Thursday, April 19, 2012

RIP

Rachel Leibrock has a column in this weeks SNR about Cynthia Dall (everyone called her Cindy, right? But did she spell it that way?)  I didn't know they were friends.

I only met her once, but Rollerderby Zine was a big deal to me as a teen.  I only had a couple of them, but it was a glimpse into a strange world that both fascinated and scared me.  It was  mostly Lisa Carver's writing about her life that freaked me out. It's hard to explain, but I kind of lumped it in my head with G.G. Allin, who would scare me with his talk show appearances.  No coincidence that Lisa Carver had a fascination with him, and I believe the first Suckdog show was supposed to be with him, but he canceled?  I should check the book for my facts.

This was one of the issues I had, and read and re-read.  That's Micah and Cindy on the cover.  Scott was supposed to be in this picture, I can't remember why he wasn't.  I hope I didn't bum anyone out too much by writing about this.

On a different note, I usually feel squinky about linking to my own stuff, but I wrote up the death of MidMo party for this issue.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was a great MidMo obit. Thanks.
gbomb

Anonymous said...

I think Micah would've been pissed if you took it down. He had a pretty amazing sense of black humor.

-- Patrone

beckler said...

It's the 3 year anniversary of his death today, I think. It's fitting to be talking about him.

Chris H. posted some songs they recorded together on soundcloud

http://soundcloud.com/sacfire34

Anonymous said...

And speaking of the Midmo, Micah, and great obits: don't forget about Old Man Fosters really nice piece from three years ago.....

http://www.midtownmonthly.net/blog/where-have-all-the-good-times-gone/

C. Harvey

undercover caterer said...

Really sad about MidMo today. Melanie says she's got an extra Janky sticker with your name on it if you want it.

wburg said...

I don't remember Cindy Dall, but she may have been one of the many people I saw around but never talked to. A great cover from a great era, kids today just aren't as jaded as us cynical GenX-ers, they see a brutal execution photo like that one and take it so darn seriously.

Anonymous said...

I got to "work" with Micah on a few recordings. He barely talked at all, but made some amazing stuff come together. We hung out sometimes too. Ditto what Patrone said about his bone-dry sense of humor. I didn't know Cindy well at all.

Ed Hunter

beckler said...

I want one of those stickers!!! Please?!?

That's funny, you say the gen-xers are cynical, because I just talked with a woman who does PR and she said she had a meeting with a bunch of marketers about Gen X and Gen Y. She said marketers hate Gen X because we're cynical, hate brands and can't be marketed to. On the other hand, Gen Y is optimistic and like to blend brands into their "personal brand"

Anonymous said...

given that they're both passed away, that rollerderby pic is outrageously eerie!