to meet him a couple of times - and he was always super cool.
The last band he was in was with his girlfriend, Merilee (a/k/a Bun E. Bread) called Blower. They were based out of Austin, TX. The band broke-up and they moved to Joshua Tree. Merilee went on vacation for a weekend and came home and found him dead. Terrible story - but she does seem to be doing OK these days.
https://blower.bandcamp.com/
captain2man wrote:Markonomicon wrote:Didn't know about this. Fuck.
Just found the Didjits' 'Go-T' demo a few months back on Soulseek. Had been looking for it for years.
Yeah - it's been a few years now. His girlfriend that past few years of his life is a good friend and ex-bandmate of mine. She still grieves heavily but is doing OK.
I got to meet him a couple of times - and he was always super cool.
The last band he was in was with his girlfriend, Merilee (a/k/a Bun E. Bread) called Blower. They were based out of Austin, TX. The band broke-up and they moved to Joshua Tree. Merilee went on vacation for a weekend and came home and found him dead. Terrible story - but she does seem to be doing OK these days.
https://blower.bandcamp.com/
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:Is that Merille Kutchen (sp?) who used to write for the Aquarian/EC Rocker in the mid to late '90s??? In any case, so sorry to hear about this and for her loss. That's awful.
captain2man wrote:JGJR wrote:Is that Merille Kutchen (sp?) who used to write for the Aquarian/EC Rocker in the mid to late '90s??? In any case, so sorry to hear about this and for her loss. That's awful.
I think her last name is spelled "Kuchon"....and yes it is.
After that she worked for High Times for awhile.
She met Doug when the Didjits did a reunion show in Chicago....I think it was part of some larger fest (maybe something Touch & Go related?) - and it was like a love at first sight kind of thing. I've known Merilee since about '95 (we played in a band that you've never heard of before called Snowball - we played one show at Coney Island High - not memorable)....and met most of her boyfriends during that time - but when she met Doug - it was different. Totally head over heels.
She moved to Austin - they started that band Blower - recorded with Albini. Two Man Advantage played a show with them in Brooklyn....and then we played with them again down in Austin. They ended up moving to Joshua Tree and started a catering business - which I believe Merilee is still doing.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
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