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.
That was a great MidMo obit. Thanks.
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I think Micah would've been pissed if you took it down. He had a pretty amazing sense of black humor.
ReplyDelete-- Patrone
It's the 3 year anniversary of his death today, I think. It's fitting to be talking about him.
ReplyDeleteChris H. posted some songs they recorded together on soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com/sacfire34
And speaking of the Midmo, Micah, and great obits: don't forget about Old Man Fosters really nice piece from three years ago.....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.midtownmonthly.net/blog/where-have-all-the-good-times-gone/
C. Harvey
Really sad about MidMo today. Melanie says she's got an extra Janky sticker with your name on it if you want it.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteEd Hunter
I want one of those stickers!!! Please?!?
ReplyDeleteThat'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"
given that they're both passed away, that rollerderby pic is outrageously eerie!
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