Misfits
I wanted to share this series from my concert archives for Halloween. Hope you enjoy it.
As a photographer and artist, I had one band left on my short bucket list. On December 3, 2008, I finally saw the Misfits perform at The Valarium in Knoxville, Tennessee, with local artist The American Plague opening.
**Please note that we will add more images for this series as time permits.
Connections:
I wanted to share this series from my concert archives for Halloween. Hope you enjoy it.
As a photographer and artist, I had one band left on my short bucket list. On December 3, 2008, I finally saw the Misfits perform at The Valarium in Knoxville, Tennessee, with local artist The American Plague opening. The lineup featured original member Jerry Only on bass because of a rift between the brothers, so Doyle wasn’t on this tour. As a bonus, Jerry Only brought Black Flag legend Dez Cadena on guitar and Roko on drums. The Misfits have always mixed punk rock with B-movie horror, focusing on intensity over polish, and they delivered.
The venue wasn’t as crowded as I expected. No photo pit and no three-songs-and-out rule; this meant the floor stayed open the whole show. Even though I could shoot from any angle, I stuck to my usual spots—stage right or center. Ok, I did wander over for a few snaps stage left. After the show, most people had left, but Jerry hung around and talked with the few who stayed. I wasn’t sure if Dez or Robo did the same.
I saw Jerry talking to a couple of young fans. I tried to capture this private moment with my camera, and just then, Jerry looked right at me and made a playful gesture like a B-movie vampire—hissing at the sight of a cross. It was priceless. Unfortunately, my camera jammed, so I missed the shot. That’s why you should always have a backup, a lesson I should’ve learned back in 1998.
Flyer supplied by Jesse Capps of Rock Confidential Magazine.
Derecho: Quinwood West Virginia 2012
The storm hit us on June 29th 2012 at approximately 7:55pm, it came from the West-NorthWest, With winds at an excess of 70 mph. we lost power for 10 days, temps reached well into the 90’s, Neighbors helped one another, we boiled water and cooked what we had before we had to throw it out till help could arrive; Other impacted states included Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington DC.
If anyone were to ask me what I thought a "Derecho" was prior to 2012, I would have said a Quentin Tarantino film. Like many, I had been through my share of weather events; Snow storms, Blizzards, Tornadoes, I remember the heatwave that hit Chicago in 1995 that contributed to over 700 heat related deaths. Through each event you think you're better prepared more over than the last one, you're not, you're really, really not. Cause we're all too busy living in the now in the moment. I do applaud the citizens of all the communities, small towns, and cities through the great state of West Virginia, we helped one another, and that is truly what living is all about.
More Power crews began to show up 10 days later to access the damage.
Mayor of Quinwood greets a member of the American Red Cross from the Kentucky division, soon after the power crews arrived..
The Red Cross was a welcomed site to many of the residents of West Virginia that were effected by the storm..
Pallets of water arrive per the National Guard.
Volenteers prepare meals furnished by the Red Cross.
Meals stand ready to be taken to those residents that could not make it to the quinwood fire dept
Pallets of water stand ready to be distributed to the residents.
Members of the American Red Cross getting ready to head out.
The last can of food is handed out before their departure.