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.