Post #432840 by Quiet Village Idiot on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 2:45 AM

This one really feels like the end of an era...

I first saw them play in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the "Date with Elvis" tour when I was about 16. I couldn't be bothered going into school the next day, so I was just hanging around in town, when who should I see doing the tourist thing, taking photos of the bagpipers, Castle etc, but all four Cramps. I still regret not plucking up the courage to approach them ...

The last time was a year or two ago, here in Stockholm, and it was the wildest gig I ever saw them do. Lux ripped off his black leather pants in the last song and finished the gig with his dick hanging out. The drummer was laughing so hard he could hardly play, and so was I. What a gig! What a showman!

This was a hard blow and he'll be sorely missed, but at least he went out on a high note.

I'm getting pissed tonight and listening to as many Cramps records as I can manage before I pass out...