In the 2/12/04 Late Edition of Nashville Scene, Jim Ridley breaks it down.
An offbeat Nashville zine takes Friday the 13th back from Jason
The dead will rise from their graves and devour the residents of Antioch. A freak accident will send anvils raining from the skies over downtown. Thousands of black cats will cross in front of pedestrians, causing them to clutch their chests and fall to the ground babbling in Esperanto. Contrary to popular superstition, these things will not happen today on Friday the 13th. The only guy who needs to be afraid is Glen Campbell.
It was on the previous Friday the 13th, June of last year, that a madman approached the deck stage outside the Boardroom with a portrait of the Rhinestone Cowboy hitmaker. Before the eyes of the assembled crowd, he picked up a poker and bashed a hole in the picture. When he got through disconnecting the Wichita Lineman, he turned the poker to reveal a curious emblem on its side the mysterious letters RR. Read more.
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"HE CAN'T SING, BUT YOU CAN'T HELP LISTENING" -- Robert K. Oermann
In the 1/6/06 installment of @Music Row, the email newsletter of Music Row magazine, Robert K. Oermann reviews D. Striker:
D. STRIKER / True Life Country Music Story
Writer: Jeff Meltesen; Producer: none listed; Publisher: none listed; Trey Deuce (track)
He tunelessly takes George Richey and Glen Campbell to task for their treatments of Tammy and Tanya. He can't sing, but you can't help listening. Caution: Tucker is rhymed with something unprintable. Other highlights of the High Heels and a Waterbed CD include Don't Fight When You're Drunk, She's Livin on Credit Cards and I'm Hungover in the Wal-Mart Breakroom.
Every Friday the 13th since 1998, D.Striker has published RR, a zine which tackles Nashville's past and present while throwing up a salute revelry and crazy people. Past issues have given readers finger holes to fill to make Tammy Wynette's legs, the history of the Kenny Rogers phone sex scandal, and a first person account of a night out during "fan fair" wearing a T-shirt with iron-on-letters, "I'll take your photo for a beer." Given the freakish publication schedule, Jim Ridley of the Nashville Scene called the zine, "A beast as elusive as the centaur or free beer night." Quite often, D.Striker brings the new issue of RR to life on stage with his band, featuring members of Ole Mossy Face, Hands Down Eugene, The Carter Administration and Duraluxe. Country music historian, Robert K. Oermann once wrote of D.Striker's music, "He can't sing, but you can't help listening." On stage, the shows can get wild. An audience member's face was once bloodied up during an overzealous attack on a Glen Campbell effigy. Such is Friday the 13th with RR and D.Striker.
See you on Friday the 13th! The next one is FEBRUARY 13, 2009.
SATURDAY JULY 19TH "AN EVENING WITH THUNDERTULL" MY BDAY AND THORS HOUSE WARMING PARTAY!COME ON BACK IF YOU CAN HANDLE IT SON. I ALSO HEARD A NASTY RUMOR THAT THUNDERJAM 2009 IS OCT. 4TH. MARK YOUR ASS.
LOVE the new tunes and photos. You cut quite a fine figure in that tux, sir. The gig doesn't wrap up till about midnite, but we are leaving there and heading straight to The 5 Spot, hopefully not too late. ~A
Up in Nashville they got country music playin you can here it at 3 pee'm' in the afternoon they drink there beer and tip and music playin' oh i can't wait--i'm movin' to Nashville soon Oh yes i'm movin to Nashville Well i'm headin to Nashville Gotta get to Nashville just as soon as can be Well i'm ready for Nashville I'll say "HELLO" to Nashville Because Nashville your the place for me Nashville folks they live off country music platin The singers fill their souls with a daily croon just four in the club you bet the musics playin' i can't wait, I'm movin to Nashville soon
I'd love to make it out this Friday (the 13th)...but seeing that I live in LA, it could be a problem. Hope at least six people get out of hand. Wish I could be one. I'll call the cops in advance. COME ON DOWN!
