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File under: Danzig, ashes, extreme fandom gone awry
This communique and photo from Transmission Entertainment honcho Graham Williams, fresh from this weekend’s Fun Fun Fun Fest, gets today’s Needs No Setup or Intro award. Take it away, sir:
Hello my friends…. This was too unreal and kinda hilarious to keep on my computer as wallpaper, so here is the photographic evidence, but last night at the end of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, some girl definitely DID run up to the stage and pour her dead friend’s ashes on the spot where Glen Danzig was standing on stage, as “this was her last dying wish.” No disrespect to any of the awesome bands that played my festival, but I didn’t see anyone do that when Kevin Barnes left the Of Montreal stage. I’m just saying…some people have a special kind of fan. I think I DID see a dreadlock fly by GZA during “Liquid Swords,” but I digress….
Weirder still is that it’s probably an even money bet that this type of thing has happened to Danzig more than once before. Incredible. I don’t know whether I’d high-five the guy if I saw him on the street or make like a Looney Tunes character and bust through a brick wall going the other way.
No matter, the above happened and that’s about 29 kinds of awesome. Though if anyone’s keeping track I’m officially putting Chuck D, Eddie Vedder and John Turturo (during a staged reading of “The Big Lebowski”) as the top three on my Ash Bucket List.
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By The Dude
November 9, 2009 10:33 PM | Link to this
No disrespect, but what good does it do? You have your idol step on you when you are dead? Man, makes me feel great about being able to shake Willie Nelson’s hand after a performance once. Bought Bill Callahan a beer. But throw my ashes at the feet of DANZIG? You sir, are more ‘metal’ than anyone EVER. I think…
I personally, want a Viking burial ceremony: Boat set on fire & sent out to Sea.
By deepbluehue
November 14, 2009 7:58 AM | Link to this
Sounds like a good way to ’ connect ’ with your favourite artist …